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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03

writer who styles himself revolutionist wrote
an article recently under a fictitious 100 per cent
American cognomen in which he paid a tribute
to the death of bourgeois art collector This hare
Drained radical justified his eulogy on the theory
that "all lovers of art are friends"
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is a lover of arr. He
proves it by giving million dollars to the New
York Metropolitan Museum of Art. The gift was
in oil stock and the yearly income from the gift
will approximate $4,000.
j. P. Morgan is an art collector and a generous
donor to art museums. The same is true of most
of the mllionaires who grind their slaves under the
iron heel in order to wiring more profits out of
their toll, that the expoiters can enjoy all the
Injuries they and their wives and affnities crave
for and still have plenty left to crafty their
desires to pose in public as benefactors and sup
porters Of the arts and sciences.
The workers are art lovers or if not could be,
provided they had the necessary knowledge to ap-
preciate true art But those of them who have the
knowledge have not the leisure to enjoy art They
have more than enough to do trying to sustain
life. Art is not for the working class under the
capitalist system.
Only when the workers become the ruling class
and begin the task of abolishing all classes by
abolishing capitalism will those who carry the
burdens of the world their back be able to enjoy
the work Of artists which is now the luxury of the
parasitical class.
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Adopted Unanimously by the Contra
Executive Committee, Workers Party.
4 The Fifth Congress of the Com
% munist International declared
that one of the conditions for Bolshev
ization of the existing Communist par.
ties In every country. thus making 1t
possible to become and to function as
mass Communist parties, was their
reorganization on the basis Of shop
nuclei. All parties of the Comintern.
were instructed to begin the work of
reorganization on that basis so that
as soon as possible the shop nuclei or
shop nuclei branch may become the
basic party unit
2. The Third National Convention
of the Workers (Communist) Party
endorsed the proposal for reorganiza-
ton to make the shop nucleus the
basis of our organization and In
structed the central executive commit
tee to develop detailed plans for car.
rying out this decision at the earliest
possible time. While the convention
of our party decided that for the i'm.
mediate future. dues should be con.
tinued thru the branch, the Commun
list International stated that dues
must be paid thru the shop nuclei, and
these instructions are therefore being
carried out. Steps have already been
taken, in few instances, as expert
ments, in actual organization Of shop
nuclei, and these have worked out in
actual practice quite well to demon.
strate the superiority of the shop
nuclei over the present branch form
Of organization.
3. The central executive committee
of the party realizes, however, that
the reorganization Of the party on the
shop nuclei basis in its entirity, is of
such nature that it has to progress
carefully in order not to break up pre-.
maturely or endanger the existing
party structure to such an extent as
to make 1t incapable to carry on the
necessary work of the party. The
party recognizes that our membership
10 uuuO up VI WOIhSIS bpodhlu6 u1nSl-
ent languages, not all of them also
speaking the common language, Eng
lish, well. The reorganization will be
started first in the most favorable in
dustries where the workers, to some
extent, exercise shop control, as in the
coal mining, needle trades and few
other industries, and on the basis of
experience gained in these industries
proceed to the others.
WHY WE MUST ORGANIZE ON
THE BASIS OF SHOP NUCLEI.
II A Communist party must have its
- roots deep among the masses of
the workers and particularly among
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
Thesis on Reorganization Of Party on Basis Of Shop Nuclei

guage branch members transferred to
shop nuclei and paying their dues thru
the shop nuclei and shall be reported
thru the regular party units to the
national office on report systems pro-
vided therefor. The national office
shall at the end of each month report
to the respective language section bu-
reaus the amount of dues received
from such members and pay the share
of dues collected to the respective
language section bureaus.
g. At later stage Of development
OF the shop nuclei Organization, when
sufficient number Of shop nuclei are
organized and functioning in the shops
and factories in certain district,
these shop nuclei shall be combined
into a shop nuclei branch. This shop
nuclei branch will consist of all the
members of the shop nuclei within
designated territory and of isoloted
members employed in that particular
territory. When such shop nuclei
branches are formed, they become the
unit which sends delegates to the city
central committee.
The Fourth National Convention Of
the Workers (Communist) Party Of
America adopts the above plan Of or
ganization Of shop nuclei and instructs
the incoming central executive com
mittee and all other subordinate party
units to carry on an extensive propa,
ganda and education among the party
membership so that they will become
acquainted with this plan of organiza-
ton and understand why the reorgan-
ization of the party on the shop nuclei
basis is necessary, and thus make it
possible that it becomes an accomp-
lished fact on the largest possible
scale in the near future. The central
executive committee shall, however
exercise good judgement and caution
in proceeding with the reorganization
plan SO that the party units and the
party as whole will not suffer but
benefit from the reorganization of tue
shop nuclei basis.
WORKERS PARTY OF AMERICA,
William z. Foster, Chairman,
C. {. Ruthenberg, Exec. Sec'y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
Child Labor and Communism,

A new plot of the Communists has been un-
earthed and every organ of reaction in the nation
is clamoring for the defeat of the child labor
amendment. The Communists are the staunchest
fighters in the struggle to free the child slaves ergo
it is a Communist plot to break up the home-by
deprivng parents of the power to exploit the labor
of their children or to sell their labor power to
more efficient exploiters
The Insurance Field, a publication devoted to
the interests of the insurance companies, in a
recent issue, publishes the following editorial com
ment:
II the United States Is to be made Communist
republic this twentieth amendment Is a forward
step toward t. Government father and mother
to children instead of their natural parents would
be exchanging bonds Of human love for political
slavery. With government control govern
ment schools and government employment Tho
largest number Of children under the age Of 10
need practical education In self-support than
book education of which they usually In
capable.
Let the government keep out Of the family az
we'll out Of business When people not
capable Of family responsibility they are not de-
serving Of existence. No Communism
The above editorial is proof that in certain in
stances the interests of capitalist class as whole
triumph over those of its respective sections. The
prevention Of child labor would rebound to the
profit of insurance companies by lessening the
unlicensed exploitation by the whole capitalist
class is stronger than the group interest.
The demand for full government maintenance
Of school children put forward by the Workers
(Communist) Party of America as the only method
under capitalism Of overcoming the pressure Of
poverty that drives children of workers into in
dustry is responsible for. the new outbursts of
rage in the capitalist press like that quoted above
The Communists, with their customary disregard
of nicetes of ethics displayed by the labor takers
and liberal sentmentalists in their class colabora-
ton schemes, have put some punch into the agi-
tation for abolition of child labor. They have
forced a lot of soldering "saviors" of children
to either get behind genuine slogan or to get
out of the campaign altogether and acknowledge
that they were against child labor because it was
good advertising.
Whoever is against full government maintenance
of the children Of workers and farmers while they
are of school age is against the abolition of child
labor and the side of the child robbers for whom
the poverty of working class parents is a source
of joy and profit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
The Monroe Doctrine at Work

'eThe Monroe Doctrine of labor" voiced by Mat
thew Vol at 81 Paso, is already going into action
in Mexico with the proposed expulsion Of Com
munists.
The Communist Party Of Mexico has an influence
among the Mexican workers far out Of proportion
to it's membership. The Communists were the first
to arm against the reacdonary de la Huerta and
dozens of them gave their lives for the Mexican re-
public. They organized the workers and peasants
for resistance to the landlord and oil magnate
financed uprising. Among their dead are many
members of the Young Communist League
The Mexican Federation of Labor has been
captured by the offcialdom Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. 1t is part of the machinery of
the imperialist domination Of Mexico and it fol
lows therefore the same antiCommunist policy that
the American Federation of Labor adopted by or
ders from the House of Morgan.
The foreign-born Communists in Mexico are few
in number. The party is native party. 1t has
grown out Of the struggles of the Mexican workers
and peasants. 1t is a part of the Third Interna-
tional as are all Communist parties. 1t has in
terests apart from those of the masses of Mexican
workers and altho the few fOreign7born members
Of the party may be deported, Communism will re-
main and so will the party.
The complete surrender of the Gales govern
ment to American Imperialism is shown in this
latest announcement and its meaning for the
Mexican masses will be understood by them.
What better proof do we need that the Com
munist slogan Of a united front of workers and
peasants against imperialist robbers is the thing
that modern capitalism fears most of all?
Unity from below against oppression from above
the answer Of the parties of the Communist Inter
national to the murderous game that imperialism
plays with the lives of millions as its toys.
Unity of the American and Mexican workers
against Imperialism and its "labor" lackeys is the
answer of the American and Mexican parties to the
latest outburst of reaction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03


ing and branch members promised TO
carry the message left with them by
the speaker back TO their branches.
Secondly, the members present want.
ed to know what methods were the
surest in getting new subscribers for
the daily. And then also, interest was
displayed in securing the more active
support OF the local members in all
tasks Of the party.
The discussion eventually resulted
in full realization that an alive Il
cal, an active membership, increas'
in members, is to a very great extent
based upon firstly, having powerful
well edited English daily, and sec.
ondly, in securing a wide circulation
for It. That supporting the DAILY
WORKER with finances at once, and
then making a conscientious effort to
secure at least 500 subscrib srs in
Erie was an immediate and most i'm
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Dangerous Comedy

The French Minister Of Finance Clementel re-
plies to the protest aroused in American financial
circles by the elimination Of the war debts from
the budget by request for Dawes plan for
France.
The Dawes plan, being based theoretically on the
ability of Germany to pay certain specified
amounts the French minister declares that this
same principle-the ability to pay-be applied to
France and all other nations owing money to the
House of Morgan. He is careful to state, however,
that the system of control installed in Germany,
is not included in his Dawes scheme for France be-
cause, he says, France is not refractory debtor"
Caught in the act of reputation it seems to us
that the French capitalists are just about as re
fractory class of debtors as has come within our
ken. 1t happens tho that they were on the winning
side in the world war, that they assiduous
hunters of the Bolshevik and are never backward
in reminding our native babbitry of the debt
they owe to Lafayette. For any or all of these
reasons they have not been subjected to the pres
sure put upon the German businessbund nor have
they had waged upon them has the Soviet
government Of Russia which openly repudiated the
debts incurred by the late czar for which the lives
of the workers and peasants Of Russia were Sc
curity.
The exchange Of notes now going on between the
American government Of the House of Morgan
which wants money-and the French government
which want to keep it's one of the high comedy
features of international diplomacy.
1t is comedy, however, with more than spice of
danger. Were it not for the tremendously com
plicated and shaky condition of capitalism the
world over the threat Of war in this debate, which
has all the high moral tone Of collection agency
literature would be too grave to be laughed at
As 1t is, the controversy with France is merely
one Of the many factors indicating that the House
of Morgan, with its farhung financial lines, will
soner or later find war necessary to whip its
debtors into line
Against that time, ont far off because Of the in
tensive expansion Of American Imperialism, the
Workers (Communist) Party Of America urges the
working class of America to prepare.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03

portant task Of the Erie comrades
was agreed upon.
In Rochester the situation is very
similar to that in Erie. The Roches
ter local accepted the selling Of in
surance policies for the DAILY
WORKER and the increase Of circu.
lation for the city. as an immediate
and necessary task. Insurance poll
cies were sold at the meeting and a
report OF the branch members pres
ent showed that the Russian, Lithu.
anian, Ukrainian and English
branches had already sold about 500
worth OF DAILY WORKER insurance.
Here the membership and the speaker
also engaged in a short discussion
upon the question of increasing the
activity OF the local comrades. And
as in Erie. building the DAILY
WORKER was pointed out as one Of
the best antidotes for inactivity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03


Of shop nuclei organization finds that
there are three or more members
working in the same shop or factory
a meeting Of these members shall be
called and measures taken for organ.
ization Of shop nucleus. II does not
matter If those members belong to diff,
ferent language branches. II they
work in the same shop and conditions
make 1t possible, they will be organ
lied into shop nucleus. The com.
mittee in charge will determine pos
sibilities for shop nuclei organization.
4. At all times, comrades working
in the shops should organize or make
arrangements to carry on propaganda
in the shop and prepare themselves
to be able to function as a regular
shop nucleus in the future.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE
SHOP NUCLEUS.
4 The shop nucleus, when organic
cd and functioning satisfactorily
for two months becomes the basic
unit Of the party with all the powers
OF the present party branches and
shall receive a charter from the ma
tioonal organization. During this
period, the nuclei members shall have
the right Of voice and vote in the
branch, having the same status as ex
empt members. But the shop nuclei
members shall, from the inception OF
the shop nucleus, including the inter
mediary period, pay their dues to the
shop nucleus financial secretary and
receive stamps from him.
2. Shop nuclei organized Of work.
ers not members of any territoria,
branch may be chartered at once as
the basic party unit, with full party
powers.
8. Where there are city central
committees, the shop nuclei send dele
gates direct to the city central com.
mittees. When the shop nucleus is
chartered as regular party unit, such
delegate shall be seated with the
same rights as other delegates. Dur.
ing the intermediate stage Of its or.
ganization, such delegates shall have
a voice but no vote.
4. When the shop nucleus has been
chartered, its members have the
right Of voting on the party questions
in their shop nucleus in the same
manner as formerly in the party
branches. They then Of course no
longer have powers in the branch ex-
cept as mentioned.
5. The shop nucleus makes the shop
in which it is organized the field of its
agitation and propaganda, distributes
and sells literature, circulates sub.
scription lists for funds, carries on
the trade union, industrial and politi-
cal work of the party, and in all other
ways supports the party work.
LANGUAGE BRANCH MEMBERS
AND THE SHOP NUCLEUS.
The language branch members
~ who are transferred to member.
ship in the shop nucleus, retain, at
the same time, their membership and
rights in their present language
branches insofar as the questions of
their language sections are concerned
They have the right to vote on all
questions affecting the language sec.
tons in their language branch. Since,
however, they vote on party questions
in the shop nucleus, they have no vote
on party questions in their language
branch.
2. A record shall be kept of Ian.
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YOUNG WORKERS DEMONSTRATE ON
INTERNATIONAL LIEBKNECHT DAY


H. Workers League.
advertising conducted by the league and is
meetings that
will complete list Of meetings:
ILL-Northwest Hail. H. speakrs Max shaeht
ma Herd.
PHILADELPHIA Garden 10,
D. speakes M Wicks Ludwig Lore.
DETROIT, MIcH.-Jan II, m. Speaker: John Williamson
CLEVELAND oJan H. Speakers; Nat KaPan and oliver
Carlson.
YORK. NJ. Y.-star Casino, Jan. H. m.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS.-Jan. II. Speaker: John Edwards
PITTSBURG PA.Jan II. Speaker Max Sazman and Others
INDIAN H. Workers Hail. 1916 W. coIfax
Speaker: Harry Cannes.
MAssJan H. Speakers: Sid Bloomfield and others
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
Are Facts Doomed?

British scientist is responsible for the remark
able statement that in the near future the world
will come to a realization of the fact that there is
no such thing as a fact. He says: "Belief in de-
finite facts has been hindrance to the development
and realization that there are no facts Thru this
understanding we will be led to more rapid pro-
gress in wireless, radio science and atomic knowl-
edge"
The Briton made other statements, but none so
interesting the above. Until the arrival of the
cross word puzzle the most puzzling problem in
life was to distinguish between fact and an al
legged fact Figures and facts were the playthings
|of liars and the masses obliged to take what
they got or live in a vacuum.
But in the event Of the British scientists pre-
diction being fulfilled, the world can breathe easier
and the millions of people who live by collecting
facts Of doubtful parentage may stop breathing.
Join the Workers Party and subscribe to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
ROCHESTER, N. Y, AND ERIE, Pa,
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
SUPPORTING DAILY" TO THE LIMIT
tspeoIaI 70 .he pAILY woRKgRl

NJ Pa, addressed by Alfred
director for the DAILY WORKER took
membership clearly understood that
especially the English speaking membership of the
party depended large the building large DAILY
circulation in these cities
comrades interested firstly in completing their quota
1925 Policies sold at the meet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03

those workers who because of their
citation to capitalism and their ex.
Deriences under the capitalist system
will be the first to revolt against cap.
italism. These are the workers en-
ployed in the basic Industries, in the
shops, mines, mills and factories.
Thru the shop nuclei as the basic party
unit, the party is always in the closest
contact with the workers.
2. It is the workers in the shops
who must be moved into action
against capitalism under the leader
ship of the Communist Party. Thru
the organization of shop nuclei, we
create the conscious feelers which en-.
able us day by day to reach and have
contact with those workers whom we
must bring to the support Of our move
ment.
3. The shop nuclei will also serve
as medium to draw new members to
the party from the ranks of industrial
workers who must be the backbone
of a Communist party.
4. Thru the shop nuclei form Of or.
ganization our party will be more Sc.
cure against the attack Of our enem
les. Shop nuclei branches cannot cas-.
lily be destroyed and driven apart
The members meet day by day in the
shops and factories, they can con.
tinue their work and retain their or.
ganization as long as they work in
the shop and be in a very strong po
sition to Illustrate all efforts to de-
stroy the Communist movement
When the shop nuclei form Of organ.
ization is fully established, our party
will become a manifold stronger fac.
tor in the labor movement, than un.
der the present territorial organiza
ton form, which is an inheritance from
the social-democratic parties.
HOW TO PROCEED TO ORGANIZE
SHOP NUCLEI.
I District organizations, city CEN
u trail committees and branches,
shall take up the question of the or
ganization Of shop nuclei. Where city
central committees exist, the work
must be under the guidance and direc-
ton of the city central committees
which should create special commit
tees to direct this work.
2. The industrial registration of
the party, which is just being com
pleted will serve as the foundation for
the work of organizing shop nuclei.
Committees in charge of the work
must make a survey of the industrial
registration for its territory for shop
nuclei possibilities. No exact number
has been fixed for the organization of
shop nuclei; three or more members
working together in a shop can or
ganize into shop nucleus.
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New Britain herald., 1925-10-07
THOMAS BICKNELL, s HISTORIAN, DIES Ast Fails, to Rally Following
 Operation

Providence, K. L, Oct. [ F- Thomas W. Bicknell, famous histor- ian' lecturer and scholar, founder of several church and educational insti- ultions In various parts of the coun- try, and eo-toundor of the North Da- kota town of New England, died last night at the Homeopathic hospital here following an operation perform ca early yesterday afternoon. Dr. Bicknell was s1 year sold.
 He was the creator of the Rhode lsland state board of education, now lltty-tive years old, and in 1871 founded the Rhode Island Normal school, now the Rhode Island college of Education,
 Dr. Bicknell founded the New hngland Journal of Education at Baston also the New England Bu- reaui of Education, now Winship's Teachers Agency.
 In 1880, Dr. Ricknell founded the Nation Council of Education at Chautauqua, N. Y, and was elected president of the National Education association of the United States in 1884
 From 1880 to 1890 he served as representative of ward two, Boston, Tn the Massachusetts general court and was chairman of homes commit ices of suffrage and education. pr. Bicknell was leader and CO., founder of the Harvard Congrega- tional church at Boston and the Con- Tregational church at New England, W. r. He was founder and first president of the Rhode Island Con- greEational Sunday School Union and president of the International Sunday School association. '' He founded the National Society, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, ts 1903. ': Chief among Dr, Bicknell's liter ary works are The Life of William | lord Noyes," "sowams," The story .ott~ pr. .a John Clarke, 'The norr | War" and monumental" history of Rhode Island" in four volumes.