The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-30
THERE IS NEW LIFE WITHIN
OUR PARTY

and PRACTICES task that every Party men,
Der must learn thoroly.
l, for one, know how I sweated, wrestled
and fumbled until was able to learn simple
lesson. That a resolution is not merely
piece OF paper we hear, read and then prompt
ly forget. 1t is a weapon by which we carry
thru all our work that is set forth therein.
resolution is a plan by which struggles are
waged-and our Party is built by the help of
such correct plans. The leading functionary
must not lose sight of the fact that we work
ers, rank and filters know how to do. But
there must be combination between learning
to think, formulating decisions and action it.
self. The moment the rank and filler under
stands the issues clearly at hand--witness the
decisive, clear cut blow it strikes. It's hard
job, it requires persistency, untiring effort.
But our Party membership is learning to think
and to do. And slowly such expression as one
encounters among rank and filers-"Oh, I wish
the Party would leave a dance be a dance a
mass meeting, meeting! Speeches, nothing
but speeches. Wherever we go its always
agitating, always recruiting! Don't you be-
lieve in any fun"
Spread Party's Influence.
We rank and filters must learn that the Party
participates in demonstrations, holds mass
meetings lectures, creates activities and dances
for the sole purpose to recruit, agitate and
spread our Party's influence. These are one
of the many ways in which Communists utilize
means for building our Party's membership
and influence. Workers who followed the lead
ership of our Party in their strike struggles
are drawn closer thru these contacts that the
Party creates. Become part of US.
The Bolshevik principle of constructive crit
icsm is our most powerful corrective agent.
To do plus criticism, equals correction. (The
farmer has the best of planting seed, good
soil and good weather conditions; but if he
fails to weed and neglects to use his cultivator,
his crop will not be the best). The same holds
good in our Party work. No matter how fine
the instructions, if it is not carried thru in
practice, we will not achieve the results that
we so earnestly aim for.
1t is but recently only that our section of
the Communist International turned a sharp
corner and today we find:
1. Our Daily worker bringing the political
analysis of all phases Of our Party's problems,
its policies, tactics and the correct line. The
agitprop is on the job--no longer adulterated
2. The new dues paying systen-its more
welcome-for it is the death knell to oppor-
tunistic handling of our Party's funds
8. a. Membership participating in a strike
picketing actively. By Coordination of unit,
section and district activities. g The elmina-
ton of "orders" issued from above without any
understanding on the part of "order givers"
how to carry it thru in practice. d. Leading
functionaries learning that the period of am
biguous statements belong to the past. (Refer-
ence to statement that the Daily will be a AS
page issue on its anniversary. e) The striv-
ing towards more studying and less dancing.
And so on with our banners flying on high!
A RANK AND filler.