Since the Fourth Army of the Red Army accepted the directives of
the Central Committee, there has been a great decrease in the manifestations of
ultra-democracy. For example, Party decisions are now carried out fairly well;
and no longer does anyone bring up such erroneous demands as that the Red Army should
apply "democratic centralism from the bottom to the top" or should
"let the lower levels discuss all problems first, and then let the higher
levels decide". Actually, however, this decrease is only temporary and
superficial and does not mean that ultra-democratic ideas have already been
eliminated. In other words, ultra-democracy is still deep-rooted in the minds
of many comrades. Witness the various expressions of reluctance to carry out
Party decisions.
The methods of correction are as follows:
1. In the sphere of theory, destroy the roots of ultra-democracy.
First, it should be pointed out that the danger of ultra-democracy lies in the
fact that it damages or even completely wrecks the Party organization and
weakens or even completely undermines the Party's fighting capacity, rendering
the Party incapable of fulfilling its fighting tasks and thereby causing the
defeat of the revolution. Next, it should be pointed out that the source of
ultra-democracy consists in the petty bourgeoisie's individualistic aversion to
discipline. When this characteristic is brought into the Party, it develops
into ultra-democratic ideas politically and organizationally. These ideas are
utterly incompatible with the fighting tasks of the proletariat.
2. In the sphere of organization, ensure democracy under
centralized guidance. It should be done on the following lines:
(1) The leading bodies of the Party must give a correct line of
guidance and kind solutions when problems arise, in order to establish
themselves as centres of leadership.
(2) The higher bodies must be familiar with the life of the masses
and with the situation in the lower bodies so as to have an objective basis for
correct guidance.
(3) No Party organization at any level should make casual
decisions in solving problems. Once a decision is reached, it must be firmly
carried out.
(4) All decisions of any importance made by the Party's higher
bodies must be promptly transmitted to the lower bodies and the Party rank and
file. The method is to call meetings of activists or general membership
meetings of the Party branches or even of the columns [2] (when circumstances permit) and to assign people to make reports
at such meetings.
(5) The lower bodies of the Party and the Party rank and file must
discuss the higher bodies' directives in detail in order to understand their
meaning thoroughly and decide on the methods of carrying them out.
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