The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-19
Weaknesses in Unemployment
Work and How to Overcome Them

demonstrations. These are the forces that will
help develop sustained activity such as canvas
sing, gatherings, etc. They will greatly assist
in the organization of house and block COM
mittees of the tenants league
We had leftist fear of this self activity of
the masses degenerating into a soup kitchen
charity atmosphere and that it will destroy the
militancy of the workers. This attitude can be
hkened to the one which asks you to stop work
because you might make mistake In the
present stage of our activity there is more
danger of our isolation in the rejection of this
self activity of the masses than its acceptance
Underestimation of Unemployment Work
While we accept unemployment activities as
one of our major tasks we have not taken the
necessary steps to show that we regard it as
such We are acquainted with the cry of no
forces and will not repeat it. However we must
agree that we must have something to begin
with Unemployment work is cry intensive
form of our activity 1t calls for T2vk amongst
the broad masses, many meetings, le2flets, daily
issues, quick action and funds are necessary. For
this most important work in New York City
we have one full time functionary with no tech
nical assistance. No permanent comrades as
signed for this work in many sections ofsthe
Party None of the Unions or Leagues have
assigned any responsible comrades for Unem-
sections no meeting place provided. No weekly
or monthly sum of money contributed by any
of the Unions Leagues or our close fraternal
organizations for the organization fund 1t
would be wrong for us to have our faces turned
1nWardly for the solution of our problems but
we must start with what we have and work out
wardly
Proposals For Furthering Work
l. Organization of Fractions.
2. Additional Organizational forces in Local
Office
3. Each Section to assign permanent COM
mittee of five to be in charge of this work
d. Section to assign as many women as pos
sible for this activity
s. Unions and Leagues assign responsible
comrades to branches in such territories where
they are concentrating.
g. All Unions and Leagues of the Trade I'm
ion Unity League and close fraternal organiza-
tions to pay regular monthly sum of money
to the organization of the Unemployed Council.
| z. Evening meetings o. the Unemployed
| Branches be held. This will make it possible
| for organizations to give continued assistance
| and leadership. All workers of the neighbour
hood will be able to participate. 1t will help to
| unite the unemployed workers with the rest of
the neighbors and add to their militancy
| 8. Canvassing and the organization of house
committees should be carried on by the section
committees. units and members of the Party moi
independent If the Unemployed Council, but
through it. In this manner there will be bet
ter coordination and every Party member will
lead non-Party members in the doing of that
work
| A Correction
In my previous article was incorrect when
stated "Comraoe' who are furthest removed from
the work give The most categoric instructions
| This applies to the District anr Section Commit
tees as well as the Unit Buros." This formulation
constitutes denial of the role of the Party
as the leader of the Unemployed workers as vel
as the wUrkingclass as whole.