The daily worker., 1930-03-27
THE YOUNG COMMUNIST
LEAGUE ON MARCH SIXTH

were distributed. This is true about most Of
the districts
Membership Modified.
On March there was almost 100 per cent
turn out of the membership. In New York
alone 400 League members, in Detroit 100
members of the Y.C.L. actively participated in
leading the demonstration. The membership
displayed real militancy and revolutionary
courage. Our Boston District Organizer re-
ports that "in Providence Maynard and Wor-
cester the League was the main force in mobil-
ization." In Detroit day after the demonstra-
tion, the capitalist press came out with the
following statement: Thursdays Communist
demonstration was not demonstration of
100000 Reds. 1t was a demonstration of a
double handful of fanatical, mostly young
Communist trouble makers" The Oakland and
Los Angeles press gave special attention to
the militancy of the young Communist The
Cleveland demonstration was led by Lii An
drews, the District Organizer of the Vel.
While we record the great work done by
the Young Communist League, at the same
time must take seriously the warning
Of the Party that I'VE must not become
dizzy with success The Party must sober
ly appreciate this success but at the same
time clearly analyse its political and
ganizational shortcomings and energetica-
even more far reaching revolutionary ac-
ton"
In the spirit Of this warning must fully
and boldly expose some of the weaknesses and
shortcomings which have revealed themselves
before and on March 6. Among them we must
emphasize the following:
l. The Young Communist League did not
participate as an independent force, with the
result that our program for the unemployed
workers was not popularized to a sufficient
degree, within our League as well as among
the young workers.
2. The League failed to establish itself as
an active force in drawing in young workers
into the unemployed councils and committees
of action.
3. With ever few exceptions no special
mass meetings, demonstrations and marches
of unemployed young workers have been or
ganized
a. The Youth Department of the TU.UL
did very little to mobilize the young workers
of the existing youth sections in various
unions, as well as the young workers in general
for March 6.
5. Not one youth conference on unemploy-
ment was held.
6. Very few districts visited working class
youth organizations, calling upon them to par
ticipate in the demonstrations.
7. The League has almost completely failed
to carry our propaganda and agitation to the
armed forces where thousands of young work
ers landed due to unemployment Only New
York. Newark, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee
and Duluth have made some attempts Especial
leaflets to the National Guard) Detroit was
the only city which issued special leaflets to
the soldiers.
8. Strong underground moods and giving
I'D too eaSi1V the Strupp1o for 1eua1itv
evident in some places (In the first case New
York, and in the second case California;
Q. Some districts of the Y.C.L. have totally
failed to even issue special youth leaflets.
California, Pittsburgh.
10. The emphasis was laid too much on the
unemployed young workers and not enough on
the young workers in the shops and factories,
with the result that our strike calls were not
at all effective.
II. The directves from the National Com
mittee to the districts and from the districts
to the units were not sufficient and concrete
enough
IL. With the exception of Detroit and
Youngstown the League fael to mobilize to
sufficient degree the young Negro workers on
March 6.
All these weaknesses prove very decisvely
that we have not as yet learned how to carry
out Communist youth policy in practice
among the young workers.
One of the most important phases of our
turn towards mass work is to learn and be
able to rally the young workers under our own
slogans and banners, to struggle for our de-
mands and follow our leadership.
These woal-~assos must be born in mind in
connection with preparatory work in the
May l campaign, as well as on May. / itself.