The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-21
Workers Respond to
The Ruthe n b erg
EnrOllm ent Call


ian Fraction Bureaus are similarly
at work on plans to mobilize this
districts full forces in the recruit
ing drive. All trade union fractions
in the district are being modified to
bring into the party sympathetic
workers from the unions.
New York Makes ThorO Preparations
Perhaps the most thoro prepar-
ations for an intensive successful
Ruthenberg Recruiting Drive has been
made in New York. The Ruthen-
berg Enrolment was the first order
Of business in the Section Confer
cnces that began few days ago. The
Agitprop Department of the district
has issued various bulletins dealing
with the contributions of and achieve
inents Of Comrade Ruthenberg for
the development of victorious work
ing class in the United States, A
special bulletin for Ruthenberg Mem
orial speakers and the Ruthenberg
Membership Drive has been prepared
by the New York District.
At the New York Ruthenberg
Memorial Meetings, the non-party
workers responded in most inn
pressive way to the call of the Com
munist organizers for building the
party A large number of appli-
cants were taken in for examination
as to their qualifications to become
members Of the Workers (Commu-
;ist) Party.
Entire Party Responded.
Similar steps above outlined are
being taken by other districts in the
different sections of the country. The
National Office is filling orders for
Ruthenberg Memorial buttons from
sections Of the country where the
Workers (Communist) Party previ-
ously did not even have the slightest
connections or contacts.
The entire party is responding to
the slogans: every member get a
member!" "Ruthenberg died build
ing. the workers cause-Commu-
nism; Build the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party in America!"
If airy working man or women de-
sires ahy information as to the Work
.crs Party or it's activities, this can
be secured by applying to the Nation
al Office of the party at 1113 W
Washington Blvd. Chicago. H."
Recognize Fight Made BY Ruthenberg
For Chinese Liberation.
The following letter was received
from Kuo Min Tang of Boston: "The
Boston Branch of the Kuomintang ex-
tend their sympathy to members of
The Workers Party in the loss of Cen
eral Secretary, c. E. Ruthenberg, al
ways an aggressive fighter and a
staunch friend of the Chinese Liber-
alton movement. f
Charles Y. Lee, Secretary.
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Clark Pays Tribute to Ruthenberg.
DENVER, Colo.-A Ruthenberg
memorial meeting was held here I'M
der the auspices Of the Workers Party
at Walters Hall. A group of Rus
slams sang the Russian funeral song.
Minnie Tuchmann, Young Pioneer,
read paper in regard to the death
and work of Ruthenberg.
COmrade William Dietrich, secre-
tary, acted as chairman and gave a
short historical sketch of Ruthenberg's
work in the Socialist and Communist
Party of the U. S. n
Stanley Clark, veteran of the So
cialist and Communist movement and
a personal friend of Ruthenberg, paid
his tribute of respect by telling of in
cidents in which Ruthenberg showed
himself to be entitled to the leadership
of the Communist movement in the
United States.
He said: LET us not mourn the
death of Ruthenberg, but, let it be
an inspiration for as to make our
selves active in the work that Com
rade Ruthenberg had to lay down and
do as he advised just before passing
on and that is to Fight On"
At the conclusion of the meeting
the audience sang "The international"