The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-09-26
The Economic Struggle and the
Tasks of the Communist Parties
upon the reports by Comrades Thaemann Losovsky

This continuation of the Tenth PIenum theses the
question which has been running previous
Daily Worker.
g. The of the Communists the
German factory councils bear testimony great
with policy factory
converted by the reforsts into of class collaboration
which realize industrial peace" and industrial democracy
Through the of the factory councils by the revolutionary
position becomes possible by anscenng beyond the legal limits
the factory councils capable upon
selves the struggle for the daily interests the workers
and of carrying the political struggle the factories h struggle
against the struggle against factory fascm the organization of
proletarian self defense etc., The revolutionary factory councils
both forms the struggle political econom consistently
bned set the example before the other factory councils where
Communist Influence exists and become the center for the unfit
cation of the factory councils national scale this the
factory councils linked with each other by district and
industrial conferences.
factory Germany
that the revolutionary opposition most also in
strkesere the tactics vigorously applied On the other
hand where the Communists and the revolutionary opposition had
joint lists of candidates with the
different and the lists the Christian Hsch trade unions
relatively big number This such
the have confidence the tactics of the Communists
and of the revolutionary opposition Here we'll in the develop
of the committees of action the revouonzaon the factory
councils impedd by the fact that sections the Comnte and the
revolutionary trade union opposition tagging behind the growing
activity of the Here again the effect of legast tao
tics and the opporstc explosions When after thorough
preparation the question of drawing practical conclusions from
fundamental principles of active trade union workers began
with the established tradition of bargaining and diplomacy with the
aae union leaders 10 NUMBER Of years etf Is nao
influence revolutionary opposition among
Preliminary bargaining frequently place independent
candidates up drawing up
the basis of democratic voting by all the factory workers
the mobilization of the election only
half of the The during Forthcoming
stage Germany will be the education of revolutionary members of
factory committees and the work for the conversion of the factory
councils organs struggle
the factory committee elections show that the becoming
and class conscious and realizing the necessity of for
ming of militant leadership from below elected by the workers
themselves For the establishment contact the membership
OF the revolutionary trade unions rance etc. and
of the revolutionary opposition Germany etc., with all the factory
workers in all the denarments factorv These revolutionary
delegates will help revive the factory councils give them
political character well form factory councils where such do
program revolutionary opposition
revolutionary councils based the
class struggle: organization decisive struggles for
of the living conditions of the proeaa and against capitalist ration
azatiOn against compulsory arbitration and the terrorism of the
employers for the right organize and strike for united trade unions
revolutionary class struggle and built industrial
for the establishment of workers democracy trade unon
revolutionae
from trade unions The policy of the factory councils by the
forces of the proetarat which are genuinely defending the real in
of the working class must be that of the
uproot socademocrac traditions the fight
against bonaon of the factory councils the refOrmist trade
unions.
g. This experience factory
tended quickly possible to those countries where similar factory
councils strenuous work must be done for the direct
organization factory representative bodies Economic conflicts and
outstanding of labor exploitation which give rise to mass dis
accidents etc. create favorable conditions for the
during conflicts (strke committees committees
etc. be converted and extended revolutionary factory
respective factory
initiative of the revolutionary trade unions rance) decisive
the oppouns tendency regarding the
factory kind of parliamentary institution whose function
the interests of the workers before the employers he
by the French Communist
Party) Energetic opportnsts
ranks who think that th factory councils have no political
tasks but only the tasks prescribed for them by the ae This
direct attempt foster industrial democracy At the tme
gravity organization councils
talking about the of factory councils during Immediately
dictionary (Tomas yndcalist distractions
For like France the immediate question not how the factory
will the revolutionary battles but rather how
well and quickly possible the
the Therefore, should not wait for special permission
recognition the factory councils by the and by the
The rising tide of industrial struggles
uary favorable conditions the organization factory councils