The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-01
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What Is a Language Fraction?|
BY ELLIS PETERSON.

THE question of party fractions, in
l. trade unions, etc, Is not clear In
our party. Many comrades confuse
the party fraction with the fundamen-
tai party unit, the shop nucleus, and
do not understand that the fraction Is
an auxiliary party instrument work
ing within non-party organizations.
In the party constitution the frac-
ton is defined as follows: THE frac-
lions are organs of the party within
non-party organizations. They are
not independent. fully authorized or
CARNATIONS but are subordinate to the
competent local party committees"
Not only are the fractions subor-
dinate to their respective local party
committee, but they can also be sub
ordinate to other Communist fractions
in the higher committee of the same
non-party organization Of which they
form a Communist fraction.
THIS means that there can be no
4 fraction Grade union, language,
etc. organized without the existence
of some non-party organization in
which a certain number of. Commun-
lists are members.
The language fractions do not diff
fer from other Communist fractions
as far as Organizational methods are
concerned; their leading committees,
however, are organized by the party
in a different way. The language
fractions are organized precisely on
the same principle as are the other
Communist fractions.
A language fraction can never be
organized as an independent party or
ganization in a section or sub-sec-
| ton of the party. Neither can there
be organized language fraction in
| shop nucleus or in street nucleus
| international branch) of the party.
Before we can have language frac-
| ton, there must be a non-party or
ganization in which this language
| fraction can be organized. II there
are already Communists in this non
| party organization, then the building
up of the Communist fraction there
| in is an easy task. II not, then the
party, thru It's organs, has to see to
| it that party members will enter the
organization and form fraction in it,
During the transition period, it may
be necessary to organize working
mems clubs where no party branches
exist at present In these instances,
/ the first step to be taken is the or
ganization of the party language frac-
| lions and around them the Commun-
lists have to organize workingmens
clubs.
| THERE are various kinds Of organ
i izations in which Communist Ian
guage fractions can be formed. In
fact, the party ought to have language
| fractions in every mass organization
of foreign speaking nationalities, pro-
vided the members of these organiza-
lions are workers. 1t is the duty of
| the Communists to do work among
| the masses, wherever the masses are
found, and there are plenty of such
working class mass organization, /.
e. South Slavic national organizations,
Lithuanian, Italian, Finnish, etc.
Among the Scandinavian workers we
find thousands belonging to temper
ance societies and the Communists
have done no systematic propaganda
work in these organizations. Among
the Firms we have cooperative So
cieties, and the organized work Of the
Finnish comrades among the workers
belonging to these co-operatives has
been very profitable indeed.
After the party reorganization we
will have our workingmen's clubs (the
present language branches) in which
the party members, l. e. all the pres
ent members who do not drop out of
the party but remain in the party
thru membership in a shop or street
J nucleus, organize themselves as Ian