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4 “Page Four MCLEAN'S POST IN WASHINGTON SAFELY FASCIST It Gives Prince Caetani Proper Farewell (By The Federated Presa) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Ned Mc- Lean’s Washington Post, which be- came convinced, in mid-January, that Mussolini was a tyrant who must go, and make way for consititutional government under the Italian king, is now safely fascist again. Its alarm over the crushing out of free masonry by Mussolini is forgotten, or has been overcome by Latin argument. “Italy’s recovery from the infection of radical socialism,” says an editor- jal of Feb. 4, “was accomplished by the prompt and ruthless application of patriotic power, energizing and purifying the government and afford- ing to the people an opportunity to ex- press their will.” Moreover, “The fascisti overruled the zealots who attempted to set up a chimerical social scheme based upon the overlordship of a single class; they rallied around Mussolini and enabled him to grasp the govern- ment and purge it of graft, extrava- gance and tyranny. The people rule in Italy as a result of the heroic sol- idarity of the fascisti.” This is in the nature of apology to Mussolini, thru his departing envoy, Caetani, for the earlier editorial pro- nouncing doom upon the despot. Fas- cism\in Washington is looking up. KLAN WINS IN INDIANA HOUSE Object to Pious Garbs; “Nighties’”’ Not Barred (Special to the Daily Worker) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8“While the house considers the religious garb bill received favorably Thursday, members of the ku:klux klan faction were awaiting final verdict to deter- mine advisability of introducing measures of a similar nature, accord- ing to proponents of the bill today. The klan bloc objects to women teachers wearing religioys garb, which they say is prevalent in Dear- born, Floyd, Dubois, Warrick, Frank- lin, Spencer and other counties. The holding of schools in connection with, or adjacent to church buildings is also a target for future attack, it is said. Thursday the house, by a vote of 64 to 27 accepted a minority report of the educational committee favoring passage of the Cooper bill, the klan measure prohibiting the wearing of religious dress by school teachers. Cooper had previously introduced a bill prohibiting the wearing of even religious insignia, but withdrew it and substituted the one which finally passed. Senators Told ray Hughes Just Where- They Get Off At (By Federated Press.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Secretary Hughes has coldly informed the sen- ate, in response to its resolution fath- ered by Hiram Jolinson, that the ne- gotiation of the war reparation claims at Paris was the business of the exe- cutive branch only. Thereby he sug- gests that it is none of the business of the senate to inquire what Ambas- sador Kellogg said to the British and French and Italian and Belgian repre- sentatives in that parley. This rebuff has hardened the resent- ment of the Johnson-Borah group in the foreign relations committee to- ward Hughes. The California senator launched a preliminary attack, Feb. 4, on the Paris agreement itself. But later, when the nomination of Kellogg to be secretary of state shall come before the commmittee, the candidate will probably be called upon to ex- plain precisely what he did in Paris, under pain of possible filibuster and rejection in the senate, Hughes may conceal the written records of Kel- logg’s negotiations at Paris, but the foreign relations committee has the power to make Kellogg talk. Are You Going to the Open Forum Bunday Night? “The capitalists of this country upon the working class! “The workers must defend their STRIKE AGAINST —a} (Continued from last issue) May, 1910, This is the date of the formal sep- aration of the Bolsheviki, the final mental and organizatory withdrawal of the Bolsheviki from the supporters of bourgeois influence upon the prole- tariat, from the menshevist liquidat- ors headed by Martov and Axelrod, and from the “Otsovists,” led by the subsequent renegade, Alexinsky. Len- in writes (Complete works, XI.-2, pp. 49 to 53): “The representatives of the two ex- treme tendencies, both of which are subject to bourgeois ideology, and both of which are equally Hostile to the party, agree with one another in their contest against the Bolsheviki. : The resolution proposed by | Trotsky differs in form only from the effusions of Axelrod and Alexinsky. Its terms are exceedingly ‘cautious’ and aim at expressing a ‘super-fractional’ justice. But what is its actual im- port? The ‘Bolshevist leaders’ are to blame for everything—this ‘phil- osophy of history’ does not differ in any way from that of Axelrod and Alexinsky. . .” “It is not difficult to see,” continues Lenin, “how the empty, hollow phrases of Trotsky’s resolution serve for the defense of the same standpoint as that adopted by Axelrod and Co., and Alexinsky and Co. Here lies the great and abysmal difference between the conciliatory pose of Trotsky and Co., in reality the most faighful servants of the liquidators and Otsovists, and forming the more dangerous evil for, the party that they are skilled at con- cealing their true character behind clever and artificial phrases, and be- hind apparently anti-fractional and pro-party declarations, and between that really party standpoint. which stands for the purging of the party from all liquidators and Otsovists.” The irreconcilable struggle for the principles of Bolshevism continued. All the enemies of Bolshevism joined hands and attacked the Bolsheviki, the party, and its central authorities, Lenin, dealing with the significance of this struggle and Trotsky’s part in it, wrote as follows, at the end of 1910 (XL-2, pp. 182, 183, 187): “Martov's article and Trotsky’s res- olution are backed up by certain prac; tical actions directed against the party. Martov’s article is merely a literary form clothing the campaign undertaken by the mensheviki for the |purpose of causing schism in our C, C. | Trotsky’s resolution pursues the same menshevist aims: the destruction of the central -authorities (of the Bol- sheviki) so hated by the liquidators, and with this the destruction of the party as an organization. It is not suf- ficient merely to expose these anti- party actions on the part of the men sheviki and Trotsky; they must be combatted.” You will see, comrades, that many things have happened in our party and many of the things which may ap- pear new to our younger comrades are by no means so new to older ones, or to the younger comrades who have studied Lenin’s works attentively. “There is nothing new under the sun.” Lenin continues: “We therefore declare, on behalf of the whole party, that Trotsky is car- rying on an anti-party policy, that he is undermining the legality of the party and entering on a path of ad- venture and schism. Comrade Trotsky preserves silence on this in- contestable truth (about the anti- party groups), because the real aims of his policy cannot stand the truth. These real aims are: an anti-party bloc. Such a bloc is being supported and organized by Trotsky. . . It goes without saying that Trotsky sup- ports this bloc, for the anti-party ele- ments here get everything they re- quire: liberty for their fractions, glor- ification and concealment of their ac- tivity, skillful advocacy defending them before the working class. It is |precisely from the standpoint of ‘fun- damental principles’ that we have to regard this bloc as adventurism in the exactest meaning of the word. Trot- sky does not venture to assert that he finds in the mensheviki, in the Otso} vists, real Marxists, real defenders of the established principles of social democracy. But it is just this neces- sity of continual dodging which is characteristic of the adventurer. The bloc formed by Trotsky with Potres- sov and the group around the Vperjod |(Forward) “is just an adventure judged from the viewpoint of ‘funda- mental principles.’ This assertion is no less important from the standpoint of the tasks of party politics. . The experience of a year has shown that in reality it is precisely the Pot- ressov group, precisely the Vperjod set who incorporate the influence ex- ercised by the bourgeoisie on the pro- letariat. Thirdly and finally, Trotsky’s policy is an adventure in an organizatory sense.” 1911, The struggle for the party and its WAGE CUTS! have united In a declaration of war wages, their rights, their lives! They must unite every one of their forces, every worker in shop, every shop in the Industry, every union, every working class organization, to strike back! “The sits in the White House! pitalists won the election! At onoe, the capitalists have begun their offen- A atrikebreaker, Calvin Coolidge, sive, their war upon wage standards, upon ‘hours, upon the rights of the workers...” The above is a quotation of a leaflet, “STRIKE AGAINST WAGE CUTS” issued by the Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party. It is a most should be flooded with it. where workers gather, should be visited and the | One million by April 1 is the mark set. Every reader of the DAILY WORKER can help and will help. to it that: your branch, your union—orde: tion. Price $3.00 per thousand, $1.50 for 600. Order from National Office, Workers Party, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, til, done. 8 timely leaflet. The whole country Every shop, factory, mill, store—anywhere flets distributed. It can be done and must be supply for free distribu. THE DAILY WORKER Leninism or Trotsk 64-PAGE PAMPHLET ON LENINISM OR TROTSKYISM NOW IN PREPARATION This installment is part of a pam- phlet“Leninism or Trotzkyism” now in preparation. It Includes articles by three outstanding figures in the Russian Communist Party: G. Zinoviev, I. Stalin and C, Kamen- ev, to form a most timely and im- portant contribution to a discussion of world interest. The pamphlet will be of 64 pag selling at 20 cents and will be ready at the con- clusion of this serial publication. ideas continued. ‘Trotsky continued his anti-party policy. Lenin supple mented his characterization. In June, 1911, Lenin writes as follows (XI-2. p. 322): “All Bolsheviki must now gather more closely together, strengthen their fraction, determine their party line with greater accuracy and clarity, collect all scattered forces, and take up the fight for the R. S. D. L. P. (Russian social democratic labor party) purged of the supporters of bourgeois influence upon the proletar- iat.” And he immediately adds: “Such people as Trotsky, with his puffed-up phrases on the R. S. D. L. P., with his kowtowing to the liquidators who have nothing whatever in com- mon with the R. S. D. L. P., are now the ‘disease of the age.’ In reality they are the bearers of capitulation to the liquidators, who are anxious to form a labor party on Stolipin’s lines,” After the lapse of a new months. Lenin wrote as follows in a’special cir- cular addressed “to all party organiza- tions, groups, and circles”: “Let us merely mention one feature the most characteristic and general one, in the utterances of Trotsky’s little group: In the question of tac} tics and of differences of opinion on principles within the party, Trotsky's arsenal can only supply weapons against the left wing of the party. It need not be said that such a policy is grist to the mill of the adherents of the ‘Golos’ (the menshevist newspa- per, the Voice) and to all the other various degrees of opportunists.” (XI- 2, pp. 335-338.) Trotsky continued his policy, and Lenin continued his characterization: “The real liquidators conceal them- selves behind their phraseology, and make, every endeavor to frustrate the work being done by the anti-liquidat- ors, that is, the Bolsheviki. . ‘Trotsky, and the Trotskyists and op- portunists like hini, are more harmful than all the liquidators, for the con- vinced liquidators state their views openly, and it is easy for the workers to recognize the errors of these views. But Trotsky and those similar to him deceive the workers, conceal the evil, and make it impossible to expose and remedy it. Everyone who supports Trotsky’s group supports the policy of lies and deception of the workers, the Policy concealing liqiudatory aims. Full liberty of action for Messrs Pot- ressov & Co. in Russia, and the cloth- ing of their actions in ‘revolutionary) phrases for abroad—this is the essen- tial character of Trotsky’s policy.” (XIL-2, pp. 359-360.) This chracterization: the disguise of right actions in left pseudo-revolu- tionary phrases, was for Lenin the dis- tinguishing feature of Trotskyism, re- peating itself from year to year in dif- ferent and progressive forms. And Lenin was never weary of pointing out this feature to the party as the most important and™ characteristic, and at the same time most danger- ous feature of Trotskyism. A few months after writing the characteriza- tion here quoted, Lenin wrote as fol- lows on Trotsky: “One trifle has been overlooked by this poor hero of phraseology: A so- cial democrat (in our present termin- ology a Communist) is not a.revolu, tionist unless he recognizes the harm- fulness of anti-revolutionary pseudo- socialism in a given country at a giv- en time, that is, unless he is able to recognize that liquidatory and Otso- vist aims are harmful in Russia, and unless he knows now to combat sim- ilar unsocial democratic tendencies.” A few months after this (December, 1911) Lenin wrote: “Trotsky calls himself an adherent of the party principles, but on the basis of almost total disregard of the Russian party central, which was called into existence by the over- whelming majority of the Russian so- clal democratic organization. The revolutionary phrase serves to conceal the tendency of liquidators and to throw sand into the eyes of the workers. | . It is not possible to discuss essentials with Trotsky, for he has no views. It is only pos- sible to contend with convinced liquid- ators and Otsovists; but we do not care to enter into discussion with a man who plays at concealing the er- rors of either group; we merely ex- pose him as a diplomatist of the mean- est description.” (XII-2, pp, 446-448.) It is not difficult to prophesy that these party historical documents here quoted will presently be explained away in the most convenient and philistine manner, by references to: Anger, heat of the contest, accidental collisions, ete, I thus consider it to be my duty though a disagreeable one—since Comrade Trotsky has now forced the party to occupy Ttseit with the history of the relations between Trotskyfsm and Bolshevism—to fol- low Lenin’s utterances, and the char- acterization made by Lenin of the re- lations between the party and Trot- skyism, not only for a single year, not only with regard to any single question, but | tically during the whole period o: igen yea ‘hich have passed sine party ame acquainted with Trotekyism, If a definite relation has existed be- tween Trotskyism our party for a number of years, cropping up sys- tematically at every turning point of party history, and mot merely becom- ing apparent on. one single question or on one single occasion, then even the more philistine and sluggish mentality cannot explain away this circumstance by reference to momentary anger, accidental conflicts, and the like. Even the most sluggish mind must recognize that if Lenin con- tinued for fifteen yeats ‘to enlighten the party on Trotskyism, and his char- acterization proved; correct at every turning point of party history, wheth- er the tide of revglution was rising, falling, or rising again, then it is not a case of animosity, of personal opin- ion, but it is perfbctly obvious that Trotskyism represents a trend of pol} icy which reappeirs! systematically, and that the foundation of Bolshe- vism as theory and practice of the pro- letarian Communist ,revolution can only be laid down by fighting against this trend of policy. Comrade Trotsky confined himself to defending to thé Russian workers the standpoint which'I have above characterized in Lenin’s words. The position held by the Bolsheviki in the Second Internationalyis well known. Even at that time the Bolsheviki, es- pecially Lenin, were hated by the lead- ers of the Second International. Even at that time these leaders felt that Bolshevism, and again especially Len- in, represented some new force des- tined to supplant them, and therefore the press organs of the Second Inter- national opened their pages to every slander against the Bolsheviki and Bolshevism. But during the whole period of Lenin’s exile, during the whole period of the revolution and counter-revolution, Lenin was never given even one single opportunity of appealing to the workers from the tribune of the press organs of the Second International, and of telling the German, French or Austrian work- ers the truth about Bolshevism. In actual fact we were boycotted by the Second International. But on the other hand Lenin’s opponents, Martov, Dan and Trotsky were given every opportunity of expressing their views, and these were able to spread abroad any amount of lies and sland- ers, since they were, assured in ad- vance that Lenin would not be per- mitted to reply. Trotsky availed him- self of this opportunity to lay the “philosophy” of Bolshevism before the international labor movement in some- thing like the following form: The Leninist clique of intellectuals who, under the leadership of Lenin, a man} who shrank at nothing, were holding the Russian proletarian movement in their hands in some obscure manner, whilst it was only the ignorance and backwardness of the Russian prole- tariat which made it/trist'the Bolshe- viki. The most important task was to rescue the proletariat of Russia | from the power of this clique and its leader, Lenin. This is the conception of Bolshe- vism which Comri Trotsky forced upon the International at that time. This is the manner in which he rep- resented the hisi victory of the inner party struggle in Russia, the import of the si le between the Bolsheviki and the mensheviki, to the socialist workers of Europe. With reference to the artieles ‘sent on this subject to the International by Martov and Trotsky, Lenin wroté the follow- ing in the year 1911+ “Martov expresses the view of the mehshevists; Trotsky clings to the mensheviki and hides behind particu- larly sounding and hollow phrases. For Martov the ‘Russian experience’ meant that the ‘Blanquist and anarch- ist unculture had won the victory over Marxist ‘culture’ (read Bolshe- vism over Menshevism). Russian so- cial democracy had been too zealously Russian (that is, revolutionary. L. K.) as differentiated from the ‘general European’ (that is, parliamentary) methods of tactics. We find Trotsky representing the same ‘historical phil- osophy.’ The ‘séctarian spirit,. intel. lectual individualism, ideological fet- ishism’ are placed rd the foreground. ‘The struggle for influence over the politically immature proletariat’—that is the core of the matter to him.” After describing the views thus pre- sented to the Gepman workers by Comrade Trotsky, Lenin continues: “The theory . .the struggle be- tween Bolshevism and menshevism is a struggle for f over an im- mature proletariat is by no means new. We find it in\itinumerable books, pamphlets, and articles published by the liberal press since the year 1905 (if not since 1903). Martov and Trot- sky lay liberal trimmed with Marxism before aie comrades. “Tt is an illusfOm to believe,’ de- clares Trotsky, ‘ Bolshevism and menshevism ha’ k deép roots in the ra ‘This is a typical example of the is but empty phrases of which Trotsky is mas- ter. It is not im'the ‘depths of the proletariat’ that the differences lie between Bolshe' and menshevism, but in the econo conditions of the Russian revoluti Martovy and Trot- sky, by ignoring these conditions, have deprived themselves of the pos- sibility of comprehending the histort- cal import of the internal party con- flict in Russia. . . To talk about various trends in the Russian revolu- tion, and to label these ‘sectarianism,’ ‘unculture,’ ete. (the terms employed by Trotsky agai; the Bolsheviki, with the idea of ing the German Philistines, L. K.), without according a single word to the most important economic interest#*of the proletariat; the liberal bourgedisie, and the demo- cratic peasantry\cis to sink to the level of the mostwulgar journalism.” (To be gontinued) -_ HAVE A HEART! Cor The JUNIORS! DANCE FEB. 14, 1925: Workeré’ Lyceum ACT NOW | AT ONCE PHILADELPHIA BALL FOR DAILY WORKER COMING Great Preparations to Make it Huge Success (Special to the Daily Worker) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. 8— Communists, sympathisers and friends of the DAILY WORKER are making preparations for the First Annual DAILY WORKER Ball which will be held Friday, Feb. 27 at the beautiful New Traymore Hall, located at Co- lumbia Ave. and Franklin street. The response received from the many labor unions and workers’ fra- ternal organizations indicate a huge success for the ball as well as the growing influence of the DAILY WORKER among the labor organiza- tions of the city. A ball committee of 45 delegates meets every Saturday afternoon at the party headquarters, making plans and working out the details that will make this ball the greatest event ever held by the labor movement in Philadel- phia. Several surprises are in store which the committee is not ready to reveal at the present moment. One of Philadelphia’s finest orchestras has been secured to furnish the music. The Souvenier Program promises to be a trde work of art. Special car- toons are being prepared by Chicago artists for the program. The sale of tickets is proceeding at an astounding rate and the interest and enthusiasm displayed in the pre- paratory work is a good sign of the seriousness with which the comrades take the task of building and financing the DAILY WORKER. All members of the Party, the Y. W. L., the Trade Union Educational League, as well as the many sym- pathisers.and friends who have in the past participated in the many sided activities of the party will be present at this ball to demonstrate their sup- port for the DAILY WORKER as well as to enjoy a festal evening, dancing, singing and merrymaking. The great banquet hall will be open during the entire evening where plenty of tables well filled with good thing to eat will await the jolly rebels who tire of dancing but whose appetites and voices still remain fresh and lusty. Jakira Speaks at Washington General Membership Meeting: WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Comrade A. Jakira, district organizer, address- ed a general'membership meeting of Washington local. This was Comrade Jakira’s first visit to this city and nearly every member was present. The meeting did not adjourn until after midnight and many matters of importance were discussed and acted upon, of The drive for the DAILY WORKER was the chief order of business and $250.00 was pledged by members who were present, and notes signed fo: this amount. x A committee was elected to organ- ize a Labor Defense Council with in- structions to draw up a letter to be sent to all local labor unions. The committee consists of Comrades Pearl- man, MacIntosh and Puzrin. The secretaries of the local branches were instructed to supply each comrade with a defense subscription list with instructions to act. Comrade Jakira spoke at length con- cerning all activities of the district, including the situation in the anthra- cite coal region; the industrial condi- tions in Bethlehem and in other citie The shop nucleus question and many other matters were explained by the speaker. Party Activities Of Local Chicago MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 All party members working in food industry will meet in Room 307, 166 W. Washington St., 8 P. M. Northwest Jewish Branch, 2642 Le Moyne Ave. Lithuanian No. 3, Wicker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Ave. Lithuanian No. 77, Meldazis Hall, 2242 W, 28rd Place. Hungarian Branch, 1500 No. Sedg- wich St. .German Branch, Workers Dramatic Club, 1665 Bissell St, Italian Cicero, 1402 S. 50th Court, Cicero, Il. 19th Ward Italian, 921 S. Loomis St. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Irving Park English, 4021 Drake Av, Northwest English, 2733 Hirsch Blv, Rumanian Branch, 2250 Clybourn Ave. Ukrainian No. 1, 1532 W, Chicago Ave. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Enlarged Red Revel Committee. Del from all branches must be present. Meeting will be held in Room 307, 166 W. Washington St., at 8 P, M. Douglas Park Jewish, 3118 W. Roo- sevelt Road, Englewood Park, Czecho-Slovak No, 1, Spravedinost Hall, 1826 8, Loomis St. PSS 777 CRO elish, 638 Groveland EAD THE DAILY WORKER APOLOGIES TO DISTRICT 15! The DAILY WORKER is deeply regretful of the fact that It erred Wednesday, February 4, in calling the Insurance police roll call for District 15 by overlooking contributions given at the general membership meeting in New Haven, Conn, At this meeting, $98 was collected to insure the DAILY WORKER from the following branches: Jewish branch, New Haven, Conn., $38; Russian branch, New Haven, Conn., $30; Ukrainian branch, New Haven, ° Conn., $20; English branch, New Haven, Conn., $10. ij This brings the District 15 total to $300.50 instead of $202.50, as the February 4 report stated. It means, besides, that almost $1.50 a mem- ber has been raised to date, putting an entirely different color on thie district’s record, In the disclosure of this id of there being “more loafers than laborers” in District 15, mistake reveals the opposite condition. The DAILY WORKER is sincerely apologetic for its misinterpretation. It wishes that It had not been so strenuous in “calling names;” but pleads that this was due to over-zealousy for the cause; and on this grounds, asks pardon, EVELAND, 0O., Feb. 8.—District six will issue bulletins which will lay the basis for the activities locals and branches must engage in accord- ing to decisions made and campaigns announced by the central executive committee of our party and by the district executive committee. Branch- es and locals of, this district are to make these bulletins as they appear a part of their order of business. The news items appearing in the bulletins are for general information of the party membership and should be read at the meetings. The following is the first bulletin issued: 1, A full hour at the next three meetings of every branch should be devoted to a discussion of the shop nuclei form of party organization. Branches should elect the most cap- able comrade to lead the discussion. Language branches must send to their federation secretary for a translation of the C. E. C. thesis on shop nuclei. At the next meeting of all city central’ committees a comrade mcst be named to supervise and assist in the branch discussions. 2. A state police bill is to be pre- sented to the Ohio legislature. Com- rades that are members of labor unions must lead the discussion in op- Position to this bill in their unions. Opposition to this bill must be made a part of the general united front camp- aign as announced by the C: B. C. 8. The child labor amendment has been defeated by the Ohio legislature. This, however, does not end our act- ivity for this measure. In accordance with the C. E. C. resolutions on child labor, we must now agitate for a re- consideration of the action of the Ohio legislature. We must call to the at- tention of labor unions and other workers’ organizations this failure of the capitalist parliamentary machine at Columbus to legislate in the inter- ests of the exploited children, explain- ing this failure in the light of the Communist conception of the role of the capitalist democratic political machine. 4. City central committees are re- quested to make a thoro investigation of unemployment within their terri- tory and report to the district office. Where considerable unemployment exists, where it can be made‘an issue, there locals and branches must assume leadership and begin activi- ties. Reports are especially request- ed from Toledo, Akron, Youngstown- Warren steel district, Bellaire and other coal districts. 5. The open shop and wage cut of- tensive of the employers is becoming more intensive. Where wage cuts occur our party must lead the workers in opposition to them, in strikes against them. Full reports of wage cuts should be made to the district office. 6. Participaiton by workers’ organ- izations in the activities of the con- ference for progressive political action shotld be opposed at every opportun- ity, See resolution sent you by nation- al office. few days— Work Among Women .... months) .... 1118 W. Washington. Blvd. DIST. 6 HAS PROGRAM OF WORK On the Way From England! The following shipment of the latest - phlets will be in our hands within the ae Rash in Your Orders Now! . Decline of Capitalism, by Varga.. Between the Fourth and Fifth Congress (A report of the B. C. of the C. L)........35 cents Report of the Fifth Congress of the ommunist International ... The, Communist International (No. 7) : (Magazine, $2.50 a year, $1.25 six Here are the latest publications from Europe (we have received @ limited number only) for which the sole agent in this country is THE DAILY WORKER Literature Department ” —___—. 7. Qity central committees attent ion: In order to educate and organiza the party membership so that mem- bers will enter and carry on the party campaigns in a full Communist spirit, all city central committees, by order of the C. E. C., are to hold member- ship meetings. The district organizer will addregs these membership meet- ings. A special letter will go forward to the ten city central committees in this district advising them of the op- proximate dates for their meetings. 8. The district tax: We fully real- ize that the party branches and mem- bers are burdened with many calls for money. But the district work must be financed. The district tax is not a temporary levy, but a permanent tax which should be considered by -all branches in this light. It has the en- dorsement of the C. E. C. of our party, It is not a heavy tax, branches with less than 15 members only having to pay $1.00 a month, branches with more than 15 members having to pay $2.00 a month. This does not prohibit the large branches that have from 75 to 125° members from paying more. Payment of the district tax by your branch must be made a special order of business at the next meeting. City central committees will give this at- tention. 9. The more readers we get for the DAILY WORKER the larger our party will grow. We all want to increase the English speaking membership of our party. One best way is to get addition. iis DAILY WORKER readers all the 2. 10. There are still 25 branches in this district that have not yet helped to insure the DAILY WORKER for 1925. Every branch that has not bought and sold insurance policies as yet knows that it has not, and know- ing it, should immediately rectify this oversight. 11. A new Hungarian branch has been organized in Dillonvale; a new Russian branch in Youngstown; a new Greek branch in East Youngstown; a new Hungarian branch in Martins Ferry; a new Hungarian branch at Braton; an English branch is in pro- cess of formation in Warren. The Lima English branch, organized some weeks aga, is beginning to function actively. 12. The subscription lists of the Workers Party press will soon be sent to all locals and unaffiliated branches. A card file should be made of these lists to which other names should be added as, received. This card file should then be used to (1) secure new members for the party, (2) secure re- newals of subscriptions (3) use in enlarging the attendance at all mass meetings, The campaigns and party tasks as- signed the locals and branches by the C. E. C. and the D. E. C. of the party, as well as the decisions of these bodies, will be conscientiously carried out by the undersigned as the new district organizer, and it is. expected that. every local, branch and member will give full and loyal cooperation. Alfred Wagenknecht, District Organizer. saben dO CONS seed CONts a copy a copy a copy 70 cents a copy 25 cents a copy Chicagoy Illinois