The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-26
BY MARTIN ARERN


self greatly handicapped in it's or
ganizational, industrial and political
activity.
Education Thru Glass Struggle.
Organizers and speakers who have
visited the membership from coast to
coast are frank to declare that not
only must there be a greater intensi-
fication of Communist educational ac-
tivity, but that there must be car
ried on activity to make the members
understand how to carry out even the
elementary and routine work of the
Party.
10 build up the Party, to increase
its political and other activities, we
must have trained officialdom.
Functionary training must be made a
vital part of our education. Organiza-
tional and functional strength, trained
officials, will be obtained thru actual
work in carrying out the Party pro-
gram and thru functionary classes
to hasten the development of trained
officials. Functionary classes should
be started wherever possible to teach
the members how to handle meetings
and other posts, large and small, in
the Party. Each member should be
assigned duties to perform with a
view to building up the Party and
learning thru work and experience
the best methods of procedure. Com
munist education, whether in theory
or in training of Party functionaries,
cannot be gotten just from text books.
A theoretical training is essential. At
the same time, we must recognize
that one of our slogans is: Educa-
ton, not only thru books, but educa-
ton thru active participation in the
class struggle, in the daily lives and
struggles of the workers. Education
thru activity and activity thru educa-
ton is our method.
Making the Work Cohesive.
Another need, in the writer's opin-
ion, is to bring the members closer
to the Central Executive Committee
of the Party, and other official bodies,
such as the District Executive Com
mittees.
The Central Executive Committee
must not be removed from the men,
bers, as if one were composed of the
untouchable goods and the other of
the lowly meek. OF course, this sit
uation or impression by no means
prevails.
There can be no doubt, however,
that it would produce healthy effect
if comrades active in the various po-
| litical, industrial, or other spheres,
were brought more often before the
Central Executive Committee to dis
cuss and give their points of view.
Youth Is Keynote In Problem.
In carrying out its political and
other policies, the Party must not for
/ get the Young Workers League move
ment. In the Young Workers League,
an English-speaking young Commun-
list movement is being developed. The
Ireal basis for an American leadership
of the Communist movement which
can make itself felt in the American
labor and political movement is here
being laid. Every encouragement
should be given to the young workers
movement. Those who are joining
the Young Workers League are new
to the radical and revolutionary, or
Communist movement. Their brains
are open to clean cut Communist ed
ucation and activity. They have not
most of the confusion which many
comrades of the Workers Party
brought with them from the Socialist
Party. The latter is nothing to be
scornful about; it is merely condi-
ton of fact. The young workers have
been born into period of militarism
and Imperialism; there are no pacifist
illusions about them. They can grasp
Communist thought and action with
out difficulty, whereas many Party
comrades who have lived in the Pc
Rod of social reform and pacifism
find it difficult. These are but a few
of the reasons why the Party must