The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-08
By TUZZAR

By TUZZAR
THE Red Aid in Uruguay (Seccion
Uruguaya des Socorro Rojo In
ternational) has existed since Feb
ruary, 1926. However, its activity
up to the commencement Of 1928
was chiefly conducted by its cen
trail committee. The work of the
Red Aid in Uruguay consisted in as
sfsting workers arrested in connec-
ton with strikes, ETC., assisting
their dependents and assisting the
political fugitives who sought ref
uge in Uruguay from the white ter
ror in the neighboring countries.
In this way, in 1926, 25 political
prisoners and five political fugitives
were assisted, and in 1927, AZ polit-
ical prisoners and threa political
fugitives were assisted. The polit-
ical affiliation of these rs revolu-
tionary workers was 10 anarchists,
.33 Communists and 80 non-party,
workers.
IEduS OHIOH SdDOCdg6.
The Red Aid was supported in it's
work by only a small portion of
the workers. The trade unions, anar-
chist ard autonomous, which have
formed their own prisoners defense
committee, did not only refuse to
assist the Red Aid, but even re-
fused to take part in the campaigns
arrahgedeby the Red Aids.
Since February, 1928, a. reorgen-
ization of the Red Aid is being car
ried out with view to turning the
organization into q mass one upon
the basis of individual membership.
1t can be said without fear of exag-
geration that during March and
April great organization work has
been carried out. The central COM
.nittee issued an appeal to the work
ers which was reprinted as a lead
ing article in tho daily newspaper
"Justicia." The appeal contained
the aims and objects Of the Red
Aid and appealed to all workers to
join its ranks, 1t was decided to
organize provincial committees in
Is districts. There is no provincial
committee in the capital of Monte
video and the work of such a COM
mittee IS carried out by the central
committee. Twenty-one district
committees will also be organized.
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At Work in g Provinces.
OUCH committees are now at work
y in provinces and they are COM
posed of not more than five mem
bers. The work in the province of
Rocha is particularly good and the
committee here has already secured
$50 members.
Energetic work is being carried
cut to persuade the workers to be-
come Individual members of the Red
Aid. On the 10Th of April a con-
ference Of officials with the central
committee was held and the course
of the conference showed that the
Red Aid now has 500 individual
members. In reality the individual
membership is still greater for
some of the provinces were not rep
resented at the conference.
This conference decided upon the
plans for the work of the organiza
ton. Each organization, which is
collectively affiliated to the Red
Aid, will now appoint one member
who is directly responsible for the
Red Aid work. The provincial or
CARNATIONS received instructions as
to how committees should be formed
with the cooperation of other work
ing-class organizations.
Over so Organizations.
The efforts of the central COM
mittee to secure further collective
affiliation on TIE part of working
class organizatsons~are not less I'M
portant. At the present time there
are over 80 organizations affiliated
to the Red Aid, including the work
ers' unity block bloc de Unidad
Obrera), which represents 33 unions
with 1880 members.
Many political, trade union, cul-
tural ard sport organizations have
adopted decisions to pay regular
monthly contributions to the Red
Aid. However, in consequence of
the strike movement and the great
unemployment, the financial sup
port accorded by the trade unions
is not very great.
Newspaper Prints Articles.
The Red Aid has secured pub
licity space in the daily newspaper
"Justicia." Almost every day COM
munications are published concern
ing the support granted to prison
ers and their dependents. During
the course of two months rs ar
ticles and notices concerning the
Red Aid were published. All ma
terial is signed by the Red Aid.
DURING this period a campaign
" was carried on for the release of
Isodoro Azzario, who was arrested
in Panama and extradited TO the
Italian government. A leaflet was
printed and distributed and special
propaganda placard was published