The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-25

In this connection it is necessary to include
in the program plank on organizational con-
tact and naturalization with the American
workers. Wide and active participation of
Finnish workers in the class struggles and
organizations of the American proletariat
should always be considered great honor.
Special attention must be given to the educa-
ton of the American born young workers as
active participants in the various spheres of
the proletarian class struggle. The Finnish
proletarian comrades must consider their OBJ
ject to be direct fusion with the revolutionary
militant working class movement of America.
Americanization in this sense means to them
a most important and most decisive step to-
wards real internationalsm.
Down with bourgeois pastime!
Instead of it let US have revolutionary edu-
cational and cultural work. Many of the
numerous amateur plays staged in the Finnish
workers places "for want of something better
nothing but bourgeois trash. 1t is high
time to get rid of them. If there were only
bit more earnest desire and less Intellectual
ness, it would not be altogether impossible to
find for the clubs a proletarian revolutionary
program Interesting, useful, modern). Apart
from that it is possible to organize good lee
lures on various topics (even on atheism). to
organize courses and classes for old as we'll
as for new members, if only for the study
of English 1t would also be good to stimulate
more interest in physical culture, especially in
the form of mass sport, supplementing it by
intellectual pursuits.
Down with the slightest antagonsm between
the Finnish organizations and workers clubs
on the one hand and the Communist Party
on the other
Work must be conducted under the control
of the Party and the instructions of Com
munist fraction. There should be no doubt
whatever to mar it even if it turns out that
one Party organization or Party fraction or
another is unable to fulfill its leading work.
In such instances naturally it is to be demand
ed that the Party should take steps and I'M
prove the wor-. of the fraction, but by no means
should there be resistance or obstruction to the
leadership OF the Party organs However, it
IS no easy task to establish proper relations
between Party organs on the one hand and
formally non-Party mass organizations (al-
though sympathetic ones) on the other. In this
connection one must be able properly to coor-
dlnate the task of Communist leadership with
proletarian democracy in the non-Partv mass
organizations. Internal democracy in these
organizations must not be infringed upon. there
must be no attempt to prevent the discussion
OF any question in these organizations if the
majority wish to do so. The Communists must
explain their point of view and seek to con-
vince the majority and thus to carry the proper
decisions. But better method than the con-
tlnuatlon of endless democratic talk is the
drawing in of the largest possible numbers to
the performance of active work in the organ
lzation. Joint work, naturally, calls for lead
ershlp and guidance. The worst mistake one
can make is if Communist leadership takes the
form OF lifeless control which paralyzes the
activity OF the members On the contrary the
leadership must direct the activity of the men,
bers and constantly stimulate their initiative.
Inc communists must seek to make the men,
Ders understand the need of leadership and
guidance, to make them wish that such leader
ship and guidance continues because it improves
matters. And this can be done by their own
proper activity. If the Communists work pro-
perry the other members will regard their Or
ganization and Its Communist leadership as
their own. There must be proletarian dem
ocracy also within the Communist Party 1.-THE
nuclei, fractions, district and national organ,
izations) although more centralized than in
formally non-Party mass organizations. In the
Party, which is of militant character, activ-
tiles must be firmly centralized. For this Dur
pose rigid Party discipline must be established.
when a question is discussed in the organ
lzaton every member has the right quite frank
~ to express his opinion. But once it is de-
cided, there can be no further objection raised,
There must be concerted action everyone must.
ike soldier, carry out the decision of the
organization.
Go Be Continued)