The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-23
RUSS WORKER
CORRESPONDENT
TELLS OF LIFE
Workers Control and
Workers Culture
BY a. poVERENNY.

EKATERINOSLAy, U. 8. s. R.
(By Mail. )--Just like other unions,
our builders union has its workers
correspondents who contribute to
their wall newspapers, to the local
CEkaterinoslav) press. as well as to
the central building trades organs
The workers correspondents describe
our achievements in the building
trade, the life and conditions Of adult
and young workers and the tasks be-
fore us. But their main task consists
in drawing attention to any short
comings or evils, and In endeavoring
to remedy them thru the press and by
collective action.
There is not a single error nor any
undesirable element who has managed
to get into our ranks somehow or
other (be it contractor. a pseudo
expert, or some other fool) who can
escape the sharp pen of the workers
correspondent Workers correspond
ents have the full backing Of the trade
union, the party nucleus and even the
central committee Of the union, and
can, therefore, work without any in
reference. Workers correspondents
are responsible to the peoples court
of justice for libel, but hitherto there
has not been a single case Of libel on
the part Of the workers CORE.
spondents.
Fellow workers of the building
trade in America:
Write and tell us IL you have work.
ers' correspondents in your country,
under what conditions they carry on
their work and in what way the local
Communist Party helps them to fight
against the evils Of capitalism. Tell
us if they are organized, and, in fact,
everything concerning your labor
press.
Cultural Work Among EksterInoslar
Builders.
/ should like to tell our fellow
workers abroad about the cultural
work carried on among workers Of the
building trade in the town OF Ekater-
inoslav (Ukrainisn s. S. r..
First Of all, / want to tell you that
this cultural and educational work is
not carried on by "philanthropic
ladies'" and not by kind bourgeois
social workers" but by the workers
themselves
! will tell you in the first instances
about the cultural work in the enter.
prise itself during building and re.
pairing operations). Newspapers are
read and international events are dis.
cussed during the one hour dinner
interval. Lately our workers took
especial interest in the general cleo
ton in Great Britain, and heated dis
eussions took place. Working men
expressed their opinions very freely.
Wherever building is going on. there
are always red and Lenin corners,
tastefully decorated by the workers
themselves.
Real Workers Culture.
Our cultural center is our club
Town and Village" Here the work
is carried on very thoroly and on
propaganda lines. We have various
sections, corners and circles. We
have a dramatic circle, as we'll as
trade union, political, Marxist and
scientifc-technical circles, also a class
for the liquidation of illiteracy, a
reading room where silence is en-.
forced, a rest room, etc. In their
club, workers of the building trads
find after their eight-hour working day
everything that is needed for their
development, their studies and rest.
The Young Communist League and
the Young Leninites take an active
part in the club work. The workers
are very pleased with their palace Of
culture" and 20 per cent OF them are
members of the club.
Fellow workers Of the building trado
In America, send US thru the agitation
and propaganda department of the
Comintern information for our trade
paper Postroika THE Building Trads)
about the manner In which cultural
and political educational work is car
ried on in your country. Tell us what
you do In the matter OF self-education
and how you spend your leisure. All
this interests us very much, indeed.
and we will be very grateful II you
will write to US about ii.
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