The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-03
Pioneer Work and
Pioneer Leaders
By A. sUNGAlL

After two years of struggle, Com
munist work among children has come
into it's own. 1t is now on a plane
with the most important phases OF
league work. We no longer smile in
diligently at the antics of the chill
dren and consider this activity sen
timental girls" work, meaning by that
it was not Communists work and too
insignificant to warrant the attention
of the Party and Of the more ex-
perienced comrades.
More and more the Importance OF
educating and organizing the workers
child is being forced on us. With the
increased cost of living and decreasing
wages more and more children are
going into the factories, mines and
mills. Everywhere children are sup
planting adult labor.
In the schools capitalism is showing
its distorted education and anti-red
propaganda down the threats of the
child, in a more and more concen-
trated and vicious form. Religion is
being stressed and reintroduced in the
schools where workers children at
tend. The anti-red and anti-labor or
ganization propaganda has become a
part of the curriculum of the school
room. a1c
Clubs are being organized for the
working children and the workers
children. Social clubs, athletic clubs
dramatic clubs, following the policies
of the Y. NJ. c. A. are springing UP
in larger numbers. Every conceivable
kind of organizational measure is
being taken to bring together the chill
dren in order that capitalism may
exert it's influence over them ever
after they have left school,
In Passaic capitalism showed its
shrewd realization Of how to aver
future trouble and lessen the effects
of it's present one by presenting the
Boy Scouts organization in New
Jersey with several thousand dollars
ito carry on it's good work" Mas
picketing by children in this strik
probably was the cause of such actor
on the part of the bosses.
Capitalism Employs Experts To
Train Child.
Capitalism EMPLOYS shrewd, exper
men and women to train and mislea,
the workers child. It's scout leaders
social workers and teachers are pickle
for their ability to make loyal patriot
slaves of the children and a clos
watch is kept on them.
Capitalism is spending millions G
: dollars annually on the organization G
working children to prolong the exis
ence of the capitalist system.
! Until the league began its organize
ton OF junior groups organized labo
had failed to recognize the importanc
of forming children'sEorganizations
counteract the influence of the capita
list training. It's Sunday School a
tempts toward this end we're weak an
ineffective. They failed to rally tn
broad masses OF workers children an
working children.
: The Pioneer Group put a powerfl
= weapon into the hands Of the labC
movement. The form Of organizatio
appealed to children and made pc
sible an effective Capitalization OF e
, forts to reach and educate the masse
/ of children in the class struggle.
It took a little time for us to rea
/. lie the real importance OF this wor
i and the care required to carry IL o.
n For some time many OF us were III
e der the impression that to be a Pione'
i. leader required only love for II
!. work and that theoretical understan
!. ing, study of child phsycology, kno'
/. ledge of historic events and trr
). Communist theology were qualihc
tions to be desired but really not I
essential.
The attitude Of the party member
!. was tolerant and patronizing; som
z times, even hostile to our method