The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22


was no longer obliged to work illegal
ly, but was able to go forward to real
mass work, the party activity in the
women's circles changed in character,
and was also enabled to advance more
and more to mass work.
The small circles in the separate
factories were now replaced by large
groups Of women workers, connecting
the different workshops and depart
ments with the masses of proletarian
women. The Central Committee OF
our party received further aid thru
the affiliation of a special commission
for comforting on the work to be done
among the women. This commission
formed at the same time the. editorial
staff Of the periodical Rabotnitza. It
organized the work among the wom-
en-, and ensured its being carried on
under the leadership Of the party. At
the same time this commission was
complemented by Communist women
workers working in the factories and
districts.
Women Workers. Meetings.
Besides the general factory meet
ings, special women workers meet
ings were systematically organized by
the groups of active women workers.
under the leadership of the nucleus.
At first the general mass Of working
women in the undertakings in ques-
ton did not attend these meetings.
but after while, hand in hand with
the development of our agitation. and
with the increased organization If the
active elements among the non-party
women workers around our party.
more and more women participated.
The working women, thus becoming
accustomed to the women workers
mass meetings. now began to attend
other meetings, bearing a politically
lighting character. Thus for instance
IN July, 1917, when the party was
again forced into illegal activity.
nightly meetings were arranged in the
name of the Rabotnitza, the sole Boil
sheyist press organ left existing. for
the purpose of enlightening the mass
es on the meaning of the events in
July, and on the treacheroNs role
played by the mensheviki.
We sent special groups Of working
women to the meetings called By the
mensheviki, to expose the true nature
Of the menshevist activity. Here we
achieved positive results. We pro-
ceeded in the same manner at the
meetings convocated by the League
for Women's Rights" At this time
there was a mighty increase in the
publication of leaflets, posters and
other propagandist literature. We de-
voted special attention to our periodi-
CAL and its circulation increased rap
idly.
We may claim that the whole of
this work was eminently successful.
The working women participated in
enormous numbers in the street dem
onstrations in Leningrad on April 81.
1917, and in the June demonstrations.
The preparatory work was carried
forward not only by the party mem
bers but by a large number Of nom
party working women. Many Of these
came to the Office Of the Rabotnitza
to ask how they could best prepare
for the coming demonstrations.
Influence Soldiers.
Besides this. the working women
carried on active agitation among the
soldiers sent to Petrograd by the pro-
Visional government to suppress the
Bolshevik. The forward march of
General KorniIov on Petrograd
aroused not only the workmen, but
the working women as wen.
Then came the Red October, and
with it fresh work. But fresh forces
came as well, fresh energies, fresh
strivings in the struggle and for the
establishment of our workers and
peasants state. Every working wom-
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