The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-30
By P. FRANKFELD.

The Institute on Youth and the La
Dor movement will be held in Brook
wood Labor College on Dec. 30. The
institute is the outcome of the arti-
cles written by A. ]. Music, chairman
of the Brookwood faculty, in the La
Dor Age" The purpose of the instl-
tute is to have general discussion
on the subjects Of organizing young
workers; serving their interests in
trade-union activity; apprenticeship
regulations and training, ETC."
Labor Union Endorsement.
The institute has the endorsement
of the New York Central Trades and
Labor Council and other labor bodies.
The New York Central Trades and
Labor Council is the largest central
body in the American Federation of
Labor, and claims to represent $780,
900 organized workers. Some of the
discussion leaders are to be: A. j.
Music, director; F. Mahoney, Build
ing Trades Apprenticeship School, N.
Y; w. Smith, secretary-treasurer,
American Federation of Full-Fash-
toned Hosiery Workers; J. Schloss-
berg, Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers; A. Shiplacoff, Leather Goods
Workers; 7. Tippett, United Mine
Workers; Umstadter, Printing Press
men; Rose Schneiderman, Saposs,
Budish, Spencer Miller, Jr., Fannia
Cohn, etc.
An Impartial Gathering.
With the Central Trades endorse
ment, and such Substantial person
ages" as will participate in the discus
sion-it is evident from the start that
this institute is a "kosher," one from
the A. F. of l.. standpoint, and that
the conclusions drawn at this insti-
tute will be of far-reaching charac-
ter both for the unorganized youth
and for the A. F. of L. itself.
A Step in Advance.
The calling and the holding of the
institute sessions is step in advance
for the American Federation of La
Dor. True, it was inspired and or
ganized by Brookwood, but the fact
remains that even the labor append
age of Tammany Hall, the Central
Trades and Labor Council, was forced
to recognize and endorse it.
Organizing Young Workers.
But from this discussion-we ex-
pect concrete results and recon-
mendations for the entire labor move
ment. We want the delegates to re-
turn to their respective trade unions
with an understanding of the increas-
ing role and Importance of the youth
in industry, of the basic necessity of
organizing the IL millions of young
workers, or a majority of it, to the
American labor movement.
Special Methods Needed.
They must be informed that special
ways and means are required to or
ganize the youth today. They must
be taught TO utilize the methods of
the powerful capitalist youth organi-
cations such as the Y. M. G.. A, Y.
w. C. A., Y. M. H. A., ETC., which
have enrolled tens of thousands of
young workers in their ranks. 1t is
very necessary that industry by in
dustry should be discussed and recon-
mendations made. Not every indus
try, of course, but those having a
large number of young workers, such
as textile, metal, mining, needle,
building and food.
Youth Conferences.
On special ways and means of or
ganizing the youth, the first that
should be proposed is the calling of
youth conferences in each of the
large eastern cities; New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Pitts
burgh. While youth Institutes are all
right in their way and discussion is
necessary, yet the institute should be
followed by the calling of youth
conference. The youth conferences
should be called by Committee fol
Organising the Young Workers
comprising the local unions involved
in given locality, or by special
youth committee established by the
central labor body.
Shop Committees and Literature.
Youth literature can be issued
for the various factories and
should be written in simple popu-
War fashion on the need and benefits