The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 19, 1925, Page 10

application of the decisions’ of the Executive Committee ef the Communist Gs x roposed ( International and of the Executive Committee of the Party. The Wiceioda Section foe at the Commanist f ‘ay Any Party committeé whose activities extend over a certain, area is Gonsidered superior to those Party organizations tines — is limited International. boty wohertain MEPCN'OT"tlae hea: By C. E, RUTHENBERG, General Secretary, Workers Party: $ “\@)) The: disctission” on’ Party: ‘questions. can. be meee 200 okey the: eer new constitution of the ‘Workers (Communist) Party which follows “members only until’ thé proper Party committee has‘ decided: them): After contains two, new devélopments of the party which are of the utmost ® decision has been adopted at the Congress of the Comintern, the Party importance. convention; or by the leading Party committee, it .must. be carried out The first of these is contained in the fact that the party declares itself Unconditionally even it some of the members or gome:of the local organiza- the American Section of the Communist International. tions are not in agreement with the decision y The Communist Party of America, organized in 1919, proudly acciarea) Section 2. The highest authority of “unit of the Party is the itself the “American Section of the Communist International,” “but the/ general meeting of Party members, conference, or Party convention, -. Workers Party, up, to, the Jast convention could only declare its fraternal affiliation and acceptance of the leadership of the Communist International. ‘elects the leading ‘committee which acts asthe leading Party organ .in: the With the adoption of the constitution which follows our party becomes Open: ‘imtetim between the membership meeting, conferences or acnrennians and ly “the American Section of the Communist International,” and takes its Conducts the work of the Party organization, rightful place with ‘the other Communist parties of the world as an organic part of the, (Communist International, HE party still retaing the name Workers Party, but includes in it the bureau, word “Communist” preparatory to the change which will undoubtedly be made by the next tere of the party to complete the transition and ‘™mittee is the street, nucleus bureau. have the party adopt its rightful name, “The Communist Party of America, American Section of the Communist International.” ‘Section 3. The membership meeting, conference, or Party convention an important stride forward and should inspire new pride in the party in h 1 7 the heart of, every member of our party, shall be electe : iadowa $9 The second, point, pf.importance {s that this new constitution outlines 'd) Larger cities. shall be divited into sections and sub-segtions. ,.; m f d re.of the party as it will a r aftér the reorganiza- ‘®hop nuclei and the street nuclei (international branches) in each of these bea orm afd siruetage of ple ti fact it sheate ee carefully a py ‘Sections and sub-sections shall hold conference of delegates which shall every member of. the. party elect the section and sub-section executive committee. The sections of HE party isamher whs Nas & Kise picture in his mind of the new struc. ‘e city organization shall hold conferences of delegates which shall elect ture of the party will be able to more readily fit himself into that struc- ‘# city executive committee, except in the headquarters city of a district ture. He will be able to aid in the work of re-organization, which is one of 07Eanization in which case the District Executive Committee acts as the Cae meet veel toms Rebere She Dery. fe loge ogy Pge ein in each ‘aistri t shall send delegates to a The party described in the constitution which follows is not an organiz- : 7 ee stg SACP conference which shall elect the district executive committee. ation hanging in the air or existing for itself. The form of organization will root the party deep in the masses of workers, Through its nuclei in the f) The delegates from the district organization shall send delegates factories, mines, mills, stores and wherever the members are employed it to the national convention which elects the Central Executive Committee. organizes itself where the workers are. Through its fractions in the trade A scape 5. For the conduct of special’ work each leading committee or- unions, co-operatives, benefit societies, ete, it raeches to penetrate other &U!2es departments, such as the Agitprop Department, Organization Depart. grouue oF Woxkivs with févolutionary inthience ment, Trade Union Department, Women’s Work Department, and such other departments,. the need for which arises. These departments are P\HE party organized, as described in this constitution, will be a much subcehibate i the ‘te ading chawibitias abs work i geetanbulied with. its >» more powerful organization than the party we have, even though the party instructions, and carry out its decisions. does not add a single new member. But the reorganization experience as ; shown in other countries will mean the rapid growth of our party. It will “ © Article 4. The Shop Nucleus and the, Street Nucleus (international be a party capable of influencing a greater number of workers and of Branch). : quicker action. Section 1. The basis of the Party organization is the shop nucleus Every member must know this organization. Every member must study © (in factories, mines, workshop, offices, stores, agricultural enterprises, etc.) it and come to his party branch prepared to take intelligent action to’ which all Party members working in these places: must join. The nucleus quickly transform the reanhaeinn as our party to that of a Bolshevik Party,, ie Pri of ‘at least three members, Newly organized shop«muclei must Ba be “enddrsed by’ the Jeading committee of the territorial nectide dn which ait siiaiaas 1. ifeland of sie Party, v ’ the shop nuclei are organized. Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the: WORKERS Section 2. In factories,;where only one or two members are employed, (COMMUNIST) PARTY OF AMERICA, the American section of the Com- these members are affiliated to the nearest working nucleus or form a munist International. factory nucleus jointly with the members working in neighboring factories. Article 2. Emblem. Section 3. Party members who cannot be immediately. affiliated with Section 1. The emblem of the Party shall be the crossed hammer @ shop nucleus, shall join the street nucleus (international branch) in the and sickle with a ¢ircular margin having at the top: “WORKERS (COM- ‘ection of the city in which they reside. MUNIST) PARTY OF AMERICA” and underneath “WORKERS OF THE Section 4. The nucleus is the organization which links up the Party WORLD UNITE”. with the workers and poor farmers. The tasks of the nucleus are to Article 3. Membership. conduct Party work among the non-party masses of workers and peasants Section 1. Every person who accepts the program and statutes of the by means of systematic communist agitation and propaganda, to recruit Communist International and of the Workers (Communist) Party, who %€W members to distribute and éell Party literature, to issue a factory becomes a member of a basic sub-organization of the Party, who is active newspaper, to conduct. cultural work, to discuss:Party problems,.to carry be a should ‘strive forall official positions in the workers’ organizations in the . Section 2. Applicants for membership shall sign an application card factory, participate in all economic conflicts and. demands of the-employees, reading as follows: interpret these from the standpoint of the revolutionary class. struggle “The undersigned declares his adherencee to the program and statutes and seek to win: the dership of all the struggles of the workers by of the Communist: International and of the Workers (Commitnist) Party tiréless nucleus work. athe 4 . and agrees to Subnift’to the discipline of the Party and to engage actively Section 5. The*Street nucleus (international branch) conducts similar ywork among the workers living in that section of the city in which it is “KE the time of being accepted as a member of the Party this pledge reanized. shall be read fo 'th® applicant who shall indicate his endorsement of s " Section 6. The shop nucleus and street nucleus (international, branch), Section 3.«-New members must join a shop nucleus or a street nucleus lects 4 bureau to conduct its work. This bureau should consist of from (international branch) of the Party and the application must be accepted by a vote of the membership of the unit to which application is made and ° the acceptance ratified by the leading committee of the territorial’ division of the Party in’which membership is held. Section 4. Members who change their place of work, or in case they are members of an international branch, their place of residence, must ~ secure a transfer card from the Party unit in which they have held membership and present this card to the unit to which they transfer. A duplicate of the’transfer card given the member shall be sent to the leading propaganda, distribution of papers, fraction work in the -trade. unions, » shop committee work, work among women, defense work, connection with the youth nucleus, etc. The nucleus bureau is ‘responsible for, this work -and makes ‘periodical reports to the next higher committee, yer’ y Section: 7.--The shop nucleus or street nucleus (international branch) bureau elects an organizer-secretary, whose: duty :it is':to.maintain the-) connections between the shop. nucleus or street -nucleus.; (international committee of the territorial section ‘from which the member transfers and ranch) and the next higher committee, conduct:the correspondence: of transmitted by this committee to the territorial section “to ‘which the ‘the’ shop ‘nucleus. or paniteges nucleus ant: te ee out me —— ob member transfers. °° bureau. , J fh If the member transfers from one section of a city organization to ” “Afticle 5. Sipeagieaen, Sections and city’ Orbantibenenie:s* anotnér, “the transfer card ghall be transmitted thru the city executive Section 1, In the small cities (of mot more than two’ hundred mem- * committee; if the member transfers from one city in a district "to another bers), the shop nuclei and street nuclei (international branches) ' shall the transfer card shall'be transmitted thru the district executive committee; each hold general membership meetings periodically, not less often than each if the member transfers from one district to another the transfer card three months. These membership meetings in January and July shall shall be sent thru the Central Executive Committee. elect the’ city executive committee which shall direct the ‘Party work in Section 5. Members of the Party who desire to leave the country and such cities. go to another country’ must on the permission of ‘the bentral Executive Committee of the Party. _ Stecutive ‘committee iof ‘such Cities, Section 6. Every member of the Party who is eligible to be a par "the Shop nuclei er street nuclei (international branches) in each — of a tradé unton ‘maust os a member of the Union to which he ‘of ‘uéh ti “meet in-a general membership meeting once each eligible. *. ‘months tod ‘general party problems. At the memberhip i H pelea a “The Structure of the Party. oe dain ‘field th January and July or at a special conference of elected delegates /~ Section ‘a The’ Workers (Communist) Party, Ifke all sections of the from thé shop and street nucksi-a section executive committés which shall Comintérn is built on the principle of democratic ‘centralization. ‘These _ direct the work ef’ the: Party im this section, shall be elected. principles are: ” wel ters “Section 3. In ee 4) Election of ‘the subordinate as well as the upper party organs the'city shall be divided imto sections and sub-sections, The shop muclei at general meetings of the Party members, conferences and’ conventions * itl street nuclei. riterestir-aths branches) in each sub-section shall hold of the Party. : membership meetings in January and July shall elect a sub-section b) Regular reporting of the Party committees to their constituents. vente — which shall. Gtrect the work of the Party in ™ sub- c) Acceptance and carrying out of the decisions of the higher’ Party > ahs that h mmittees by the lower, strict Party discipline, and immediate and exact b) ‘There pan ‘alto be. held periotie conference of delegates toes the Ms » Section 4. The units of the Party organization: ‘shall. ‘ee as: follows: .., ‘a) The ‘shop nucleus, of which the leading committee isthe nucleug; «... b) The street nucleus (the international branch), of which, the, leading ¢) In small cities having not more than two hundred, members, the shop nuclei and the street nuclei (international, branches) shall. send . f th onveti ti nm th h delegates to’ a city conference, or if the membership, is not large, a, general, — unheralded xa Che rapente os the 6 _ a gp Peg membership meeting shall be held at which a city executive, committee ja ba The, in this organization, who sobetaieaia hi of the ©n the work of enlightenment and education of the. Party members in the Comintern’ and of the Par Te pays his membership dues may fandamental principles of Communism.» .'The members) ,of the nucleus: “nomber CENSPUTy. three to five members and conducts all nucleus work,: assigns’ it.to the individual members of the nucleus or international branch, as,.for instance,. : Typists ‘Section 2. Larger cities shall be divided into sections bys: ‘the’ city - The party members affiliated ‘with a = oe cities such as New York nd Chicago, * the MANY MEMBERS I MEETINGS IN PI | BEORGANIZATI __, The dates ef Worker, ist) Party membership >i ranged in the party’s re campaign are as follow: District 1. Da Boston—Sept. 27. i New York—Sept. | Philadelphia—Sep’ Buffalo—Oct, 4. Pittsburgh—Sept. Cleyeland—Sept. ¢ - Detroit—Sept, 27. & Chicago—Oct. 7. 9. Minneapolis—Sept "18. Connecticut—Oct.. An ° tor + | ern districts is ‘being |) Sik E. C, ‘Seattle, Portia” ‘ isco Los: A ty centers » ied | “wil “arrange <imass!:: meetings to be addresst resentative of the Centr. Committee, Working Wor Japan. ECENTLY the socia Tokio published the — investigation on professi The date on which the | was conducted was Aaigus following description"is t Neos ep ‘of the report. The total number ot. women in Japan is’3,581, ' responds to about 33 per total female population ° try (27,000,000). | Indus’ may be divided as féllow: “Engaged in: i ‘Agriculture vend Factories and “mires.. “ Intellectual professions | Commercial employmen Domestic workers 4s... Total women worker Total men workers... Then the professiona Tokio, the following dat in the report according — comes. They are divide categories of those who - enough money to live fi and those who receive m than this average, the © which is set at 60 yen ‘, a—Those who receiv yen: Physicians, writers vee Musicians, artists ........00 ACEROMMDR: <n... sisecinnsiscasnecess Dentists . SPR ORK Beauty culture specialists ni Dressers Seas SREB tL M idwives *.. soseesseasducedavebuenbeseveds) Entertainers sete b—Those who receive — to 150 yen: Higher grade teachers phers, pharmacists, rep seuses, solicitors, waitre government employes, chi! dels, etc. c—Those who receive | yen on an average: ~ » Office. workers NUPS@S .......0000008 ‘Telephone girls Shop girls ....... Waitresses. .......cecrssesssssers Factory WOrkers ceo Now as to the number « TOWER “siscsecscovellesaniosaibiovsanie TORO © saiscccecscckyciegesinossies Higher grade Typists savsseeeenntecennnen MASSCUsOS ..10..0rerveorssessnnnveves: