The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-28
Pre-Convention Discussion

osca eorm practices and methods into suG
gles and in resistance tO the promotion of eadres
qppoltnst tendencies in the Party especially
comrades which stand in the OF the successful
Party These "left" tanden manifested themselves prior
First in the proposal to take Union Square in direct street battle in
Southern Illinois, Phladepha the substitution of radical phrase
oa Inc g IN ftt 81 S! S nis ny Pgb+ dang%T is
widespread deeply Party therefore
the main dangers oppounism in all foms-eft or
the Party from modifying and leading the working struggles
These oppounist practices closely
with composition membership Many of members
to us from socialist trade union and yndca bringing
with them reformst illusions and methods Of work considerable
tered IN workers clubs the leadership OF which, though IN many cases
Communists follow policy of furthng natonasm rather
Party factors coupled of system
result of these factors there nexusae opportunst pavy
which binders the growth of Party organized
fuence.
Is to be
Party especially strong
tagging behind tendenc is the first place the
harpest struggle against opprunism While there is general
gnn Of the danger of opprunst tendencies in all resolutions
there has been relaxation in the struggle against it number Of
ion of opporunism in practice it is especially necessary to fight
those who still openly defend their opportunt line Co
the precovention discussion well the general work the
Party all of the manifestations of Oppounm be sharply
discussed accompanied oganzaona against
rades who pessteny resist correction persist pportun line
Together with this intensified struggle against Oppns ten
the Party be increased especially with the view recruiting
actually setting up shop (nuc and shop
ommttees in the basic industries @ COAL chemical etc. These
shop activities the industries will change the
ston of the Party make the Party the
prevailing mood of the masses for struggle
Especially must the Party devote attention to the building of
the UU and to establishing its leading role in the strike struggles
of the workers All Party members be brought the U;
the Party fractions be actved the real leading
the revolutionary and industrial Through the
fractions the Leadership that the recruiting drive
of the TUU and the organization of the unemployed the basis of
industrial unemployed councils carried The organization
the the recruiting drive the TU.UL
the chief attention of the Party
Great attention be the drawing and developing of
cades systematic campaign be undertaken in the nuclei
and revolutionary trade unions.
More attention be given recruiting members
necon with the campaigns and especially must attention
be given drawing them Party work and to training them
understanding of the strategy and tactics of the Party At
the time the the nuclei thoroughly with
overcoming the present bad practices which
members to leave the Party.
These probemthe struggle against the right danger the turn
towards work. the recruiting of members from the basic
dustries the building of the TUU the organization of the
poyed the keeping of members the training of cado the
aczaon and the breaking of the oppoun passivy Of the Party
must thorough considerations the most outstanding issues be-
fore the Party In the preonvenon discussion well the daily
work of the Party must concentrate those phases work.
The fact that the
Trotzkytes, will fulfill their by
capital should
deter from the fullest anke secricsm. By self-crcism
the Party will its shortcomings, correct its Mistakes
itself to fulfill its historic role the revolutionary leader
the American workers.