The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 27, 1926, Page 4

THE DAILY WORK Social Affairs Resolutions Kcat <A RAR) By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. (HE major problem of The DAILY WORKER s its development into a mass organ of the American work- ing class, The effort to solve this problem goes hand in hand with the struggle to build the Workers (Communist) Party into a mass Communst Party. The character of “Our Daily” is, to a very great extent, a reflection of the life of our party. It is inconceivable that either the party or the “Dail should become a mass expression without the other being almost equal- ly so. er 8 HE work of building The DAILY WORKER into a mass organ is just as tedious and difficult as lifting the party to the same level. Jt is no easy task. It calls for the best efforts of all our comrades. There is no doubt that the Special Campaigns of The DAILY WORKER in different industries, like the pres- ent campaign in the stockyards’ in- dustry, is a great aid in “introducing our paper to the masses. Tens 0: thousands. of workers’ in the stock- yards today know about The DAILY WORKER. They were ignorant of the daily’s existence a month ago “The Daily” has been the topic o! discussion on the killing -floors of Armour’s and Swift's in Chicago. Workers have passed it from hand to hand and read it eagerly. UMEROUS reasons explain why great numbers of these workers momentarily interested are not held as regular subscribers. In all cases, it may be said, the party is as yet too weak to make as widespread a drive for subscriptions as the newly developed field presents. The party members are not able to continue in- tensifying the special campaign fea- tured by the series of articles on con- ditions in the industry. But this will come gradually with the development and strengthening of the party's nuc- lei in the industry concerned. Then | there is the problem of distribution. | | It is very expensive to ‘get The //DAILY WORKER on the news stands |in the vicinity of the various indus-| | trial plants, usually far removed from | the city’s center. This is even true, | to a very great extent, of Chicago itself, where The DAILY WORKER delivery em for news stands can-| |mot begin to take in as yet many of |the outlying industrial districts. | A Mesa special DAILY WORKER} | campaigns must be conducted con- | tinuously. The drive in one industry | must be followed by drives in other | | industries. There are the open shop plants of the “Harvester Trust | everywhere over the land. There is| | the transportation industry, building, mining, textile, metal, printing, auto- | | mobile, needle, shoe, oil and rubber, | to mention a few of the more promin- | ent. It is very important to stress that | activity must not be confined to Chi-| cago alone.» .It should be spread thru-| out the whole country, since the preb-| lems faced are very much the same everywhere, and the big capitalists operate on a national, and even an in- ternational scale. Communists have learned to do likewise. ~ But the| masses must be brot into action on this larger scale, * HE effort to reach the workers in the packing industry with the ser- es of articles in the The DAILY) WORKER was the first attempt to/ spread such a Campaign into all of its| possibilities. Articles were published | on conditions not only in Chicago, but in Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; East St. Louis, Ill.; and Cudahy, Wis. Bundles of The DAILY WORKER) were distributed in the same centers. | But this was only touching the field. | There were just as good possibilities | jin South St. Paul, Minn.; .the New) | York district; Indianapolis, Ind.; St. | Louis, Mo.; St. Joseph, Mo., South} Omaha, Neb.; Sioux City, Iowa; Fort} | Worth, Texas; Spokane, Wash.; Los | | Angeles, Calif., Witchita, Kan.; Den-| |ver, Colo., and other centers where | the food trust has its plants. No ma-} |terial for publication was secured | |from these centers. There was no! jindustry, like the building and print- Be the Organ of the Masses! altho the distribution of “The some of these centers are in strongest’ districts of the party, The packing, farm implement, auto- mobile, and similar industries are attered over the nation. The metal Daily,” ing industry, to cite a few examples, are found in all cities. It is self-evi- dent, therefore, that every industrial campaign of The DAILY WORKER should enlist the whole, or almost the whole of the’ party's forces, It is only by drawing in all the party's forces that the greatest good can be wchieved for the party and every pos- sibility taken advantage of_for “The Daily.” HE party is not strong enuf at pres- ent to conduct a successful cam- paign on a large scale for the organ- ization of the unorganized. Even the Left Wing of the organized trade union movement is not equipped to do so at this moment. But the begin- ning must be made. It is pointed out for instance in out- lining the stockyards’ campaign, that it was not possible to develop the agi- tation campaign into an immediate or- ganization campaign. The campaign, however, resulted in getting new read- ers for The DAILY WORKER and new members for the Workers (Com- munist Party, in addition to inter- esting large numbers of workers in the problems confronting them. To hat extent the campaign was a decid- ed success. It is futile to charge that the campaign was not a success be- cause it did not develop immediately into a drive to “Organize the Unor- sanized!” Similarly it is a mistake to | y that the industrial campaigns | should be confined merely to indus-| tries that already have some organ- izational developments. To do so} would prevent the frontiers of The} DAILY WORKER, and of the party as well, from being established among the broadest masses of the workers. Such campaigns should always point out the organizational problems faced by the workers, and how to overcome them, preparing the way for the day when it will be possible to launch an effective drive to “Organize the Unor-. ganized!” T is pointed out that there is an or- ganizable working class of at least 20,000,000 workers, Of these only about 3,600,000 belong to labor unions, less than 3,000,000 of these being affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. While spread- ing its influence to the greatest pos- sible degree, among the organized 3,600,000 it is self-evident that The DAILY WORKER must do all in its power to establish itself among the 16,400,000 of unorganized. This can be done thru agitational campaigns, that help awaken the workers to the needs of organization, The textile industry, with 1,000,0000 workers, has only about 75,000 organ- ized. The shoe and leather industry is only about 10 per egnt unionized. The oil, steel, meat packing, metal mining, automobile and chemical in- dustries are almost completely unor- ganized. Likewise the marine trans- port and the lumber industries, This is all worth remembering when it is proposed to confine The DAILY WORKER camapigns, to merely the organized or even semi-organized in- dustries, eo *, = 8 ® T should be possible for The DAILY WORKER to conduct a dif- ferent industrial campaign each month during the present year. Just what industry shouldbe taken up each month is a matter for discus- sion. The DAILY WORKER would like to hear from its readers on this subject. It is claimed that the stock- yards campaign was not carried on at the proper time, that it came during a slack period, featured by partial work, when it was impossible to reach the maximum number of workers. There are always some drawbacks. But workers in the different indus- tries can help determine the best time for carrying out a DAILY WORKER campaign in their industry. All in- formation with suggestions should be sent to The Editor, DAILY WORKER, 1113 West Washington Blyd., Chicago, Tl. Forward in the struggle to de- velop The DAILY WORKER into a mass organ of the American work- Great Throngs Remember Lenin (Continaed from page 1) peasants, the hall rang with cheers and enthusiastic applause. sgyeat demonstration of Chi- cago workers is the first, big accomp- lishment of the Chicago local of the Workers (Communist) Party since its reorganization on the shop and street nuclei basis. The party without this Bolshevik form of organization could not have filled the Coliseum. This task was accomplished by the dili- gent work of the party nuclei in the shop and factories, selling tickets, agitating among the workers, handing out leaflets, copies of The DAILY WORKER acquainting the workers with Lenin and Leninism. Along with the shop nuclei are the street nuclei. Each street nucleus took its share of the leaflets, The DAILY WORKER and other litera- ture and covered the factories in its allotted territory. The language frac- tions did their part. The mass demonstration at the Coliseum was only possible because the party has started its work in the shops and has begun to gain leader- ship of the workers on the job. Came From the Shops. Many workers, who until a month ago did not know there was a DAILY WORKER and had never heard of Lenin and what he stood for, were at this meeting. Many of the work: ers from the “yards,” the car shops, and other factories were among those. in the demonstration. With the continued functioning of the shop and street nuclei and the lan- guage fractions, demonstrations of this magnitude will be easy matters for the party. As the first strains of “The Interna- tional” was played by the orchestra, the entire mass arose in unison. At the back of the stage there rose in its huge proportions the twelve foot high and nine foot wide picture of Lenin, drawn by Fred Ellis, car? toonist of The DAILY WORKER. Power of Mass Organ. Following the introduction by Arne Swabeck, Moritz J,Loeb, business Lenin Memorials MISSOURI. Kansas City—Musicians’ Hall, 1017 Washington St., W. F. Dunne, Jan, 31, NEW YORK. Syracuse—J. 0, Bentall and Nat Kap- Jan, Jan, 26. Utica—J. 0. Bentall and Nat Kapian, dan, 27, Schenectady—J. ©, Bentall and Nat Kaplan, Jan, 29, PENNSYLVANIA. Pittsburgh—Jan, 31, 8 p. m., at the La- bor Lyceum, 35 Miller St. Speaker: D. Cannosburg—| in Hall, Jan, 30, 8 pom, D. &. & Daisytown—Home Theater, Jan. 31, 2 m. A, Jakira, iton——-D. &. Earely, Jan, 31, WEST VIRGINIA. Pursglove—Union Hall, Tom Ray, Jan. poem ILLINOIS. . Waukegan—Work: Hall, 517. Helm. holtz Ave, J. J. Ballam, Jan. 31, 2:30 a—Jan, at 8p. m., Fraternit; ne Aves " manager of The DAILY WORKER, made a short talk, pointing out that this demonstration was only possible wbecause of the good work that has Been done by The DAILY WORKER, which has carried on its propaganda | |among the workers for two years,| | bringing to them the message of the | Workers (Communist) Party of Amer- ica and telling them what Commun- ism means, | “The DAILY WORKER has every | day of its life organized the workers | | for the struggle against the capitalist | class.” He concluded by urging all) | ofthe assembled workers to read The | DAILY WORKER, to subscribe and to \ help extend the influence of The} | DAILY WORKER in the United States | as it was only thru a mass organ that a mass party can be developed. “Hands Off Soviet Russia!” Tom Bell was the next speaker, Ile pointed out the great work accom- plished by the Russian workers and} declared that the Communist Party of Russia, the Communist parties of other countries and the Communist International were living monuments to Lenin’s gehius. He urged the workers to study the works of Lenin. He then dwelt on the Soviet Union showing the impossibility of the cap- italist class to wage war on the Soviet Union as they feared uprisings on their own doorsteps. He gave as an| example the attempt on the part of the Lloyd George government of Eng-| land to wage war on the Soviet Union| and how the workers of England pres- | ented a united front against the state j}and demanded “Hands Off Soviet Rus-| sia!” and then this lackey of the cap-| italist class was forced to abandon his| | intentions, | He then, explained that it was the| | duty of the assembled workers in this | country to resist any attempts on the |part of the imperialists to war on | Russia by doing as the workers of England had done. | “The fate of the Soviet Union rests |in the hands of the workers of the) | world,” declared Bell, “The slogan of \the workers in this country must al-| ways be ‘Hands off Soviet Russia’ to| any attempts on the part of the cap- italist class to destroy the Soviet Union.” Lovett Fort-Whiteman, @ well-known | Negro labor organizer, was met with} the most deafening and enthusiastic applause as he rose to speak. “The Russian revolution was the greatest achievement of the human race,” be- gan Whiteman. He then went on to tell of his impressions, of his deep feeling of comradly love that the Rus- sian workers and peasants had for this great leader which he gathered while in the Soviet Union at the time of the death of Lenin. He pointed out that Lenin was an internationalist and that it was only thru Leninism that the oppressed and exploited peo- ples of the world would be able to emancipate themselves from the yoke of imperialism. Throw Off Imperialist Yoke, “We find three-fifths of the globe | Which the Bolshevik party engaged in under the iron heel of American and European imperialism and it is only by the spirit of Leninism can these oppressed and exploited peoples emancipate themselves,” declared Whiteman amid cheers and deafening applause. “We must build up a move- ment in the cause and spirit of Lenin, who stood not only as the leader of the Russian revolution, but of the world proletariat.” He then described | imperialism, the necessity of under-| standing this phenomena of the final} Stage of capitalism and urged the workers to organize to combat the| brutal exploitation of the workers by| * the imperialists, The Czecho-Slovak athletic society | then gave a dance in which was por-| trayed the dissension among the work- ers, one beating the other and later as their class interests are realized they unite for a common purpose. After they have united and overcome| their enemy the dance ends showing the workers enjoying the fruits of} their victory. Robert Minor, editor of the New Magazine Section of The DAILY! WORKER, was the next speaker, He showed that Lenin ever since he was a young lad participated in the revo- lutionary movement and that he was a great trade union organizer and the greatest labor leader that the world as ever known, Comrade Minor then told of the formation of the Bolshevik party and the first struggle in the revolution of 1905, which was called a “dress rehearsal” for the 1917 revolution by Lenin. He traced the development of the Bolshevik party and told how Lenin and the “old guard” prepared the Russian workers for the struggle which later culmin- ated in a victory for the peasants! and workers. He showed how during | the war, when the socialists were sup-| porting the “fatherland,” Lenin stood fearlessly against the war and pointed out to the workers that it was an im- perialist war for loot and not dem- ocracy. Following the overthrow of czarism, declared Minor, the reins of the gov- ernment were held by representatives of big business and later the yel- low socialists and then came the pro- letarian revolution and with it a new form of government in Russia—the Soviet form. “Tho Lenin was born in Russia, he Was not a Russian. He did not belong to any one nationality, He belonged to the working class,” Minor went on, Pioneers Present Banner. Following Minor the Young Pioneers presented a red banner with the in- cription: “From the W, (C.) P, of A. to the C, I, in Memory of Comrade Lenin” in golden letters, which will be placed in Lenin’s mausoleum in Moscow, On the left side of the stage sat the Juniors holding up red stars as their spokesman and delegation on the stage presented the banner to Comrade Minor on behalf of the Juniors, Minor then made a short speech of acceptance in which he pointed out that Lenin taught us “whoever has the youth has the vietory.” This was followed by the Fretheit Singing vs ing class. } SUB-SECTION 5A OF NEW YORK EDUCATIONAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY NEW YORK, Ja — Sub-sec- tion 5-A will hold a educational meeting Wewnesday,s Jan, 27 at 6 clock at 350 East 81:St. The meet- ing will be addressed! by a repres- entative of District Zion “Leninism and the American Worker.” ussian Funeral f other revolu- ciety, which sang the Hymn and a number tionary songs. bd C. Chi, a Chinese sttident, followed with a short speech in"which he point- ed out the oppression of the subject races by the imperialist powers and the need to organize*to destroy im- perialism, 4 Workers of Chicago had an op- portunity to see the mass demonstra- | tions and the feeling of the Russian workers and peasants towards Lenin in the three reel moving picture film in which a number of outstanding events in Lenin’s life were pictured and also the endless processions fol- lowing his death. As scene after Scene was thrown on the screen, the workers in the hall became awed at the masses of peasants and workers that stood for hours at railway sta- tions waiting for the train bearing the body of Lenin to its resting place in Moscow. The scenes of the “wak and the demonstration of the work- ers and peasants around Lenin's mausoleum were impressive. When the film ended and the workers left the hall one could easily see and feel that tho Lenin was @ead, his spirit lived in the hearts ofthe workers. HONOR ROLL OF WORKERS AIDING PRESS f Revere, Mass., a friend... $25 Joe Percilli, Chicago (collected) 1.25 Italian Br., W. P., Oakland, Cal. 11.00 Meyer Esterkin, Cincinnati, O. 2.00 Julius Kunkler, Chicag 4.00 John Gerullis, Buckner, Ill 1.00 Russian Women’s Club, South Bend, Ind. Caucasian Br. Washington .. ‘ Comrades of Cleveland, Ohio Ed, Rothe, $3.00; P. Tanner, $3.00; Mary Aijala, $3.00; Ka- tri Elmey, $3.00; Aug. Harton- en, $3.00; Tili Sinkko, $3.00; W. Sinkko, $3. H, Reijonen, $3.00; M. Nevala, $3.00; H. Merilainen, $3.00; K, Tuomin- en, $3.00; Theo, Gilberg, $3.00; V. Pyotsia, $3.00; Gustava Leiki, $3.00; BE. Liukko, $3.00; S. Tuomi,$3.00; M, Mattila, $3.00; A. Maki, $3.00; J, Kesti, $3.00; G. Oblum, $8.00; total 63.00 W. P., Seattle, 6.00 Total today .... Previously reported oosecsseees $96.00 wove $83,724.90 pe TOCA saesssseereessemedsserseerrer $88,819.90 se INTERESTED IN PROFITS MORE THAN SCIENCE Tries Uniting Science and Religion By HUGO OEHLER. (Worker Correspondent) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 25,.—The American Association for the Advance- ment of Science recently held its convention in this city, Notables from all parts of the country were here, Many sessions were held at the same time in the different hotels of this ity. Eastern scientists have been wondering why the convention was held “way out here,” and others ex- pressed regret when it was mentioned that the next one would be held in Memphis. Although the convention has some. men whose research is known the world over and many are of very high intellect, the fact remains that as a whole the policies and the work of the groups shows that it is dominated by capitalism, financially and mentally. It is consciously and unconsciously defending the interest of the bourge- ousie against the advancement of the proletariat. In saying that one must give reasons for such a statement. \ One does not have to be scientist to be a member of this organization, one must only be interested in science. Pay the five dollars initiation fee and five dollars dues for the year and you are a member. The bourgeois joins this organization as a sustainer for that in reality is the membership, yearly or life, and donations from them must come in to keep the work up. Dinner Most Import ‘Event. The local arrangement committee is the chamber of commerce, which is the only organization that could do justice to this collection of capitalist lackeys. The local scientist club here seemed to be ignored entirely but managed to arrange its annual dinner at $2.50 a plate at the right moment and gained the limelight. This dinner is the most important function of the local group and to a great extent will be the best part of the A. A. A. S., except the papers that are read which are of the greatest value to our bour- geois press, A display of scientific apparatus, valued at sixty thousand is on display at the Aladdin. It is dominated by the big corporations back east, giv- ing the display its natural tinge of commercialism. “Unity of Science and Religion.” Vernon L. Kellogg, of the national research council at Washington said, “scientists have no quarrel with reli- gion. They accept the bible as a guide to high moral standards for the individual and social life. They do not however, accept it as a scientific textbook,” “The majority of scientists are christians and churchgoers.” This may be alright from a preacher but to paim this off in the name of science shows the deterioration of official scientific thought in this stage of capitalism. The secretary of the section of so- cial and economic sciences, in §um- marizing his paper said, “Reduction in criminality itself will be from: The re-creation of the sense of the answer- ability to god. A higher characteriz1- tion that will insist upon more ideal- istic philosophy and a more pronounc- ed sympathy with laws and the or- dered processes of society. A strong- er personal restrain against the viola- tion of delegated authority.” This is the division of this conven- tion that the worker should watch with double interest. The secretary is Dr. F, L, Hoffman who is consult- ing statistician of the Prudential Life Insurance company of America, Such a statement for a propagandist for the system is logical though he is the secrétary of this most important section. No scientific investigation will bear this conclusion of his out to say nothing of the other things he said, The other papers that were read the first. day of this groups’ meeting, so- clal-economie, were always followed by aiscussions from the attending scien- tist, from the angle of returns on in- vestments, profits, etc. And most of the subjects treated in these papers wore given from the angle of private property returns, to be sure the in- vestor would be safe. The first day passed without one word about tho working class, wages, conditions or anything else. T hope they come to that point later, just to hear the awe inspiring conclusions. Once or twice the workers had to be mentioned in the discourse on more worthy subjects but is usnally ended with a slur against the attempted child labor amendment, ete, —_—_——. Five thousand new subs in three weeks is a big job—but it can be done with your help, Send in a sub, ‘THE JAIL,’ RUSS PLAY, WILL BE PRESENTED AT WORKERS’ HOUSE “The Jail,” a drama in 4 acts will be presented in the Russian lang- wage Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Work- ers’ House, 1902 W. Division St., under the leadership of the well known Russian actor Anatoly Poko- tilov. - Beginning at 6:30 pb. m. Admis- sion 50 cents, WE WANT TO BUILD A FINANCIAL APPARATUS AND WANT YOUR HELP The Communist movement is not esesntially a money-raising institu- tion. Its business is the organization and preparation of the revolution, the mobilizing of the working class for the struggle against its enemy. Un- fortunately, however, the revolution- ary movement has not the resources at the command of its enemy. Un- fortunately, therefore, it must spend much of its valuable time in raising money in order that its propaganda agitation, and organization work may proceed smoothly. Unfortunately, finally, too much good, healthy revo- lutionary,,. energy is unnecessarily spent in the mere task of raising money, and this morover in an an- archistic, unorganized, haphazard manner. The league today is in a serious financial condition. The difficulty can be summed up in the fact that there is no financial apparatus, and little attempt to co-operate with the na- tional office to organize the financial machinery of the league. If the com- rades in the nuclei and branches could only understand the terrible obstacles that they place in the way of progress by a carelessness in financial matters, they would seriously get down to the business, of building a financial ap- paratus. Some basic points must be born in mind: Unless the bills owing to the na- tional office are paid, the latter in turn cannot maintain the organization, the press, or the mathinery of work. Unless the finances of the organiza- tion are systematic and ordered, then the efforts of the league are too often wasted in sporadic financial cam- paigns. Every member must bear these points in mind: 1. Pay your dues promptly at the beginning of the month. Not. three months’ dues in one meeting, but reg- ularly, a dues stamp every month. 2. Order a regular bundle of Young Workers and Young Comrades and pay for them at the end of the month promptly, Even if you do not sell all of them, pay for them and dis- tribute them free of charge. The propaganda returns will fully repay your expenditure of money. 3. When you order leaflets, books, or pamphlets, do not wait until the day of the revolution to send in your money. Send it as soon as you have it? and don’t wait until you ha¥e re- ceived a dozen notices, pleas and threats from the desperate national Office. 4. Begin to bear in mind the con- stitutional proviso which obliges you to give ten per cent of all the profit made at socials, etc., to the national office, And if you can afford it, make it more than 10 per cent. 5. Let every unit, from the district executive committees down to the nuclei put @ comrade or a committee in charge of its technico-financial work, so that the building of a finan- cial apparatus which will permit the league to do other more important work, will be started. And let one of the first tasks of these comrades or committees be the collection of old debts. When you know that we have had to retreat to a semi-monthly Young Worker, and are unable to place or- ganizers in important fields, and are unable to achieve our ambitious pub- lication program, you will be derelict in your Communist duty unless you immediately take into account the situation and proceed to remedy it. Suppose you write us for suggestions? PUBLISH NEW BOOK ABOUT CHILDREN OF REVOLUTION Volume by Anise Being Sold by Y. W. L. Anna Louise Strong, known to the labor press as “Anise,” has written a book of short stories of Russian chil- dren’s life which is certain to become a “best seller” among the children of the United States. Comrade Strong, who has spent a few years in building up the John Reed colony onthe Volga, and who has an #sellent record of support to the ssian revolution and care for its coming generations, has just issued her book, “Children of Revolution,” which is something that will be profitable read by the young and old of this country. The Young Workers League, which is particularly interested in the work of Comrade Strong, is now selling copies of the book for fifty cents each. A great part of the profits derived from its sale will go towards the upbuilding of the children’s col- onies on the Volga and in Moscow. The school in Moscow is to do for city trade what John Reed (the Volga colony) has done for farming. The book is attractively got up and bound, and is written in a fine style, a style for which Anise is already well known. Workers are urged to send in immediately for their copy to the Young Workers League, 1113 W. Washington Boulevard, Chicago, Til, Remember: 60 cents per copy. You won’t regret having spent the money. NEWARK YOUTH: ATTENTION! The Young Workers’ League of Newark, New Jersey, wil hold its third annual dance in the Newark Labor Lyceum, 704 S. 14th, street, Newark, on Saturday evening, Jan. 30, 1926. Admission is only 35 cents and not only is everybody welcome but a good time js guaranteed or money re- funded. Missing Young Workers, Those comrades who have issues Nos. 9, 10, 15, 29 and 40 of the Young Worker are requested to send them to the National Office, 1118 W. Wash- ington street, Chicago. Why Not Become a Worker Correspondent? CONDITIONS OF RUSS YOUTH PRAISED Social-Democratic Member of German Young ‘Workers’ / MOSCOW, U. S. S. R. — “Having been given the opportunity to visit Russia's larger towns and to see the Russian youth in the factories, at meetings, in schools and other educa- tional institutions, I am entitled to speak of the economic and cultural development. which has taken place during the years following the Octo- ber revolution,” said Wosgien, so¢ial- democratic member of the German youth delegation to Russia. “The R. L. Y. C. L. has a membership of one and-a half million young workers. It in quite impossible not to ask oneself what was the origin of the results of such a powerful growth of the Rus- sian Youth League. With us in Ger- many the greatest enemies of prole- tarian youth organizations are the school and the church, “In our country the nationalist spirit is encouraged in the youth, These obstacles the Russian youth knows nothing of since the revolu- tion. Here the. working class youth has every possibility tor cultural and educational work, Wherever I was able to attend meetings of the work- ing class youth in the U. 8, 8, R. I was amazed at the new premises placed at the disposal of the workers. My visit to a school will always be a pleasant recollection to me. “We were able to ascertain that here the children do not look ‘upon school work as a burden, but as pleasant and easy play. Here no at- tempt is made to stuff young workers’ brains with all sorts of knowledge, one tries on the contrary to acquire the necessary knowledge thru col- lective work, Shortly before my de- parture for Russia I learned that a ger drmimelnassl ce hen ieee | Come Ahead Into the Young Workers League Delegation Shows Progress Under Soviets. young worker who lived in the same house as myself had his ears boxed nearly every day by his master, No wonder that ‘after such an experience the results at the end of the appren- ticeship period are not brilliant. “When we visited the factory school of the railway workshops in Tiflis, we had an opportunity of get- ting information on the results of the training and education which the working class youth received, In Tiflis, after three months’ apprentice- ship, the apprentices were able to make all kinds of tools without any outside help. I was also rather as- tounded when I saw an apprentice working with the micrometer and turning out work with a 100th milli- meter exactitude. 1 can also place on record that the wage of German ap- prentices does not bear comparison with the wage of apprentices in So- viet Russia, “In Russia apprentices are not looked upon as objects for exppoita- tion. but as human beings who get the greatest possible support from society, There is no other explanation for the fact that an apprentice under 16 works only 3 hours in the process of produe- tion and receives a three weeks’ an- nual holiday, In Tiflis we visited the workers’ faculty, and we were very impressed and moved by the attitude of the professors who five years ago were very pessimistic concerning the Bolshevik attempts and ideas about national education, “All that we saw during our Journey has convinced us that the proletarian youth is determined to build up their workers’ state in the interests of the proletarian revolution,