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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
Message of Youth Strike Committee
of Imperial Glass Co., Bellaire, Ohio
FORWARD TO VICTORY!


yellow brothers!
dastardy lower will
fight the Everyone the
have been receiving. And what now!
The Imperial Glass satisfied
grinding bones for their blood profits They Our
give interests
interests higher
The without giving a
thought: strike, 200 fighting
young workers. We will out until victory
former o We call
all workers. old line with
workers! Do the Glass
Do for employment there until strike
there solid front adult
Belaire vicinity behind
Glass young strikers! -aas
We call that newspapers
of the Imperial Glass general
They the workers 1000
struggle against the
local the the
subsidies and not in the of the workers
STAND SOLID IN THE STRIKEi
FORWARD TO vICToRY p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
Organization
Meetings
BY SYLVAN A. PoLLAck.

NOW that the party has been re-
= organized in several districts on
a shop nucleus and international
branch basis, the problem of making
the new units efficiently carry out the
work of the party must be met and
solved.
We must be truthful and honest
with ourselves. A real Bolshevik will
not, under any circumstances, deceive
himself nor attempt to bluff his com
rades. That is the spirit in which we
must face this critical period in our
party's life. The problems that we
must solve, as we'll as the entire ad-
ministration of the party in the fu-
ture, will be Numerically opposite to
that of the past.
In opposition to the old social-de-
mocratic apparatus, we now find our
selves equipped with a Bolshevik i'm
plement to direct us In our Commun-
list work. Luckily for us in America,
we can benefit by the experiences
that our brother parties in other coun-
tries had to face, being able to avoid
the mistakes that they did and more
quickly begin the actual constructive
work of the party. But that alone
does not solve the problem. We in
America, have our own peculiar prob
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14

In the report Of the organization
conference by Jay Lovestone there ap-
peared, as part of the report on the
Philadelphia district, the statement:
"Comrade Tallentire told of the op-
position to reorganization in one Of
the Lithuanian branches. :"
We have received correction from
the district organizer there which we
are glad to print, and which clari-
fles the situation so that no misunder-
standing may arise:
"The organization department of
the district found opposition to reor-
ganization in one of the Lithuanian
branches in which a number of COM
rades refused to register. With the
help, however, Of the leading COM
rades of the branch, the opposition
was overcome and the branch almost
completely registered. The i'm
portance of this is realized when one
considers the fact that large per
centage of that branch have now been
placed in shop nuclei. Reorganization
Department.
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lens to solve, that has never faced
our brother parties, and as such, we
must find our own solutions for them.
Question of Language.
The question of modifying all of
the comrades who were in the past
active in the old language branches
for work in the new units is a serious
problem for our party.
In many places only those COM
rades who have "a fair speaking know
ledge of English are now participat-
ing fully in the party life. Many able
and efficient comrades, who feel that
they cannot express themselves cor
rectly in English are taking a back
seat and in some cases not attending
the meetings at all. This is a serious
problem and must be met by an ener-
getic campaign to make all the com
rades who are not so proficient in
speaking English, to realize that they
must not let that be a detriment to
their party activity and persuade
them to get into party work, even on
a larger scale than they were in their
old language branches, explaining to
them that at present there is larger
field for work. Also they should be
encouraged to attend English classes
which the agitprop department in
the various party centers should i'm
mediately organize on large scale.
Small Units.
An even more difficult problem, es-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
Workers Communist Party
Let Us Prove We Are Leninists in Action

pecially in the large party centers,
New York and Chicago) is to make
the comrades realize that the new
units are working bodies.
During the past few years, the old
language branches, besides being
branches of the Communist Party,
also had their social attractions.
When comrade moved from one
part of the city to another, he or
she. in most cases continued their
membership in their old branches,
even tho it was many miles from
where they lived, because they were
used to its environment and enjoyed
the companionship of the comrades.
Now, that these connections have
suddenly been broken and the party
members find themselves in small
units, with comrades, who in most
cases are strangers to them, the
desire to attend meetings, and work,
is not tackled in the spirit in which
it should be.
On many sides there can be heard
dissatisfaction with attempting meet
ings with a few comrades present;
not desiring to take the floor to speak,
because there is no large audience on
hand. Only recently the writer, ex-
perienced a very good example: Two
international branches, whose terri
tory of activity covers two vastly sep
Grated parts of New York City, were
meeting in the same hall, with slid
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ried out for the first time in the fac
tory. Since then the contributions
are always collected in the factory
thru the nucleus. When this system
was introduced it came to light that
during the past illegal period COM
rades were three to four months be-
hind with their contributions. This
made the collection of contributions
rather difficult at first, but today we
cannot imagine any better system
than the collection of contributions in
the factory. Pay day is once fort
night and collection of membership
contributions ditto. Strict control is
exercised over this transaction. Thus
we are in a position to say that all
the comrades have paid in their con-
tributions up to the 44th week, which
would have been impossible if a col
lection had taken place on a resident
ial basis.
The first meetings Of the nucleus
were badly attended. This made us
adopt the method Of sending out hand
bills to the comrades. The nucleus
has 80 members. Lately the average
attendance at the meetings was %.
We have the two shift system in our
factory but as only four comrades
work in one shift we hold shift meet
ings. In order to give the four com
rades an opportunity to attend also
nucleus meetings, we hold them from
time to time on Sunday. With respect
to the meetings which the four com
rades cannot attend, they are kept in
formed by the other nucleus members
Of the discussions and decisions OF
the factory nucleus. At the last three
nucleus meetings, questions of no par.
ticular Importance were discussed
and at the other two meetings there
was a lively discussion on the e. c.
c. l. letter. ALI the comrades in our
nucleus are unanimously for the e
c.. G. I. letter.
ILTE have seven comrades in the
w factory council. But our Com
munist factory councillors are not
party workers. Attic everything is
discussed with them and they are al
ways consulted, they do not carry out
the decisions of the nucleus. This
impedes to a great extent the work OF
the nucleus. At the time of the no
mination of the comrades for the fac
tory council election, the nucleus had
not much influence, as it was not vel
ON a firm basis.
We did good trade union work al
ready before the receipt Of the E. G
c. |. letter.
For instance, in July, n workers
who had been quite Indifferent, were
drawn into the trade unions. Will
three exceptions the comrades are
organized in trade unions. One o
these three the trade union refuses
to receive as a member. The trad,
union question is discussed at ever!
meeting.
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FACTORY nucleus work which was

FACTORY nucleus work which was
l. rather neglected lately has again
become the most important task of
the party.
It is certainly quite good for the
party that it gives such prominence
to this question, but it must be said
that there is still far too much dis
cussion and not enough practical
work. OF course, real good work is
necessary if officials as well as mem
bers are to be quite clear on this
question.
In order to approach this work
seriously and unitedly, the district
executive organized on October Both
an organization conference, which
was also attended by a number of
nucleus leaders from the existing
nuclei.
We give below an extract from a
report made at this conference by. a
comrade who is nucleus leader in a
big metal factory in the Ruhr basis.
THE factory employs 5000 workers.
L The nucleus executive consists of
the Pol. Org. trade union leader, the
cashier, the reported and the press
representative. An important post
that of agitprop leader is not yet Al
led. Owing to victimization which
drove some of our most capable com
rades out of the factory, we were, and
still are, compelled to work for our
further development with the help OF
comrades who are less capable and
experienced. These comrades can
only be trusted with some of the less
important tasks, which of course, i'm
pedes the further development of the
nucleus. Much educational work is
needed as the political development
of the comrades is making such slow
progress. For this reason we were
also compelled to change the nucleus
executive three times.
Lately, the nucleus executive has
not held any sessions outside the fac
tory The members of the executive
meet in the factory itself to discuss
various questions and the work which
| is to be done.
WHEN we were forming the nu
W cleus we got into touch with al
the blocks in order to ascertain the
number of comrades employed in oul
factory. With the help of this lis
we established a filing system. Al
registration has not yet been fully
carried out in all the local groups, 1
can happen that comrades are employ
ed in the factory without the fact be
ing known to us. The registration o
our nucleus members was done &C
cording to the various departments o
the factory trolling mill, Thomas
Martin works, etc). This was dom
in order to establish close conneC
ton between the nucleus executive
and the factory.
On January list, 1925, the collection
| of membership contributions was car
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Social Affairs
Resolutions

ing door between them. The attend
ance at each meeting was about ten
or twelve, and because neither meet
ing averaged as many members as the
old branches, suggestion to slide
back the door and have joint meet
ing, thus making one 'livelier" meet
ing, was seriously proposed. That is
an example of a dangerous tendency
that must be vigorously fought. The
party members must understand that
all of the party units, no matter how
small, are important elements in our
work. In fact, it is only by being
divided into small units (nuclei) that
we can effectively carry on our work,
for the old branches were not work
ing units, but talking bodies, that
could ably 'theorizeb but very seldom
do any work.
The shop nuclei and international
branches are instruments Of activity
for all party members. They are the
means of making all comrades work
ers for Communism They might not
have the social and family attractions
of the old branches but they are
more effective instruments for our
party duties. 81
All comrades should attend the
meetings of their shop nuclei and in
ternational branches and participate
in their work. Only in that way we
will deserve to be called feminist in
action, as well as in name.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
The Work Of a Factory Nucleus

In the factory there is every sign
of the formation of white nucleus.
We have ascertained who It's leader
is. During the last few days he post
ed sticky-backs in the factories.
MO factory workers meetings have
~ been held during the last few
months. The reformists refuse to have
anything to do with such meetings,
and declare that they will only hold
factory workers meetings, to which
only organized fellow workers are ad-
mitted.
Literature is only sold in the fac
tory. Literature sales have improved
considerably during the last few days.
This is sign that the comrades are
more active.
Our literature sales were as fol-
lows: February 35 mark, March 1870
mark, April 1885 mark, May 1880
mark, June 24.1O mark, July $500
mark, August 1856 mark, September
$500 mark, October 1905 mark.
SO Much for the Report.
COMRADES, this example, which
~ we will shortly follow up by
others, shows clearly that it is pos
sible to form live nuclei everywhere
provided the comrades show some in
terest in the party. 1t behoves all
comrades to discuss these practical
experiences in their nucleus and to
make proper use of them.
Altho there are shortcomings in
the nucleus and not every comrade
is probably as active as he should be,
it must be acknowledged that the
comrades have understood what it is
all about and that they are honestly
trying to do justice to the tasks of
the party. Above all, our factory coun-
cils-altho this does not apply to all
of them-should draw from this the
lesson that it is their task to give
every possible support to the COM
rades instead Of putting obstacles in
their way as this was frequently the
case with comrades who are honestly
trying to form nuclei.
Comrades, show that you can do as
much as Nucleus No. 10. Work hard
and support the party in its difficult
struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
DISTRICT 8 LENIN
MEMORIAL MEETINGS
IN ELEVEN CITIES

Following is the list of Lenln me-
mortal meetings scheduled in dis
triet No. 8:
Chicago, Jan. "a, Coliseum, speak
ers, Ruthenberg, Dunno, Max Schact-
man, L. F. Whiteman, and Chi
nese speaker, C. S. Jon. Chairman
--Arne Swabeck.
Milwaukee, Sunday, Jan. "a, Erie
Gemeinde Hall, 9Th and Walnut
Sts., speakers, Earl 5rowder and
Williamson.
Gary, Ind, Jan. IS, 7:3o p. m,
Turner Hall, 18th ST. and Wash
ington, speaker, Tom o'Flaherty.
South Bend, Jan. "a, 2 p. M,
Workers Home, 1916 Kolfax Ave.
Speaker, Tom Bell.
Waukegan, H., Jan. 81, 2:so p.
m, Workers Hall, 517 Helmholtz
Ave. Speaker, John J. BALKAN.
Springfield, Sunday, Jan. II, p.
m, Carpenters Hall, 9TH and Ad-
ans, speaker, Jack tombstone.
st. Louis, Jan. II, 1880 p. m.
NewmeyeTs Hall, 9th and Lafay-
cite, speaker, Jack tombstone.
Christopher, Jan. 1s, French Club,
speaker, Jack w. tombstone.
zeigIer, Jan. 10, speaker, Jack
tombstone. Place to be announced
later.
West Frankfort, speaker Jack
tombstone, Jan. 20. p. m, Lithu-
anian Hall, East Fourth ST.
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When the bosses hear that you have
allied yourself with such big forces by
electing delegates TO the Young Work
ers' Conference they will begin to
SILVER in their timbers. Then you can
truly force them to accept your de-
mands. Young strikers! Line up sol
idly behind the Young Workers Con.
ference. 1t is linins-up solidly behind
you In your fight Let us stick to-
gether and win
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
Pittsburgh, Pa, Party
School Makes Progress

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 12.- The
Pittsburgh school, while being some
what late in getting started, will not
be outdone by the schools in the
larger cities. The enrolment is al
ready around fifty.
The first class that was organized is
being divided in order that the more
advanced may make greater progress
which will also give more opportunity
to the elementary students. The ad
vance class will meet. every Monday
at $3.50 p. m, at the Labor Lyceum 81
Miller street. The elementary class
will continue to meet at the Interna
tional Socialist Lycenm, sos James
street.
In addition to these classes will bC
the class of party functionaries, t
instruct the comrades in actual part!
work, to be held On Saturday after
noon beginning Jan. 9 at 3. This class
il be conducted by Comrade Jakira
the district organizer.
The first class In East Pittsburgh
started on Tuesday, Jan. 5, s p. m
at the Workers Home, Electric an
North. This class will take up tn
course in elements of Communism ant
will be conducted by Comrade D. E
Early, who is in charge of the educa
tional work in this, district. Effort
are being made not only to star
classes in other places, but also, a
fast as the necessary force of teacher
can be developed, to carry the educs
tional work into every party unit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
Youth Strike in Bellaire Shows Need for
Young Workers Conference and Labor Party

WHAT better example can we have
w for the living need of a Young
Workers Conference than the present
strike OF the young glass workers Of
the Imperial Glass company Of Bell
aire? The conference intends to deal
with exactly such live issues. The
question Of the economic conditions of
the young workers will be on the agen-
da OF this conference. On the basis
Of the reports program Of fighting
demands will be drawn up which will
be carried into the trade unions,
mines. mills and factories on the east
ern Ohio section.
There has been long a crying need
for a political weapon OF the working
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14

company were Mortified when the
young strikers were actually winning
over to their cause workers who still
remained in the factory.
1t is estimated on all sides that if
the young strikers continue their mill
tant stand they are bound to win the
struggle. The solid front of the
strikers will force the bosses to with
draw their decree for an approximate
1919 reduction in wages for the young
workers.
The young strikers here must be
made aware of recent occurrence
IN a Mexican strike to see what the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14

class which can fight in the workers
struggles separate and apart from the
two old defunct capitalist parties-the
republican and democratic parties.
Such an instrument can only be the
labor party composed of the workers
organizations This also will be an
important point of discussion at the
Young Workers Conference.
What took place when the young
workers Of the Imperial Glass com.
pany went on strike? The minute that
they tried to picket the plant and win
over the other workers to their cause
the local bosses government step
ped in. The representative of this
government machine was he bulky
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14

solidarity of the workers can accom-.
plish. The oil workers in Mexico
after fighting strike for many
months not only won the strike but
forced thru a resolution in the SUI
preme court that the Aguila Oil COM
pany must pay $1,OO0OOO wages to
the workers for the time they were
on strike.
The demands Of the young strikers
of the Imperial Glass company are:
No reduction in wages and the right
to organize. Every militant worker
must line up in support OF these de-
mands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
News for Section 5,
Chicago

On Friday, January IS, an inn
portant educational membership
meeting will be held at the Hun
uarian Workers Sports Alliance
Hall at 453 North Ave-, on the sub
ject of "Lenin and Leninism." Arne
Swabeck, district organizer, will be
the speaker, leading a discussion
with all members participating.
Every member of the party in
this section must attend-and all
workers are invited. Meeting be-
gins at 8 o'clock sharp.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
POLICE STOP P|CKET|NG AT
IMPERIAL GLASS YOUTH STRIKE

5ELLAIRE ohioN behns filth
lies strikers Of the Imperial Glass
eIubmen Of
strikers
o
graphically
0
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
Chicago Organizations
Asked Not to Arrange
Dates for March z

All labor organizations of Chicago
are requested not to arrange any dates
to conflict with the Polish workers
celebration in Chicago on March 7,
1926, of the second anniversary of
their fighting paper, Trybuna Robot
nicza, organ of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party in the Polish language.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
ATTEND REORGANIZATION
MEETINGS! DISTRICT FOUR
OFFICE ADVISES MEMBERS

BUFFALO, N. ", Jan. IL. - In
accordance with instructions sent
to all city central committees and
branches, reorganization Of the
party units in District Four will
take place under the direction of
the district organizer who will visit
every city in the district in the
course Of tour as follows:
Niagara Falls, N. Y.-Thursday,
Jan. IA.
Rochester-Final reorganization
meeting Sunday, Jan. II, at 2 p. m.
Build the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14

THE another Of the Communist
Party Germany instructive deals with
nuclei they
whether he be
a carefully the
Communist Party and try to apply its
Reorganization Department
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-14
SPECIAL YOUTH STRIKE ISSUE

Lenln wrote "The Communist be collective
propasand collective collective
the party and OF the proetaatp Young Help
life these classic This Workers
deals specifically with problem
Do not throw this after reading H. Pass
worker to Get him to Young
(communlst) League. NAT kAPLAN, Editor
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MIIwaukee, Wis, Attention.

General membership meeting
Workers (communist) Party We'd
nesday, Jan. 10, at Miller Hall, so2
State street, 8 p. m. sharp.
Nuclei organizers are requested
to notify their membership and
make sure that all show up. Very
important matters will be discussed.
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GOT A CAR?

Anything from a Ford to a
RoIIs-Royce? If you have
will you drive it yourself for
one day for the party?
Autos are needed to adVer-
tise the LENIN MEMORIAL
MEETING at the Coliseum on
Jan. "a.
Call at 10 So. Lincoln St.
or call up SeeIey 1868.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20
WHOLESALERS ASKED
TO SEND EXHIBITS
Invited by Chamber of Commerce
to Take Part in Industrial
Show.

Washington wholesale trade was in
vited to day by the executive commit
tee in charge of the event to partici-
pate in the second annual industrial
exposition of the Chamber of Com
merce.
A restriction which last year con-
fined exhibits only to concerns sell
ing direct to the public has been re-
moved to make the exhibition this
year more representative of industry
and commerce in the National Capt.
tai.
Additional exhibits are being OBJ
tanned daily, according to a report to
the committee by Director Alfred l..
Stern, who indicated that a score or
more are in the process of negotia-
ton, with many other establishments
giving serious consideration to the ey-
hibitfon as means of depicting Wash
ington's Industrial resources.
The array of exhibits should prove
of considerable enlightenment to
Westinghouse unaware of the va
ried activities carried on in their city,
1t was pointed out by Martin A. Leese,
president of the chamber. at a meet
ing of the executive committee.
Rudolph Jose. chairman Of the ex-
position committees. presided at the
meeting. at which plans to date were
reviewed. Others in attendance We're
G. Melvin Sharpe, Charles w. Darr,
Charles T. Clagett and Robert Dou.
gan.