The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-11

In representation and in the work
accomplished this plenum was a real
convention. There were present all
the 20 members of the N. E. c. the
candidates and alternates, all the dis
trict organizers, and the leading COM
rades of almost all the larger cities of
the country. But unlike the last con-
vention of the Young Workers League,
which concerned itself only with the
factional situation In the party, this
plenum, following the party plenum,
where full agreement on all resolu-
lions prevailed, devoted all of its time
for the discussion of the tasks of the
Young Workers LeagueF The plenum
discussed the resolution of the Young
Communist International wherein are
outlined the tasks of the American
section in the immediate future, and
unanimously endorsed the resolutions.
Then followed discussion, on the EGO
nomic struggles of the youth, anti
militiarist work, sports, the childrenAs
movement, agitation and propaganda
methods, the condition of the newly re-
organized units of the league, the
press and a number of other impor-
tant tasks. A great deal of time was
devoted to a discussion on the
Strengthening of the league apparatus,
and the training Of the membership
for work among the masses of toiling
youth. Special attention was given to
the task of winning over the young
Negro workers.
Americanizatlo and Proletarian-
ization.
One of the best signs that the
league is on the correct road and will
become the leader of the American
working class youth, was the man
ner in which the discussion was car
ried on. The Young Communist In
ternational in its resolution has laid
down as one of the most important
tasks for the Y. w. L. the recruiting
of new proletarian elements from the
basic industries, and to pay special
attention towards the recruiting of ma
tive young workers. This instruction
of the Y. G. l. was discussed in a
most serious manner, the league lead
ership sharply criticizing its own past
activities uncovering its errors, and
working out plans for more intensive
work in the basic industries. and
adopting methods and forms ofNwork
that are more suited towards the win
ming of these elements. It was freely
stated by all the delegates that the
league is yet isolated, that its compo-
sition is very poor, being mostly a
membershipfin small industry and for
leign-born.
I The resolutions adopted on the
work Of the league pay special atten-
ton to changing the composition of
the league, to make it the true repre-
sentative leader of the American work
ing class youth. The resolutions call
for the shifting of the membership
from the light to heavy industry, the
intensifcation Of the work in the
shops, the increase of the activity in
the trade unions, increased efforts to
organize the youth into the trade I'M
ions, the struggle for the betterment
of the condition Of the working class
youth, and greater participation in all
the movements of the working class
youth. The plenum laid down as one
of the necessary steps towards mass
league the application of the united
front tactic.
REORGANIZATION Not Yet Completed
While already there were successes
to report on the reorganization on the
basis of shop and street nuclei, most
of the district reports showed that
the league has by far not yet COM
pletely reorganized. One of the big
gest handicaps in the reorganization
being the fact that the majority of
the members work in small shops.
Also the league lacked experience and
made many errors in the reorganiza-
ton. On the basis of the experience
now gained together with the intensi-
fcation of work in the larger shops,
the league will be able to solve the
problem of reorganization.
The strengthening Of the league ap-
paratus as whole was given atten-
ton, that is, the strengthening OF the
district, city, and section committees.
Unity and Mass Work.
While at the last convention in oc-
tober, 1925, there were two organized
factions and national committee con-
sisting of an equal number of each
side was elected, with the party rep
resentative having the deciding vote,
at this plenum there was evident a
spirit OF unity, and all questions of
major Importance were unanimously
adopted. The reason for this is to be
found in the fact that the league has
been conducting mass work, that II
has seriously taken TO the task of
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