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


tions, at its congresses, to the effect
that the organization of the broad
masses Of working women is one of
the tasks incumbent on the whole
party, and the party committees were
thus induced to pay special attention
to this sphere of work.
Now that the party had extended
its influence to certain strata of the
non-party working women, it became
necessary to conyocate conferences,
first among the non-party women
workers and later among the non
party women workers and peasants.
The first of these conferences of
non-party women workers took
place IN Petrograd before the
October revolution. About 800
delegates were present, represent
ing $4,000 working women. The con-
ference declared its completely solid
arity with the Communist Party of
Russia tBoIshevilki) in its struggle for
the power Of the Soviets.
This conference was followed by a
number of similar ones in all the in
dustrial cities and districts of Rus
STA. They proved Of enormous organ
national significance. The October
revolution faced us with the neces-
sity of perfecting these forms of &C
tivity. in order to reach the greatest
number of working women in every
branch of industry, aud to oreanize at
the same time the women peasants
| and other strata of working women.
Work Expands.
The departments already existing
for work among the women were now
developed into integral parts of the
party apparatus, employing paid COM
rades. Up to this time, in the first
and second working periods, none of
the comrades carrying Gu this work
were paid, except the co-erade re-
spensible for editing the newspaper.
The whole of the members of the low
er party apparatus performed their
work for nothing, as part Of their
duty as members of the party. Now
however, a central apparatus was
formed and affiliated to the Central
Party Committee, and special organs
were provided for the lower party or
CARNATIONS. Every factory nucleus
and every Volost nucleus rural dis
trict GELD appointed a special organ
izer Tor work among the women work
ers ana peasants, and among the wona-
en- OF the other strata of the popula-
ton. In every factory and village
delegates meetings of working and
peasant women were organized. the
delegates being however no longer
volunteers, but elected.
Systematic conferences were now
held among the women organizers
and the question of training suitable
comrades for this work arose. Work
among the women could now be car
rled on in complete harmony with the
tasks confronting the party and the
Soviet power.
Active in Red Army.
Thus for instance the working and
peasant women aided the Red Army
during the civil war, took part in the
sappers' work, organized ambulance
divisions, participated in the defense
OF towns, and performed every nos
sible description of work. The actual
participation of working and peasant
women in the building up Of the state
became a reality. 10000 peasant
women became members of the vii
lage Soviets, thousands of working
women worked in the city Soviets.
Many hundreds of working and peas
ant women distinguished themselves
not only in the civil war, but in every
kind Of civil service Even the work
ing women of the East, enslaved and
suppressed for centuries, brought
forth from their midst a considerable
number Of energetic women, capable
of active particinatian in fha convtv.,,o