The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-17
Tasks In the Struggle Against
Hunger, Repression and War

tshment of which only the first beginnings have
been made. In view of the ferment within the
reforrnist unions, the work of building oppoSl-
lions must now be theoretically and systema-
tically taken in hand. Not only must oppositions
be created in mass reformist unions in which
no parallel revolutionary unions exist, but also
in refornlist unions such as in needle trades
textile and mining, where the masses are under
the leadership of the reactionary officials. The
main line of criticism in the work of building
the revolutionary unions have been correctly in
Dictated in the resolution on the miners strike
adopted in the Polburo on July 29th, which the
Central Committee approves. These lessons must
be worked out in detailed application in each
specific field Of trade union work. In the next
period the Party must concentrate upon build
ing up and strengthening of the revolutionary
unions and especially metal and STEEL auto
mobile and marine, in struggle against wage-cuts
and speed-up along the following lines: (a) the
working out of concrete programs Of struggle
for industries and factories (b) participation of
the masses in the formulation of their inlme-
date demands, (c) independent leadership by
the revolutionary trade unions through vA"'ous
forms of the united front from below, grievance
committees, shop committees, action committees,
strike committees ETC.. Cd utilization of united
front formations as the foundation for the build
ing of the revolutionary unions and oppositions
in the refornist unions, (e) systematically build
ing new cadres by drawing in new active work.
ers in responsible leading bodies from top to
bottom, abolition of the practice of relying ell
tirely on outside forces for organizational lead
ership % intensified study and propaganda Of
the tactics of strike strategy and practice, es-
pecially with regard to the preparation and end
ing of strikes, (g) methods of isolating and ex-
he o,od
guarding against spies without impairing the
practice of trade union democracy, (h) syste-
matte struggle against bureaucratic tendencies,
building of responsible trade union apparatus,
widest development of trade union democracy
and methods of organizational consolidation Of
the revolutionary trade unions
The &C. stresses the necessity for tho most
energetic and systematic revival of work in the
reformiSt unions the conditions for which are
constantly broadening as a result of the growing
struggles. The Party must more systematically
counteract the policy of the bureaucrats of head
ing struggles in order to behead them and more
carefully expose the strike breaking policy OF
the reformist leaders, particularly the left re-
forn1ists, socialists left" phrase mongers and
the Musteites. All district committees must be
instructed within the next month to report on
methods and plans of work adopted in regard to
strengthening the work in the reforrniSt unions
Is. In the struggle against imperiaist war
preparations and for the defense of the Soviet
Union the Plenu1n notices a certain qualitative
% improvement in the work of the Party and a
broadening of its scope DIETER political prepar-
alton of the August First campaign, concretiza-
ton CT the issues in the press, especially the
Daily Worker, and the linking up with current
he Of ar11rhletc i'm
proved organizationa1 preparations. border de-
monstrations for the first time, a small num-
Der of farmers demonstrations, and 500 in
crease in number Of participants over year ago..
Nevertheless the Central Committee derlares the
August First demonstrations we're not satisfar-
tory in relation to the sharpening economic cri-
sis, the nearness Of the war danger and the
growing rehabilitation Of the workers There
is still to be noted definite underestimaton Of
the war danger within tbs ranks Of the Party
and entirely insufficient efforts in mobilizng the
masses against it, This is shown in:
(a) Influence of pacifist illusions among the
revolutionary workers.
(b) Weak united front efforts.
Co Failure to draw in trade unions and mass
organizations in organized manner
Id insufficient concrete, popular and con-
vincing exposure Of the war preparations Of
American imperialism.
(e) insufficient attention to war industries.
II insufficient connection between every
day issues and struggles, with the war danger.
(g) Weakness in developing mass sentiment
in struggle against the Young Plan against i'm
peralist oppression in Latin America, Philippines
and China
The Central Committee emphasizes that the
Party center and districts must take the most
energetic measures to overcome all weaknesses
and mobilize the widest front OF struggle against
imperialst war.
The Central Committee calls attention to the
task assigned by the 18th Plenum OF the EC.CI.
which calls upon every member OF the Com
munist Party to regard as a task of first i'm
portance the struggle against the war danger
and the fight for the defense OF the Soviet
Union. AS an important means to develop the
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