The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-24
By VIM. F. KRUsE.

MUCH has been written about the
4'A new forms under which our party
will function after the reorganization
and the general acquiescence and
agreement upon these new forms has
made the task of reorganization much
easier than was expected. Comrades
from whom theological if not organ
Rational opposition might have been
looked for have taken in the main a
thoroly Bolshevik attitude, few and
far between, and isolated almost en-
tirely in the German and Finnish
declarations, are the voices that raise
themselves against this farreaching
change in our basic organizational
form.
But there is more than change
of form involved in our party reor-
ganization. Form is of basic import
ance, but only as a means toward an
end. This is no derogation, that the
means be correct and adequate is the
first requirement toward ever reach
ing the goal. But in providing the
means we must not lose sight for a
moment of the immediate end, in this
case an energetic unending campaign
Of Bolshevik mass activity in which
our party shall use the full ability
and energy of every member in the
penetration of the masses, and their
mobilization for struggle under our
leadership.
TT is clear that the old territorial
L form of organization is the heritage
of the social-democracy that it's polit-
ical basis is one of exclusive reliance
upon the bourgeois democratic pro-
cesses as the limit of working class
activity But we must also consider
the direct result of this form of or
ganization in the stultifying of the
everyday activity of any working
masses so organized-the tendency
toward ingrown sectarianism, to con-
centration upon the most petty details
of club activity as a substitute for
revolutionary action among the
masses.
The general agreement upon the
need to change to the new forms
should be utilized to lay out immedi-
ately some of the new tasks, new
functions and new methods of the
new basic organizational units. I'm
less this is done there is grave danger.
especially among the more institution
allied elements of our party. that an
attempt VIII be made to continue the
sterile clubroom gymnastics that now
take up so much of our time. Under
menshevik control the Soviets and the
duma remained dual debating societ-
les while the tzarist state Administered.
ors, reinforced by their democratic
prototypes, continued business as
usual" Such is not to be the role of
the nucleus; we are changing our
basic unit in order to effect a change
| n our work, our methods and orr
chievements. There will be. there
lust be, new activity under the new
)rm, and we cannot allow it TO
evelop entirely instinctively and I'M
lded. Our organization corps must
'e ever alert to guide our firing line
n the shop, mine, and mill in its
'veryday work in the everyday
truggle. Particularly at the he
INNING must every experience be
'nalyzed and its fruits made available
o all, especially must the first falter-
ng steps be set in the right direction
20 mat our members will develop
That confidence and enthusiasm for
the new forms that are essential To
our party's growth in numbers and
influence.
NlME and space prevent any detail
ed consideration of new methods
OF work at this time, no doubt manv
articles will follow on this subiect
Almost the only concrete instruction
on work heretofore issued to orr
nuclei has been that regarding factory
OF shop newspapers--'wall papers" or
bulletins. An excellent measure. but
much less an activity in itself than an
evidence of other activity on the
part OF the nucleus and its members
The participation in every current of
labor unrest, the discovery of griev-
ances and exploitation of them to
sharpen the mettle of the workers and
increase Communist prestige, the in