The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-07
Our First OrganizationaI Conference

I reorganization in New Jersey and Con-
lecticut.
Philadelphia Progress.
In reporting as to the progress of re-
Organization in District 3, Comrade
Tallentire told of the opposition to
reorganization in one of the Lithuan.
ian branches, and the extra difficult
ties incurred because of the anthra-
cite strike. The city of Philadelphia
is completely registered and will be
functi0ning on shop and street nu-
cleus basis in a week.
Buffalo Finishes Registration.
Comrade Sullivan reported that Buff
falo is thru with registration. The
Finnish convention has brought very
good results in registering the big
Finnish branch of the city. Eight shop
nuclei are being organized in the city
of Buffalo, primarily in the steel and
automobile industry. Erie, Utica and
Syracuse are completely recognized.
Binghamton, Schenectady and Roches-
ter are being reorganized. The Fin
nish comrades in Schenectady are OBJ
jectiiig to registration. In certain in
stances in this district comrades are
refusing to give their correct names
and addresses in their opposition to
reorganization. There are several sec
tons Of the district which are really
company-owned towns and this ac-
counts for one source of opposition to
reorganizatino. The terrorism of the
employers is feared by some of our
members.
Pittsburgh Practically Reorganized.
In the Pittsburgh district Comrade
Jakira reported practically complete
reorganization. The problem getting
the greatest attention now is that of
recognizing the isolated branches.
Good shop nuclei have been organized
in the steel mills and coal mines.
Comrades are meeting with difficulty
in working in the shop nuclei without
being interefered with by the en-
ployers because in this district the in
dustrial spy system is the most
vicious and the best developed.
The change of employment, such as
the transfer from mine to mine, or
even the transfer from industry to
industry and moving out of the state,
have proved source Of interference
in the reorganization campaign in this
district.
In instances where nuclei are COM
posed of members Of one nationality
Comrade Jakira has adopted the cor
rect practice of transferring comrades
of another nationality into that
nucleus so as to prevent that nucleus
from functioning, in any respect at all, |
as language group.
Cleveland Winding Up.
The Cleveland district, according
to the report of Comrade Amter. the
district organizer, is now completely |
registered and shop nuclei and street
nuclei are being organized. BY the
tenth of January, the district will be |
completely reorganized The city OF !
Cleveland is already completely reor.
ganized.
Detroit Shop Nuclei Already
Functlonine.
In the Detroit district the problem
OF reorganization is on the whole
simpler than in other districts. Here
we have one basic industry, the auto.
mobile industry. in which most OF the
members are employed There are 15
well-functioning shop nuclei in the
city of Detroit Shop nuclei papers
have been issued here and have
brought good results. A central fund
Is being established for issuing shop
nuclei papers. Ten OF the best com
rades Of the Finnish branch have been
modified TO draw in Finnish com.
rades into the reorganized units.
There is some, opposition in the ranks
Of the Lithuanian comrades. The