The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-29
By CHARLES NoVAK


w list International on the reorgan-
ization of the Communist parties on
the basis of shop nuclei, the walls
which were separating some Commun-
list parties like our own from the
working masses in industrial enter
prises, have been broken down. Our
party, which at the last convention
definitely adopted the necessary
measures and program for reorgan.
ization, has shown the fullest under.
standing for this important and, for
every party, vital aim. What is most
important, our party has created the
basis for the future building of real
mass Bolshevik party.
In a country like America, where
industry has reached its most devel-
oped phase, where imperialism is
most powerful and where the work
ing class is under the economic and
political slavery, our party is a pro-
paganda group with more or less
theological prestige for the masses but
organizationally it is very small. In
a land where millions are shaving,
where capitalism is forcibly commit
ting unheard of crimes, against the
workers, our party, because of it's
incorrect organizational structure and
weak theological influence, it was not
able to interest the large circle of the
working class for the struggle against
capitalism and its system.
ONE of the major causes OF our in.
" capability was this, that we did
not have close connection with the
industrial workers, or rather our in.
fluence was not strong enough to win
these workers for our work. This is
shown by the fact that the results
were not as we expected. AS for
example our work heretofore was in
efficient, result of the poor methods
used and because of the absolute or
ganizationsl structure of our party.
On the other hand, we will take our
influence among the South Slavic
workers in this country In American
industry. Today we find about 700, 900
South Slavic workers.
The great majority of them are
employed in most important enter
prises, as for instance, the coal, steel
and iron industry and iron mining in
dustry. TO better illustrate this we
will bring the latest statistics of the
industries in which they are employ
ed.
In the coal and steel industry in the
state Of Pennsylvania, there are about
100000 South Slavic workers. A good
number Of them are organized in the
economic organization of the United
Mine Workers OF America, while a
very small number are organized in
our party (something like 450). In
the coal industry in Ohio we find
about $4,000 of which the majority are
organized in the United Mine Work
ers of America, while but 300 are
members of our party. In West Vir-
GINA, where the cossack rule and the
open shop system prevails, there are
about $4,000 South Slavic workers.
They are all. with but few excep-
tons employed in the coal mines.
Very few are organized in an econ
omic organization and the strength
of our party is almost equal to zero.
Out of $4,000 South Slavic only 100
are organized in the Workers Party,
while in the economic organization
the number is just little larger. In
the states of Illinois and Indiana there
are about 10000 South Slavic work
ers employed in the industries, a very
small number are organized in the
economic organization and only about
300 in our party. In the coal industry
of Kansas we find about 10000 work
ers; the economic organization is
fairly we'll organized though political
ly the workers are practically unor-
ganized. Minnesota numbers about
$4,000 South Slavs, the majority of
whom are employed in the iron in
dustry and not organized in an econ
omic organization. while our party