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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

Shop Nucleus No. 3, Illinois Steel
company, members; Shop Nucleus
No 4. Ford Motor works, IL members,
and Shop Nucleus No. 5. Illinois Cen
trail Hospital, members.
Comrade Martin Abern, district
organizer presented the problem of
shop nuclei organization to the mem
bership meeting at which some 40
members were present. He outlined
briefly the historical necessity Of shop
nuclei organization, the need Of cor
rect organization in order to carry
out a correct Communist policy. Com
rade Abern then detailed the work OF
a shop nucleus, the matter OF indus
trial activity. the picking up OF issues
Of the shop, trade union work, de-
velopment of shop committees, liter
ature distribution, educational work
and hundred and one things that will
aid in reaching the workers in the
shops with a Communist message.
Our party members, he pointed out,
do not have real contact with the
workers in the shops when they are
organized in territorial branches.
Shop nuclei organization, organization
in the shops. Of our party members
gives us possibilities OF really getting
mass contact. OF being bolsheviks,
men Of the masses.
A number OF questions pertaining TO
the work we're asked and then the
meeting got down to the business OF
organizing the shop nuclei. The mem
bers who worked In these various
shops were divided at once according
TO the place OF work, then the district
executive committee each took
group OF the party comrades into a
corner OF the hall and proceeded to
the organization Of shop nuclei. OF
iicers we're elected. work laid out and
plans laid for early meetings of the
nuclei. shop nuclei delegates TO the
city central committee were also elect
ed
Possibilities for complete re-organ-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
Chicago University
Fires IL of Faculty
Because of "Old Age

Sixteen men and one woman will be
dropped from the faculty of the Uni
versity of Chicago at the end Of the
present term, it has been announced,
because they have reached the 65 year
age limit set by the board Of trustees.
One Of those who is being retired
is Prof. John M. Coulter, head Of the
botany department. Ihave reached
the age of retirement, it was inevi-
table," Coulter said. He will head
the Boyce-Thompson institute for
plant research at Yonkers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
DISTRICT NINE GOES ON RECORD
Put Your Shoulders to the Wheel
TO ALL BRANCHES in DISTRICT ..

TO ALL BRANCHES DISTRICT g.
ttee held yesterday the following
sued to party unit in this dIstrclt:--
DAILY WORKER RESOLUTION
l. The campaign to subscriptions for the DAILY
WORKER must supereede all other campaigns
e Systematic inaueuraed every city
to mobilize party
lzatlon to continue until the branch
g. Every party member capable reading English should
subscribe for the DAILY cannot read
English should subscribe they may
acquire understanding Of the movement
a. The matter Of building the DAILY WORKER shall be
permanent order Of business at all meetings
et During this order Of business all should be
called upon to state just what they DAILY
WORKER since the last meeting Of the branch.
D. Every branch Of the appoint comrade
worker Correspondent" local news Of
working class character to the DAILY WORKER
The District Office will a every branch
OF the party and from every c. 18th, giving
branch and the being balance Of the
quota 5
Minneapolis has been subscribers ST.
Paul has been given 1885, Duluth u.s. OTHER
BRANCH IN THE DISTRICT MUST 10 NEW SUBSCRIBE
ERs The life Of the DAILY WORKER depends on this campaon be-
Ing made a success. Put your shoulder o
Fraternay
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
A. C. Hathaway, Dist. Organ Dist. O..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
Pittsburgh Membership
Meeting Wednesday,
June 3, at Lyceum

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May S1-rhe
Pittsburgh membership meeting of the
Workers Party will be held on We'd
nesday, June 8, 8 D. M. at the Inter
national Labor Lyceum, sos James
street, N. s., main floor
Arne Swabeck, district organizer,
will report on the party conference
held in Chicago recently. The second
order of business will be the question
Of Worker Correspondence and the
circulation of the DAILY WORKER.
All members are urged to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

lzation Of Pullman on the shop nuclei
basis are good. About one half of the
party membership was present. The
district executive committee is calling
another membership meeting at an
early date. Many of the comrades
who were absent work in the shops
where the nuclei were organized and
these comrades will at once be attack
ed to the shop nuclei, then a drive
for new members will commense.
The comrades were enthusiastic
about the possibilities of Communist
work on the shop nucleus basis,
The slogan is complete reorganiza-
ton OF Pullman party organization on
shop nucleus basis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

The slight initiatives already OBJ
servable in this sphere of activity
modest but none the less worthy of
praise-as for instance the Lenin
School and the district instruction
courses formed by the French party,
the efforts made by the American
party for the formation of Marxist
clubs, similar endeavers within the
German party, and especially the ini-
tiative taken by the English party in
gaining influence over the whole of
the party members by means Of ele-
mentary courses of instruction at
which attendance is obligatory, show
that the definite aims pursued do not
reckon with political and organiza.
tory circumstances only, but-at least
in the case Of part of the sections
with actual possibilities also.
The 5olshevIst Peoples Press.
TINE other offensive point of Agit.
4 prop work in the sphere Bolshe-
vization is the fundamental reorgan.
ization of the Communist press. its
transformation into a Bolshevist peo-
ple's press.
The propaganda for Leninism does
not serve solely for the internal
strengthening of the party. but at the
same time for the purpose of party
expansion and Of enabling the party
to Bolshevize the masses outside OF
the party. The Bolshevization Of the
parties with respect to agitation must
first find its expression in the press,
and In the following manner:
(a) The Communist press Is to be
reorganized in purport and form in
such a manner as to be able to fully
satisfy the widest interest taken by
the broadcast working masses for CUES.
tions of political and social culture
II must form the daily reading matter
Of not only the party members, but
Of the broadcast masses of the work
ers, and must not only be read by
shop and factory workers, but by the
members Of their families.
(b) Distribution must be so organ.
lied that the party is enabled, by
means Of its press, to reach those
strata of the working class which II
cannot reach by other methods and
forms Of agitation.
(c) The Communist press is to be
freed from all professionalism, SO that
the worker is not merely the reader of
the Communist newspaper, but at the
same time its contributor and distrib-
utor. This raises the question of the
Worker Correspondents, a question
which inevitably arises with elemen.
tary force wherever the Communist
press has found fairly wide circle OF
readers. The settling of this question
is the more imperative as certain sec.
tartan tendencies can already be OBJ
served with regard to it, caused by
the limitation of the Workers Coore
spondents to the Communists.
Importance of Communist DaiIies.
In connection, with these questions
the problem of the international press
may here be mentioned as belonging
to our general tasks; our information
al press may safely make it its ain
to double the number of readers Of
! the Communist press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
The Role and Tasks Of the Agitation and Propaganda Work In the
BOShGWzaOn Of The National Sections Of Communist International


parties the creation Of a daily news
paper is a burning question. The
lack Of Communist daily newspaper
is greatly felt in a number OF coun-
tries. especially In England. Without
daily newspaper the Communist
Party cannot form any adequately i'm
portant factor in any country. The
initiative taken by the American Com
munist Party, by which the publica-
ton of a daily Communist paper in the
English language has been made pos
sible, shows that the issue of daily
paper is not an impossible taks for a
Communist Party which has passed
beyond the stage Of mere agitation, or
approaching the end of this stage.
The Organization Of Agltprop Work,
THE Fifth Congress impressed it up
\ on every party, as special task,
to create special organs for Agitprop
work. This task, closely bound UP
with the prerequisites Of successful
party work-and in general with the
differentiation Of party work and of
party apparatus-has been carried out
to but very slight degree up to now.
Even in the central party apparatus
only the first steps are being taken
towards the formation Of the organs
required for Agitprop work. Ger
many, France, Czecho-SloVakia, and
Italy are taking the lead in this direc-
ton, and the English party is not re-
naming behind.)
Where these leading organs are
lacking, the organization of Agitprop
work is impossible. The party cannot
accomplish the task Of Bolshevization
which is set 1t II there are no organs
for the distribution Of Bolshevist
theology. The central organs them
selves are merely suspended in the
air, 80 to speak. II the Communist la
Dor organizations do not furnish them
with such organs, that is, with organ
izations holding a grasp over the
members, and keeping up the connec.
lions between the party centers and
kuO AhC IGOA 8aAAA0tAOA vi
the party on the basis OF factory nu-
clei remains deficient and inadequate
unless we succeed in imparting the
spirit OF Communism into the work OF
the factory cells. A not inconsider'
able part Of this Communist spirit is
supplied by the propaganda for Lenin
ism, by the dissemination of the Com.
munist press. and by the systematic
agitation among the non-party masses.
In connection with this the question
of the Agitprop organization is raised
that is, the question of the creation
and development of that type Of party
worker whose task consists in organ.
izing and leading the theological work
Of Bolshevization in the immediate
circle of party members, and among
the broad masses outside of the party
These organizatory questions await
their solution, at least In general, il
we are really intent upon realizing, in
manner promising actual success in
the near future, the two prerequisites
indispensable for the Bolshevization
of the Communist Parties, the two
most imperative tasks: the propagan
da for Leninism and the creation Of 9
] Communist peoples press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
5v Bella KUN.

TF we understand under the Bolshe-
4 visRtion that the sections OF the
O. I. are to be rendered capable, in
ideologieal-political and organlEatory
respects, of leading and organizing
revolution Cor, to speak more accur-
atsly, Of leading and organizing the
present period Of international revo-
luton. that is, the period In which the
majority of the proletariat, and Of
those decisive social strata forming
the reserves of revolution, are to be
won over) successfully by the use Of
those methods which have led the
Russian Communist Party to victory,
then the role and tasks falling to the
Agitprop work as part of Bolsheviza-
ton may be easily and definitely as
oertained. Leninism made the party
Of the Bolshevild capable OF recogniz-
ing the Russian objective revolution
airy forces, and of making use Of the
whole of the given factors, thus en-
abling 1t to organize the revolution
and lead 1t to victory.
That teaching which has developed
the theory and practice of Marxism
by MARKHAM methods, and applied it to
the post MARKHAM period OF economic
and social development, by means Of
the experiences gained In three Russ
ian revolutions and In the various
forms Of revolution passed thru by the
international proletariat, and by gen.
eranzing these experiences into a
theory, renders the party capable,
both as regards politics and organiEa-
ton of winning over the masses for
the revolution This theory serves
the masses as guide for practical and
successful revolutionary action,
5olsheVIxatlon Defined.
.DoLSHEvIZATION does not thus
ID merely mean the recognition Of
the lessons learned from the expert
ences undergone by the Bolshevist
Party, nor merely the acceptance of
the forms Of organization of this
party.
The theory Of Bolshevism cannot be
separated from the experience won by
the Bolshevist Party, or from the
forms Of organization resulting on the
three Russian revolutions. But on
the other hand 1t would be equally
wrong to separate the methods from
the results-as is done by some who
call themselves Marxists and even
belong to the Communist Party-and
entirely wrong to degrade Bolsheviz-
alton from a theory which leads rev
dictionary action to a mere aggregate
Of practical experiences. The real i'm
port of Bolshevism consists of having
the Communist Parties take over Len
inism in its entirety, and apply it il
actual political and organizatory prac
tice 1t is only within the confines Of
this theory as a whole, and in their
character as its constituent parts, that
the differentiated political and organ
ixatory measures applied in the vari
Gus countries, at different times and
in different forms, can become a Boil
shevist policy, that is, can become q
policy adapted to winning over the
masses for the purposes Of revolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

luton. 1t is only within the limits of
this theoretical entirety that we can
avoid the two dangers constantly
threatening the Communist Parties!
1. The danger of regarding the Com
munist Party as object In ITSELF" as
party isolated from the masses, and
2. The danger of taking the winning
over" OF the masses to mean that 1t is
not the Communist Party which leads
the masses, but that this party gives
way to the spontaneous will of the
masses, and permits itself to be led
by 1t.
During the present period Of revolu-
ton both these dangers may become
very acute, and are already acute In
many places. For this reason the
fundamental task to be carried out by
the propaganda work of the Commu-
mist Parties consists Of rendering the
leading cadres Of the party and the
masses ideologlcRlly capable Of lead
ing political organization and sgita-
ton of a nature competent to main
tain d constant connection with the
masses-and not only to maintain this
connection, but to penetrate more
deeply into the masses and to com.
prise them on q broader foundation.
The Two Main Spheres Of Work Of
the Aeltprop.
OTARTING from this viewpoint. we
~ see that Bolshevization demands
that the work Of the Agitprop be con-
centrated in two closely connected
main lines, both aiming essentially at
the same goal;
1. The education or the leading
cadres Of the parties in the spirit Of
Leninism; feminist mass propaganda
on broad party lines.
2. The extension OF the agitative
power and influence of the party press
by means OF the creation Of Com
munist mass press-we must not be
afraid Of the term: Communist peo-
pies press"
Work must be carried on every
where in these two directions. And
tho the measures employed for the
attainment of these objects may be
different in every party, these aims
and tasks must form, internationally,
the concrete goals aimed at by the
concrete Agitprop activity of every
Communist Party.
Propaganda for Lenlnisnl.
Up to the present day, propaganda
for Leninism has scarcely got past
the point of agitation in favor Of this
propaganda.
The reason for this may be approx
imately found in the following cir
cumstances:
/. The majority of our parties have
not yet discovered the best way of
combining propaganda for Leninism
with the actual political questions,
struggles, and organizatory work of
the party. In other words: the prop
uganda has been more or less alb
| stract.
2. The absence of Lenin's works
among the feminist literature in the
majority of the European languages.
3. The complete lack of organs lead
ing the working propaganda during
Ike period Immediately following the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

such organs in an embryonal state
only, both in the @ I. and in Its vari-
GUS sections. AS a result of this,
propaganda cadres have been lacking
in the various parties, or the employ
ment Of the existing propagandist
forces has been unorganiEed.
THE experience OF six months now
\ looked back upon by the Agitprop
Department OF the @. l., tho extremely
incomplete, suf1oes to show that these
dificulties can be overcome by ener-
getic effort, tho not within a very
short time. The Indispensable connec-
lions between the propaganda for Len
inism and the struggles and organiza-
tory work of the party, In other words:
the working ont OF the import and
methods of Propaganda work-at least
In the most important and lGrgest sec
tlons-will be rendered possible by
the cooperation of the separate Sec
lions and the Agiprop organs Of the
O. I. The translation Of Lenin's most
important works into foreign lang
uages is a much greater technical and
financial difficulty. The lack of suit
able translators and Of book publish
ing apparatus, the political conditions
obtaining the various countries-ille-
ghlity-greatly delay the publication
CT Lenin'B works. The creation of or
gans leading the propaganda work
has also been greatly delayed. chiefly
for tho reason that the decisions ar
rived al by the Fifth Congress on this
question have not Immediately as
sumed the position Of importance due
to them in the consciousness and the
work of the parties. It will be the
task Of the Enlarged Executive to
make the parties fully conscious Of
the Importance of this theory.
feminist Clubs and Schools.
The six months which have passed
since the Bolshevization slogan was
issued have matured the question of
propaganda for Leninism to such an
extent that at least the most import
ant and best developed sections of the
c. I. have been able to take up the
following tasks, and to issue the fol-
lowing slogans: if
1. The establishment of a Central
School Of Leninism in the course of
the year 1925.
2. Short elementary courses Of in
struction are to be arranged in every
local organization, a feminist club is
to be formed in every large party nu-
cleus, and in the individual parties
the whole of the members (as in the
English Communist Party can pass
thru a certain course of instruction
within certain time, say two or three
years, with the aid of these elemen-
tary classes, or can be united in Len
mist clubs.
Besides this, provision is to be made
within this year for really thoro
study of Leninism, if only for limit
ed few, by means, of the organization
of international feminist courses of
instruction (by the German, French
and English sections) in Moscow.
The Agitprop Section of the En-.
larged Executive is faced by the task
Of working out all the practical and
differentiated activity involved in this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
Mqchinists' Ballot Results Held Secret

case of Lewis it sent him to certain
defeat in an open struggle between re-
action and the revolutionary left
wing. In the present case Of Johns
ton, the left wing, altho formally elm
mated by the primary election, has
maintained an independent force and
defeated Johnston by an election alli-
ance with the centrist Anderson
group, which 1t has pushed forward to
shatter the grip OF the Johnston reac-
tionary machine.
Whatever the announcement OF Sec
retary-Treasure Dawson, this maheu-
yer has proven eminently successful.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
schIossberu for Unity

NEW YORK, May 31.-Joseph
Schlossberg, general secretary-treas-
urer Of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Union, is the first national
executive of a big American Labor
Union to endorse the movement for
international trade union unity that
is now going on between the Russian
and British labor organizations.
Schlossberg's opinions are given in
the May 29 issue OF Advance, official
organ of his union.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
Ford E mploys More
Men Than Any Other
Auto Manufactures
Especial to The Daily worksr.)

DETROIT, Mich, May 81 Henry
Ford employs more men than any
other automobile company, employ
ment figures just made public reveal.
The Ford organization employs 161,-
600 persons in it's work turnout the
United States.
Ford has added 14,500 persons to
his employment list in Detroit since
March 1. The Ford assembling plants
are using $4,000 employees.
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WANTED IN new YORK!

COMRADES to give hours regularly every
~ the building the Memorial Library the
Workers. School,
Much sorting
Iogulna books marking, cutting, filing clippings
Come evening to 1903 East 18th 80
clipping being organized
FOR YOUR SERVICE m help. POI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
FIVE SHOP NUCLEI ORGANIZED
BY THE PARTY IN PULLMAN

Comrades
district executive
the Pullman city
shop organized Pullman shops
members; members
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02
Bosses Given up Wage Cut

NEW YORK, May S1.-The Chill
drens'Jacket Contractors Association
has given up its demands for a wage
reduction following the refusal OF the
Childrens' Clothing Workers Union,
affiliated with the Amalgamated, to
consider a cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-02

Victory for Pennsylvania Carpenters.
HAZLEToN, Pa, May S1.-The new
agreement won by Hazleton carpen.
ters from the Master Builders raises
wages 1874 cents an hour to s1.12h
for journeymen and s1.37h for fore
men.
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West Park" containing / acre as de-
scribed in a deed recorded in liber
1872, folio ia. Taxes, interest and
Caldwell, Samuel B. present
owner, T. R. Pickett) Part of Lot
"a, Block 2, "North West Park" con-
tanning 32,288 square feet as described
in a deed recorded in liber 222 and
224, folio 484-9. Taxes, interest and
Eldridge, John H. & G. dot 30,
Block 2, and improvements, North
West Park" containing III acres as
described in a deed recorded in liber
264, folio 223. Taxes, interest and
costs -$79.SO
Menefee, Robert G.-Lot 26, Block
2, and improvements, "North West
Park" containing acre as described
in a deed recorded in liber 312, folio
800. Taxes, interest and costs, $77.65
Warren, Willis slot 5, Block 1,
North West Park" containing acre
as described in a deed recorded in
liber $50, folio 274. Taxes, interest
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