The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-01

periodically dealing with the gu
permanent secretary of the COM
and all applications must
be directed to him. Comrade S.
D. Levine was elected chairman
of the Drive Committee.
1000 People to be Approached
1t was decided that over 1000
workers, sympathizers, readers of
Party press should be approached and
an attempt made to draw these peo-
pie into the Party. Special sub-com-
mittees were appointed to take
charge Of work.
A trade union committee consisting
of Nurdock, Zannerib and Zeligman
was appointed to call special meet
ings of all Party trade union fractions
and to concentrate on the Member
ship Drive in the trade unions. Com
rade Nurdock was appointed secre-
tary of this committee.
WOmen's Committee
Comrade Sarah Yellin was appoint
ed secretary of the Women's Commit
tee to lead the drive in the women
organizations. Comrade Elsie Pull
ter and Finkelstein were placed on
this committee.
Mass Agitation
A committee of five consisting of
Puleo, Marks, Resnick, Shohan and
Shklar We're appointed to carry on
agitation through mass meetings,
open air meetings, factory meetings
and neighborhood meetings. Com
rade Puleo was appointed secretary
of this committee.
For work among fraternal organi-
cations a committee of five was APP
pointed with Comrade S. D. Levine
as secretary. Other members of the
committee are karas, Kuti k e r,
Zelms, Whittier. To coordinate the
work with the Y. w. L. Comrade
Feurabend was elected to cooperate
with the Y. w. L. on this work.
Instructions were sent out to all
Party units and to all cities in the
district to elect Membership Drive
Committees with similar sub-divi-
sions. The District Committee makes
arrangements not only to get new
members, but also to keep the old
ones. For this purpose the Political
Committee appointed special mem
bership committee assigned to ex-
anime new applicants and to assign
them to the proper phase of activity.
District language organizers and
bureaus are also active in this work.
Lithuanian Bureau has called a spec
ial meeting and decided to cover all
fraternal organizations and similar
organizations in a concerted drive
for membership. Lithuanian Bureau
also issued an appeal for financial
support for the Party. Finnish Bur-
eau assigned a special organizer to
carry on this work.
Comrade Heino, editor of the
Finnish paper writes that many sue
cessful meetings are being held all
over the New England district. Rus
sian and Urkainian Bureaus plan
special lectures in their respective
languages and also a drive among
fraternal organizations. Italians are
negotiating for a paid organizer dur
ing the period of the drive. The
Jewish Bureau is also making plans
to meet all left wingers and frater-
nal organizations and Jewish unions.
A special meeting of the Scandina-
Wan Bureau is being called to con-
slider the question of the drive and to
reach large number Of Scandina-
vians in the district.
Armenian Bureau Active.
Armenian organizer informs the
District Office that he will also call
a special meeting of the Armenian
Bureau for a drive for members
among the Armenian workers, who
hold prominent positions in the basic
industries of this state. They plan
to reach the workers of all the other
nationalities, and hold factory and
mass meetings to carry on the work.
Shop nuclei are particularly active
in this work.
The Party is engaged in leading
several important struggles and the
workers will fight for better condi-
tons under the leadership of the
Party and will be asked to Join the
movement.
The whole district is humming with
activity and it is expected that good
results will be produced within a
very short time. A proud tribute to
Comrade Ruthenberg is being built
in District No. 1.
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