The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-30

and its report is to be signed by all the mem
bers OF the commission. The commission must
see whether the expenses have been made in a
rational manner, examine and check I'D on the
accounting between the various unions between
the lower organs and the higher organs and
also as to the inner distribution of the budget
that Is, how much is spent for the apparatus
how much for other expenses, etc.
The Strike Fund and Aid to the Strikers.
The strikes of the miners and textile workers
showed the underestimaton of the organization
OF material help by the unions themselves and
particularly in the preparation for the strikes
and of the broad mass campaign of solidarity
OF course we cannot allow the question of the
declaration of strike under favorable circun-
stances to depend on whether the union is in
possession of strike fund and whether this
strike fund is large or small
But the duty of every revolutionary trade
union organization is the creation of strike
fund. Material help, even the most insignificant
raises the spirit of the strikers strengthens the
authority of the union among the masses, and
shows that the union is not only able to mob-
l5e masses for struggle but also cares for the
strikers The organization of strike funds de-
mands the most stubborn efforts. When strike
takes place it is imperative to organize special
committees of solidarity from among the work
ers of other industries.
The strike funds must be made up from reg
ular collections, by means of Solidarity stamps
from volunteer contributions, from incomes of
specially organized affairs like concerts movies,
lectures, parties, etc. In addition to this between
Is and 25 or even 30 per cent of the membership
dues which come into the union should be regu-
larly set aside for Militant Solidarity Fund
We must draw in the organization of workers
relief to render aid to the strikers the repre-
ofiyyec off
special organs of relief in connection with strike
committees; the revolutionary trade union or
ganizations must establish permanent contact
and comradely cooperation with the organiza-
tons for workers relief.
The Trade Union Press Must Be Of Militant
Mass Character.
Our trade union press, and in the first place,
the Labor Unity, have no identity of their own
1t is hard to judge, according to the contents,
character, whom they really have in view-.i3e
leading cadres, the broad trade union "active'
or whether they have as their aim the rank end
file membership.
Our press is not yet of militant mass char
acter. The circulation is very small AS a waa-
pom of mass agitation they are poor. They sllorli
and could become real instruments of the trade
union as far as agitation and propaganda amC-g
the masses of the aims and tasks of the res
lutionary trade union movement. Our Pcs
must be the real organizing link in the general
system of our revolutionary and trade union
movement.
We must adjust the Labor Unity and other CO..
gans of the trade union movement accordingly.
Editorials must be short digestibe to the read
ers written in simple popular language. Or
ganizatonal questions must have prominent
place on the pages of our press especially at
the present moment, when the revolutionary
trade union movement must make an important
turn, when questions of organizatonal forms
and also of the daily work of our trade unions,
the problem OF new mass methods of work are
assuming special Importance.
In order to lead the trade union press cor
rectly it is necessary to establish, under the
guidance of responsible editors editorial COM
mittees and workers editorial committees, draw
ing into them reliable workers correspondents
and active workers. Special attention must
be paid to the formation of broad workers
correspondent movement, the drawing in of the
workers correspondents into the general work
of the trade union press, also attention must be
given to their systematic training.
Simultaneously with the changing of the ex-
listing papers, we must provide Immediately for
the issuing of regular newspaper of the min
ers In the Labor Unity as well as in all other
trade union papers we must devote section to
the international labor movement, where the
should be interpreted. We must not, however,
limit ourselves to this. We must see to it that
the whole press should have systematic articles
on the trade union movement. This applies, first
of all to the Daily Worker, and then to all lang
uage papers.
In order to carry this out it is advisable to
establish trade union press buro in the T.U.UL
The task of this Buro should be to supply all
revolutionary organs with articles and materials
on all questions dealing with the political side
and everyday practical tasks and work of the
revolutionary trade union movement.
At the same time we must immediately pro-
vide for the regular appearance OF shop papers
These shop papers will be of unestmable service
in our task of penetrating the basic industries.
We must pick out in certain industries a num-
Der of factories, large ones preferably. where we
must Immediately begin to issue shop papers
regularly.
Our local trade unions and opposition proups
must give their fullest assistance and coopsra-
ton to this work. The trade union papo Il as
well as the shop papers must be distributed
through our shop delegates. 1t must be the task
OF the agit-prop (culture) committee to see that
the papers are properly distributed that thsy do
not renl2in on the shelves in the offices 81 The
union. etc.