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fund for all the Party papers an
do away with the continuous pan
icky drives.
General Propaganda.
We arc beginning to realize tina
we underestimated the value of gen
eral propaganda to acquain: tn
masses not only with immediat
struggles. but also with the fins
aims of the Party. Lately the Part
has greatly increased the work i
this field. But this convention mus
urge the Party on to much create
efforts in this direction. The fe7
million leaflets which we have dis
tributed during the election cam
paign must not become an unbreak
able record upon which we will rest
We must remember that in this cleo
tion close to forty million voter
participated, and at best only on
out of forty was reached by one
cur leaflets. There are millions
workers who do not even know tina
our Party is in existence. We mus
strive to enlarge the issuance of FIRE
literature to the extent where W
reach the bulk of the working elias
with The message Of our Party.
Those are some of the problem
facing the coming convention. ]
will solve them by uniting the Part
behind the C.gE. C. in the unqual
fled support of the Comintern. TIL
danger cf war. Right wingism, Trot
sAyism and special conditions unde
which Our Party might be forced t
function in the near future, all de
rand united Party which courage
ously, in feminist spirit, meets a
difficulties and in spite of thel
leads the working class on towar
victory over all its enemies, With
and without.
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problem we will be confronted with
The necessity of assigning to the
street nucleus comrades who terri
torially do not belong there but who
are, thanks to their occupation, best
fitted to colonize chosen factory.
No nucleus should be permitted
to claim exemption from this rule
on the ground that there are no
factories on its territories. In such
case the nucleus shall be assigned
a factory nearest its territory or
one that is easiest for them to
establish contact with
This program, if properly carried
through, will bring our Party in
constant regular contact with big
important factories employing hun
dreds Of thousands of workers, which
will naturally result in fresh
stream of proletarian elements join
ing our Party.
The coming convention must also
stress the necessity of drawing IN
number of additional proletarian
clements into the Central Executive
Committee. But especially must we
definitely establish the rule that the
District Executive Committees, Sub
District Executive Committees, Sec
ton Committees and so on down the
line must have at least two
thirds proletarian composition.
colonization"
Our Party has theorized long
enough about this problem. The
coming convention must bring into
life the principle that member is
in the service of the Party at the
riace that the Party needs him most.
l don't have to prove the necessity
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
Convention Problems of Our Party

and benefits of colonization, suffice
it to mention just one case for illus
tration. In the cities of the square
DEAL" Binghampton, Endicott and
Johnson City, there are about
twenty thousand shoe workers con-
centrated in the Endicott-Johnson
shoe factories. We have a nucleus
there composed of foreign-born COM
rades. Our greatest need in this
place is a few English-speaking,
courageous comrades to lead in the
work. AS it is at present we are
practically helpless, while undoubt-
edly among the four thousand men,
hers of the New York district there
are number Of shoe workers who
work in small. unimportant two-by-
four shops instead of going into this
gigantic shoe center and becoming
the Communist organizers of masses
for struggle.
We find ourselves confronted with
the same problem in Schenectady,
with twenty thousand workers of
the General Electric, in the steel
mills of Lackawanna and a number
Of other important industrial CEN
ters. The solution of this problem
is of tremendous Importance now
when our Party considers the or
ganizing of the unorganized its most
important task. If this convention
succeeds in making step forward
toward colonizing important indus
t,iaI cellters it will advance the
growth and influence of our Party
immeasurably.
feminist Standards in the feminist
Party.
This convention must drive home
the point that the Party will moi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12

tolerate inactive membership in its
ranks. The curse of our Party is
The factional membership which be-
comes visible and active only in the
convention period, and which never
contributes activity to the Party.
The major campaigns of the
Tarty and it's energetic measures to
mobilize the entire membership for
them have taught US that there are
elements in our ranks which refuse
TO participate in any work, no mat
ter what efforts are made to draw
them in. These members, besides
not doing anything themselves, act
as brake on the tempo of activity
of the rest, spreading pessimism and
social democratic passivity.
The struggle against this condi-
ton must be undertaken ideologic-
ally and organizationally. We must
intensity our campaign to permeate
the membership with an understand
ing of the duties and obligations of
membership in the Communist
Party. At the same time we must
take organizational measures to
weed out of our ranks all non-Com-
munist elements who stubbornly re-
sist Patty discipline and activity.
This convention should make it
compulsory for every unit to meet
cnce week. At present, in most
instances, they meet once every two
weeks, and in the provinces it is not
exceptional to find units meeting
cnce a month and at even more pro-
longed intervals.
The Nationa! Agitprop should
work out detailed weekly outlines
| correspondence courses) for the
conduct of self-study classes in ele.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
BY MARTIN HANKIN

The major tasks for our coming
convention are clearly evident.
Mobilizing the Party fully for a
struggle against the Fright danger
and Trotskyism," as a necessary
preparation for struggle against the
war danger, is The foremost task
facing our coming convention.
The Comintern has clearly indi-
Gated the road to be followed in this
struggle against deviations from a
feminist line by pointing out the err
r"rs to the Right committed by our
Party, rejecting at the same time
tho accusations made by the "Oppo-
sition" against the leadership of our
Farty.
The Central Executive Commit
Tee, by accepting the decisions of
the Com;ntern without any reserva-
tions and by it's efforts TO unite the
entire Party for militant campaign
against the Right danger and
against Trotskyism, has proven that
the confidence of the Comintern in
the ability of the C. E. C. to correct
the errors of the Party and to lead
the Party on the feminist line was
fully justified.
The Party membership is fully
aware of those facts and will act
accordingly in it's selection of dele
gates to the coming convention. But
the coming convention will not have
done it's duty if it will merely sat
isfy itself with endorsing political
theses against the Right danger and
against Trotskyism; it must go
further than that; it must work out
The main line for the conduct of
this struggle both ideologically and
crganizationally.
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The theses adopted by the last
Plenum of the C. E. G. correctly
point out the defects in our Party
organization and lays the basis for
struggle to overcome those de-
fects. It remains now for the pre-
convention discussion and the con-
vention itself to concretize the prin-
ciples expressed in the theses and
thel eby lay the organizational basis
for the elimination of all weaknesses
that stand in the way of roofing
out the danger of Right wingism in
cur Party.
One Party--One Leadership.
The prolonged fractional strife, the
system of factional loyalty as SUI
perior to Party loyalty, has gone a
long way in undermining the con-
ccption of Communist discipline in
oui Party. 1t has hampered the or
ganizational growth of our ranks
ard the theological development of
our membership. 1t is partly be-
cause of this impermissible condi-
tion that Trotskyism could make its
appearance in our ranks at this
date. Without factional situation
Trotskyism could be combatted much
lGore effectively. 1t is only because
of the existing fractional situation
that we find the California district
headed by a district organizer who
has consistently over long period
committed the worst kind of Right
errors and has on top of that stub
hornly resisted the attempts of the
C. z. C. to correct his non-Commu-
mist line.
The coming convention must
make it clear that the Party will no
longer satisfy itself with proclama-
tions against factionalism. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
FRITZY G.
Senator's Tire of Sham
Battle About War Pact;
Prepare to Vote for 1t

WASHINGTON, Jan. H.. - The
sham nature of the seven days old
debate in the senate over the Kel-
-logg war treaties became still more
apparent today when Senator Alben
w. Berkeley of Kentucky stood up
to speak, and began by stating
frankly that he did not expect to
change anybody's vote, but only
wanted to get his position on record.
Senator Moses proposed from the
floor to Senator Borah that time
limit be set to the debate. The ne
gotiations were left to the cloak
rooms. The treaty will be ratified
as soon as the vote comes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
FORMER OPPOSITIONIST
is SUPPORTING
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Central Executive Committee,
Workers (COmmunist) Party,
N. Y. City.

N 7.
Dear Comrades:
In my opinion it is speak few unvarnished words
First of all admit that have been with the Opposition
from the very beginning; that to defended the minority
theses appeared that Opposition leaders
to show lack Comntern that is as Tar as the
snoita line for Communist Party is concerned
could follow them
The Opposition leaders demand at present
by making them they do not work Tor th pes
interests Comne On the contrary creates demoraza
ton will be a lasting to unity in our Party
Moreover of the Minority deals onsld-
shortcomings of Party and finally comes to the
conclusion Party whatever inns
is exactly saying about This reminds me
at to cut shoestrngs from another mans
leather"
consider the Partys participation
the election campaign last and the schools
that throughout the country with the Y W. L.
At a period whose detrimental eff
felt only economic life but can be seen fore
ing way into the very life Of our Party
this and in behalf of unity in the Workers Com
nunst Party, former Opposion and member Of the
District that the arguments Of the Opposition do
not It will only be useless to give the
Opposition but by supporting it hndrs the unity
of Party.
For activity it possible for
sign my real name.
Fraternaly yours
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elimination of factionalism, the end
ing of the two-Party system, is the
first requisite for successful strug-
gle against the Right danger and
against Trotskyism.
REORGANIZATION.
The social composition of the
Party undoubtedly presents US with
the task of finding ways and means
of increasing the proletarian mem
bership Of our Party by drawing in
new masses of semi-skilled and I'M
skilled workers into our ranks and
by adding more proletarian men,
bers into the leading committees of
our Party. Special attention must
be directed to winning for our
Party the young workers, because
one of the defects in our compost
ton is the relative high average age
of our membership and also because
the young workers offer very fer
tile recruiting ground for our Party.
The coming convention must lay
down the principle that each Party
unit, street or shop, must concen-
trate its activities around selected
shop, factory or mill. The shop
nuclei naturally carry on their work
in the shop where they are organ
lied. The street nuclei have to Sc
lect factory, preferably one OF
basic Importance and one in which
they have or can develop the most
contacts; it becomes then the task
of the nucleus to cover regularly the
given factory with Communist prop
uganda in the form of literature,
soecial leaflets, factory meetings
etc. The colonization of the factory
with Party members must be con-
sidered. In executing the above
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12

W IN " va
ST., New York; az Floyd Dell, Gro
ton-on-Hudson; (3) Nine. Henriette
Villain, 7 Rue Ruhmkorff, Paris
tXVIlT, France; ca Boris Souva-
rine, 5 Passage Doisy, Paris (XVID,
l'rance; ~ Egmont Arens, 100 E.
10th ST., City; (6) Alfred Rosmer,
ST Cite Jardine, Les Lilas, (Seine),
France, CD Maurice Aisen, Stuy-
vesant Square East, City; 80 Nor
lis Ernst, 46 w. 18th ST., City;
10Y Amos Pinchot, 101 Park Ave,
City; (10) Dorothy Van Doren, 8
". 9th St., City.
I also enclose 81 for my own sub
scription.-M. E.
The yellow socialist party insti-
tuition, the Rand Book Store, writes
to Cannon's counter-revolutionary
organ:
Nov. 26, 1928.
The Militant,
P. o. Box 100,
Madison Square Station.
Gentlemen:
Please deliver to us fifty copies
Of each issue of the Militant on
1eturnable basis at the dealers rate.
Very truly yours,
RAND BOOK STORE.
A letter signed by J. Kreslin,
manager of the Lettish anti-Party
PAPER, Strahdneeku Rihta, shows to
what extent the Cannon Trotsky
forces are ready to unite with ele-
taents regardless of principles so
long as it affords them an oppor-
tunity to strike against the Party.
This paper is an organ of hand
full of Lettish individuals who as
far back as 1921 split away from
the Communist Party and refused
to accept the decision of the Com
Intern fer the formation of an open
Party. and for the past seven years
these individuals have banded them
selves together into a so-called Let
fish Federation and have been en-
gagged in doing nothing else except
fighting the Communist Interna-
tional.
Kroslin's letter reads:
Nov. 80, 1928.
The Militant,
Box 100. Madison So. Sta,
New York. N. Y.
We are mailing you herewith a
marked copy OF our semi-weekly
paper, "Strahdneeku Rihta," organ
Of the Lettish Federation.
Will you kindly mail us few
copies Of The Militant, as we intend
to translate and reprint wholly or
in part some of the articles of your
organ.
Although we disagree on the sub
jet Of Trotskyism, we think that
you will render great service to
the movement by exposing the Love-
stone-Pepper group of charlatans.
Fraternally,
J. KRESLIN, Mgr.
Address: "Strahdneeku Rihta," P. o.
Box %, Roxbury (Boston), Mass.
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its reservations on the decisions of

its reservations on the decisions of
the CT and unite to build mass
Communist Party in America. We
hail the coming convention Of our
Party with the hope and firm con-
viction that this convention will sue
coed nlaying the basis for a united
Party and develop a. program Of ac-
ton upon which the masses will rally
for the overthrow of capitalism and
the establishment of the proletarian
dictatorship.
"Long Live the Communist Inter-
national!
"Long Live the Workers (Com-
munist) Party of America!
Forward to a Mass Communist
Party in America"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
Bigots Fight Against
Calendar Improvement

WASHINGTON, Jan. II (UP).-
Calendar simplication which would
create a 28-day month was opposed
by c. S. Longacre of the Religious
Liberty Association today before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee,
which is considering a resolution au-
thorizing the United States to call
an international calendar simplica-
ton conference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
GENERAL TO ROME.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. IL (UP).--
Minister of War General l. Volkoff
resigned today and will be appointed
minister to Rome, according to an
official announcement. It was not
revealed who will succeed him in
Premier Liaptcheff's cabinet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
Bolivia Continues to
Build Forts and Make
War for Standard Oil

ASCUNCION, Paraguay, Jan. IL
The newspaper GEL Diario" pub
fishes the accounts of many travel
lers arriving from Puerto Suarez,
which say that in the disputed area
of the Chaco, the Bolivians are has
tily constructing additional fortifi-
cation at the following forts: vi
triones and San Juan, meanwhile
continuing troop concentration in
these forts and at Fort Robore.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12
STOCK MARKET SLOW

Stocks began to rise in price
again in the last several days.
Fears of an early advance in the To-
cal Federal Reserve Bank rediscount
rate continued to create apprehen-
sion in financial circles, but these
were somewhat less yesterday.
This caused active short covering
toward the close after two distinct
hear drives had spent their force,
but new buying was relatively
scarce.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12

sour theory must rive an an
swer to the problems that practice
puts to us."-Lenin. Lenin memoir
inl meeting. January 10. In Madison
Square Garden.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12

"TmperinIism is the last stage OF
rapita1ism."--Lenin Lcnin menu
oriai meeting. January 10, against
the coming imperialist war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-12

Some More Greetings to the Daily Worker
on the Occasion of Its Sixth Year of Activity
in Behalf of the American Working Class
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CALIFORNIA
BAKERSFIELD
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SAN FRANCISCO
T. Miura
H. Nagura
SANTA CRUZ
E. w. Krehen
Chas. Carlson
COLORADO
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E. Tancoff
CONNECTICUT
STAFFORD
F. Peterson
FLORIDA
MIAMI
F. Lahli
ILLINOIS
CHICAGO
l. Rubin
S. Oilo
E. Falick
L. Falick
J. Nahoski
K. Mazeriki
F. Holmquert
M. Holmquert
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W. A. Green
A. Goldstein
G. Pysek
J. Mariane
G. Salmi
c. Krieger
J. Noyak
V. Rudaitis
NJ. Klebonas
G.. Tenkinis
C. Aksamet
D. Kowalyzyn
N. Katilis
C. Israelson
A. Mietla
A. Peldsher
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B. Maiditer
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MOLINE
M. J. Wagner
INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS
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IOWA
CENTERVILLE
j. Ozanich
MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON
E. Wetherell
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Workmen's Circle, III
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S. Chachovsky
S. Antonek
D. Winning
E. G. Welchinsky
Fl. I. Karobki
A. Viclorchik
w. Miskevich
C. Daduchika
w. Horkun
A. Vaznuzchik
M. Nikituk
E. Ralinchik
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R. Tonkin NJ. Silver
J. Kimmel J. Marcus
NJ Levine NJ. Gratman
B. Daniel S. Gotkn
GRAND RAPIDS M. Werless
C. Goodhea-I N. Solar
MINNESOTA N RIMS
KETTLE RIVER j. & G. RIMS
Kettle River Commu- S. Rawlectzsky
mist Party Unit l.. Shapiro
ROCHESTER A. Castleman
W. Friedell t,as 55a L. Fox
J. Kelley . .- M. Fox
C. E. Kirsch -.., P. Fox
A Comrade S. Goddard
G. F. Partridge E. Bersin
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MlSOURl J. Roos
ST. LOUIS f. Peterson
South Side Nucleus NJ. Rosen
NEW YORK CITY r R. 4 Iishepspg
c. Plenchino E. Rosenberg
E. Lacone A. Calinsky
Stlianidis N. Sniderman
Kappitin B. Sherman
A. Kaplan P. Dennis
E. Teitelbaum H. Christovich
M. Siegel E. Dragin
I. Nicken E. Martinik
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s. Kaplan NJ. Neishtat
P. Jacoby J. Herskovitz
M. Lipshitz S. Schwartz
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
MONIES NJ! E.:
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Howling spielers, flashy dancing
girls, "come on men, glaring lights,
squeaky organs, the whine of the
saxophone, all the sights and sounds
of the carnival are faithfully repro
duced in "The Barker" Para
mounts big talking picture, which
pleased two large audiences at Fox
Imperial Theatre last night, and is
to be seen again tonight.
Milton Sills, in the role of "Thc
Barker" Betty Compson, as the
hula dancer, Dorothy Mackaill, az
Lou, a carnival trouper, and Douglas
Fairbanks Jr., as the barker s unso-
phisticated son, give excellent rem
ditions of their various parts.
The action of the play is excep-
tionally good and there are not lag
ging moments. Comedy, pathos,
tragedy, greed and hate, all are
mingled together in iudicious guam
titles. "Thc Barker is the sort of
picture one wishes to hear and see
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
SULLIVAN TO
MEET RAMEES
At CALEXICO

The complete card for this week 8
fistic festivities at the CaleXico
American Legion arena Friday
night was announced today by
Matchmaker Jack Masinter.
AS stated yesterday Dick Ramies
and Artie Sullivan meet in the 10
round top spot. Ramies smacked
Young Sam Langford plenty last
Saturday evening and earned the
right to meet Sullivan this week.
Sullivan is one of the best well
ters on the coast. His fame is con-
fined chiefly to the San Francisco
bay region and up there the fans
flock to see him in action. Artie
should make much better showing
against Ramies than did the Los
Angeles negro.
In the semi-windup q couple of
heavy bantams tangle. Bobby Jones
who is earning real reputation by
his consistent good work in the
squared circle meets Jesus Jabuco.
The Mexican has been fighting at
Ocean Park and Wilmington where
he is well liked.
A couple of legitimate bantams
Pilino kilat and De La Fuente meet
in the special event. This bout is
of particular local interest because
kilat is from FL Centre and Fuentc
from Mexicali.
Pete Casas and Rod Rodriguez,
featherweights, clash in the curtain
raiser.
Altogether the card is a promising
one from an action stand point
Ramios alone should draw big
crowd as those who attended the
show last week are still talking
about the way he disposed of Lang
ford. The new faces on the program
should help to liven up interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
CITRUS PRIZE
ACCEPTED BY
SUPERVISORS

The county board of supervisc"s
meeting yesterday and today in
their regular monthly session ac-
repted handsome silver cup and
$50 in prize money from the Orange
show officials at San Bernardino
awarded to Imperial County for the
BEST grapefruit exhibited at the
show.
Much of the routine business of
the board was disposed of yester-
day and today the supervisors were
to pass on a number of things Of
particular interest to local and
county residents.
The appointment of a new
librarian to fill the post left
vacant by the resignation of Miss
Evelyn Boman will probably be
acted upon today. There have been
number of applications for the
position but nothing definite as to
a final selection has been done, it
is understood.
The application of A. G. Hoff-
man to erect dance hall at Sandia,
northwest Of Holtville was rejected.
The supervisors have advised As
cemblyman Witter and Senator Ed
wards they approve of constitution
al amendment No. lS which pro-
vides that Il license for an automo-
bile will not be issued to the owner
until said owner has paid taxes on
same. This measure, however, IS
! not expected to be passed upon for
! at least two years.
County printing contracts were