The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-10
BY NAT KAPLAN.


THESE lines are written at the moment when
1 Shanghai is bombed and invaded by Japani
The need for strengthening our Party-the
leader of the struggle against imperialist war;
Does this not stand out in all its sharpness at
such momentl
We are strengthening ow Party, in order to
more effectively lead the struggle against wage
cuts wars and for unemployment insurance. we
are strengthening our Party in preparation for
the final struggle for power While we fight to
destroy capitalism In its stronghold our lead
ing brother Party in the U.SSR. deals heavy
blow to capitalism by proceeding to complete
the Five Year Plan this year, in four years.
To succeed we must become a mass Party.
This means to have masses in our ranks and to
lead masses. That's why the recruiting drive is
a problem Of changing the methods of work in
every unit. Stage struggle for partial demands
in the factories aud among the unemployed.
Build up a network Of united front bodies OF the
workers Grievance committees, shop commit
tees block committees and unemployed councils)!
Build shop nuclei Don'tuse the means OF least
resistance, but recruit Negro and white workers
by initiating struggle in the shops and among
the unemployed.
Get the new members and then keep them.
Don't overburden the new recruits with work
give them an elementary task, tell them per-
sonally about the Party urge them to attend
the new members course, interesting unit meet
ings with well prepared discussion These are
prerequisites for keeping the new members. Last
but not least we must beat New York and Phila-
delohia which has challenged our district in
The recruiting drive.
On Building Of Shop Nuclei
We have the task Of building ten shop nuclei
in District l. Can we do it2 How can this be
done? Here are some facts to think about:
f1oFf wan, 1tNarc xrrsrtyiT
in big Iinoleum factory of 1000 workers. We
demand an answer from Norwood leading COM
rades and the unit buro how long will Norwood
wait before this nucleus is established.
2. Lynn has big electric plant-the Gen
eral Electric. In this shop we have Party
member working who belongs to the Lynn unit
There is also a member of the Y.C.L. working
there A comrade belonging to the Chelsea unit
is employed in this same shop in Lynn. There
is no doubt that among the members Of fra
ternal organizations in and around Lynn there
are many men and women working In the Gen
eraI Electric We want to know justwhat section
and the unit in Lynn expects to do to establish
a shop nucleus in this very important industry
Lynn unit has chance to give the best answer
to the threatening war between the United States
and Japan and to the present war on the Chi
nese masses, a shop nuclei In the General Elec-
tric within the next two weeks.
8. New Bedford is given the task TO pulo
two shop nuclei by the end Of the drive. We
now have 81 members in New Bedford. How
about showing us what you comrades can do to
orientate our comrades toward the textile mills
There should be no difficulty at all to accomplish
this The fact that many comrades are at pres
ent out of work or working part time is no rea-
son at all for not forming shop nuclei. Let's
go, Section 4. Can you fulfil your quota Of
three shop nuclei by March 1s Il in Providence
in New Bedford. The next bulletin win give
the answer to this.
There is a basis for shop nuclei also in the
following cities:
(s) Gardner-Stove Factory.
Cb) Worcester-Reed and Prince.
(c) South End-Signal Shoe, where you have
three Party members working.
I'd Lawrence-Ayer MIL.
(e) Maynard-Assabet Mil.
81 Chelsea-Macrine Shop
We demand report from every one of the
above units as to Just what they are doing to
actually establish these nuclei.
Latest Flashes In the Drive,
New Bedford, new applications all textile
workers ages IS, %, IS.
MAYNARD, more members.
South End, the new members recruited during
the last two weeks are doing fine. Already new
recruits have been gotten by these comrades.
Among them new longshoreman, l white and
I,3Y,