The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-22

branches, establishing more of them,
ments for the benefit of the young WI
This district suffers even more
labor, and the Convention instructed
the District Executive Committee to
call convention to launch a cam
paign against child labor. To the
convention are to be invited all local
unions, central union bodies, labor
political organizations, and any other
committees engaged in fighting
against child labor. A special COM
mittee of the District Executive Com
mittee is to be created to keep in
touch with all organizations inter
ested in fighting child labor includ-
ing the labor unions.
New Branches Created
The delegates expressed their plea
sure over the creation Of several new
branches of the Young Workers
League in Boston, under the guild
ance of Max Salzman, national or
ganizer of the Young Workers
League. The benefits from that trip
urged the delegates to go on record
as requesting the National Executive
Committee to appoint a paid organ
izer for this district. 1t was under
stood, that before this was possible,
the district would have to devise
ways and means of meeting a large
part of the expense incurred by an
organizer. In this connection, there
was a discussion of the industrial
character of the New England dis
trict, and the splendid opportunities
for organizing the youth.
With a committee from various
cities, extending over large area,
it had been found difficult to get the
District Executive Committee to-
gether often. To meet this difficulty,
it was voted that the members of the
new District Executive Committee
should be from Boston and vicinity.
Those elected were, Boston, Lewis
Marks, Aster Berkowich, H. Shainis;
Maynard, George Heikkenin; Provi-
dence, Lyons. They, together with
the District Organizer, John Louko Of
Norwood, comprise the District Elk
ecutive Committee.
Organization Needed
In his report as organizer, Comrade
Louko touched on the work being
done, especially by the groups of
Worcester, Boston and Providence.
The District Executive Committee, be-
cause of the difficulties confronting
its4 especially lack of finance, had not
been able to take full advantage of
the opportunities before it. A start
had been made on Junior groups, in
many cities, for example, Boston; and
w. Concord,sN. H. He spoke on the
extensive tour made by Comrade
Salzman, and urged the necessity of
such further organization work. The
question of shop nuclei was still a
pressing one, the only functioning one
yet established being in Providence.
He urged the branches to complete
the industrial registration called for
by the National Office. On the Salz-
man tour, the Finnish District Com
mittee of the New England District
of the Workers Party had paid half
of the expenses. The recent Finnish
District Convention had voted to give
the Young Workers League chance
to run the regular Fall festival thus
make a large sum of money for or
ganizational purposes.
After the acceptance of Comrade
Louko's report, William Simons, New
England District Organizer of the
Workers Party, and delegate to the
Young Workers League convention,
gave a brief report on the activity of
the Workers Party on the Industrial
field, as we'll as in relation to the
Farmer-Labor movement in the coun-
try and state. The report was ac-
cepted, after the delegates from each
city explained the relations existing
between the Young Workers League
and the Workers Party.
Reports Given
On finance, it was decided to hold
the Fall Festival in Maynard and act
in cooperation with the District Elk
ecutive Committee Of the Finnish
Federation. All branches are to be
asked to hold an affair for the Dis
trict Executive Committee once ev-
cry six months and 30 per cent of
all income derived from entertain
ments. 1t is hoped that this will raise
sufficient money to allow of far reach
ing propaganda campaigns.