The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-14
BY F. BROWN.

THE class struggle is taking on gigantic pro-
portions as manifested in the development of
daily struggles of the working class which in
many cases are independent of our organizational
influence. Onr Party has not yet succeeded in
taking over leadership of the many struggles
that extend all over the country not only in in
dustry, but also in the farming territory. The
reason was given in the CT Resolution of Oc-
tober, which said:
THE present weakness of the Party is to be
found ir the tact that the Party was and re-
manned good propaganda organization,
which has not understood how to mobilize the
masses for struggle for their immediate de-
mands and especially for their economic de-
mands"
On this Keynote, the last Plenum went thor
oughly into consideration of concrete work, con-
crete slogans for taking leadership of the daily
struggles, for reaching immediate aims; in other
words the Plenum considered methods of max
ing our Party not only good propaganda Or
ganization but the real organizer of the work
ing class the real recognized vanguard of the
working class
In the last year, certainly the influence of
the Party has become stronger among the work
ing class and in some instances, among the
agrarian workers and poor farmers, as proven
by the many successful demonstra tons all over
the country, by the results of the elections, etc.
Nevertheless, we are only on the road to win
ming broad masses to our influence, precisely be-
cause the Party is not yet anchored in the in
dustrial establishments of the country the Party
base is not yet transformed into one of shop
nuclei.
Our slogan of the last convention and of the
March Plenum, Into the Shops" was not con-
cretlzed with the necessary Bolshevik energy
The organizational strength of the Party is still
far behind the requirements of the tremendous
daily tasks
The immediate principal program of our Party
is to strengthen itself politically and organiza-
tionally, not only in regard to the actual neces-
sty of leading the daily struggles but also in the
future perspective of the biggest class struggles
of tomorrow.
Last year one OF our principal slogans besides
Into the Shops" was Forward to a Mass
Party" And the recruiting drive that brought
into our ranks 5000 new workers was carried on
with enthusiasm. Notwithstanding this enthus-
iasm and due to a series OF shortcomings during
and after the drive, especially in regard to keep
ing new members, only 80 per cent or 40 per
cent OF these new members remained in the Party
ranks From that time until now, of course the
Party went forward and in the light of self
criticism all our mistakes and shortcomings were
discovered. In the daily recruitment of new Par
ty members here and there some districts show
that they have really taken into consideration
the experiences of the last recruiting drive To-
day in general the Party Active have gained
series of experiences on how to improve the Party
structure. how to bring new members into our
ranks and how to keep and develop them
Today our task is not only the concentration
OF all tasks elaborated By the last Plenum but
on the line of the Plenum, on the line of
Strengthening the Party politically and organiza-