The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-11
R.IL.U. NORTHUMBERLAND
WORLD SITUATION

try with the so-called prosperity has 100000
workers walking the streets starving
The March 9th demonstrations for work or
wages for the unemployed workers showed the
militancy and rehabilitation of the working
class, which proves the correctness of the pro-
gram Of the c, |. and r. l. L. U. The answer
to these demonstrations by the capitalist class
was clubbngs, mass arrests and many work
ers facing deportation. In New York the
leaders of the unemployed committee are in
jail for three years for putting forward the
demands of the unemployed workers.
The answer to this must be by building mass
unemployed councils and calling district con-
ferences of unemployed workers with a pro-
gram of action with the national demands in
connection with the local demands.
Another important task for the r. /. L. U.
and it's American section, the Trade Union
Unity League, is the Negro work The Negro
work in trade union movement has been lag
ging behind especially in the north.
In New Bedford Mass, there are over 5000
Negroes; there are very few in the union and
none in the Party, The revolutionary trade
unions must pay special attention to Negro
work, and must have plan of action in order
to bring Negroes into our unions. Our unions
have committed many mistakes because they
are new, but few have learned many lessons
from these mistakes.
In New Bedford is a very good example
Here Eli Keller was removed because of the
policy which he carrying on, and few
other organizers were removed. This affects
the union membership, but at the same time
it is necessary to do these changes in order
to follow the correct revolutionary line given
by the C. l.
The youth work also has been tagging far
behind in the whole country. There are very
few functioning youth sections in the unions,
if there are any. Why? Many youth organic
ers are sent out into the field for youth work
but the result is that he does general union
work, this is going on in the N. T. w. u, in
the N. NJ. U. etc.
The Trade Union Unity League national
youth committee must be more decisive if there
is good youth work to be done with good re-
suits. Youth organizers should do general
union work but the main concentration must
be in the youth sections of the unions.
Our unions must always follow a clear cut
revolutionary line in order to win the majority
of workers, still there are few comrades who
more or less have wrong conceptions on trade
union work, and that is why they commit many
right wing mistakes which develop into an
opportunist line.
Some leading comrades in New Bedford once
developed the idea to abolish the youth sec
tions, which is wrong The youth work in our
unions must nave more dtCentlon imam Def0re.
Every mill local must build youth section
in its mill. These young workers will not
stay long unless they get into active union
work. Also give the workers social and
sports activities.
In the youth sections baseball teams, Soc
Ger, dramatic clubs, must be organized in or
der to bring in more young workers. The
bosses utilize sports in order to fool the young
workers and they build company sport clubs
These clubs must be penetrated and build
within Labor Sports Union committee in or
der to gain control of the club. Therefore
the youth sections must have social and sports
activities, but the main concentration must be
in the mills.
Union Unity League is the Labor Unity"
The Labor Unity" must be the agitator for
the T. U. U. L. The Labor Unity" must be
sold to all the workers and distributed, at noon
time at the factory gates, house-to-house can
vassing in order to popularize the T. u. u L.
and its program.
Build the 7. U. U. L. and its revolutionary
unions.
Intensity Negro and youth work in our
unions.
Increase the circulation of the Labor Unity
b d mass unemployed councils.
Call immediate district unemployed con-
ferences for immediate work
Hail the Red International Labor of Unions
Wo I Congress.
Long live the Communist International and
the Y. C. I.