The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 19, 1925, Page 4

Pian for the Reorganizatior: of 't ADOPTED BY THE PARTY’S CEN? RAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 1, IDEOLOGICAL CAMPAIGN. 1 ‘There is to be printed a series of * articles in all party papers deal- | Ingwith the problems of reorganizing the party on the basis of shop nuclei. These articles are to be written by C. B. C, members, district organizers, and the leaders of the various lan- guage, sections of the party. a. The C, B. C. members will write fror he general party viewpoint and spe ally from the point of view of their special departments. . For ex- ample, the heads of the Agitprop, in- dustrial, etc., departments are to em- pha: the influence of party reor- ganization on the particular fleld of party activity for which they are re- sponsible. b. The district organizers are to write of shop nuclei from the specific angle of the application of the party's reorganization plan in their respective districts The language section leaders are yrite from the viewpoint of the cial conditions. characterizing the activities among the working of their respective languages. 9 The party shall issue a pamphlet “* on reorganization to be translat- so by the leading language sec- tions. This pamphlet shall contain | the following: a. The new constitution. b. e Comintern organization let- ter to our party. . Organization charts. pecial foreword on party reor- ation by the organization depart- ment The organization department shall * publish a series of articles on the party constitution, in which there will be presented an analysis of every sec- tion thru a concrete application of the various provisions. These ar- ticles are to be featured prominently in every language organ of the party. The organization department shall * have a special press service for the entire party press. There shall be a special section in the DAILY WORKER given over to the organ- ization department. This press press service shall deal mainly with: a. The progress of party organiza- tion. b. The organizational and political experiences of specific shop nuclet. ec. Letters and reports from shop nuclei members themselves covering their various activities. 5 In every district there shall be » called general membership meet- ings addressed by special C. E. C. rep- resentatives, The subjects of these meetings shall be: a. Bolshevization. b. Party reorganization. Il. DEFINITIONS, Shop Nucleus.—A group of party * members, not less than three in number, working in the same shop, or, sometimes from a group of factories. 2 Street Nucleus (International Branch.)—A group of party mem- bers, otherwise unattached, united on a street or neighborhood basis re- gardless of language grouping. Sub-Section—The next highest * organizational unit which can be made up as follows: a. Entirely of shop nuclei within a given industrial or working area. b. Of shop and street nuclei (Inter- national branches) within a given in- dustrial or working area. c. Entirely of street nuclei (Inter- national branches) within a given in- | dustrial or working area or a given | territorial, residential area. | Each of these units of the party, the shop nucleus, the street nucleus (International branch) or the sub- section, is to have general and period- ic meetings of all the members of the component units. ° The Form of Party Organization 4, Shall Be: a, The shop or street nucleus (In- ternational branch) as defined above. b. The sub-section as defined | above. | c. The section, a given industrial }or working area of the city consist- |ing of a combination of sub-sections |or containing isolated shop nuclei and street nuclei. d. The city. e. The sub-district. ft. The district. g. ‘The national organization. Mh ORGANIZATIONAL CAMPAIGN. The C. E. C., in consultation with * the district committees, shall ap- point special Party Reorganization to co-operate with the organization department of the C. E. C. in the cam- paign for party reorganization. Commissions for the various districts | This’ shall be done immediately by the New York and Chicago districts. The C, EB. C. shall, in consulta- * tion with the various language bureaus immediately appoint a special reorganization commission for each language section to co-operate with the organizational department of the Cc. BE. C, in party reorganization. a. The C. E. C. shall appoint rep- resentatives to every language bu- reau. These representatives are to attend the language bureau meetings regularly, make reports to the C, B. C. on the activities of the various bu- reaus, and see to it that every bu- reports of its activities to the C. B.C. The organization department of * the C. B, C, shall call conferences in the various cities in the districts, of shop nuclei and branch organizers, industrial organizers, and branch and shop nuclei secretaries. Such confer- s shall be called first of all in the New York and Chicago districts. a, At these conferences, of party functionaries there is to be a more detailed and thoro discussion of party reorganization led by C, KE, C. repre- sentatives. The comrades present at these * conferences of party functionaries are to report back to the units they represent which are to hold meetings especially arranged for receiving these reports. Special preparations shall be made to secure the maximum attendance at these meetings which shall be devoted to a discussion of the campaign for party reorganization on the basis of shop nuclei. f< The organization department of * the C. E, C. and the district reor- ganization commissions shall arrange for a temporary division of New York and Chicago cities into a definite num- ber of sections. 16 Membership meetings shall |U+ held in each of these sections. a. Every member present at the branch meetings to which the func- tionaries reported shall be given a certain number of names and address- es of comrades absent at the branch meetings and shall be responsible for bringing these absent comrades to the |section membership meetings. | The comrades attending the con- ference of party functionaries be reau regularly submits minutes and / | | porarily represent! shall be divided {to committees tem- ig the various sec- tions of the cities. a. These comrades shall be charg- ed with the taksfof organizing and mobilizing the section membership meetings. b. These comrades shall check up the attendance at the section meet- ings of the members of their respec- tive branches and shall arrange to visit personally every one of their absent branch comrades and secure from these absent comrades the nec- essary information for party reorgan ization purposes. 8 At these special section member- * ship meetings the following shall be the procedure: a. Talks on party organization by C. E. C, District Reorganization Com- mission and in certain cases language section representatives in their re- spective languages: 'b. Every member present at these section membership meetings shall fill out a blank answering the follow- ing questions: Name. Age. Address. Occupation. Trade union +affiliation. Name and address of place of employment. 7. Name and address of any other comrades you know to be employed in the same place of work. 8. How long in the party? c. Special registration committees will be appointed at these section membership meetings for each lan- guage group in order to facilitate se- curing the necessary information at these meetings for party reorganiza- tion. d. Special prominent publicity for thesey section membership meetings shall be given in the DAILY WORK- ER and the respective language pa- pers. At these section membership * meetings there are to be elected temporary section committees for car- rying on further reorganization and other party work. 1 As far as possible there shall * be formed at these section meeting shop nuclei which shall start to function without delay. Poe wre 10 -A On the basis of information * gained at these section meet- ings, street nuclei (international branches)gshall be organized as quick- ly as possible. 1 Wherever necessary the Dis- * trict Reorganization Commis- sion, in co-operation with the nation- al organization department, shall di- vide the sections into sub-sections. 1 As soon as we have organized * in a particular section, a de- finite number of shop nuclei, the re- maining comrades not members of shop nuclei, shall be organized into street nuclei (International branches) or a. If deemed advisable, shop nu- clei shall be forthed of party mem- bers working in a number of shops and factories within a given area in a section. Such a shop nucleus shall ac to develop at the earliest mo- mént regular shop nuclei. Such a form of shop nucleus can often take the place of street nuclei and often lays the basis for regular shop nu- cleus organization. Efforts shall be made that sub-sec- tions shall not contain over 50 mem- bers. Sub-sections which contain more than 75 members shall be fur- ther sub-divided. The maximum of the street nuclei shall be 25 mem- bers, and shall be sub-divided when they-exceed 25, 1 The provisional section com- * mittee shall, as soon as the re- organization of the section is com- pleted or nearly completed, call a conference of delegates from shop nuclei, street nuclei or sub-sections, for the purpose of electing permanent section committees. 14 In cases where sections have * been divided into sub-sections delegates conferences shall be called in these sub-séctions to elect perma- nent sub-section committees to direct the party work in this sub-division, 15. In the subdivision of indus- * trial areas special care must be taken to consider also the efficacy of the party apparatus in functioning in parliamentary campaigns. 1 By the first of December, 1925, * reorganization of New York and Chicago Gistricts will have been completed. Any member of a pres- | Statement of the Gentral HE convention of the Jewish sec- tion of the Workers Party took place in New York City on Septem- ber-5, 6 and 7. Close to 100 dele- gates participated in the convention. The convention unanimously adopted the resolution introduced by the Cen- tral Executive Committee on the poli- tical tasks of the party, but did not aceept the proposal of the representa- tive of the Central Executive Com- mittee, Comrade Ruthenberg, that the bureau elected by the convetion shall consist of an equal number of repre- sentatives of the two groups in the convention. It elected a bureau con- sisting of eleven from the group which was apparently in a majority in the convention and seven from the group which was apparently in the minority. The Central Executive Com- mittee of the party has thoroly con- sidered the results of the convention and has decided that four members from the minority group in the con- vention be added to the bureau so that the bureau will consist of eleven members from each group with a C. E. C. representative as the chairman, with a decisive vote. The basis for this action of the Central Executive Committee are: 1. The date on which the conven- tion was held. 2. The credentials.committee re- port and the lack of clarity as to the real relation of forces in the Jewish section. 3. The development during the po- litical debate on the report of the C. E. C, and 4. The decision of the Communist Get Ready for Organization Department. the comrades in the work activities thru the shop nuclei, Wateh these columns closely. MY FLIGHT FROM ¥ $1.00 ITHIN a few days the Organization Department will announce its plan to mobilize the membership for the reorganization of the party into shop nuclei and international branches. With the beginning of this campaign to reconstruct our party, a series of articles on organizational questions will be printed in every organ of the party. Questions and problems confronting our mem- bers in the rebuilding of the party will be answered and analyzed in the DAILY WORKER by Comrade Jay Lovestone, head of the Organ. ization Department, and other party members. The DAILY WORKER will also establish a special section for the In this ticles on the progress of the organization campaign, the experiences of of organizatien, and letters and reports from comrades giving their experinces in carrying on the party's These articles will be, "ving articles, and of intense interest. By Leon Trotsky International and the general party situation. The following are the facts in re- ference to each one of the points. The Date of the Convention. ERMISSION was given to the Jew- ish section prior to the national convention of the party to hold its conference on September 5, 6, and 7. The Jewish section was made an ex- ception insofar as the holding of lan- guage section conferences was con- cerned because the bureau of the Jew- ish section argued that it was neces- sary to have the conference imme- diately in order that the situation of the Freiheit might be given consider- ation and a campaign initiated to raise funds to safeguard the Frei- heit. It appeared, however, that the conventiOm devoted very little time to the Freiheit. The question came before the convention about ten min- utes before the final adjournment at one o'clock on the night of Septem- ber 7, and the only action in relation to the Freiheit was the adoption of the resolution initiating a campaign for funds. The greater part of the delegates to the convention of the Jewish section were elected before the close of the national convention of the party. It is quite clear therefore, that the mem- bers of the Jewish section in sending in their delegates to their language conference were unable to take into consideration the results of the na- tional convention particularly that not the decision of the Communist Inter- national which so vitally influenced the actions of the national conyen- tion. That the results of the elec- Reorganization ction there will be printed ar A new SIBERIA story of escape from exile--- Written and an outstanding political figure. Executive Committee tions would have been quite different threé or four weeks later as the other language conferences are being held, if indicated in the fact that during the convention itself delegates sup- porting the apparent majority of the convention in two instances would not follow’ this majority any further be- cause of the decision of the Commun- ist International and the party situ- ation. The Central Executive Committee therefore, concludes that the delega- tion elected before the results of the national. convention and the decision of the Commynist International be- came known did not correctly reflect the views of the members of the Jewish section as they have develop- ed since they have been informed in regards to those matters. 2. The Credentials Committee vestigation. HE convention was called to or- der on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday at eleven o'clock, the creden- tials committee had not yet been able to agree upon a report and the cen- vention had not been permanently organized. The minority group in the conven- tion contested twelve of the delegates of the majority and the majority group contested six of the delegates of the minority. It was. apparent that no agreement could be reached with reference to the contested delegations and the dan- ger existed that the work of the con- vention would be still further delay- ed. The representative of the C, E. C,, Comrade Ruthenberg, who arrived on Sunday morning, therefore propos- In- groups, contested and uncontested, be vention proceed with its work, leav- ing the final action to be taken on the contest to the Central Executive Committee of the party. The Central Executive Committee finds on going over the contest that there appears in relation to the con- vention of the Jewish section the same discrepancies and irregularities which appears in relation to the dis- trict conventions preceding the na- tional convention of the party. The apportionment of delegates to the convention was based upon the months of April, May, June and July, The. inclusion of the month of July at a time when it was known that a convention was to be held made pos- sible irregularities in regard to the purchase of dues stamps which gave a number of branches a larger repre- sentation than they seemed entitled to. For instance, the branch in De- troit purchased no stamps at all for edition of this splendid by a brilliant writer Wad’ the Jewish convention been held | seated in the convention and the con- | the months of April, May and June and in the month, of July purchased 150 regular and 40 dual stamps and received representation in the con- vention thru three delegates on the basis of these stamps purchased dur- ing the last month of the convention period. Similar conditions exist in relation to three or four other branch- es. The Jewish propaganda commit- tee of the Young Workers’ League which is an appointed body, estab- lished by the National Executive Com- mittee of the Young Workers’ League, were given three delegates to the con- vention, As an appojnted committee, it was not entitled to this representa- ton. There was also raised the ques- tion of the representation of fifteen branches which have an ayerage of six members and most of which sent proxies to comrades in’ New York. Twelve of the fifteen branches were represented by delegates supporting the majority in the convention. The second category of branches, seven- teen in number, had an average mem- bership of fifteen members and also sent seventeen delegates to the con- vention of whom fourteen supported the majority in the convention. It will be seen from this that out of the total of 56 delegates supporting the majority of the convention, twelve came from branches of five members and fourteen came from branches of fifteen members. On the other hand, there were 23 branches with 61 dele- gates which averaged 25 members per delegate and of the 61 delegates 37 supported the minority in the con- vention. A tabulation of the mem- bership represented shows that the 40 delegates of the’ minority repre- | ted bi : ving 1,028, of thi ed that all the delegates from both peat venthee oe bs members of the Jewish section where- as the 56 delegates;of the majority represented branches with only 823 members of the Jewish section. Leaving aside ‘the irregularities in the purchase of dues stamps, it ap- pears therefore, that the minority in the convention actually represented branches containing the majority of the members of the ‘Jewish section. 3, The Political Debate. HE struggle against opportunism in our party représented by Lore- ism is one of the major situations be- fore the party. Lorgism in the past had a particularly strong position in the Jewish section. As far back as 1922, the Central Executive Commit- tee was compelled to wage a very determined struggle against the Lore- ist element in the Jewish section which almost resulted in a split of the Jewish section. Other manifest- ations of Loreism made themselves felt in the Jewish section, The Central Executive Committee introduced in the comvention a reso- lution providing for a determined, re- lentless struggle against the remnants of Loreism which exist in the Jewish section, This resolution provided that the former leaders of the Lore group in the Jewish section could not be elected to the Net of the Jew- ish section and s' openly that their past activitie! been a de- triment to-the growth of the Jewish anes! Mee e Workers (Communis ‘ ™ ent territorial branch not in a shop or street nucleus will then no longer be considered a member of the party. a, Special efforts shall be made by the section committees to draw in every party member thru making @ card index and having a follow up system, 17 In general the same plans will be applied in all other cities of the New York and Chicago districts as well as the other districts in which there are city central commit- tees. Details will be worked out for these centers by the Org Department and the District Reorganization Com- missions. 1 Unattached branches shall be * handled separately. 7 A city executive committee * shall be elected in each ity where there is a city organization and no district committee and then the city central committee shall cease to exist, 2 It is absolutely necessary that * in all cases where party mem- bers know of other party members working in the same places with them, they should immediately take the initiative to get together and or- ganize themselves into a shop nuc- leus. The comrades should then in- form the district organizer who will arrange for official approval of these shop nuclei, 21 In special cases of need, where * shop nuclei do not have suffici- ently experienced members, the sec- tion committees shall attach tempor- arily to these shop nuclei experienced members from other party units in order to train and to help these shop nuclei members. 2 Wherever possible, shop nuclei * functioning in plants employing fair-sized numbers of workers, shall get out at regular periods, mimeo- graphed bulletins for these factories. Wherever comrades are attached to shop nuclei, they should be so attached also with the end in view of helping) the nucleus in such propaganda work. These bulletins with increasing strength are to be developed into regular factory papers, mimeographed or printed. The Initlative of the shop nucleus itself in this work must be t) Party \ constaiith) stimulated, 23 Every nucleus organizer shan * fill out special activity reports at each meeting of the shop nucleus. These activity reports must be filled out and read before teh close of every shop nucleus meeting. The reading of these activity reports must be made a permanent point on the order of ° business of every shop nucleus, These - activity reports are to be mailed with- out and read before the close of every or district organizer as the local con- ditions demand. 94 The plan herewith proposed for- * New York and Chicago shall be the model plan for the other districts. While the C. BE. C. is concentrating on the reorganization of te New York and\Chicago districts the comrades 6t the other districts are expected to proceed with the reorganization in various Uafee of their own dis: tricts. baa Membe: eRe Meetings. ; Dist. 1, Boston—Sept. 27. Speak ers: W. W) Weinstone and A, Bittel- man. Dist. 2. New York—Sept. 25. Speak- ers: Lovestone, Foster and Krambetin, Dist. 3. Philadelphia — Sept. 26, Speaker: Weinstone. 4, Buffalo—Oct> 4. ‘Speakers: Bab lam and Sullivan. Dist, 5. Pittsburgh—Sept. 28: Speak- er: Minor. Dist. 6. Cleveland —September $7. Speaker: Amter. Dist. 7. Detroit—Seft. 27. Speakers: Minor and Owens. sete Dist, 8. Chicago—Oct. 7. Speakers: Ruthenberg and Abern. Dist. 9. Minneapolis—Oct. 4. Speak- ers: Engdahl and Hathaway. Dist. 10. Connecticut—October - 4. Speakers: Ballam and Simons, Districts 12 and 13—The C. B. ©. fs organizing a tour by one of its rep- resentatives in the principal centers of these districts, at Section Functionaries’ Conferences. New York and Chicago districts, October 13 to 18. Special Branch Meetings. New York and Chicago districts shall be held October 14 to 28. Section Membership Meetings New York and Chicago districts, be- ginning October 28. P. Regarding the Jewis movement and to the Bolshevization of the Jewish section. The resolu- tion of the Central Executive Com- mittee was an uncompromising one demanding a declaration of war against further manifestations of op- portunism in the Jewish section, During the debate on this resolu- tion the Comrades Saltzman, Siegel, Wiener and London, who by its terms were denied the right to election to the bureau of the Jewish section, were given the floor to state their posi- tion. These comrages acknowledged their errors in supporting Loreism. In defending themselves in relation to the errors they stated to the conven- tion their relations with the major- ity in the convention, particularly the negotiations which had proceeded be- tween the majority group in the con- vention and their group in an effort to have them support the majority group. The fact in relation to pro- posed agreement alliances and organ- izational arrangements were publicly stated before the convention and were not challenged by the delegates of the majority group in the convention in the debate that followed. The Central Executive Committee is of the opinion that the facts brot out in this discussion indicated that the majority group in the convention had followed a thoroly opportunistic course in their relations with the Lore group in the Jewish section. Even if only one-tenth of what these comrades stated in the convention were true, the majority group would be condemned of opportunism such as is not permissable in a Commun- ist Party. A contrast to this, altho the Saltz- man, Siegel, Wiener, London group vast their vote with the minority dele- sates in the convention, there was no compromise on the question of de- termined, continued struggle to eli- minate the last vestiges of Loreism from the Jewish section. The C, E. C. resolution prohibited their election to the bureau. They were told by the C. E. C. representative that their acknowledgement of the errors were not sufficient, but that they must prove over a period of time that they had really recognized their errors and show by their actions that they could tollow a correct Communist line, “Not words, but deeds” must show they had really given up their former views and undefstood and could carry in practice the line of the party and of the Communist International. The Central Executive Committee believes that the debate on the li- quidation of Loreism, aside from the other factors in relation to the con- vention warrants it strengthening that group in the Jewish section which had shown by its actions that it will not compromise in the strug- gle against Loreism. 4. The Party Situation and the Com- munist International Decision. HE task which Is before the Cen- tral Executive Committee of the party at the present time so far as the inner party situation is concerned is to unite in one golid block all the Communist elements in our party. ‘The party is passing thru @ period of . Snowe ies [crisis thru the fact that it is elimin- ating from the party the poison of Loreism. The future alignment in the party must be that of a solid block of Communist elements united in the ‘struggle to Bolshevize the Workers {Communist) Party as against the right wing opportunistic elements ‘which remain in the party. Out of the present factions in the party there will come as a result of the unification of the Communist fore- es in the party a united party capable of greater action, and a greater clar- ity and uwhderstanding within the party. The Central Executive Party is of the opinion that the action taken in relation to the Jewish section will aid to bring about this result. It is of the opinion that the putting of the two groups into the same bureau on an equal footing will create the best possible basis for unification of the Communist elements into a solid block. It is further of the opinion that the situation will also create the condition which will maké possible the carrying out of the views of the Communist International in relation to our party in the Jewish section of the party. The Jewish section is one of the most important and conscious sec- tions of the Workers Party. The sup- port of this section in the great task of the reorganization and Bolsheviza- tion of our party is essential to the work of the Central Executive Com- mittee. The Central Executive Com- mittee calls upon all members of the Jewish section to give a united sup- port to the decision of the Central Executive Committee and to take up the task of reorganization and Bol- shevization, and of the work among the masses to make wider and strengthen the influence of the Com- munist Party among the Jewish work- ers of this country. The Central Executive Committee Workers Party of America, C, E. Ruthenberg, General Secretary. What Do NE of the features of the tha esata issue of the DAILY WORK for International Press Day, Sept. 21, will be the publication ef replies to a questionnaire addressed to all the readers of our Com- ily. This day has been espe ishevization of the Communist press. munist the reader must join in this effort. 1 WORKER? 2, politically or otherwise? . etc, etc.? WORKER? Here are the quéstions: Why do you read our Communist Rewenanaiy the DAILY © What shortcomings do a find in the DAILY WORKER, 3, What criticisms have you as to make-up, contents, display, 4. Can you act as a worker correspondent for the DAILY 4 5. What experiences do you meet with in getting others to sub scribe for and read the DAILY WORKER? Sit down today and write your reply to one, two or all of thea questions and then mail them in to the Editor, the DAILY WORK Ry 1113 West Washitigton Riva, Chie: h Convention Boston Stonecutters Fight Ill Health . Imposed by Bosses By ESTHER LOWELL (re ted Press Staff Correspondent) BOSTON, Sept 17. — Journeymen stone cutters of Boston are affiliating with the Workers’ Health Bureau to help them get health protection on their jobs: Nelson Mottola, business agent of the local, says that he has at least four or five men out of the 100 members of the union always on the sick list. The pour men, those who work on molds of cast stone, are ill mostly because they are employed constantly in damp sand. One young worker is crippled up with rheumatism after every few months’ employment, The workers who are forced to use pneumatic tools on both natural or cast stone suffer from nervous ail- ments due to the tremendous vibra- tion and from silicosis, which* tod often goes into tuberculosis. Altho Massachusetts law supposedly pro- vides compensation for silicosis, both granite workers and stone cutters sicken and die without any ever re- ceiving compensation. New Headquarters For Watchmakers of Chicago Local The: Watchmakers’ Union of Chi- cago has changed its headquarters from 68 West Washington street, to Room 617, 117 North Dearborn. Wrap your lunch in a copy of the DAILY WQRKER and give it (the DAILY WORKER, not the lunch) to your shop-mate. You Say? 4 lly set apart in the drive for Every DAILY WORKER ont ee