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mense, arduous and meticulous piece of organizational and mass
work. It should be directed by the Reconstruction Department
and supervised by the government at various levels, the Party
committees at each level having the responsibility for checking
up and helping. Mobilization to transport salt must have a degree
of coercion, but it certainly must avoid commandism which
causes damage. We must chiefly adopt the policy of unit propaganda
and persuasion. The organization to transport salt must
take the forms of transport co-operatives and transport teams.
Propagandize the masses to buy shares voluntarily. Some can
provide manpower, and some can provide draught animals. Some
can provide both. Some can provide running costs and some, in
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special circumstances, can be exempted from providing anything.
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We can organize transport teams among people who have rich
experience in portering, together with the necessary animals. The
Party and governmentt at county, district and township levels
should actively direct the rational, fair and health, organization
of these transport teams. They should set off smoothly, do the
necessary work along the way and ensure the safety of the personnel
and animals. On return, pay attention to the distribution
of the co-operative’s profits and guarantee the interests of the
people involved and of all the co-operative members. Salt transport
must not violate NOT the agricultural FOR season. We must strengthen
the organization of labour mutual-aid co-operatives (exchange
labour) so that after the transport team has set off, the co-operative
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do not lose agricultural production through lack
of manpower and animal power. As regards the salt-transport
organizations (co-operatives and teams) of the Sui-Mi Special
Military Area and the three eastern counties, we should allow
the masses greater DISTRIBUTION
freedom and reduce coercion. The transport
co-operatives and teams of all places must be built up on a basis
of benefiting the co-operative members. The duties of the Party
and government lie in making these benefits increase daily, otherwise
we will certainly be defeated. The Reconstruction Department,
the sub-regions and counties should teach the people
through the most successful examples of salt transport by the
masses. They should propagandize them widely for imitation so
as to be certain that the plan for salt-transport in 1943 will be
completed and will also bring large direct benefits for the people.
(4) The enterprises of the Commodities Bureau and the