The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-06
More Work to Ensure
Executing Policies
Necessary
Ry A. STERN

up very sharply the correct
relation between Communist
politics and organization,
There he said, Everything,
including the fate of the political
line itself, it's execution or its fail
ure. depends on the organizational
work" This was further empha-
sized in cOmrade Chemodanov's ar
ticle printed in the latest issue Of
the International of Youth"
We see the correctness of the
points raised by comrades Stain
and Chemodanov in the work of
our District. We know. for instance,
that there exists with us a great
deal more talk about policy in
general than actual work to en-
sure the carrying out of our poll
teal decisions. For instance, we
see that whereas the District Bu-
reau in New York makes about $50
decisions q month, very many of
them deal with internal matters and
not with mass work.
However, what is more important
in the light of the present discus
sion, is the fact that very seldom
is any decision returned to the bu-
reau for check-up. Recently we
have instituted system of refer
ring to the bureau decisions that
remain unfulfilled at the end of the
month. However, we do this in toe
technical manner and so far limit
our check-up to decisions affecting
mainly the bureau itself.
The need remains greater than
ever of controlling decisions of mass
work which affect the lower organs
of the League. This necessitates
close work and check-up of the
work of the sections and units II
the process of fulfilling important
decisions.
Question of Forces
1t is unquestionsbly necessary tx
select the proper forces for om
work. Our League still approache,
the question of forces in a hit Of
miss, mechanical and lifeless fash
ion and considers post filled Il
somebody occupies chair.
The approach to this problem
must be a matter of finding a quail
fed comrade to AL a given post
Consideration must be given to his
ability to carry on mass work. This
is not only an approach to selecting
our forces, but must remain q
method even after the forces have
been chosen. Instead, we see a lack
of consultation between the COM
rades in charge of a specific phase
Of work and the comrades in the
units as p means of gauging how
the directives in a particular fielc
Of work are being applied below.
A good instance of this is ou
educational department, whose vol
luminous output does not even reach
ihe membership in most instances
Placing of Cadres
The placement of cadres is of the
greatest Importance if we are tt
make the utmost use of those com.
rades who have shown themselve.
capable mass workers. Too seldom
do We seriously consider this, anc
in many cases the Y.CL. becomes
a strait jacket into which comrade!
must At, This is due to a technica
approach, disregard OF ability to d.
mass work, disregard of inclina.
tons of comrades and failure tx
sufficiently train and interest com.
rades on the part of our leader.
ship. One of our section organ.
lzers, for instance, who was forced
to stay at his post against his vii
developed later very we'll as Leader
in an important field of mass worl
in the struggle against war and fas.
cism.
More care is necessary in thu
placing Of cadres. In this connec.
ton, we have yet to go far in ordeI
to Systematically send our bes
forces into the trade unions anc
shop concentration. It is no &C.
cident that our concentration anc
trade union work remain at yer,
low state. This can be traced direct.
~ to the lack of qualified force,
in these fields of work up to thu
present.
Our sections today occupy key
positions, and are decisive linI
for a strong Y.C.L. organization
This is realized insufflciently. L
is no accident that we have los
twelve shop units in the last five
months. Whereas some of thes,
we're lost through unsuccessful
struggle, too many of these were
lost through carelessness and a non.
political approach to the necessity
Of maintaining our nuclei at any
cost.
Where this was realized TT
shop unit), the shop unit is in ex.
istence long after the strike wa!
lost, is fighting hard to be rein.
stated, and is at the same tint
growing roots inside the shop again
On the other hand, shop units, like
the G., W, and others
ceased work almost immediately
after leaving the plant.
The sections at the present time
having grown in some cases to 20C
members, are faced with organiza-
tionsl problems and it is on the
order of the day, in almost all sec.
tons to strengthen our organiza
tional work. In sections l, 2 and 7
specific attention must be given tc
the improvement and maintenance
Of our shop units, with the view
Of establishing the closest control
over their work. Of STRENGTHENING
the mass connections of these units
through the formulation of youth