The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 2, 1926, Page 11

~ Klaeber derg” he continued to cry. “Comrades! You anffvered yet! I still want your consent. I Educating Young Workers |. See | for Struggle mrades massed themselves around him as if ' Life and Study In the Young Workers League District School in Waukegan, Illinois. sed with him. Their faces were still more most waxen. Their mouths set. Strangely, f the fact that many were hit, no one thought No one broke away from the crowd. No way. They, were now surely surrounded on { w!” cried Big Spencer with more fire into the rowd. “Answer!” and he raised his right t as if taking an oath. tike!” called some. who stood near him. ve strike!” cried the’ next to hear it, l want'the strike!” cried one who stood far- k, echoed he others. “All!” ‘onsent came anxiously at first. But when the shouted, too, when the foremost began again, ed their voices at the same time. And their 24 with one another. Became louder. Welled n. Became more piercing. Became harsher, lowing, more enthused. Became a fanfare. 2 sifgle, long drawn-out scream, not wanting Stri Bh! suddenly cried the grating voice of the still sharper than before. But their cry it out. Only Big Spencer heard it. ‘se!” It rang out again, more determined, more y. The menstill heard only their own voices. ay fired. Again the report of the shots drove 1e place. Echoed shrilly around the men. Be- espairing shriek. ) men did not want to hear the cries of pain. o. Sensed only that here and there some one Felt blood on their own hands. On their dn their faces, ven stiffened them. Caused them to move Caused them to bellow louder. The word tore itself out of them as if only this one re in them. same time, they continued to look up at big No longer rigid, anxious, looking, for protec- eir faces had become more spirited, had be- radiant. Raised themselves up towards him. aey saw that the man up here was wavering. ing for a support, Grasped for the tron with hand. Threatened to sink, sited this. sinking within themselves. hem. Caused them to shudder. Took: ae vay. Bh tee ng Eg ig Spencer, whose face they still surroufided, iat he must not sink now. That everything u with him. He drew himself erect again. Te, he was struck. A bullet had been sent breast. He felt the blood run ‘over his body. %. The breast itself burned. But he stood ~ n tried to smile. Looked at them with wide ‘. ‘anted te open his mouth. tai the men. They braced themselves ec me more confident. Smiled back. tt to see your hands!” he cried with ef- our hands. You must vote so that I can omrades you all want to strike.” * repeated those who heard it. “Vote! vised them high. Thrust them up to him. Like of waxen rods, they towered up. Converged Reached up to his chin and surrounded his 1 a whitish shimmer, rose above them. Sallow. Livid. Painful. » human mass was now split asunder.» The mashed themselves thru like wedges. Cast the aside. Trampled on those shot down. Came ‘er to the center. encer saw them coming. He also saw their istorted faces. Their smoking weapons. Their ayonet-tips. he moticed that the comrades were dispersed, were struck down, driven on, that the sol- we ever closer, he threw himself up for the last ‘row then! comrades!” he cried. “Tomorrow! Walk eut! Help us!” ~ » the soldiers were already there. Grabbed wat. Dragged him down. Me ee ee not allow himself to be confused. Tried to mouth again. Cried once more: “Strike! Our children shall not starve. We do not want . Wearealso. .. .” t, the butt of a gun struck his longish skull. {s “human beings” still arched themselves on out of which blood and white foam suddenly By JOHN WILLIAMSON, FTER many months of preliminary work on the part of the National Committee of the League and the Finnish Workers’ Groups of Chicago and Wauke- gan who had become interested, all plans were com- pleted. The first school of its character opened in Wauke- gan on August 1, and continued for four weeks, clos- ing August 28. The instructors were Oliver Carlson and John Williamson with R. Harjii as special juatruct- or on the Co-operative, Movement, . Coren Fagan Ren eee A total of thirty-three students—22 boys and 11 girls —attended with 27 completing the entire course. An analysis of the students would have shown five states and eleven cities represented. The youngest student was 14 years of age and the oldest 23, with the great bulk ranging from 17 to 20 years. The types of stu- dents were excellent. Of the 33, twenty-one were American born; two Canadian; four Finnish; four Russian; one Austrian and one French. According to occupation, 12 were industrial workers (seven being coal miners from S. llinois); 13 were students and the remaining 8 were clerks and office workers, An inter- esting fact is, that of the 12 industrial young workers, eleven were members of trade unions, The curriculum was framed go as to meet the basic theoretical requirements of the youth movement with a week of intensive practical work, rounding out the course. “fhe curriculum differed from established methods of pedagogy imsofar as we did not follow the method of one subject being taught one hour per day over the entire school term of four weeks, but had our entire curriculum worked out so as to complete one particular subject in one or two days, and then pro- ceed to the next. The advantages or defects of this ex- periment is not within the confines of this article. The curriculum embraced the following subjects: Basic Features of Capitalist Economy, Theory of Im- perialiem, American Imperialism, Classes, Class Strug- gle and Role of State, Classes and Parties im America, . Forms and Strategy. of the Class Struggle, Proletarian Dictatorship and Soviets, Leninism, International Youth Movement, Problems of Socialist Reconstruction, History and Problems of Co-Operative Movement, The- ory and Practice of Young Workers’ League and- Pub- lic Speaking and Workers’ Journalism. The method followed, consisted of, (1) lectures on subject by instructor; (2) individual reading and study by students, (2) eircle discussion work by all. In this way, any question of doubt raised in the mind of the student by either the lecturer or the text book was thoroly cleared up in the circle discussion. The day was divided into five periods per day, one of which, during the hottest two hours of the afternoon, was de- voted to rest and recreation. Altho the National Executive Committee of the League and the Management Committee had direct supervision over the establishment of the school, during its existence, the instructors encouraged and established a method of self-discipline among the students. A student council was. elected with various committees for each phase of work. Entertainments, sports, discipline and wall newspapers were among these, The discipline _ and application in study of the great majority of the | students was splendid, It must be understood also, that the school had com- plete care over the students in every way, such as feeding and housing. The frst was handled thru the selection of the school’s own cook, who saw that the proper diet was adhered to. Altho located in a small town, the students applied themselves in a certain amount of practical activity by holding a series of street meetings, twice weekly, at which a great deal of Y. W, L. literature and papers were sold, and many a young fellow and girl felt his knees shake when standing on a soap box for the first time. Other activities of a practical nature received proper attention. “Such a district training school was a large under- + taking, Tt! was one of a series of three full tint: trict training schools conducted this summer and’ one~> full time national school to be started shortly. The cost of running the school was very low in comparison to similar institutions conducted by other bodies. The total cost will be $1,500 in round figures. Included im this is food, housing, railroad fares, wages, books and supplies and other miscellaneous expenses. The intensive training for these four weeks have cleared away many of the seemable unsurmountable difficulties which faced many a leading functionary of the Y, W. L. A spirit of enthusiasm coupled with un- derstanding of the “Why and Wherefore” of a certain decision of a higher body or committee hag Been creat- ed. Already the spirit and activity of the entire Y. W. L. in this district is on a steady upward curve. The same favorable situation lies before the league as previously, The fact that a campaign in the coal min- ing regions is the major activity of the league, shows cognizance in being taken of this. Such schools, embracing greater sections of the mem- bership, must become an established part of Communist youth activity. In the future, however, they must re- ceive the support of the entire adult movement. The youth is not the specially adopted child of the Finnish organizations—they are the reservoir of the entire Communist and left wing movement of America. For that reason they must receive in such activity the en- tire support of the movement, - We always look forward-to greater activity on the part of the young workers, but this may lead to dis aster and defeats unless it is guided on correct theory. Such. district training schools are the guarantee against incorrect action and help’ to assure us that “The Youth are the Builders of the Future.” . gc é pay WORKER will have the following features: A Review of the Events of the Week, A Woman's Page. The Tiny Worker. : A Farmers’ Column. The Week in Cartoons. Short Stories and Poems by working class artists. What and How to Read. Other important features in preparation. The date of the appearance of The Sunday Worker has been we definitely set for Por: ber 23. Subscribe ts 27 4 at asaoisse hoster ies +t