The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10

estly misled. There is very little hon
esty about them, and we must fight
them ideologically in a most deter
mined manner
The Bolshevization OF the labor
movement is not only slogan meant
for export. No comrades, this slo-
gan is meant for us as well Claugh-
teri.
We live in country in which there
are so many illiterates, in which the
legal labor movement is Just in its
teens. We have a party with a won
derful past. 1t has gone thru three
revolutions, has had an Incompatible
leader, and teacher, the like Of whom
cannot be found anywhere in the
world. Still we worked in a poor
illiterate country, and our organization
is weak. And it would have been a
miracle were the entire labor move
ment here Bolshevised 100 per cent.
This Of course, is not so. We will
have to do much hard labor those of
us who have learned something from
Lenin, that is, the trade unions and
the party, will have to work hard
many and many year in order to
promote the growth and Bolsheviza-
ton Of the labor movement, to make
it keep abreast with the world events,
to have it remember that is past SER
vices will not bring any more tributes
on the world arena. and that it is time
to think of the future.
Conclusions.
I therefore think that we have a
number of new problems.
On the question Of the information
al labor movement we are for unity.
We shall fight under this slogan reso-
lutely and to the end like Bolsheviks.
On the question Of the peasantry
we have a new situation. We have
various difficulties that are perfect
ly surmountable, and we shall remove
them.
On the question Of productivity of
labor, down with I'VE" and you! It
is clear that this is now the funda-
mental question of our entire econo-
my, Of our world situation. This is
Of greater importance than diplomacy
even than the red army; 1t Is the
question Of all questions.
The trade unions nearer to indus
try!
The problem Of the commanding
personnel is raised for the first time
on the proletarian arena
The problem Of the proletarian stu
dents is a part Of this question.
ALI these questions are dominated
by the economic question. Metal, was
the slogan raised by the Thirteenth
Congress. We now can say more
precisely: metal. textile, coal, oil and
railways. This is what decided the
fate of our country and in a certain
measure. the fate Of the information
al movement.
Well then. the entire determination
and passion Of the Bolsheviks, which
have heretofore been put into the
civil war. and in the other businesses
that were put forth by the precious
situation, the entire determination
and passion, the entire "die-hardi-
ness" which Vladimir Hitch taught
US. The entire energy, the entire
power Of the masses, all the brains
and talents possessed now by the
party and the trade union movement,
all this must be put into metal. text
lie. coal, railways. oil. higher pro-
ductivity of labor (stormy applause)
and everything should be solved from
the point Of view of the problems
which Lenin has taught us, in the
light Of true Leninism, in the light
of the modest. quiet. unshowy, but
firm work Of Bolshevizing our labor
movement. If we solve this problem,
our congress will be marked as a seri-
GUS stage in the history of the labor
movement Of our country. in the his
tory OF the struggle of the world
working class for the emancipation
Of labor. (Stormy. lasting applause,
deafening the sound OF the orchestra).