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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
Young Miners Fight Attacks
of Operators!

THE miners of Illinois are at the present time
In the midst of bitter struggle. The coal
operators have forced the coal miners of ILL
nols to point where conditions are unbearable
tne question OF most elementary existence
is difficult problem to every miner The
introduction of machines in the mines much as.
conveyors, loading machines electric drillers
steering machines, entry drivers and many
other perfected devices has caused severe
problem that will never be overcome under the
present system. The unemployment problem
cannot be looked upon as temporary thing,
but a condition that is permanent. The cutting
of wages directly and indirectly, using every
scheme possible in speeding up production,
the negligence Of proper ventilation as well as
other safety measures, ETC., are being used
by the coal barons as means to install their
efficiency plans and to increase profits. This
is all at the expense of the coal miners. To
this open attack the miners are struggling
against very militantly
The Reactionary U.M.W.A.
Not only are the miners of Illinois in a
struggle aaginst their common enemy, the coal
operators, but the once militant United Mine
Workers of America in the clutches of the
Lewis Fishwick treacherous machine, is today
the union of the coal operators. In spite of
many good union miners that are forced under
the "check-off" to pay dues to the U.M.W.A.,
it stands out as brazen strike breaking or
ganization where in the present struggle the
miners of Illinois have been satisfactorily con-
WINGED. In the face of the crisis in the in
dustry, in the face of these many intolerable
conditionssand many betrayals on the part of
the Lewis Fishwick machines, the coal miners
of America have organized class conscious
revolutionary union that today leads the coal
miners of America in every struggle.
In this fight Of the Illinois miners, the youth
are commanding the respect Of the American
working class. Their many battles on the picket
lines, their consistency of effort, and az or
ganizers for the union they an inexhaust
ahe force. A. revo- before the young miners
have taken tic lead in the struggle. lPhys
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
WHAT EVERY STREET
NUCLEUS MUST DO IN THE
RECRUITING CAMPAIGN

there are members in the Nucleus.
a. The Nucleus must sell twice as many
Daily Workers every day, as there are mem
bers in the Nucleus.
.. Every Nucleus must sell the amount of
literature as outlined under the tasks of every
Party member. Also, every Nucleus must aim
to distribute 1000 leaflets of every one issued
by the Party.
6. Every Nucleus must secure in the drive
at least 20 per cent of the new members Ne
gro workers. Attention must also be given to
the recruiting of women from the factory.
z. Every Nucleus must help build a unit
OF the Young Communist League in its ter
ritory.
8. Every Nucleus must arrange regularly
meetings to which sympathetic workers are in
vited, and an educational program organized.
8. Every Nucleus must regularly organize
discussion of the Party questions in order to
educate the membership and raise their poll
teal and theoretical level
Organzational Tasks.
l. Beginning with the first week in Jan
uary, all Nuclei must meet once a week.
2. Special Visiting Committees must be
formed to get back into activity all those who
do not come to the meetings regularly. These
comrades can be seen in the shop, or in the
home.
ton of all comrades not yet registered. Bring
all registrations to the District Office
A. The second meeting in January is to be
reorganization meeting Special efforts
must be made to get full attendance at this
nucleus meeting. At this meeting the officers
of the Nucleus are to be elected. They are to
be: l. Secretary Organizer. 2. Financial Sec
rotary. .. Agltprop Director. 4. Industrial
Organizer. s. Daily Worker and Literature
Agent. 6. Negro Organizer. T. Women's
Work Organizer These comrades are to con-
stitute the Executive Committee of the Fac
tory Nucleus. Factory Nuclei of less than IL
members should elect only 3 members to the
Executive Committee.
5. The Nucleus must collect every week
from every member 2 per cent of his weekly
wages as dues. payment Comrades unem-
poyed must take exempt stamps, if.they can
not pay and thus maintain themselves in good
standing. The Nucleus keeps 10 per cent of
the dues payment.
g. The Nucleus must keep record of the ac-
tivity of every member and be ready at any
time to report to the District Committee on
the activity of every Party member.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25

But the same night, and in the same sec
ton, another Nucleus (404) had organized an
open meeting and this meeting was allowed to
be held, in spite of the fact that they also
had to hang up posters and do the same thing
as Nucleus 402. That open meeting was a
success and four new members Joined the
Party. This shows an irresponsible attitude
from leading comrades in District and an
underestimation of the Party Recruiting Cam
palgn among the proletarian masses
IT this is not clear-cut Right danger in
our practical mass activities, then what is it /?
At the aforementioned meeting three "dicks"
arrived who had more closely than many Par
ty members, looked through the Daily Worker
where the meeting was advertised They were
told that the meeting was only for Party mem
bers and disappeared. That shows us that the
capitalists do not underestimate our forces.
Hoping that such Right error will be elm
mated in the future.
-Proletarian
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
The Right Danger in Our
Practical Work

WHEN the Open Letter from the Comintern
was sent to our Party it was stressed that
the acceptance of the Comintern's line and de-
cisions made by CT could not be accepted mere
ly by vote or lip-service. 1t was stressed
that the acceptance of the Open Letter must
be shown in the practical daily work, or work
among the masses. To a certain extent the
Party has succeeded in this but we still have
Right tendencies in our Party, and the Right
danger is most readily in carrying out
our daily practical Party tasks. For instance:
In District 8, Nucleus 4O2 had organized an
open meeting in connection with the Drive.
The Buro had planned the meeting we'll. 1t
was advertised in the Daily Worker and Ny
It'd Scandinavian weekly Party paper), hall
was rented, etc. When this meeting was sup
posed to be held the members received no.
tice when they came to the meeting that the
Secretariat of the District had called the meet
ing off through notice to the section organ
izer, and without giving any reason whatso-
ever for this action.
Some Criticism.
The Party members were very disappointed
and who can blame them. At functionaries'
meetings and other Party meetings, the nee
essity is always stressed for the Nuclei to take
initiative themselves, and not wait for instruc-
tons from the district. "Win the Masses" etc.
The Nuclei tried to do its best to draw in new
members to the Party and to spread the Daily
Worker and our Party literature, therefore
this meeting was organized And then came
the Secretariat of the district and stopped the
meeting in disorganized manner The only
reason for this was that the Nucleus was sup
posed to hold short meetings because they
had to go out and hang posters for the Lenin
Memorial, and SO they did.
The Nucleus protested against such an at
titude by the leading comrades in District 8.
The protest was unanimously carried and was
sent in by the Secretary in the Nucleus The
Section Organizer also reported that she tried
to get speaker from the district agitprop,
but failed they simply refused to send speak
err, the meeting was called off, that's all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
Proposals of Detroit District.l

l. The Street Nuclei as they exist at pres
ent are not really Street Nuclei except in
name. The order of business of the Street
Nuclei as at present may as we'll be the order
of business of any street nucleus anywhere in
the United States.
The Street Nuclei do not concern themselves
with the problems of the neighborhood in
which they are supposed to work. Nor do
they work in the factories nearby for the
building of shop nuclei.
Street Nuclei in the present recruiting cam
paign must strive to become actual Street Nu-
clei and take up the problems of the neigh
borhood and utilize these problems for the
purpose of modelling the masses in the neigh
borhood for the campaigns and slogans of the
Party. Such issues as housing, schools, must
be utilized in connection with our campaigns
against imperialist war; unemployment, etc.
All Party campaigns must be brought to the
masses in the neighborhood.
The Street Nuclei must consider as one of
their chief tasks to help the Factory Nuclei
in thei territory and to engage in factory
activi, for the purpose of organizing new
Factor. Nuclei.
In tn, present recruiting campaign every
Street Nucleus must strive TO organize at
least one Factory Nuclei
The Street Nuclei must canvass the neigh
borhood for subscribers for the Daily Work
err" Labor Unity, the l-egro Champion the
Woman Worker, the Labor Defender, the
Young Worker, and the Young Pioneer.
The Nucleus must build the LID, the WIR,
the FSU, the ANLC, etc., in its territory
The Street Nucleus must aid in the build
ing of the Auto Workers Union, and the
Trade Union Unity League. The Street NJ
ceus must work in all the workers organiza-
lions in the neighborhood bringing in the Par
ty campaigns and recruit members for the
Party. The Street Nucleus must in the pres
ent unemployment situation consider the mob
ilization of the workers and the working class
housewives for the building of the Councils of
Unemployed They must undertake mass
meetings, demonstrations, conduct forums, etc.
In short the Street Nuclei must become the
leaders in their territory of all the struggles
of the masses.
2. In the present re lifting campaign, the
Nucleus must double the membership at
present
g. The Nucleus must, from among the
workers in the neighborhood and factory, Sc
cure as many subs for the Daily Worker as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
By HARRISON GEORGE.

HAITI is famed for being the Black Republic
OF the West Indies, and while it correctly
is populated by Negroes, it is far from being
republic. United States imperialism has made
farce OF such word as Haitian Republic,
1T is IN fact yankee plantation.
OF the conditions of the Haitian people, num-
berless letters tell of the extreme poverty suf-
fered by the vast majority. We can count is
as little oversight" of Prof Seagar of the
Rockefeller Foundation chair of Hygiene in
Trinidad. not 20 have mentioned Haiti in his
recent dissertation upon the terrible condition
OF West Indian Negro workers. In part he
said:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
STAY THE ARM OF THE
EXECUTIONERS!
Abbeal OF the Western European Bureau OF the c.
and of the EMrobedn Secteta1iat of the RLLU. i

away thereby the last crumbs from millions of
starving children-in Japan force in the
world can uproot and put stop to the growth
of the revolutionary struggle, the struggle for
workers and peasants power, for the aboli-
ton of capitalist exploitation and serfdom to
the landowning class
In the face of the approaching political and
economic crisis, in the face of the swellin~
tide of revolution, the Infatuated japanese
bourgeosie threatens to drown in blood every
attempt at protest and struggle 1t threatens
with the death penalty every worker whose
ideas or actions it considers dangerous.
The Japanese proletariat must rise like one
man to defend the life of its foremost cham
pions, to defend its class interests. Its reply
to the impu1ent challenge of the bourgeoisiss
and the Japanese landowners must be mas
political strikes and demonstrations. The work
ers of the world and the oppressed colonias
masses must rise in support of the Japanese
proletariat, of its best sons whom the bour
geosie has doomed to death. '@
Workers and peasants of the world!
Thousands of intrepid self-sacrificing cham
pions of world revolution are threatened with
the death penalty and only the mass protest
of millions can stay the hand Of the execu-
toner. -
Proetarians of Europe, Asia and America!
In the name of proletarian class conscious
ness and fraternal solidarity, rouse the masses
and make them fight against the extermina-
ton of their Japanese class brothers. Come
out, all of you, in defense of the Japanese revo-
lutionaries, your fellow fighters in the COM
mon struggle! Wrest your comrades from the
bloody hands of the ferocious Japanese bour-
geoisie Come out, all of you, in defense and
direct support of the japanese revolutionary
movement!
Down with the Mtlxado Government, gov
eminent of executioners of the working class!
Long live the brave revo1nfionaries who are
lingering in the capitalist prisons Of Japan!
Long live the japanese Communist Party!
Long live the revolutionary trade union
movement of Japan
Long live the world proletarian revolution
The West European Bureau of the c. 1.
The European Secretariat of the R.LL.U.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25

of workers and peasants to bring them into
action against that imperialism.
Any class conscious worker will understand
that the great sea of misery among the masses,
is not only more important as a matter of
analysis than this inequality between an i'm
perialist bourgeois and native bourgeois, but
that mass misery is precisely the field of
operation for genuine revolutionary national
list movement, rather than the difference be-
tween one CRATER and another. :.
There is complete evidence to show that
there exist elements. among the sweaty tolers,
however humble be their station and whether
or not they are endowed with college degrees
and other documentary evidence of eruditon,
to furnish the bulk of the leadership which
must be composed of actual workers and peas.
ants to insure. the stability Of revolutionary
movement that really means business.
No one will question the right and the i'm
portance of intellectual elements and small
bourgeoisie to participate in the revolutionary
independence fight in Haiti or any other
country.
But the recent history of China, Mexico,
India and q score of other countries shows
concusively THAT those who wouds organize
successful fight for national Independence
must first of all, go to the most exploited
CidSSco, W CIle WOTkeTS ana peaSanCry, and
from these actual toilers build up the motive
force of the revolution. Without these masses,
the native inteligensia and the bourgeoisie can
not (even with the best intentions) hope to
win collision with imperalist oppression.
As in every such case, also in Haiti, it is
pleaded that there is no bourgeoisie" But
this is from the lips of the bourgeoisie ITSELF
which oppressed though it be by brute force of
foreign imperialism, can not be accused of
honesty in begging the question in such trans
parent manner, in order to maintain its lead
ership Of the great masses of half-starved
toilers of the city and farm.
The class conscious worker who seeks the
road for liberation Of his people in Haiti must
therefore resolutely seek to organize the pro-
letariat and peasantry andY see that in their
organizations, while such intellectuals as are
willing to subordinate their personal interest
and personal ability to the cause Of the masses
are welcome, nevertheless actual aOorkers and
peasants get and maintain the important and
responsible posts of leadership.
One Of the plainly obvious failngs of the
old leadership in the Haitian movement, is its
total lack of international perspective. One
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25

COMRADES!
The Japanese rgeois-landowning reac-
tionaries are determined to take drastic mea-
sures against the advanced proetarians OF
Japan The working class and its organiza-
tions have been subject to brutal repression,
the Japanese government has sent to prison
in the last months over 800 intrepid proletart
ian fighters, threatening them with the death
penalty.
Not satisfied with the penal servitude SEN
fences passed on the best representatives OF
the Japanese proletariat, the government OF
the Japanese capitalists and landowners has
passed by imperial degree in June, 1923, the
death penalty act for Communists. Throwing
an impudent challenge to the whole interna-
tional proletariat, the Japanese Minister of the
Interior, Adatzi, dsregarding all judicial pro-
ceiure, has declared that political prisoners
will be executed regardless of the date of their
arrest.
Comrades! The death penalty is hanging
over the heads of hundreds of proletarians!
The Japanese bourgeoise has decided to put to
death the best Members of the working class,
its foremost champions. The death penalty is
hanging over the heads of workers and peas
ants who have distinguished themselves. by
heroic deeds in the struggle for the workers
cause. Physical determination is threatening
those who marched at the head of the work
ers detachments, those who were prepared to
undergo torture and death for the cause of the
proletaran revolution, for the liberation OF
the peasantry, of all who toll and are ex-
plotted.
In Japan, in the country where capitalist de-
veopment is accompanied by medieval bar
barism, where the workers have no rights
whatsoever, where the police reign supreme,
where side by side with the biggest trusts in
the world, women and children are sold openly;
in Japan where the working class is leading
a miserable existence owing to monstrous ex-
ploitation of it's labor power, where landown-
ers take away from an enormous section of the
peasantry one-half of every harvest, taking
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25

would think that an appeal to, and bonds with,
other Latin American anti-imperialist organ
izations of militant nature would be the first
thing Haitian liberation leaders would think Of.
But it seems to be the last thing. This alone
is a serious commentary on the old leadership
and sufficient proof of the need for new
leadership more proletaran in character, since
proletarians are almost invariably quicker to
see the necessity for international solidarity
than the more self -centered intellectual or
bourgeois. ~
If anyone can have the nerve to stand before
the Haitian people, after seeing how Brigadier
General Russell tried to stop the news of the
demonstrations staged by the workers of the
United States led by the Communist Party |
against the massacres and oppression Of Haiti
ans by U. S. Imperialism, and deny the value
and the need for international connections
and international solidarity Of all exploited and
oppressed, such one has no place in the lead
ership of the Haitian independence movement
We might refer any Haitians who doubt the
value of international solidarity to the Mexican
workers who have just been freed from prison
by the physical collisions of Yankee workers
with police in half a dozen U. S. cities in pro-
test at the white terror in Mexico. But anyone
who raises such doubt in the minds Of
Haitian workers and peasants at this period,
or 1cho does not make special effort to bring
then, the neVs sn,othered by General Russell,
is no leader But msleader. We are quite
certain that if the Haitian movement now had
real workers and real peasants at its head.
there would have been an instant and fraternal
response to the demonstrations in the United
States. which, however, the present bourgeois
leadership seems to have Instructed
To sum up: Genuine mass organization on
the basis Of mass interests and demands: gen.
uine workers and peasants to the fore in lead
ership; connections with the oppressed Of
Santo Domingo, Cuba, all Latin America; and
a fighting alliance with the revolutionary pro-
letariat Of the United States. This is the
road to freedom for Haiti.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
A Correction

In the Resolution on the Membership Drive"
printed in Thursdays issue, under point F Of
the recommendations, there appears the state
ment--"the Central Committee will make it's
Organization instructions permanent institu-
tion." It should read Organization in
structors"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25
Workers! Join the Party of
Your Class!

Communist Party U. S. A.
43 East 125th Street.
New York City.
l. the undersigned want to join the Commu.
mist Party. Send me more information.
Address ................-... city.
Occupation Age.
Mail this to the Central Office. Communist
Party. 43 East 10th St, New York. N. Y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-25

To the Workers of the World!
To the Oppressed and Exploited Colonial
Masses! To the Proletariat and Toihng
Masses of the U. S. S. R.!
The Washington times., 1930-08-28
Big Fight in Congress for
Real Sex Equality in U. S.

In this city, for years to come, Will center unceasng
activities amendment to the Constitution intended
TO determinations against in Federal and State
laws
The National Womans Party, which has its national head
quarters close the Capitol will begin vigorous
campaign equalization Of rights and in the end
justice viii prevail It most assuredly will prevail if the
women Of the nation become sufficiently aroused to give the
fight their backing
Many magazine and other writer's assert that suf
frage has been or less Of FLOP in that
Indifferent utilizing their political rights and fail to
exercise the immense powers they have they would to
the polls.
Il may be difficult to women this fight for
full equaes under all laws It took years to them
for political rights and they Indifferent to these
body they may not themselves actively in
the coming fight.
There discrimination against women in most of the
States Of the country Property and other rights of
superior to those of nearly everywhere The old idea
that woman, when she marres practically leases herself
Tor her board and keep still prevails The responsible
for the upkeep Of child born in wedock but everywhere
he escapes this responsibility the father of child born
out of wedlock.
In Oklahoma woman may hold high public office. In
twenty States women still disqualified jurors In
many the citizenship rights of still inferior
20 those Of
Women, however have big advantage in the alimony
laws OF the country That their sharpest weapon against
bad husbands Il is useful desirable weapon large numbers
Of cases; an unfair one in others.
The Washington times., 1930-08-28
MORNING PRAYERS ON THE BRITISH WIS MAJEsTKS
SHIP RENOWN."

This picture il it survives will interest desesndnns &
the year ten thousand.
may interest the angels NOW they look down 30 60
battleshp deck whence prayers rising to The Pnes q
Peace the teacher Of GOOD Will Toward Men"
Each one Of the ffteeninCh guns above the preae -
could blow thousand from this world into the nsx w
one she'll well aimed.
Those guns this gigantic battleship costing many ms@
Of dollars are BUILT TO KILL and for nothing Ella.
The clergyman does his duty carrying his message p
where it s most needed to the scene Of carefully p4
killing.
But the angels to those that have always lived u 1n
been Earth to learn how do things mHs s@s
little strange to hear the words: Forgive oEr 6e
forgive those who trespass against uttered es@
these guns that forgive nothing and were built to puA ~
trespassing upon the rights real imaginary, of gs@
Empire.
picture Of Morning Prayers in the 0snniba hAanoA
with the Medicine Man" other local clergyman oEEeng
prayers to idol with pink eyes and green mesa Pa4
savages around him armed with hdeous weapons waiting 9
out and supply Of human food would seem sza&
But you would say to yourself they only savag@ an4
do realize how nconguous to offer prayers even
idol in the presence Of horrible weapons via @
knowledge Of their intention to Kill presently.
In the sight Of unsophsticated angels this picture ms s@
lust as ncongruous with death in violent fOm ever Es
dominating prayers addressed to one who said:
"And unto him that snsiteth thee on the ss sA@@@
offer also the other"