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faced with seeming contradictions.
/ Thus fight for more schools to cur
tail seat shortage must be coupled
at all times with the demand of
Down with the Nationalist and Re-
llgious propaganda of the public
schools"
How the Battle Is Conducted.
1t is marvellous to watch how very
naturally the children take to the
class struggle activities, and how they
can utilize League and Party expert
ence for their own ends. An interest
ing example of this is portrayed by
our Daisytown, Pa, Junior Group.
One week the group reported that
they had been playing some Com
munist games, among them one which
is called: Catching the shop nuclei
organizer" Thru the medium of this
game the childrea grasped the entire
idea of the nuclei form of organiza-
ton and the week following the game
had already divided their Junior
Group into four school nuclei, which
today functions right on the field of
battle.
AS generalization you can lay out
the form that the battle takes as fol-
lows: The children having gained
Communist perception in the Junior
Groups; having made a study of the
true nature of history, ETC., will ma
turally rebel when the teacher pre-
sents these subjects in the usual man.
ner. At times a solitary little rebel
will get up and: ooh! teacher, in our
Junior Groups we found out that
George Washington was wicked man
who bought and sold black and white
slaves" This little rebel will no
doubt be defeated and forced to sub
nit to the will of the teacher. At
other times the other children will be
won over by the solitary little rebel
and join him in his fighter else the
existence Of a Junior Group School
or even class nucleus will serve as
the basis for the winning over of
ever greater masses Of the school
children to the fight on hand. At no
time is the child permitted to feel as
tho the struggle is the Vaccination of
some older comrade. Everything that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-08

comrades to carry out nomination by
election" to the utmost possible
point. Election having once been
admitted to be the right method,
then go on electing at any pricel
This view, comrades, is a mistaken
one. The Party viii not accept it.
To be sure we are no longer living in
times of war, we are passing thru
a period Of peaceful Development
but we have the New Economic Pol
icy. Do not forget this, comrades.
It was not during the war that the
Party undertook the task Of purging
itself, but after the war. Why?
Because during the war the fear
of defeat held the Party closely to.
gether, and various elements corrod-
ing the Party internally were obliged
to fall into the line of the Party
which was struggling to the death.
These bonds are no longer there to
hold US together, for there is no war.
But we have the NEP, we have per-
mitted capitalism to re-enter, and
the bourgeoisie is striking fresh
roots. 1t is true that all this furthers
the work of purging the Party, of
placing it upon a firmer foothold.
But on the other hand, it envelopes us
in the atmosphere of the rising and
bourgeoisie.
Sitting of Party Membership.
1t was precisely after the NEP
that the Party undertook a sitting
process, reducing its number by one
half. 1t was precisely after the NEP
that the Party decided that the Sc
curity of our organizations against
the NEP required, for instance, that
It be made difficult for non-proletar-
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ian elements to gain admittance to
the Party, that lengthy membership
of the Party be made condition to
appointment as a functionary of the
Party, etc. Did the Party act right
ly in taking these precautionary
measures, which limited the "broad
democracy" In my opinion it acted
rightly. It is just for this reason
that assume that the democracy is
necessary, that nomination by cleo.
ton is necessary, but that the limit
ing measures prescribed by the XII
and XII Congresses must still remain
in force, at least, the most funda-
mental of them.
The second extreme deals with the
question Of the limits of discussion.
Some comrades demand that discus
sion be unlimited; they consider the
Alpha and Omega Of Party work to
consist in consultation on all ques-
tons and forget all other sides
of Party work, that of real activity
demanded by the execution of the
Party decisions in real life. The
Party is not merely a union Of per.
sons acting in like manner; it is a
fighting union Of participators in
like action, fighting on the basis of
common theology Of their program
and tactics.
l conclude my address, comrades,
by warning you against these two
extremes, and proceed determinedly
and straightforwardly on the course
towards inner Party democracy
which was laid down by the Central
IN September of this year, then we
shall assuredly experience a great
uplift in our Party work.
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Stain on Tasks of Russian Communist Party

| Of faith in the non partisans, we shall
evoke very great mistrust of our
organizations on the part of the non
partisans.
Faith of NOn-P artisans.
This faith on the part of the non
partisans is imperatively necessary.
Comrades, it is imperatively neces-
sary to force the Communists to drop
their candidatures. No speeches
should be held maintaining that Com
munists only should be elected. The
non-partisans must be encouraged,
induced to take up state work. We
shall gain only advantage from this,
and will receive as reply the trust
Of the non-partisans in our organi-
cations.
In the eighth place, work among
the peasantry must be intensified. /
do not know why our village nuclei,
for instance, cannot be set to prac-
teal tasks: First, Of being the inter-
prefers and distributors of the Soviet
laws bearing on the life of the peas
antry, and secondly, Of being agi-
tators and spreaders of elementary
agronomical knowledge, if no more
than to teach that the fields must be
sown at the right time, the seed
cleansed, etc.
I should like to mention two ex-
tremes, two exaggerations which
have appeared in some discussion ar.
ticles in the 'Pravda" with respect
to the questions of the workers
democracy.
Danger Of NEP.
The first extreme is in regard to
nomination by election. This con-
sists of the efforts made by some
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By NAT KAPLAN.

the children do is done on their own
initiative as group. They formulate
their own demands and lay the basis
for their own fight. The older COM
rades, the leaders and teachers Of the
Junior Groups, thru hints and sug-
gestions endeavor to guide the de-
clsions of the children into the proper
channels, and they can only do this
after they have won the confidence
of the children by becoming part Of
them in their struggle, play and edu-
cational work.
United Front of Parents and Offspring.
The bourgeoisie educational system
has long recognized the necessity of
winning over the parents for their
system. Thus there has come into
existence powerful parent-teacher as
sociations whose purpose is to CO.
ordinate the home life of the child
with the life of the child in the
schools. The Junior Section recog-
nized this problem especially at the
time when the class struggle features
of the Junior Section became INTENSE
fed and the parents doomed up as an
opposition in certain cases.
The solution of the problem is in
the words Of the Hammond. Ind.
Juniors, as follows: eve are for the
united front with the grown-up in the
battle for all who toll" In carrying
out this principle the Juniors turnout
the country are today organizing par
ent's conferences, where the Juniors
report of their activities and where
the life and work Of the child in the
Group are discussed and acted upon
in an advisory capacity. These con-
ferences are made very interesting by
the children when they arrange little
programs; plays, recitations, child
speeches, etc., for their parents.
Hence, we see that the Junior Section
is getting the parents more and more
interested in the activities of the
children and is laying the basis for
the better relationship between the
adults and the children: A principle
which can only reach perfection after
the conquest of power by the pro-
letariat.
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In the Domain Of the Children's Struggle

done for the child. The child can do
nothing for itself. It would astound
a great many parents were they to
listen to an ordinary discussion in one
of the Junior Groups. "Oh! Our
teacher doesn't let US ask questionsY'
speaks up one child. 1--WE can only
answer the questions which our teach
er asks u.s." verifies another. And so
it goes, a complete subordination of
the personal initiative of the child
to the so-called superior knowledge
of the modern bourgeoisie pedagogs.
The child with a strong will. a re-
bellious spirit-in other words, child
who would make good class fighter,
both now and for the future-has to
have that will and spirit broken by
the teachers dictatorship in the
school and by the PARENTAL dictator
ship at home. 1t is only natural that
the child should rebel against this
state of affairs.
Not only is the method of education
IN vogue in the public school based on
the erroneous application of the prin-
ciple of the Fright Of the stronger"
but the education itself-the material
utilized as lessons-is nothing but the
vile propaganda of American imperi-
alism. History is the glori6cation of
capitalist wars. Reading is the glori-
fication of bourgeoisie ethics; the in
oculator of superstitious ideas; the
weaver of mysticism around the MEM
cries of dead bourgeiosie heroes, etc,
etc. Arithmetic is the Qualification
of the profit system. The combination
Of the method and the education
proper of the public schools can only
serve one purpose and that is: To
make servile wage slaves of the work
ers' children.
The struggle against this state of
affairs for the child also has its fore
runner: The struggle against the inn
mediate rotten conditions in the
schools, such as, insufficient number
of seats, veritable fire trap school
buildings, unsanitary conditions, etc,
etc. Special care must be taken TO
link up both features of the struggle
in every campaign undertaken within
the public schools, or else we viii be
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COmrade Stain Continues;


1T is lucky for us that the Commune
= ist ehildren's movement in America
suffered its birth pangs at the time
when its legitimate parents, the youth
and adult Communist movement had
already evolved from out Of their iso-
lated conditions and became live
fighting bodies engaged in mass ae-
tivity.
The favorable conditions surround
ing the birth has naturally reflected
itself in the stradling infant-the
Junior Section of the Young Workers
League-in so far as it has retained
It's identity from the very start as
an organization engaged in the class
struggle.
Many of the parents of the 5000
young communists in the Junior Sec
ton do not recognize this important
feature of the organization and when
1t IS brought to their notice via the
gossip route many untrue and dis
tcrted conceptions of the matter are
formed. 1t is at this point that the
parents take advantage of their eco
nonic superiority over the child to
force it TO sabotage this phase of the
Junior Groups activity. Even Com
munist parents-members of the
Workers Party have been known at
times TO sabotage the class struggle
feature of the children's movement.
This sad factor is not new and can
only be rectifed thru the establish
ment of better understanding and
relationship between the adults and
the children. This is already being
partially accomplished in the Junior
Groups.
On the Field of Battle.
Tho battle field of the children's
struggle centers in the public school.
Even as the shop, factories, mines
ETC., form the center Of the class
struggle for the adult proletarians,
so the public school class room forms
the battle field--the center Of the
class struggle for the proletarian
child.
It is here that the child is con-
fronted with the iron heel Of the
teachers dictatorship. Everything is
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Note.-THE DAILY WORKER
today publishes the concluding part
Of the speech delivered by Com
rade Stain to large meeting Of
party workers on the problems cons
fronting the Russian Communists
at the present time. Our readers
cannot help but admire the frank
ness with which the Russian lead.
erH discuss their weaknesses.
Smaller men would try and gloss
over or excuse them. Not 50 the
Russian Communist chiefs. They
know that organizations are COM
posed of men and women who are
liable to err and the best way to
remedy mistakes is to acknowledge
their presence and find a cure for
them. We urge you not to miss
single part Of this important dis
cussion. In our next issue we will
publish the first portion of Com
rade Zinoviev's speech. He is
Chairman of the Communist Inter-
national and President Of the
Petrograd Soviet.
Comrade Stain Continues:
In the seventh place, it is neces-
sary to do more work among the
workers. This IS one
means by which, the inner Party sit
1ation and the activity of the Party
masses can be bettered. / must say
hat our organizations still pay too
title attention to this. Too little
attention especially to the presence
# non-partisan workers in our Sow
ct organs. Comrades, believe that
we do not put certain minimum
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
PAYE1TE LOSES
To EMMETT

Everybody went to the ball game
Sunday to see, as the posters stated.
Emmett's aggregation of ex-major
leaguers in action. With this OBJ
ject in view they were not disap-
pointed. Killett, late of the Phila-
delphia Nationals, pitching for En-
nett, did his best to make the game
interesting by filling bases a couple
of times. Slattery, an ex-Cincinnatti
player, gave demonstration of the
art of covering the first sack, and
Commy did the Babe Ruth act by
knocking a couple of honOrs over
the right field fence.
AS one of ordinary run of exhibit
tion games it was a huge success, as
a regular League game it was a dis
NAL failure.
For the benefit of those who
missed Sundays game and have a
desire to see the Emmett team in
action, they may have this privilege
extended them by journeying to En-
nett next Sunday.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
ENTERTAIN CARA
Van At LEWISTON
AND MOSCOW

The auto caravan over the north
and south highway arrived at Lewis
ton Thursday noon on scheduled time
and were met by the Lewiston Band
and large number of people who
gave the visitors cordial welcome.
The caravan also continued on tc
Moscow that afternoon and were met
there with the same cordial wei
come. They were shown through
the University of Idaho and later
banqueted in the dinning room Of the
girls dormitory.- The caravan re-
turned to Lewiston Thursday even
ing in time for the Shriner's annuai
circus Friday inning the caravan
disbanded and returned, most OF
them arriving home that evening.
During the speaking at the ban
quet both at Moscow and Lewiston,
the spirit of unity between the north
and south part of the state was clear
ly shown.
An association was organized at
Lewiston for the purpose of improy-
ing and advertising the north and
south highway. The officers elected
were: George Waters of Weiser
president; S. F. Randall of Lewis
ton, ]. B. Cowan, Caldwell; n. Ru-
bottom Council; G. P. Mix, Moscow ,
w. W. Brown, GrangeVille; vice
presidents. The highway between
here and Lewiston, with the excep-
ton of a few miles yet unfinished Is
in excellent condition.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
PROGRAM FOR
MEMORIAL DAY

On Friday, May 30th, is probably
the Nations biggest and most i'm
Portant holiday. 1t celebrates the
memories of the lives of thsoe who
have made great sacrifices to per-
petuate and protect the ideals of
their fatherland, those very ideals
,ch today make us, each, safe in
or5S homes and cities.
Il has been said that we Ameri-
ms must soon become more patri-
A>tic or disaster will visit US. Let
US remember that And that this
Memorial Day was not proclaimed
by our President for hunting, fishing
or picnicing, but for the solemn re-
collection and reverence of those who
have suffered, fought, sacrificed and
died for the things we now enjoy.
We can endure as a free people only
so long as we patriotically defend.
Let the spirit of the departed heroes
know, if they can know, (and who
dares to say they cannot?J that they
have not died in vain but that the
sad memory of their lives and deaths
are still vivid before US. Let US not
be thoughtless and needless on this
Memorial Day. The American
Legion of the County is preparing,
at some cost and considerable hard
work program befitting the occa-
sion. The program appears in this
issue. Bring the children, teach the
little tots patriotism and respect.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
TWO FAMILIES
MOVE TO CALDWELL

C. A. Maulding moved with his
family to Caldwell last Monday, also
A. ]. Shearer and his family. We
are not gloating over this by any
means, for Caldwell is getting two
of our best families. Mr.. Shearer
has been a resident of this locality
for the past % years and has been
closely identified with the business
interests of the community and a
booster for every enterprising move
ment. Mr.. Maulding has not been
with us so long, but during the few
years as a resident here, he has also
taken a keen interest in the well
fare of the community. Both will be
identifned with the Idaho-Oregon
Egg Producers association, MI.
Shearer as salesmanager and Mr..
Maulding as bookkeeper.
Mr. Shearer has not severed his
business interests at this place but
will continue in the handling of all
kinds of farm machinery and distri-
button of fruit and produce at the
old stand conducted by Mr.. Copeland.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
THE GOOD. OLD
STARS AND STRIPES

Some considerable speculation has
been rife recently as to the cause OIL
the apparent disrespect OF the Stars
and Stripes. Some think 1t is due 10
ignorance. some say it is lazlness,
and even some say it is pure cussed-
ness. When the flag passes In par
ade or is being heisted or lowered,
men in uniform must give the usual
right hand salute; men not IN uni
form must salute by removing their
hats caps and holding them over
their left breast; ladies must salute
nv placing the right hand over the
heart.
AT practically all of Payette's past
celebrations at which the flag mas
been displayed, our citizens and
bows and girls have stood on the side
lines and made not the lightest sign
of respect. YOU. each, know why
Won have not. Do you direspect the
flag? Surely not. Have you been is-
noraht of the respect you should
show? If so, you can never say II
again. Or is your case just pure
cussedness"? II it is, get out oil
sight when the flag is around. II Is
shame to disgrace the flag by your
company.
The knowledge and duty Of demon
trative respect for the flag is being
scattered broadcast this year and
Won will be watched on Memorial
Day. The children especially Will
watch you. Do not be found wanting.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
BEN WHEARY AND
FAMILY ON VACATION

Ben Wheary, one of the rustlers at
the Payette Cooperative store. left
with his family Wednesday morning
on a two weeks vacation. They
will be accompanied by r. A. Thran
and wife of Emmett, and will so
from Payette by auto to Kirk, Ore
gon, some three hundred miles west
of Ontario, to where Mr.. and Mrs.
Alva Coulter, parents of Mrs.
Wheary are stopping at logging
camp. After spending a week or ten
days near Kirk, some of the finest
fishing territory in oregon, they will
visit Crater Lake, then return home
by way of Bend and The Dalles, and
take in some of the sights along the
Columbia.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
SUMMER SPRAYS FOR
SAN JOSE SCALE CONTROL.

The 1928 apple crop showed by
far the largest percentage of Scale
culls ever known in the Payette Val
ley. This together with the fact that
there was more or less wind every
day during the darmont season this
year, which made it practically i'm
possible to make a thorough applica-
ton, indicates that unless some fur
ther efforts are made to eradicate
this pest the 1924 crop will show
even a larger percent of Scale culls.
There is also very great possibility
of some serious damage being done
to the trees in some of the worst in
tested orchards.
It has been proved that Oil Emul-
sions and Lime and sulphur Solutions
can be used very effectively mixed
with the Lead Arsenate Cover Sprays.
Every Orchardist who knows that
their is an infestation of Scale in
his orchard should use one of these
with his first cover spray at least.
If the Oil Emulsion is preferred
use a 29S emulsion, that is, have
your spray when it is ready for appli-
cation contain gal. of oil to every
SO gallons of water. The prepared
Oils put up by different companies
under various names contain from
50%o to $50 oil. If these are used
be sure to put in enough gallons of
the stock to get a solution that is
actually 296 oil.
very satisfactory Oil Emulsion
can be made as follows: Put 2 or
gallons of water in Spray tank to
which add l pound of Calcium Cast
nate Spreader previously dissolved in
water. Pump this through spray
nozzle back into tank until thor
oughly mixed, then add 4 gallons
Red Engine Oil and pump through
nozzle to 6 times using $50 to
800 pounds pressure. This makes
29t solution for a 200 gallon tank
If it is desirbale to make up a sup
If it is desirable make up sup
easily by using some barrels or other
containers to pump the oil out into
at the completion of mixing. Use
a pound of Calcium Casinate and
u gallon of water to each gallon OF
oil, mixing as just described. SiA
ply 70 the emulsion is can be done
gallons of this emulsion would give a
2% solution in a 200 gal. tank.
If the Lime and Sulphur is pre-
ferred use gallons to each zoe
gallon tank.
BEN TOMLIN.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
zEICER-uUJJANIS

Sunday, May IS at O'Clock 2.
NJ, at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Mary Zeiger, Miss
Beulah Lenora Zeiger became the
bride of Mr.. Leslie J. Williams, both
parties are from Payette. At the ap-
pointed time the couple stood be-
meath a bowery of beautiful roses,
accompanied by the sister Of the
bride and brother of the bridegroom.
The bride was attired in cream
satin crepe, her sister. maid-of-
honor wore a beautiful white gown.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Farnham.
After congratulations buffet
luncheon was served to the bridal
party. After a brief wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs Williams will be al
home at the Bancroft, where Mr..
Williams is one of the popular
clerks, and is widely known through
out the northwest. Mrs. Williams
has lived in this city for a number OF
years and is a refined young lady
whom people love and admire.
These young folks have host Of
friends who wish them many long
happy years of married life.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-22
>n CONCERT APPRECIATED
i'AND CHANGE IN TIME

rho concert by the ptyette Coun-
tv rand saturday evening showed a
marked m Improvement from from every
9gi,ter into rehersals and the Increase in
number of Instruments has made a
very noticeable change we doubt if
there is a band in the nate that win
eopal the Payette Couaey Band. Their
Saturday evening was
appreciated by thro4g OF people
who completely blockqa~the streets
during the entire concert
Change I'm Time
Due to the fact that seven of the
members who have an important
part in the band are employed in
and unable to attend on
Saturday evening, the concert after
this week will be held Thursday
evening from to O'Clock, at least
until further notice. The concert
this week will be Saturday evening
as usual.