The big nut to crack was the! branch committees, which are seat-_ outstanding achievement. The bait that Borodin carried with him never failed to land a fish. Having en-Ested the Communist members in the task of denationalizing the whole machinery, he had to evolve scheme whereby his tools could gain the upper hand in the committees. "Give me the officers, I care not who has the rank and file," was his So the Communist members wore instructed to preach the gospel of economy at their branch meetings. A Committee, say, enjoyed salary of $100 a month; the communist members were instructed to propose to the branch that the al-
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