The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-07
BY JAY LoVEsToNE.

ON Dec. 20, 1925 the party held it's
" first organization conference The
sessions were devoted strictly to a
discussion and a consideration of the
various problems arising in the diff
ferent districts in the campaign to re-
organize the party on the basis of
shop and street nuclei.
In addition to the members of the
central executive committee attend
ing the full session of the C. E. G..
there were also present all district
organizers except those from Seattle
and California. The different district
organizers placed before the confer
ence their experiences and problems
Of reorganization in their districts.
Boston District Slow.
Reporting on the progress of reor-
ganization in District 1, Comrade Bal
lam indicated the difficulties in the
Boston district because of the small
number Of English-speaking members
and the character Of the industries in
which the party membership was en-
ployed in his territory.
Because Of the achievements of the
Finnish national convention, the Fin
nish branches of District 1, constitut-
ing the overwhelming majority of the
membership in this section, are now
responding quite well to reorganiza-
ton. The city of Boston has been di-
vided into seven sections, 375 out of
the 425 members in the city have re-
gistered for reorganization. Lawrence
Is already partially reorganized. A
big shop nucleus is expected in one of
the textile mills in Maynard. Shop
nuclei are being organized in the shoe
factories Of Peabody and Lynn. In
Brockton two shop nuclei are already
functioning. GAINESVILLE, West Con
cord and Fitchburg have already been
reorganized.
New York Does Good Job.
Comrade Stachel reporting for
District 2, gave an elaborate and in
structive report of the substantial pro-
gress and good results achieved by the
New York district in the reorganiza-
ton campaign, $500 members we're re-
gistered in the city of New York alone.
Real difficulty has been met in the To-
cal Finnish branches. Scores of COM
rades were modified for the reorgan-
ization campaign after being given
specific instructions on how to handle
the problems. The language bureaus
were drawn into close cooperation.
The city has been divided into eleven
sections and "a sub-sections.
At the first subsection meetings
held about 100 comrades were pre-
sent. This is much better attendance
than in the old branches for the same
territory. Today there are 2O7 shop
nuclei with 934 members. There are
81 concentration groups or working
area groups with a membership OF 72O.
These are really street nuclei con-
sisting Of comrades working in certain
factory districts in whose places of
employment there are not yet three
or more party members employed for
the formation Of a shop nucleus.
There are also 80 street nuclei or in
ternational branches with a member.
ship OF SAC.
More than half of the membership
In the street nuclei consist OF com.
rades working in the building trades.
The shop nuclei are well distributed
In the clothing, shoe, metal and other
industries. The main difficulty at pre-.
sent is to secure enough comrades
With capabilities to direct there new
party units. The nature and func-
ion OF the old territorial branches
1ecessitated a small fraction Of the
number of party functionaries now re.
luired by the reorganized party.
Preparations are afoot 70 complete