The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-16
At a New Stage>>Main Tasks of
Anglo>American Sections ofC.I.

sions and sharp turns of events.
This demands of every Communist
Party to be prepared to cope with
the rapid development of reVolu-
tionary events, and rapidly change
forms and methods of struggle, or,
in the event of inadequate contact
with the masses, to obtain in the
trend of the struggle itself estab-
lishment and consolidation of the
connection with the majority of the
workers"
At the congresses of the British
and American Communist Parties,
to be held shortly, the question of
overcoming sectarianism once and
for all must be the central cues
ton. 1t must be discussed from all
sides, from the political and the or
ganizaional. All the congress reso-
lutions Con inner Party tasks, on
work in the factories, in the trade
unions and mass organizations, on
the policy of cadres, etc. must be
drawn up from the standpoint Of
an irreconcilable struggle against
sectarian isolation from the masses
of workers, which brings grist to
the mill of Right opportunism, and
against the main danger, Right
opportunism, tagging behind the
tasks of the leadership of the work
ing class, the leadership of the
class struggle and also subordina-
ton to the spontaneous actions of
the masses (for it is possible to APP
proach the masses, to get into con-
tact with them from behind, from
the tail end")
OVERCOMING sectarianism, turn
" ing towards ~the masses, estab-
fishing, expanding and strengthen
ing contacts with them, leading
their demonstrations, winning the
majority of the proletariat,-all
this is not to be thought of without
a radical change in the inner Par
ty regime, without establishing ge-
nuine democracy, meaning that all
Party members participate in the
daily struggle, in the discussion of
all the tasks confronting the Party,
and that the self activity and initi-
alive of the basic organizations. is
developed. There is important work
in store in this domain work which
requires great perseverance. This is
one of the decisive links which must
be got hold of, to stretch the chain
to it's full length.
Another such decisive link is the
tasks of strengthening and renovat-
ing the cadres. For a number of
reasons, and, first and foremost,
owing to sectarianism and the in
adequately developed political life
of the Party, incredibly little has
been done in the last few years re-
garding the promotion of new cad
res. 1t is impossible to overcome
sectarianism and effect radical
change in the inner life Of the Par
ty without setting up new cadres
from the ranks of workers who
have distinguished themselves in
the mass struggles. The old cadres
alone are not able to cope with this
task, all the more so as part of
them-and precisely the most stub
born sectarians-Will in some form
or other interfere with the turn to-
wards the masses. Therefore, the
question of strengthening and re-
novating the cadres is the most
acute question at the present juno
ture.
FRESH CADRES
AVAILABLE.
Enormous fresh forces are matur-
ing in the working class. Take for
instance the miners strike in the
U. S. A., what enormous initiative,
what genuine heroism is displayed
by hundreds and thousands of rank
and file miners stubbornly fighting
for many months, despite savage
police terror and infamous betrayal
by the strikebreaking trade union
bureaucrats. Aren't they our cad
res, aren't they the fresh cadres
which can renovate and strengthen
our ranks and extend our Party's
connection with the masses, with
the main detachment Of the native
American workers?
Take the Lancashire strike, espe-
cially the strike in Burnley during
which new militant cadres Of cot
ton operatives made mark. BY
drawing these cadres into the Party
do not we create the most impor-
tant condition for its consolidation
and for the strengthening Of its
contact with the masses? 'Revo-
lutionary epochs Ienin In
1905-"are to the social democrats
(tfis was then the name Of the
RQlsheytst Party. s.Q.y the same Is