The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-14
By L. SISELMAN.

THE coming Presidential Election Campaign Of
ferS our Party great opportunities of building
the Party and all other mass organizations. We
have the best chance to make inroads in virgin
territories and reach workers who were never
approached before, but are ready to listen to
us at present because Of the starvation condi-
lions that they are going through. Here are
few facts:
In New York State the election campaign has
been started. Committees we're sent out to the
remotest places of the state Of New York TO
collect signatures so that the Party can be
placed on the ballot in as many counties as pos
sible. The comrades who are on the road have
shown great determination in their effort to
reach the workers, and the response was very
good and encouraging. A few extracts from their
letters prove how we can build our Party while
carrying on the election campaign and show that
this work can be successful only by determined
effort made by our comrades and all revolu-
Sionary workers.
1--WE have started 20 collect signatures in
Auburn, N. Y. We picked territory around
the International Harvester Works Most of
those workers were PoIish--the majority of
them religious. We approached them on the
basis of supporting the struggle for unemploy-
ment insurance, funds TO be supplied by the
bosses and the government. These words were
new to them and they listened very atten-
lively. We have succeeded in establishing
contacts and got signatures. This holds true
for the italian Section of the International
Harvester Works-misery, unemployment and
starvation is widespread
"We met an unemployed worker native
born, in Auburn, who is potential Party Or
ganizer In that county He was enthused for
the Party program after reading it and prom
ised to do everything he could to place the
Party on the ballot"
The same encouraging reports came from the
counties and from the other towns which they
visited places like Batavia, Ithaca, Leroy OWN,
ETC. All these towns were considered 100 per
cent Yankee towns The committee reports they
found workers sympathetic to the Soviet Union
and to the Party. They were ready OF follow
the leadership Of the Party in the fight for
unemployment insurance and relief. In Batavia,
the committee writes. they witnessed parade OF
the American Legion. Signs and placards were
carried by these war nongers stating, "the de-
preston is all over" But when we reached the
workers in their quarters, we found starvation
and misery is as widespread as all over, and
only few miles away in OWN we found that
the only bank of the town was closed down and
the Erie Railroad shop was also shut. That is
how "the depression is all over"
In Leroy the committee got in touch with
social club of young workers and without much
effort, the club subscribed to the Young Worker
The Rochester comrades were informed to this
effect and there are possibilities that the young
workers Of this club will be won over for our
movement, However, not only are the city work.
ers ready TO follow the Party, but among the
farmers, you hear words such as "By God some
thing will have TO be done for the situation
Is getting worse from day to day.
True that these contacts we're established thru
hard labor. These comrades who were on the
ycad have gone through snow storms walking
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