The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-06
CAMPAIGN BRINGS
MANY TO WORKER
COMMUNISTPART
Lenin- Ruthenber0Drive
Increases Membership

"E'rcm many sections of the cot1n-
try have come reports in The last few
DAVIS that workers are joining the
Workers (Communist) Party in the
lenin- Ruthenborg Drive that the
PARTY is conducting at the present
time" saws a communication received
from Jack Stachel, national organiza-
ton secretary of tho Workers (Com-
nunist) Party. "That the Ienin-
Ruthenberg Drive is being carried out
as laid down by the Central Execu-
tive Comnittee Of the Workers (Com-
n'u0i@t) Party. namely that our re-
cr,1itinr must be carried on the basis
Of the Party activity in the struggle
Of the masses may be seen from the
sections that have best responded, it
is those centers where the Party is
most actively engaged in the strug-
GLE" the communication states.
Enter Party.
ain the anthracite. the heart of the
Cappelini murder machine rule, it is
reported that over 90 miners joined
the Party in the last week. In the
face of the terrorism that exists in
the anthracite from the side of the
CanDelini machine and also from the
state and county authorities. that 50
many workers are joining the Work
ers (Communist) Party is the best
indication that the miners are deter
mined to carry on a militant struggle
to save their union and that thew will
follow the leadership of the Workers
{Comrrnist) Party and the left wing.
From Pittsburgh, the center of the
miners strike, come REPORTS of MANY
miners joining the Party and con-
slant requests to the district office
from miners who are on strike and
arxiors to receive The DAILY
WORKER free until such time as
they can pay for it.
"From the Colorado district where
he strike was recently called off bv
hal. w w. leadership on the same
basis as the bureeucrats use. on the
more promise of arbitration, it is re-
0Hrted that nurrber Of new units
Of the Workers (Commurist) Party
were ORGANIZED in both sections
where tho miners are members of the
=. NJ. W. of A. and amonr the Colo
redo miners who have shown such
nilitancy and must not be hlaroad
for the n'isleaderehin Of the w. w.
''From New Ereland where the
Party is at the present time enraped
in or""r'7inc resistance IN tho WAGE
cuts that have already effected more
Than 10000 workers comes the re-
l'o1t shat in the last weal, q new
Peytv unit Of tavtile worker was
formed in New Bedford and Fiat a
unit of shoe workers is being formed
in Havprhill
Mid-westcrn Workers Join.
"From Ohio report states that
many miners are joining the Party
and that the number of regular read
ers Of The DAILY WORKER is con-
starltly increasing. Cleveland also re-
ports that, thanks to it's activity
among the unemployed, 10 unem-
ployed workers Joined the Party.
"From the Illinois district comes
the report that 60 rev members join
ed in the last month, among them
nlanv miners If South Illinois.
"In the Connecticut district many
members have joined and one men,
Der who spent q weekend securing
subs for The DAILY WORKER has
succeeded in getting over ITO new
subscribers. Many of these new sub
scrihers have also joined the Party.
"Thc above rerorts indicate a de-
cided growth Of Tho influence Of the
PARTY and Of The DAILY WORKER.
They show that the workers recog-
rize tho Workers. fCopmunist) Party
as the loodor Of the STRUGGLES Of the
masses. This shows that there are
great opportunities for strengthening
our Party and Increasing the influ-
ence Of The DAILY WORKER.
"The Lenin Ruthenberg Drive has
been extended until May 1. We have
made much progress but we are still
far from the goal of 5000 new mem
hers and 10000 new readers. We
have nearly two months to do the
lob. Let's do it,