The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-10
Sixth All-Russian Trade Union Congress

have here also a political problem,
for here you have part of the ques-
ton about the commanders and our
congress should take up in some sec
ton or commission the question about
the proletarian students and give it
due attention. In 1872 technical schools
we have 10000 workers, who will
make up large part of the future
production commanders. This group
Of 10000 workers should hear a word
Of interest from US, should hear a
word of attention and support, should
feel definite support and see a true
Bolshevist attitude towards them, for
repeat, this is a part of the question
about the commanding personnel.
They Are Basic, Not Temporary
Questions.
Comrades, these are the questions
standing on the order Of the day. OF
course, there are many other ques-
tions that are, so to speak, eternal,
imperishable, fundamental Among
these are primarily the slogan ''Near-
er to the masses" and the question Of
the Bolshevization of the labor move
ment. During the last two years the
trade unions have come much more
closely to the masses. this is a fact.
Still nearer to the masses! No mat
ter how near we come to them, we
stop there. We see how the cultural
needs of the masses have changed
The worker is different from what he
was in 1919. The needs and demands
of the peasants have also grown, and
our leaders should remember this
fact. they should themselves grow
and satisfy the growing needs of the
masses. The material welfare of the
workers and peasants has improved,
and with 1t grow their cultural de-
mands and grow politics. It is wrong
to assume that il the peasants will
live better he win think less Of poll
tics. Just the contrary. With the
growth of the material welfare of the
peasants and workers will grow their
cultural and political demands and in
terests. that they will put before us,
the leaders of the trade unions and
the leaders Of the party. They must
be answered.
Always Learn From Ieninism.
We are now teaching the workers
Of the world to BoIshevize the labor
movement. But we ourselves must
also remember this. We are of course,
the most Bolshevist party in the
world, we are the strongest labor
movement in the Comintern. But
this does not mean that we have been
Bolshevized 100 per cent. Our party
still needs more Bolshevization. The
trade unions need Bolshevization, and
our labor movement as whole needs
it. AS long as you live, study Len
inism, perfect yourselves and then
you will be real Bolshevik. No self
satisfaction. We know our strong
sides. But we must also know our
weak sides, but we must see both the
conscious and unconscious attempts
to revise Leninism, that are some
times made even in Lenin's name.
Honest and Dishonest Wrongdoers.
You remember how at the begin
ming Of the revolution, when Vladimir
Hitch came from abroad, he brought
with him a new term honest defend
ers." When we lived abroad there
was no talk about honest defendists.
We only knew the dishonest, dyed in
the wool takers of the Second Inter-
national who drove the workers to
the slaughter. And when Vladimir
Hitch came here and saw masses of
soldiers and peasants who sincerely
and enthusiastically marched on to
the defense of the revolutionary faith
erland," he nicknamed them honest
defendists and he preached patient,
systematic, constant explanation and
patience for them.
We now have among us some hon
est misunderstanding" of Leninism.
Let us see what is taking place. Ev.
erybody now calls himself feminist.