The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-12

correct knowledge of the danger of
this open enemy of the workers
within the ranks of the working
class. we must consider the task
of building powerful opposition
groups within the A. F. Of L. Of
key Importance IN the winning Of
the majority of the workers. Our
best and most developed forces
must be made responsible for this
work both in the question q send
ing in forces into The A. F. Of L.
locals, and with regard TO our poll
tically developed cadres IN the out
side whose task must be 10 person.
sj,y guide and direct this activity.
In spite Of the resolutions,
plenums and conferences, all of
which have verbally emphasized the
one task OF ENTRENCHING OUR
SELVES IN THE BASIC INDUS
TRIES, it appears to me, that in
practice our Party has scarcely re-
acted.
The Section leadership consists
mostly of Party members NOT
FROM THE BASIC INDUSTRIES,
who have little or no understand
ing Of the meaning of concentra-
ten or how to apply it, The Sec
ten Organizers in many places re-
feet a dangerous tendency which
has been developed thst 81 am here
to give political guidance" without
assisting in the practical organiZa-
tional work.
What does Comrade Stain have
to say on this important matter?
In his report to the 18th Congress
Of the C. P. S. u. Stain made it
clear that:
when the correct political line
is given, organizational work de-
cides all, including the fate of
the political line itself, its fulfill
ment or its failure"
The Central Committee of our
Party in my opinion reflects a
similar weakness. Otherwise how
can it be explained that Plants
which are made National points of
concentration are never even per-
sonally visited by memb 'Ts of the
Central Committee. For instance,
ii is my belief, that it would be
most correct for member of the
Central Committee TO personally
come to Baltimore. meet with the
members of the Sparrows Point
Nuclei, plan and help them carry
through certain tasks.
For over five years Sparrows
Point Steel Mills have been a point
Of concentration for Our Party. In
all that period, at no time was any
line worked out by the Central
Committee with the local COM
rades for this activity. AS a re-
suit Of this. we find the inexperi-
enced local forces sincerely and
bravely plugging away in an at
tempt TO organize this gigantic fort
ress. with methods which were &C
tually defeating their purpose. A
super system of conspiracy and red
tape was erected in order to safe
| guard" the workers, so much So
that every worker was looked upon
as stoolpigeon, and only the best
'Marxists" were eligible for unior
membership. The popular opinion
was created that the steel and
Metal is an illegal, an outlaw
union. Our activity actually in
jected in every recruit an unnatural
suspicion and fear.
I believe thai a basic reason for
this condition is due to the present
distribution Of Forces in the coan-
try.
It is fact that at the present
time the best. most politically devel-
oped forces are assigned as Dis
trict Organizers and Section Or
ganizers. etc. In other words, they
are to be found in secluded direct
Party Activity.
On the other hand. at the head
of our mass trade Unions, we find
a secondary corp of leaders
younger, and less experienced poll
ticslly and organizationally. This
is glaringly true Of the present con-
dition in the steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union" which
is responsible for the organization
Of the millions of workers en-
ployed in this industry. The present
Central Committee it appears to
me is not sufficiently directly con-
nected with the broad masses of
workers in the key industries.
The solution to this is 10 place
more of these members IN direct
charge of the major trade unions,
and thus place full responsibility
upon them for the development of
new, fresh cadres directly from the
basic industries IN the leadership