CHAPTER III. THE ORGANIZATION

ARTICLE 7. _The Principle of Organization_: Like other Communist International Branch Parties, the essential of organization of the Chinese Communist Party is Democratic Centralism. By Democratic Centralism is meant:

_a._ Both superior and subordinate Party Organs shall be formed according to resolutions which have been passed in the Councils of Party Delegates and the National Communist Party Congress.

_b._ Each Party Organ is required to make a report of its newly elected members.

_c._ Subordinate Party Organs must accept orders issued by the higher Organs. They shall strictly obey the regulations of the Party. They shall effectively carry out the resolutions and plans which have been determined by the Communist International Central Committee and its supervisory Party Organs. The Party members may discuss and argue on certain points which are not yet passed by the Party Organ. In other words, they must obey unconditionally the resolutions which have been already determined by the Communist International or their superior Organs, whether they agree with these resolutions or not.

ARTICLE 8. _The Supervisory Party Organs_: Under certain circumstances, subordinate Party Organs are allowed to appoint new supervisory Committees to join the Party with the sanction of its superior Organs.

ARTICLE 9. _The Distribution of Party Organs_: The distribution of Party Organs is according to geographic units. The Administrative Party Organ in a certain place is the supervisory Organ of that place. People of different nationalities may all join the Communist Party. However, they must first join a Chinese District Party Organ before they can become members of the Chinese Communist Party.

ARTICLE 10. _Duties of the District Organs_: The District Organs have the power to settle their local affairs within the scope of resolutions passed by the Communist International and the Chinese Communist Party.

ARTICLE 11. _The Supreme Party Organs_: The supreme Party Organs are the Party Members' Mass Meeting and the Councils of Party Delegates.

ARTICLE 12. _The Party Committee_: Different classes of Party committees shall be elected from among the Party Members' Mass Meeting and the Councils of Party Delegates[2] and the National Communist Party Congress.[3] The committees shall supervise the routine procedures of their subordinate Organs.

[Footnote 2: The term _Tai-piao Ta-hui_ rendered "Council of Party Delegates," may also be put as "Party Conference." Cf. "The Rules of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union" in Rappard, William E., _et al._, _Source Book on European Governments_, New York, 1937, p. v34-v52.]

[Footnote 3: _Ch'üan-kuo Ta-hui_ is given as "National Party Congress"; the term _Ch'üan-kuo_ has been translated as "All-China" elsewhere.]

ARTICLE 13. _Problems of Criticism_: In the case of _hsien_ Branch Party Delegates, it is necessary for them to undergo criticism by the (subordinate) officers of higher Party Organs.

ARTICLE 14. _The Organization System of the Communist Party Organs_:

_a._ Different Branch Party Organs shall be established in every factory, workshop, shop, street, village, and army unit.

_b._ There shall be a District Party Council and District Council of Party Delegates in every city or country district, under the supervision of a District Party Committee.

_c._ There shall be a Hsien or Municipal Council of Party Delegates in each _hsien_ or municipality, under the supervision of a Municipal Party Committee.

_d._ A special Council of Party Delegates which is constituted by several _hsien_ or parts of a province shall be established when necessary. The establishment must be approved by the Provincial Committee.

_e._ There shall be a Provincial Council of Party Delegates in every province, to be supervised by a Provincial Party Committee.

_f._ There shall be a National Communist Congress in the nation, supervised by the Central Committee.

_g._ For the convenience in training Party members, a special Central Executive Bureau shall be established and special central officers shall be sent to different places. This Bureau and the officers shall be appointed and supervised by the Central Committee.

ARTICLE 15. Further departments and subordinate committees shall be established to deal with special Party functions, such as the Organization Department, Publicity Department, Labor Movement Committee and Women's Movement Committee. These departments and committees shall be under the supervision of their respective Party Committees.

Note: To improve understanding of differences in custom and language among Party members of different nationalities, several Nationality Movement Departments shall be formed.