The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
Org. --Agit Prop Conferences

nURING the month of February the Central
Committee is organizing two regional Organ
ization and Agit-prop conferences The prin-
cipal task of these conferences is to emphasize
the Importance of improving the structure the
functioning and the inner life of the Party
The recent plenum of our Party took verv
seriously the question of orgauizational methods
of work as one of the KEY problems in devel-
oning the mass activities of the Party. In dis
cussing the question of the organi-otioual meth
obs in our trade union work which aoplies to
al fields of our activities, the Plenum resol,,-
ton states, "Strong remnants of bureaucratic
methods taken over from hte pest (includior
too many and almost con1nlete reliance on no.I
flInctionaries end not enough voluntary work..
lack of Disciplined planned work and check-rn
results loose organizatonal nractces Insufficient
consolidation of authoritative and responsible
leading committees with constant close dailv
connection with the masses" We must check IN
how much did our organizationel structure and
methods of work improve since the Plerrnn how
the Plenum resolutions are Translated into life.
The Ovg-Aoit Prom c1',fereOces will be an i'm
rn~tent step in this cirection
Since the Twelfth Pla,,1,,,o of the G r. tbe
PARTY hos made innortant advances in the lead
H~Ship Of mass struoo1eS. especolv in the s,,here
of UNEMPLOYMENT activity THO Pn~+v o~ro-,-
'zstion, especially in the Smaller DISTRICTS hos
demonstrated ifs. wiuinqness and co,siderahla
ability to apnlv tho line and the methods of work
outlined by the Twelfth Plenum
Without dealng. for the moment with all the
inadenuacies. shortcomings and weaknesses IF our
recent activities, it is necessary at this tine to
point out the main forganzational defects re-
vealed by our work,
Party Forces Not ORGANIZED
In most of the cities we discover t,ot orr ac-
tites are conducted almost entirelv bv the lead
ing Party committee. The District Committee
too often replaces the Section Committees and
unit bureaus and gives instructions direct to the
membership
The District Committees and Section Com
mittees in outside cities handle every snrIe
problem and campaign as unit that is no
subdivision of tasks and activities is developed
with the result thet the available Partv forces
ere utilized to very low decree of EFFICIENCY.
For eyar,rle When unemployment activities are
conducted the worl, in and around the factories
is practically abandored the work a~1orr Nero
masses women, is stopped. sale of literature
dWindles, etc, etc
Quantity Replaces Quality
While the activity in each district section and
unit is intensified quantitativey, the results are
not satisfactory the active membership is over
taxed with work and yet Some of the most vital
tasks are neglected Skilfull utilization and cor
rect organization of our available forces is re-
placed by forced marches constant storm at
tacks" and perpetual emergency mobilization"
without any variation of strategy and tactics.
without any development of mobility, without
any reviews development of new cadres and
higher forms of organization and new methods
of attack
Spontaneous" Political Growth
The Pcrty membership, faced with rev and
ever grovinr tasl,s ard complicated prchlcr1s is
rottrcceivinr a ,syssc.nstic political ard theo-
ratcal treinng so to be able to cope with
their problems more effectively. The lower unit,
which in the last analysis excuses every decision
of the Center, has not been adjusted organiza-
tionally TO carry out the new line of the Party
and new methods Of work.
Organized distribution and sale Of our i'm
proved agitatonal literature is seriously neglect
ed during period Of greatest receptiveness on
the part Of the workers for our propaganda. Hun
dreds of new raw proletarian forces are enter
ing our Patty. No systematic and planned use
and development of these comrades is being
made. They remain or leave our ranks quite
accidentally II they finally break through the