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 alliance between the German Soviet Republic and Soviet Russia, and by determined and indefatigable work in the organisation of the control commissions and similar organs of the revolutionary movement.

The work of organisation within and without the Party must go hand in hand with agitation and propaganda. The German Communist Party must be not only a good propaganda party, but also a good fighting party. The work of arming the workers and of technically preparing for the decisive struggle must be carried on with tenacity. The proletarian "centuries" must be organised in fact and not merely on paper, and must be supported by the sympathy of the broad masses of the workers, which can only be won by the active leadership on the part of the C.P.G. in all struggles and actions of the proletariat. Only when the working masses can count upon the protection of the "centuries" in their demonstrations and strikes and in all their conflicts, will the "centuries" receive the hearty support of the masses in their arming and training and in securing information as to the forces of the enemy.

The pre-requisite for all this is that the Party should make a thorough utilisation of all its experiences. Every remnant of democratic illusions and of the notion within the Party that the German Social Democratic Party, or groups of this party which are ideologically and organisationally under its influence, can as such lead revolutionary struggles, must be rooted out. It must be hammered into the heads of the members that the German Communist Party before the victory of the proletarian revolution, is the party of the uprising, the only party for destroying the capitalist system, and that in all the partial struggles its work can only be revolutionary if it aims at smashing the state apparatus of the bourgeoisie, keeps constantly in view the aim of stabilising the dictatorship of the proletariat.

The Communist Party is the only revolutionary party, it is strong enough to prepare for and achieve the victory of the masses of the proletariat against all other parties—this must be the firm conviction of every Party member.

In order to bring about this orientation within the Party, the C.P.G. must openly discuss throughout its membership the experiences it has passed through. The Party must learn how to carry on discussions without weakening its power of action. In order to consolidate its whole power of action it must, in spite of all difficulties and its position of illegality, not neglect to clear up all its differences and put an end to discussions at a Party Congress.

The Communist International absolutely demands that the unity of the Party should be maintained. The Executive of the Communist International calls upon the whole membership of the German Communist Party to do everything in its power to that