The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-01
N. Y. DISTRICT
STARTS EARLY
ON ELECTIONS
Plan Extensive Work in
Research
tspeeIaT . rhe Daily w0rksrl

NEW YORK CITY, April 29.-The
New York district Of the Workers
Party determined not to be caught
mapping, has started the fall electoral
campaign in the spring. Last Friday
night, large and very successful con-
ference was held for the formation Of
the political issues research commit
tee. Sixty-four volunteer researchers
attended and II additional ones have
since sgnified their intention Of add
ing themselves to the committee.
An advisory committee was formed
at the meeting to direct the research
Of the volunteers. 1t consists OF. Alex
ander Trachten6eTg,- SoloR De Leon,
II lR1th Durant, D. Benjamin, and
FlSsI Blankenstein with Bert Wolfe as
agitprop director, ex-officio, member
Of the advisory committee.
Agtate on All Issues.
Comrade Wolfe opened the confer
ence by outlining the nature Of the
forthcoming electoral campaign and
its probable issues of an information
al, national, state and local charac-
ter. He pointed out that the party
could not be silent on any issue that
agitated large sections Of the popu-
lation and must therefore be prepar-
ed to take an informed stand on such
matters as prohibition, the tariff, etc.
Party Lines Broken.
In presenting the list Of issues, he
outlined briefly some of the changes,
new developments and complications
involved in certain of them. Thus, for
example, the non-partisan character of
recent congressional legislation affect
ing big business. The party lines were
erased in the senate on the matter
of the Italian and other debts, tax re-
duction, the unseating of Senator
Brookwood, the world court, and the
party lines are increasingly being
broken down on the tariff matter on
account of the growing need Of finance
capital for a reduction in the tariff.
AS outstanding issues, the report of
the. agitprop director selected the fol-
lowing: World Court; Debt Funding;
Prohibition; Superpower; Farmer Re-
lief; Tax Reduction; Tariff; Immigra-
ton and the Foreign Born; Civil
Liberties and Injunctions; The Reor-
ganization of the New York State Gov
eminent; State Housing and Labor
Protection measures.
Discussion.
A discussion on the campaign issues
and how to analyze them followed in
which Is or 20 comrades took the
floor. Every one present, with the ex-
ception of three, then volunteered to
become responsible for the research
work on some one of the issues and
to prepare such material as would
serve as the basis for speakers bulle-
tins, platform planks, leaflets, ma
terial for party editors, etc.
Second Meeting.
1t was decided to call a second
meeting Of the political issues re-
search committee for Friday, May z,
at which the final assignment of top
les is to be made and instructions as
to how to research and analyze them
given. Thereafter, there win be
monthly meeting on the last Friday of
each month at which there is to be
report on each topic by the member
responsible for it, this report to be
delivered orally and supplemented by
O brief written summary of his main
conclusions and the outstanding sup
porting facts. These meetings will be
held on May 2S, June rs, July 80 and
August q. Each member Of the COM
mittee is expected to have finished
his task, If he has not done so earlier,
so that by the first of September all
necessary material will be in the
hands of the agitprop department for
guiding the fall campaign.
Volunteers.
Additional volunteers are still need
ed for some Of the topics and anyone
wishing to learn how to make a poll
teal study and analysis of political