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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
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THE EXPERIENCES OF BRITISH LEAGUE
IN ECONOMIC TRADE UNION WORK

the minority movement, as the young
workers representative.
The significance of this achieve
ment can only be appreciated when
we remember that the Second Annual
Conference of the Minority Movement
of the British Trade Unions, repre-
sent 100000 organized trade unionists,
and is fast becoming the leader of the
British trade union movement.
Further results of this class COOP
Grafton with the minority movement,
are to be seen in the resolution of the
Scottish trade union congress at Dunn
fries, adopting the economic demands
of the league in toto, the resolution
adopted by the Scarborough trade I'M
ion conference, calling for the carry
ing out of campaign for the organ
ization of the young workers in the
trade unions, and the resolution Of the
Liverpool labor party conference in
october, embodying two important de-
mands of the Y. C. L., abolition Of
night work for all under IS, and trade
union rights and conditions for gov
eminent trainees."
In this question of international and
national trade union unity, in the ne
gotiations OF the Anglo-Russian COM
mittee, as in the question of the in
dustrial alliance, the Y. c. L. and G. B.
has consistently brought the question
of the unity of the young and adult
workers to the fore, placing this Ques-
tion as one of the most important
tasks before the trade unions in the
forging of the united front against the
capitalist offensive.
The further important consideration
in connection with this work is the
question of the Young Workers. Con-
ferences, which until now have not
been organized in England. These
will probably take two forms, as two
possibilities offer themselves, first, the
conference of workshop delegates,
second, the conferences organized by
local trades councils, composed of
trade union delegates, and inorganic
ed youth, for the purpose of discuss
ing young workers demands, their
adoption by the trade unions, and the
young workers trade union organiza-
tions.
(To be continued).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

Meetings
sy JACK sTAcHEL.

THE last registration taken in ccn-
4 nection with the reorganization OF
the party discloses the fact that out
of total of 1920 registered in the
city Of New York, 1920 belong to the
trade unions. The 2420 include many
such as housewives, physicians,
students, statesmen, etc. who are not
eligible to join a union. OF the num-
Der eligible about 1000, 400 or 7O%o
are members of unions.
This figure is far above the number
in the unions only about months
ago and shows that during the last
few months the industrial department
of the district succeeded in making
hundreds of comrades join the union.
Our aim is 1000 of those eligible
must become union members. While
it is true that many of our comrades
find it difficult to join because Of
the many obstacles such as high
initiation fees, the closing Of the books
of the union for new members etc.
Every Communist must make every
possible sacrifice and become
member Of union-the mass eco
nomic organization of the workers.
In What Industries are Members
Employed.
The following are chief industries
in which members are employed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

MANY districts and virtually all OF
AF4 the large cities are now organized
on the shop and street nuclei basis
They are now faced with the task Of
getting the nuclei to carry out the
party program of work Everywhere
the registration of the members has
been high This is encouraging.
Nevertheless. every district has found
that just good mechanical reorganiza-
ton is not enough to start the party
on the upward grade in conducting
party work. 1t was to be expected
that there would be difficulties. There
are the language problems and mex
perience in the work.
But there is an elemental matter,
upon which depends the correct solu-
tion of many others. That is the ques-
ton Of the attendance at the shop and
street nuclei meetings. This is of
prime political Importance. Until solv-
ed, it will result in deep growing diff
culties for our party. Attendance at
the meetings Immediately after the
reorganization was low. reports show
sometimes only 800.
This was caused by many reasons
Some comrades evidently believed
there was period of transition be-
tween the period of shop nuclei or
ganization and beginning to function
in them: this was a vacation period
Many language comrades no doubt
hesitated at the beginning, to attend
because Of a feeling Of inability to
function effectively. Some comrades
were busy at important work; Others
were merely Indifferent.
Attendance at Nuclei Meetings a
Vital Political Problem.
Experience Of the nuclei nationally
show that this weakness Of attend
ance is rer;edying itself gradually and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
BY HARRY YOUNG.

Continued from yesterdays issue)
TURNING to the third question un-
der review, that of the work in
trade unions, and the organization Of
the fractions. On this field, the Brit.
ish league has an exceedingly diff
cult task, in view of its extremely
limited forces, the great difficulty of
entering or working in many of the
important unions for young workers
and lastly, the diversity of the trade
union movement itself, namely, the
existence of 1911 registered trade
union societies with, for instance, As
different unions in the shipbuilding in
dustry alone. How did the British
league tackle this problem? The first
task, it is clear, in the organization of
fractions, is to make every member
of the league a conscious and active
trade unionist This is an theological
battle. and cannot be accomplished by
any disciplinary threats or excommu-
nications. Secondly, without the help
of the party organization in the trade
unions it is clear that our work is
rendered extremely difficult, and in
some cases even impossible. There
fore, the British league undertook a
number of measures in connection
with the party, particularly with the
object of bringing the league into
close contact with the minority move
ment of the British trade unions
Among these was special section
dealing with the leagues tasks in the
economic trade union work, in the
resolution to the party conference in
Glasgow, May 81, which pledged the
party to the solgan: "By every party
fraction, a youth fraction" Moreover
thru this means coupled by its own
energetic independent work, the
league was successful in organizing
a fraction at the Second National Con-
ference of the Minority Movement on
August 81, representative of at least
four times its own membership, get
ting its resolution unanimously adopt
ed, calling for the trade union organ
ization of the young workers, and fin
ally securing the election of its can
didate to the executive committee of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
Social Affairs
Resolutions

| The party must now pay more at
tention than heretofore to the metal
food, wood and chemical manufacture
ers in the city of New York.
The party has practically no mem
bership or influence among the sur
face car, subway and elevated work
ers. Likewise among the marine
workers. The party must devote more
attention towards winning over these
workers.
Must Draw the Best Workers From
All Industries Into Party.
THE influence of Communist Par
L ty can not be measured by mere
numbers only A party of 100000
members consisting of mostly needle
trades workers, shoe workers, and
others, in non-basic industries has
less influence than a party of 10000
or even less that has withinAits ranks
workers of all basic industries. The
party must first and foremost consist
of the industrial proletariat in the
basic and key industries in order that
it may become the leader Of the work
ingclass. The party must. be consci-
Gus of this fact and pay special at
tention towards winning over the
workers in the basic industries. A
conscious and we'll directed plan in
this direction must be followed.
Must Form Party Fractions.
TINE party is now directing a great
4 deal of its energies towards the
formation of fractions. No party can
call itself a Bolshevik party that has
not organized it's members in trades
unions and other organizations into
fractions to carry out the will of the
party in an organized fashion. The
organization fractions is one of the
five fundamental principles of Lenin-
list organization. The power that the
fraction represents is not only meas
ured by the numerical strength of
the fraction, but thru organization the
influence of the number is increased
one hundred fold says Comrade Lenin.
The strength of a Communist frac-
ton can be best seen when we re-
member that with only ASS members
in the l. L. G. W. U. in New York
the party exerts an influence among
tens of thousands of workers, with
only 56 members in the Furriers' I'm
ion party member is manager of the
New York joint board representing
thousands of workers. Similarly in
the hotel workers branch of the
Amalgamated Food Workers with only
20 party members a Communist has re-
Gently been elected organizer of the
union by vote Of seven to one. This
is so because every Communist is a
leader among the masses. The Com
munist Party consisting of the best
trained, most educated, most courage
Gus workers, the leaders among the
workers, is the vanguard of the work
ing class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
By Martin Abern

should divide the list of the non
attendants and inactive members
among themselves and be responsible
to go after these lax comrades, until
they draw each and everyone into
party life.
Every party member must be put to
the task and strike a blow for effec-
tive party organization and function
ing. Now, especially in this period of
acceleration of the bolshevization Of
the Workers Community Party, is
the time to make of each party mem
Der. as Lenin insisted, not only one
who supports the party, but is indivi-
dually engaged in party work.
(Another Article Tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
Pittsburgh Workers AttentIonl

Come, Saturday night, Jan. 30, at s
p. m. to the International Socialist
Lyceum, sos James ST., N. S. and en-.
JOY the Radio Tea Party given by the
international Labor Defepse of Pitts
burgh and I. w. w. This affair Is
arranged for the purpose OF the mem.
bers of both groups getting acquaint.
ed and enjoying a pleasant evening.
Admission is free and alsb the eats SO
jbme and enjoy the evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

However, as stated before, the party
membership is rallying and proceed
ing to give life to the reorganization.
In the meanwhile, some additional
measures should be taken to help as
follows:
l. Every language paper should
carry articles, impressing the Ian
guage comrades with the necessity 10
attend and confidence in their ability
to function effectively in the shop and
street nuclei
2. Every shop nucleus and street
nucleus should elect permanent
committee for the mobilization of the
members to attend the nuclei meet.
ings. These committees of action
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

The rest of the membership is in
industries and trades where we have
less than 25 members, in addition to
those above mentioned as not eligible
to join a union.
There are in all about $4,000 work
ers engaged in manufacturing in New
York distributed in the following in
dustries:
Mems and ladies' wear, 1855;
metal workers, 1901; food workers,
S2,677; printing trades, 81 ,454; leather
goods, 24,399; wood working, 3O,S21;
miscellaneous, 212,62O; chemical and
drugs, 26,379.
The percentage of party members
in these Industries is approximately
as follows:
Needle trades, $3.50; leather 500;
food workers, 1215e6; printing, 10;
metal, 1870.
LNROM the above two sets of figures
4 we can readily see that the party
is best represented in the leather and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
ENROLMENT IN THE CHICAGO
WORKERS SCHOOL NOW GOING ON

Every day is enrolment day for
the Chicago Workers School. Five
comrades from Shop Nucleus 20 have
enrolled for the class in English. Sew
eral comrades have enrolled for the
class in historical materialism. The
class in trade union organization and
tactics has already good foundation
Each student of the school during
the last term is expected to enroll inn
mediately for the second term Feb. Sth
10 April End, and to act as an agent
to secure new enrollments. The work
ers' School looks forward to a success
full enrolment, because of the large
number Of comrades who attended its
sessions, and were we'll satisfied.
This is a school conducted by the
Workers Party, District s, and 1t is
the duty of every party member to aid
in the enrolment drive. There are
only ten days left, which calls for i'm.
mediate response. We wish to remind
the comrades that while 1t is a party
school, 1t aims to satisfy the educa.
tional needs OF all workers.
The enrolment drive should be car.
ried on in every factory, union, fra.
ternal organization, cooperative, or
other working class organization.
Every party member should give out
the school folder in any organization
he is a member Of. and secure actual
enrollments. II we can get a live
bunch OF enrolment agents busily at
work for the next ten days, we can get
a large enrolment. Get list of work.
ers, addresses. and the courses they
select; and bring Il in TO the School
Office al 10 $. Lincoln ST., with the
enrolment fee, II possible. Folders
can be had at 10 f. Lincoln st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
SETTLEMENTS FOR LENIn
MEMORIAL MEETING MUST
BE MADE IMMEDIATELY

The Chicago local office Of the
Workers (communist) Party calls
upon all the party nuclei, shop and
street, and all individual party
members and members Of other or.
ganlzatlons TO settle up for the 5000
Lenln memorial meeting tickets that
were sold In advance. A
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
NEWARK YOUTH: ATTENTION.

The Young Workers League OF
Newark, New Jersey, will hold its
third annual dance in the Newark
Labor Lyceum. 704 S. 14th street.
Newark, on Saturday evening. Jan. 30,
1926. Admission is only 80 cents and
not only is everybody welcome but a
good time is guaranteed or money re-
funded. MS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
New York City Has So Per Cent Of Membership in Unions

needle trades and one fifth that of the
shoe industry. In the chemical and
wood working industry the strength of
the party is next to nothing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

shoe industry. The needle trades
come next. The party is PARTICULAR"
weak in the printing industry and the
food industry is one third that Of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
MISSING Younn Work.r.-

Those comrades who have issues
Nos. 8, 10, Is, 20 and 40 of the Young
Worker are requested to send them
20 the National Office, lib w. Wash.
ington street. Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
"eia Masquerade Dance. y

Given by South Slavic fraction of
Workers Party Chicago, ILL., Jan. 80.
1880 p. m. at 1926 w. 18th st. Five
prizes will be given. First class
music. DO not miss this great time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

MISUNDERSTANDING The DAILY
WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

$t2s.25
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-20
$50, 100000 FOR DISABLED
WORLD WAR VETERANS

Washington, May 17-Legislation
calling for expenditure of $30,0O0,-
900 in the next three years for the
aid of $4,000 disabled World War
veterans was passed unanimously to-
day by the house and sent to the sem
ate.
Action came efter an hours debate
with no amendments allowed under
the rules and after the measure,
originally providing for expenditure
of S40,000,000, had been sent back
to the vct'c~ns commit ee for elimi-
nations during the five months the
bill was before it.
The measure would extend for one
year from July next, the time for
filing disability claims and provide
for completion of rehabilitating work
now under way. The measure also
would amend the veterans act 1924
in more than a score of technical ad-
ministrative points.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-20
CHASE DECLARES SOUTH HAS
OPPORTUNITIES OF LIFETIME
University Head Says Next Chapter
in American Civilization Will Be
Written in the South

The next great chapter in Ameri-
can civilization will be written in the
South and North Carolina is in
foremost position to have an impcrt-
ant part in this new chapter, declared
DR.. Il. W. Chase, president of the
University of North Carolina in his
address at the first annual scholar
ship day exercises at State College,
Raleigh, last Wednesday, held under
the auspices of the Pine Burr and
Phi Kappa Phi scholarship societies.
in which recognition was given to the
students who had attained high scho-
lastic honors during the year.
The task of seeing in tins new age
of tremendous civilization that is de.
veloping in the south, the necessity
for impartial observation of the
forces back of it, was stressed by Dr.
Chase who mentioned the fact that
a well balanced civilization is one
which has concern not only for indus
trial leadership and craftsmanship,
but for achievement in science and
scholarship and art in which the
South, in comparison with other sec
tions, has been lacking.
Basing his comparisons on the last
edition of "Who's Who," which of
fers perhaps the most impartial and
impersonal standard of merit from a
standpoint of scholarship and achieve
menti n the United States, DIR. Chase
brought out the fact that while North
Carolina, in the number of its citi-
zens who have won recognition to en-
title them to place in its pages,
compares favorably with the other
southern states, there is really dis
crepency between the number of men
in the south and in the north who
have won mention in this volume.
Zone of the reasons why more re-
cognition has come to men of north
ern states than to North Carolina"
said Dr. Chase, sis because that when
these men were developing, North
Carolina was not state of wealth
and did not offer educational advan-
tages; hence the opportunities were
much more limited than in other
states, particularly the NORTH
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-20
BUILDING AND LOAN MAKES
BIG GAINS IN THE STATE

Raleigh, May 2O.-More than 1O,-
900 persons became shareholders in
building and loan associations in
North Carolina during the past year,
swelling the total number Of share
holders in the associations from 81,
440 to 92,0007, according to figures
on the North Carolina building and
loan associations being compiled by
the state insurance department.
An interesting feature of the in
crease in the number of building
and loan shareholders is that while
the number of white shareholders
increased only 11.6 per cent, the
number of negro shareholders in
creased by 22.2 per cent.
The number Of white shareholders
increased from 71,3Gl in 1924 to
1859 in 1925, while the number of
negro shareholders increased from
10,173 to 12,428-
Although the combined assets on
North Carolina building and loan
associations increased more than II
million dollars, to $S1, 1888, 546.4O.
during 1925, this increase was not
as great as the hamilton dollar
increase in 1924, and something of
theb uilding slump in North Carolina
and the United States is reflected in
a decrease in the number of homes
built and repaired through the aid
of the building and loan associations
during 1925, as against 1884 dur
ing 1924.
The aggregate cost of this building
and repairing during 1924 was $685.
S63,O65.44, but this sum slumped to
7,89S,O1320 last year.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-20
HOWARDS KNOB
ROAD REPAIRED
Old Junaluska Turnpike From Boone
to Rich Mountain Section Being
Improved

Of interest to the people of this
section as well as those from afar
who expect to spend the summer
months in Boone, is the fact that
Howard's Knob and the whole Rich
Mountain section OF the county will
be easily accessible by automobile
this season. This is made possible by
the grading and improving Of the old
Junaluska turnpike, which traverses
the heights of Rich Mountain. over
looking Boone.
Tbs movement to start work on the
road which has never been used by
automobiles, was begun by H. W.
Horton, local realtor who is super
intending the construction work. The
project is being financed by the
citizens of the town each one in
terested subscribing the equivalent of
one days work. The people have re-
Sponded to the call very literally.
Junaluska turnpike was built in
1905 or 1906 at the instance of the
late Hon. Romulus z. Linney, who
was owner of the later He'll ard 9TH
er large boundaries of land across
the amountain from Boone A little
aid was given by the state, and with
the help of citizens very good road
| for that day was built Frank A.
| Linney superintended the construc-
| ton of the road, which reaches from
| Boone through the gap of the Rich
Mountain to near Silverstone. Of
late years the road has been used
, very little. Not being passable for
automobiles it was allowed to go
down to the point where it was well
nigh impossible to traverse it with a
wagon. The rain of many years
left high boulders over which a car
could not pass. These are now being
removed, the grade widened, and al
ready the highway is good for JOY
ride.
The opening of Junaluska turnpike
is another reason why Boone must
soon rank high in the column of
southern resorts. Until this new
move, visitors who were wont to look
down from lofty peak were forced
to spend day of good hard hiking
if they looked at the city from the
summit of Howard's Knob. This peak
has an elevation of 4,451 feet, and
can now be reached in a car with the
exception of a short and pleasant
walk over good mountain trail. Just
to the left and also accessible over
the improved highway is the Bald
! Mountain, which towers $500 feet
above the sealevel. Abouc miio this
side of the Bald Mountain. is the
Tater Hill, one of the mosJ delight
full spots in all the country, named
Paradise" by Colonel Linney, who
used to spend the summers there in
great rock house.
No place in Carolina now offers
better or greater variety of scenery
than does Boone. The highways
leading in are of the best, the streets
are being paved and no better place
can be found to spend the hot sum
mer months.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-20
MORRISON SAYS HE WILL
RUN FOR SENATE IN 1892
Tells Newspaper Men He Will Enter
Race if He Keeps His Health; Is
For Overman This Year

High Point, May 1S.-Former Gov
elnor Cameron Morrison will be a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate in the primary six years from
now, he admitted to newspaper men
here tonight.
Governor Morrison said he is sup
porting Senator Overman for re-elec-
ton this year and believes that IN
view of Senator Overman's long ca
reer and loyal service to the country
during the war he is entitled to serve
another term.
The only qualification former Gov
ernor Morrison placed on his inten-
tlon to be candidate in 1882 was
"If l live and keep my health"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-05-20
GATHER INTIMATE RECORDS
ON LIFE OF w. J. BRYAN

Lincoln, Neb., May 19-Intimate
records of the life of William Jen-
nings Bryan are being collected from
his political and personal friends by
the Nebraska State Historical Socie-
ty for w. j. Bryan collection to be
preserved in the society's museum
here.
Included in the plan is the assem-
bling of personal recollections of Mr..
Bryan from persons in Nebraska who
knew him during the important years
of his life here.
In newspaper files, clippings, pam
phlets and books in its library for
the period of 1885 to 1925, the So
ciety has vast collection of source
material bearing on the Commoner's
life.