The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-18
Role Of the Party in Mass Struggles and
Lessons from These STRUGGLES

ISUlc VI CHc dirty MASS CJTuSgl6S anu
Lessons from These Struggles
most important experiences of the Party in
fundamental tasks of the p as d d f9 IN S hgn Of the
18th Central Committee PIenum and in the 18th Pien of the CT
winch are briefly summarized as follows % to direct the basic strategic
late rom the masses O. win over the majority Of the poetaat
party on basis Of bos inner party democracy founded on o
discipline revolutionary Of this political army; "a en-
large s and renew our Party general staff
capitalist offensive inspired organized unemployed
opposition in eost unions the Bonus March fight
TONS the pedomnanty spOn-
neou Inc Party has not succeeded in leading the majority OF the
ea nass Of GI Ig are yy ATTACKED nor even these
fragrant starvation (eel work.
es auto workers railroad workers
opng relatively small struggles Flint Michigan; ohO
only lately in the more serious auto workers strike
giles is the still uns actorv application Of the line of denendSt
leadership economic struggles on the basis of the united front from
with the in the factories and the
to the manoeuvers
the captuaGn to the Om trade union eauorats openly
and underesation OF the fight for immediate
partial together conceptions practices in
the work OF building the red unions and fractions within the
unions well unemployed councils proearia
mocra saan dsus OF new poetarian cades sectarn con
lions the united front fear approach workers refos leader
ship have characterized and heavily damaged the Party
hopeesness in regard the capacity Of
the booe immediate material a @ " h Gq g a&6a
work growth OF influence of the PARTY and the ndende
G9 o. struggles In those cases where we succeeded in winning
some unions light Industry the movement advanced organzatOnay
slightest material gains but nevertheless showed to the WORKERS n
and consistent determined everyday needs
u the workers in such cases was retained by the red unions
and with sure material gains from struggle but it absolutely
to the workers that possible under this leadership
everyday life
into the red trade unions have not succeeded in Transforming themselves
the h Convention again Penum despite the fact
Textile number a time lost
their former position Cast Ohio
inezcuab opportun refusal
possibilities cadres from the ranks the
Unions and s g n magnify to consolidate the prestige Of the
dangerous left oppomim is exhibited in lack
that The red unions must function O the working class
highly dramatic moments Of struggle but also for small necessities
personal prosecutions
The Party has theory in practice decisy
rejected the rank opportunst
openly right oppouni that impossible
during the economic crisis and unemployment"
to in basic industries Warren steel Point Gorda
which shows that in this moment Of deepening dazsn
the of transition revolutionary struggles it
not only possible victories are
increasingly frequent and of rising Importance
In the strikes Of the miners textile workers and needle d) workers
elsewhere s w UNIONS experience has shown in America
that and the revolutionary trade union
organizations have achieved leadership economic strg
giles oil the poeaa in those when CONSISTENTLY
struggle put demands and slogans
democracy drawn ali sections Of tbs
DEcsivEIY EXPOSED the mano9e r Th4 they have
0urea9 S and the onfdng cOnaoy attitude
struggles and the developing
lack of contacts in the bon @ 81
5 fn osn tho o the ohm Inn
Detroit @ Of ss 0G Tor OF s true SssflSp adR
ignorance OF the
feids aue to orientate the basis
LIGHT attitude towards preparations struggles kes nemp,ov
nen and bonus demonstrations and seriously injured
both the OF struggles and the consolidation ground gained
in struggle This ghness dangerous tendency
minimize strike
seriously undermined the position
oppount of
for hesitation vaciaion
ershp Of the developing
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