The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 3, 1926, Page 4

Page Four THE DAILY WORKER - Workers (Comm unist) Party Mass Contact Thru the Unions By BUD REYNOLDS. HE task of the party is to revolu- tionize the ideology and point of view of the working class so that a revolutionary crisis will find the work- ing class hardened and matured for its task and strongly in support of the party. The methods of the party are chiefly propaganda, agitation, educa- tion and struggle. The meagerness of our forces par- ticularly, compels the party to survey the various fields of activity carefully so that our efforts may be expended | with the greatest results. The ex-/ perience of the whole proletarian rev-| olutionary movement over its whole | history proves that unions of work- | ers are the most fruitful ‘field. This | ig true for the following reasons: 1. The union is the mstrument| thru which the workers strive to pro- tect and improve their conditions and wages, | 2. The workers are thrown into} direct conflict with the master class | and’ develop class consciousness in| the unions. %! The economic struggles lead to struggle with the forces of the state, Police, militia, soldie: and courts, and develop political consciousness in the workers, 4. The unions offer the basis of continuous and prolonged contact with bodies of workers organized for struggle and action against the bosses and thus lay the basis for developing revolutionary action. Reach Socially Decisive Elements In Unions. If we stop to consider the objects for which social, fraternal, religious and sport organizations are formed, it is apparent that they are vastly inferior for our purposes. Then, we have the unorganized workers‘‘in the large industries who form a fruitful field of agitation and propaganda but who can only be an effective factor in revolutionary struggle thru organiza- tion. It therefore becomes apparent, even after a casual survey, that thet Com- munist who really wishes to serve his party thru direct and continued contact with socially decisive ele- ments of the working class must get into the unions, Fractions Perform Leading Tasks. As the party organizes the revolu- tionary workers for their historic task, so too does the party organize its various elements for specific tasks. The party members in the unions have ‘ By MARTIN ABERN T the national organization confer- ence held recently in Chicago, examples were brought forward that showed that all of the party members were not yet clear on the differences and role of the party shop or street nucleus, the party fraction in the trade union, language fraternal or- ganizations and industrial branches. Letters come into the national office more or less often showing confusion between shop nuclei and fraction work in the shops. * The shop is one of the basic party units. It consists of all party mem- hers working together in the same shop, factory or mill. The street aucleus is the other basic party unit. it consists of all the party members living within a specified residential area: Concentration groups, or a group of comrades brought together from a number of shops close to each other, may be formed, and these alsq are cegular party units, Nuclei the Basic Political Units of Party. The party nuclei, either shop, street or concentration groups, are the party units which take up and decide on the carrying out of party campaigns and Policies within their sphere. The nuclei receive the dues of the mem- bers, assign each member specific tasks to perform. The nuclei discuss and voice opinions at convention periods or at conferences on party issues; the nuclei elect delegates to Party conventions, conferences. They are the basic, authorized party units. Party Fractions Apply Party Policies in Other Organizations. The party fraction, on the other hand, whether a fraction in a trade | unjon, central labor council, language | fraternal organization, workers’ club, INTERNATIONAL Woman’s Day ISSUE | ‘Saturday March A Special Issue ‘Containing features of the ‘woman's part in the class struggle. Special Articles, cartoons and drawings. Features of conditions, rights, status of women the world over. At the regular price 3% cents a copy. Order a Bundle! RATES Outside of Chicago: In Chicago: - THE FUNCTIONS OF NUCLEI, FRAC- TIONS AND INDUSTRIAL BRANCHES co-operative, sport club, etc., is not a basic political unit of the party, The party fraction is organized in all or- ganizations where we have two or more members. It applies party policy in that organization, but can- not decide policies. The regulation party unit, whether the nucleus, sec- tion, district or central committee, lays out the party policy and program, When the members who\make up a party fraction meet together before the meeting, they discuss how to ap- ply the policy, not what it should be. Every member of a fraction is at the same time a member of a shop or street nucleus and subject to its juris- diction. A member of. any fraction may of course make recommendations on policy and program to any regular party unit, from the, nucleus to the central executive committee, The industrial branch.is sometimes confused as a party unit, or desired by some as the basic party unit. At the third national convention of the Work- ers Party, the convention. went on record against the industrial’ branch as the basic party unit, and accepted the shop and street nuclei (interna- tional branch) as we understand them today. However, what is an industrial branch and why is it objectionable as a party unit? Briefly, it would be made up of the party members work- ing at the same trade or industry, that is, the carpenters, machinists, lathers, clothing workers, irrespective of res- idence or place of work. If too large a group, then it would be sub-divided for working purposes. Those comrades who. are organized into the unions would actually be a party fraction, whose functions are defined above. In that case, too, it would be the party base for the development of a left wing or progressive movement in the unions. Industrial Branch Would Develop Craft Ideology. If the industrial branch were the party unit, it would develop a strong tendency to think and act along craft instead of along class and party lines. It would tend to take up the problems of the trade or industry, instead of the party campaigns or policies as such. This would be because of the nature of this form of organization and the material for action and discussion before it. Some may say, that a shop nucleus could develop a craft or professional and not a class attitude. This is not true. Organized in the shop or factory, the party members or nucleus are sur- rounded not by craft problems for so- lution, but by the general conditions of work common to all, by the direct exploitation and oppression by the boss, and, when required, such as in times of strike and generally other- wise by the direct intervention and use by the boss of spies, gunmen, sol- diers, etc., by the, in many factories, insidious factory sport clubs and so on, Not a craft or professional spirit is thus developed in such surround- ings by the party member or nucleus, Rather, there is developed a general class viewpoint and approach, a pol- {cal approach, a THE DAILY WORKER 1118 W. Washington Bivd., CHICAGO, ILL, SUBSCRIBE! specific tasks to perform and the con- ditions under which they function are widely varied. It is therefore neces- sary to have special guiding commit- tees to guide and execute this work. The trade union fractions perform this function and on the functioning of the fractions depends the effectiveness of our trade union work. Consider the issues which depend greatly upon our “face to the trade unions” slogan: Organize the unor- ganized, labor defense, protection of foreign-born, defense of the Soviet Union, world trade union unity, a la- bor party, amalgamation, smash the expulsion policy. These are just‘a few of the many problems which have their roots in the unions. Attention to the party press will reveal how intimately the , the unions, and the working class are releated. The contact of the party with the worker must be thru the unions. The task of the party is to draw the whole working class into the organs of struggle, the union, and win both for revolutionary struggle, Into the unions! Vitalize the fractions! Unless you are “face to the unions,” your back is toward the working class! Stachel Will Teach Class in Communism NEW YORK, March 1—Jack Stachel, organization secretary of District 2, the largest district of the Workers (Communist) Party, has been secured by the New York Workers’ School for a course in Advanced Fundamentals of Communism on Thursday nights at 8 p. m, beginning next Thursday night. This course is especially designed for those who have already read the “A. B. C. of Communism” or its equi- valent, orfor those who have been in the party a considerable length of time. Political parties in the United States, unions in the United States, the traditions of the American work- ing class; such problems ds war, im- perialism, the national question, the Negro question, work among women, farmers and the youth; the political problems of the united front and the general questions of strategy and tac- tics in the. organization of a revolu- tionary party of the working class. These will form the substance of this course. Those interested should register at once at the Workérs’ School, 108 E. 14th St., Room 34. N. Y. Will Celebrate Woman’s Day, March 6 NEW YORK, March 1—Internation- al Women’s Day will be celebrated here by a mass meeting whieh will be held Saturday night, March 6, instead of Friday night, March 5, as had been erroneously reported. All those in- terested will please note the date. PARIS COMMUNE CELEBRATION All working class organizations are asked not to arrange any con- flicting meeting on March 19 as the International Labor Defense, Chica- go local, is arranging a Paris Com- mune pageant and drama. Moving pictures of labor defense in the United States and in Europe will be shown. Bishop William Mont- gomery Brown is to be one of the spearers. FREE LITERATURE SUPPLIED. MILWAUKEE, Wis.— Free copies of the YOUNG WORKER, Tribuna Robotnicza, Pravda, and Honor and Truth, can be secured from Frank -dilder, 821 Clylesurn St., Milwaukee, Trade Union Educational League International Concert SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 8 P. M. Eighth Street Theatre, Best Musical and Vocal Talent, Tickets for sale at T. U. E. L. office, 156 W. Washington St.; DAILY WORKER, 1113 W. Washington Blvd.;Worker's House, 1902 W. Division St. and by all members of the T. U. BE. L. Get Your Tickets Now! Women’s Day Celebration in Chicago SATURDAY EVE., MARCH 6 at NORTHWEST HALL Cor. North and Western Aves, (3rd floor.) All friendly organizations are requested not to arrange other affairs on that day, City .... mA State months. §.... Name Street During the course of the campaign ings for working womeh must be held be invited to these medtings. RED INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR UNIONS LAYS DOWN PROGRAM FOR WOMEN’S WORK IN FRACTIONS MOSCOW. U., S. S. R., March 1.—The executive bureau of the Red In- ternational of Labor Unions has directed a circular to its affiliated organ- izations calling upon them to support this year’s women’s day with all their forces and to draw wide masses of working women into this campaign. For this year’s campaign it is of special importance to place the slogan of in- ternational trade union unity in the foreground. The following is recommended for the preparation of the campaign: A discussion of the urgent questions concerning the work amongst women, the carrying out ofthe campaign in the Communist trade union fractions propa- gandistically and organizationally, the treatment of these que press, and in particular the question of worker women correspondents. dustry where many wonien are employed. ns in the the greatest possible number of meet- in particular in those branches of in- Naturally, working men must BISHOP BROWN AIDS. NEW YORK WORKERS’ SCHOOL Gives $100 -Towards Sustaining Fund NEW YORK, March 1, — Bishop William Montgomery Brown, the famous heretic that was expelled from his church, in making a contribution of $100 to the Workers’ School, in its drive for a $10,000 fund, sent the fol- lowing letter to the director of the school: “TI can think of nothing more needed in America than a school of Commun- ism. I am\glad to hear of the great work you are doing in New York. I wish I could attend your school as a student. I wish I could teach in it, if you and the faculty thought me qualified. Tho it would be physically impossible for me to undertake any such labor, it pleases me to dream that I might. I should like to occupy, say, your chair of heresy. Heresy Pervades School. “T assume that you will have a chair of heresy, or that the idea of heresy will so pervade your institution that there will be small likelihood of your student body closing their minds to the actual realities of $6cial evolu- tion in supposed loyalty conceived formulae. “The purpose of a schpol is to dis, cover and to demonstrafe; the truth. There is no other legitimate purpose. Most ‘schools,’ therefor are not schools. ‘Theological ‘seHobls,’ for in- stance: their purpose is to keep cer- tain concepts of the truth,intact and to protect these conceptS from a tod rigorous questioning. are “Only the combined intelligence of open-minded searchers for truth can achieve this task—truth all along the line; the truth about industry; the truth about American ,industry as distinguished from the industrial situ- ation in Russia, where our comrades have made such inspiring progress; the ¢ruth about capitalism, not merely the truths which Marx discovered, but the truths about the many variations of capitalism which haye since ap- peared an@ which even)Marx could not foresee, ! “If we know the truth about all these things, we shall be able to cope with them. If we are métely schooled in doctrine instead, we may hope for no more of a triumph than that of the christian church. I say this, not be- cause I fear that you may be drifting into the darkness of dogmatism, but by way of expressing my enthusiasm for your school of Communism. It must be a real school, and I have no reason to believe that it will not be. “With every good wish for the school and all to whom we are in- debted for it, I am, “Very cordially yours, “(Signed) Wm. M, Brown,” Maids Get $10 a Week. TOLEDO—(FP)— Maids employed in Toledo apartment suites renting for $1,000 a month are receiving $10 a week, They are not allowed to live in the exclusive buildings. CHICAGO |. L. D, 70 GREET TRUMBULL ON MARCH 4TH AND 5TH i" Chicago workers should reserve Thursday evening, March 4 to greet Walter Trumbull, recently released from Alcatraz after serving a sen- tence for Communist activity in Hawaii, at the railroad station and Friday evening, March 5 to greet and hear Trumbull at the North Side Turner Hall. There will be other ers on the program. Robert Morse Lovett, Ralph Chap- lin and Max Shachtman are among those on the list of speake Send The Daily Worker for PITTSBURGH FOREIGN- BORN CONFERENCE SUNDAY, MARCH 14 PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 1—The Pittsburgh Council of Western Pennsylvania Council for the Pro- tection of Foreign-Born Workers is calling a delegated conference on Sunday afternoon, March 14 at 2 o'clock at the’ Walton Hall, 220 Stanwix St., Pittsburgh. At this conference all unions and other working class organizations are re- quested to send their delegates. In the call for the conference the committee points out that those unions and organizations that have elected delegates should see to it that the delegates attend this im- portant gathering and those unions that have not elected delegates are urged to do soy immediately. Where the union will not meet be- fore the conference the council board points out that the execu- tive committees can temporarily appoint delegates or else the presi- dent or secretary may attend as ob- servers at this conference. Plans are to be laid at this meeting to combat the anti-foreign-born laws now before congress, COSSACKS FAIL "=~"! IN DISRUPTING LL.D, MEETING Miners Are Determined Papcun Will Speak (Special to The Dally Worker) UNIONTOWN, Pa. March 1—George Papeun was arrested by the so-called protectors of “law 'n order” of Penn- sylvania at South Brownsville, as he was entering the Monongahela Hall. One of the state police grabbed hold of Papecun and with a “come on, George,” shoved him into a machine and took him to the Brier Hill Coal Co. store. He was held in the state police headquarters above the store. They read a warrant to him which showed that the warrant was request- ed by W. J. White. One of the state cossacks then took him to Uniontown. It was 8:30 when he was thrown into the county jail. Refuse Counsel. That same evening at 10 o'clock Constable Joe Waggoner of New | Salem took Papcun for a hearing be- ‘fore Squire McComb without even letting him get in touch with this at- torney or any of his friends: It was learned then that it was not W. J. White that requested the warrant but that Joe Waggoner of New Salem pre- ferred the charge of sedition against Papcun. The hearing was waived. The former charge against Papcun when he was picked up Jan, 24 at Republic, Pa., was dropped. It seems that sometimes it is im- Possible to get the cossacks to lie hard enough to frame-up workers. The other point was that they were trying to keep him from speaking at the meetings that:the International Labor Defense and American Civil Liberties’ Union had arranged. At the South Brownsville meeting dozens of cossacks, constables, stool- pigeons and other hoodlums tried to keep the workers away from the meeting and did keep some of them away by telling them that the meet- ing was not lawful and that they should not go in, The meeting was held just the same. D, E. Earley spoke for the In- ternational Labor Defense on the rights of free speech for the workers. All of the meetings were a success, especially ,the meeting at Republic where a few months ago Papcun took 4 leading part in a strike of coal miners, The International Labor De- fense is determined that Papeun shall speak in the coal region and in a few more days, meetings will be arranged in the coke region as thé coal miners are anxious to wage a fight for free speech, After being held three days in jail he was released on $2,000 bail, The case will come before the grand jury in a week or go, P Hear Walter Trumbull, the United States soldier and student, next Friday night at North Side Turner Hall, on “What Imperiatism Means to the Hawallan Sugar ns Bod 4 HH THEY CONDUCTED - BY TH LISTEN CHICAGO! IT’S THE == TRUMBULL BANQUET FOR THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 7 P. M. Have you ever attended a real revolutionary welcome banquet before? Listen, this will be among the best there is, was or will be. It is arranged to welcome Walter Trumbull, who has just been released from jail. He was sent there by the’ American financial oligarchy because he dared to fight capitalist militarism right in the citadel of the military machine—the army. He is welcomed back to the labor movement: by the revolutionary youth, Speeches will not be the only faeture of this banquet. Wo don’t want you to come alone. No! children, etc. etc, You must bring ALL your friends, your wives,: your Don’t forget the date: this Sunday, March 7, 7 p. m., at Imperial Hall, 2409 N. Halsted St. Tickets at the door 50 cents. HOW THE FIRST SECTION OF THE CHICAGO LEAGUE WORKS A Contribution to the Exchange of Experiences Between the Units of the League. We have in our section about thirty-five members, four concentration groups and one shop nucleus. The concentration groups and nucleus meet every week. Besides that we have our section ‘executive and section mem- bership meetings which occur monthly. We have already done some. work in our territory. We systematize our literature distribution among our own members, in the shops and trade unions and other workers’ organizations. A big problem for us is the meager at- tendance at section meetings. Out of 35 members there were only 10 present at our last meeting. This must be rectified.\The comrades must realize that in not attending the meetings they are not performing the first and most elementary function of a member of a revolutionary youth organization. Lenin said: Go to the masses. If all members become active in our sec- tion we can follow the line of Lenin. (agitation and propaganda) committee. We have in our section an, agitprop This committee does not function well, It must get on the job and thus help out all the other committees in their work. On the other hand the organization committee which ‘we have in our section is doing work. We have some good meetings of this committee where we outlined tasks for our concentration groups and the nucleus and made many recommendations to the D, E. C. Regarding those members who do not attend meetings. and ©. E. C. At the last meeting of the Orgeom we decided to send letters to all the members with a special urge that they attend their meetings. Thus a big problem is to devise the most effective Ways and means of getting the members down to the meetings. Why don’t all comrades write suggestions for these columns on this question. It would help us all out, Jack Kaplan, Member Section Executive No. 1, Chicago. NSE a eeencanatinemiber. 5 lie 1s Seaaee en ae a N. Y. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR THE YOUNG WORKER, NEW YORK CITY — The fourth birthday celebration for the Young Worker will be held on Saturday eve- ning, March 20, at the Harlem Casino, 116th street and Lenox Aye. A varied program has been arranged which guarantees each and every one a most Pleasant evening, ? THE YOUNG WORKER SUB DRIVE This drive is directly connected up with the matter ofthe life or death of | the Young Worker.’ It must be pushed forward at express train’ speed if our | official organ is to bridge its present crisis. The article by Comrade Flaiani in yesterday’s issue is an example of what can be done to systematize the drive. What are your suggestions? What are you doing on the drive? Write and let us know. Why. Not Become a Worker Correspondent? REMEMBER THESE GLASS WAR VICTIMS ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS! March 6—Edgar Combs, Moundsville, W. Va. March 10—J, B, Childs, 38109, San Quentin, Cal. March 10—Fred Suttle, Walla, Wash, March 14—Ray Baker, 9413, Walla Walla, Wash, March 16—O, C, Bland, 9409, Walla Walla, Wash. March 47—Omar J, Eaton, 36627, San Quentin, Cal, ' ‘ March 20—D, C, Russell, 39458, San Quentin, Cal. March 25—Plerre Jams, 38117, San Quentin, Cal, ~ ' March 26—Joe: Clohessy, Folsom, Repressa, Cal, ojo) March 27—Joe Vargo, 37752, San Quentin, Cal, bes ; March 81—A, @. Ross,’ 38361, San Quentin, Cal, oe 13381, Walla A pamphlet on the lives of the ’ one most universal and two most heroic leaders of the working class. The only special booklet to be issued for the Lenin-Liebknecht meetings. Well writte n—attractively bound—illustrated with three beautiful photos. * Single Copy 15c. Orders 10c, pha fats Uh ve Published by the Young Workers (Commun- bry! League of America 1113 W. shington Blvd., \ CHICAGO, ILL, 7