The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-07
New Members
Quota Recruited

This weeks results show that some districts
are making good progress. The total number
recruited this week (aItho we do not have the
results of the third week from Pittsburgh,
Cleveland, and California; is larger than any
previous week. The first weeks results showed
270 new members, the second PCT and today,
the third shows 374 new members, making
total of oil new members recruited during the
first three weeks.
Six districts have improved their recruiting
capacities since last week, Boston from four
new members last week to % this week; New
York from 81 last week to 115 this week;
Philadelphia from 80 last week to 40 this week;
Chicago from % last week to SO this week;
Buffalo from zero to p and the South from
zero to 25 new members this week
E As whole, however, with only five more
weeks to go, we cannot be satisfied with Gil
new members, which is only II per cent of the
total quota while SO per cent of the time has
passed
Six districts are as yet completely asleep
Seattle, Dakota) while Pittsburgh, Kansas
and Connecticut have failed to mobilize their
forces for the Drive, despite excellent plans and
promises.
The Southern District, involved in gigantic
struggle correctly steps forward as the leading
District insofar as percentage of quota being
filled 5000, The next district-quite a dis
ance behnd-is Philadelphia with $40, with
Detroit still holding on to third place with 27fd.
This week New York and Chicago both stepped
forward to fourth place each with 249o of quota
filled. Here we see California temporarily
ousted. This district must come back next
lot
REVOLUTIONARY COMPETITION.
Two Few challenges have been received this
week Boston District challenged California
stating that they will recruit more new mem
bers and organize more shop nuclei. Pitts
burgh steps forth boldly to challenge the sec
ond largest district in the Drive to get more
new members.
In Revolutionary Competition between Dis
tlicts we see real struggle developing be-
tween New York and Chicago, each being tied
with the other at 24ga of quota. In Negro
workers, New York still leads Chicago 1921,
atho Chicago declares they will win here also.
Philadelphia is fighting persistently to win its
challenge against Detroit but is still behind.
While Cleveland District spoke loud words in
their challenge to Detroit, we see Cleveland
only has - new members as against 134 for
Detroit. Cleveland should have challenged
Detroit in shop nuclei for there they are only
one behind, Cleveland having organized three
new shop nuclei this week as against four in
Detroit last week. Buffalo is going to fight
to make good its challenge to Connecticut, step
ping out with % new members as against a
total of 26 for Connecticut.
The third week of the Drive barely squeezed
through q higher number of Negro workers re-
cruited than previous weeks. The first week
saw So, the second so and the third 81. This
is still insufficient. Some districts like Bos-
ton with one Negro recruit and California with
none, must criticize themselves on this score,
despite other good points. Philadelphia has re-
cruited total of az Negro workers, while De
troit is on its heels with 46. Other districts
who have recruited Negro workers are New
York (3O), Chicago (21), Cleveland (9), Buff
falo-Pittsburgh (3).
Cleveland and Pittsburgh have come forward
this week with four shop nuclei, the first with
three and the latter with one Such districts
as Pittsburgh Chicago, California and Mime
sofa show scandalous record in organizing
of new shop nuclei, while New York is little
better
As is to be expected, the most active district
in securing new members would also be in the
same position in Daily Workers subs. This
sector of the Drive front is very weak. Phila-
delphia with a miserable 20 new subs, leads
all other districts.
While there has been a squirt forward in the
.hird week of the Drive no single district
except the South and Philadelphia, are keeping
pace with the time allotted which is swiftly