The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-16

every functionary in the Party Of
flee be a member of the district
bureau. On the contrary we should
draw in those comrades who really
have firm personal contact with
the masses, the comrades who are
directly engaged in the work
among the masses of unemployed,
among the masses in the big fac
to<ieS, in the leadership OF the
unions, ETC., SO that the district
bureau and district committee be-
comes a body that is politically
capable of leading the work of the
district.
As to the drawing in of probe
tartan clements into these COM
mittees. In each case an effort
should be made to draw in prole-
tartan clements from the factories,
but we should guard against
mechanical proletarianization such
as has been carried out by draw
ing people in merely because they
happens to be proletarians, but
who were able to contribute nothing
to the work. This is not the kind
OF proletarianization that must be
developed. We should draw in &C
tive, aggressive proletarian ele-
ments who are in contact with the
workers, who, through their work
in the committees can be DEVELOPED.
who from the beginning can con-
tribute to the development of this
work.
These are the main points that
1 want TO stress. The question OF
the character OF the discussion in
the Party, the character of the
election of delegates, the character
of the committees that are to be
set Up and the manner in which
these committees are to be elected.
With such policy it will be Dos
slble Tor us TO make the prepara-
tons for the convention of the
Party. the means of greatly i'm
proving the inner life of the Party,
CHARACTER
OF DISCUSSION.
In this connection it is neces-
sary to add another word to the
character of the discussion. The
discussion carried into the units
should not be brought in In q,
formal manner, by bringing in the
resolution OF this plenum, by read
ing it to the comrades or bv read
ing whole series of excerpts, etc.
We should get away from this
formal annroach to the discussions
IN the units, as mentioned by Com
rade Browder, by developing in the
units primarily discussion that
centers around the living expert
ences and problems of the units
sections, etc. In connection with
the discussion of the living prob
lens OF the workers by the COM
RACES Who are themselves in con-
tact with the workers. the section
leadership must bring forward the
resolution adopted by this plenum
the resolution of the district COM
mittee, etc, in order to establish
the main line in relation to the
actual experiences of life. In this
way all comrades will actually un-
derstand what the discussion is all
about.
WE have to bear i'll mind that a
/" big portion of our Party men,
pership has been in the Party only
very short period OF time. The
tirst Party discussion that they will
hear will take place now. They
know little about the method Of
Party functioning. We must utilize
these discussions also to raise the
understanding of these new PARTY
members as to the method of the
functioning of the Party. the
meaning OF the discussion. and the
convention as the closing point in
the discussion for the whole com.
Ing period. Above all, this must
be period for the bringing for
ward OF hundreds of new forces
who have proven themselves in tia
mass work OF the recent period.
II such a method is used, the
discussion will be the means Of
hammering out the line of the
Party and rallying all the forces
Of the Party for work.
In conclusion I want to empha-
size that in all of this discussion
and pre-convention activity, the
main line must be the developing
OF the initiative of the Party mem
bers and the rallyine of the Party
members for more effective mass
work---in the factories, among the
unemployed, in the struggle against
war. in the fight for the immediate
needs Of the masses. !.
Il