The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-19
THE FACTORY NUCLEUS and
THE STREET NUCLEUS


how to treat social-democratic work
ers as deluded class comrades, in
order to influence them in a system
attic manner it will be possible to
weaken the social-democratic party.
Therefore, leading party organs must
always bear in mind that factory
work is the most important work and
that work in the residential districts
is only of secondary Importance.
Factory nuclei should be the basis
of party organization, that is to say,
the center of gravity of party work
is in the factories. Therefore, factory
nuclei should be represented at con-
ferences in accordance with their
strength and Importance. But such
a formulation of the question does
not mean that there should not be
any street nuclei There are organ
izations in which comrades live quite
close to the places of their employ
ment, in which there are only a few
comrades employed in factories and
where men and women party com.
rades can be attached to factory
nuclei. In such cases, agitation in
the residential district is also car
ried on by the factory nuclei.
Tasks of Street Nuclei.
1t is essential to ascertain who be-
longs to street nuclei.
The French comrades are right in
saying that all party members who
cannot be attached to factory nuclei
belong to street nuclei. Does this
mean a weakening of work in the
residential districts, because small
er number of members belong to
street nuclei than formerly to the
groups of ten? Certainly not! For
hitherto only a small number of Of
ficials carried on the work in the
residential districts. If street nuclei
are now able to draw all their party
members into the work, this would
mean a strengthening of work in
residential districts.
The task of street nuclei consists
in carrying on Communist work
among the residents of their sphere
of activity, especially among those
employed in small concerns and
among housewives and the middle
classes of the local population. They
must register sympathizers and to
recruit members and subscribers.
They organize the sale of Communist
newspapers, periodicals and pamph-
let's, from house to house and in
shops and institutions. They organ
ize meetings and carry on agitation
and propaganda work at the func-
tions of our opponents. They pub
fish special wall newspapers for the
large blocks of flats and compile
special agitation material for propa-
ganda among the middle classes of
the locality linking up this material
with local events. They agitate from
outside in enterprises where no Com
munists are employed and endeavor
to gain sympathy for the purpose of
gradually forming a factory nucleus.
For such enterprises it is the street
nucleus appointed by the nucleus
groups leading organ which makes
itself responsible for the factory
newspaper. Street nuclei turn
their attention to all branches OF
party work and receive membership
contributions from party members
who cannot belong to factory nuclei
AS comrades organized in factory nu,
clei who live far from the place OF
their employment are as a rule not
given any work by the factory nuclei
after working hours and on Sundays
it is essential to register these com,
rades with the nuclei executive com
mittee of their residential district
This executive can give the comrades
definite party work to do (reporting
agitation in the rural districts, com.
pilation Of factory nucleus news.
papers for factories without nucleus
assistance with definite branches OF
work in the nucleus section or sub.
section executive, etc.
These comrades can also be attach.
ed TO definite street nuclei for work
after working hours and on Sundays
AS these comrades are only full
fiedged members in factory nuclei
they cannot of course participate in
the making of decisions on party
questions in the street nucleus
Wherever street nuclei do not exist
comrades can be attached to factory
nuclei by the nucleus section or sub.
section executive. They can partici
pate in making up factory newspa.
pers. can help with the educational
work of that factory nucleus, can be
members of the commission for ag.
itation in the rural districts, etc.