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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
"Our" Ally Against
BOlshevism

In view OF the numerous expressions in the
capitalist press to the effect that America should
not be too severe in criticzing Japan'S seizure OF
Manchuria, because the empire of the Mikado
is acting as an ally Of Our civilization" against
the menace Of Bolshevism," the following ex-
cerpt from an Associated Press dispatch OF
Jan. H. imparts to us just hof "civllized~
this ally is:
TOXIC, Jan. 12.-Emperor Hirohito viii re.
port the recent attempt against his life to the
sun goddess Amaterasu, and will participate
In rites before the Place of Awe a small sanc-
tuary within the Imperial palace"
The Mikado should also report to the SUN
goddess" that he has for years been holding
hundreds OF workers in prison FOR organizjras,
trade unions, as one more reason why he should
be hailed as defender Of civilization" against
Bolshevism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
&4..A
They Did 1t
D. gORaw

One Of the weakest OF the many weaknesses
OF the revolutionary movement is the lack Of
shop work, or just dilly-dallying with it, Too
often it Is done badly or not at all because OF
that "vile disease" as Comrade Stain calls it. OF
fear OF and distrust in the masses.
Anyhow, without going into that further, ws
are delighted to point out an example Of good
work, carried out by the Metal Workers Indus-
trial League in New York, in the Durable" tool
and die shop.
An organizing group built up such an inf1u-
ence that when the boss, feeling something Slip
ping, fired some worker to frighten the rest tbs
influence OF the group was such that the nexS
day power was shut off in the shop while an
workers gathered right in the shop to discuss
grievances.
strike resulted which was properly organ
lied with rank and file control, and in tE1res
days time all demands were won, the discharged
workers taken back wages increased, extra pay
for overtime and recognition Of the Shop Com.
mittee. Since then, other wage increases have
been won by proper functoning Of the Shop
Committee.
Recently, We understand, the ~ Y. Trade
Union Unity Council arranged with the Workers
School TO teach trade union strategy to selected
members of the red trade unions in the locality,
but only one or two unions even replied to the
letter sent them about it, What can be done
about it, we don't know
But since these other unions are so backward
about going to classes to learn something they
certainly don't know now-maybe they might be
shared into the dance being given by these strik=
ers at Irving Plaza this Saturday evening It's
called Victory" dance, and possibly the strik-
ers may be able to smuggle some idea into the
heads of even some cocksure Communists and
passive militants" Of our trade unions on hoy7
strikes are won,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
FOR SUCCESSFUL RECRUITING
BUREAUCRATIC METHODS MUST
BE LIQUIDATED.

It is necessary to have a drastic change in
the methods Of recruiting new members into
the Party. The present practice in recruiting
work amounts in practice to a repulsion Of
workers anxious to join the Party and ex-
cellent material for the building Of the Party.
It is necessary that recruiting shall be carried
on on a mass basis, that every facility shall
De given for the largest possible number Of
workers to join the Party, that red tape and
delay in acting on applications shall be reduced
| to minimum, and that the entire Party shall
be prepared not only to welcome the new mem
berS, but to hold them and transform them
into most active, reliable Party cadres. To this
end the life of the units must be made pOlit-
cally interesting and valuable for the members.
Routine and bureaucratic methods must be
iquidated. The system Of administrative COM
mand must be conbatted and in its place de-
Veloped the active participation Of all members
in the planning and execution OF the work
without in any way weakening the practice OF
Capitalization and individual responsibility
The minimum goal Of at least doubling the
membership in 1881 must be set by each section
and district.-(From the 18th G. C. PIenum
Resolution, printed In full in the October
COMMUNISM
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Page Four
Party Recruiting Drive
Janmary II March Is, 1882
THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RECRUITING
DRIVE
Bs L ANETER

) Fss L ANETER
THE Party Is now going into ths recruiting
drive, This Is OF the greatest significance
at the present time. Our Party Is the leading
and driving forcs In the class struggle The
capitalist class fears no other section Of the
working class more than 1t fears the Communist
Party. The capitalist class knows that without
the leadership OF the Party the workers cannot
be organized and led In revolutionary struggle.
This Is Of the greatest Importance 10 them.
for the crisis is weighing heavily on the workers
and small farmers The capitalists know no
other way out Of the crisis but by making the
workers and small farmers bear the crushing
burden Of the crisis and by war. These are not
separate methods Of the capitalists, but one
method. Mr.. Mallory, chairman Of the public
works committee OF the American Association
for Labor Legislation. declared the other day
that mo government has ever stopped depres-
sion except by war and while 1t is dangerous to
try to halt a depression it is more dangerous
not to attempt to do So"
This is clear lsnguage-and indicates clearly
that the drive against the conditions OF the
workers is directly linked UP with the prepars-
lions for war. Against who the war is being
organized is clear-the Soviet Union
It is not Of the greatest Importance there
fore. that in the crisis, with the workers every
where showing a willingness to ftght-Kentucky
miners textile workers, needle trades workers,
etc.-for the workers to have leadership and or
ganization? Is it not of the greatest Importance
that our Party should have its roots in those in
dustries which play foremost part in the prep
arations for and conduct Of war, namely marine,
chemical, metal, transport Is it not our duty
to build up the revolutionary unions, the unem-
ployed councils and most Of all, the Party, in
order that this struggle may be conducted?
Therefore the recruiting drive is Of the great
est significance to the Party. Our Party is
neither large enough nor is it sufficiently com
POSED Of the workers Of the basic industries.
And. most Of ALL our Party is not rooted in the
sbOps-only about 100 members out of the more
than 800 in the district are in shop nuclei
This shows that we Will not be able to fulfill
our tasks unless we carry on tn emost energetic
work in the recruiting campaign-each member
in his or her own shop, union and unemployed
council. But the Party as a whole, must throw
forces into recruiting from the basic-the war
Industries, building nuclei In the big shops OF
these industries This will not only enable us to
lead the workers in the coming struggles-the
needle, textile and other struggle; 1t will not
only strengthen the Party and bring new blood
into its work. furnishing new leadership for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
All Crippled Up

Washington dispatch of Jan. IL, telling or
session OF the U. S. Supreme Court remarks
That Justice Holmes, 90 years old was suffering
from lumbago and had much difficulty in
reaching his seat" while Justice Van Devanter
mad an arm in sling because of rheumatism
and Justice Brandeis "was unable to attend be-
cause Of a cold"
This calls to our attention the fact that nine
decrepit old imbeciles who ought to be any
Wnere else where they are function as the Solmen
judges OF what is and what is not legal" in this
country. however although feeble they do the
best they can by capitalism And it is perhsna
fitting that a decaying capitalism should have
such lot Of ancient fossils nmbling over It In
its declining years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
Building the Metal Workers Indust-
rial League in Pittsburgh District

workers. First, a thorough investigation OF the
burning grievances of the workers in the depart
ments and mills must be made and a powerful
sentiment among the workers for struggle
against these grievances must be created by our
Union.
This work must be followed up by the organ
ization Of Grievance Committee which will
present the grievances to the Company when
the Committee has the backing and support of
the majority of the workers in the Department
or mill This follow-up work has been entirely
neglected in the past. The organization of Uni
ted Front Committees OF Action against a wage
cut, a new speed-up system mass lay off is con-
creteIy dealt with in the plan.
The organization OF the unemployed steel
workers for the struggle for immediate winter
relief and unemployment insurance in the steel
towns is closely connected with the work inside
the mills. Work among the unemployed and
part-time workers plays big role in the plan.
The building up Of working representative IN
employed Councils IN the steel towns is the i'm
mediate task of the Union
The drawing Of Young steel workers into the
Union must become the task of the entire mem
bership of our Union. This is to be done through
the working out of the special youth demands
together with our General demands and through
the organization Of the youth in the company
towns, where the terror is great, In sport teams,
youth clubs, etc.
Work among the Negro workers as well as the
wives of the Negro steel workers is a central
part of the plan.
The Three Months Plan OF Work will end
on March 20. The National Committee for
building of the Steel Workers Industrial Union
elected at the September 81 Conference in Pitts
burgh, will set a date for the calling of the
Convention to establish the Union. Fight for
the burning grievances and for the everyday de-
nands of the workers in the mills and the de-
velopment OF struggle is the road for the build
ing of the Union in the Pittsburgh District mills
All Of our work until the convention must be
doubly intensified, so that by the time the Con-
vention is called, good representation of steel
workers from the big mills of the Pittsburgh
area will gather with workers from all steel Sec
tons OF the country to establish revolutionary
steel workers union in the United States
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
WHAT is COMMUNIST DISCIPLINE
BASED ON?
From the "ProIetsrii," No. A6, JnIy.
190S.-'Lenin on Orgsnization.")

The question arises, first Of all, how Is the
discipline Of the revolutionary Party Of the
proletar1at matntained2 How Is 1t being tested?
How is 1t being strengthened? Firstly, by the
consciousness Of the proletar1an vanguard and
It's devotion to the revolution Its steadfastness
its sef-sacrifice and its heroism. Secondly, by
it's ability TO maintain contact and TO obtain
approach, to fuse itself, II you like, with the
vide mass Of the boiers-firstly and foremost
with the proletarian toiling masses, but also
with the non-proletar1an toiling masses.
Thirdly by the correct political leadership ex-
ercised by the vanguard and its correct polit-
cal strategy ana tactics, which are conducted
in such way that the wide masses are able
to convince themselves OF their correctness by
their own experience. Without these condi-
lions, discipline cannot be maintained in rev.
dictionary Party really capable OF being the
Party Of the class which Ia destined to over
throw the bourgeoisie and transforms the whole
of society. without these conditions, discipline
must inevitably be an eanpty-sounding phrase,
crooked gesture. But such conditions cannot
be created Immediately. They are the result
Of long effort and painful experience; their
creation is facilitated by q correct revolutionary
theory, a theory which is not dogma, but
which has been built Up by close association
with the experience OF a real mass, revolution
sry.unoverneuSs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
LET'S HEAR SOME MORE OPINIONS

7 JOINED the Party only few months ago. I
Communism and with full realization and will
ngneSs to submit to proletarian discipline The
minute presented my book at the unit was
pounced upon with "At last wen have a good
org. secretary" I accepted the task without pro-
test. I didn't know what the rights of a new
member were and now that do, It is plain to
me that this was an unpleasant JOB which none
Of the older members wanted and they seized
upon new member to take advantage Of. did
the Job and suffered was under the impress
sion when Joined the Party that It meant work
among the masses and here was swamped with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
Not Adequate
Punishment

We don't know who said it, probably nobody
since Haywood Broun is VIGOROUSLY given to
lying and misquoting, but in his column the
other day he said that zone Communist leader
has announced that his first official act upon
coming to power will be to set me I'D before
firing squad"
Naturally, when THE WORKING CLASS
not some Communist leader"-comes to power
1t may not display any special enthusiasm about,
maintaining fake socialist" colunnists of cap
italist newspapers in the style to which they have
becomes accustomed.
But to shoot Haywood Broun would be sheer
waste OF powder and lead In fact it would not
be necessary. He's too much OF a coward, and
just as today he keeps on the near side Of those
In power who happen to be capitalists he would
be quite willing to sell himself to the workers
If they were foolish enough to take him. once
they were in power.
Where he is loathsome instrument OF cap
italism against the workers is now in the time
OF their struggle to get power. And it is not for
us to decide now what the workers government
might mete out as punishment for that
Shooting may be deserved. and we do not
exclude that from the possibilities, but how about
taking his gin away from him and putting him
to work as stoker in a steamer carrying work.
ers to the Bermudas for their vacations He
knows that route-abocv deck
Or job gathering up garbage cans He has
been writing a column in the capitalist press
long enough to be thoroughly experienced in
handling garbage
This methods ought to settle that old stupid
question that bobs up now and then: "Who will
do the dirty work under socialism," Who If not
the fake "socialists"P They do the dirty work
now for the capitalists.
IN THE HALL OF JUSTICE: The telephone
company at Sacramento, California, is finding
out what kind of "justice" is handed out in that.
the capital city of the state, where sits the gov
ernor and the state supreme court that have
kept Mooney and Billings in prison for 16 years
fhe company maintains nickel phone station
in the Hall Of Justice" there. And the local
papers are forced to remark that all the com.
psny gets in chat cash bax are ansH, easNS
spssaA Ang dsses snA MON wsstsssg e4l.sa-s-AsAS
-.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15

Parity but it will also enable as 20 carry on
the basic work in the shops that viii bring out
the workers in the shops in defense OF the Soviet
Union.
By changing the unit life, by making IL pulsate
with the struggles in the shops and among the
unemployed, the whole life OF the Party will
change. and the new recruits will remain In the
Party. They will help us build 1t up and to lead
the workers in struggle against the capitalist
class on the basis Of the demands and slogans
Of the Party.
The New York district must not only fulfill
It's quota in the recruiting drive, 1t must far
coed itself BY revolutionary competition, be-
tween the sections, units and Individuality
clear understanding Of what our duty IS, by or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
A NEW MEMBER VIEWS THE PARTY UNIT

technical work and inner meetings, now a meet
ing of all org. secretaries, now a meeting of all
unit buros. The thing that annoyed me most
about the whole thing was that I felt all the
time an org. secretary was unnecessary Why
couldn't the unit organizer Just as well write
out the assignments and hand them out at the
unit meeting? [ took it all without saying
word because I was new and didn't know had
a right to protest.
I wasn't the only new member in that unit
that was taken advantage Of. Every time new
member came in, the older members would re-
iect assignments given them and the new mem
Der would be asked If he could accept A new
member hasn't got the nerve to say no.
Another thing I noticed in this particular
unit. When the study circles were started, there
were many comrades who couldn't answer the
most fundamental things, comrades who had
been in the Party for 10 years and more and
still no attempt had been made before to give
them theoretical training an absolutely GRIM
inal neglect, the blame for which can only be
placed on the higher bodies OF the Party, since
it was plain that the comrades were eager TO
learn.
was very unhappy ana felt like quitting and
only the fact that kept in mind what Lenir
had said about discipline made me stick But we
must remember, comrades, that not every new
member Is fortified with the teachings Of Lenin
short while later I was transferred to an
other unit belonging to the territory In which
lived. What contrast! I was greeted warmly
and made to feel very much at home. They en-
couraged me to take part in the discussion they
were having In giving out assignments, every
comrade got something 70 do. At The first two
unit meetings was given no assignment The
effect this had was to make me eager TO get into
the work that The other comrades were doing
started 70 canvass with Daily WORKERS collect
signatures for the Communist Party, act as
chairman at open air meetings etc., and began
to feel that the Communist Party was really
Party Of action
Cfrom the Party Builder, issued BY the Dis-
Exfcs COMMITTEES Of IRE GcrsssMneA Party i'm
New Yeg$.b sssvy-S -, -~-,--a-.--. =
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
DISTRICT RERUITS SO NEW MEMBERS
DURING MONTH OF DECEMBER

starting off with the recruiting drive we must
Immediately take steps to concentrate in bring
ing into the Party miners, railroad workers, and
increase the number of A. F. OF L. members;
especially in Minneapolis there is big rank and
file movement in the A. F. Of L. against the
labor bureaucracy. More A. F. of L. members
must be and can be drawn into the Party.
No mention is made OF how many new shop
nuclei have been organized in December What
about it, Minneapolis? You have in your dis
trict mines, railroad, packing house and steel
mills. Let's utilize this campaign to penetrate
into the shops and factories.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15

ganizing in the shops, our Party can DOUBLE
its membership and put itself on better fight
ing basis.
FORWARD INTO THE DRIVE WITH THE
AIM OF DOUBLING THE MEMBERSHIP OF
THE NEW YORK DISTRICT, WITH MAJOR
ATTENTION TO THE WORKERS IN THE
WAR INDUSTRIES!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15

out OF these, three are Negroes and three are
IN A. F. of L. unions
The District, in sending in this report, also
mentioned the weaknesses Of the composition Of
new members. It is conscious Of the fact that
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civil war of 1860-18652
The American working class will not follow
the lead OF its bourgeoisie. 1t will go with us
against the bourgeosie The whole history Of
the American people gives me this confidence,
this conviction.
From . letter addressed to the American
working class, the first word to come TO the
American workers from the great leader Of the
world proIetarian revolution This letter Is
dated Moscow, August 70, 1918, and was
printed In ths LenSn AnntssssRW Gvss % NE
Ds6s wssA@ hse EsA -, "a ';--'; @se sS =
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(from the Party Builder, issued by the Dig
Sxfcs COMMITTEES Of Sne Gcrsmxc&A Party i'm
New ycx$.p .s~y ~ 49, --'---.-.--.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-21
RED HILL

A series of outdoor meetings are
being conducted by Rev. Archie Hos
kings this week in the Merrill Grove.
The meetings have been successful so
far. A welcome is extended to all
who wish to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Broadwater and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Broadwater.
James Merrill, Jr., of Cumberland,
is spending some time at the home of
his uncle, John Merrill.
Miss Jennie Jenkins was in Frost
burg on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hansell and
Mrs. Ida Winters and daughter, of
Frostburg, were Sunday guests of F..
L. Otto and family.
Elwood Broadwater was a weekend
visitor of Edwin and Austin Michael
at Barton.
Mrs. Arch Warwick and Mrs. Laura
Emerson and daughter, of Akron, o.,
are spending few days with relatives
and friends in this section.
Mrs. VIM. Broadwater remains seri-
ously ill at her home near here.
Misses Beulah Wiley, Margaret N.Y.
ers and Alcey Jenkins, Cresaptown,
were weekend guests at the Ralph
Wiley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Broadwater
and son Victor, of Cumberland, Cal
vim Broadwater and family and Earl
Broadwater and family, of st. Paul,
Pa, held reunion at their old home
stead in this community on Sunday.
Leland Swauger and family and
Mrs. C. C. Swauger attended an out
door meeting at the home of Stewart
Grove on Sunday.
Shirley and Verlis Michael, of near
Barton, spent the past week with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Broadwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wiley motored
to Addison, Pa, on Sunday where they
visited the latter's sister, Mrs. Jonas
Platter. Mrs. Wiley remained for a
brief stay to receive medical treat
ment.
Those entertained at the Charles
Jenkins home on Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Broadwater and daughter leila,
Clarence Clarke, Arthur Broadwater
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Gal
loway, of Hopwood, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Raley were
guests at the Thomas Raley home on
Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-07-21
Camp AlgajOy Opens at Herring.
ton Manor, West of Town

The annual camp for Allegany and
Garrett county All girls opened at
Camp Algajoy, at Harrington Manor,
five miles west of Oakland, on Monday
morning with a total enrolment of
sixty-two.
Miss Dorothy Emerson, State girls
All Club agent; Miss Margaret Bur-
tbs, local home demonstration agent;
Miss Maude Bean, Allegany county
home demonstration agent, are Off
Gals in charge of the camp.
The first day the different divisions
were organized, including the handi-
craft group under Miss Bean and the
nature group under Miss Burtis. The
camp activities got under way on
Tuesday.
Allegany members of the All trail
in camp are Martha Gritty, Mary
Emma See, Emily Wilson, Mary K.
Wilson, Marion Thompson, Helen
Leckliter, Maxine White, Madalyn
White, June Summerfeld, Helene Ben
der, Ruth. Leonard, Marjorie Leonard,
Mrs T. B. Hardinger, Mabel Frantz,
Nellie Thomas, Elizabeth Monte, Dor
othy Monte, Ruth Moffatte Margaret
Bavers, Bessie Brimlaw, Mildred Dun
can, Dorothy Shaffer, Audrey Jerine,
Julia Richter, Wilma Kiser, Betty
Flake, Hope Killing, Jane Shaw, Mary