The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-16

ME must say right here at the be-
w ginning that our editor went too
far in his self-criticism.
The last issue of the Young Worker
was pretty good issue. 1t is true
that the proportion of the various ma
terial is not always correct and it. is
true that in the last issue there was
not enuf political material, League ma
terial (such as the work Of the section
committees, nuclei, fractions, about
the concrete demands and so ON, Ne
gro work, colonial, and so on. But
the fact is this that the paper is con-
tinually improving and more and
more trying to become an organ of
the young workers, an organ of the
organized Communist youth.
Now there are in the paper less
phrases, noise and exaggerations, more
real fighting spirit. more contents,
more contact with the masses, more
collective character in the paper. 1t
is clear that the paper must go forth
in further improvements, in further
attempts to become the mass organ
izer, propagandizer and agitator of
the working youth. 1t is interesting
to say here that our paper proves the
correct policy of the G. E. c., namely
persistently attempting to develop
comrades. to develop collective psy-
chology and methods In the work.
This is important when we are speak
ing about the development of the
American comrades, especially from
the basic industries, and the necessity
of converting our foreign-born league
into real American league.
lWTE have achieved some results in
" this, at least in the sense that
many comrades are beginning to I'M
derstand this and trying consciously
to support this line. We speak also
about the development of party con-
ception among our members, which
can be achieved when:
(a) We pursue the correct political
line; OBJ we conduct real mass work
based on the correct application of
Communist principles and tactics; (c)
by political education, by studying the
experiences of the international Com
munist movement and our own; ID
by the development of the sense of
sacrifice and responsibility in our
ranks; (e) by correct methods of
helping those comrades who must be
developed; (f) by developing a cor
rect approach to criticism and self
criticism; (g) by creating a strong
league apparatus and so on.
We must say right here that it is
not an easy task; we have not strong
party traditions; we have various op-
portunistic influences from the part of
the labor movement and sometimes in
huences of bourgeois culture and
theology. Yes, it is not all, but what
is said is enuf to stress that the
league has very difficult and big
tasks. The question Of organizing the
work in a collective manner is very
important, especially now. Among the
bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie.
the idea of strong individuals is wide
spread and much developed. This is
purely bourgeois idea and reflects
the economic structure and principles
OF capitalism. We are against such
bourgeois ideas. We will also fight for
the correct understanding Of the
masses and of the relationship be-
tween individuals and the masses.
| WHEN We speak about strong COM
~ rades, or leading Communists, we
speak not only about their organiza-
tional, literary and other capabilities,
but we consider primarily: their cor
rect political understanding, based on