The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-19
PARTY LIFE
On Language Work

1T is vital that the piercing searchlight of the
&C should fall also on Party fractions. Have
we living, functioning Party fractions? Do we
rank and file members understood their role?
An article in the Daily Worker CT December
ST. 1890, by Comrade Kovess prompts me to take
IN this question. He deals with one phase OF the
language question. But he has yet to deal with
the other phase, e. g., the function OF the Ian
rrage Buros Cts but minor error That he
has failed to include the Obrana, the Commu-
mist weekly of the Bohenians of this city, but
perhaps he has not failed to observe their move
ment on the whole
I've said that he has yet to deal with the Buros.
1.-The Buros in most cases do not scrutinize the
papers for which they are chiefly responsible,
do not discuss the shortcomings of the papers"
The Buros US such are not only responsible for
their respective organs but also for all activities
When English directives az translated into the
respective language it should be in accordanco
with our Party line, not merely as lip service but
in practice. (Today the vi Elore has been slap
ped into and his fallen in with the Party line).
IT is in place indeed to ask the Hungarian Buro
where are its Party fractions in the various fra
ternal organizations; how are they functioning?
Is !. Language buro self-suffcient? The fraction
Party members active in the particular organ1za-
ton who are conversant with existing conditions
is the immediate feader within the organization
If it is a major problem, which it cannot handle,
it ,hould seek the help of the Buro which should
be qualified to lay down policies, tactics in &C
cordance with the Party Ii - (But never an in
dvidual or individually 1t is impermissible that
such policies be handled anG carried out me-
chanically and high-hat fashion. either from
Buro or fraction to organization). We must never
lose sight of the ultimate aim: Winning and
holding these organizations for the Communist
Party leadership 1t is pertinent to quote All
that is requisite is that the Party members who
belong to these organizations should use their
influence and all their arts of persuasion to bring
these non-Party organizations into the closest
proximity of the Party, and to lead them to place
themselves of their own free will under the po-
litical guidance Of the Party" (Stalin: Lenin-
is1n) And this brief paragraph cannot be over
stressed!
Our language Buros have not as yet mao, that
sharp turn which our Party has made since 1929.
The old tactics still persist organizatonally For
instance there is specific case on hand for the
Hungarian Buro-that of the Singing Society OF
Philadelphia Had the Buro developed dis
ciplned Party fraction today the present situa-
ton would not obtain. The Philadelphia situa-
ton is warning ahead All outer manifesto
tons prove that our members are awake to it.
The recent statement to the Fish Committee
"citizens" of Trenton in which they called at
tention to the Communist activities of the Hun
garians, etc, should indicate that our class en-
emes are continually threatening our members
with deportation.
There is much ground work yet to be done
but the clearing process has begun Today the
Party In all phases of its activities smacks no
longer Of dilettantism; dummies are no longer
in vogue He is the able fighter who readily
senses the neers and moods of the pdoetariat
and translates them into correct action, thus
winning the workers and the masses to the lead
ership of on. Party, the C,PU.S.A. And SO when
we talk about Tightening up our organzational
looseness we must not overlook our fractions,
whether language union or otherwise.
Rank and File Member. "