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THE QUESTION OF DEMOCRACY WITHIN THE PARTY

To attain this aim, inner-Party democracy is essential. If we are
to make the Party strong, we must practise democratic centralism to
stimulate the initiative of the whole membership. There was more
centralism during the period of reaction and civil war. In the new
period, centralism should be closely linked with democracy. Let us
apply democracy, and so give scope to initiative throughout the Party.
Let us give scope to the initiative of the whole Party membership,
and so train new cadres in great numbers, eliminate the remnants of
sectarianism, and unite the whole Party as solidly as steel.

UNITY IN THE CONFERENCE AND IN THE
WHOLE PARTY

After explanation, the dissenting views on political issues voiced
at this conference have given way to agreement, and the earlier dif-
ference between the line of the Central Committee and the line of
retreat adopted under the leadership of certain comrades, has also
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been settled; this shows that our Party is very solidly united. This
unity provides the most important basis for the present national and
democratic revolution, because it is only through the unity of the
Communist Party that the unity of the whole class and the whole
nation can be achieved, and it is only through the unity of the whole
class and the whole nation that the enemy can be defeated and the
national and democratic revolution accomplished.

WIN THE MASSES IN THEIR MILLIONS FOR THE
ANTI-JAPANESE NATIONAL UNITED FRONT

The aim of our correct political policy and of our solid unity is to
win the masses in their millions for the anti-Japanese national united
front. The broad masses of the proletariat, the peasantry and the
urban petty bourgeoisie need our work of propaganda, agitation and
organization. Further efforts on our part are also needed to establish