The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-07
Do We Believe in Parliamentary Action?

every night during the campaign
Everything is set. Now let us move
forward. Open air meetings nice
evenings, nature is with us. But no
speakers. Complaints come into
headquarters from every part OF the
city thick and fast. Instead of sixty
four or five speakers would appear.
Those who do appear on the corner
cannot find the comrades with the
stand; they are not there. If the
stand is there and the speakers are
there, nobody is around to distribute
literature. Our comrades are carry
ing on the campaign at their homes;
some Of them in their beds. Oh! there
is no sign; nobody can tell who is
holding these meetings. Some may
take us for the salvation army. No
good. Run and call the campaign
manager If the signs are ready.
"Stuyvesant 500. Is this the Work
ers Party? Yes, what do you want?
We have no sign. It's terrible. Do
you have one in the office? No, the
signs are not ready. He'll" A COM
rade takes a piece of paper, provided
he is lucky enough to get clean
piece on the street corner, and writes;
Workers (Communist) Party. Vote
for Ben Gitlow, candidate for gov
ernor of New York." Fine! The
speaker is on the platform. The
crowd is gathering around the stand.
who the hell Is this?" somebody
asks in the crowd a few steps away
from the platform. oh, guess it's
the salvation army; can't read the
sign" The crowd roars with laughter.
Another evening. The same old
story. From about sixty speakers
only four or five showed up. Where
there is a stand there are no speak
ers. Where there are speakers there
is no committee with the platform.
If both are there there are no COM
rades to distribute literature. Again
the sign is not ready. Only three or
four weeks are left and the campaign
will be over!
ILTE must do something. oh, there
w is a bright idea! This time our
campaign manager is speaking, very
loudly, all can hear him, provided they
listen. . We shall have red nights"
by sections. In Bronx on Friday, in
Harlem on Saturday, next Friday in
Brownsville and next Saturday in
Williamsburgh. This is something
entirely new! No objections will do.
These "red nights" must be held. On
Friday no open air meetings will be
held in any part of the city, except
in Bronx. All the sixty speakers will
come at the section headquarters on
time, without fail, please. Friday,
"red night" We are to have at least
fifteen meetings. Poor Bronx will be
swamped with red propaganda.
Eight o'clock. Only one speaker show
ed up i. Let us wait. Fifteen min
utes elapsed, another speaker came.
Nine o'clock. five speakers. That
S all. Where are the rest? The devil
know! He'll with them! Let us have
he red night" a real one, for our
selves. Two meetings are held. That
is enough. The red night is gone.
Saturday the same thing. Next Friday
and next Saturday the same old
story. =.
A complaint is made. f.. Now the
district executive committee steps in
A motion is passed that every com
rade who is able to speak must speak
at least twice every week and on
Saturday evening every one must
take part in this campaign. a.. no ex
cuse will be accepted. This is some
thing bigl Now we shall have a real
campaign. Saturday, "red night
in Williamsburgh. All comrades are
notified to come to the section head