SPEECH BY THE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR OF THE LAND BAVARIA KPD ORGANIZATION

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• Publication Date: December 18, 1950
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Germany (Western Zones)
Speech by the Chief instructor of the
Land Bavaria KPD Organization
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Karl Horn, Chief instructor of the Land Bavaria KPD organization, con-
vened a special conference of Party functionaries in Coburg for 22 June
1950. (1) Horn announced that the importando of the points scheduled for
discussion made it imperative that the Coburg Party Secretariat assume
full responsibility for attendance by all functionaries concerned. The
Secretariat in Coburg was not informed of this until 21 June 1950 and
had only 24 hours for the necessary preparations. The back room of the
Meschenbacher Bierhalle was chosen as the conference room and the function-
aries of the Communist rural locals were picked up by car.
Horn, who appeared in Coburg one-half hour prior to the beginning of the
conference, severely reprimanded Hans Glass, secretary of the KPD Coburg
Kreisleitung? for having chosen a restaurant for this conference. (2) He
pointed out that this was imprudent, since it would be impossible to
insure that only reliable KPD functionaries hear the discussione held
at the meeting. IITAR nlftralna +."
3. The main conference was attended by 52 functionaries. In addition to
Horn and Glass, Mar Kuss, chairman of the Coburg KPD organization, H.
Dreiersdorf, district (sic) delegate of the Coburg Part organization,
and Josef Rygus, chairman of the Communist factory groups in Coburg,
attended the confidential meeting in Magog's home. (3)
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The following presents the essential parts of the speeches
a. I have just come from a conference of the chief Party instructors
for Western Germany, at which the new missions for the KPD in
Western Germany were revealed. (4) This conference has an important
bearing on the course to be pursued in all our future liarty activities.
This course not only requires the utmost concentration of all energies
but also demands a thorough review of both our methods and the aim of
our work.
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b. In view of the international situation, we must reckon every
day with the outbreak of another mar. Our primary mission
henceforth is to work for the preservation of peace under th
leadership of the U.S.S.R. I have observed that most of our
party members have not realized the danger of a new war or that
they do not take this danger seriously enough. This is a disgrace
to our entire party organization. Unless we realize at once the
gravity of the situation and act accordingly-am may have to pay
a heavy price for this carelessness. When I present the danger
of a new mar in such a vivid manner you must believe me. Both the
KPD and the German Democratic Republic are employing their most
alert man to study and report the measures taken by the warmongers
in Western Germany, and the U.S.S.R. has its observers posted in
the strongholds of the warmongers.
The situation is grave and requires that we take the appropriate
measures. The KPD, as the only factor working for peace in Western
Germany, will heve to assume enormous responsibilities. We mast
guarantee the -preservation of peace by our efforts otherwise the
whole of Germany will be lost. What is to be done? First, we
shall have to revise the basic methods used in our struggle. We
mast take the offensive, i.eewe must not allow ourselves to be
confused by anething and must accomplish our missions.
d. The collection of signatures for the petition demanding the pro-
scription of the atomic bomb must continue with the utmost energy.
The leadership of our party organizations, beginning at the locals
and extending to the district (sic) executive boards, must be re-
elected as soon as possible. Active and resolute young Party
comrades must be chosen for these posts and the Parer leadership must
rencme older men who feel bound to obsolete traditions. This
measure is necessary, since it will enable us to continue our
struggle for peace in the event that we are forced underground.
It is possible that we shall have to dissolve the Party and go
underground on our own initiative, if we cannot continue as a
legal party.
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o. You will now understaskiveee for some time, we have been conducting
such a ruthless fight against informants and enemies of the Party.
We cannot permit the existence of unreliable elements in our ranks,
if we wish to accomplish our future tasks. In this respect, we must
apple the old Merxian principle that it is better to hurt an innocent
man than to show mercy to a guilty one in a spirit of mistaken
tolerance. All who do not unconditionally side with the U.S.S.R
will have to be removed from the party, for the reliability of a
Party member can best be judged by his attitude toward the U.S.S.R.
f. As a matter of principle, we no longer conduct drives for new Parte,
members. New applications for membership nnat be screened most
carefully. The peace movement must be given our primary attention,
for this movement henceforth will assume the former role of the KPD
as a mass organization. It is Imperative that peace committees be
founded in the factories, in order to enable us to spread our in-
fluence among non-Communists.
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Campaigning in factories must be considered the most important
mission of the future. We must know the type and volume of all pro-
ducts produced in every plant in Western Germany. This applies par-
ticularey to all metallurgical and chemical plants. In order to
accomplish this, it nay be necessary to release the most efficient
functionaries from their responsibilities in the Communist Party
locals in order to make them available for work in the rectories.
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h. If there is any doubt concerning the purpose of a product, a group
of men will be put to work to learn the purpose of the product con?
cerned.
i. This vigilance must be applied not only in factories, but also at
ports, Autobabnen and maneuver areas; it must also cover prepara?
tions for the demolition of special targets.
J. ToN shall of course continue to fight for the liberation of the workers,
for the unification of Germany, and for the withdrawal of the western
occupation troops from our fatherland. However, all this would be
senseless if we did not give first priority to our active struggle
for peace. Because of the danger of a new war, all election campaigns
will be of secondary importance although, they will, of course, have
to be conducted.
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k. Thus I have made you familiar with our future missions. We shall be
successful in this struggle only if we reorganize our party leaderehip?
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