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The daily worker., 1926-02-10
Workers Communist Party
Hold Party Meetings
to Discuss the Work
Among the Negroes

The 100000 exploited Negroes in
Chicago, and the millions more thru
out the u. S.; the significance of
the American Negro Labor Congress;
the duty and tasks of all Communists
in connection with the Negro struggle
these points will feature the discus
sions in a series of membership meet
ings of Chicago sections and sub-sec-
tions of the Workers (Communist)
Party, that began last night.
This will be the second series of
political discussion meetings conduct
ed by the various units Of the Chicago
organization, under the direction of
the district agitprop department The
first series was held during the month
of January. on the subject of 'Lenin
and Leninism." Similar meetings are
to be arranged each month All mem
bers are required to attend
Meetings so far scheduled for dis
cussion of the American Negro Labor
Congress are as follows:
Tuesday, Feb. 9-Section 1; 3427
Indiana Ave.
Thursday, Feb. 11-Section (meet-
ing place not yet decided).
Thursday, Feb. 11-Section 5; 54S
North Ave sd -
Thursday, Feb. 11-Sub-section 3
(of Section A.; 1906 So Racine.
Tuesday, Feb. 16-Section 8; 3116
So. Halsted.
Speakers will be routed by the dis
trict agitprop department. 1t is espe-
cially important, however, that the
membership as whole participate in
the discussions. Outlines of the sub
ject have been prepared and will be
distributed to all those attending the
meetings. 1t is suggested that before
going to the meetings of their Sec
tions or subsection, members famil-
iarize themselves with the resolution
on the Negro question adopted at the
last convention of the workers (Com.
munist) party. This resolution is in
cluded in the pamphlet, "The Fourth
National Convention" which can be
obtained at The DAILY WORKER
office; the Workers Bookstore, 10 So
Lincoln ST., or from nuclei literature
agents.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
Why A YOUTH FRACTION?'
A Discussion Article.

and slogans raised by them our com,
rades will try to gain on their side
against the reactionaries as many
young workers as possible But at
the time when the T. U. E. L. must
comprise all the left elements in the
unions, the youth fraction will con.
sist of league members only, and will
work as an organ of the league in the
union.
The Young Workers Communist
League can only win the confidence of
the young workers by participating
daily in all struggles of the life of the
working class youth.
The fact that the young workers
perform the labor of the older work
ers, receive lower wages than the lat
ter is already a good reason for ex-
istence of youth fractions, and is the
issue that should be raised by young
workers. Therefore the argument
that the youth fractions will be in
the way of the T. U. E. L. has no
ground.
The argument that the T. U. E. L.
can also raise the problems of the
youth, and therefore it is not neces-
sary to have youth fractions, and that
there is no specific youth demands
shows the fundamental misconception
of our role as young Communists.
In the slogans of the Third Congress
of the Young Communist Internation-
al, held in December, 1922, the Y. CAI
points out the following specific youth
demands in the labor unions:
I. Abolition of wage slavery for all
workers up to 18 years.
2. Minimum wages ranging from
the subsistence minimum upwards.
3. Equal wages for equal work for
young and adult workers of both sex
es.
4. Progressive grading of appren-
tices' wages during the course Of ap-
premiership.
5. Wages of all young workers to
be determined by trade union agree
ments.
The above mentioned are referred
to the economic demands only. But
we must always have in mind that
we are members of the political or
ganization and section of the Young
Communist International, and there
fore, whenever it is possible, we must
also raise political slogans among the
young workers; such as the support
of labor party, recognition of Soviet
Russia, ETC.
Every youth fraction must have lit
erature agents, to distribute litera-
ture in various unions given out by
our league.
This is briefly the fundamental task
of our youth fractions, and if COM
rades come out with arguments as
above mentioned, the only thing we
recommend them is to get acquainted
with the policies of the Y. C. l. regard;
ing our work in the trade unions.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
Progressives in Minnesota Triumph

coming state campaign.
5. The development Of the farm
er-labor party into a movement re-
presenting the real interests of the
workers and exploited farmers.
Not Dual Movement.
Woods explained why it had been
necessary to call this convention, but
warned against any move to build a
new ideal party" He declared that
this convention had come into being
as protest against the treachery of
the reactionary leadership and that
it must fulfil its function, but that it
must not fight the party nor split the
party. He proposed the list of de-
mands enumerated above in the name
of the provisional committee and fur
ther proposed that a committee of
three composed of Carlgren, Wan
germ and Watkins Immediately pro
ceed to the regular convention, being
held on the floor above, with instruc-
tions to fight for unity on the basis
of those demands.
His speech was greeted with wild
enthusiasm by the crowd packed into
the convention hall. His proposals
were unanimously accepted and tho
the committee of three proceeded to
the stronghold (not very strong at
that of Mahoney and Starkey. The
committee was admitted but were not
Immediately given the floor due to a
debate being in progress.
Resolutions Adopted.
The committee remained in the
regular" convention. In the mean.
time, the time of the progressives
were occupied with the consideration
and adoption of resolutions. Four re-
solutions setting forth the demands of
the progressives in detail, namely "a
demand for unity on the basis Of the
struggle against the capitalist parties
(2) against all alliances; go a de-
mand for a clear cut working class
platform; (4) a demand for the call
ing of a state convention; 90 against
split in the party together with a
NSNA"A"lOH thal ia inc event OF tue
regulars" nominating only a partial
ticket, that the progressives would fill
the ticket, after which they would
give support to the entire ticket no
minated by both conventions, at the
same time carrying the demands of
the progressives into the campaign.
These resolutions were all unanimous
ly accepted amid great enthusiasm.
Fright Wing" Nomlnates Four.
While the rank and file workers
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
BY /. LAzARovIrz.

| COME Of our young comrades have
~ very wrong conception about
the youth fractions within the trade
unions. Not only do they mix it to-
gether with the T. U. E. l.. groups,
but some of them express even the
opinion of the uselessness Of such
fractions, with the argument that
there are no specific youth demands.
1t is interesting to listen to the
arguments given by those comrades,
and you will come to the conclusion
that altho our comrades realize al
ready the necessity of participating in
the trade unions, they don't under
stand our role as Communists in these
trade unions.
For instance, some comrades say
that youth fraction will be in the
way Of T. U. E. L. group and will
only give the comrades another meet
ing. Other comrades say that the
7. U. e. l.. can take up youth prob
lens just the same, and therefore. it
is not necessary to have special youth
fractions. And others give an argu-
ment that youth fraction will not be
able to achieve anything, because no.
body will pay attention to them, and
our young comrades are called kid
dies" by the reactionaries.
Let us analyze here what is the
purpose of the T. U. E. L. groups in
the unions, and the difference be-
tween the T. U. E. L. and the youth
fractions.
1t must be understood that when
we talk about the youth fractions.
this fraction would react on the de-
mands of the young workers only, and
specifically to the conditions of the
young workers in various industries.
But before we are going to analyze
the necessity of the youth fractions.
let us see what is the T. u. E. L.. and
whether the existence of the T. u.
E. L. excludes the right for the ex-
istence of the youth fraction. In the
letter from the C. /. and Profntern
to the Fourth National Convention of
the Workers (Communist) Party, the
G. |. points out the following regard
ing the Trade Union Educational
League;
The Workers Party must do every
thing within its power to prevent it.
self becoming isolated from the mass
es. It must resist the tendencies to
reduce the 7. U. E. L. to the position
of an exclusive organ Of the commun-
lists and their closest sympathizers.
The party must strive to convert the
7. U. {. 1. into an extensive left bloc
organization, lining up all the revo-
lutionary and progressive elements in
the labor unions against the reaction
ary burueacracy.
Is this the problem of the youth
fractions?
OF course, thru the youth fractions
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
Mothers of Public
School I48 and SIS
Win Strike Demands
BY CLARENCE MILLER.

The several hundred children of
Public School 14S will not be trans
ferred to different schools as the
board of education planned due to the
fight that the mothers put up. They
kept their children home for several
days, and also managed to get some
mothers from P. S. So to do the same.
AS result the children from both
schools will not be transferred.
P. S. 14S is an overcrowed, school
as it is being changed into a 5unior
high. The school tho was originally
built for an elementary schools and
is not equipped for instructions of a
secondary school. There is no science
room, no laboratories, etc, and the au-
ditorium is in a cellar, below street
level and is artificially lighted. The
board OF education thought that in
a working class neighborhood
they will be able to get away with it,
but as they found out they were bad
ly mistaken.
The situation in p. S. 55 is similar.
The school is an old one, and. real
fire trap. The floor In the front en-
trance is OF wood. In case Of fire the
wooden floor will go afame and the
children will not even be able to es-
cape with their lives. The sanitary
conditions are bad. The school Is
dirty and the ceilings are low, not per-
mitting much breathing space.
The board of education tried to
solve this problem In way similar to
the women who wanted to save post
age In sending an overcoat so she tore
off the buttons and put them in the
pockets thinking that It will weigh
less. The board OF education cannot
solve the problem by sending the chill
dren from p. s. 55 to other schools
and those from p. s. 14S to 55. The
mothers who are now organized will
continue to fight that a new junior
high is built, that II is well equipped
and is not overcrowded. and also that
more schools are built so that they
need not send their children to
schools lilOe p. s. 5b that are FIRE traps.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
FRISCO NOTES
New Branches Organized in California
Lumber Towns.

Lumber Towns.
Comrade VIM. Schneiderman, dis
trict organizer of the Young Workers
League, District 13, during his stay
in Eureka, California, addressed the
Central Labor Council, the Women's
Union Labor League, the Culinary
Workers Union. wound up with a
mass meeting of lumber workers and
organized a branch of the Young
Pioneers with Is members, and a pros
pective nucleus for the league of 2
young lumber workers and 3 students.
During the month of February, when
the woodsmen come into town, .
league branch will be definitely or
ganized and a charter applied for. The
Workers Party local has appointed a
youth director to assist the league and
the Juniors. The party members are
nearly all Finnish comrades, and are
anxious to build up the youth move
ment as connecting link with the
American workers, and have pledged
their aid to bring more young work
ers into the league. A
A branch of the league has been or
ganized in Fort Bragg, with Is mem
bers which include about young lum-
ber workers, and the rest students;
the Young Pioneers have a branch or
ganized of 25 members under the
direction Of the junior committee OF
the Young Workers League. Here also,
the party local elected a youth direc-
tor to aid the activities of the young
workers.
There is big field OF work in the
lumber industry. both in the mills and
in the camps; the companies thru a
campaign of terror have smashed all
union organizations In the district, the
schools and press are run by the
timber bosses, and the students and
workers need lot OF courage to take
militant stand against exploitation
OF the workers The Young Workers
League has a hard fight to carry on
in these two cities where reactionaries
and bosses stoolpigeons control every
thing, including the trade unions. but
with the assistance Of the party they
hope to succeed.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
Confined from mage II


action of the reaetionary leaders in
unseating regularly elected delegates
from local unions at the regular con-
vention on January 9th. After un-
seating the progressives at this pre-
vious convention the reactionaries
proceeded to put over their program
of filing only partial slate of candi-
dates in the city election so that they
might form an alliance with the
O'ConnOr machine, the underworld
section of the local democratic party.
This was the third time that such
alliances had been made; the first
occurred in the last city election when
the O'Connor machine actually took
control of the labor campaign; the
second occurred in the last congress
sional campaign when they endorsed
the republican candidate, Keller, for
congress. When the attempt was made
to repeat it in this election a rank
and file revolt occurred that resulted
in the formation of a provisional COM
mittee to issue call for protest con-
vention to demand "A clean break
with O'Connorism," "a full labor
ticket" and the seating of delegates
in future conventions from all local
unions.
Workers Organizations Respond.
The call for the progressive con-
vention was issued just two weeks
ago. 1t brought forth the most bitter
kind of a slander campaign from Ma
honey and the other reactionary lead
ers. The Minnesota Union Advocate,
edited by Mahoney, carried the most
contemplate attacks on the progress
sive leaders. Four or five editorials
and an equal number of news
stories" were in the two issues of the
paper following the issuance of the
convention call. These editorials did
everything from associating the pro-
gressives with criminals to charging
them with being agents of Moscow.
All was without avail The fact re-
mains that the progressives have 81
delegates as compared with 35 for the
Mahoney gang. This fact shows the
extent to which the rank and file de-
mand real farmer-labor party with a
militant class program.
Woods Demands Unity.
The progressive convention was
opened by Sam Thomas, president of
Painters Local Union No. 61 and
chairman of the provisional commit
tee. Roy II. Woods, the secretary OF
the provisional committee. tnen ad-
dressed the convention emphasizing
the necessity of unity in the farmer
labor forces as a condition for a sue
cessful fight against the capitalist
gang that controls the city govern
ment. He set forth the demand of
the progressives as follows:
I. A clean break with o'connor-
ism. The breaking Of all alliances
with capitalist parties or politicians.
2. A full slate OF candidates In
the coming city election.
3 A labor platform that will set
forth the needs and aspirations Of
the workers.
q. The immediate calling Of a
state convention with rank and file
representation to prepare for the
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
Public Speaking.

Many progressives suffer from in.
ability to express themselves clearly
on the union floor. To meet this diff
ficulty, the students of the above class
will also get training in public speak
ing. The class will be divided as fol
flows: Trade Union Organization and
Tactics, $3.50 to $3.50 p. m; Public
Speaking, $3.50 to 1O:SO p. m. This
added feature has aroused great in
terest among the progressive workers
and much heavier enrolment is ex
pected. The class meets at 10 So
Lincoln st. Registration for this as
well as other classes is still going
on. Send registration and fee to 19
S. Lincoln street.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10

were cheering in the progressive con-
vention, things were happening" in
the ranks of the right. Fhe commit
tee presented their credentials from
the progressive convention. Starkey
remarked that he did not think the
delegates wanted to hear them. A
motion was Immediately made from
the floor that the committee be heard,
which carried, much to the discom-
fort of the leaders. Carlgren then
spoke for the committee, Setting forth
the demands of the progressive forces.
Mahoney replied with a bitter attack
on the Communists, failing to reply to
single charge of the progressive
group. Starkey then ruled the discus
sion out of order, declaring that unity
could be discussed after the business
had been transacted. An appeal was
taken from his decision, but the chair
was sustained by narrow margin.
The Mahoney-Starkey convention then
proceeded to nominate Howard Y.
Williams, local sky-pilot for mayor,
James P. Clancy, Herman Wenzel, C.
]. McGlogan, f. T. Tillquist for coun-
cilmen, and William Scott, for comp
troller. The right of the left wingers
apparently forcing them to nominate
one more candidate than they had
originally intended.
Proeressives Fill Ticket.
c. R. Carlgren and o. H. Wangerin
returned to the progressive conven-
ton and rendered a report as to the
reception given the negotiation com
mittee. They urged that in spite of
the unfavorable report, that the pro-
gressive forces continue the fight
against the reactionary leadership,
against alliances with capitalist par
ties, and for the unity of the farmer
labor forces in the campaign. They
urged the delegates to fill the ticket
but under no circumstances must we
leave the party. Their report was un-
animpusly received. sF
A motion was Immediately made
that the ticket be filled. This motion
was unanimously adopted. Nomina-
tions were called for Roy H. Woods,
secretary of Electrical Workers No
9O2 and secretary of the provisional
committee and a Welt known left
winger in the local labor movement,
was nominated A E. Smith, a mem
ber OF Machinists cal-Union No. 112
a former labor member OF the city
council, was the second nominee. Both
were unanimously accepted amid
great and prolonged applause.
A committee of action" composed
OF Thomas, Woods, Wangerin, Wall
ace, Votaw, Zackrison, Krengel, Carl
gren, and j. c. Johnson, was elected
The committee was instructed to con-
tinue the fight against the leadership
for the unity Of the party. The com.
mittee Immediately went back to the
Mahoney convention to continue the
fight. After motion, an amendment,
an amendment to the amendment and
a substitute motion they succeeded in
referring the question OF unity to the
regular" executive committee by a
very close vote. Both conventions
then adjourned with the left wing
clearly in control Of the situation.
More will be heard from st. Paul as
this struggle developes.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
| KANSAS CITY LABOR
DEFENSE HOLDS BAZAAR
ON SUNDAY, FEB. IA

KANSAS CITY, Feb. s.-The
Kansas City branch of the Inter.
national Labor Defense will hold
bazaar Sunday afternoon, Feb. IA,
from noon till midnight at the
Musicians Auditorium, 1917 Wash.
lngton. Admission is free. The
committee in charge advises that all
donations Of articles to be sold at
the bazaar for the benefit Of the
class war prisoners should be sent
to the bazaar COMMITTEES 1917 WASH
lngton, Kansas City.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10

being unable to attend. Altogether s
enrolled for English, for Historical
Materialism, 2 for Elements of Com
munism, and l for Trade Union Or
ganization and Tactics. Is your
nucleus doing as well? All nuclei
secretaries are requester to forward
Immediately to 10 S. Lincoln street
names and addresse of comrades en-
rolling, courses selected, together with
fees.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
rureoIouIe conaress Eeb. 20.

MOSCOW, Feb. - (Tass.) - On
Feb. 20, first All-Union Turcologic
congress will take place in Baku.
The present condition and the prob
lens Of studying turco.tartar tribes
with regard to their language, history,
etnography and literature, alphabet,
photography, terminology, methods Of
teaching in Turco-Tartar schools and
other questions will be on the agenda
The daily worker., 1926-02-10

"The power Of the working class is
organization. Without organization Of
the masses, the proIetariat-is moth.
ing. organized-it is all. organiza.
tion is unanlmity Of action, unanin,lty
of practical activities"
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
only Few DAYS Left.

The second term begins Monday,
Feb. 8. Anyone who wishes any in
formation about the courses should
see William Simons Saturday, be-
tween and p. m.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10
EnroIlments Rolling In.

Street Nucleus II, Section 4, did
itself proud on Monday, Feb. 1. In
addition to enrollments at the previ-
GUS meeting. 8 more enrolled, out of
an attendance of II, some comrades
The daily worker., 1926-02-10

You bring the leaders Of the world
Communist movement to your shop to
make your arguments for your-when
you pring their articles in The DAILY
WORKER to your shop.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10

A sub day toiU help to drivs
capitol atOay.
The daily worker., 1926-02-10

When the reports from various To-
Gals were given, delegate from the
Painters Union Local 1S1 declared: (:
In my local a Communist made a
motion to donate 500. Another Com
munist raised II TO 5000. The motion
was carried"
THAT money will not do the miners
any good" declared Fitzpatrick from
the chair. when the delegate pointed
out that 5000 would go a long ways
Fitzpatrick snapped:
Amy money gotten that way should
be refused by the miners"
Despite the dislikes or likes of Fitz.
patrick the anthracite miners know
that II is the Communists that are be.
hind them 100 per cent and are aiding
the strikers TO win their strike and
these miners gladly accept the aid
Of the Communists.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
PASTOR PRAYS
TO End CRIME
In new YORK

NEW YORK Dec. 27 (AP.) Be
cause 'some folks are little con-
servatiye," among his congregation,
the Rev. Thomas E. Little, with his
bible in his hand, was the only
picket to march out G0day on his
recently announced aggressive
prayer warfare against crime in
New York"
With mediative footsteps. how
ever, the cleric, who is pastor of
the Grace Gospel church, duly car
ried out his program Of the first
day.
He appeared before the Bronx
county courthouse and attracted
numerous onlookers when he stop
ped at it's main entrance for few
moments of silent prayer
None" he said later opposed
the idea. All commended me, and
thought | had started something
pretty fine for the spirits of those
inside jail and out"
Pastor Little said he intended to
picket the jails tomorrow and
would be joined later in the week
by members Of his congregation
who were 'all for the idea" but a
little hesitant about Joining the
picket line against the devil"
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-28
Fall Is Seriously
III At Fl Paso

Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 27 (AP)
Former Secretary of the Interior,
Albert B. Fall, who is seriously i'll
with pneumonia at his home here
is resting easy" his condition
showing little change, according to
bulletin issued at five o'clock by
DR.. H. T. Stafford.
The following bulletin issued re-
garding Mr.. Falls condition by Dr.
Stafford said:
"As result of my examination
of Mr.. Fall, L find that he has
pneumonia of the lower lobe of
the right lung. His temperatures
is not high, his pulse is good, and
the outlook for his recovery is
good, if no complications or fur
ther extension of the pneumonia
occurs. At his age, 65, pneumonia
sometimes mild in its onset, devel-
ops into a severe case within a
short time"