The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-07
BY SAM DON.


TECHNoCRACY emphasized dra-
matically for us the danger OF
social demagogy. We must recog-
11l2e that we have neglected to de.
yeIop widespread propaganda ex-
planning to the masses the cause
Of the present crisis. We are not
sufficiently establishing before them
the program of the Communist In
ternationa1. The growing elemen-
tary dissatisfaction Of the masses
. is not deepened sufficiently by us
through propaganda On the basis
of developing struggles for the I'M
mediate needs of the masses, it is
also necessary to bring more poll
teal consciousness into the grow
ing struggles of the workers.
The pamphlet of Comrades Foster
and Browder on "Technocracy and
Marxisn1" must be considered as an
important weapon In our propa-
ganda literature. We need not
take space here to re-emphasize
the Importance Of this pamphlet.
1t must, however, be stated that
The districts have not been sensi-
tive to the Importance Of it.
A few facts: First. as to the Chi
cago district. The Daily Worker
Of February list carried a statement
Of the Chicago District on techno-
cracy. The statement of the Dis
trict analysed the reasons and pur-
pose Of democracy. After the
analysis the statement asks: What
must we do?" And the first answer
is: Combat ideologically and eX-
pose the entire mesh of anti-MarX-
ian theories developed by the tech
nocrats and social fascists." What
did the District actually do? If we
are TO Judge from its orders for
the pamphlet "Technocracy and
A1arxisrn', the conclusion would be
that nothing is being done to COM
bat technocracy ideologically. The
statement also winds up with the
following paragraph: 'Popularize
the achievements OF the Soviet
Union, the advance OF science and
technology, and how 1t raised the
standard OF living of the Soviet
worker" The same pamphlet on
"Technocracy and Marxisrn" also
contains a speech of Conlrade Molo-
toy on the Technical Intelligentsia
and Socialist CONSTRUCTION" The
pamphlet therefore meets some Of
the needs which the Chicago Dis
trict placed before itself in its cam
paign against democracy. So far
the Chicago District has not Or
dered a single copy of the pamph-
LEI. Here we see a disparity be-
tween words and deeds We hope
that this will be Immediately cor
rected.
THE following districts also have
4 not ordered any copies: District
4, 10, IL. IA, IS, 16 and II. Some
leading districts like District 9 or
dered only $50 copies. Districts II
and Is, much smaller, have or
dered 400 and 500 respectively. In
those districts which take seriously
the question of our propaganda
against bourgeois theology, where
the district leadership takes a per-
Sonal interest in the question,
greater orders have been placed.
What better weapon is there in
our hands in refuting the bour-
geoiS theories on the present crisis
through propaganda, than the
popularizstion of MarxisIn? This,
however, is not realized sufficiently
by the Party.
In our struggle against social
YsScisrn which must in the first
place be based on the policy OF the
united front, it is also necessary to
state our wogramatic position on
the basic principle questions of our
right against capitalism and our
struggle for power
In connection with the 50th An
IIiversary of the death of Karl
Marx, special edition Of the Com
naunist Manifesto (5c) and the
iTeachings Of Karl Marx by Lenin
ii0c) have been gotten out. The
response Of the districts, however,
10 these special editions is neglig-
ible. Districts /, 4, 5, SOn, 10, II,
IL. 10, Is, Is, 10, have not ordered
a single copy of the two mentioned
pamphlets. Philadelphia did not
order any copies either.
These defects on the circulation
Of the Technocracy and Marxism
pamphlet, the special edition of the
Communist Manifesto and the