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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
YOUTH BACKS C. VI. LETTER

ter of the c. Y. I. The vote at this
meeting, which was the largest and
best attended membership meeting
ever held by the New York organ
ization, came at the conclusion OF
long discussion, participated in by
many members. The reporter for
the N. E. G. was Nat Kaplan, while
John Williamson spoke for the Min
GRITTY.
The membership meeting also
took up the question Of the young
Worker" and especially emphasized
the tasks Of the League in establish
ing it as a weekly. The entire MEM
bership pledged its usmost support
| for this drive. ..aan.s f;Sxssaxax.s..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23

BY an overwhelming majority the
membership meeting of the New
York Young Workers (Communist)
League, held Friday evening at the
Workers Center, rs Union Square,
went on record in favor of the Ma
tional Executive Committee state
ment endorsing the letter Of the
Communist Youth International.
The position of the National Execu-
tive Committee received 230 votes;
the position of the Minority If the
N. E. G., 79--while there were 80
abstentions.
This membership meeting was
part Of the extensive discussion or
ganized by the N. E. G. on the let
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
Districts Function.

The growth Of the League has been
accompanied by its organizational
consolidation. We have today func-
1 oning district organizations in prac-
tically every part of the country,
where we had only city organiza-
tons previously. These district or
CARNATIONS react to events in their
particular territory and are learning
to become the leaders of the young
workers in their struggles, as con-
trasted to the situation in the past,
where local organizations carried on
only routine, administrative activi-
ties. if at all.
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Task Is Mass Organization.

While we can thus see that the
League organization has made prog
ress, we can by no means rejoice or
become satisfied with it. The League
is still very tiny compared to the
millions of toiling youth outside it's
ranks. The basic task-to build the
League into mass Organization
still remains. We have but taken
the first step in that direction. But
the results achieved from this first
step show us the possibilities that
exist for taking many more strides
in that direction. These possibilities
it will be the duty of the Party and
of the League to utilize to the full
est degree, and only if they are
utilized will further progress be
made. s,a........s. ~, 49,,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
Communist Youth Advances
By Fred Ellis

SLeague into mass struggles will the
social composition be improved.
In some respects progress has al
ready been made. Between June and
December 1928, the number of min
ers in the League increased from
1873 to 1893; of textile workers from
SO to 1875; of steel workers from 43
to IS and of metal and auto workers
from 20 to al.
There has also been an improve
ment in this period in respect to the
size of the factories in which our
members work. In June, 1928 of the
industrial workers the size of whose
factory was known, 1922 or 41Go
worked in large factories lover 500
workers), 50 or 7e6 worked in med
ium factories (200-500 workers) and
$40 worked in small factories
(under 200 workers). In December,
there was an improvement-494 or
1879 worked in large factories, 204
or 1870 in medium, and Asst or only
1870 in small factories. Thus we
see a shift to the large and medium
factories and away from the small
factory. This of course is largely
due to the increase in the number
Of members working in the heavy
industries indicated above.
Growth Where No League Before.
Another important feature of the
increase in membership that we must
note is that it has taken place large
ly in the small industrial towns, thru
the building up Of a League where
none existed previously. Thus,
League units have been established
for the first time in the middle west,
in the south, in textile cities and in
mining camps and some steel towns.
At the same time, however, must
be noted the fact that as rule the
League organizations in the big
cities have gained either very little
or not at all. In the most important
cities-New York, Chicago, Boston,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit,
Cleveland--the League organization
has grown insignificantly in COM
parison to the general growth Of the
League. This is a negative aspect
of the situation which will have to
be remedied, or it will in turn be-
come a hindrance to the further de-
velopment of the League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
Best Labor Elements Will Come From It's
Ranks; Increase In Proletarian Elements

3,479. This is an increase, in round
numbers, of 80 per cent in a period
Of approximately one year.
When it is considered that during
this period the Party increased in
membership but slightly, and that on
an international scale the Conmu-
mist youth movement was standing
still in this respect, this development
is indeed significant. The period in
Gliding the year before the last con-
vention, with which comparison
should be made, shows the following:
In November, 1926, the total mem
bership was 1,712. In June, 1927 it
was 1900 and in October, 1850, as
already indicated. Therefore, a pc
Rod of one year prior to the last
convention shows an increase of only
230 members, while period Of one
year after the convention shows an
increase of /, 729 members. That this
is not an increase on paper can be
seen from the dues payments. The
average good standing membership,
based on dues payments, for 1926
was approximately 500; for 1927 it
was 700 and for the first 10 months
of 1928 it was 1860, while the
months of May, June, July, August,
September and October give a good
standing membership of a little over
1000.
Previous Period.
1t is important to remember that
from the time Of its organization in
May 1922 to the end of 1925, the
League had about the same number
of menbers-1, 800. The internal
Struggle in the League at the end
of 1925, and the disastrous reorgani-
cation at the beginning of 1926; car
.ried out in the most mechanical man
!ner conceivable, reduced the mem
bership to a little more than a thou
sand. From March, 1926, when it
Preached this low point, to the pres
Ient, the growth has been more or
less steady, interrupted by periods
Iof decline during internal difficul,
ties.
Mass Work Cause.
How do we account for the in
crease in membership since the last
convention? 1t is based on the orien-
tation of the League to mass work,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
By HERBERT ZAM.

Executive Secretary, Young Work
ers Communist League of America
THE problem of building and
Strengthening the organization of
the Communist youth, the Young
Workers (Communist) League, as
the leader of the young workers in
the struggle against the capitalist
system and as the recruiting ground
for the Communist Party, is prob
lem not only for the League, but
for the Party as well.
1t is from the ranks of the League
that the best elements representative
of the American working class will
come. Already today, there is a
fair group of Party functionaries
who received their training in the
League, and this group will grow
larger. The League can supply to
the Party many elements of the
working class whom the Party
reaches but little at present-the
young, American workers, particu-
larry in the basic industries, who are
1 just beginning to orientate them
selves toward the class struggle in
a conscious manner. To the degree
that the Party understands how to
guide the League in it's activities,
assist the League in it's work, and
utilize the League as an important
factor in the revolutionary movement
to that degree will the Party as
an organization be strengthened thru
the accession Of the new generation
of workers.
Relations to Party Poor.
At the very beginning it must be
stated that the Party as a whole
has paid insufficient attention to
work among the youth generally,
and to the League particularly. We
cannot say that the relations be-.
tween the League and the Party are
satisfactory, altho they are improv-
ing. Nor can we be content with the
assistance that the Party has been
rendering to the League. The aid
that the Party and the various SYM
pathetic organizations around it can
give the League is tremendous, and
the possibilities must not be thrown
away.
1t must be stated that there are
comrades in the Party who believe
that this is not the time for building
up a Communist youth movement.
They believe that only after the
Party has grown to hundred thou
sand members will it be possible to
really apply ourselves to the task of
building a mass Communist youth
organization. That these comrades
are absolutely wrong can be seen
from even cursory analysis Of the
development of the League organiza-
ton in the course of the last year
This development is only an indica-
ton of the possibilities that exist,
and of the progress we can make
with the proper policies and activi-
ties.
intend here to discuss only the
organizational aspect of the Leagues
work in the past year and to draw
some conclusions from that discus
sion.
Organizational Growth.
The main characteristic of the de-
velopment of the League organiza-
ton in the past year has been the
growth of membership. If we COM
pare this growth with the previous
period of relative stagnation, inso-
far as membership is concerned, we
can almost characterize it as a re-
markable growth. In October, 1927,
when the last convention of the
League took place, the total member
ship was 1850. In December, 1928
the total membership had grown to
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
BY Horse Across the Sage Desert to Silver City;
Rustling a Job; Bunk-HOuse Life;
Bill Pooley's Prayer

precious chapters HayOood has ten has birth and bog
among the Mormons at Salt Lake City, of life IN mining
ho10 he Work
age odd Jobs youmg Oorer Nevada struggles
port and baby has first conversion aionism hon he lost
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
Mass Work Cause.

How do we account for the in
crease in membership since the last
1t is based on the orien-
tation of the League to mass work,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23

to the river; there the country was broken up INTO
foothills with high mountains behind them.
Approaching the first summit, my thoughts went
back to story told by Bill Coulter years before,
about being chased down this road by Indians when
he was driving stage I could imagine the flying
stagecoach and Bill throwing the buckskin into his
team, with band of Indians behind whooping and
yelling but getting close enough to the gallopng
horses to shoot an arrow at the driver
Before I got to Jack Baudoin's l was hungry and
thirsty I had a few dollars in my pocket but |
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
Increase ProIetarian Elements.

1t can therefore be seen that one
Of the main problems of the League
on this field is the improvement of
the social composition. This can be
achieved only thru drawing in prole-
tartan elements from the heavy in
dustries and in no other way. Thru
activity in the basic industries and
thru conscious pushing forward of
the proletarian members of the
League-thru throwing the entire
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23

to the struggles of the young work
.ers in the basis industries. The
League has begun to travel the road
to mass organization. In the year
in question, the League participated
actively in every important strike
the mining strike; the textile strike
in New Bedford, Fall River and Pat
erson; the Colorado mining strike.
The League has actively partici-
pated in the formation of new unions
and has worked to draw the young
workers from the respective indus
tries into these unions. The League
has turned it's face to real anti-war
and Bolshevik nti-militarist activi-
ties. Work in the factories has in
creased, as has work in the trade
unions, in spite of many serious
shortcomings and even neglect in
this field. It is on this basis that
the League membership has increas-
ed and on no other.
Social Composition Improves.
1t is also important to note some
Improvement in the social compost
ton of the League. Up to February,
1928, the League suffered from a
process of Experimentation. The
proportion of industrial workers was
only 43 per cent, as against 81 per
cent for students. Energetic meas
.ures and mass activities have put a
stop to the Experimentation pro-
cess, but the turn in the opposite di-
rection is still very slight. Today,
449o of the membership is made up
of industrial workers and 1870 of
students. Eight per cent are farm
ers and the balance non-industrial
workers clerical workers, domestic
workers, etc.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23

thought good money place
where carload of wenydolar gold pieces would not buy
meal Why should buy meal wondered did
to me an equivalent Of value an equivalent Of labor or an equivalent
At Jordan Valley turned horse pasture
got there restaurant and aferwad
knocked around the town for hour looking for place
to sleep that night. A man said to
got old in with
until blankets come but you'd better and look at the
if happen late won't stumble and fall down
up several rolls of
blankets scattered about shaft into the old without
days my go races but asked
the get saddle and horse Jordan Valley their home
and take them back to the ranch
The first morning early and mine,
ruing did this for mornings
hours WE'LL without Hutchinson the
of the he had been in Nevada before the
to have ind of job.
you could do most any
thing caro- around mine s.,,
"Im miner, but car"
"Al right. Come on in the morning"
That day Dave ONei downtown; had him
He handed me five-dollar gold piece saying:
"Bil, you might need this"
said him, II broke Dave, but I'm going work
morning"
"weI" he ad Keep hand payday
general among the miners and it
seldom that they repaid the
three years Andrlgg with whom worked in Silver City, where
he champion de repaid loan made him than
of a century
went to the old shaft house. rolled up my blankets and carried
them to the Blaine mine bunkhou The bunk the
This suited bunkhouse rambling
with built high walls,
about sixty The air good the
opening and shutting of the door almost the only ventilation
the bunkhouse, while
bunk all the old tales of the different mining would be
had been the action
Bill Policy cousin Conhmen
Of whom there Silver City, good teller
of his who had smallpox Bill
When he WE'LL deep ptted that ad shave itself
with brace and bit"
Nothing the Jack better get
they could make little They called this "rbung
of them had "trbuted"
the the decided this kind of
all Eight the
sitting about big round table the Brewery Saloon They
complaining mntng about the loss their tributes
Of the group said to another:
See Tussy can't thee pray? Can't thee tbutes?"
Tussy answered. cts been long time but
I'll try" He began:
thee superintendent
Man mine? thee
ELL there let the bugger frizz fry until back
tributes And when Lord ask thee take
of Ell again, and bit and turn Of loose Amen
All pleased with the bought another gallon Of
beer Tussys honor Like all however, ineffective
Leasing abolished and the Jacks lost their tributes
In the neat nstalment Haywood tells what
shift McLan
told the Pnkerton detective McParand
later circumstance aohich Haywoods
IN danger; tells how Mcfarland ped Of
Pennsylvania who by his testimony Moy Magures
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-23
By WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD.
PART XVI.

THE Silver City through country that rugged bleak
No habtaions the occasional stations of
here there Not be
the entire distance nothing but crooked gnaed sagebuh
wood and stretches of browse At least this true until
to Tho uort harot tho co1ntr uashr In intn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-01-25

true that our system Of the electoral col
lege gave Mr.. Hoover an overwhelming
victory, judging from the standpoint of the
popular vote, the Democratic party made
the best showing in the campaign of 1928
1t has been able to make since the second
election Of President Wilson.
The Democratic party, by its progress.
sive platform and its vigorous campaign
did more than its share to arouse interest
in national affairs. as is evidenced by the
fact that 100000 million more people
voted in 1928 than in 1920 and IL. O00,-
600 more than in 1924. Notwithstanding
the overwhelming Republican majority in
the electoral college, the DemocIatic party
reduced the Republican majority in the
popular vote by over 100000 votes in
1928 as compared with 1924"
In 1928 switch Of 8.8 per cent of the
total vote would have given victory to the
Democratic ticket. Mr.. Smith said whereas
in 1924 it would have required switch OF
more than l5.2 and in 1920 more than
1877 per cent.
"A change Of only 100000 votes out of
the total of 36,5OO.O00 cast. properly
scattered throughout the States" he ar
eued, would have altered the whole COM
plexion Of the electoral college and would
have given the Democratic party 269 cleo
toral votes. which would have meant vic
tory instead Of defeat"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-01-25
NOTICE.
Office Board Of County Commissioners
for Montgomery County.

Office Board Of County Commissioners
for Montgomery County,
Rockville, Nd. April II. 1928.
Notice is hereby given to all individuals
| firms and corporations owning personal
property in Montgomery county. Maryland
who have not filed with the County Com.
missioners of Montgomery county, for Dur
poses of taxation for the year beginning
July l, 1928, a complete schedule of their
holdings. that such schedule and return
should a, once be made.
Section 208 OF Articles 81, Code of Pub-
lie General Laws Of Maryland, provides as
follows:
IF any person shall, with a view 10
evade the payment Of taxes. fail or refuse
to give in TO the assessor any bonds, notes.
claims or other evidences of debt which
are subject to assessment and taxation
under this article, the same shall not be
recoverable by action at law or suit in
equity before any OF the courts of this
State until they have been listed and the
tax paid thereon. with an addition of fiftv
per centum per annum from the time the
tax accrued; and the failure to dive in
said bonds, notes. claims or other evidences
of debt shall be taken as prima facie evil
dence OF the intention to so evade pav-
ment of taxes"
$1,000 penalty for failure to render full
and particular account Of personal property
belonging to you. or Of personal PROPERTY
in your possession or under your care and
manaeement.-Cod Art. 81. Secs. 2I
and %.
BENJAMIN C. PERRY.
President.
BERRY E. CLARK, Clerk.
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Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the SUBJ
scriber Of Montgomery county has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Mont
gomery county. Md, letters testamentary
on the personal estate Of
VERNON HEMPSTONE.
late Of Montgomery county. deceased.
All persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned TO ex-
hibit the same. with vouchers thereof
to the subscriber on or before the 18th day
OF july, 1929; otherwise they may, BY
law, be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 18th
day OF January. 1929.
ROBERT W. HEMPSTONE,
Executor,
jan 1851 Poolesville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-01-25
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber of Montgomery county has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court OF
Montgomery county. Md, letters of admin
istration on the personal estate of
LOUISE TAYLOR.
lateof Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof. to the sub
scriber on or before the 18th day of
July, 1929; otherwise they may, by law,
be excluded from all benefit of said estate,
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
December, 1928.
ERNEST C. GARTNER,
Administrator,
dec 2l-6t Gaithersbure. Nd.
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Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the subscrib.
er OF MONTGOMERY county has obtained
from the Orphans Court Of Montgomery
county. Maryland. letters Of administra.
ton on the personal estate Of
FANNIE COOK,
late Of State Of Pennsylvania. deceased
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with vouchers thereof, to the sub.
scriber on or before the 22nd day OF
July. 1923; they may otherwise, by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 22nd day oil
January, 1929.
CLIFFORD H. ROBERTSON,
jan 25-6t Administrator.
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