INFORMATION BULLETIN OF COMMUNIST PARTY OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA

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INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Information BLIleti_n of Communist Party of NO. OF PAGES1
Czechoslovakia
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REPORT NO.
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DATE DISTR. 1 August 1949
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
The attached "Information Bulletin" issued by the Central Committee,,
International Department, of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, was
Party. It is orwa e or your information an re en 1or-L.
addressed to
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COMMUNIST PARTY OF CZECHOSLO
PRAHA I, NA P1'IKOPE 33 - TELEPHONE 229-51
Information
ulletin
No.8 April 1949
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Comrade Gottwald's Message . . . . . . . . . . 3
Slogans for the IXth Party Congres . . . . . . . 4
Decision regarding the Czech Edition of J. V. Stalin's
Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Examination of Candidates. . . . . . . . . 6
The Czechoslovak Union of Youth . . . . . . 9
Results of the First Quarter of the Five Year Plan 13
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MAY DAY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
By Klement Gottwald
May Day in Czechoslovakia will be above all,
a joyous review of the results of great construc-
tive effort by our workers. After having dealt
with the saboteurs and traitors of our country in
February 1948, the Czechoslovak people threw
themselves at once into the work of reconstruc-
tion. Thanks to the enthusiasm of the workers
the Two Year Plan destined to put the country
on its feet again was successfully completed -
which meant that Czechoslovak industry was
10 % above its prewar level - and that we
could go ahead with the first Five Year Plan.
The beginning was good - as the figures for
industrial output in the first month of the Five
Year Plan show, when the plan was consistently
fulfilled by more than 100 %. Spring prepara-
tions in agriculture were no less successful. The
successes of the Two Year Plan and the first
months of the Five Year Plan are reflected in
several Government measures, which have im-
proved the food situation and the distribution
of the products of light industry.
On the lst of May the Czechoslovak people
will see a review of the successes achieved so far
in the fulfilment of the Five Year Plan. Socialist
competition is responsible above all for those
successes. And it is the first time that the Cze-
choslovak workers have introduced this mighty
instrument for the development of our country.
This competition takes the form of fulfilling the
obligations undertaken by the workers in honour
of the IXth Congress of The Communist Party
of Czechoslovakia, which will take place at the
end of May. These obligations, which aim at
increasing productivity and cutting down pro-
duction costs, were undertaken in the beginning
mainly by works' organisations of the Commu-
nist Party. The movement gradually spread,
however, to the Trade Union branches, Youth
organisations, etc.; so that today we can speak of
a nation wide movement incorporating all fac-
tories and majority of our villages.
Socialist competition is of great importance
not only from the point of view of economic re-
sults but also as regards its moral and political
significance. It instructs the working people in
the new socialist economy and the new socialist
relation to production, secondly it shows what
respect and affection the Communist Party
enjoys among the working people. Hundreds of
thousands of workers are enthusiastically com-
peting to fulfil their pledges in honour of the
Party Congress; is that not the best proof that
our people and its most advanced section the
Communist Party are one, that our people
recognize the Communist Party to be its brain
and heart? The May Day celebrations, in which
all parties of the National Front will join, will
demonstrate the respect and the devotion of the
Czechoslovak people to its recognized leader -
the Communist Party.
May Day in Czechoslovakia will also be a
militant review of the international solidarity of
the Czechoslovak people with the nations of the
Soviet Union, the People's Democracies and all
progressive elements of the world in their
struggle against the instigators of a new war,
and for the preservation of world peace. Here too
the contribution of the Czechoslovak people to
the world peace effort is evident. A nation wide
mobilization of peace forces was achieved for
the Paris. Peace Conference. At hundreds and
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thousands of meetings the Czechoslovak people
demonstrated their opposition to the imperialist
warmongers, and their will to defend 'Interna-
tional peace. A, significant contribution to the
strengthening of the world peace camp is moreover
the further extension of the international links
of the Czechoslovak Republic. In April a Cze-
choslovak Government mission visited Bulgaria
and Rumania where it discussed successfully the
strengthening of friendly political, economic
and cultural relations. A Government mission
also visited Hungary where a treaty of friend-
ship, cooperation and mutual assistance was
signed between Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
This Treaty shows especially how deep is the
gap between the capitalist international policy
ahel that of tl'ae People's Democracies. Only the
Czechoslovak and Hungarian People's. Demo-
cracies, whose policy is the interest of the work-
ing classes, have succeeded in overcoming the
centuries old grievances and conflicts between
the two nations, and have entered a new era in
Czechoslovak Hungarian relations, an era of
mutual cooperation and friendly alliance. There
can be'no doubt that this historic step of the
Czechoslovak and Hungarian nations streng-
thens the democratic front led by the Soviet
Union, and that it also strengthens the forces
of peace the world over. Against the imperialist.
policy of Marshall Plan and the North Atlantic
Pact the People's Democracies raise the flag of
peace, national independence and cooperation.
of nations on truly equal terms.
Finally May Day in Czechoslovakia will be a
demonstration of the loyalty of the Czechoslo-
vak people to the Soviet Union. The working
people of Czechoslovakia fully realise that their
national independence and unham;oered pro-
gress towards Socialism is guaranted only by
the fraternal, disinterested help of the Soviet
Union, that most powerful pillar of international
peace, progress and friendship. To strengthen
and deepen the Czechoslovak--Soviet Union
Alliance is thus one of the basic tasks of Czecho-
slovakias' new policy.
May Day in Czechoslovakia as well as May
Day in the Soviet Union and the Peoples De-
mocracies will be a demonstration of the over-
whelming predominance of the forces of pro-
gress, peace and socialism over the forces of
imperialist reaction. and war. Facing the nations
of the capitalist countries with their fears of the
morrow and of unemployment, who are falling
ever more into slavery under their imperial-
ist opresscrs, is the Soviet Union and by its
side the People's Democracies who point the way
to the freedom of nations, the joy of creative
work and the brotherhood of mankind.
Their ewes fixed on the Soviet Union and the
People's Democracies the opressed and exploit-
ed masses of capitalist countries assemble on
May Day for another -- still fiercer fight for
peace and people's democracy in their coun-
tries. Conscious of their obligations to ttie working
people of the world the working people in all
progressive countries - among them those of
Czechoslovakia - promise the workers of the
whole word on this 1st of May to continue their
work of building a new order in their homeland
with even greater ardour and to strengthen the
ties of international solidarity of the working
people of the world in their fight ~Lgainst the
imperialist instigators of wars, for the preserva-
tion of peace and progress in the whole world.
SLOGANS FOR THE IX PARTY CONGRESS
Forward, to socialism with Comrade Gott-
wald!
Honour to those who have fulfilled their
pledges to the Republic for the IXCongress of the
Czechoslovak Communist Party!
The February victory of the working class and
the working :people, headed by the Communist
party, is the guarantee that we shall advance to
socialism !
For peace, against the imperialist instigators
of a new war!
Long live the world socialist front of Com-
munist and workers parties, guided by the
CPSU(b).
Long live the great teacher of the working
people and their bestfriend, Comrade Stalin!
Let us master the ;greatest of all teachings --
marxist-leninism.
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We greet the IX Congress of the Czechoslo-
vak Communist Party!
The strength of the Czechoslovak Communist
party comes from the people!
Long live the Czechoslovak Communist party
- the party born of our people !
Long live the Czechoslovak Communist par-
ty, the leading force in the building up of soci-
alism!
The IX Congress of the Czechoslovak Com-
munist party is the rallying ground for the fight
against the remnants of capitalism !
The IX Congress of the Czechoslovak Com-
munist party is the rallying ground for the
victorious march to socialism!
The IX Congress of the Czechoslovak Com-
munist party is the rallying ground for the ful-
filment of the Five Year Plan !
Communism is the youth of the world !
All roads lead to Communism !
Communists are the heirs of the finest tradi-
tions of our nations !
In honour of the IX Congress of the Czecho-
slovak Communist Party we have given. the Re-
public...
The gifts offered in honour of the IX Con-
gress of the Czechoslovak Communist party
help to fulfil the 5 year plan.
Against bourgeois nationalism - for proleta-
rian internationalism!
Long live our glorious Communist Party,
steeled in the fight, led by Comrade Gottwald !
Forever with the Soviet Union !
We greet the Soviet Union, the guarantor of
peace, freedom and the independence of nations !
We greet the working people of Poland, Bul-
garia, Rumania and Hungray on their road to
socialism !
May the democratic, anti-imperialist peace
camp grow and prosper!
The defence of peace is the duty of the nations
of the world !
Build your country - strengthen peace !
Honour to those who are fulfilling the Five
Year plan!
Honour to the workers, engineers and technic-
ians who are fulfilling and exceeding the Five
Year plan !
Honour to the shock brigaders, the finest sons
and daughters of the nation, who are developing
socialist competition !
For increased productivity, for lower produc-
tion costs !
Honour to the farmers who are fulfilling
their production plans and delivery quotas !
Through the united cooperative to a better
life in the villages!
Go all out to build up state tractor stations
and feeding centres !
For the development of our economy, for
increased prosperity and a higher cultural stan-
dard for our people !
We will fight the remaining exploiters and the
enemies of socialism!
Let us strengthen and consolidate the union
of workers, peasants and medium farmers !
Long live the National front, the unbreakable
union of workers, peasants and intelligentsia.
Let us strengthen the brotherly union of
Czechs and Slovaks in one indivisible state.
Long live our People's Army, the guarantor of
peace and the security of the country.
Long live the National Security Corps, the
loyal defender of the people and the Republic.
Long live the People's Militia, drawn from our
working class, the guardian of our socialist re-
construction !
Long live our working class, under the lea-
dership of the Communist party, the guaranter
of our road to socialism through the February
victory.
Long live the Czechoslovak people, who are
building a happy socialist-future!
Long live the Czechoslovak Republik, the
home of our working people !
Greetings to the Republic on her road to
socialism !
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DECISION TAKE.N BY THE PRESIDIUM OF THE C. C. OF THE
COMMUNIST PARTY OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA REGANDING
THE CZECH EDITION OF J. V. STALIN'S WORKS
The Presidium of the C.C. of the C.P. of
Czechoslovakia has decided to publish a Czech
transtation in 16 volumes of J.V. Stalin's Works
from the Russian edition.
The publiication of J. V. Stalin's Works in
Czech is a significant step in the ideological life
of the C.Y. of Czechoslovakia.
These works place the great historic experien-
ces of the Bolshevik Party in its fight for the vic-
tory of the Socialist revolution, for the building
up of a Socialist society in the Soviet Union and
for the creation and consolidation of the Soviet
State within the reach of all. In these works the
Marx-Leninist theory is further developed and
enriched by a new and inspired contribution.
The histo:ric experiences of the C.P,.S.U.(B)
are an invaluable source of instruction for all
revolutionary parties of the working class and
they are applicable and valid for all countries
that are advancing along the path of Socialist
construction. From the works of J.V. Stalin, the
great leader and teacher of the working people,
our Party will draw further instruction on the
laws governing the development of society, on
the inevitability of the transition from capitalism
to socialism.
J. V. Stalin's works, of which the first volume
will be published on the occasion crf the 9th
Party Congress, will be of great assistance to all
Party functionaries and members in mastering
Marx-Leninist theory and in acquiring a thor-
ough knowledge of the experiences of the Bol-
shevik Party, so indispensable for the building
up of Socialism in our country.
In view of the historic significance of J. V.
Stalin's Works which will provide a basis for the
Marx-Leninist education of our Par _y, the Pre-
sidium of the C.C. of the C.P. of Czechoslova-
kia appea.',s to all Party branches to explain to
their membership the significance of the Czech
publication of J. V. Stalin's Works.
THE, EXAMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES
AT THE END OF THEIR PROBATION PERIOD
Many candidates who were given a year's
probation, are now coming to the end of their
period of probation. Party Branches must con-
sider each case and decide whether the candi-
date shall become a full member, whether the
probation period shall be extended, or whether
the candidate shall not be removed from the list
of members, or even. expelled.
Checking up on the probation period.
We must take this opportunity of putting
right the faults and shgrtcomings which crept in
during the examination of Party members. In
particular each Branch must consider whether
candidates were not given a probation period of
one year where it should have been two. The
shorter period is appropriate only in the case of
workers. All other candidates who were given
a year's probation must have the period extend-
ed to two years. Extension of the probation
period must be approved by a general meeting.
Removal. of candidates' names and ex-
puls;ion.
At the same time we must consider the way in
which the candidate carries out his Party res-
ponsibilities, what is his relation to the Party,
how he carries out the tasks allotted to him, and
especially his tasks in reconstruction. If he does
not carry out his Party responsibilities and does
not show sufficient interest in. them, we must
either ren.Love his name from the list of mem-
bers, or expel him outright. There is no need to
wait until his probation period is tip. This is
especially so in the case of office workers and
tradesmen, where failure to carry out respon-
sibilities must be severely judged.
Procedure at the end of t bre. and six
months' probationary periods.
In the case of probationary periods of three
and six months, which are now coming to an
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end, we must first carefully consider whether
the member should not have been made a can-
didate rather than given a probationary period.
There were occasional cases in which owing to
an incorrect interpretetion of the Central Com-
mittee's resolution on the status of candidate,
and from a wrong desire to be accomodating,
members who should have been made candidates
were given six months' or even three months'
probation. These mistakes can now be put right
by transferring the members in question to the
status of candidates. In addition the Branch will
decide in every case separately whether the
member has fulfilled the tasks given him for his
probation period, and how he carries out his
other Party duties; he will either be accepted,
made a candidate, removed from the lists, or
expelled totally, accordingly.
Transferring members to the status of
candidates.
It is one of our essential tasks to continue to
examine our members, even after the end of our
official examination, and to check up on their
Party work and their carrying out of the tasks
set them." (From the letter to all Party mem-
bers.) Even those members who were accepted
on their examination may be transferred to the
status of candidates if it becomes clear that they
do not fully understand the significance of the
Party and if they do not carry out their Party
responsibilities.
Transferring candidates to full mem-
bership.
"Candidates will only be given full member-
ship after a severe scrutiny of the way they have
fulfilled the tasks allotted them and of the way
in which they have helped in the building of
socialism." (From the letter to all Party mem-
bers.) This means that the Branches and their
Committees will make a thorough examination
of every case where the probation period has
come to an end, even if this year only workers
are concerned. In such a serious matter thor-
oughness and conscientiousness cannot be
sacrificed to speed.
How the Branch will examine candida-
tes.
Every candidate will first be considered sepa-
rately at the Committee meeting, to which will
also be invited the candidate's guarantor, his
dues' collector, possibly the comrade in charge
of the non-Party organisation in which the can-
didate works, and the political instructor of the
Branch.
The Branch Chairman will report on the way
in which the candidate has carried out his du-
ties; this report must be carefully prepared be-
forehand. Members of the Committee, the dues'
collector, the guarantor and the political in-
structor have the right to ask the candidate
questions to judge his political education, his
attitude to the Party, whether he has carried out
the tasks allotted to him and whether he knows
the Communist ten commandments.
How the Branch must examine candi-
dates.
Every candidate must be carefully examined
for political education, devotion to the Party
and personal characteristics. He must prove his
knowledge of the principles, policy and orga-
nisation of the Party; he must show how he has
carried out the tasks set him, whether he works
in the Party Branch, attends Branch meetings
and pays his dues regularly, whether he reads
the Party press and tries to convince his compa-
nions of the correctress of Party policy, how he
has fulfilled the tasks allotted him by the Party
Branch, worked as assistant dues' collector,
member of National Committee sub-committees
etc., and how he has worked in the appropriate
non-Party organisation. It is essential to pay
particular attention to the way in which the
candidate carries out his tasks in the building of
socialism, how he works in his job and whether
he fulfils his responsibilities as a citizen. Every
candidate must be judged with care and a sense
of respondibility.
After considering the political standard of the
candidate and his work, the Committee will
work out proposals for the general meeting.
Proposal to expel.
A candidate can be expelled from the Party
outright if he has failed to carry out his respon-
sibilities and shown no interest in the Party, or
if he has committed some act contrary to the
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principles and policy of the Party. He can, be
expelled (particularly in the case of hostile
action' before the end of his probationary pe-
riod.
Proposal to remove a candidate's name.
A candidate who performs his normal duties
at work but does not realise the significance of
the Party, shows, no interest in political educa-
tion and gives no hope that his attitude to Party
work is likely to change, will be removed from
the list of members. This may also happen be-
fore the end of the probation period.
Proposal to give full membership.
Full membership can be proposed only for
those candidates who were given the appropri-
ate probation period, who proved their worth
during probation, and who give a guarantee that
they will be good Party members. This year only
workers will come under consideration, and
they only if they fulfil all conditions.
Proposal to extend the probation period.
In other cases the period of probation will be
extended to another year.
Discussion of candidacies at the General
Meeting.
Every proposal of the Committee, whether
for expulsion, removal of names, extension of
probationary period or transfer to full member-
ship, must be put before a General Meeting and
justified. For the sake of all members present it.
must be again emphasised what it means to be
a member of the Party, how the good name of
the Party must be cared for and the Party clear-
ed of all hostile elements. At the same time
reference must: be made to the resolution passed
by the Central Committee on November 17th,
1948, about the status of candidate, and the
importance of decisions as to membership must
be stressed.
The Branch Chairman must then give: infor-
mation about the candidate: a short life-history,
reasons for joining the Party, the results of his
examination, how be carried out his tasks in the
probationary .period and the Committee's pro-
posals.
The candidate must himself declare how well
he has carried out his duties curing the proba-
tion period. After his self-criticism all present
have the right to ask him questions, :o criticise
and to add suggestions to the Committee's Pro-
posal. The candidate himself answer; the ques-
tions put to him.
After discussion of the Committee', proposal
the Chairman sums up and puts the proposal,
supplemented by suggestions made (luring the
discussion, to the vote.
The candidate may appeal against the deci-
sion of the General Meeting to a hi ::her Party
authority.
Administrative procedure.
If the General Meeting decides to remove a
candidate's name or to expel him, the Secretary
must inform the District Committee or the form
of notice of changes.
Similarly the District Committee n-.ust be in-
formed if the probation period is ex-,ended. If
the General Meeting; decides to transfer the
candidate to full membership, the Secretary
must fill in the form. of transfer to full member-
ship; the Chairman signs and stamps it, and
sends it to the Distract Committee.
Discussion of candidates in the District
Cornmittee.
The District Committee is bound to consider
every candidate's case separately and to vote on
it either in an Executive or a full Committee
Meeting. If they decide to approve the, transfer
of a candidate to full membership the form of
transfer must be sent forward to the Regional
Committee.
Discussion of candidates in the I egional
Coil] mit tee.
The Regional Committee, which investigates
and approves every case of transfer from candi-
date status to full membership, must lave exact
knowledge of the state and numbers of candi-
dates and transferred candidates according to
Branches and Districts. The organisational sec-
retary of the Region must give all Committee
members a complete list of all candidates to be
transferred to full nre:mbership.
Endorsement slip for membership cards.
After investigation the Regional Committee
will send the transfer form to the Re:::ordss De-
partment of the Party Secretariat. Here the
endorsement slip confirming the trant,ter of the
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candidate to full membership will be issued after
the special commission appointed by the orga-
nisational secretariat of the Central Committee
has gone into the transfer and approved it.
The endorsement slip for the candidate's
membership card will be sent by the Central
secretariat to the Region, thence to the District
and on to the Chairman of the Branch, who will
hand it over to the member at a full meeting.
This must be done in a way which will bring
out the solemnity and importance of the trans-
fer to full membership.
Former officials of other political par-
ties.
Candidates who were formerly officials in
other political parties will be transferred to full
membership on decision of the Regional Com-
mittee. The case of important officials, i.e. re-
gional or central committee officials, will be
decided by the Central Committee.
Prague, March 29th, 1949.
THE CZECHOSLOVAK UNION OF YOUTH - A NEW TRIUMPH
OF YOUTH UNITY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Zdenek Hejzlar, Chairman of the Czechoslovak Union of Youth.
Ever since the liberation of Czechoslovakia
by the Soviet Army in May 1945, progressive
Czechoslovak youth has been endeavouring to
create a firm progressive, democratic unity of
the younger generation. They strove to create
such a unity as would be an integral part of the
unity of all working people within the National
Front of Czechs and Slovaks under the leader-
ship of the Communist Party, and an effective
factor in the construction of the country, which
would become a school for the youth of all
classes. Up to February 1948, Czechoslovak
reaction, in the service of Anglo-American im-
perialists, was able, by means of agitation, intri-
gues and unbridled demagogy, try to disrupt
the unity which the Union of Czech Youth and
the Union of Slovak Youth strove to build up
from the first days after the liberation. Thanks
to the unbreakable determination of the very
best of Czech and Slovak youth and thanks to
the help of progressive and democratic forces,
above all the Communist Party and the Revo-
lutionary Trade Union Movement, reaction,
in spite of its massed attacks before February, did
not succeed in smashing the united youth orga-
nisations. But the conditions under which the
youth organisations had to work 'were indeed
very difficult. Many youth workers from all
over the world had the' opportunity during the
World Youth Festival in Prague, in 1947, to see
for themselves what intrigues the united youth
organisations of Czechoslovakia had to combat
and how tough they had to be in defence of
their unity.
The February victory of the working people,
which crushed the traitors on the pay-roll of the
imperialists and ensured the development of
People's Democracy in Czechoslovakia, was a
definite victory for the ideal of progressive
youth unity. The year which has passed since
the famous February victory of 1948 has bxought
great and unhoped for developments in the
youth movement. The Unions of Czech and of
Slovak Youth have won tens of thousands of
new members for their ranks. Both organisa-
tions have achieved great success in constructive
and educational efforts, in factories, schools and
villages. They have strengthened their author-
ity among the widest masses of youth and in
the whole National Front. '
On April 23rd, 1949, the Union of Czech
Youth and the Union of Slovak Youth were
fused into a single all-state organisation --- the
Czechoslovak Union of Youth, which also unites
groups of Polish, Ukrainian and Hungarian
youth living on C4echoslovak territory. Thus
the organisational unity of the youth movement
of Czechoslovakia has been achieved and the
Union of Czechoslovak Youth has become an
import factor in the brotherly union of Czechs
and Slovaks, living together in a common state.
Besides fulfilling its other tasks, it is helping to
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eliminate the remnants of bourgouis national- liberated from capitalist exploitation, means
is>knand to create real brotherhood among the prosperity for all and the basis of a new social
nations of our country in the spirit of proletarian order. Youth must be encouraged to work as
internationalism. shock brigaders, in factories and field and at
What is the programme and what are the school, following the example of the heroic
aims of the new Czechoslovak Union of Youth? youth of the Soviet Union; youth must be
The Czechcslovak Union of Youth is making encouraged to take their full part in socialist
use of all the experience both of work and competition, to study and raise their qualifica-
struggle gained by the former national Youth tions - all this is part of the most important
Unions. It is learning from the experiences of task of the Czechoslovak Union of Youth during
youth organisations in the other People's De- the first live Year Plan. If youth is to take its
mocracies and above all learning from the expe- full share in the building of a new world, then
riences of the most famous of all youth organi- they must be educated, must be conscious, must
sations, the Soviet Komsomol Movement. Its know and understand the way whi:h is being
programme originates from the need for an followed by the Czechoslovak people, led by
all-state youth organisation to be a decisive the working class. The task of the C'e,choslova.k
factor in the building of socialism, a school for Union of Youth therefore, is to educate youth
youth of all classes, from the need for a youth in the spirit of the progressive ideals of our
organisation, whose programme, method of national history, above all in the spirit of the
work and organisational structure will become ideals of our national and democratic revolu-
the loved possession of the majority of youth in. tion, it must teach them to learn from the lives
Czechoslovakia, an organisation which will and works of the great figures of our history,
strengthen progressive unity and unite young particularly from the life and work of our Presi-
Czechs and Slovaks on a basis of equality for dent, Klement Gottwald; it must teach youth
a common aim: to he good citizens of today's even deeper love for the Soviet Union and its
People's Democratic Czechoslovakia and of people, from whose hands our country received
tomorrow's socialist Czechoslovakia. her freedom, and whose powerful defence of
The Czechoslovak Union of Youth has be- peace allows the Czechoslovak work ng people
come an important factor in the political life to develope this freedom still further. It is the
of the Republic. The set-up of this life is the task of 'the Union to see that the younger gene-
union, of the working people of town and ration gets to know the principles of the most
country, realised in the National Front of important teaching of all, which is the basis
Czechs and Slovaks and led by the Communist of scientific socialism ---- the teachings of Marx,
Party. The Czechoslovak Union of Youth, there- Engels, Lenin and Stalin, which show the na-
fore, has its place in the National Front, where tions the sole way forward, and to bring up
in cooperation with other organisations, it is Czechoslovak youth :in the firm consciousness
helping to extend the unity of the working of the international solidarity of at. working
people and to mobilise young people of all people.
classes for their tasks in the building of socialism. In the efforts of the nations of Czechoslovakia
During the present development of Czechoslo- for a better and richer future, the.. Czechoslovak
vakia, it is the bearer of the fine traditions of Union of Youth occupies a special palace in the
the progressive movement: of Czechoslovak front of those who are building; -- the front of
youth, traditions of struggle fir youth unity in socialism. In the great world struggle fhr lasting
the face of capitalism and fascism, struggle for peace, for I eedom for the nations and against
national independence and for people's demo- imperialism, the Czechoslovak Union of Youth
racy and socialism, stands in the front ranks of progressive youth
What are the decisive tasks of the Czechoslo- of all nations, fighting in the World Federation
yak Union of Youth? Its first task is to educate of Democratic Youth for friendship between.
young people in love and devotion to the the nations, for strengthening peace and achiev-
People's Democratic Republic, to educate them ing freedom. and independence for everyone.
in. a new patriotism, which finds its expression, The organisational set-up of the Czechoslovak
above all, in a new relationship to work, which Union of Youth which is based on the principle
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of democratic 'centralism, ensures a strongly led
all-state organisation and ensures full possibili-
ties for the free national development of Czech
and Slovak Youth. This set-up enables youth
to unite together wherever they live or work,
that is to say, in factories or in schools, in
districts of different towns, in boarding schools
and in the villages. An organisation led in the
spirit of these principles will become a real
school of democracy and responsibility for Cze-
choslovak. youth.
The preparatons for setting up a united all-
-state organisation met with enthusiastic approv-
al from all members of the youth unions in the
Czech Provinces and Slovakia and was the
signal for tremendous activity in all spheres of
work. This activity above all found its expres-
sion in the increased participation of youth in
the fulfilment of the first Czechoslovak Five
Year Economic Plan. In the second half of
1948, young factory workers, on the initiative
of the youth unions started a great shock bri-
gade movement, aimed at improving working
morale and increasing productivity. Thanks to
the care and attention devoted to this movement,
not only by the youth unions but also by all
sections of the National Front and above all by
that great teacher and friend of Czechoslovak
youth, our President Klement Gottwald, thou-
sands of shock-brigades sprang up in factories
and mines, and fought against absenteeism,
against the squandering of working time, of
material and energy, and surpassed and are
still surpassing working norms. They are endeav-
ouring to make the best possible use of machin-
ery, to improve the quality of products, to
improve the organisation of work they are
lowering task rates, economising in production
and giving all round attention to the raising of
production. For example, shock brigader com-
rade Boiucky of the General Jeremko Mine
achieved an output per shift 200 % of his norm.
When the Five Year Plan was announced, he
set himself the task of fulfilling his Five Year
Plan norm in four years. The very first day,
he fulfilled his day's task by 312 %. At the
Tesla Radio Works, shock brigaders took over
one conveyor belt and increased its output from
113 radio sets to 125 a day. Shock brigader
Lupas at Libcice steel works, on the first day
of the Five Year Plan made a proposal for im-
provement which effected a saving of more than
200%. A twenty-one member shock brigade in
the tinsmiths shop of the Tatra works raised
its daily norm to 200 %. Young shock brigaders
at the Metra factory succeeded in lowering the
absenteeism of young workers to 4%. Thous-
ands of similar examples have been set by young
shock brigaders in the course of a short time.
Their example stirred members of the older
generation and so on the threshold of the Five
Year Plan, the initiative of youth gave rise to
a tremendous shock brigade movement in Cze-
choslovak factories as the basis , of socialist
working competitions. In March there were
already more than 12,000 shock brigades at
work. The example of working youth showed
the way and the finest young agricultural wor-
kers and farmers in the villages have followed
suit. In the first agricultural shock brigades
they are striving to raise agricultural production
and surpass production plans. In all schools and
universities study competitions between pupils
were started on the eve of the establishment of
the Czechoslovak Union of Youth on the ini-
tiative of the former youth unions, and more
than 250,000 boys and girls are already taking
part. Another great extension of constructive
work and of the initiative of the workers is the
present campaign of "gifts to the Republic"
on the part of shock brigades and individuals
in honour of the IXth Congress of the Commun-
ist Party of Czechoslovakia. Youth set out on
this campaign with great enthusiasm, increased
its shock brigade activity and dedicated its
work to the Communist Party whose wise leader-
ship has. won the gratitude of the whole nation
and above all of youth, by firmly ensuring a
socialist future.. So Czechoslovak youth has
celebrated the establishment of the new youth
organisation by strenghtened and successful
constructive work for the prosperity of the
country, and for the fulfilment of the bold. aims
of the first Five Year Plan. The working efforts
of youth are also linked with efforts for increas-
ing creative cultural work by means of the
competition of youthful creativeness, in which
more than 500,000 boys and girls of all classes
are taking part. The great activity of the Cze-
choslovak youth movement can be judged. from
one important fact, that is, the continual growth
of the membership of the unions. From January
to April 1949, 167,000 new members joined the
Union of Czech Youth and 2,300 new groups
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were started. During the same period, the
Union of Slovak Youth won more than 70,000
new members. The new youth union has start-
ed off with nearly 600,000 members and is
therefore a truly mass organisation of the youth
of Czechoslovakia and its aim of winning the
majority of youth to its ranks has become a real
and tangible one.
The main reason for the tremendous growth
of the progressive youth movement in Czecho-
slovakia, apart from the increased activity of
the youth unions, is in the first place, the fact
that day by day, the younger generation is
coming to recognise more fully the advantages
of the new life, freed from reactionary wreckers,
and that day by day their love for and confidence
in the People's Democracy grows and in-
creases and with it their devotion to the ideals
of People's Democracy and of socialism. The
younger generation in Czechoslovakia receives
everything necessary for their development.
Their social position is extremely high. There
is no threat of unemployment or hunger such
as menaces youth in the capitalist countries. On
the contrary, there is any amount of creative
manual and intellectual work waiting for them.
Great care is given to the specialised training
of young people. The government for example
is building further apprentice homes attached
to national enterprises, which will accornodate
another 50,000 apprentices. In spite of all diffi-
culties, the government sees to it that youth is
given priority in food supplies. The state is
devoting millions to recreation facilities for
young people. This summer atone the sta.te will
provide for the accommodation of more: than
50,000 young people in holiday camps. Edu-
cation of all kinds is open to all and state
support is given to those fitted for higher edu-
cation. Not long ago a preparatory course was
started for young workers who had previously
been unable to receive secondary education and
yet were anxious to study at universities ... Simi-
lar courses have been initiated'for future officers
for the Czechoslovak Army from the ranks of
the working class. Youth has a sh...re in the
running of :the state, not only because they have
the vote at eighteen years of age, bi: t also be-
cause they are widely represented in Parlia-
ment, in national committees and other bodies
of public administration.. Such a position for
youth ensures their confidence in the people's
democratic order. Davy by day the number of
those still affected by reactionary propaganda
becomes less and less.
A fine and happy future awaits the youth of
Czechoslovakia. They will be able to live freely
and richly in a country, whose soci:.li:st order
they have helped to build. Such a position, how-
ever, imposes on them great responsibilities
and great masks. But they have the e.cample of
the youth of the Soviet Union and therefore
nothing need hold them back. It is therefore
the task of the new Czechoslovak l._ nion of
Youth, in the present situation, to lead the
whole of the younger generation to the fulffl.-
ment of the motto of the great statemian. and
wise leader of the Czechoslovak: people, Presi-
dent Klement Gottwald: ?Forward, not a step
back."
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THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PLAN
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER' OF THE FIVE YEAR PLAN
EXCEEDED BY 3,6?1?
General results in the fulfilment of the 5 Year
Plan for March and the first 3 months of. 1949
show what an important factor the widespread
drive for gifts to the Republic in honour of the
9th Congress of the Communist Party of Cze-
choslovakia has become in industry. In March
the industrial plan (not including food pro-
duction) was fulfilled by 104,6 % the best result
achieved since the beginning of the year. The
constantly rising figures show that output as
well as productivity of work is improving
monthly: in January the plan was fulfilled by
101,8 %, in February by 104,3 % in March by
104,6%.
These are the iesults of the drive for gifts to
the Republic which called a successful shock
brigade movement into existence and can be
seen as the first promising stages of socialist
competition. The fact that the initiative of the
working people has often not been taken into
account when planning the gift showed itself
in the actual course of the gift drive by the fact
that original obligations were fulfilled long be-
fore the time limit was up. They are now being
further extended. Thus the development of the
workers' initiative becomes an ever increasing
force, which helps to fulfil ' the plan ahead of
schedule.
The gifts became the most important factor
in increased production especially in such im-
portant branches of industry as foundries, mines
and the textile industry. In all those branches
gift targets proved to have been well thought
out and the majority of employees were putting
all their efforts into fulfilling their promises.
Especially in foundries and in the textile in-
dustry a constant rise in production and the
overfulfilment of the plan by ever greater per-
centages can be noted. Thus a good foundation
is being laid for the speeding up of production
in other branches of industry.
The., figures on the fulfilment of the industrial
plan (not including food industry) do not, of
course, show which are being effected by
workers' initiative in reducing production ex-
penses and which also contribute towards in-
creasing the productivity of work in our in-
dustry.
During the first quarter excellent results were
achieved in the ' food industry, when the plan
for this period was fulfilled by 120,3 %.
Increased production was most evident in the
food preserving industry.
In the schedule below figures of the way the
plan was fulfilled in the different branches and
for different months are given. In most cases
an upward trend can cle observed.
Industry (not in-
cluding food in-
dustry) . . .
Mining industry
Power industry
Foundries . . . .
Metal and machi-
ne industry . .
Chemical industry
Glass industry . .
Building industry
and ceramics.
Paper industry .
Timber industry
Textile clothing in-
'dustry . . . .
Rubber and lea-
ther industry.
Gramophones and
films . . . . .
Food industry (not
including sugar
and molasses) .
101,8
104,3
104,6
103,6
99,5
100,6
101,1
100,9
102,9
102
108,9
103,6
105,4
106
110,3
104,2
98,9
103,8
102,9
101,6
100,4
103,8
102,3
101,4
94,7
94,8
104,7
. 97,9
117,7
108,8
102,5
108
96,6
102,4
98,7
99,2
93,2
99,6
94,7
97,6
102,5
108,6
109,4
106,9
98,8
102,1
105,9
102,7
110,1
108,2
127
115
-
120,3
Thus in March the plan was exceeded in 11
branches of industry and only 2 failed to fulfill
the plan. For the . first 3 months 3 branches
have so far failed to fulfil the plan. They are
the glass, paper and wood industry. All the
others exceeded the plan.
Mining Industry:
In spite of great difficulties the mining in-
dustry fulfilled the plan mainly because the
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obligation,; undertaken in honour of the Con-
gress were in most cases fulfilled. This again is
mostly thanks to the shock-brigaders' movement
which originated in the mines and is received
there niore? enthusiastically than anywhere else.
In the Sverma mine -- in the Ostrava district -
for instance, the pledge to increase mining
output by 60% was fulfilled by the end of
March thanks to an unexpected development
in the shock brigaders' movement which meant
that norms were exceeded by 40 %. Increased
productivity of work is apparent only in the
individual mines and cannot yet be felt: gener-
ally. Increased production laid a greater strain
on the power industry; these demands were
met and the output planned For the power in-
dustry was thus exceeded.
The best and most important results of all
industrial branches have been achieved by the
foundries, which by consistently exceeding the
plan, has won for our economy a surplus of
thousands of tons of steel and iron. This is the
result of painstaking work on the part of our
foundry workers and technicians who by their
joint common efforts worked out some of the
best gifts to the Republic and brought to light
great reserves. Such are the results of socialist
competition, which have been achieved mainly
in blockcasting but also in other sectors
where great difficulties had to be overcome,
such as for instance breakdowns at Great
Mannesmann in the Vitkovice iron works and
in the Kladno foundries. Increased production
has in most cases been the result of the increased
productivity of work, since the number of em-
ployees has remained almost unchanged.
Paper and Tinber Industry:
The paper industry fulfilled the production.
plan for paper by 100,5%, the production of
cellulose by 96,6 %/o (the paper-mill at Vetrni
was unable to work for 3 days; workers could
not get to the factory, because of snow-storms)
pulp cardboard production by 97,2% (the
Ostroh plant was prevente from working for
3 days owing to shortage of steam). Thus some
factories, for instance the Vetrni and Loucovice
works did riot fulfil their obligations to the
Congress.
The industry fulfilled the plan in the wood
cutting sector by only 83,4 Of as a. result of
snowstorms in the border lands which made
mining impossible moreover as a, result of
the wood having become so dry as to make it
useless. In plywood production the plan was
fulfilled by 96% (the plywood sector of the
1JP factory failed to fulfil the. plan`? in wood
veneers the plan was fulfilled by 111; 7 Of.
Textile Industry:
A decisive role in constantly improving pro-
duction results in the textile clothing industry
was played by the gifts to the Republic in
Honour of the 9th Party Congress which were
completed ahead of'schedule, after which higher
gift targets were set. The Liberec textile factory,
fbr instance, increased their obligations by 11
million crowns. The fact. that in the textile
factories they have introduced the method of
working according to a. budget also increases
the productivity of work, the increased absen-
teeism is a draw-back in this branch.
The rubber and leather industries have made
up for the drop in the fulfilment figures of
their plan, which were noticeable at the be-
ginning of the 5 Year Plan. Here too the
gifts to the Republic in honour of the 9th Party
Congress have contributed to better production
results.
In the gramophone and film industries the
films overproduced above the plan and offered
its gifts in honour of the IXth Congress of the
C.P.C.
Results for the first 3 months of the
5 Year Plan in the various branches
of industry.
Detailed results of the fulfilment of toe 5 Year
Plan in the various most important branches
of our industry.
Mining
Black coal.. . . . . . .
100,8
101,1
brown coal . . . . . . .
97,4
98,1
coke . . . . . . . . . . .
1040
100,5
iron ore . . . . . . . . . .
I14-,5
110,4
Power production
Electricity . . . . . . . .
106, 3
104,1
Gas . . . . . . . . . . . .
10",,6
101,U
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March First Quarter
Metallurgical industry
waggons . . . . . . . . ... 105,6 94,4
sewing machines . . . . . . 94,5 103,1
agricultural machinery . . . 115,5 119,,9
tractors . . . . . . . . . . 98,2 87,0
bicycles . . . . . . . . . . 108,6 111,7
enamel containers . . . . . 110,2 103,0
electromotors (under 0,5 kw) 120,5 104,0
electromotors
(from 0,5 to 25 kW) . . . 113,5 101,8
telephone apparatus . . . . 111,5 73,6
radio sets . . . . . . . . . 110,7 109,4
Chemical industry
nitrogene fertilizers . . . . . 109,4 107,5
phosphates . . . . . . . . 112,7 110,3
artificial fibres . . . . . . . 106,0 106,6
artificial silk . . . . . . . . 91,4 98,1
soap . . . . . . . . . . . 93,1 94,0
Glass industry
blown glass . . . . . . . . 103,9 96,1
plate glass . . . . . . . . . 107,6 103,9
fancy glass . . . . . . . . 96,2 87,8
Building material and ceramics
cement . . . . . . . . . . 100,5 110,4
bricks . . . . . . . . . . . 100,5 114,4
tiles . . . . . . . . 124,4 119,9
technical china . . . . . . 108,9 103,7
chalk . . . . . . . . . . . 102,7 111,7
Paper industry
Unbleached fibre materials . 96,6 98,5
Paper . . . . . . . . . . 100,5 99,7
Pulp . . . . . . . . . . . 98,4 99,5
Timber industry
boards sleepers . . . . . . . 94,4 97,3
wood veneers . . . . . 115,4 110,8
plywood . . . . . . . . . . 95,6 96,9
Leather and rubber industry
shoes . . . . . . . . . . . 106,1 102,7
tyres and tubes . . . . . . 106,0 98,1
March First Quarter
Textiles and clothing
Cotton yarn . . . . . . . . 106,6 103,0
wool yarn . . . . . . . . 106,4 102,2
Linen yarn . . . . . . . . 97,0 96,3
Cotton fabrics .. . . . . . . 102,1 103,6
Woollen fabrics . . . . . . 117,3 116,7
Knit-wear and tricot . . . . 112,4 106,6
Stockings and socks . . . . . 111,8 108,9
Men's and boys' wear . . . . 116,4 101,5
girls wear . . . . . . . . . 117,4 103,2
Working (overalls) . . . . . 135,5 132,4
Mens and boys underwear. 110,7 112,6
and girls underwear . . . . . 101,6 104,3
Graphics, gramophones and films.
gramoph. records . . . . . 208,1 175,7
full length films . . . . . I 100,0 100,0
short films . . . . . . . 107,1 111,4
Sugar industry
refined sugar . . . . . . . .117 ,0
molasses . . . . . . . . . 1130,2
Distilling industry
crude spirit . . . . . . . . 68,5
10 % vinegar . . . . . . . 114,8
Beer-breweries and malt industry
malt . . . . . . . . . . 131,3
beer . . . . . . . . . . . 109,6
Mills
edible wheat products . . . 88,4
corn products . . . . . . . 84,6
Fats and oils '
Margarine . . . . . . . . 107,5
Milk production
Tined milk . . . . . . . . 107,5
butter . . . . . . . . . . . 113,7
cheese . . . . . . . . . . 114,3
Tobacco industry
cigarettes . . . . . . . . . 110,2
cigar . . . . . .. . . . . . 98,9
pipe tobacco . . . . . . . 107,8
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