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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
BY ARNOLD ZIEGLER.

The draft theses on organization
which appeared in the Daily Worker
recently, rightly listed as one of the
chief organizational tasks of the
Party, "Orientating the Party COM
pletely towards the factories" The
draft pointed out under this head,
that there is in the United States
a very large number of factory
towns, consisting of large plants in
the basic industries, employing thou
sands and tens of thousands of work
ers," and stressed the necessity of
colonization by Party members into
these towns.
Martin Hankin, in a pre-conven-
ton discussion article in the Daily
Worker of Jan. IL, emphasized still
further the necessity for COLOMBIA
ton and gave some excellent ex-
amples which show the need for it
quite clearly.
Yet both, the draft theses and
Hankin's article, fail to contribute
or suggest any concrete measures
which might serve to translate the
"theorizing" on this pressing prob
lem into some kind of action.
Colonization.
The first step in formulating a
program Of action on this important
task is a correct understanding of
what COLONIZATION" really means.
Scientifically, it means nothing else
than correct distribution of Party
forces.
The necessity for colonization
arises out of the fact that there is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
NEW LINE OF PARTY.

In connection with the situation Great Britain the TX
Penum of the E. c. c. passed resolution tactics which implied
definite change in the whole work of the Party Experience has
shown that this tactical line the special sua
ton in Great Britain the British labor Complete
class independence of the Communist Party ruthless struggle against
industrial with
daon of the Minority Movement to lead the strike movement
conduct active struggle against the policy the
and of the Labor Party fight against intervention China
against preparations for the u support
Indian Revouionthese
Party at the present time.
At the time the Party all possible
increase its membership develop its factories
strengthen the Party apparatus establish closer with the
in the factories and workshops abandon the
which suffers theological political
The Congress
initiate wide discussion the tactical change Party policy
and the methods of carrying out the tactics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28

tribution of Party forces; that is, if
the slogan of "Orientation complete
ly towards the factories, is going
to be taken seriously.
Concrete Measures.
Now for the question Of concrete
measures for putting colonization"
into affect. In the first place a
thorough, theological campaign is
necessary. This should take place
largely in the N. Y. district, as fol-
lows:
~ The subject should be taken
up in some of the study classes for
Party members in the Workers
school.
(2) A speaker should study the
subject and then be sent to every
section or unit of the Party in N.
Y, where he should take the matter
up thoroughly.
(3) Articles dealing with this
subject should appear in the Daily
Worker, the Communist and the
Party Organizer.
(4) Registration of volunteers for
colonization" should be taken and
turned over to the organization de-
partment of the Gee. In certain
cases members should even be
drafted for such work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
Right Danger.

The opposition has no basis for its
existence as seen, for example, from
their charges that the Geo is a
right wing Gee, that the entire
Party leadership is right wing, an
enemy of the working class. WE'LL
we, the rank and file, who have been
watching the Party and its leader
ship, can say this much: History
shows, that it was the opposition
group, that has always been the
main source of the Partys right
wing deviations, that nearly all of
the expelled right wingers come
from the ranks of the opposition
and not from the supporters of the
majority of the Party. Things sure
ly do not change over night. No
miracle happened. ] am sure that
beginning with the C. I. congress
the wheels of the Party history have
turned not backwards, that begin
ming with the sixth congress, all the
traditions of the opposition as &
source of right wingism, have not
disappeared and that suddenly the
majority took over this old heritage
of the opposition. Let us look at
things right now, and we will find
that despite their left phrases the
comrades OF the opposition are re-
sponsible for more right wing er.
rors that anyone else. Take the
motion Of one of the leading oppo.
sition comrades (Wagenknecht)
that no mine Party units be or.
gained during the strike, or the
motion of another leader of the op
position (Bittelman) to declare the
miners strike off" at time, wher
even Lewis did not dare to call of
the strike. And then what more
serious right wing deviation car
there be than the one of keeping NJ
a permanent unprincipled opposition
in the Party for number of years
The membership in district fiv
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28

hate us. They are enemies of the
workers. They say we are like
sheep, we are not intelligent" But
we fight the capitalists and Cannon
fights the Party and helps the cap
italists.
The Oppositionists are wrong, too.
They tell us that we should listen
to them and follow them. The OPP
position come to us and say: "Listen
to US, we have got something new"
The Opposition in America is no
new thing. 1t is six years old.
Every time they tell us the same
story in different words. The OPP
position don't act like Communists.
They call Party members all kinds
OF names. They say Lovestone is
misleader. We know this is lie.
Now they say the Central Executive
Committee is Right wing. This is
not true. This is not true. We
don't believe anybody's words. We
believe in work. The American
Party is real Communist Party.
All strikes in America are led by
the Communist Party. The Party
does lots of ether good work. Our
Party is small. But every Party
member builds the Party and makes
the Daily Worker stronger. Don't
play in the Opposition with faction
alism. Politics is no plaything. Pol
tics for the workers means a real
fight against capitalists. 1t is time
to put an end to factionalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
By A. RODRIGEZ.

l have carefully read the theses
and all the statements of the Foster
Bittelman opposition in our Party. l
have heard Comrade Bittelman speak
for the opposition at the member
ship meeting in Pittsburgh. All l
find is that the opposition is full of
contradictions (mostly inner!) 1t
seems, that the opposition itself is
not sure of its ground. This is why
Comrade Bittelman, for example, at
the membership meeting in Pitts
burgh failed even to mention the So
called "apex theory, which only a
short time ago was their main argu-
ment in the Party ranks. This is
why their definition of Trotskyism
went thru, so to say, an evolution
since the Cannon issue was made
public in the Party.
What Is the Reason?
The main reason for this contra
diction in the ranks of the opposi-
ton is that their analysis of the OBJ
jective conditions in the United
States differs fundamentally from
the analysis made by the fifth con.
gress of the Communist Interna.
tional. Every one of the opposition
speakers at the congress took ex
ception to Comrade Bukharin's re
port. Finally they publicly declared
their reservations to the congress
main resolution. Bittelhan at The
membership meeting tried very hare
to show that the opposition has nj
reservations. But facts remain facts
Their reservations are written dowr
black on white, and are creeping
up during the discussion and in the
actions of the opposition. Now, hav
ing differences with the Communis
International, and yet trying to ap
pear publicly as being in harmony
with the C. I. main line, is the rea
cause of the zig-zag policy of the
opposition as expounded during thu
discussion period. The opposition
must fail. One can not stand fol
the "apex hteory" and yet claim t.
be in line with the C. I. policy. The
opposition stands on very ahaky
foundation, which will be unable tt
stand against the hard blows giver
it by the membership Of the Party
The opposition is now making it.
last, though desperate fight, which
let us hope. will come to an enc
with the coming Party corvr,;,a,,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28

We are going to elect again Gee
which we can feel sure will be able
to steer the Party on a correct Lem
mist course, but if we are going to
allow the Party units in the impor-
tant industrial centers, to be neg
lected or go to pieces, we will not
have a Party worth steering as far
as mass influence is concerned.
Organizational Progress.
The forward steps of our Party
since the last convention indicate
that we have a good Gee which
merits the confidence of the rank
and file. The holding of the Ma
tional Training School last year, in
which rs students from all parts of
the country where given a three
months training knowledge into or
ganizational use, and the establish
ment of the Party Organizer, are
two indications that our Party is be-
ginning to pay more attention to or-
ganizational work.
The orientation of our Party com
pletely towards the factories will
create healthier spirit of real Com
munist work in the Party and will
go long way towards eliminating
factionalism and building our Party
into a real mass Party of the prole-
tariat, capable of defeating the most
powerful imperialist master-class in
the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
Experience in Grand Rapids.

III vi anu hdpAuS.
In the aforementioned factory
towns, theological and disciplinary
measures should be taken to see to
it that valuable comrades already in
those towns should stay there. Our
experience in Grand Rapids in the
last five years has been that younger
workers who were drawn into the
movement and retained to the point
where they began to be Of some
use to the local movement in the
way of initiative and leadership, sud-
denly began to find that Party life,
ETC., was not interesting and big
enough for them in this smaller
town, with the result that they emf
grated to the bigger centers such
as Chicago, New York and Detroit.
During 1928 two of our best func-
tionaries moved to Detroit, two local
Party leaders moved to New York
City and the /. L. D. Secretary to
California. PreviouD to that other
good elements including the city or
ganizer, moved to Chicago.
Every time a functionary or leader
moves, it means weeks of tumble and
confusion before things begin to
function right again. Therefore these
seemingly small and avowedly per-
sonal matters should have the seri-
Gus attention of our convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
TASKS OF BRITISH PARTY

a. The Party Britain whose activity
by VII Enlarged Penum confronted by
The the Right the the leaders
the General Council of the T. u c. and of the Labor Party Mndsn
which
democratic
introduction corresponding political discipline growing cena
cation of expulsion Communists
onary workers generally from the trade and the policy
splitting the trade naugurad by the efom for example
displaying and Lefst tempehas confronted the
Party with the maintaining definitely
position and of conducting determined
the Labor Party.
The Communist Party of Great Britain while displaying ability
approach the trade and capaby conducting work
number of separate practical Spheres failed however Immediately to
the circumstances its last Congress committed
mistake in advancing the principal slogan Labor Govern
controlled by the Executive of the Labor Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
WHAT IS THE TROUBLE WITH
THE OPPOSITION IN THE PARTY?

Pittsburgh have given the opposi-
ton warning when it voted 81 to
10 for the Geo position. 1 am sure
that the district convention and the
Party convention will put an end to
the present unprincipled opposition
in the Party. There is plenty of
room in our Party for improvements.
We are far from being a Bolshevik
Party. Our units are far from being
well-organized. We have to improve
considerably the theoretical level of
our members. We have to teach our
members how to work in the shops
and factories as Communists. All
this can be achieved if we do away
with unprincipled oppositions, and
substitute this with sound construc-
tive self-criticism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28

making the report. l have never
at any time subscribed to The Mill
tant, or supported it in any way,
nor have l ever at any time donated
any money, not even one cent, to
the Cannon Trotsky movement, or
to Cannon, or to the Trotsky move
ment in any way, shape or form.
l was never a member OF the
former Cannon group in the Party,
but supported the former Foster
group.
Whoever put my name or address
on these receipts did so without my
knowledge or consent, and evidently
with the idea of doing me an in
jury by apparently connecting me
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28

ability properly appreciate full the significance paricu
Iary big qestons the lack of
ability organzaionay consolidate the growth of political influence
and stability membership of the Pare inadequate
tenion the the the
and national mnortes element
Party methods
with the initiative recruiting MEMBERS lack
the subordinate nuclei tendency
the mainly Party funonarie) relatively low political
and theoretical level of the Party adre weak contact with big
dusra while
basis factory nuclei is being completed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
VII. A Retrospect of Work Done, Achieve
ments, Mistakes, and the Tasks of
the Individual Sections

49, The Congress places
ments the work of the Comnn
the growth of the influence Communism, which the
has extended its influence to the countries of South
Australia number
the Communist the
Chna) the expansion and deepening of the influence Of the Com
imperiaist stab
cation of capitalism and the relative strength of
Germany France Czechosvaka Britain) the
derground parties marching incredible
fascist Italy Poland the hand and China Japan
the othen China this bears the character unparalleled
buchery.
Finally the growth of the Bolshev Parties accumulation Of
perence internal consolidation of internal strife
from the Opposition crisis the the To
skyist Opposition in the Communist International
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
To the Political Committee:

To the Political Committee:
Dear Comrades:-I desire to pre-
sent to you the following statement
in regard to the charge that have
been supporting the Cannon-T rotsky
movement, which charge developed
out of report to you on the part
of Comrades Stachel and Lovestone,
that a receipt book had been found
in which duplicate receipts appa-
rently showed that have sub
scribed to The Militant and have
donated $50 to the treasury of the
Cannon Trotsky movement.
/ know nothing of these receipts
except what was told in the Sec
retariat meeting by the comrades
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
U. s. S. r. ASBESTOS DEPOSIT

BAKU (By Mail) Deposits OF
asbestos have been found at Kara
ebay in the northern Caucasus. The
reserves have been adjudged to be
of sufficient size for commercial ex.
p)oitation. Construction of con-
centratiug plant is planned.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28

In proportion ms the bourEeoisie.
1. G.. capital. il developed. in the
same proportion iS the prolctariat
the modern working class, devcl-
opcd, class OF Iaborers who liys
only so long ns they find work
nnd who find work only so long rs
their labor increases capifaI.--Knr
Marx Communist Nnnifcsto).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28

old parliamentary traditions the tendency policy
Party bourgeois
The results of the elections proved that the line laid down for
French Party by the k Pnum the of the
ton however, number mistakes and defects revealed
the activities the election SUPERFICIAL this
work linked with immediate struggles proetariat;
membership of the Party inadequate
among the farm aborers peasants).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
SOVIET FUR PRODUCTION

FLADIVOSTOK (By MaiD Tho
Soviet Kamchatka Company report.
considerable procurements of furs OIL
the Karaghin Islands off the Sovie
Pacific Coast. Blue foxes have bee,
obtained from the Komando
Islands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
THE FRENCH PARTY

45 appreciation of the political line and the
of the Communist Party France at the VI particularly
the TX Enlarged Penum the c. c. The latter found
tactical change the policy of the Communist Party
of France connection with the parliamentary elections At the
time the Plenum emphasized the necessity for changing the relation
ships then existing between the Communist Party of France and the
socialist France and for completely graduating from its ranks
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
CAR KILLS WORKER

CAMDEN, Ark. (By Mail) Sam
Brown, a Negro chauffeur. was
killed when truck he was crank
ms ran over him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
E INTERNATIONAL SITUATION AND TASKS OF THE COMMUNISTS

NOTEToday the Daily prints eighth astolaent
Of the theses Of the Communist International Th International
Situation and the Tasks of the Communists adopted its
IN Moscow IN JaySept, 1928 Publication
continued until completed.-EDITOR)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-28
DEFECTS OF ALL SECTIONS.

At the time be stated that all the Sections Of the
Communist International suffer number of defects
These the yet weak development militant international o
dary amount of provnca, manesng itself in lack
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
RAIN FALLS
 FOR CALIFORNIA
Light Showers Slight Help in
 Serious Drought

San Francisco, Dee. (uPD Re lief for parched agricultural lands and depleted reservoirs and lakes of the Pacific coast appeared remote today.
 Light showers in the northern Sacramento valley brought rejoicing to farmers in that rcgian. but joy changed to disappointment when winds carried the rain clouds into the northwest.
 As rain began to fall in Seattle and Tacoma, Wash. which have suffered serious power failures. cheering crowds appeared on the streets. but both the mcrrimcnt and the showers were of short duration.
 Efforts of the city Of Tacoma to obtain the use of the generating plant of the l.. s. $. airplanc car ricr Lexington continued as street cars ceased operation save during rush hours, and houses were il!u- minated by kerosene lamps.
 Serious industrial shutdowns faced the city. and labor leaders appealed to Washington to hurry apprOVaI of the Lexington plans.
 California yesterday experienced it's hottest December 6 since 1871, the mercury reaching 4 degrees. The weather bureau announced that no rain was anticipated earlier than Monday. and that there was only a remote possibility for pre- cipitation then.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
.DRYS AROUSED BY
 HARTFORD SHAVING
". (. I. U. and Anti-SaI00n
 League Want Action Soon

Hartford, Dec, Up)-Thc alicg- cd "diseracofuI liquor situation' on l4artford's East Side, uncovered by the murder of beer merchant by rival. drew the fire Of Anti-Saloon leaders today.
 While detectives were searching for Sebastian Aliano, proprietor of q chain of spealleasics cn the East Side, charging he murdered Alphon- so Minnitti. Mrs. Charles Van pelt, president of the local WOmen'a Christian Temperance Union, de. mandcd police cIean-up local boot leggers.
 Mrs. Pclt's sentiment was echoed hy Rev. Roscoe W. Nining, superin- tendent of the Connecticut Anti-Sa- loon and Temperance League, New Haven. who said;
 Raids on establishment of this kind don't amount to row Of pins
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
Caveman Burglar Held
 Trying to kidnap Woman

Chelsea, Mass, Dec. G tllD D-An alleged burglar who employed cave man tactics was captured today after he had loapcd from a second. story window with a l9-ycar- old girl in his arms.
 The young woman. Miss Lena Co., hen, was taken to Chelsea Memorial hospital, suffering from cuts and bruises ynd leg injuries.
 Arthur II. King, 26, of this city, who according 10 police had at tempted to kidnap the girl, was charged with burglary ati"r author. itics discovered that several articles had been stolen from Miss Cohen s home.
 The young woman lold police that she aWoke early today and found the man in her bedroom. She sad he grabbed her and, despite her struggles, carried her to a window and loapod to the ground. H2nia- min Ross, a noighbor, heard the girls screams and summoned q DO llceman.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
SAILOR BURNED TO DEATH
 ACCIDENTALLY BOARD SAYS
Coast GuardSman Backed Into Lighted Match-Jumped Out
 Window in Panic

New London, Dec. P}-The tragic death of Archie E. MCClung. q, Coast Guardsman here, resulted from accidental causes according to the board Of inquest which made its finding today. McClung died at the hospital early yesterday morning from burns suffered when the fimsy costume he was wearing in a dane ing exhibition caught fire and the sailor, panic stricken, jumped through q window before his ship mates could smother the flames.
 The board found that in giving the dance McClmg backed into d sailor who had just lit q cigarette and was in the act Of waving the match when it ignited MCClung S costume.
 The sailors body was forwarded 10 Columbus. Geotgia, today at the request of his mother Mrs. Lucy Putnam.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
AUTO FATALITIES
 FIGURES ISSUED
23 Deaths Per 100000 National
 Average, Report Says

Washington. Dec. G-Thc depart mont Of commerce today announced it's long official compilation of automobile fatalities in the regis tration area of the United States during the year I92S. Each year the departments figures arc taken as the official census of automobile deaths for the preceding year. The list lis uaIly is more conservative in itsl handling of tho subject than various unofficial lists which antedAtc it.
 In the i registration states, ami in 0 cities not in registration states, tho total of automobile deaths for 1928. excluding collisions with rail roads and trolley cars, is given as 23.765.
 Collisions of automobiles with street cars resulted in 542 deaths: collisions with roalroad trains Om grade crossings resulted in 2,04 deaths. The ratio of automobile deaths from all causes per 100000 population was given as 23.0.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

1 March I9. The fathers body WIs l found on q diyan in the library, d bullet hole in the head
 The young count first said that burglars had entered the house an |, after knocking him unconscious. presumably had slain his father, His stories were conflicting. however, and he was arrested soon after a corps of expert detectives started an nVC"tigation Of tho case.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
Deer Hunters Have Wild Time in Bay State Woods

Boston, Dee. 6 N'P)-EmpIoy. ing flying tackle, Anthony Francis of North Truto captur. cd a deer with his bare hands on Cape Cod yesterday The deer was cornered in an enclosure.
 Confined by illness 10 bed al his home in Charlemout, John Ellsworth. CS, aimed his shotgun through d window and bagged 700 pound eight-pont buck in the adjoining town Of Heath. tllsWorth's home is on the town line. though. so that explains t.
 After Eobcr Canavan of Springfield had wounded a giant buck near Warren. the mfuriat- ed animal charged him and eS- capcd with the hunters wrist watch dangling from d point Of it's antlcrS.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
SHIPS WITH GIRL BEAUTY

Pittsburgh, Dec. 6 (UP)-Ernest r. Hall, 26. of Boston, charged with doscrtinG q wife and baby to elope with a beauty contest winner, was held today by Pittsburgh police for Now Hampshire authorities.
 Several months ago, Hall was said 10 have disappeared with Eleanor Davis, 1G, of Moultonboro, N, H. Miss Davis told her parents she married Hall in Canada, it was said.