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 a. Red International Committees. The formation and constitution of the Red International Committee, which serves as the connecting link between the revolutionary minorities and the revolutionary unions, is endorsed. There shall be a campaign made to bring all the available independent unions in the Red International Committees and the United Labor Council of America. For this purpose a general conference shall be called of all the independent unions, either adhering to the R. I. L. U. or sympathetic to its program. This conference shall be held under the auspices, direct or indirect, of the R. I. L. U. and the U. L. C. of A. The R. I. C. shall be made up of independent unions and revolutionary minorities, which shall have voting strength equal in the R. I. C. The R. I. C. shall map out a plan of militant campaign of action to include the organization of the unorganized, the organization of the unemployed, the amalgamation of the various unions, the development of the labor party movement, the affiliation of unions to the R, I. L. U. and the whole left wing program. The league shall be the representative of the Profintern in the United States and Canada. The revolutionary nuclei in the independent unions affiliated to the Profintern shall be party nuclei, and as such, under party control. As soon as practicable, the R. I. C. shall engage a paid secretary and issue a bulletin.

b. Red International Affiliation Committees. The formation of the Red International Affiliation Committee for work within the I. W. W. is endorsed. The League recognizes that revolutionary importance of the I. W. W. and the R. I. A. C. is intrusted to establish all possible connections within that organization. The attitude of the R. I, A. C. towards the I. W. W. shall be one of friendly co-operation and criticism, While pointing out definitely and clearly the mistakes in the I. W. W. ideology and tactics, the R. I. A. C. shall do everything possible to participate effectively in the I. W. W. struggles and to win the support of its membership and to secure the affiliation of the I. W. W. to the R. I. L. U. Wherever possible, united front arrangements in defense work, strikes, etc., shall be established between the league and the I. W. W. As soon as practicable, the R. I. A. C. shall issue a bulletin.

a. Build the Party. The political and economic struggle of the working class is inseparable. The league recognizes the futility of carrying on the trade union work merely for itself. The chief aim of all its efforts shall be the building of the revolutionary mass political organization of the working class, the Workers Party. To this end, all the struggles of the workers shall be directed into political channels, and all the campaigns of the league for the Labor Party, amalgamation, etc., etc., shall be utilized to strengthen the membership and leadership of the Workers Party.

b. Build the League. The league recognizes the impossibility of its functioning effectively without the full and wholehearted support of the Workers Party. To develop this support it shall carry on a campaign to bring all the working class members