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

and establish the responsibility of
the section leadership if that
leadership has been forced on the
section from the top. Because ey-
cry member in the section will i'm
mediately diSaSsociate himself from
this leadership. Just as soon as YOU
attempt to correct this leadership
or develop more drive in the work,
the members always hurl back the
charge: 1--WE did not choose this
leadership, you gave this leader
ship to us. 1t is not our fault if
they do not do their work" We
have had these experiences in New
York and elsewhere. A district
committee can only lead through
section leadership that has the
support of the membership.
Section organizers and section
committees cannot live in a sec
ton only with the support of the
top; they must have the support
OF the membership of the Party.
They cannot live there on the basis
OF the strength of the Central
Committee. They have to live on
the basis Of their own successful
mass work, on their ability to lead
the Party.
IL such an atmosphere is created
i'll the discussion and in the cleo
lions, then, 1 think we can carry
through an election on the basis
of complete inner Party democ-
racy with the necessary control
and selection exercised by the
broad masses of the Party mem
bers. The Party comrades them
selves must be taught to advance
those comrades who have proved
their reliability, their devotion to
the Party, their ability, etc, check
ing up on the background of these
comrades and singing out the best
comrades for unit and section
functionaries and as delegates TO
the convention. This must be en-
phasized very strongly in the prep
arations for the convention.
SIZE OF
COMMITTEES
Another word on the election of
the committees. There also grew
up throughout the Party during
the factional struggles, the ten
dency to p,ir up constantly larger
committees. Committee meetings
occupied the attention of so many
of our comrades that practically
the whole Party was engaged in
constant inner-Party committee
meetings. Comrades did not have
time to enter into the mass work
of the Party
This time we want TO greatly re-
duce the size of all of these COM
mittees both in the sections and
districts. We propose that in the
districts, the secretariat be abol-
ished and that real leadership by
the district bureaus be established.
The responsibility between meet
ings of the bureau, must be placed
in the hands of the district organ
izers with the other comrades
Agitprop directors, org secretaries,
etc, cooperating. These comrades
consult each other on the question
of policy. The district committees
are to be reduced in size from the
present 25 or 80 down to commit
tees OF maximum OF IL OF 10
comrades. The district bureau
should have a maximum Of nine
comrades.
In the sections the committees
are to be reduced to a maximum
of 8 or IL comrades. The bureaus
of these bodies should also be
stabilized on the basis of maxi
mum of comrades in the section
and 8 comrades in the district so
that we have small working bodies
that can really carry out their
tasks.
COMPOSITION OF
COMMITTEES.
In the selection of comrades for
these organs, we have, in the first
place, to select comrades from the
point of view of their ability to
lead the Party. There should not
be the mechanical setting up of
committees on the theory that you
have to have this or that category
represented in the committee. etc.
For example, We have developed
practice that every comradc in the
District Office must be a member
of the District Bureau. Very often
the office functionaries are the do
minant force on the district bureau
Comrades must once and for all
realize that II Is not necessary that