On Discussion Of The Principles Of The Paris Commune And Clean Government

The Paris Commune is a great creation of International Communist Movement.The attempt of setting up the proletarian regime offers valuable historical experiencesfor the realistic socialism. In short72days that the Paris Commune existed, thepractical principle that the working class are the same in nature was pursued, cleangovernance was promoted in political power construction which worked out difficultproblems in politics, the Paris Commune created a new image of the proletarianregime. Therefore, building a clean government was the principle of the ParisCommune from start to finish, it’s responsible for history to confirm the principle ofbuilding a clean government and the truth of the principle.Ⅰ. A new idea that the Paris Commune put forward about political powerconstruction of the working class laid a value foundation of building a cleangovernment.Marx ever summarized characteristics of the Paris Commune. He mentioned thatthe Paris Commune “was the government of the working class, was the result of classstruggle between producers and possessors, was the political form which was finallyfound could set labor free economically”. In Lenin’s State and Revolution, he alsopointed out that: after seizing the political power, the workers would break the oldbureaucracy, destroy it, smash it completely, and replace it with a new organizationwhich is made up of these workers and staffs, the political changes make a newpolitical power base on a new value; viewed from “class instinct” of the working class,the working class in Paris exercised their “historical initiative” in building politicalpower, in particular, they made the slogan of a clean government that all bourgeoisrevolutions have put forward a reality, to make the principle come into reality, thecommune remade old government, abolished two largest spending of old capitalistgovernment, standing armies and government officials, replaced parasites withservants of the commune.Ⅱ. The Paris Commune pursued democratic voting system which made theinstitutional foundation of building a clean government. The Paris Commune electedpublic officer in the way of real universal suffrage, rooted out all privileges, communecarried out real democratic election, all public office went to members of communal council who were elected, instead of owning all positions–military, administration,law, municipal administration, etc, privately by trained special class; In election,elected the delegates of the working class into leadership which laid the foundation ofclass basis of building a clean government. Communal council was composed bymembers of delegates who were elected from districts of Paris. Most of delegateswere workers who were “accepted delegates of the working class”, just because ofthis, the construction of a clean government had a class basis for honesty anduprightness is the component of the working class’ instinct. It insisted the inherentadvanced class consciousness to lay the foundation of building a clean government.The public officers who were elected take part into political construction of the ParisCommune passionately, and they worked in a new image of the rising proletariat. Thequality of public officers are changed at bottom which determined the basicdirection of building a clean government from the change of public office source tonew selection of public officer’s activity direction, it reflected the basic direction ofregime construction of the Paris Commune, and it was also the true reflection ofbuilding a clean government.Ⅲ. The Paris Commune set up the surveillance mechanism which laid theadministration foundation of building a clean government.The surveillance principle which is parallel with election was set up from thechange of public office source to new selection of public officer’s activity direction, itreflected the basic direction of regime construction of the Paris Commune, and it wasalso the true reflection of building a clean government；The commune consolidateelection, surveillance, and recall to keep national officer from metamorphosis; Thecommune enforced financial principle, corrected harmful tendencies in building aclean government, and put forward that expenses that the commune needed weresupervised by the commune itself, particularly, pay attention to deal with the financialhole to stop the economical and financial problem.Ⅳ. The Paris Commune abolished the privileges, opposed luxury, tied the masses,it laid the social foundation of building a clean government.The Paris Commune took a profound measure that is to oppose the privilegesstaunchly. It involved people’s vital interests, and make a breach of wage problem.The highest salary of public officer was ruled as6000francs. The number was equalto the salary of a hardworking worker. They never thought of their personal gain by making use of positions and powers. Under the extremely difficult situation, no onewould like to heavy the burden of the commune; The communal members tied themasses, listened to the voice of people. Busy official business of new political powerand tense wars didn’t become the reasons of the privileges and separation from themasses. On the contrary, they contact with the masses consciously.Ⅴ. Building a clean government of he Paris Commune was caused by the“instinct” of the working class, but was always “eternal” as the political powerconstruction of the working class.Marx ever spoke highly of building a clean government of the commune; hethought that the commune established a “cheap government” which any bourgeoisgovernment could not compare with. He warmly praised the work of those “publicservant”,“servant of the people”, and he pointed out that they “worked hard, thoughtcarefully, shed their blood,at the same time, they realized that their history createParis, and almost forgot the cannibals who stood outside the city walls, devotedthemselves to the construction of new society with the enthusiasm”;Building a clean government as the political power construction principle of theParis Commune meets the original intention of Marx. Marx spoke highly of building aclean government of the commune, he thought that the commune established a “cheapgovernment” which any bourgeois government could not compare with; A cleangovernment as the political power construction principle of the Paris Communecorrespond with the advanced class trait of the working class as the main force ofrevolution. The working class is the producers and workers, what it achieved were notliberation of itself, and it held high “the banner of the people”. If it went up to theruling class, it would not pursued the separation of the people, money, power orposition. Building a clean government as the political power construction principle ofthe Paris Commune meets the thinking that the commune consistently advocated. Inthe early days of the Paris Commune, announcement issued have repeatedlyemphasized that public officers should be supervised by the people, tied with themasses,“honest and upright”. Particularly, trying to deal with the relation of “host”and “servant” in consciousness which played a part in the conduction of building aclean government; Building a clean government as the political power constructionprinciple of the Paris Commune unified in building the working class political poweras the great practice of commune soldier. The working class in Paris engaged in activities as “class instinct”, they fulfilled the principle of a clean government ongovernmental construction, economical construction, style construction. Leninmentioned in his Nation and Revolution: the laboring masses in Paris “looked forwardto a cheap government”,“the proletariat is the only one who can accomplished it.”The communal soldiers practiced “gave them a cheap government”.The shock of building a clean government of the Paris Commune doesn’t cometo an end, the working class showed the historical initiative and creation on the stageof the world history for the first time, they didn’t only lose their previous light, butalso became the aim that was followed by Chinese communist who stick to socialism.It will encourage us to staunchly stick to the principle that the party is built for thepublic and that is exercises state power for the people, and ensure clean practice,andshine brilliantly in the ruling construction of CPC.