The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-20
By I. ANITER.

The Party Is the leader OF all the struggles
of the workers. This consists not only in form
ulating the policy for the workers, not only in
giving direct strike leadership at the top, but
particularly in the work that the rank and file
of the Party carries on among the rank and
file of the strikers.
The Party formulates the policy for the strike
not in the offices OF the Party, but in direct
consultation with the workers. Only in this way
will the strike pohcy-the general policy and
the strategy and tactics Of the strike be correct
The Party has made mistakes in the past in
formulating the demands of strikes outstand-
ing in this respect being the last dress strike.
But this time, the Party directly consulted the
workers discussed the demands with them and
then knew that the de ends were correct not
in the abstract, but in that they would rally
the workers, and that the workers feeling ans
knowing that these were the necessary de- Nads
in the -ituation would be willing 20 fight Or
them.
The -1-ty gives 'o-S~~ehiu at the top not only
in watching the development of the strike. The
Party learns ION all past strike experiences,
and also the strike experiences in other coun-
tries as gathered together and interpreted on
the basis of revolutionary strike strategy by the
Red International Thus the Party is able TO
correct ~~istakes advance the militancy and move
forward from post to post. This Is essential
for the success Of the strike, p that is why the
Comlnu~ Party is the only safe guide in any
strike.
But this is by far not all in strike leadership.
The rank and file OF the strikers are the body
Of the strike They must be convinced; they
must be led; they must be developed into lead
ership. The strike has man yphases many
sides, many activities for which the rank and
esI- Fr7l,sz Lzixz
spontaneously. but through the direct participa-
ton and activity of the rank and file Party
members. This means that the Party members
must he the first in activity-; lin the COM
n1ittee; 2-on the picket line; Sin tireless
activity explaining, stimulating, encouraging;
An recruiting into the union; Sin helping TO
train forces for the strike and the union g.
in selecting the most militant elements for re-
cruitnent nito the Party and YCLA
This demands endless devotion and energy
from the Party members but for that they are
Communists. They are not Communist only be-
cause they know Marx and Lenin better than
the non Communist worker. they are not Com
nlunists only because they talk more miltantly
They are Communists because they recognize
that the class struggle must be intensified and
has definite goal and onl- the Communists
are leading the masses forward towards it thru
struggle
The needle trades workers are militant. It
is true that the new elements that have come
into the trade-the Spanish, italian and Negro
workers-have never belonged to unions and have
not been on strike before. Therefore they need
considerable attention. The Jewish workers are
old timers in struggle, and do not need so much
attention. The Party comrades therefore must
be organized to carry on their work particularly
among the new elements, to win them for the
struggle for the union, and for the Party and
YCL
This means that the Party members in the
strike must be ORGANIZED for their work.
They participate in the strike not only as strik-
ers, but as COMMUNISTS They must organize
their forces (fractons) in the blocks the streets,
the halls, with fraction secretary at each place.
The fraction secretaries must meet to coordinate
the activities Of the Party members In the strike
There must be regular meetings Of secretaries.
There must be regular meetings Of the general
Sraction and more frequent meetings Of the
leading fraction. This Is essential for the con-
duct of the strike If the strike is to be reviewed
its weaknesses be examined and corrections be
made The Party fractions must not only