The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-21
Work in the South.

20. The industrialization of the south, the
proletarianization of new masses under condi-
tions of the most intense exploitation, turns
the south into an evermore important battle
field of the class struggle in America This
field becomes doubly important because Negro
oppression here reaches its most violent and eX-
IRENE forms, with its widest ramifications en-
braeng both industry and agriculture, Southern
white ruling class terrorism, directed against
both white and Negro workers, assumes partic-
ularly vicious forms against the Negroes The
Party has for years completely neglected the
outh and even after the important struggles
n the sou hern textile fields has paid insult
icient attention to this section. Particularly
las this been true in regard to the agricultural
masses. This is most serious shortcoming
which if not at once corrected will be fatal to
he realization of the Party detectives in this
2eriod The Communist international has cor
.ectly pointed out that the Negro masses in
the rural districts of the south are not ere
serves of capitalist reaction" as conceived of by
Lovestone and Pepper, but potential allies of
the revolutionary proletariat.
Our Party cannot function in the increasing
ly frequent mass battles of the workers in the
south without being rooted in the working class
there. The problem of Communist leadership
of mass struggles of southern workers, there
fore, is the problem of building our Party in
the South, of building it in those struggles and
of putting into living practice truly Boshe-
yik line in regard to the Negro question.
The political bureau must approach the sou-
ton of this problem at once and Systematically.
Within the next six months three Party dis
tricts shall be definitely organized. The center
of these districts shall be Birmingham, Ala,
Winston-Salem, N. c., and New Orleans, La.
In every one of these three centers capable
Negro and white organizers shall be stationed
Immediately. Funds shall be made available to
put at the disposal of every one of these or
ganzers, one or two agitators Not less than
half of the personnel of the leading functionar-
les in the south shall be Negro workers. Syste-
matte preparation of this campaign shall insure
the best possible use of these forces. The first
plenary session of the Central Committee after
the convention shall check up on this work.
Development of New Forces.
So The influx of thousands of new workers
into our Party and the rapidly extending &C
tivities of the Party raises pressing need
for capable functionaries. The sharpening
class struggle, the unemployment crisis, the
big struggles in every field of activity make
IL urgent TO Dulld up new cadreS. "A system
of hold promotion must be instituted in the
Party. Party units and committees must sys-
tematically recommend the most promising
comrades to the high bodies for promotion. A
wide distribution of all functions among the
Party membership must assure development
and discovery of comrades with abilities. Full
time functionares' courses must be organized
for the fall in New York, Chicago and at least
enc other center Wider application of col
onization must make possible the discovery
and development of capable organizers. The
problem of cadres is major problem of the
Party and demands systematic attention.
Against Opportunism.
81. The development of new cadres the
full activization of the Party, its Bolsheviza-
ton, require relentless struggle against the
right danger. All right opportunist tenden-
ces in the Party become in the period of rev.
dictionary upsurge of the working class a
most dangerous active force for capitalism.
"The defense of such right views which have
been condemned by the Comintern as an anti