The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-13

in connection with their specific tasks or mani
tested in the work Of some individual comrades.
2. Wherever the system prevails OF political
discussions based exclusively on the outlines pre-
pared by the district Agitprop Departments, it
should be discontinued Also, the method Of twice
a month political discussions exclusively ar
ranged by the District Agitprop Department,
should be discontinued.
8, Every campaign Of the Party must be taken
up politically at the unit At the conclusion Of
a campaign 1t should be reviewed in the unit.
The basis for such discussions In the units shall
be a prepared, political statement by the Dis
trict Buro and District Agitprop Department
The general district statements should be briefly
supplemented by the section or unit buro ap-
piled to their local tasks and problems The Dis
trict Buro should bring into the sections and
units its important political discussions which
have an immediate bearing the work OF the
Party. The District Agitprop and Org. Depts.
to decide on the general topics for discussion In
the sections and units
4. Section and unit buros TO decide on poit-
ical discussions based on their section and unit
activities activities OF unemployed branch,
shop concentration, work in the mass organiza-
tions) These discussions should receive the ac-
tive assistance and guidance from the District
Agitprop and Org. DeptS.
ences should be developed in preparation for the
mobilization Of the membership for important
campaigns, review Of important campaigns or
discussion Of some serious wrong political ten
denotes which reveal themselves in the prac-
tical work. Of the district or section The dis
cuSSions at the functionarieS' conference to be
followed up at unit meetings
6. Special steps must be taken TO improve the
political life Of those units located outside Of
the district headquarters.
2. In connection with the recruiting drive, the
training OF new members assumes particular inn
portance. The 6-week training course for new
members as suggested by the Agttprop Dept.
should be organized without delay. The state
ment Of the Agitprop Dept, which explains the
purpose Of the 5-week training course and the
methods OF organizing the course was printed
in the Daily Worker, Dec. "a issue. The title OF
the statement is THE Political Initiation Of New
Members"
8. The elementary political theoretical train
ing OF the membership is essential Tor enabling
it TO grasp and understand the basis for the
practical tasks, TO develop confidence and en-
thusiasm in the growing practical activities.
ThSv system of classes in fundamentals OF Com
rnunism must become the basis for the elemen-
tary political theoretical training Of the mem
bership Such classes must be at once estab-
lished on a unit scale lin exceptional cases on
a section scale) It would not be advisable to
hold classes on the same night as the unit meet
ing, as this will make it impossible 20 develop
political discussions on the unit mass work, nor
viii 1t allow The carrying through Of the regular
classes
g. Propaganda literature ia Of the greatest
Importance in the raising Of the political level
OF the membership and in the political mob
ilization for mass work The discussion in the
units and classes to be linked up with reference
to definite reading material. In the center Of
our reading material nrust stand THE COM
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