The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-27
BY SAM DARCY.

Workers (Communist) League is car
rying on against the Citizens Military
Training Camps. The character Of the
attack and the circumstances under
which it is made clearly show the use
that the socialist party bureaucrats
are making Of its machinery against
the militant workers even tho it plays
into the hands Of the bosses.
Examine Facts.
Let us examine the facts. This year
34,0O young men coming largely either
from factories or working class homes
have been lured into the camps by
the slogans, Citizens Military Train
ing Camps, Let's Go! and One Months
Free Vacation"
Anti-Unlon Propaganda.
When they enter the camps taey
ind an entirely different situation
from the one pictured in the adver-
using circulars. There is no vacation
far they get four hours and more drill
per day which is mighty hard work.
Tile food is generally rotten. and they
are fed up on what is known as
citizenship talks which are filled with
anti labor and union-hating propa-
ganda. BY various devices such as
stopping all activities but church serv'
ices on Sunday they are forced to at
tend chapel. No suggestion of any
democracy is allowed them even TO
the point of refusing them the right
to wear civilian clothes on Saturday
and Sunday when they are supposed
- be off duty.
Need to Flight in Camps.
IN this situation the league realized
that It is useless to merely attack the
Citizens Military Training Camps be-
cause these men we're already there
ard raising the slogan, Boycott the
Citizens Military Training Camps"
would do them no good. We therefore
evolved a series aof demands for the
men which they are to use to fight for
better conditions in the camps.
Young Workers Slogans.
The demands were put up in stick
ers and circulars and distributed by
our comrades in the camps. We print
below some examples Of these cir
culars:
&C. MT. C. REcRUlTsl
"They told us the camps were for a
free one-month vacation.
DO you think that four hours drill
daily is vacation?
demand maximum Of three hours
drill each dayl
"The government is supposed to be
free from religious influence.
"Why are government funds used to
maintain chapels in camp?
Demand the doing away with relig-
ous serVicesl
1.-The government is supposed to be
impartial in labor questions.
why do the camp officers lecture
against organized labor?
"'Are you a worker7 Is your father
worker?
defend the workers from attack
''Young Workers League Of America"
&c. M. T. C. RECRUITS.
They told us that the food would
be wonderful in the camps.
ITS not wonderful-exceptt the food
the officers get.
Demand the same quality Of food
the officers get!
"They told us that the camps are
not so strict as the army.
But they don't allow US to wear
civvies on weekends if we want.
Demand the right to wear eiVvies
on weekends II you want to!
They told us that camps would be
run on democratic basis.
why aren't the recruits allowed
voice and vote in running them?
"organize meetings to take up your
grievances and opinonsl
Young Workers League Of America"
1t was thus that the Young Workers
(Communist) League fought for the
improvement of the conditions of the
young men at the Citizens Military
Training Camps. Some OF our com
rades were arrested for leading the
fight in the camps, but most Of those
sent in are yet there fighting the
military despots.
While we are thus carrying on the
struggle on behalf of the youth the
New Leader, a so.called friend of the
workers, begins to take an interest in
the anti-militarist work. How? BY
attacking the C. NJ. T. c.? Not the
socialist party offlcialdom! They car
ny a leading editorial attacking the
Young Workers (Communist) League
for thus fighting for the interests
Of Citizens Military Training recruits.
Y. p. S. La Social Club.
Their tactics, however, are winning
no friends among the working youth
and children OF workers. The sign Of
this is, that after all their attempts,
they have not succeeded in organizing
even semblance OF a socialist youth
movement. Their pet child, the young
peoples socialist league, means moth
ing to the young workers anywhere
Their role is that Of social club