The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-02

ganization machinery functions well.
Every party unit should immedi-
ately investigate the status of the
branch membership and take steps to
see that dues are collected from each
member monthly. City central COM
mittees and district organizers must
watch the reports from the branches
and take the necessary steps to
tighten up the organization machin-
cry in those branches which lag in
handling their work efficiently.
Building the Party Membership.
Not only does our party not func-
ton well in collecting dues from the
members of the party, which means
that the members on our rolls do not
all function effectively in the party
(for a member who does not pay
dues regularly is a member who does
not work effectively for the party
but we are not making full use of
our opportunity to build up our
party membership.
There are thousands of workers
just outside of our party who should
become members of our party organ
ization. We have educated them
thru our press and public meetings
and our party work so that they are
ripe for membership.
We have no machinery, however,
for bringing these workers into the
party. Their is no organized, con-
sistent effort to reach them and to
induce them to join the party.
We cannot wait for these workers
to come into the party of their own
accord. We create the means of
bringing them into the party. We
must have in every party unit an
instrument which will reach out and
make these workers members of the
party.
It is vital for us that our party in
crease its membership. Our lines are
so extended, our responsibilities so
great, that the present membership
cannot carry the burden much far
Their. We cannot spread our influence
into still wider fields unless we in
crease our membership thru gather
ing into the party those workers who
stand just outside, ready to join in
our work if we take the proper steps
to bring them into the party.
Membership Committee Needed.
To meet the situation which has
been outlined above each party
branch should Immediately create a
membership committee. This COM
mittee should consist of three men,
bers and should be charged with the
task of making our party real Com
munist organization as we'll as Com
munist Party in principles and tao
tics.
The membership committees in the
branches should be held responsible
for seeing that every member pays
his dues regularly. The membership
committee should also be charged
with the work of bringing new mem
bers into the branch. They should
plan organized campaigns to bring
the workers who are ripe into the
party.
The City Central committees should
also elect such membership commit
tees and charge them with the work
of seeing that every branch has a
properly functioning membership
committee.
The City Central Committee Mem
bership Committee must keep in close
touch with each branch and when a
branch fails to do it's work should
visit that branch and take the neces-
sary steps to remedy the weaknesses
There are other tasks than the
work of seeing that dues are col
lected and new members brought in.
to the party which the membership
committee should undertake. These
will be left for another article. Let
US make beginning in strengthen,
ing our organization. Let US create
the machinery to remedy the scanda.
lous conditions shown in the figure:
quoted above. Let us create the
means of a persistent campaign fol
the upbuilding of the membership OF
the party. The creation Of the mem
bership committee should be the be
ginning of that work,