LENIN ON ORGANIZATION
ity to carry on Social Democratic work in the
factory, directly from the committee. Every member
 of the factory committee must regard himself
as an agent of the committee, obliged to subordinate
 himself to the orders of the committee and
to adhere to all the “laws and customs” of that
“army on active service” which he hag joined and
which in time of war he has no right to abandon
without the consent of his superior. The composition
 of the factory committee is therefore a
matter of extreme importance. One of the main
cares of the committee should be’ that the subcommittees
 be properly organized. I imagine the
thing somewhat as follows: the committee charges
certain of its members (plus, let us say, certain
workers who for some reason or other cannot join
the committee, but who may be very useful on
account of their experience, knowledge of people,
good sense and connections) to organize factory
sub-committees everywhere. The commission will
consult with the district delegates, arrange meetings,
 carefully examine the candidates for membership
 of the factory sub-committees, submit them
to close cross-examination, if possible subject them
to a test, endeavoring themselves to interview and
directly examine as large a number as possible of
candidates to the sub-committee of the factory in
question and will finally submit a certain list of
members for each factory group for the approval
of the committee, or propose that authority be given
to a certain worker to set up, indicate, or select a

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