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IN A On the basis of information
AO' gained at these section meet
ings, street nuclei international
branches Sshall be organized as quick
ly as possible.
II Wherever necessary the Dis
LIZ trict Reorganization Commits
sion, in cooperation with the nation
al organization department, shall d.
vide the sections into sub-sections.
10 AS soon as we have organized
LIZ in a particular section, a de-
finite number of shop nuclei, the re.
naming comrades not members of
shop nuclei, shall be organized into
street nuclei international branches)
or
a. II deemed advisable, shop nu-
clei shall be formed of party mem
bers working in a number of shops
and factories within a given area in
section. Such shop nucleus shall
aim to develop at the earliest mo-
ment regular shop nuclei. Such a
form of shop nucleus can often take
the place of street nuclei and often
lays the basis for regular shop nu-
cleus organization.
Efforts shall be made that sub-sec-
tons shall not contain over so mem
bers. Sub-sections which contain
more than rs members shall be fur
Their sub-divided. The maximum of
the street nuclei shall be 25 mem
bers, and shall be sub-divided when
they exceed %.
The provisional section COM
AO' mittee shall, as soon as the re-
organization of the section is COM
pleted or nearly completed, call a
conference of delegates from shop
nuclei, street nuclei or sub-sections,
for the purpose Of electing permanent
section committees.
IN In cases where sections have
IL been divided into sub-sections
delegates conferences shall be called
in these sub-sections to elect perma-
nent subsection committees to direct
the party work in this subdivision.
IL In the subdivision of indus
AC' trial areas special care must
be taken to consider also the efficacy
of the party apparatus in functioning
in parliamentary campaigns.
IL BY the first of December, 1925,
AO' reorganization of New York
and Chicago districts will have been
completed. Any member of a pres
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emit territorial branch not in shop
or street nucleus will then no longer
be considered member of the
party.
a. Special efforts shall be made by
the section committees to draw in
every party member thru making a
card index and having a follow up
system.
~ In general the same plans will
- be applied in all other cities of
the New York and Chicago districts
as well as the other districts in
which there are city central commit
tees. Details will be worked out for
these centers by the Org Department
and the District Reorganization Com
missions.
10 Unattached branches shall be
AO' handled separately.
10 A city executive committee
Lee shall be elected in each city
where there is a city organization and
no district committee and then the
city central committee shall cease to
exist.
on 1t is absolutely necessary that
AOs in all cases where party mem
bers know Of other party members
working in the same places with
them, they should Immediately take
the initiative to get together and or
ganlze themselves into a shop nue.
leus. The comrades should then In
form the district organizer who will
arrange for official approval of these
shop nuclei.
81 In special cases Of need, where
IL shop nuclei do not have sufflci-
emily experienced members, the sec
ton committees shall attach temper
arily to these shop nuclei experienced
members from other party units in
order to train and to help these shop
nuclei members.
90 Wherever possible, shop nuclei
LIE functioning in plants employing
fair-sized numbers Of workers, shall
get out at regular periods. mimeo-
graphed bulletins for these factories.
Wherever comrades are attached to
shop nuclei, they should be so attached
also with the end in view of helping
the nucleus in such propaganda work.
These bulletins with increasing
strength are to be developed into
regular factory papers, mimeographed
or printed. The initiative Of the shop
nucleus Itself In this work must be
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crisis thru the fact that it is elimin-
ating from the party the poison Of
Loreism. The future alignment in
the party must be that Of solid block
of Communist elements united in the
struggle to Bolshevize the Workers
ICommunist) Party as against the
right wing opportunistic elements
which remain in the party.
Out of the present factions in the
party there will come as a result of
the unification of the Communist fore
es in the party united party capable
of greater action, and greater clar-
ity and understanding within the
party.
The Central Executive Party is of
the opinion that the action taken in
relation to the Jewish section will
aid to bring about this result 1t is
of the opinion that the putting of
the two groups into the same bureau
on an equal footing will create the
best possible basis for unification of
the Communist elements into a solid
block. 1t is further of the opinion
that the situation will also create the
condition which will make possible
the carrying out of the views of the
Communist International in relation
to our party in the Jewish section of
the party.
The Jewish section is one of the
most important and conscious Sec
tons of the Workers Party. The sup
port of this section in the great task
of the reorganization and Bolsheviza-
ton of our party is essential to the
work of the Central Executive Com
mittee. The Central Executive Com
mittee calls upon all members of the
Jewish section to give united sup
port to the decision of the Central
Executive Committee and to take up
the task of reorganization and Boil
shevization, and of the work among
the masses to make wider and
strengthen the influence of the Com
munist Party among the Jewish work
ers of this country.
The Central Executive Committee
Workers Party Of America,
C. E. Ruthenberg, General Secretary.
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International and the general party
situation.
The following are the facts in re-
ference to each one of the points.
The Date Of the Convention.
DERMISSION was given to the Jew
ish section prior to the national
convention of the party to hold its
conference on September 5, s, and Z.
The Jewish section was made an ex-
ception insofar as the holding of Ian
guage section conferences was con-
cerned because the bureau of the Jew
ish section argued that it was neces-
sary to have the conference imme-
diately in order that the situation of
the Freiheit might be given consider
alton and a campaign initiated to
raise funds to safeguard the Fret
heit. 1t appeared, however, that the
convention devoted very little time
to the Freiheit. The question came
before the convention about ten min
utes before the final adjournment at
one o'clock on the night of Septem-
Der Z, and the only action in relation
to the Freiheit was the adoption of
the resolution initiating a campaign
for funds.
The greater part of the delegates to
the convention of the Jewish section
were elected before the close of the
national convention of the party. 1t
is quite clear therefore, that the mem
bsrs of the Jewish section in sending
in their delegates to their language
conference were unable to take into
consideration the results of the ma
tional convention particularly that not
the decision of the Communist Inter
national which so vitality influenced
the actions of the national conyen-
ton. That the results of the cleo
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tions would have been quite different
had the Jewish convention been held
three or four weeks later as the other
language conferences are being held,
is indicated in the fact that during
the convention itself delegates sup
porting the apparent majority Of the
convention in two instances would not
follow this majority any further be-
cause of the decision of the Commun-
list international and the party stu
alton
The Central Executive Committee
therefore, concludes that the delega-
ton elected before the results of the
national convention and the decision
of the Communist International be-
came known did not correctly reflect
the views of the members of the
Jewish section as they have develop
ed since they have been informed in
regards to those matters.
2. The Credentials Committee In
vestigation.
THE convention was called to or
4 der on Saturday afternoon. On
Sunday at eleven o'clock, the creden-
tails committee had not yet been able
to agree upon a report and the cen
vention had not been permanently
organized.
The minority group in the conven-
ton contested twelve of the delegates
of the majority and the majority
group contested six of the delegates
of the minority.
1t was apparent that no agreement
could be reached with reference to
the contested delegations and the dam
ger existed that the work of the con-
vention would be still further delay
ed. The representative of the c. E.
c., Comrade Ruthenberg, who arrived
on Sunday morning, therefore prOpos-
ed that all the delegates from both
groups, contested and uncontested, be
seated in the convention and the con-
vention proceed with it's work, leav-
ing the final action to be taken on
the contest to the Central Executive
Committee of the party.
The Central Executive Committee
finds on going over the contest that
there appears in relation to the con-
vention of the Jewish section the
same discrepancies and Irregularities
which appears in relation to the dis
trict conventions preceding the ma
tional convention of the party.
The apportionment of delegates to
the convention was based upon the
months of April, May, June and July.
The inclusion Of the month Of July
at time when 1t was known that a
convention was to be held made pos
sible Irregularities in regard to the
purchase of dues stamps which gave
number of branches a larger repre-
sentation than they seemed entitled
TO- For instance, the branch in De-
troit purchased no stamps at all for
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THE convention of the Jewish sec
L ton of the Workers Party took
place in New York City on Septem-
Der 5, 6 and Z. Close TO 100 dele
gates participated in the convention.
The convention unanimously adopted
the resolution introduced by the Cen
trail Executive Committee on the poll
teal tasks of the party, but did not
accept the proposal of the representa-
tive Of the Central Executive Com
mittee, Comrade Ruthenberg, that the
bureau elected by the convection shall
consist of an equal number of repre-
sentatives of the two groups in the
convention. 1t elected a bureau con-
sisting of eleven from the group
which was apparently in a majority
in the convention and seven from the
group which was apparently in the
minority. The Central Executive Com
mittee of the party has thoroly con-
sidered the results of the convention
and has decided that four members
from the minority group in the con-
venoion be added to the bureau so
that the bureau will consist of eleven
members from each group with a c.
E. C. representative as the chairman,
with a decisive vote.
The basis for this action of the
Central Executive Committee are:
l. The date on which the conven-
ton was held.
2. The credentials committee re-
port and the lack Of clarity as to the
real relation of forces in the Jewish
section.
3. The development during the po-
litical debate on the report of the G.
E. c. and
4. The decision of the Communist
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I, THEOLOGICAL CAMPAIGN.
I There is to be printed a series of
l. articles in all party papers deal
ing with the problems of reorganizing
the party on the basis of shop nuclei.
These articles are to be written by G.
e. G. members, district organizers,
and the leaders Of the various Ian
guage. sections of the party.
a. The c. r. c. members will write
from the general party viewpoint and
specifically from the point of view
of their special departments. For ex-
ample, the heads of the Agitprop, in
dustrial, ETC., departments are to en-
phasize the influence Of party reor-
ganization on the particular field Of
party activity for which they are re-
sponsible.
b. The district organizers are to
write Of shop nuclei from the specific
angle Of the application Of the party's
reorganization plan in their respective
districts
c. The language section leaders are
to write from the viewpoint Of the
special conditions characterizing the
party's activities among the working
masses of their respective languages.
. The party shall issue pamphlet
Il on reorganization to be translat-
ed also by the leading language Sec
lions. This pamphlet shall contain
the following:
a. The new constitution.
b. The Comintern organization let
ter to our party.
C. Organization charts.
d. Special foreword on party reor-
ganization by the organization depart
ment.
. The organization department shall
- publish a series Of articles on the
party constitution, in which there will
be presented an analysis of every sec
ton thru a concrete application of
the various provisions. These ar
ticles are to be featured prominently
in every language organ of the party
A The organization department shall
r have a special press service for
the entire party press. There shall
be a special section in the DAILY
WORKER given over to the organ
ization department. This press press
service shall deal mainly with
a. The progress of party organiza-
ton.
b. The organizational and political
experiences of specific shop nuclei.
c. Letters and reports from shop
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-19
Boston Stonecutters
Fight Ill Health
Imposed by Bosses
BY ESTHER LOWELL
Federated Press STAFF correspondentl

AFoocFdteo TFeSS OtaU COFreoponooutl
BOSTON, Sept II. = Journeymen
stone cutters of Boston are afiliating
with the Workers Health Bureau to
help them get health protection on
their jobs. Nelson Mottola, business
agent of the local, says that he has
at least four or FIVE men out Of the 100
members of the union always on the
sick list.
The pour men, those who work on
molds of cast stone, are ill mostly
because they are employed constantly
in damp sand. One young worker is
crippled up with rheumatism after
every few months employment. The
workers who are forced to use
pneumatic tools on both natural or
cast stone suffer from nervous all
ments due to the tremendous vibra-
ton and from silicosis, which too
often goes into tuberculosis. Attic
Massachusetts law supposedly pro-
vides compensation for silicosis, both
granite workers and stone cutters
sicken and die without any ever re-
ceiving compensation.
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constantly stimulated.
30 Every nucleus organizer shan
20. fill out special activity reports
at each meeting Of the shop nucleus.
These activity reports must be nlled
out and read before teh close OF every
shop nucleus meeting. The reading OF
these activity reports must be made
permanent point on the order OF
business of every shop nucleus. These
activity reports are to be mailed with.
out and read before the close Of every
or district organizer as the local con-
ditions demand
On The plan herewith proposed for
III. New York and Chicago shall be
the model plan for the other districts.
While the c. E. C. is concentrating on
the reorganization of tie New York
and Chicago districts the comrades Of
the other districts are expected to
proceed with the reorganization IN
various divisions of their own dis
tricts.
Membership Meetings.
Dist. 1. Boston-Sept. 81. Speak
ers: w. w. Weinstone and A. Bittel-
man.
Dist. 2. New York-sept. 25. Speak
ers: Lovestone, Foster and Krumbein.
Dist. 8. Philadelphia = Sept. 2s.
Speaker: Weinstone.
4. Buffalo-Oct. 4. Speakers, Bah
lam and Sullivan.
Dist. 9. Pittsburgb-Sept rs. Speak
err: Minor.
Dist. g. Cleveland = September 81.
Speaker: Amter.
Dist. Z. DetroitvSept. 27. Speakers:
Minor and Owens.
Dist. s. Chicago-Oct. z. Speakers:
Ruthenberg and Abern.
Dist. 8. Minneapolis-Oc 4. Speak
ers: Engdahl and Hathaway.
Dist. 10. Connecticut-0cto 4.
Speakers: BALKAN and Simons.
Districts IL and 13-The c. E. G. is
organizing a tour by one of its rep
resentatives in the principal centers
of these districts. -
Section FunctIonaries' Conferences.
New York and Chicago districts,
October 1S to IS.
Special Branch Meetings.
New York and Chicago districts
shall be held October IA to 2s.
Section Membership Meetings
New York and Chicago districts, be-
] ginning October 2S.
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shall be done Immediately by the
New York and Chicago districts.
I The G. E. G. shall, in cOnsulta-
l. ton with the various language
bureaus Immediately appoint special
reorganization commission for each
language section to cooperate with
the organizational department Of the
c. E. c. in party reorganization.
a. The C. E. c. shall appoint rep
resentatives to every language bu-
reau. These representatives are to
attend the language bureau meetings
regularly, make reports to the G. E..
c. on the activities Of the various bu-
reaus, and see to it that every bu-
reau regularly submits minutes and
reports of its activities to the C. r. C..
. The organization department of
y the c. E. C. shall call conferences
in the various cities in the districts,
of shop nuclei and branch organizers,
industrial organizers, and branch and
shop nuclei secretaries. Such confer
ences shall be called first of all in the
New York and Chicago districts.
a. At these conferences. of party
functionaries there is to be a more
detailed and thoro discussion of party
reorganization led by C. E. c. repre-,
sentatives.
A The comrades present at these
f. conferences of party functionaries
are to report back to the units they
represent which are to hold meetings
especially arranged for receiving
these reports. Special preparations
shall be made to secure the maximum
attendance at these meetings which
shall be devoted to a discussion of
the campaign for party reorganization
on the basis of shop nuclei
= The organization department of
~ the C. f. G. and the district reor-
ganization commissions shall arrange
for a temporary division of New York
and Chicago cities into definite num-
Der Of sections.
e Membership meetings shall be
VI held in each of these sections.
a. Every member present at the
branch meetings to which the func-
tionaries reported shall be given a
certain number of names and address
es Of comrades absent at the branch
meetings and shall be responsible for
bringing these absent comrades to the
section membership meetings.
N The comrades attending the con-
ference of party functionaries
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shall be divided into committees tenn
porarily representing the various Sec
lions Of the cities.
a. These comrades shall be charg-
ed with the talks of gorganizing and
mobilizing the section membership
meetings.
b. These comrades shall check up
the attendance at the section meet
ings of the members of their respec-
tive branches and shall arrange to
visit personally every one of their
absent branch comrades and secure
from these absent comrades the nee
essary information for party reorgans
ization purposes.
Q At these special section member
o. ship meetings the following shall
be the procedure:
a. Talks on party organization by
C. E. G. District Reorganization Com
mission and in certain cases language
section representatives in their re-
spective languages.
b. Every member present at these
section membership meetings shall
fill out blank answering the follow
ing questions:
1. Name.
g. Age.
g. Address. -
4. Occupation.
s. Trade union aflliation.
G No~.o c,d oAdrore Of niooo IF
employment.
7. Name and address Of any other
comrades you know to be employed in
the same place of work.
5. How long in the party?
c. Special registration committees
will be appointed at these section
membership meetings for each Ian
guage group in order to facilitate Sc
curing the necessary information at
these meetings for party reorganiza-
ton.
d. Special prominent publicity for
theseS section membership meetings
shall be given in the DAILY WORK
Err and the respective language pa
pers.
n At these section membership
y. meetings there are to be elected
temporary section committees for car
rying on further reorganization and
other party work.
IN AS far as possible there shall
III. be formed at these section
meeting shop nuclei which shall start
to function without delay.
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Plan for the Reorganization Of the Workers Communist Party

nuclei members themselves covering
their various activities.
= In every district there shall be
~ called general membership meet
ings addressed by special c. E. C. rep
resentatives. The subjects of these
meetings shall be:
a. Bolshevization.
b. Party reorganization.
II. DEFINITIONS.
I Shop Nucleus.-A group of party
L. members, not less than three in
number, working in the same shop or,
sometimes from group Of factories.
. Street Nucleus international
= Branch. IA group of party mem
bers, otherwise unattached, united on
street or neighborhood basis re-
CARELESS Of language grouping.
9 Sub-Seetlon.-The next highest
- organizational unit which can be
made up as follows:
a. Entirely of shop nuclei within a
given industrial or working area.
b. OF shop and street nuclei Inter
national branches) within a given in
dustrial or working area.
c. Entirely of street nuclei Cnter.
national branches) within a given in
dustrial or working area or given
territorial residential area.
Each Of these units of the party,
the shop nucleus, the street nucleus
international branch) or the sub
section, is to have general and period
ic meetings of all the members Of
the component units.
4 The Form of Party Organization
T. Shall Be:
a. The shop or street nucleus Gin
ternational branch) as defined above.
b. The subsection as defined
above.
c. The section, a given industrial
or working area Of the city consist
ing of a combination of sub-sections
or containing isolated shop nuclei and
street nuclei.
d. The city.
e. The sub-district.
T. The district.
g. The national organization.
~.
oRGANlZATioNAL CAMPAIGN.
I The C. E. c., in consultation with
l. the district committees, shall ap-
point special Party Reorganization
Commissions for the various districts
to cooperate with the organization
department of the C. E. c. in the cam
paign for party reorganization. This