As late as 19 January, the SPD still rejected the Communist Party's proposal to join the Kuczynski Committee and, instead, asked the ADGB to mediate talks.
Die SPD lehnte noch am 19. Januar den KPD-Vorschlag zum Beitritt in den Kuczynski-Ausschuss ab und bat stattdessen den ADGB um vermittelnde Gespräche.