The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-10
ORGANIZE THE UNEMPLOYED
WORKERS FOR STRUGGLE

ficant when one views them from the point
of objective favorable opportunities.
We Must Change.
There must be definite change in the daily
work which up to this time is yet only in the
stage of propaganda and agitation. 1t must
be brought to the stage of organization. and
organization for struggle.
The Unemployed Councils are dying out.
Not because there is less unemployment. To
the contrary, unemployment is on the increase.
But because of our inability to give leadership
to the Unemployed Councils The capitalist
politicians in Chicago and New York, such as
Mrs Mccormick, republican candidate for U.
s. Senate Lewis, democratic candidate in their
speeches openly proclaim that unemployed
workers and workers generally are fit for
Communism" Gov. Roosevelt of the state of
New York the other day declared that he is for
social insurance (of course fake social insur-
ance. to mislead the workers. "even if financial
papers will call me a Bolshevik."
There is daily evidence that the capitalist
class fears Communism. Our meetings are
usually attacked and speakers are arrested.
They are attempting to cripple our organiza-
ton, to Jail leaders and to make as difficult
as only they can the carrying on of our work.
All these facts are true but the main weak
ness of our work among, the unemployed IS
that we do not give leadership AMI guidance
to the workers in their everyday struggle.
They Look To Us.
UNEMPLOYED workers who JOIN our Unem-
ployed Councils come as a result of our mill
tant speeches that we will give leadership to
their struggle against capitalism against
wage cuts for Workers Social Insurance but
in our Unemployed Counsils in most cases,
these things are not taken up. | was present
at a meeting Of the Polish Unemployed Coun-
Gil consisting of unemployed workers thrown
out from the stockyards and when the work
ers began to speak about arranging mass
meetings on the streets it was our own COM
rades who were sent to the Unemployed Coun-
Gil to give leadership who were the ones who
spoke against mass meetings Workers raised
the question of demonstrations against eVlc-
tions and there was no response on the part
of our comrades and when l spoke to the work
RS at that meeting on the move TO outlaw the
Communist Party. the only Party which fights
against unemployment, indignation of the
workers grew and readiness to take up the
struggle to put Party on the ballot showed
itself. We asked for volunteers to solicit sig
natures on our Nomination Petition Blanks ans
they responded very gladly but there were no
petition blanks at the meeting. One comrade,
by accident had in his pocket three blanks
which the workers took away.
Watch Organization.
In other words we do not pay any attention
to our organizational work. We must make
every Party member conscious of his respon-
sibilty to the Party and the working class to
mobilize workers for struggle lead them in
struggle. bring to the workers the campaigns
of the Party and organize masses of nom
Party workers to carry our campaigns into
the broad masses of workers, Negro and white,
men, women, youth and children. This can be
done and it has been proven time and time
again that this be done and when this is
not done it is not the fault of the workers
it is the fault of our Party and our Party
members. Once and for all, our Party
whole and every individual member must feel
the historical responsibility of the present per-
od, we must understand that if we will not be
able to take advantage of the present situa
ton to give leadership to workers in their
struggle when the workers are looking for
this leadership and looking to us with conf
dence then we must ask, when can we ex-
pect the workers to follow u.s."