PAGE THE MILITANT SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1931 The Case of Lieut.
Scheringer Comrade Seipold Speech in the Prussian Landtag Jobless Meet Sabotaged spirit which inspired the German of The Left Opposition on the Parliamentary Tribune ficers corps. to which this Bolshevik baptized by Thaelmann responds. ase Your letter and the lofty sentiments expressed in it have stirred me cleeply.
speaks here, the spirit of Langemark and Verdun. The capitalist democratic We print below the full text of the not in a much different and certainly riedly upon the events on the other side, ublic for It is not a democracy for the system has nothing in common with this spirit. The national circles have bespeech delivered by our comrade Oskar not in a much better position. The of the yrenees, and in the near future, proletariat but for the bourgeoixic. The couple of weeks ago the Daily trayed the cause of the dead in France Seipold, member of the Left Opposition French hour colsie also received the we are sure the old historical wateh rights of this democracy are only a Worker, following on the heels of the just 15 Wilhelm II betrayed it when of the Prussian Landtas at the session same amiable proposal, as unexpected as word: There are no more lyrenees snare with a thousand nongo for the workers, and for the exploiting class it rest of the international Stalinist press he led to lolland. The revolution of July 8, 19631, in the debate on the rea blow over the head. It tried to set will become a revolutionary reality.
up some opposition almost to protest No, a thousand times, no. Not from is a theater with a thousant exists.
gleefully announced the adherence to the ary forces of the people must be asserCommunist Party of Germany Deputy Seipold (Left opposition of the but how timidls. how retfeently and Locarno, not from Chequers, not from the There are two sorts of democracy: oue more bled, and the war of liberation carried Communist Party of Germany. Although humbly! France too has been rationed White House at Washington, from the for the bunurgeoisie. that is the democrathan a dozen former Fascist (National to the West (1. asalnst France) over have had the occasion to speak from the grace of Hoover not to speak silded cares of cupidity and blood drench the republic: the other for the proletar ed intrigue will come liberty and salva iat that is the revolutionary dietatorthe path marked out for them by the. There is no longer any solution this tribune on small questions, this is of the other states of Europe.
the first time have had the opportun In order to throw a few crumbs to the tion for the German and cther pwoples: ship of the proletariat. It is often said, notorious Lieutenant Richard Scheringer. except that of the people revolution.
The Daily Worker, like the Berlin Rote In answer to the comments of the ity to speak here in a larger debate. or: ople who have sunk into misery and only the proletariat, relying upon its mainly by the parties of the Center, that Fahne, proclaimed this victory as a former leader of the Economic party, sanizationally and officially, do not be despair, they speak and write about a own forces will be able to liberate it we live in the freest republe in the sign or the disintegration of Pascism in Johann Krummacher, our Lieutenant long to the Communist party, for reasons Pan Europe, of disarmament and other of that is the only road to the emaw. world. It is doubtless futile for me to yoke of cite instances to refute this hola asGermany and the revolutionary progress writes: On the Jewish question we have which it would be inopportune to explain things. Disarmament is in reality onls cipation of Europe from the sertion. One need only look around in of the forces of communism. Had these already spoken recently. would like politically and revolutionarily, belong imperialist wars, and Pan Europe is the The revolution is a harsh means which order to see how perfectly the blackFascists of yesterday really rallied to to make plain to you cnce more, in entirely to the Communist party and attempt by France to conceal its weak demands great sacrifies. But these sacri jack is used against the revolutionary the Communist party on the basis of a brief, my standpoint in the matter if ness, and, under the insignia of French fices must be made, for there is no other worker. If, for example, the Spartakiad revolutionary change of mind, there is no one wants to take the ground from un take my place in its Left wing.
The Fascist attack upon the Prussian bayonety, to mobilize Europe, Germany way of liberation than the proletarian was recently prohibited, such a jolicy of doubt that it would be the occasion for der the Jewish business spirit, be must Landtag is part of its campaign of de included, against Soviet Russia, and un revolution.
a claim of victory and a cuutious one eliminate the capitalist system. In a struction against the working class, and der the same trade mark, against the azuinst the permanent mutual devouring lax not Mr. Minister Severing said this Against permanent misery, violence is not always a sign of strength.
of the people, against the permanent les very day that one must permit even a elements. Untortunately, the facts belie Berlin, the gentlement of Ullstein and it is in this sense that every revolu. United States of America.
No serious person, including Briand, and intrigues of the heads of the capi dying man to show signs of life from such a claim. It appears that it is not Mosse will no longer have anything to man Mussolinists, on this barricade as believes that the capitalist regime will talist nations and naturally of ours also time to time?
This frerut republic in the world acFascism who have come closer to inter why they conduct an incitement with all well as on others. Outside of this, no succeed in satisfying the needs of the we raise national socialism as it is means against Communism and against revolutionary worker hus any interest European peoples under the leadership revolution of the proletariat. This is the cords the right of asylum to all the coun ter revolutionists the White Guards of manns and Neumanns who have stia the Soviet Union. Besides this, it is in preserving the russian Landtag or of militarist France. No! The postponebanner under the Soviet Union and elsewhere. But for to and opposition and the shcom fundamental significance, that there is miserable parcelling out of the state. year, which is cssentially a secondary Leninists, which is an international fac revolutionists, for Leon Trotxky. the opportunism of national socialism.
This proceeds clearly from a pamphlet, not a single Jew in the Central Commit with all the rubbish and spolintion of question, has only increased the muab tion of world Communism, to which iſ former eaple Commissar and organizer the German past, has remained with us blings in Europe. How can one believes belong and in whose name speak from of the Red Army of the Soviet Itepublic, tee of the Communist Party of CerIf today we are still com this freest republic in the world offers we have just receivel. Issued in Berlin may, while in the Schert Publishing as a heritage, and if the mutilated, vto that the bourgeoisie will be able to this tribune by a publishing house controlled by the House of Hugenbers on the contrary. lated and swindled revolution in 1918 did minnte all the irreconcilable rivalries, appelled to fight against the Fascists, it no asylum, any more than all the other that the Stalinists take at least a semi as was notoriously established in courtdot put an end to it, it is primarily the petites and conflicts and to create a in nove all the fault of the social dem. capitalist countries, German party, it may be safely assumed We are united Furope? If the German bourgeocratie leadership which strangled the (Interruption. And Russia. official responsibility for its contents, par race. Where do you find the Jewish pre there are nine representatives of this fault of the social democracy.
for a united German republic and we are olsie, together with its social democracy, revolution of 1018 before it had gone To discuss with you as to why he is ticularly when we have yet to find in the dominance in the Communist party sure that in a unined republle our Aus has shown is inability to unlty demo half way, before it had even gone a not in Russia would he first as futile as trian brothers will find themselves to cratically at least the German nation quarter way in its course.
to hatter against the waves of the sea.
official party press a single critical com (Turning to the Right. IC in 1918 (Deputy Leonhardt: great philosoment on what is said there. The in. One could go on for piges with this gether with us. But that is not yet then they are even less capable of colphlet is entitled Erwachendes Volk. Laughter from the laborating effectively in the unification you had not had these friends the soc pher. of Europe. The German nation can be al democrats you would not be sitting Leutnant a. Scheringer stekening rubbish were it not for the fact Right. Interruptions: No No. You are the greatest, denr colleague.
Briefe an united only by the victorious proletariat. here now. Without these people (pointWe know that Germany is an integral The same holds true for Europe. Soving to the social democrats) the revolu proposed by the Vascist or anizations and shall vote against the referendum (The Awakening eople, Letters to Llent that the strongest stomach las its limits.
enant Scheringer, Retired. Scheringer Enough has been quoted to show the is the noted scist leader, Lieutenant or caliber of this new convert to Stalinist part of Europe, for the delasement, exlet Germany within a Societ Europe tion of 1918 would have denit dir will naturally vote for the proposal of the problem. ferently with you. You would not have the Communist fraction for the dissolutthe Reichswehr, who was recently sen national socialism and to indicate the houstion and bleeding of which the rulhave no come out of the rat holes into which you tin of the Landtag. berause the prole.
tenced to prison for carrying on litler. thorough wretchedness of any claim of ing classes of Germany and the social that is our solution of tarint, as have said has no interest in ite propaganda in the Reichswehr. In victory for the German party. In 1919. democracy bear just as much of the re Look at Soviet Russia. We sponsibility as the ruling classes whleh need of concenling the weaknesses and crawled.
prison, he turned to reflection and finally the Communist Party of Germany was imposed the shameful peace of Versailles ble heritage of the past, we have no the wounds, which constitute the terriThe Freest Republie the preservation of this parliament, or Bent an announcement of Lis adherence cursed with the national Bolshevik won all the peoples of Europe, including need of idealizing the present situation. Setariat, aside from the fact about which in general: our aim is the extra parlinI have said that the revolutionary pro in the preservation of parliamentarism to the Communist party to the Communfaction of Wolffheim and Lauffenberg It is a transitional stage, with all ite the Fascists want to eliminate the Land mentary revolution in permaneney, the ist fraction in the Reichstag. The sen but it soon expelled them, and without those of the socalled victors.
German and America much ceremony. In 1928, Zinovlev, Rasation created by this step produced a dek, Rrandler and Froelich carried on contradictions and torments. But can tag, have no interest in its preservation. Soviet republic of Germany in a Soviet But even a really unified Germany our misery be compared for a single in say quite openly: we too lave no inter Europe as the bridge to the world social Scheringer and his friends in the Ilitler their disgraceful Schlageter policy. the could no longer exist in a broken upstant with the hopeful perspectives est in maintaining this democratie repist federation.
ste camp. Some of the letters and an attempt to win the nationalist minded Europe devouring itself. This is pre opened up by the proletarian revolution wers by Scheringer are reproduced in the German soldier and worker on the basis cisely what illuminates specifically the in Russla? Imagine for a moment that planned pamphlet. Even more than a revelation of capitulatory discussion with the miserable position in which the contin this method of concentrated But the Schlageters and ent, once so proud of itself, finds itself economy were based not or not only of the thoroughly nationalist spirit which nationalists still pervades scheringer thonghts, de the von Reventlows were not yet hatlea todayThe ruling classes of Germany upon the backward productive forces of as Bolsheviks, nor were they warmly are at the present time on their knees Russia but also upon German economy spite his conversion to Marxisme welcomed into the ranks of the party. Before Mr. Hoover, the perfect repre and technique, upon the ability of the his letters stand as a burning condemna(Continued from page 1) and besides there certain organization of the Stalinist lendership in Ger In 1931 with national socialist degenera sentative of American imperialism, of German worker and technician what the request that each delegation sign one tions that we have nothing to do with.
hierarchy, of the magnates of the vast perspect and possibilities would together with the names of the delegat 28.
many which welcomed him and his sim tion formally inscribed in the program of Such tactics as the only serve to Ilars with open arms and songht to pass the Comintern, the latter day Lauffen trust. of the dollar, and they look up then be opened up before the whole of The Communist League of America (Op divorce party leadership from the work off his adherence as a victory for Combergs and von Reventlows the Franco hopefully. Today, in the year 1931, it humanity! That this has not been real position) had two delegates, Hugo Oehler ers. They discredit the Communist movephobion Scheringers are not only taken, depends upon when and how Mr. Hoover zu at least in part is primarily the and Martin Payer.
munism. How Scheringer understands into the party but their works are pub wil move his index finger as to whether fault of the social democracy.
ment. Such treties as these will kive After the slips were collected, the birth to a still born lahe they are basis upon which he is recruiting for lished by the official party without a flush we shall have a few hundred thousand Proletarian Revolution Only Hope were gone over by a couple of the party applied in September 13th Unemployit among his friends in the Hitler Fake of shame and with the official imprim unemployed more or less, as to whether officials. No credentials committee was ment Conference.
The European peoples have alrendy elected neither was any report made by The duty of the Left Opposition is ist camp, will be eloquently demonstrated atur of the Stalinist legates in Germany. Mr. Bruening goes or remains a few from some of the letter That the editors of the Daily Worker months longer, and what is still more seen their ruling classes in all sorts of any one as to how many organizations to fight and expose the Jury policy by excerpt join in the chorus may be attributed Important, as to whether the Reichsbank possibilities, of situations, and of com were present, approximate membership of grasping their other hand (their auxsent by him from Gollnow prison.
mainly to their ignorance: they know breaks up or is maintained a while binations, and have put them to the etc. This was all purposely omitted iliary organixtions) and calling it a An old friend of his father Lieutenant no hetter. They are simply politically longer. Has it not become a fact that test. Salvation cannot come from that because Trotskyists were present. united front of the working class. The General Dietrich, writes him in warning incapable of distinguishing between the America has put Germany on rations. source: the salvation of Germany against destructive Bolshevism. exhort degeneration of the party and its rev. But just look at France victorious only be realized by the victorious pro two reasons for the conterence and exthe duty of every Communist and sympathis proud, sabre rattling France, which is letarian revolution. Only the victorious plained that the floor was thrown open deliberate strangling of er is to fight against the bureaucrats ing him against it in the name of the olutionary progress the potential wunited and powerful Germany which proking Ikebicki pointed out the two pressure to force the party to hold a Exert general mas demonstrations, but some will be a part of the Soviet Federation of delegates from the Communist Opposition genuine united front unemployment conprogress is being made in this respect Once the New York branch learns bet.
The Fascists who want to do and save the chairman instructions not ference on September 13th. Because only the floor. Then in order to then will we able effectively to resist ter the technique of effective distribution with the Prussian Landtag only because make his plans water tight, Rybicki went the police terror, discredit the Red united on. The comrades report that they were it will in the full sense of the word be to the enslavement and the real national with several of the party members with struggle of employed and unemployed BOST the assistance of comrade Gordon able both to secure funds directly and come our banner branch. But in this Mussolinization of Germany, these alus. This result: The speakers came up in against the miseries of unemployment the Boston branch reports that contacts influence Left wing workers in lending respect it has still something to learn. solinists also speak of a revolution, that 23 style. The chairman and Rybicki It is interesting to note that when the the Borang cantik, boule neds modest is their assistanceToken te onder het was Probleme de les partenere Campelen of a people revolution which they are those that were lined up and only they although he linked the Trotskyists with our activities are inerensing slowly but made their good contributions to help While most of our attention of recent pose We.
satisfactorily. The police having put up the Spanish Opposition and in bringing Inte, in so far material means are have nothing in common with this. It is wavings were entirely disregarded.
All other hand, the agents of the bosses and denounced sa ban against street meetings, which the the message of the revolutionary work concerned has been directed toward cor: evidently a question of a revolution that us for bolstering up the capitalist sysofficial party failed to attempt to break, ers of Spain to the attention of Minn llecting funds for the help of the left would be of benefit to all the peoples spoken, nearly three hours of speeches, skyists were defenders of racial disFinally after seven or eight had tem anil told the Necroes that the TrotFridny held a successful meeting. There good results have been obtained by way revolutionary tasks, nevertheless our humanity, but such crimination and Jim Crow laws neverRybicki cut the speech making by an revolution police met in force and made several the developments standstill. This holds true both in res proletariat, making its will the law orl Sion The Committee had chosen 25 otto point out the necessity of adopting threats to arrest the speakers. Nevertribution of our pamphlets on the Span. rrect to applying the measures called for the state. Under this ambiguous formula those present to be the delegation to a lockcouncils and the united front of theless the meeting was able to conclude ish revolution.
as well as furnishing the material means of the people revolution, we to the Emerson Itelief Committee! Who all working class organizations uneman In the Minneapolis trade union field the highly We have been able to record expansion. the committee was, where it came from, ployment demands borrowed from the bear to the assembled to attend in force only Communist activels fighting for the Stunde te organization of the Pioneer Scheringer penetrating into the ranks and who save it authority to chose the applian. moh. course, in tre hypocrit. uled for the following day.
Left Opposition. It became possible kradually on the increase. The weekly of the proletarian vanguard in order to repente comederowar was militant und ers for the Minnesota Stato Federation Miched to rema se bore na rotisere are hunden type speak of the national emaneta not eleet any committee and knew noth set to connect us up with a forged The comrades were elated. says the therefore to elect several good Left wing Militant is now suficiently solidly estab upset to wipe out and to poison its understand that ideas do not come from these were Trotskyist ciemandsho international conceptions. eople of this nowhere, but assure you that this com no. Gebert conveniently forgot the origin rennsive. After the meeting, we dis convention.
cussed with party comrades, who were CHICAGO little extra organization efforts are actu Western powers to this end, they are ins whntsoever about it until Magician membership card not ont by the Chicazo standing in a daze and could not believe New blood has been added to the ally being made.
their eyes and ears, we who were called Chicago branch by the imitation of But since the date of the Second Con ready to sacrifice the forces of the pro Rybicki pulled it out of his sleeve.
letariat to national Interests, and to use When the names of the appointees were workers assembled: the next time they Inkona muling the workers to a parts study class for the coming winter. Street sf collections so that we inay reach the fate of Germany from the fate of Soviet Payer together with two or three other et karty bureauerats replied in uinteron, lng for amnesty under the slogans of the tions are now under way for a serious a double urge to just increase the speed our standpoint. We do not separate the an inability to serve in the delegation call themselves Communists 10 Well demonstration and leading the workers in meetings are being held regularly. that.
The contributions received since last world. Our program is not the na Rybicle up and volunteered. Then Yeh, we ll beat hell out of em!
Ilusala, of Europe and of cheers for it. These comrades complain addition the branch has now for some the whole workers, stood said that before adjourning the ed to us about the laziness and neglig time been conducting a series of lectures report were as follows: tional emancipation of Germany, but the conference, he would rend of the com TAITIX LAYER ence of the party. It had not called explaining the views of the Left Opposlsalvation of Europe by the proletarian pleted list of the delegation, and lo and single amnesty meeting in Malden dur tion in regards to events in the labor and 2, 000 revolution. We know of no other salva. behold, Payer name had vanished. He ing the entire month.
revolutionary movement. That the Chie Minneapolis tion than socialism for the destitute was not included. Oehler, layer and two As a result of the increasing activities ago branch is active in the regular taska branch 17. 00 threatened by crisis, unemployment and of the delegates seated near us tried to quite a few revolutionary workers have of the movement can be lerned by read. Chicago 1, 750 war. But we understand socialism not get the floor to protest. We waved hands, come to our branch discussion meeting in the report of the recent Chicago un branch 00 And are preparins concludee Stare party bureaucrats spared no efforts to to enroll into our employment conference where the official Boston nationally but internationally. The work stood up, comrade chairmaned. but the ers of the Soviet Union have set a magn meeting was adjourned in apple pie or class. The branch by Leon ificant example; they have made a prac. der. 00 Trotsky port, from which we have taken these keep our representatives out. But even Lopez, tical beginning with socialist construc Payer protest after the conference to excerpta, ly an order for more literature, that does not prevent our comrades from THE STRATEGY OF THE WORLD So. Africa tion. This work can be ended only by Iybicki who answered curtly with. You Distribution of our pamphlets has enjoy doing their duty and their place within 42 REVOLUTION being extended over an increasing nur know we wouldn accept you. Rybicki ed very favorable response. Large the unemployment movement, recogni New York 80 pages, two colored paper cover 25 ber of states, in the first place on the explained to one of the worker delegates branch quantities were disposed of in connection or no recognition. 50 500 Introduction by Max Shachtman European continent. Then the Soviet Un who persisted in objecting to such tac THE SPANISH REVOLUTION tion with the moont showing of the NEW YORK Tom Stamm 00 ion will form the natural bridge to aw ties of discrimination by saying that picture The Five Year Plan.
The branch at the center has undoubt80 pages, paper cover 10c akened Asia, and this will be the road layer was not added to the delegation of cally made a better record than any in New York MINNEAPOLIS THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION 250 to the socialist world federation. 23 because They already had the right 208 page book cloth bound and the increase of its membership. While Wm. Filwards 00 Two of our comrades, Coover New York Dunne were arrested recently for posting new applicants appear regularly the sym proportion, 50 Negro and 50. white Revolutionary Flames in Spain paper bound bills after a successful street meetiag. pathetic circle also records some growth.
At the other extreme of the Soviet THE REAL SITUATION IN RUSSIA They were subsequently released by the Two street meetings are conducted re New York Union there now bursts forth the great TIE MILITANT Introduction by Max Wastman failure of the arresting cop to find a gularly each week. New speakers are Fields flame of the revolution. The revolution364 page book formerly now 00 ary proletariat of Spain is already adBuitable charge which could stick. The receiving an ctementary training and a New York Vol. IV, No. 21, August 20, 1931 MY LIFE 600 pages 00 branch reports that strect meetings have number of young energetle comrades Stone, 750 vancing the slogan of Soviets. This sloTHE SPANISH REVOLUTION otherwise gone ahead uninterruptedly animated by the good experiences of Phila gan is as inextinguishable and indestruc Published weekly by the Communist IN DANGER and regularly. The branch has also with Comrade Clarke and Stamm during Toronto tible as the proletariat itself. The course League of America Opposition 64 pages paper cover 15c quite regularity added to its ranks their recent activities in Cleveland are brunch of development is only passing through at 84 East 10th St. PROBLEMS OF THE DEVELOP the admittance of new members. ready to undertake organization work its first stage there. Our magnificant 500 Our Minneapolis comrades have long immediately after our Second Conference.
MENT OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD brothers of Spain, of Catalonia and of 75. 32 Total The New York branch has made quite Previously 48 pages, paper cover been in the lead in keeping a substnatial Biscaye, with their marvelous temper. Martin Abern 15c James Cannon Special Rates in Bundles of or more Militant subscription list la the city and regular progress in its sympathetle efreported 1, 177. 27 ament and spirit of sacrifice, will not Maurice Spector keeping it quite well up to date. All the forts to assign a special field of activity 092 bring their revolution to a halt at the Max Shachtman Total Order from efforts of the party controlled miners for every member. Most of them are Ebert Zamora stage: supported by the Arne Swabeck PIONEER PUBLISHERS reller committee to keep our representa now very active participants in various To date 1, 252. 00 poor despoiled peasantry, they will march Subscription rate: 00 per year; for84 East 10th Str uld nevertheless not sue mass organizations. It has not as yet uninterruptedly to the complete victory of New York Ci eigh 50. Hve cents per copy.
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