The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-19


national organization within the or
ganizational structure of the party,
raises the question Of party dues. 1t
Will Of course be understood that after
reorganization party dues will not go
to the national organizations but to
the town committee (thru the town
district committees), which should re-
tain certain percentage for its own
needs and transfer the remainder TO
the superior party committee. The
question will arise, as to what means
the national organizations will con-
duct their work (agitation, propagan-
da, education, etc.).s The only answer
can be that this work will be financed
by the party committees which will
assign the necessary funds for this
purpose. W ss.a
The very first steps towards the
reorganization Of the national sections
will come up against the question of
the party press. The situation which
at present exists in the Workers
Party with regard to the party press
is entirely abnormal. As a matter of
fact, the party and the Central COM
mittee have no control whatever over
the party papers issued by the vari-
Gus national sections in their own
languages. The papers Of the nation
al sections can write what they like,
without even following the general
policy of the Central Committee and
the party This freedom" of the
press from party control is in full &C.
cord with the general independence of
the national sections of the party
centre. This situation must also be
changed especially after the election
OF party committees common for all
nationalities. The Central Commit
tee must place the party press in all
languages under its control. The Gem
trai. Committee or some other compe-
tent party committee must be in a DO
sition to give direct instructions on
policy to the editors of all papers
which are recognized, or desire to be
recognized, by the party as party pa
pers. The party should transmit it's
instructions on policy to the press thru
the competent national fractions. /. q.
thru those party members who are
shareholders in a national paper. or
are on its directing babies, editorial
boards, etc. In this way the Central
Committee may, thru the correspond.
ing fractions, exercise a controlling
influence over a paper which is NOT
officially a party paper, introduce de-
sirable. comrades on to the editorial
boards Or have them appointed as
editors. etc OF course wis., regard to
the papers which belong to the party
the Central Committee must have the
unconditional right of directly ratify-
ing the appointment of the editors.
TN Conclusion, we desire to draw
your attention to two important
points. ~
FIRSTLY 1t is quite clear. as we
stated above, that it is no easy mat
ter to reform the old structure of the
party Immediately. The old organ
ization has become deep-rooted a fact
"AASA must uOI D6 u0QereSIlmdIeQ.
Therefore, great caution must be OBJ
served in the reconstruction of ma
tional sections. First of all. an extern
sive theological Campaign must be
initiated for the reorganization of the
Workers Party, for transforming it
into a centralized party and for break
ing down the federalist principle of
party structure as absolutely failing
to comply with the requirements of
an active proletarian party. This ide-
illogical campaign must be pursued
simultaneously and parallel with a de-
termined agitation for the construc-
ton of the party on the basis of fac
tory and workshop nuclei explaining
this measure. A number of instruc-
tive reports for agitators, editors and
active workers must be devoted to |
questions concerning the reorganiza-
ton of the Workers Party and these |
comrades must be clearly given to
understand the need for this measure