The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-11


ganization and this makes the shop
nuclei reorganization a major issue
confronting the party Let us make
the big step in Bolshevizing our party
by Bolshevizing its form Of organiza.
ton.
COME comrades say the theory is all
- right but ii won't work.
LIST. Because we cannot organize a
nucleus composed of Russians, Ger
mans. Firms and Americans. They
would not understand one another and
we cannot destroy our declarations.
The nucleus idea is all right for the
English comrades.
End. Our party is so small numer-
ically, that there are but few factor.
les with sufficient members to form a
nuclei. So let the party first grow big
enuf, say five hundred thousand mem
bers, and we will see. Meanwhile, we
can form few nuclei here and there.
but this must not disturb the party
structure.
Bird. In this country, we have the
t. U. E. L. taking care of "that end of
the movement" so we do not need it.
4th. 1t may work among the min
ers, but what about the seasonal
needle industry, where small shops
predominant? How about the build
ing trades, when a construction is
finished, no more nuclei? Or the ma
rine workers? What about unempIoy-
ment, especially big economic crisis
in which ten million are out Of work?
The whole party machinery will con-
tinually get out of gear. What about
the many members who do not work
in industry?
TN short, say those comrades, the c.
I. must be convinced that in this
country the nuclei proposition can re-
ceive only limited application. It is
all right, of course, in another coun-
try. We are for it in principle, ETC..
etc. These questions are quite inter
esting and each presents a problem.
For each of them there is, however.
logical and practical solution. pro
vided the principle Of shop nuclei or
ganization is really agreed upon as
the desirable form of party organiza-
ton.
The Problem of Nuclei Reorganization
in the U. S. A.
I EFT US for simple illustration as
sumo that our entire party is
composed of English-speaking COM
rades and deal with the language prob
lem later. We would in this case take
all the party members of one factory
three, i've or more and organize
them into a factory or shop nueIei
branch. During the transition period
and until the party grows into consid-
cradle numbers, we will be faced with
the problem of having our members
IN ones or twos in factory, mine or
shop. In order that the party shall
be in position to hold these mem
bers to activity and responsibility for
party work in their place OF employ
ment, such comrades until the time
they can form nucleus in their shop
or mine, should be attached to the
nearest nuclei branch or shop or street
nucleus. If there is no nucleus in
their area all the individual comrades
should form shop nuclei branch or
street nucleus international branch)
and thru their organized activity work
it up into genuine nuclei branch of
the party.
THESE shop nuclei branches then
= elect their delegates to the sec
ton or city committee Cat the begin
ming each individual small shop
nucleus of 8, or more does so until
a shop branch is formed), which then
constitutes the city organization. In
big cities section committees will be
formed Of all the nuclei branches or
single nuclei in factory area. The
same principle can be applied to small
cites or factory districts where sew
eral nucleus may form the city COM
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