The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-24
Greet BURLAK
AT 9TH NATIONAL.
CONVENTION
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opportunists tried to split the Party,
the fact that only 220 were ex-
PEELED, and that 1877 of these were
in New York, shows how Lovestone
failed to shake the iron unity of
the Party and shows the weakness
of his organization the country
over. AS the Trotskyite cleft" OPP
portunists were dumped out before
the Sixth Convention, this has not
been disciplinary problem, only
three being expelled for Trotsky-
ism since March, 1929.
Fourteen were expelled for white
chauvinism; 81 in the cleansing of
the Party from opportunists who
followed Halonen in the MINI. Dis
trict; similar tendencies caused the
expulsion of 20 Ukrainians in De-
troit; 81 for various persistent
Right deviations, and 81 for unre-
liability, indiscipline, refusal to do
Party work, etc. If any Lovestone-
ties remain, they are of no conse-
quence, and the main fight on the
Right Danger is the cleansing of
its ranks of those who reveal OPP
portunism persistently in practice.
A number of recommendations
were made to improve the function
ing of the Party financially, and
strict responsibility will be had by
new accounting supervision. No
more loose handling of dues or lit
erature.
Hathaway on Youth Work.
Comrade Hathaway delivered a
report on the Young Communist
League in the name of the Central
Committee. The Party can win the
majority of the working class if it
organizes the workers on the basis
of their daily demands. Special
groups have special demands, and
among these the youth. The Party
has seriously underestimate the
role of the youth, and the reason
that the c. c., and not represen-
tative from the youth is making
this report is that by this the Cen.
trail Committee is calling attention
of the whole Party to its duty to.
ward the youth and its political
leader, Y. G. L.
The Party must not look upon the
Young Communist League as cul-
tural organization. 1t must not con.
sist of students, as in the past but
of actual workers. The census Of
1920 showed there were 100000
young workers, over one-half in
factory industry, rs per cent in the
auto industry. The belt system
causes the young workers, in spite
of their energy, to be totally ex-
hausted at the end of days work
Yet they are paid lower wages than
the adult workers. This is part
of the general attack on the work
ing class by the bosses to cheaper
production and compete on the
world market. While it is true that
young workers supplant the adult
workers, yet this does not mean
that the young workers do not suf-
fer from unemployment. Many of
them have to maintain families, yet
it is estimated that one-fourth of
the 100000 workers now unem-
ployed are young workers. In those
industries where young workers
predominant, such as the radio in
dustry, unemployment is great. The
radio industry laid off 28 per cent
of its workers in March alone.
To Organize Negro Youth.
Within this mass of specially ex-
plotted workers is great group OF
even worse exploited, the young
Negro workers. All these objective
factors make the situation ex-
tremely favorable to build the Y. c.
Il. Yet the Y. C. L. is tagging be-
hind even more than the Party. 1t
is isolated from the masses and in
very serious situation because OF
this.
The League has progressed, how
ever. 1t was nearly ruined during
the fractional fight and real progress
has been made in getting it really
organized. But all this is INSULT
cient, it's composition is bad, only
go per cent are workers and only
one-fifth of these in heavy indus
tries. Also it's national compost
ton is in the main Firms and jew
ish, there are only fifty young Ne
groes in the League and there are
no figures on Americans. 1t has
very few shop nuclei.
left" Phrasemongering Danger
Our chief weakness is the cover.
ing up Of a lack of basic work by
revolutionary phrases, a deep left
sectarian tendency to substitute fol
action. The right danger is the
main danger in the League, as ir
the Party. The leaders fought op'
portunism, became confused ant
viewed the main danger as coming
from the left. At one time they
tried to convince the Central Com.
mittee that it was the same in the
Party, but this was checked.
The whole Party must under
stand the Importance Of the youth
and the political role of the Y. c
L. Resistance has shown itselt
against forming youth sections il
tho Rod ITnion and the American