The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-27

NOOho VI OH ~ ISS VII b4lCl AdCCo as
they found the meeting well on
its way.
THERE we're three points on the
1 order Of business. 1t was pre-
pared beforehand by the Executive
Board, to be short and snappy
meeting. When each question came
up, the same Party members arose
and spoke. The Chairman at the
meeting, altho a Party member,
did not rule democ1-atically. A
proposal was made by the organ
izer. 1t was carried without vote
by the membership.
NO CONSTRUCTIVE
CRITICISM
The second point on the order
Of business was Shop Reports.
Workers rose and gave reports of
conditions and activity of the IN
ion in these shops. A Party COM
rade takes the floor and criticizes
the Union leadership for falling to
carry out certain organization
work, which involved the building
where he worked. The comrade
makes no proposals and does not
offer to help to correct the stu
alton where he works. He shows
no leadership and his criticism is
not constructive.
Although criticism Is necessary
and workers must be encouraged to
speak frankly, it is necessary for
the Party comrades to see that
their role is to make proposals to
correct the situation and to take
personal responsibility for correct
ing these weaknesses. Then the
criticism is constructive.
THROUGHOUT the meeting there
1 is noise, walking around, which
in most cases is done by the Party
members. The final point on the
order Of Business is the Hunger
March. A representative OF the
T. U. U. L. reports on the March.
This was the first time the march
was discussed at the membership
meeting.
Immediately after the report a
Party member arose and proposed
that we proceed to the election OF
delegates az no discussion was ne
cessary. Can there be more buro-
cratic PROPOSAL An attitude OF
eve know it all" This motion
was carried by the membership!
The bulk of the union members
heard about the March, and learn
ing the sectarian methods from our
Party comrades forgot entirely
about the new members present.
HOW HUNGER MARCHERS
WERE ELECTED
During the election Of the hun
ger marchers, a Party member
arose and listed off four nominees
as delegates to the March. He
stated why each one should be
elected and then sat down. How
obvious this was to the non-party
workers. One worker stated, that
the fraction must have decided so
therefore he presented the SLATE"
The fraction did not meet and
even if it had met before the meet
ing, in any case it would be wrong
to come in "an prepared" and
present it in this manner. To the
union members it seemed as tho
everything is settled outside and
their task is to accept, and that
they have no say in the organiza-
ton.
WHY do these mistakes occur?
" These errors in every case are
made by comrades who have long
standing in the revolutionary move
ment, Party members who feel that
the Union is in their pockets, so
to speak. These workers do not
form any Opposition" TO the Party,
but rather they are sour workers.
However, the results Of such me-
thods of work, and burocracy, IS
that our union is q sectarian group
of Party members and sympathlz-
ers, that there Is a lack of dis
cipline In the organization, and
that the Union is not living an In
dependent Life.
The way to correct these weak
nesses is first of all that every
Party comrade must become sensi-
tive 10 the feelings, reactions and
needs of the workers about him,
and those in the Union. React
quickly to their problems. Decide
questions with the workers and not
for them. The Party must feel res
ponsible to the non-party masses
and set a good example OF discip-
line. activity etc. The task of the
Party members is to supply leader
ship and to develop non-party
workers for leadership in the
Union
Some OF the Party comrades,
even after discussing the above
problems with them, do not feel
that they are making a serious
error. Unless this is corrected
quickly the Union will not become
a real broad organization, and
workers will constantly reply to
our appeals to them to become
members that they have no say
in the organization" Finally, the
Party fraction must function re-
gularly, meet regularly and help
solve the problems of the union
This Is our Bolshevik task in the
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