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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
How Should Communists Organize Their Work?

of procedure that we must vigorously
adhere to if we are to succeed .in
our work in non-party mass organ
izations.
First Of all, we must have a sense
of working class honesty about our
selves. Some time ago a prominent
labor leader told me, half in jest, that
in his opinion Communists were
those who fool themselves, who fool
each other, and who fool everybody
else. Such charges are the most oft
resorted to weapons of the reaction
ary labor bureaucrats against the
Communists We must take extra
-eare to avoid giving to the so-called
socialists and labor bureaucrats even
the slightest pretense which will en-
able them to misrepresent our united
front efforts to the masses of work
ers. Concretely speaking, an example
of carelessness by Communists in
their united front dealings is to be
found in the manner in which our par
ty handled its withdrawal from the
Farmer-Labor Party ticket and the
nomination of Workers Party tick
ct in the national elections of 1924.
We all shared in varying degrees in
this error. Fortunately our party has
long ago outgrown such careless prac-
tees.
A sense of proletarian responsible
ty is an absolute prerequisite for the
success of united front campaigns
and for the winning of prestige by
our Communists in non-party mass or
CARNATIONS. By that I mean specifi-
cally that we do not have to make
empty promises or to be unrealistic
or to assume tasks which we are not
capable of achieving. Bravado is a
dangerous enemy of Communists.
The Question of Communist Identity.
1t is not necessary to stick the Off
cial Communist label on working
class activities in order to make them
class activities. 1t certainly is not
necessary to stick the Communist la
bel on non-party organizations of a
mass character in order to enable our
members to breathe more freely and
work more actively in these organic
ations. Credit for the Communists
can be translated in ways much more
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17

department assign the new member to
a party unit and check up that the new
member is given some immediate task
in the party. Only by giving the
new member some work and keeping
a record of the whereabouts and party
life of the new member will we be rea-
sonably sure that we will maintain our
new recruits in the party.
Every New Member to Be Trained.
Every new member will be assigned
to four weeks course in the prin-
ciples and organization structure of
the party. As many such courses are
to be conducted by the school during
the drive as are necessary. Many of
our members, even at the present
time, are not acquainted with the
party principles and do not know the
party constitution. This course will
give the new member the funda-
mentals of the party, take up the uni
ted front activity of the party, the
form of organization of the party, the
democratic centralism and discipline
of the party, so that our new recruits
will be able to become good active
members and not, as in the past, be
allowed to drift for themselves.
Will Double Membership.
The district committee believes that
in view of the party's influence among
the masses in the district we will be
able to double the party membership.
The slogan Every Member a New
Member" can now be made a reality.
The remainder of the month up to
July was devoted to the building
Of the circulation of The DAILY
WORKER. The slogan Every mem
Der subscriber and every member a
new reader" became a living reality.
But, with the close of The DAILY
WORKER drive, we now put into life
the slogan Every Member Get New
Member"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
YOUTH IN CHICAGO DOES NOT GO TO THE CITIZENS
MILITARY TRAINING CANT, SAID MILITARY OFFICIAL

Colonel Judah, the commander of
the Citizens Military Training Camp
in Cook County, expressed himself
yesterday that the youth does not go
eagerly to the c. M. T. c. Chicago's
quota was not covered. Over 200
places have not been filed, He said
IF the youth of Cook County do not
fill their quota the pacifsts will take
a great deal Of comfort and Joy out
of their propaganda" Similar news
comes from all over the country. 1t
seems to be that the young workers
in the United States have started to
think and do not want any more to be
the cannon fodder for the bourgeoisie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17

effective than formal labelling. But
we must warn against tendency Oft
EN- manifesting itself in our ranks, to
consider that the Communists identi-
ty must under all circumstances be
hidden, and that the Communist Par
ty, as a party, must under all condi-
tions in non-party mass organizations
be buried by our spokesman. Work
ing confdentially or without brass
bands and loud speakers must not be
translated into mailing the coffin lid
of the Workers (Communist) Party.
This tendency-now and then arising
as a reaction to the mechanical ap.
proach once held by some comrades
in that they contended that the Com
munist Party shingle must be put out
in the main windows of every nom
party organization in which Commu-
nists participates none the less a
serious danger and must none the less
vigorously be fought.
The Question of Concentration.
In order to achieve success in our
united front activities and in order
for our members to get the maximum
results working in non-party mass or
CARNATIONS, it is understood that the
diffusion of energies must be avoided.
In many non-party organizations OF
mass character, the Communists can
not assume and meet responsibilities
without harming those organizations
and discrediting the party.
For the party as a whole, it is also
necessary to learn to concentrate
more on certain campaigns rather
than to map out many plans and too
many campaigns, united front confer
ences. etc. This appears almost too
elementary to need mentioning, yet
we are suffering somewhat from vio-
lating this axiom. We have in the
past launched too many campaigns
which we not only did not bring to a
successful conclusion, but which we
dill not even continue theoretically
after our taking the initial steps.
The sooner we learn to apply with
vigor and system such elementary
principles of Communist strategy, Of
the proletarian strategy, the sooner
will our party become a mass Commu-
mist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17

all states.
State Election Board.
In Oklahoma, the state election
board is appointed by the governor
and consists of three persons, of
whom not more than two shall belong
to one political party. The logical in
ference being that the third member
will belong to the second most influ-
entail party and will be an individual
not personally Objectionable to the
governor.
The state election board appoints
county election boards Of three mem
bers each; not more than two of
whom shall belong to one party
and the appointments shall be made
from lists submitted by the executive
committees of the two major parties,
provided such lists are submitted on
or before a given date.
Precinct Boards.
The county election board appoints
precinct election boards of three
members each; not more than two of
whom shall belong to one party; pro-
vided that a representative of another
party can be found who, in the opin-
ion Of the county board, is qualified to
serve.
Otherwise, precinct boards may be
appointed all from one party. Also.
II his colleagues decide. that a mem
Der of precinct board is incompe-
tent they may so declare and fill his
place from the ranks of those entitled
to vote in that precinct.
Provide Counters.
On a given date shortly before the
election, the precinct board shall ap-
point four Counters" chosen as
equitably as possible from all parties,
provided the board can find represen.
tatives OF all parties competent to
serve.
The manner OF conducting the cleo
ton, as provided by law, is the same
In Oklahoma as that provided in other
states; and, " II be assumed that the
election is conducted according to law
and by oflcials OF ordinary intel
ligence, there is no possibility of q
miscarriage, or that any vote will moi
be counted as cast.
One seemingly valid objection to the
Oklahoma election laws Is that the oil
r.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
FunotIOnary Meeting Sunday.

All street and shop nuclei function
aries will assemble Sunday morning,
10 o'clock at the same hall to discuss
with Comrade Baker the regular is
suance of shop organs, an essential
means to properly activate and make
our factory units more influential. At
tendance at both meetings by men,
bership card only. HIih
B. A. Faulkner of Ada, Mich,
veteran rebel of this vicinity, will
speak on Economic Science" at the
regular monthly OPEN propaganda
meeting of the down town street
nucleus, Tuesday night, July 20, at
211 Monroe Ave. All readers of The
DAILY WORKER are urged to attend
this lecture. ~.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
The Brotherhood of Lo-
motive Firemen Against
Citizen Military Training
Camps

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-In the last is
sue Of the magazine of the Locomotive
Firemen was published an article
against Citizens Military Training
in which It was said as follows:
"The fact is that military training
and military preparations of all kinds
necessarily create the state of mind
out OF which wars grow. OF itself,
the abolition of compulsory military
training in schools and colleges will
not guarantee peace, but it will help
the nation to preserve the type Of
mind which believes in peace and will
work for peace
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17

organizations, etc. in order that
nothing would hinder them
from studying thoroly the con-
ditions of the Russian youth.
Similar delegations comm g
from other countries were re-
ceived by the Russian govern
ment in the same manner.
Now that the young Russian
workers decided to repay the
visits of the youth delegations
to Russia, the government of
Austria was the first to refuse
them admission. The Russian
delegation made an appeal to
the workers organizations in
Austria to fight this unjust de-
cision of the Austrian govern
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
BY JACK sTAcHEL,
Secretary Organization DEPARTING mt,
District 2.

0CNiEAaiJ OAHdttZdAlOHN L
District 2.
THE New York district has resolved
L to double its membership in the
present national membership drive.
Plans are already worked out and the
drive began officially with the Sesqui-
centennial celebration held under the
auspices of The DAILY WORKER
July 8, and 5, and to last thruout
the election campaign. The drive was
announced at the last membership
meeting, held on the 18th of June, at
which Comrade C. E. Ruthenberg re-
ported on the last central executive
committee plenum. and all prepare
tfons for the drive were made and carr
ried out up to the 4th of July.
The Basis of the Drive in New York.
The drive for new recruits is to be
made not on abstract propaganda but
is to be connected with the past and
present activities of the party. The
district has for some time been en-
gagged in very important and success
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the party among the masses has been
increased tremendously, there have
been no organizational results. In
this drive the party will crystalline
the support gained in these activities
into organization for the party.
The Passaic strike, the furriers'
strike, the strike of the shoe workers,
the iron workers strike, in which
many of our members have partici-
pated very actively, the strengthening
of our forces in many other unions,
our work in the co-operatives, the
Workmen's Circle and other fraternal
organizations have gained for us a
mass of sympathizers. Our participa-
tion in the campaigns for the Protec-
tion Of the Foreign Born, the Sacco-
Vanzetti defense, as well as in other
united front activity, has also brought
us in contact with thousands upon
thousands of workers, many Of whom
have learned 20 look upon the Work
ers' Party as the leader of the strug.
giles Of the workers. A great deal of
support has also been stored up for
the party, due to the activity Of the
workers school in drawing in many
sympathizing workers into the classes
conducted by the school, as well as
into the other activities conducted by
the school.
The reorganization OF the party has
made 1t possible for the party at this
time to recruit many new elements
from the larger shops In the basic in
dustries. Particularly IS this true in
New Jersey. where some OF our nuclei
have published excellent bulletins that
have very wide circulation. The re-
organization has put us In contact
with tens OF thousands OF workers, the
most militant OF whom can be drawn
Into the party. The readers OF Tho
DAILY WORKER who are not party
members furnish fertile field for our
membership drive.
The membership drive in the New
York district will be based on the
concrete activity cited above, and will
md its UNIFIED expression in the cleo.
tion campaign that we will wage nm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
Grand Rapids Workers
Party Membership Meet
on Saturday Evening

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 15.-
A very important general membership
meeting of the Workers (Communist)
Party, Grand Rapids, to be addressed
by the new district organizer, Com
rade R. Baker of Detroit, on the tasks
confronting our party in Michigan in
connection with our entering the fall
elections under the Communist ban
ner, will be held Saturday, July II, s
o'clock, at the local headquarters, 211
Monroe Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
Chicago

The next regular Saturday street
meeting of Section 4 will be held on
Karl Marx Square, st. Louis and
Roosevelt Road.
Comrade J. L. Engdahl will be the
principal speaker of the evening.
All comrades in the section are to
be present at this meeting. Also bring
your friends.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
OKLAHOMA ELECTION LAWS LOOK
FAIR, BUT IN PRACTICE VOTERS
ARE COERCED AND LAW VIOLATED

MUSCOGEE Okla, 15The
laws campaign issue this
similar viii states it may be well
The Oklahoma essentially same in theory and
practice the election
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17

der the slogan For a United Labor
Ticket"
Individual Recruiting.
Much attention is to be paid to indi-
vidual recruiting. Rejecting the idea
that we must limit our activity to agi-
tation and propaganda only, and al
ways insisting on full participation in
the struggles of the workers, we must
not overlook the Importance of indi-
gidual recruiting. Every member of
the party in the nuclei and in the
fractions in non-party organizations
must strain himself to the utmost to
draw the most advanced workers into
the party. For this reason the plan
proposes that every nucleus and frac-
ton make list of the sypathizers in
its shop and organization respectively
and divide them among the party
members that have the best approach
to the particular workers. To accom-
plish this every member must always
have the proper literature and applica-
ton blanks with him thruout the cam
paign.
Concentration Weeks.
The plan includes that there be spe-
cial concentration weeks based on the
different sections of the district as
well as based on drives in the differ
ent industries. For example, one week
the party will concentrate in the
needle trades, then another week in
the building trades, tim in the metal
trades, etc. Likewise, one week we
will concentrate in Brooklyn, another
week in New Jersey, etc. In this man
ner we will be able to publish litera-
ture dealing with each of the indus
tries, and with the specific municipal
government problems in the different
sections Of the city, so that on the
whole our literature will be as con-
crete as possible.
Must Win Back Old Members.
Special efforts will be made to win
back those members who in the pro-
cess of reorganization have fallen out
OF the party Many of these members
have difficulties of language, or are
not yet clear on the reorganization.
II will be the business OF our language
fractions and our nuclei to visit these
comrades in their homes and induce
them to come back to the party. wher-
ever they have some difficulty we
must help them TO overcome these
difficulties. The language fractions
must also be fully modified for the
recruiting Of new members.
Preparation for the Drive.
Between the 18th OF June and the
4th Of July every possible effort for
the drive was carried out. Proper
instructions we're furnished TO the
nuclei and fractions and each OF these
bodies held a sepcial meeting be.
tween these dates to mobilize for the
drive.
In the accepting OF applicants we
will not be as strict as in the past.
We will accept applications at all
mass meetings, picnlos, etc, even II
the applicant cannot get the two sig.
natures OF party members. We will
have a special membership committee
Of the district, which will at least once
each month call every applicant for
examination. This COMMITTEES will
then with the help OF the organization
t@~f
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17

Senator Charles L. McNary of
Oregon is the one who sponsored the
farm relief measure that the Coo
lidge-Mellon machine mustered it's
forces successfully to defeat. Sen.
ator Norris resignation from the
agricultural committee of the senate
has been accepted and McNary Is
the next in line. The farm bloc has
promised to try again for relief next
session and McNary's post will help.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-17
New York District Starts Campaign to
Double Membership in National Drive
Individual Recruiting.

der the slogan Tor a United Labor /
Ticket"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-06
INJURIES May
BE HANDICAP
TO PIRATES
Three Stars Of The World
Champion Baseball Team
Are in Poor Shape
By vID LARSEN

III VII I.HSCkI-N
Paso Robes. Calf. April G-Who's
going to win the National League
pcnnant this year?
well. what arc the other clubs
doing?"
And thus Bill McKechnie, canny
manager Of the champion Pittsburgh
Pirates, answered question with q
ucstion.
Still, it must be admitted. nc an
swcrcd the question because. unless
the other pennant-chasers Of the Ma
tiOnal League have improved consider
ably, Pittsburgh looks to repeat.
However. the Pirates have famed none
too well in their spring training. The
condition Of the club is matter OF
much concern.
Mckechnie's 1926 team is the team
with which he won the worlds cham
pionship and, while it is true that
three Of his champions are not now
in good condition, it is also true that
out here on the coast Mckechnic has
grabbed the two outstanding players
he minor leagues have developed in
couple Of years-Hal Rhyme, infield-
or, and Paul Waner, outfielder, both
purchased from San Francisco.
Rhyme and Wancr not only have
added lot Of money to the box
office receipts Of the training games,
but they have shown such class that
McKechnie isn't losing sleep over the
temporary indispositions of Max
Carey and Pic Traynor. who may not
be able to start the season. Carey
is recovering very slowly from an
( 4 nknl h; 6
log badly carly in training.
kcchnic. What are the other teams
doing?"
Pittsburgh probably will start the
season with Rhyme on third, Wright
ut short. Rawlings at second and
| Grantham at first.
Or course Rhyme is not ''Iic" Tray
nor but his work in the field and At
! bat is impressive and thus far ne has
| held his own with the three othc,
members Of the inficld quartet.
In the outficld, Paul Wancr, little
shy, of course, has been chasing the
flies. And at the bat he has been
! walloping the ball in the same style
that made him the best hitter Of the
Coast League last year.
Cuylcr is going great guns. Big.
bee has been subbing for Barnhardt
who was rather badly hurt by a bal
|early in the training season.
Mckechnie's pitchers are in fine
shape. Vic Aldridgc never looked bet
ter; Lee Meadows spent the. winter
in Florida and is as frisky as q two.
year-old; Ray krcmer has. if any.
thing. found more speed; fde, Babe
adams and Johnny Morrison are burn
ing them over.
For catchers McKechnie still has
Earl Smith, Gooch and Spencer.
| MISUNDERSTANDING class.
Yes, folks, what are the other team:
doing?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-06
GOLF CLUBS TO
BE AUCTI0NED
FOR CHARITY
One Set Autographed BY Pres
Coolidge, Another BY
ChaS. e. Dawes

Chicago. April 6.--tR-Threc golf
clubs autographed by President Cool
idgc and another trio signed by Vice
President Dawes will be auctioncd
for the benefit Of charity during the
first national golf show which open
cd today with more than 600 exhibit
tors from America and Great Britain.
Mayor William f.. Dcver of Chi.
cago will exhibit the clubs before
they are sold and the auction will be
conducted by leading women golfers,
In addition to the varied displays
Of everything connected with golf
exhibitions by famous golfers and
indoor contests on putting course
are to provide entertainment for Wis
itors during the week of the show.
Among the stars who will show
how golf should be played are Rob
ert A. Gardner, twice national anna.
tcur champion and captain of Tho
present Walker Cup team; Chick
Evans, the only man who ever won
both national open and amateur titles
in one year; and Joe Kirkwood, trick
shot maker.
The exhibits range from plans fol
complete golf courses with clut
houses down to peg tees and from
powerful tractors to minute gras:
seed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-06
CHICAGO TEAM
IS.ABC CHAMP
Castany. Cigars Score 3,06S-
Ten Pins Ahead Of Port
Huron Bowlers

Toledo, Ohio, April 6.--LR-The
Castany cigars of Chicago are the
five-men champions Of the American
Bowling congress. This was decided
last night when that department Of
the Goth annual tournament came ia
a close.
The Castany's hung up q score of
1868, ten pins ahead Of the runner up
the Port Huron Recreations Of Port
Huron, Mich.
The championship carries with il
cash prize Of $1,000 while the Port
Huron aggregation will receive $3.50
Provided no other changes take
place today, first and second money
in the two-men event will be decided
at 8 O'clock tonight when Gardella
and Tocco Of Detroit, and Aston and
Young of Akron, roll off the tie made
possible Sunday. Each pair has ;
score Of 1855.
The tournament will end late this
afternoon, when the doubles ant
singles are completed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-06
College Chatter
BY, ART CARA.S0 !,
MHEE8 COOP AGAIN

"Red" Grange. as the multitude
knows. made good in ap Illinois foot
good toting ice around Wheaton. The
other day the gridiron ghost purchased
a $4,000 home for his aged dad.
The elder Grange then tossed away
his job in the little Illinois hamlet to
spend the rest Of his days in ease
and comfort. "Dad" Oranges boy
"Red" made it all possible. What
more could a SON do for his father
Yep, the titan matched star has made
good again. and in . greater way than
before.
"Slim" Calender, . student ut Cul
yer Military Academy. jumped 6 fee
} inches in the Wisconsin prep schoO
track and field meet recently. HI
hung UP new record FOR the games
College leapcrs had better look t.
their laurels. Whsn. scholxDtic. pas
timers can clear the. bar at sucl
heights they not only possess un
usual ability but are. dangerous il
any competition.
REMEMBER
! Earl Sprackling Of Brown? Sprack
/ ling was . quarterback. A head
field "enereks eleyer ie the open
deadly, tackler and ap expert fiel
goal kicker. In. 1909 he returned
Carlisle kickoff los yards, Agains
Yale in 1910 he booted three fiel
goals. Sprackling had few 9super.oE
as an all-round quarter.
Vince .McNa)ly Of Notre, Damy lis
rather unusual type Of athlete
year ago he was named captain of tn
1926 basketball, team, The other da
]; he was aRain elected Leader for nes
season. Did be accept? ~ did no
Vince McNsfly refuscdI TIE homo
saying: pass it GROUND --opfe.
enough" That's HAAt makes VIM
McNally unuspal CoI1eGe Boys 1pF
turn down such. hopot1 9ft4n., Nj. Y.
j INTRODUC1NC-l
i George 0authier, former RMibhi11
Agxic star. GapthiAr :st1rtea hissgrl
career at Detgait n6) WAstel