The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-11

THE decisions Of the 14th Congress
of the Russian Communist Party
are Of great significance to the party
and to the international. The relative
sterilization of capitalism (Which is
connected with continually increas-
ing Contradictions, brought new diff
ficulties for the Soviet Union. In this
situation, the decisions Of the con-
gress emphasized again that the
Party Of Bolsheviks is persistently
continuing its fight for world revolu-
ton and the overthrow of capitalist
society.
The congress also firmly establish
ed the fact that the working class Of
the Soviet Union has all the neces-
sary conditions for the building of So
cialism. The Russian Party showed
that in its attitude 1t is neither pass
i've nor pessimistic. Under all condi-
lions it continues to go forward to
strengthen the forces of the world
revolution, emphasizing that socialist
construction in the Soviet Union is
now one of the fundamental factors
for the strengthening of the internal
tional proletariat, strengthening its|
class consciousness and determinaS
'kion for the overthrow Of capitalism
To successfully conduct socialist con-
struction it is necessary to involve in
it the participation of peasantry,
which constitutes big part of Soviet
economy. Without the transformation
Of the individual PEASANTS economy
on the basis of collective production
and ownership the development of So
cialism will not be successful. 1t is
necessary to use simple and clear
methods and forms in order to at
tract the bulk of the peasantry toward
this aim. They must be understand
able to everybody. 1t is necessary to
connect their private interests with
those of building of collective sys-
tenn, thus utilizing their private in
terests as a driving force towards the
establishment of Socialism in the U.
S. S. R. These methods are now real
lied in the form of consumers coop
eratives and agricultural co-operatives
plus the growth of socialist industry
which will bring machinery to the
villages, electrify them. and so create
the technical basis for collective pro-
duction. The dictatorship of the pro-
letariat, the credit system, the ideo-
logical work and so on are very es-
sential conditions. The building up
of the system of civilized co-operat-
ors" (Lenin) is the task for the COM
ing period.
This explains lin the U. S. S. r.
there are millions of landowning peas
ants) the necessity of certain free
dom for private capital and the re-
establishment of market relationships
or the so-called New Economic Pol
icy. The present period of N. e. p. is
the offensive period against capital
ism, Which is going thru the form of
the competition and struggle of the
socialist and capitalist elements OF
Soviet economy. The events of the
last two years show us that the So
cialist elements are conquering and
will unquestionably conquer finally.
Therefore, besides some other reas-
ons, it is understandable and clear
why it is necessary to have a correc,
policy toward the middle peasantry
which constitutes the central figure
in the Soviet agriculture. The policy
must be: closely knit alliance Of the
proletariat and the poor peasantry
with the middle peasantry Every
depreciation of the role of the middle
peasantry is dangerous The Congress
firmly emphasized the dangers of such
deviation.
The New Economic Policy brought
and continues to bring not only. alb
solute and relative growth of social
list elements but as the same time in
creases of the capitalist elements in
Soviet economy absolute but not rel
ative). We see also the growth OF the
differentiation in the village, that is.
the growth OF the poor and rich ele-
ments. And the growth Of the rich
peasants capitalist elements) is the
second danger which It is necessary
to consider. The Congress stated
very firmly that It is necessary to
fight against deviations which conceal
this differentiation and depreciate the
dangers of the rich peasantry (lsu.
laks) The Congress declared that
both thest deviations are dangerous,
emphasizing that the interests of the
moment demand that special atten.
tion must be paid towards the depre.
citation Of the middle peasantry, be.
cause Il can destroy the line OF the
Party in the socialist construction of
the Soviet Union. The Congress en-
phasized that It Is necessary to have