The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
Conducted by the Organization Department Of
the Central Committee, Communist Party, U.SA.
The Problem of sociaI-Democratic Hangovers

hall meetings, to y-acting entertainments and
speech making.
Some very definite and persistent steps have
been taken both by the Finnish National Buro
and the District Buro to guide the comrades and
lead them to make the turn
We can definitely record that within the last
year great Roadway has been made in the direc-
ton of building the fractions in our mass or
CARNATIONS. The idea is still prevalent among
the membership that the fraction is sort of
executive power of the mass organization that
meets before conferences, to decide the policy
and the agenda The comrades have not yet
learned how to bring into the mass organizations
the campaigns of the Party, how TO draw into
the Miners Union the members of the mass
organizations In recent weeks, thr ough the in
sistance of the Finnish buro and the District
Buro, the campaigns OF the Party osgan to get
honorable mention in the Fraction letters but
no effort as yet to draw the co-operators and
club members into the basic struggles of the
working class. No attempt was made to link
these campaigns with the local issues with the
work of the Section and District Committees
Fractions have failed to report to Section Com
mittees, although they report more or less regu-
larly to the District.
Now let us take the Units of the PARTY in
Mesaba Range Ironwood, Hancock, Negaunee
Sections In spite of the constant hammering
and insStence Of the District Buro to form Unit
Buros, to develop local campaigns to build the
Unit into political center in the locality or the
mine in which the Unit is concentrating the
Unit still remains merely a collection agency of
dues and other fees, and the political discus
sons are left to the clubs and cooperatives The
comrades definitely resist the building of the
Units and Unit Buros Some of the members,
although they cannot be equalled for their de-
votion to the Party. for their devotion to the
work, lack the proper understanding of the role
OF the Party and therefore unwittingy hamper
its growth
For the organization of the Miners Union
much Roadway has been made lately The Sec
ton Committees of the Party have taken the
leading role in the mobilization for the conven-
ton by giving attention and guidance to the
Miners Union and have succeeded to a COM
paratively greater degree to draw the member
ship into activity to build the convention Also
efforts are being made to draw the mass Or
carnations closer to the union. A call for fra
ternal delegates, financial assistance for the
union has been issued to them
| The task of the Party in this District is to
create a stronger link between the District Buro
| and the mass organizations, to carry ON a con-
Slstent campaign for the building of Bolsheyik
fractions; a systematic propaganda campaign
among the Party members as to the role of our
| Party IN mass organizations. The need for max
ing the turn quickly and definitely away from
| loose social democratic FORMS For the organ
| ization OF mine committees, shop committees
basic locals OF the Miners Union and the United
| Farmers League, based upon the every day strug-
| giles OF the workers and farmers. This turn will
build fortress for the working class in this
District and will guard against social democratic
influence which leads to social fascist control
| of the workers organizations.