The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24


nuclei basis.
We are clear, we think, on the func-
ton of factory nuclei and local
branches. Perhaps the confusion be-
tween the functions of the local
branches and factory nuclei occurs to
you because of our method of organ
izing the nuclei in isolated places. If
so, we trust that We have cleared up
this point.
Our reading Of your letter gave to
us the impression, in fact, that our or
ganizational plan and understanding
tof functions were in complete har-
mony with yours.
The city committee is the guide of
the activity of the party in its respec-
tive locality in every phase Of the
work. The factory nuclei have au-
thority on all the party matters in
their respective factories. The SUI
perior party committees have authori
ty over the nuclei as such as we'll as
over the individual party members.
We believe our thesis makes this, as
well as other points, clear.
We have, of course, not yet reached
the stage whereby the leading COM
mittee of the city organization is elect
ed by conference of factory repre-
sentatives of nuclei. When we have
organizations functioning upon a ward
or district scale, we shall naturally
proceed to organize our leading bodies
thru such means, and also the higher
bodies.
For purposes Of Qualification, we
might say that uses and meaning of
terms may lead occasionally to mis-
understanding. For instance, your use,
OF the term district conference" in
dicates a territory smaller than city
conference, whereas American usage
Of the district conference" means a
conference larger than a city one, in
fact implies numerous cities. Also in
America the term ward" refers to an
election area, whereas, 1t must now
be made clear what we refer in our
literature and letters to, is a working
area.
In smaller localities. we find that all
the subdivisions will not be necessary.
especially in the mining territory
where only one organizational form, a
city committee, for example, may be
necessary to direct the work.
Industrial Registration.
We are agreed that the industrial
registration of members according to
factories is irksome and perhaps su
perfluous. We are making use of
that since we are organizing our nu-
clei at present as mentioned above, in
isolated cases which makes this regis
tration necessary for international
and organizational purposes. When
we proceed to organizing nuclei thru
the ward method, then the registra.
ton method will not be required.
Where we have organized nuclei,
such as in Chicago and Gary, the city
executive organization directs the
work and issues the necessary instruc-
lions for the nuclei, tho 1t cannot of
course be said that everything is
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sired. Our enclosed letters speak of
some of those experiences, good as
well as bad.
We are especially pleased with your
statement that at is absolutely neces-
sary for all the members OF the w
p. working in a particular factory re-
CARELESS Of their language group to
which they belong to organize them.
selves into one and the same nucleus
We have also stressed this point, as
you have no doubt noted in our dis
cussion and thesis.
Language FederatIons.
Also your opinion that the future
form and development of language
declarations and the auxiliary organize
tions of the party of carrying on pro
pagandist, agitational and cultural
tasks, etc., is completely in accord
with our conception. You have per
haps seen this in our original draft
Of the thesis which speaks of Ian
guage declarations being formed into