The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-16

transformed INTO conservative
force which retards the development
of the revolution.
Tendencies like Ghandhism in In
dia which are thoroughly saturated
with religious notions, advocate pas
sivity, repudiate the class struggle
and in the process of development
of the revolution is becoming trans
formed into an openly reactionary
force, must be resolutely combated
by Communism.
Communism differs from all these
tendencies, and particularly from
social democracy, in that, in COM
rlete harmony with the doctrines
of Marx and Engels, it carries on
a theoretical and practical struggle
for the dictatorship of the prole-
tariat.
The success OF the struggle of the
Communist international for the die
tatorship of the proletariat presup-
poses the existence in every country
Of a compact, disciplined, central
lied, Communist Party, hardened in
the struggle and having close con-
facts with the masses.
The party is the vanguard of the
working class and consists of the
best, most class-conscious, active
and courageous members of the
working class. 1t is the embodi-
ment of the combined experience
of the whole proletarian struggle.
Based on the revolutionary theory
of Marxism and representing the
general and lasting interests of the
working class as whole, the party
personifies the unity of proletarian
principles, of proletarian will and
of proletarian revolutionary action.
1t is a revolutionary party, bound
by iron discipline and strict revo-
lutionary system of democratic CEN
tralism, this is achieved as result
of the class-consciousness of the
proletarian vanguard, its loyalty to
The revolution, its ability to main
tain inseparable contact with the
masses of the proletariat and of cor
rect political leadership, which is
tested and clarified by the expert
ence of the masses themselves.
Before it can fulfil the historical
task Of establishing the dictatorship
Of the proletariat, the Communist
Party must first Of all set itself and
carry out the following strategical
aims:
Spread it's influence over the ma
jority of the members of it's own
class, including working women
and young workers; spread it's in
fluence over wide circles Of the
masses of the toilers generally Cur
ban and rural poor, the lower strata
of the intelligentsia and the so-called
"small men," i. e., the petty bour-
geois strata) and in this way estab-
lish the political hegemony of the
proletariat, guided by the Commu-
mist Party. 1t must discredit, ex-
pose and destroy the political influ-
ence of social democracy and of the
yellow trade union bureaucracy, who
are the most reliable bulwark of
capitalism. It must spread its in
fluence over the broad mass prole-
tartan organizations (trade unions,
cooperative societies, factory coun-
ellis, etc..
Of special Importance is the work
which must be carried on day in
and day out, with the view to cap
turing the trade unions, which are
the broadcast mass proletarisn or
CARNATIONS. Work must be carried
on with ability even in the reaction
airy trade unions with the view to
capturing them, and to secure a
change in the reformist leader
ship" for this, too, is one of the
most important tasks of the prepare
tory period.
Of enormous significance also is
the winning over of the broad strata
of the poorest peasants and the
naturalization of the middle strata
of the peasantry. in the prepare
ton of the class forces for the de-
cisive clash, the fight between the
proletariat and the bourgeoisie for
the broad strata of the peasantry
occupies an extremely important
place. For that reason to work
among the peasantry, to win over
its most prominent (proletarian and
semi-proletarian) strata as well as
the small allotment holders and
small peasants, to subordinate these
to the political and intellectual
Eegemony of the proletariat and in
this way convert the proletariat in
to the guardian of the interests of
the whole people and the leader of
the broad masses of the people in
their struggle against the oppres-
sion of finance capitals neces-
sary prerequisite for victorious
Communist tactics on the road to
power.
In determining its tactical line,
the party must take into account the
concrete internal and external situa-
ton, the relation of class forces,