The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-05
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Members of the Central Committee
are Communists Of long standing. Sec
retaries Of the District and Province
Committees may be only Communists
who Joined the party prior to October,
1917. Secretaries Of the County Com.
mittees must be Communists Of
three years standing. Members Of
the Central and Province Control
Committees can only be Communists
who actually participated in under
ground work before the revolution.
Lenin Enrolment
C. The great event that manifested
to the world the attitude of the
masses towards the Communist Party
and brought the party into the very
heart Of the working masses, was the
LenlR Enrolment. When Lenfn died,
the party issued q call to the workers
to join the party Of Lenin. One
hundred thousand were expected to
join, two hundred and fifty thousand
filed applications, swelling the mem
bership to 7OO.eoa. flooding the local
nuclei, upsetting all calculations, put
ting an end to the party discussion.
overwhelming the organization with
the task Of assimilating the new
mass. Only workers engaged in In.
dustrial establishments were allowed
to enter the Lenin enrolment. A
quarter million offered IFS active serv-
ices to the cause Of the revolution,
pouring new blood, new energy. new
vigor, new impetus into the body of
the party. This was how the heart of
the working class responded to Len
ms cherished organization.
why did you join the party just
after Lenin's death? Why did you not
become Communists befOre?" the
writer asked many a rank and Aler.
Because as long as nyitch lived
we were sure he kept an eye on the
party and he would always find the
best way. But when he died, we sim
ply had to join the party in order to
help it in its work"
The task Of passing upon the can
didates Of the Lenin Enrolment was
left to the general meeting Of every
mill, factory, shop or pit Those
meetings win remain forever IN the
history Of the party as one Of it's most
enchanting moments. Here they have
come. the non-partisaR workers. Here
they sit in judgment over applicants
desirious to join the party. What does
this assemblage Of non-Comnnists
know about the Communist Party {?
How VIII it be capable Of wedding
out the undeEirahles and recommend
ing the proper materialf Never fear.
The workers know. The workers I'M
derstand very clearly the role Of the
Communist Party. Not in vain have
the workers partaken Of the great
struggles.
One worker after another rises to
object to individual applications.
'This man is a weakiing. A Com
muRist must have a win"
This man is stupid. He will not
be able to acquire the knowledge a
Communists cannot get along with
out"
"This man was q Menshevik. We
do not believe IN his sudden CONVEX
sion. He has yet to prove his devo-
ton to the new order and to commun-
Ism"
'"rhis man is inclined 10 religious
superstitions. He may not become a
Communist till he rid himself Of false
IDEAS"
"This man Is not pHnctual in money
affairs. We win not be able to trust
Kim"
"This man has not led a clean fam
ny Life. He Is not at for CommuA-
ISM"
-This man IL drinking. A commun-
fist must be sober"
One by one the aspirants passed In
review before the masses Of workers