The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-22

effect, means that fighting proletar-
ian press can serve and live only as
an organ of a disciplined political
group of workers. A real proletar-
ian newspaper thrives only to the ex'
tent that it wins the confidence and
support of the working masses. This
can be won only If the workers press
sets the pace and serves as a sort Of
lighthouse for the struggling work
ers. Such press must be the mouth
piece of a revolutionary political
party, for unless day in and day out
the press proclaims the interests Of
the workers in all their struggles, and
gives to these struggles the broadcast
possible basis, it cannot play a de-
cisive role in the class struggle.
A ND here we consider the Commun-
"A list press. A Communist press
finds nothing too small, nothing too
insignificant in the struggles Of the
workers, to explain, to interpret, and
to utilize as means of arousing the
interest of great masses of workers
and mobilizing them against their ex.
ploiters. Concretely, the Communist
press has the following principal tasks
to achieve If it is to be worthy of
being called an organ of section of
the Communist international. The
unification of the workers, the 90
ordination of the sundry class con-
fiicts, the giving of political char
acter to these struggles, are all OBJ
iectives of a Communist party, the
achievement of which depends to a
great extent on the effectiveness of
the Communist press.
Specifically, a Communist neWspa-
per, should strive to-
capitalist government and the bour-
geois order. This must be done not
thru mere abstract foundations of
grievances against the ruling class,
but thru such propaganda az will
broaden the outlook of the workers,
as will deepen the hatred by the
workers Of their bosses, for the tan
gible everyday experiences these
workers go thru. In short, the props-
ganda Of a Communist press must
take root in the objective, in the con-
crete conditions, in which the working
class finds itself at a particular time
2. Make clear the traatorous role
played by the labor lieutenxnts Of cap
ital, the reactionary trade union
bureaucracy. This must be achieved
only thru bringing TO light the actual
misdeeds OF these misleaders of the
working class.
8. Be a leader OF the workers in
advancing their theology along class
lines. A Communist press must be
red press It can never be a yellow
press. A Communist press should
never pander to the prejudicee, to the
political backwardness, to the bour-
geois notions with which the masses
Of workers may be afflicted at a par
ticular period. On the contrary, q
Communist press must resolutely and
openly wage an unceasing campaign
against this poison put into the BODY
of the working class by the bour-
geoisie.
=. n OOAuAuua4st press hUGL NkElNe
to elevate the theoretical knewIedge
of the workers. A Communist press
must encourage the development of
revolutionary theory among the work
ers. A Communist press must sys-
tematically educate ths workers,
particularly their leaders, in Marxism
and Leninism.
OUR Communist press will develop
itself into real leader and teacher
of the American workers. to the ex-
tent that all our newspapers and
magazines succeed in these four main
tasks. Our Communist press in Amer
lea will become a real steel rod in
the lives Of our proIetariat. only when
it succeeds in embedding itself deeply
into the hearts Of the working masses
thru establishing its leadership on
these four avenues to the kevolu-
tionizing of our presently politically
backward working class.