The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-04
The Organization Of Communist Agitation and Propaganda

A press subcommission only becomes
necessary where the party press is al
ready well developed or where good
opportunity is offered for our com
rades to participate in the trade union
press. The sub-commission for propa
ganda should be formed in every i'm
portant party.
s. Where the financial position OF
the section renders it possible, it is
desirable to supplement the depart
ment with a small technical appar.
atus: one or two secretaries, an as.
sistant for clerical work. 1t is also
desirable that two or three Of the
leading workers receive a fixed sal.
airy from the party, enabling them to
devote themselves exclusively to their
work
8. The whole of the work done by
the agitprop department of the c. C.
must be based upon the most careful
study of the working experience won
in the whole of the local organiza-
tons of the party. Should the agit-
propt department issue instructions
or circulars, it should require the ex-
ecItion of it's instructions with the
utmost strictness, and should insist
for this purpose of being supplied
with all material and full reports from
all subordinate organizations. The
department must organize the study
of all locally compiled material, must
be capable Of pronouncing a critical
judgment on every document and or
ganization belonging to a local organ
ization. The maintenance Of active
communication with the local organ
izations is the leading task of the
department.
TO- The c. c. of the party will call
enlarged consultations about twice a
year for the discussion of general
questions pertaining to the agitprop
department Cor its separate branches)
These conferences will be participated
n by the agitprop department of the
G. c. and by the leaders of agitprop
work in the leading district and local
committees of the party, and by the
lgitprop organizers from three to five
Of the most important party factory
nuclei. The agenda >of these confer
9nces, as also the whole of the pre-
paratory material, must be decided
Upon by the agitprop commission be-.
orchard, and placed in good time
It the disposal of the local organiza-
ions.
(b) District Committees.
II In accordance with the decis-
- ions of the C. C. of the party.
lgitprop departments will again be
affiliated to the district committees
These departments will be similar in
construction to the agitprop depart
ment of the c. c., but on a smaller
scale, care being taken to avoid ex-
eessive ramifcation and differentia.
ton, or the employment of paid as.
sistance.
(c) Local Committees.
10 1t is absolutely necessary that
rs comrade be selected from the
presidium, or from the bureau of tn
local party committee, as leader
the whole work of agitation and prop
uganda in the local organization, anG
responsible to the party committee
for this work. This must be remem.
bered when the party committee and
its presidium are being formed, and
these bodies must include a comrade
thoroly qualified in every respect, and
perfectly firm in principles, capable
of undertaking the position of respon.
sible, leader of the whole agitprop de-
partment of the local organizer.
10. The party committees are as
sited by an agitprop department in
the preliminary work referring to all
questions of agitation and propaganda.
This department consists of the lead
er Of the agitprop work referred to
under point IL, and of a commission
of five to seven members with the
leader as chairman. 1t is absolutely
necessary that one of the comrades