LENIN ON ORGANIZATION 
Lenin in “Conditions for Affiliation to the Comin- 
tern”—*“the Communist Party will be able to fulfill 
its duty only if it will be organized in the most 
centralized manner, if it will be governed by an 
iron discipline, bordering on military discipline, and 
if the Party centre will be an authoritative organ 
with extensive powers enjoying the general confi- 
dence of the Party. 
“Even in the present ‘normal times’ it is necessary 
to put forward the principle of democratic central- 
ism. At the same time, however, in view of the 
temporary ebb of the revolutionary tide and the 
appearance of right and left wing deviations in 
various Parties, it is necessary, with more determi- 
nation than ever, to combat every distortion of 
Marxism and Leninism, every deviation from the 
strict consistent Marxist-Leninist line of policy. 
The unity of the Party, internal compactness and 
strict revolutionary discipline in its ranks, are not 
less necessary now than in the period of civil war. 
Finally, flexibility of organization, the ability quick- 
ly to adapt it to changing conditions,—while pre- 
serving the fundamental principles of Bolshevik 
organization,—are necessary.” 
This is the testament left by Lenin to all the 
Sections of the Communist International as given 
in his speeches at the Fourth Congress of the Com- 
munist International at the end of 1922. The task 
of all the Sections of the Communist International 
is speedily to fulfill it. 
V. Mitzkovitch-Kapsukas. 
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