The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-24


business in a businesslike way.
To organize your meetings in
this fashion it is necessary to have
real, functioning executive COM
mittee, that takes up the lengthy
communications and reports to the
meeting on the substance of them,
and make its recommendations on
the action to be taken. The execu-
tive committee should also devise
ways and means to expedite the
routine and technical work so that
more time of the meetings. can be
devoted to discussion and action on
the real Party problems.
The executive committee should
check up on the activities of all the
members of the branch and see to
it that every member has function
to perform, and that no one MEM
Der is so overloaded with work that
he cannot do justice to any one of
his jobs.
The matter Of getting the branch
to function properly is very essen
tial because it is a means by which
we can retain the new members
that join our Party, as well as keep
our old members inspired and on
the Job. The speakers at these
meetings must speak in one Ian
guage, as we cannot expecte SYM
pathizers to come to meeting at
which two-thirds of the time is de-
voted to speaking in languages that
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toned to contrast the present drive
with our old drive, where we had
meetings addressed in two or more
languages.
The branch being the basic unit
of the Party must see to it that the
members Of the branch carry out
the work assigned to them relative
to this campaign by having them
make reports as to what they are
doing in this drive.
The branch must see to it that
literature is on hand so that the
member can get supply for this.
campaign. A very effective piece Of
literature for this purpose is the
small pamphlet, "Why Every Work
er Should Be Communist and Join
the Workers Party" above referred
to. This pamphlet can a bought at
1c a copy or $500 a thousand, from
the Jimmie Higgins Bookstore, 127
University Place, which is the dis
trict literature department. The
bookstore has a supply of these
pamphlets and also other literature
that can be used in this campaign.
See to it that your members are
supplied with literature as the writ
ten word is one Of the most effec-
tive ways of convincing sympathiz-
ers as to what we stand for and
why he should join with us in the
struggle.
Branches should not engage sepa-
rate halls for the open meetings
above referred to as every meeting
place is large enough to accommo-
date the sympathizers that will be
brought In to these meetings. We
do not wish to burden the branch
with any additional expense, as we
know the membership is called upon
continuously for financial contribu-
eAOAAS, W dHChCo may, IL licv ucoiIt,
have throwaways printed for their
propaganda meeting for distribution.
This is effective, but not ABSOLUTELY
essential.
Branches should arrange to take
care of this membership drive cam
paign, even to the extent Of making
arrangements for the speaker when
possible. The district office will, Of
course, assist all that it possibly can
and supply the speakers where the
branch cannot do so itself.
3. The language branches are 20
apply the above plan, making what
ever notifications are necessary
and see to it that their district
committees and central committees
give them full cooperation, as well
as supply the speakers of the par
ticular language where the branch
cannot supply one itself.
Where there are two or more
branches of a particular language
in given locality it may be wise
to arrange for the monthly propa-
! ganda meeting in only one branch,