The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-02
FRANK CRITICISM
MARKS DISTRICT
INFERENCE HERE

UUNFEnENUE HEnE
The most thoro discussion with
open, frank criticism of failures and
shortcomings ever held at any meet
ing Of District marked the district
conference held Sunday August 20.
The effect was a wholesome one. The
comrades could return yet more con-
WINGED of the possibilities available for
the party and with plans for more sys-
tematically organized activities. The
conference increased their faith in the
ability of the party to respond to its
tasks.
Delegates In From District.
Representatives were present from
the Chicago sections, from most Of the
language fractions, and from the cities
of Waukegan, Kenosha, Milwaukee,
st. Louis, Hammond and Gary. The
conclusions arrived at by these repre-
sentatives were unanimous. The
agenda consisting Of only two points:
one, the problem Of adding more life
to the party and the Y. w. L., and the
trade union work in connection there
with.
Reports were made by the district
organizer and the secretary of the
trade union committee surveying the
present situation, the period of pros
perity, however, not embracing all in
dustries; the status of the labor move
ment with its official policies becom-
ing increasingly reactionary, the in
sufficient participation in active work
by many party members and the diff
culties following the party reorganiza-
ton. This results were shown in drop
ping party membership, insufficient
development of functioning party COM
mittees and particularly of shop nu-
clei, insufficient sale of party propa-
ganda material, etc.
Encouragement.
The reports also stressed the points
of encouragement. The results Of
publication of shop papers, develop
ment of united front activities in sup
port of workers struggles, the
achievements recorded in many re-
spects in trade union activities, and
emphasizing the need Of much greater
concentration on elementary tasks.
The delegates agreed unanimously
with the estimation of the existing
conditions and the lessons to be
drawn which were put forward by
the reporters. The delegates further.
more went deeply into the various
phases of the pending work in view
of these lessons and many valuable
contributions were made, not only on
the theoretical correctness of policies,
but more yet by way of giving prac
teal examples Of how our objects can
be attained the most successfully.
Future Program.
The following program for the i'm.
mediate future as proposed by the
district committee was unanimously
agreed to: First in general. give
more concentration on developing con.
tact in shops, particularly Of heavy
Industries, development of shop nu.
clei, extension Of shop papers, more
systematic organization of mass propa.
ganda activities, literature sales, dis.
tribution Of party papers, and com
plete program Of party education for
the coming season, proposals in re-
CARDS to work amongst the Negroes,
strengthening Of the Y. w. L. and pro.
viding necessary financial assistance
for party activities.
More specifically the following
points Of concentration were proposed
and accepted unanimously:
Build DAILY WORKER.
/. Building of The DAILY WORK.
Err. 2. Development Of progressive
movement amongst the coal miners
3. Participation in the elections with
development OF certain possibilities
for united labor ticket 4. Initiation
of specific campaign to organize the
unorganized. A concrete program Of
details on each OF these four points
were ApopsSAr --4-.l, ~, ..........