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tory nuclei papers. We have at least
ten in the automobile industry. The
mining, machine shops, rubber, cleo
trio supplies and steel industries are
among the others in which shop
papers of the Workers (Communist)
Party nuclei are now being published
regularly. Cleveland publishes its shop
bulletins with greater regularity than
any other district. This district also
leads in the number of shop bulletins
published. Some of the bulletins are
printed; others are mimeopraphed
and some are multigraphed. The cir
culation of these papers varies from
several hundred to as high as eight
thousand In one instance.
Workers Write and Run the Papers.
All the material is collected and
written by the workers themselves. It
is significant that these papers are al
most solely gotten out in the big fac
tories, in the basic industries, where
many thousands are employed. In the
main, the papers deal with the existing
working conditions in the particular
factory. Nearly all of the papers also
introduce the more broad, deeper pol
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PLYMOUTH HIGH AUTHORITIES FEAR
COMMUNISM AMONG STUDENTS

Evening News published in Wilkes
Barre a big story on this article Rp-
peared. Next day another article on
this question. All of this was Of no
avail, and the writer remained IN
known.
1t so happens that this article had
been written by an ex-student altho 1t
would be a fine thing if students would
take to writing articles Of this charac-
ter. So small a correspondence sub
mitted to The DAILY WORKER was
the means of creating big disturb
ance in the sleepy hamlet Of Plymouth
lying in the heart of capitalism.
Every possible means is used to sup
press any thot of Communism wher-
ever it may raise its head. Just imag-
inc how hard they tried to trace the
writer Of the article. This indeed
proves how the High Schools and all
the other institutions of learning are
at the service of capitalism in sitting
every attempt of bringing the truth to
the surface, Every student should
read and understand Communism.
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Social Affairs
Resolutions
HOLD MANY. MAY
DAY MEETING
THRUOUT NATION
Young Pioneers Active
In Celebration

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May TO-
The two-day International May Day
celebration with all Communist forces
of Grand Rapids participating, began
with a grand cnocert including revolu-
tionary recitations, songs and the
splendid numbers of julius Stulberg,
the twelve-year-old violin prodigy of
Marshal, Mich. The entire program
was enacted by the talent of the
young Pioneers" under whose aus
pieces the affair was held.
An interested crowd listened with
keen attention to Nydsa Barkin Of
the Young Pioneers and J. A. ziegler
of the Young Workers. ICommunist)
League present the aims and objects
of their respective orgaHizations at
the May Day mass meetings held by
the local Workers (Communist) Party.
Following a campaign talk on the
present DAILY WORKER drive by To-
cal organizer Eugene Bechtold, Com
rade George Maurer, Chicago, spoke
ron the significance of May Day.
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letins have aroused the workers to a
greater consciousness of their inter-
ests as workers.
In every factory, the workers have
speedily taken up these papers. These
papers are a living force in the fac
tory. This is shown by the role play
ed by THE Spark Plug" IN Cleveland
in the strike of five hundred workers
Of the Fisher Body plant. "The Dur
ant Hays Hunt Radiator" was certain
ly the most powerful force making for
the increase of wages and the estab-
lishment of the eight hour day in one
of the department of the plant of the
Durant Hays Hunt of Elizabeth, New
Jersey. II was primarily the agitation
OF this very live and excellent paper
that brought about the strike of work
ers for these demands. It took the
workers only three hours to force
their will upon the bosses and to score
a victory. N@'
Bosses Bitter.
Because Of the effectiveness Of the
shop papers and due to the response
accorded these papers by the workers
in the factories, the bosses have, In
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ey EX-sTUDENr.

About two months ago news item
appeared in The DAILY WORKER on
Communism in the Plymouth High
School. Lately an individual who ap-
parently is a member of the American
Legion came across this article. Be-
ing very much interested N promoting
"AmericanismD he brot this paper to
the principal of the high school
The next morning the students
were ordered to hand in a list Of all
the newspapers that they read. The
ingenious principal thot that the au-
thor of the article would be foolish
enuf to include The DAILY WORKER
in the list.
During the evening session. of the
senior class the principle spoke on the
matter and asked If any one had writ
ten the article in The DAILY work.
Err. Since the writer of the article
was not a member OF the class OF
course there was no response. The
principal pointed out that 1t was no
crime to write the article, but that
there were untruths in the article.
He said that the article told OF vote
that was taken on Communism and
that the students voted four to one for
Communism. He maintained that no
such vote was taken. The teacher OF
this class where the vote was taken,
being afraid Of her position also main
tanned that no vote was taken.
The next morning at the chapel ex-
ercises he again spoke on the subject
but was careful not to mention any
thing Of what he had done in the
meantime to find out the author OF the
article.
1t so happens that this article had
been written by an ex-student, altho it
flee to find out who received The
DAILY WORKER in this town. He
found that only two persons subscrib-
ed to it, neither one having children
who go to High School. Not getting
any information here, he sent a tele-
gram to the office OF The DAILY
WORKER asking who had written the
article. OF course he received no ans
wer. In the April Fl issue OF the
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YOUNG WORKERS COMMUNIST LEAGUE
PLANS TO HOLD A PLENARY SESSION

To All Members Young (communlst) League.
Dear Comrades;
The national executive
session executive committee
ttee candidates district
ceVed official notification Immediately
decided yet but approximately will May g.
This of the executive will
which
namely the outlining Of youth activities This facilitated by
the resolution Of Communist International
ship held
tive committee leaving
Beginning TO- DAILY
WORKER all Workers (cmmunst)
activity principal subjects which
discussion the following:
Organization activity
s b. Coordination Of activities
A. B.. C. o. organization.
d.
Reorganization
nueeicompletion reorganization
b. Reaching Of youth and basic Industries
Union activity.
activity.
Workers Sport Movement
Negro.
z. League.
AgitProp
O. Press-Inereasins circulation lettering
All members should eondensns contributions to the die
members present their
make this constructive
esomed activities
YouneW League Of America,
Executive Committee
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WilsonviIle Miners
Celebrate May Day

WILSON, ILL.,, May 10.-Wilsonville
is little mining town in west central
Illinois. The workers who are employ
ed in the one and only mine at Will
sonville are made up of number of
nationalities. There are many good
rebels among them. Every year for
the past few years the militants have
arranged a May Day celebration at
Wilsonville. This year an all day pro-
gram had been arranged and altho the
mine managers threatened to dis
charge any one not reporting for work,
a large number of miners downed their
tools and refused to work on May Day.
The May Day celebration began in
the morning with parade led by the
Miners Band. At SIX in the evening
there was a mass meeting at which ].
Mihelic spoke on MAY Day and the
Labor Situation" Mihelic-pointed out
the lack of unity in the American la
Dor movement and DECEASED that this
May Day should be the starting point
for an intense drive to .amalgamate
the various craft unions. He also brot
out the need for a labor party. After
the speech a collection was taken for
the International Labor Defense. The
mass meeting was followed by an all
night dance.
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Workers Communist Party
Meetings
Our Experiences
BY JAY LoVEsToNE.

(This is the first OF a series Of
articles, dealing with our experience
to date with the publication of shop
nuclei papers) The specific types
~of papers gotten out, the methods Of
approach to the workers, the Ques-
ton of collecting shop news, the
methods of putting over the news,
the problems of the distribution Of
the shop papers, and such other
questions will be analysed in the
light OF our own experiences and
from the angle of the experiences of
other Communist parties which have
many more shop papers and which
have had occasion to get out, in
certain Instances, shop papers hav-
ing genuine mass character.
ONE of the most hopeful signs of
~ the American Communists increas-
ing their influence on the working
masses is to be found in the greater
effectiveness with which the shop
nuclei Of the Workers (Communist)
Party are now carrying on their acti-
vities in many sections of the country.
Unquestionably an excellent means Of
galvanizing our shop nuclei into life
lies in the publication of vigorous
fighting shop papers.
Shop Papers-A Hopeful Sign.
Our difficulties Of reorganization are
not yet overcome by any means. In
fact, we haven't even succeeded in cor
recting all of the errors we have made
in the reorganization campaign. But
the multiplying signs of increased in
itiative by our membership are the
finger posts of the Transformation our
party is going thru in the process of
its becoming a mass Communist Party
leading the working class of this coun-
try. The getting out of shop nuclei
papers by our units is the most
positive proof Of the new trend Of our
development-a trend which is Of in
estimable significance for the whole
American working class.
We now have more than twenty fac
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several instances, brought to bear
heavy pressure against the working
men in the affected plants. Efforts at
spying have been redoubled by the
owners. The police and the judges
have also been called into action
against workers distributing such shop
bulletins. This was the case in a New
Jersey automobile factory where work
ers not employed in the plant were
arrested for distributing the shop
paper amongst the employees of the
factory.
Among the leading shop papers are:
1.-THE Studebaker Worker" THE
Workingmens' Shop News" issued by
the Fisher Body plant shop nucleus,
"The westinghouse Workers Bulletin"
1.-THE Ford Worker" "The Hot Burn
Dr." 1.-THE Workers Point" Of the
Pierce Arrow nucleus, 1.-THE Miners
Lamp" 1.-THE Head Light" "The
Red Triple" 1.-THE Durant Hays-Hunt
Radiator" "The Eagle Workers
Point 1.-THE Red RIM" "The Spot
light" "The Red Ingot" and the
"Rivet".
These papers are published in the
Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, New
York, Cleveland, Buffalo and Phila-
delphia districts.
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Workers Club
Hold Affair on May Is

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 10. - The
italian Workers Club OF Youngstown,
is arranging fine affair for May 16.
Comrade e. Sormenti. secretary Of
the Italian Bureau of the Workers
(Communist) Party, and Sadie Amter
Of Cleveland, will be the speakers.
In addition a musical program has
been arranged. Professor and Mrs.
A. A. Netto, graduates of the Royal
Conservatory of Music at Milan, Italy,
will participate. The entertainment
will be held at the Ukrainian Hall,
5251s w. Rayen Ave, at D. m.
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Philadelphia Has
Most Enthusiastic
May Day Meeting

PHILADELPHIA, May 10-The May
Day celebration which took place at
the Moose Hall was the largest and
most enthusiastic demonstration Phil
adelphia labor has seen in a long
time. The hall, jammed with about
1000 workers, resounded with loud
and prolonged cheers and applause
turnout the meeting.
The Young Pioneers, marching in
to the strains of the International,
were loudly cheered. After the red
kerchiefed youngsters had sung the
songs of revolutionary labor, one of
their number delivered and excellent
talk.
Following the Pioneers, Norman H.
Tallentire, district organizer, told of
the meaning and significance Of May
Day.
Lyman's International Orchestra,
the Freiheit Gesangs' Verein and the
Workers Mandolin Club, were at their
best.
AL Schaap spoke for the Young
Workers (Communist) League. 1t
was when the chief speaker of the
evening, c. e. Ruthenberg, was in
troduced that the hall echoed with the
thunderous applause and cheers of
assembled workers.
Ruthenberg told of the great
change that has taken place in the in
ternational labor movement, in the
space OF a year from May Day, 1925,
and May Day, 1926.
He told of his impressions of work
er's rule in Soviet Russia, of its true
representative democracy, and of the
part each and every workers plays in
the governing of the workers repub-
lie.
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Militarists Find it
Hard to Get the City
Workers Into Camps

Industrial workers are much harder
to enroll in the citizens military train
ing camps than fellows from the rural
areas, it is revealed in the annual prop
uganda to militarize the youth. EN-
ployers of Chicago are being circular
lied by agencies Of the training camps
association who complain that "Chi-
cago and the other large cities have
always been below their quota, the
excess in camp enrolment coming from
the country districts" rs there any
boy you can persuade to go, and then
persuade his employers to let him?"
the militarists ASK
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Why Not Become a
Worker Correspondent?
INTERNATIONAL NOTES

that purpose was held by the trades
councils at Gorton, on February and
had an attendance of so delegates
from 20 local trade union groups.
On the initiative of the league spe-
cial youth conferences for those in
dustries in which many young work
ers are engaged are being planned.
Germany.
The Young Workers delegation to
Soviet Russia and numerous con-
crosses were organized thruout Ger
many to listen to the report. Many
hundreds of organizations we're rep
resented at the conferences represents
ing hundreds Of thousands Of young
workers. The Young Communist
League is carrying on an active cam
paign among the students for the UNI
compensated appropriation Of the ex-
royalty. This activity has enabled the
Young Communist League to make
deep inroads into the ranks OF the
social-democratic youth.
China.
A report submitted for December
1925 shows that the Chinese Young
Communist League is organized into
455 sections in 81 local organizations,
taking in a membership OF 5,s11.
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Why Are We?

Tou will no doubt wonder why this paper Is being
pubiishsd and how II into existence We will
briefly outline It's purpose and alma.
Due to the depOrabs conditions IN our shops--lOw
wages, the apesdup system. long hours, and on-
We decided TO take up the problem q lettering our
situation We ara Publishing this paper-to enlightsn
end help to organize the eorksrs n these shops. A.
present, dare not hold open meetings together with
you, fellOwworkers. because Of the spySystsm pre-
valent here which will expose furthsr and In
the future issuoS Of this paper. As first means,
We taking this step to reach 700.
Il is evident that without mouth piece through
which all the workers express themselves, dealing
with conditions in these shops our fight would not be
effective. We cannot depend the ordinary news.
papers. They being published BY and for the
bossek who and control society and form the
ruling class Chiefly through this means they shape
the thoughts Of the workers and turn them away
from their own interests We must therefore have
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our own paper in this plant to voice the demands 4
the workers and unts them in common aims
The DWraAt Hayss-Hunt RadiatOr is YOUR paper,
felow-workar. It will deal with our shop problems
and all other matters that important to Us as
part Of the working class
We want you to write for this paper. The Latter
Boz will gladly publish what you as a worker want
to say to your fellow-workers concerning our shop
questions and class problems.
Help US to distribute and pay the cost Of publish
ing this paper Support on the following urgent
demands:
I. Abolition Of the ., II, 10 hour day.
2. Abolition Of the plecs.work system
a. Abolition Of night work.
4. Time and one-haf for overtime
S. living wage.
6. Restoration Of our smoking privileges
?. Reduction Of hours and steady employment for
all
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itical concepts and the general issues
confronting the working class as a
whole.
Fine Response by Workingmen.
The response to these shop papers
has been very good. These shop nuclei
papers have instilled confidence in
large number of the workers employ
ed in the factories where the papers
are published. The shop nuclei bull
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Netf Miners Hold Meeting.

NEFFS, O., May 10-Neffs had the
finest and biggest May Day. celebra-
ton this year that was ever held in
this mining town. Comrade Kobylak,
young militant coal miner, acted as
chairman Of the meeting. Pat Toohey
spoke on the significance of May Day.
Comrade Okraska introduced reso-
luton protesting against the Polish
white terror. He also explained how
the workers were terrorized by the
Polish government. The resolution
was adopted unanimously and sent to
the Polish representative in Wash
ington.
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Waukeqan Backs Strikers.

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, May 1O-At the
Waukegan May Day meeting resolu-
lions were adopted pledging solidar-
ity and support to the British work
ers and the 10000 Passaic textile
strikers. j
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Denver Celebrates Nay Day.

DENVER, Colo, May 10. q A large
crowd of union men and their families
were present at the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party May Day meeting at the
Social Turner Hall.
The program consisted of recita-
lions and songs by the Young Work
ers (Communist) Leagueis The prin-
cipal speech was deliveredAby William
Dietrich His topic WASH May Day
and What it means to the Workers"
A member of l. w. w. present coop
Grated in the program. ID
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salt Lake City ceIsbrates.

SALT LAKE CITY, Maybe. - May
Day was celebrated with ca meeting
at the Congregational Church on First
South street at which, preliminary
steps were taken for Reorganization
of liberal open FORUM
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Labels for Slaves

He no longer keeps you when you get 100 DID, for b
can find younger and women to take your plsea
We do not work all year round We are at the mercy
Of the bosses. When unemployed because we produce
more than the boss sell at once they starve rs
and make Us come back at still lower wages TODAY
WE ARE. WAGE SLAVESI
They no lOnS~- brand - insas Toass
ethaV
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A notice was put up in the shop several weeks ago
70 the effect that each worker must his badge
the outside, every see H. What is meant
b. this, fellow-workersi Do you knowi
In the oldeu days each alAve-owner branded his
slaves with Q red-hot Iron 10 distinguish them
from others also TO impress upon them that they
his personal property and he could do a. he pleased
with them. Today we ar : wing in .Ied rv'
he'd world and ~onseur'
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U. S. S. r..


The Young Communist League is
preparing for. the calling out Of the
1904 recruits for the Red Army. In
the Soviet Republic the youth is sub
ject to the call to go thru a drill and
political instruction for two hours
three times a week. In many OF the
provinces young Communists have
been appointed to supervise the polit-
ical training among the recruits. The
central committee OF the Young Com
munist League is paying particular
attention to the necessity of strength
ening educational work among the
recruits for the Red Army on those
days when they have no instruction
or drill. NJ
Great Britain.
The Young Communist League of
Great Britain is intensively engaged
in campaign for the 1000 organiza-
ton OF the youth into the trade unions.
AT the proposal Of the league many
local union councils as wen as fedora
lions OF trade councils Of Lancashire
and Cheshire have decided to take
practical steps for the organization
of the youth. Tho first conference for