The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-26
Concentrate on the Shops and
Factories! Organize the
Mass Political Strike!
(Directives of the Political Bureau of the Cent

examination the reports important
districts the preparations the Political Bureau considers these
arations unsatisfactory Everywhere definite akening Party
work be noted The March 9Th has led leading
weaknesses of March 9Th again clearly evident
in exaggerated FORM
The united front conferences sufficiently
workers organizations drawn into these conferences utilized
fuffieenty in the preparatory campaign
the shop nuclei continue pasve factory May Day strike committees
remaining there danger that the mass political strike which is
central May Day will be entirely limited
fractions failed bring sufficiently
TUU the preparatory work. and the TUUL recruiting has
been almost completely neglected 4
The SS su ssg y H. PT1 m M m has been
districts Daily sufficiently
connected up with the May Day preparations
past eg organized" insufficient prepara-
lions being made actually organize the May Day
These serious shortcomings in the work
qre immediate attention and p drastic BY all leading conf
District Organizers to Immediately undertake and through the
following
on and union functonaes and secretaries Of shop nuclei must be
held at work out steps for the STRENGTHENING Of the
work the of the demonstration.
N This shall include the selection limited number of large
factories in basic where the influence Of the Party the
and the concentration of all of
the and forces of the Party these shops effort to
First Shop bulletins special shop leaflets linking the
against the specific bad conditions in these shops with the
general distributed Shop meetings.
which all the available forces of the Party L. TUUL and
poyed councils concentrated be hdat these selected fac
daily May All the Party,
unions auxares and Sympathetic organizations must be utilized for
reports sympathetic the May Day political
among these large pcketng DEM
onstraon with speakers leaflets and banners must be organized
shop in actually pulling strike WINE concentrating chiefly
shops the mobilization of the mon workers who DEM
onsrated on March 9Th must not beneslected
The Daily Worker circulation Campaign the TUUL recruiting
the election campaign of the Party be sharply brought
period remaining before May First especially in the
displayed Special committees must be set to dis
tribute and subscriptions for the Daily Worker at the demon
stratons
d) Great attention must be given Immediately organza
the demonstration This must include the
ganzed participation organizations TUUL trade unions
factory YOUTH sport fraterna and unemployed organa
organize their defense the centralized control of these
defense well of the entire demonstration by steering
committee by the May Day united front conference committee
9th ourrs chosen advance the OF this
the sections Of the demonstration each Of which
be definitely organzed the designation of definite concena
points organization factory from which the workers
the the
special committees the recruiting OF Party members
the sale of the Daily Worker Labor Unity May Day Buttons
bands where possible and thorough advance
for the shouting Of slogans, singing etc.
@ All illusions that the granting of police permit nsures the
peaceful holding Of the demonstration must be energeca
preparations for the defense Of the from
police especially and fascist orgaa
must be made The organization and preparation OF work
ers defense corps must be given serious attention
The Political while sharply pointing insisting
immediate correction nevertheless
certain achievements the
work in all districts United front conferences with all organa
already sympathetic successfully carried
hundreds thousands Of leaflets distributed
number Of shop bulletins have been factory gate
been hed large numbers Of the special May Day edi
s Of the Daily Worker are being distributed An Of these
achievements But the weaknesses in the campaign especially
organana weaknesses than outweigh the achievements
Political Bureau insists the immediate rayng OF the
these weaknesses and mobilize the
political strike for the struggle unemployment
naturalization, against npast for the defense of the
Soviet Union against American capitalism powerful street DEM
anst -