The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-28
Page Two
Concluded from yestrday's issue.)
By o. w. KUUSINEN.

ny Os W. AOJSANENs
Matters are no better but rather worse in re-
gard to the strike movements, with only a few
exceptions. AS rule we do not yet know what
practical preparation of strike movement
means. we are unable to give a correct lead to
the struggle for the independent leadership of
the strike with the utilization of the tactics of
the united front from below, neither do we know
how to prepare the mass of the strikers for the
almost inevitable eventuahty that the reformists
will strike by their naneuvers. 1t is however,
high time for the Communists to learn what
correct revolutionary strike tactic means. In en-
terprises where Communists have only few
followers and yet advocate strike without max
ing the least effort to draw the followers of the
reformists into it, they can even spoil the best
opportunities of the movement. This is by no
means a rare occurrence, for instance, In France
where the fighting spirit of the masses is on
the increase, but the confidence of the masses
that the Communists know how to lead the
struggle correctly is frequently undermined
through the mistakes of our comrades.
This IS mainly question of our Comrades
In the various countries having to learn how to
apply in the preparation of demonstra-
tions. forms Of the UNITED FRONT FROM
BELOW capable of drawing into these demon
strations broad masses of men and women work
ers. Young workers. the unemployed, as well as
office workers. semi proletarian strata.
According to the XII ECCI Plenum, this de-
r7ands apart from a careful consideration of the
general situation careful consideration Of the
situation and correlation of forces in the vari-
Gus branches Of production, as well as in every
enterprise, careful consideration of all the pc
culiarities of the position of the various strata
of the working class, and also the application of
suitable concrete fighting methods; economic
strike, short protest strike, revolutionary dem
onstration, political mass strike. This demands
an energetic struggle against the Right danger.
against any forms of opportunlsn, against
Kvostist policy, passivity and sectarianism"
In regard to the organizational reinforcement
of the Red Trade Unions and Revolutionary OPP
position in the reformist trade unions, we are
considerably behind the existing possibilities in
all the capitalist countries, especially in the
United States and Britain but also in Germany,
Czecho-Slovakia, Poland, etc. And yet for the
organization of broad and strong counter
attack of the proletariat against the capitalist
offensive, a strong, organized mass basis in the
form of the revolutionary trade union movement
is essential prerequisite.-"What measures,
new, important measures must be taken inn1e-
diately in our country in this domain" this is
one Of the concrete questions which should be
considered in every Party in connection with the
ECCT decisions. What are the best means of
getting into the reformist trade unions? Is it
above all by strengthening our work in the
factories? But how can we really strengthen this
work? Is it not, for instance expedient to use
unemployed workers who are in sympathy with
us for the strengthening of this work? How are
We to make them fit for this purpose?" etc. etc.
With regard to the struggle against the bour-
geois dictatorship in all its forms: The XII Pie
+iaizA lob
main and made it incumbent on the individual
sections to develop better their fighting methods
against the concrete forms of the bourgeois die
tatorship and fascist movement which exists in
every country. Has this already been done? Only
in a very few countries I think. Neither were
the directives of the Plenum for the conquest of
the toiling peasant masses as allies of the pro-
letariat in the struggle against bourgeois dicta-
tership meant to remain on paper. The Commu-
mist Party Of Germany has shown in its pro-
gramme of aid to the farmers an example of
how concretely to apply the drectives of the
ECCI
With regard to the struggle against imperialist
wars and the war of Intervention against the
Soviet Union: The XII Plenum emphasized the
inadequate work Of the Communist Parties in
regard to the struggle against the direct danger
of war of Intervention, and placed all the CT
sections under the obligation to carry on an en-
ergetic struggle for the defense Of the S. u,
against mperialist wars and for peace, exposing
at the same time the infamous pacifist maneu-
vers of the Second Social Fascist International
the most active instigator and organizer of the
war against the Soviet
Union" 1t is also essential to expose the ma
neuvers which some of the imperialist govern
ments, and lately also the French government,
are compelled to undertake. Simultaneously, the
Plenum urged all the sections to struggle against
intervention in the Soviet districts of China.
and also to give an impetus to anti-imperialist