The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-28
Broken Pledges
On Training
School of YCL
statement of NEG. of Young
Communist League on National
Training School.

statement VI N.Essts Oh A0AAltS
Communist League on National
Training School,
THE resolution of the Young
1 Communist International to
our League points out that in con-
nection with the carrying out Of
the tasks of that Resolution one
of the most important steps we
must take is to change the
methods and work of the whole
leadership. AS part of this it
gives us as one of the Basic Tasks
the drawing into leadership of
the growing proletarian elements
in the localities"
Immediately after our June 1882
Plenum, the National Executive
Committee made a decision for the
holding of a National Training
School, as an urgent step for the
carrying out of the above task
We gave ourselves almost four
months to prepare for the school.
IT'S IMPORTANCE CLEAR TO ALL
How necessary and important is
the fulfillment of this task must
be clear to the whole membership.
In every District, in the last year,
many new members have come in
TO the Young Communist League.
At the same time many new pro-
letarian comrades have been drawn
into the leadership in the Districts.
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drawing the new membership into
work, of organizing Systematic
MarXiSt-LeniniSt education of the
membership" (Y.CL ResolutiOn)
can never be done, unless con-
sciOus effort is made to train new
comrades everywhere to lead In
this work.
THE growing misery OF the youth,
L their growing readiness for
struggle (only one example of
which, is their active participation
in the Hunger March,, the increas-
ing questions and problems of our
work intensifies the need for
trained youth leaders OF the YCL.
and masses of youth thousand
fold! Never before was a National
Training School as important as
it is today!
SCHOOL CRDIINALLY
In spite of this, in spite of the
fact that from all sides comrades
are crying, "we must take steps to
train our new cadres"-the work
for the National Training School
to date, has been criminally neg
lected. Leading comrades in the
Districts N.E.C. members who are
District Organizers in practice
have sabotaged the successful
carrying through of the school
which is now in its second week.
The NEG. understands very
well the difficulties with which the
Districts are faced, especially in
connection with finances. We I'M
derstand that in the preparatory
period for the school, we were also
involved in the Election Campaign,
the Hunger March-both of which
required finances. This, however,
does not and cannot excuse the
fact that the small quotes which
were assigned to the Districts were
not raised during period of three
months.
Numerous appeals to the Dist
riot leadership, to the NEG. mem
bers in the Districts have gotten
no adequate response whatsoever!
Glaring examples of this irreSpon-
sibility is the sending of 50 for 2
students from the important Dist
riot of Chicago financial quota
$30) 81 for four students from
Cleveland (quota-$50); $3.50 for
three students from Detroit Quota
$40 no money from California
(two students-$2o), no money for
the New Haven District student
All these have District Organizers
who are NEG. members who
agreed with all the vel ReSolu-
ton had to say on this question
who never once disagreed with the
necessity of the school-but who
in practise did almost nothing to
help carry thru this important
step! The NEG. considers these
actions hinder our work in train
ing and developing new forces,
IF the students are really to be
additional forces for our League.
then the school must be carried
through. The question of fin
ances is one of the most important
political questions in order to do
this. To date, the Districts have
raised $10925; this does not even
pay for one weeks food for the
student group
The District leadership, especi-
ally the NEG. comrades are held
responsible for Immediately full
filling their quotas. Collection
lists, unit parties, appeals to lib
erals and sympathizers, tag days
these must be organized at once!
We call on every vel member
TO help their District in this work!
The carrying thru Of the school
is our job, comrades, and we must
all work together!
We consider the carrying thru
Of their obligations by the District
leaderships very seriously. Con-
tinued disregard Of NEG. calls for
assistance will mean failure to take