The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-08

ISM. representing the general anu
permanent interests of the class as a
whole, the party embodies in itself
the unity of proletarian principles, Of
proletarian will and of proletarian
revolutionary action.
Being a militant organization which
leads the prolotariat to the conquest
of power, it consists Of active revolu-
tionary fighters, everyone Of whom
fulfls some duty for the party. 1t
thus represents a revolutionary party
bound by an iron discipline and by
the strictest revolutionary order of
democratic centralism, attained thru
the consciousness of the proletarian
vanguard and thru its devotion to the
revolution, thru it's ability Of main
tanning close contact with the pFole-
tartan masses and with the masses in
general and thru correct and flexible
political leadership, which is con-
stantly tried and kept informed by
the experiences Of the broadcast
masses.
In order to fulfill its historic task,
the Communist Party must prelimin-
arily undertake and carry out the fol
lowing strategical aims:
Bring under its influence the major
ity of the members Of its own class,
including the women workers and
young workers.
Bring under it's influence the broad
masses of toilers in general (the poor
of the towns and villages, the impov-
erished elements of the intelligentsia,
the so-called "smaIl-men," i. e., the
petty-bourgeois elements in general),
and thus to achieve the political hege-
mony OF the proletariat, under the
leadership of the Communist Party.
It must utilize the conflicts in the
ruling classes, both in its own coun-
try and on an international scale Il.
e. utilization Of war crisis).
Discredit, expose and destroy the
political influence Of social-democracy
and Of the yellow trade union bureau
Gratis, who are the most reliable sup
porters Of capitalism, and bring under
its influence the mass organizations Of
the proletariat (trade unions, cooper
alive societies, factory and workers
councils, and so on).
In its struggle for the ultimate goal
of the proletarian movement, the
party must take into consideration
concrete circumstances, the correla-
ton Of class forces; the degree of
capitalist strength; the degree Of pro-
letarian preparedness, the attitude of
the intermediate strata, and so on.
The party formulates its slogans and
the manner Of it's struggle in conform
ity with these circumstances. While
advancing a whole series of transit
tional slogans and partial demands,
which are determined by the given
circumstances, the party must subor-
dinate these demands and these slo-
gans to its revolutionary goal of the
capture Of power and overthrow of
bourgeois-capitalist society. Hence, it
is inadmissible for the party either to
hold aloof from the everyday needs
and everyday struggles of the work
ers, or to limit it's activities to these
everyday needs and everyday strug-
giles. 1t is the task of the party,
while starting out from these needs,
to direct the thots and action of the
working class beyond these limits, l..
e., to lead the working class to the
revolutionary fight for power.
To neglect the formulation Of the
partial demands and transition slogans
is incompatible with the tactical prin-
ciples Of Communism, for it unavoid-
ABLY leads the party to passivity and
destroys its connection with the
masses. The tactics of the united
front and the slogan Of the workers
and peasants government form the
most important section Of the tactics
OF the Communist Party during the
whole period Of the conquest Of the
masses for Communism.