The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-27

1t was thru the second national
conference of the T. U. E. L. and up
IN the initiative of our industrial de-
partment that our party made known
for the first time its program and
tactics for the organization of the
unemployed. Sometime later the old
C. E. G. (now the minority, in line
with its lack of sense for reality and
understanding Of concrete situations,
proposed to Immediately begin the ac-
tual organization of councils of un-
employed. thereby thru premature or
ganizational steps, endangering the
success Of what is bound to become
great movement
Luckily for our party and for its
unemployment program these prema-
ture organizational steps were not
taken. The present c. E. c., after
adopting a complete policy ON unem-
ployment at it's March meeting, pro
ceeded to popularize the issue, our
unemployment program and proposed
methods of organization. BY instruc-
ton of the c. e. C. majority the ques-
ton of unemployment was made one
Of the major issues in every campaign
carried on by our party on the eco
nOmic and political field. In spite of
all provocations of the minority, the
G. e. c. refused to begin prematurely
the actual organization of councils
Of unemployed which because the sit
nation was not ripe, would have re
suited in complete failure, thereby
/ sasting the efforts of the w. P. and
iscrediting a powerful organization
i slogan for future use.
Our struggle against unemployment
IS still in its propaganda stage. Dur
ng the election campaign alone the
party distributed a quarter of a mil
lion of leaflets on unemployment and
sold 10000 copies of a pamphlet writ
ten by Comrade Browder. We are eff
fectiyely propagating our demands for
the unemployed and slogan of organ
ization thereby preparing the ground
for organization work which we pro
pose to start the moment conditions
become ripe for it.
Teaching our Party Methods OF Or
ganization.
The present C. E. C. has devoted
a great deal of its attention to prob
lens of organization, which were ne
elected by the former C. E. C. We
realize that policies, programs and
resolutions alone. even when correct,
do not themselves build party. When
we assumed office we found that the
party was totally out Of balance as
regards the various phases Of its ac-
tivities, and that systematic recruit
ing Of new members was a matter
not appreciated by the minority. The
conception that the old C. e. C. had of
Organization was mainly that Of writ
ing articles once in a while in the
press.
We set to work to infiItrate into
our party a few of the basic prin-
ciples Of Communist organization. At
the March meeting Of the c. e. C. we
adopted statement on party activ-
tiles by Comrade Foster It was an
attempt to give our party clear pic
ture OF balanced program Of party
work. which proved very successful
in educating our party to a better I'M
Outstanding Of the principles Of Com
munist organization.
This was followed up with the pro
gram OF action finally adopted by the
c. e. c. at its full meeting in July.
The party is weilacquainted with the
contents Of this program. It was out
lined and submitted to the C. e. c.
by the majority. the minority con-
tributed nothing to its makeup, and
was thereupon brought to our mem
bership in number OF joint mem
bership meetings in every large cen
ter. This program Of action. with all
that It stood for. was real achieve
ment of our party under the leader
ship Of the present c. e. G.
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