The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-01
BY JAY LovEsToNE.


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Answer; A party fraction is group
Of two or more party members belong
ing to a non-party workers or poor
farmers organization or functioning
for time in a special body. These
members work together as a unit for
the general purpose Of spreading pro-
paganda and increasing the party's
influence and for the specific purpose
of carrying out special party policies
in the particular organization in ques-
ton.
Question 2: What are examples of
such non-party workers. and poor
farmers organizations?
Answer: Typical workers and poor
farmers organizations where party
fractions should beN organized are:
The trade unions, co-operatives, edu-
cational, benefit and cultural socie-
ties, ex-soldiers' organizations, factory
councils, unemployment councils, and
conferences and conventions of labor
and poor farm organizations.
Communists who are members of
municipal, county, state or national
legislative or administrative councils
and assemblies also organize them
selves into such party fractions.
Question 8: How do the party frac-
tions function?
Answer; All party fractions get
together before the meetings of the
organizations in which they function
to discuss and consider the various
questions that are to come up at the
sessions of these organizations. Once
a decision is made in fraction, all
the party members in the non-party
organization must work and vote to-
gether as an absolute unit. Any COM
rade who violates this procedure is
subject to party discipline in accord
ance with the provisions of the con-
stitution.
Question A How are the party frae-
tons organized?
Answer: All party fractions elect
their own officers subject to the ap-
prevail of the leading party committee
in the section in which they function.
Thus, district fraction committee
functions under the direction of the
party district eecutiye committee
a sub-district fraction committee
works under the direction of the
particular sub-district committee of
the party and SO on down the line.
The officers of the various party
fractions are responsible to the party
fractions and to the respective party
committees.
In order to facilitate cooperation
and to insure the greatest results in
work the party leading committees
may send representatives to the va
rious party fractions ana nay call
upon these fractions To Send repre-
sentatives to the sessions of the re-
spective party committees when there
is a consideration of questions which
concern the party fractions.
Question 5: What is a language
fraction?
Answer: A language fraction is a
party fraction consisting of those
party members who, before reorgan-
ization, belonged to one of the former
language sections of the party. In a
language fraction are found those com
rades who are members of shop OF
street nucleus, who speak a certain
language and who function together
as a unit in a newly organized work
ers' club or in any other already ex
listing workingmen's organization of a
particular nationality.
Question 6: What are the functions
Of language fractions?
Answer: The language fraction is
only an auxiliary agency of the party
for the purpose of carrying on the
party's general and special activities
among the workers of a particular
nationality In the Ian0uaOa Froetfone