The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-11

the various Pioneer organizations
in District No. s illinois, parts of
Wisconsin, Missouri and Indiana) de-
liberated on the situation of the revo-
lutionary childrens movement in this
section and laid firm basis for the
activities of the Pioneer League in the
next period of time.
This first district convention was
one of the largest, best-represented
and most successful ever held in this
country. There were thirty Pioneer
delegates (1S from organizations in
Chicago and Is from out-of-town or
CARNATIONS, such as Milwaukee, st.
Louis, Hammond, Waukegan, etc.,
four representatives of the Workers
(Commuunist) Party and the Young
Workers (Communist) League, and
seven Pioneer leaders, thus making
total of Al participants in the con-
vention, besides a number of report
ers on special subjects who were not
regular delegates.
"Young Pioneer Review"
The convention was opened on the
evening of Friday, Nov. 8, by
splendid Young Pioneer review, a
welcome convention" affair given by
! the Chicago Young Pioneers in honor
of the convention. This affair was
marked by an exceptionally good pro-
gram and speeches by representatives
Of the party and the league.
Convention Opens.
At just noon Saturday the conven-
ton was officially opened by the dis
trict Pioneer director. 1t then imme-
diately proceeded to business and
elected the following permanent Of
ficers: Chairman, Paul Bucha Ham
mond, Ind); assistant chairman, Matte
Goldstein (Sparacus group, Chicago;
secretary, Paula (Waukegan, nl);
assistant secretary, Anna Mittelman
dawson School group, Chicago.
Ruthenberg Greeted with Cheers.
Here a scene happened which no
delegate at the convention is likly to
forget in a hurry. Comrade c. E.
Ruthenberg had just completed his
lecture at the Young Workers Com
munist League National Training
School, which was held in the same
building, and was leaving when the
Pioneers caught sight of him and be-
gan cheering and demanding that he
speak. Comrade Ruthenberg's ap-
pearance on the platform was greeted
with long, enthusiastic cheers such as
only Pioneers know how to make. The
general secretary of the Workers
(Communist) Party gave the party
greetings to the Pioneer convention
and pointed to the leading role which
the Russian Pioneers Of early revolu-
tionary days are playing now as an
/ indication of the great tasks that
faced the American Pioneers.
TrumbuII Speaks for National School.
Immediately after Comrade Ruthen-
berg came Comrade Walter Trumbull
of the Young Workers League Ma
tional school to give the greetings of
that body to the Pioneer convention.
Convention Proceeds to Business.
The convention then continued its
business and elected three commit
tees, credentials committee, a greet
ings committee and resolutions com
mittee. 1t was Immediately decided
by the Pioneers to send greetings to
the Russian Pioneers, the Chinese rev.
dictionary movement, the Los Angeles
Pioneer convention that was taking
nj, % oh he TINA ond ~
Sam Miron, now in the east, who had
been the camp leader in Chicago dur
ing the last summer.
Reports Of Pioneer Organizations In
District.
The convention then passed on to
consideration of the reports of the va
rious Pioneer organizations in the dis
trict. The reports, one and all, showed
the great advance in activity that had
taken place in the last period of time
and indicated that the Pioneers were
really throwing themselves into their
proper activities, especially the school
struggle. The difficulties were prac-
tically everywhere the same: lack of
leaders, imperfect cooperation with
party and league, lack Of headquar-
ters, lack Of finances.
Swabeck Reports for Party.
This was followed by the greetings
and report OF Comrade Arne Swabeck
district organizer OF District Of thu
party. His report of the activities o
the party was closely and intelligent.
followed by the assembled Pioneers.
Report Of District Pioneer Director.
After a brief lunch the convention
proceeded to hear a report on the gen.