United labor bulletin., 1911-09-21
Socialist Party Department.

the action taken by the national con-
gress, In regard to the Woman's Ma
tional committee. (See Article 10. Ma
ttonal Constitution.)
At least one of the organizers or lee
turers employed in each state should be
woman, who, in addition to the regu-
lar propaganda work, should make a
special effort to bring women into the
party, and to organize them into COM
mittees of their respective locals.
Each local should elect woman's To-
cal committee. Where the woman mem
bership is small this committee should
consist of all of the women members.
Let us make this one point clear. Our
work is to organize women INTO THE
PARTY. We do not favor separate or
ganization of women. Women need edu-
cation along political lines to be gained
only through active participation in the
work of the locals. The locals need the
social life brought into it through the
activity of the women. Just as local
has literature committee and a pro-
gram committee, it should have a
woman's committee, whose duty it is to
educate women to an understanding of
Socialism, and to bring them into the
party.
By following this plan of organization
we are assured strong active body of
women within the Socialist party.
Plan Of Work.
In response to the ever-increasing de-
mand for the women throughout the
country for something definite to do, the
Woman's National committee has pre-
pared work along two distinct lines.
AS our party literature is written to
large extent in a style that does not
have been prepared for them. Through
in
every walk of life.
I. Distribution of Literature.
We recommend that locals supply
themselves with these leaflets. They
should be distributed free at all pro-
paganda meetings. They should be en-
closed in every house to house distribu-
ton of literature. The woman's COM
mittee should distribute them at the
doors of factories, department stores,
Observation-Disclosures women are gathered
in large numbers.
We further recommend that special
distribution be upon the following days:
Labor day, May day, 'Woman's day and
the Fourth of July.
We recommend that all state, district
and national organizers carry these leaf
let's with them and assist in reaching
the women through their distribution.
We call attention to the Progressive
Woman, and urge upon the locals the
necessity of placing this Socialist
woman's magazine in every working
class home in the United States. We
recommend that a progressive woman
entertainment of some kind be given
quarterly, the proceeds to be used to
send the Progressive Woman to women
whom the local desires to educate to an
understanding of Socialism.
2. Monthly Programs.
To assist the local woman's commit
tees in carrying on educational work,
either as lessons to be studied in class,
or as public evening entertainments, the
Woman's National committee publishes
monthly programs in the Progressive
Woman. These programs are arranged
SO that they can be used in the branches
of our large cities, as well as in isolated
country locals.
A brief lecture is prepared upon the
subject chosen for each months pro-
gram. About this lecture are grouped
songs, recitations and readings from the
best Socialist literature. Through them
We are educating men, women and chill
dfen to an understanding of Socialism.
We are developing capable women work
ers into organizers and lecturers. We
are instilling within our boys and girls
spirit of unwayering loyalty to their
class.
Newspaper Articles.
To assist us in developing each sub
ject from many standpoints some of our
foremost Socialist writer's are furnish
ing us with short articles, and these are
being published each month in the So
cialist and Labor press. Upon request,
they will be sent to you free for publ
cation in your local papers.
Socialist Schools.
An outline to assist in the organiza-
tion of Socialist schools has been pre-
pared in leahet form, and can be Sc
cured from this Office
Summary.
The above plans are general, and will
apply to all sections of the United
States. However, each state has its own
individual problems and this plan can
be adapted to suit the individual need.
In states where equal suffrage is in
force, a campaign of education TO an
understanding of class interests will be
adopted; in all others, the agitation Tor
suffrage must be included in this pro-
gram.
If you have no local woman's commit
tee, you should bring this letter before
the next meeting of your local, and urge
the comrades to elect the women mem
bers into such committee. Write to your
state correspondent and get further in
structions from her. If you have no
state correspondent urge the state sec
retary at once to secure one.
If | can assist you in any way do not
hesitate to call upon me. With best
wishes, | am. Fraternally yours,
M. OCTAVIA FLOATEN,
State Correspondent Woman's National
Committee.
Comrade j. w. Martin was listed this
week: The 18th. Colorado Springs;