The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-05

The shop nucleus is the channel
thru which most of the political and
social problems of the state reach the
workers Of particular shop and thru
which the attitude of the workers to-
wards one or another measure is
made known to the party and to the
Soviet government. The shop nucleus
as a body and thru its executive bureau
and political secretary keep in the
closest touch with the workers Of the
shop, factory or mill. participating
in their daily troubles and
trying to find solutions to all
their problems according to the ad.
vice Of the party. The shop nucleus
organizes schools, courses, lectures,
talks, discussions among the workers
Of the establishment, presenting to
them various phases of the life Of the
country. drawing them into the dis
cussion Of the governmental problems,
making them active participants in
the daily affairs Of the state. The
shop nucleus is the meeting ground
for all Communists holding Office In
the factory, whether it be the director
(manager) Of the establishment, the
chairman and members of the shop
committee which is the lowest unit
Of the labor union, or the educational
leader who conducts the cultural
work among the workers. Being the
meeting ground for all these local
functionaries, most thoroughly dis
cussing all problems that arise in the
life of the factory, making decisions
that are binding upon all its members
and being composed Of the most en-
lightened and active elements Of. the
establishment, the shop nucleus brings
unity into the shop. endows all
activities with purpose, reveals to
the workers their significance for the
achievement Of the goal of the work
ing class.
The shop committee Is not a self
sufficient organization. Nor is it a
mere propaganda center, It Is connec
tod in a thousand ways with the most
intricate details of tho shop life. 1t
knows every employee and all his
worries. 1t makes it the duty of every
member to be engaged IN one or more
OF the numerous committees, boards,
bureaus that thrive among the work
ers. 1t participates in shaping the
win of the party by bringing forth and
trying to express the will Of the rev.
dictionary masses within the shop or
mill. 1t never loses itself in mere
details of local life, always keeping
in touch with the broadest problems
of the state, but at the same time
1t never loses contact with the actual
tiles of life. Every factory must
become our fortress" wrote Lenin as
early as 1902. Thru the shop nucleus
every factory is now a fortress Of the
proletarian dictatorship.
The sessions Of the shop nucleus, or
dinarily once week. are open. Non
members frequent those sessions in
ever greater numbers. Non-members
participate in the discussion on equal
terms with members, but without a
vote. Non-members are deeply stir
red by what is going on within the
shop nucleus and within the Commun-
list Party. There is gradually disap-
pearing the line of demarcation be-
tween the nucleus and the non-partisan
workers, the latter being drawn into
the life OF the party and being con-
irmed in the conception that it Is the
party Of the working class.
Rich, colorful and many-sided is the
life Of the shop nucleus. A broad
knowledge Of communism, of party
activities, Of state activities h re-
quired Of secretary Of a shop nue.
leus who IL the mainstay OF the party.
A constant and lively line of commun.
ication is maintained. between the
shop nucleus and the local (district)
committee Of the party, between the