The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-01

against the social demagogy OF Edmonson and
Howatt in Southern illinois, the S. P. and La
Toilette movement in Wisconsin, the Musteites
and A. F. l. unions and especially against the
Chicago Federation OF Labor. The undsresti-
nation of the Importance of the work inside
the local unions of the A. F. OF L. is especially
evident in Chicago Milwaukee, etc. The social
demagogy and the left phrases of Social Fas-
Cisn elements are an attempt to divert the
readiness Of the masses into these channels and
to prevent them from coming under our lead
ersllip and only in struggle can these elements
be exposed and fought.
II. The weaknesses Of the Party in the
sphere of mass activities show that the inner
Party life is insufficient and weak. The ap-
proach to inner Party work has been too much
OF an apparatus approach instead OF full I'M
Outstanding that the improvements OF the inner
life and work of the Party must necessarily find
it's reflection in the organizing and developing
and leading of mass struggles. The resolution
of the last plenum Of the District Committee
already placed this question sharply before the
Party:
1--WE must be aware and smash any tendency
which thinks that first we must improve the
inner life of the Party and then will do mass
work. The basis of improving the inner Party
organization is definitely connected with the
developing and leadlng OF mass struggles, ana
cannot be separated"
But these directives are not yet carried out.
IL "Only by self-critical examination of our
work, separating the good from the bad, effec
tive from the non-effective, learning from the
masses and measuring our work by response of
the masses, strengthening those policies meth
DDS of work and tactics, which entrench us
deeper among the masses and build up our or
CARNATIONS, combating and eliminating all those
factors which hold us back and separate us
from the masses which weakens our organiza-
tons Self criticism is that particular method
Of work by which we improve all our methods
of work; it is that policy by which we check up
on all our policies"
Starting with the district Plenunl self criti-
cism must be applied to all Party organizations
and correct improving Of our work, eliminating
all elements OF opportunisn, indifference. in
activity The Party must have -aith in the
masses for struggle.
The District Plenuna outlines the tasks for
the immediate future as follows:
A. Concentration on Southern Illinois as the
Central task Of the Party in District to or
ganize struggles, developing mass movement,
building the National Miners Union and rank
and file committees Of acknowledging the
work inside the UNIV Of A.
With so per cent Of the miners unemployed,
the Unemployed struggle nuSt receive particular
atJetion as one Of the means OF guaranteeing
the Successful development OF the struggle on
the part OF the unemployed nii,ers--that is q
guarantee Of the unity Of action between the
unemployed and employed.
To carry these tasks the struggle against Ed
nonson and all the other social fascists must
be put into the forefront exposing concretely
as the agents Of the UNIV Of A machine, the
coal operators and their government The Dis
trict BJro to take orgsnizational steps for the