The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-24
leading this mass struggle.

ledO1IlS VlllS AudoS SGIuSSle.
Special serious attention must be given, not
only to problems of the correctness of the tao
tics, the successful approach to the masses, but
also to the organizational part. We must en-
phasize that the organizatonal part of the strike
is still weak insufficient attention and effort
has been paid to this basic task On this depends
whether the strike committees will be able to
release mass initiative, mass activity, which
to great extent decides the success of the strike.
OF the greatest Importance are the proper
building up of the strike machinery, mass picket
ing demonstrations, uninterrupted, constant In
formation to the striking masses to check the
various runaors spread by our enemies, financial
assistance to the strikers, collections of money
into the striking fund, legal defense, etc. as
was emphasized with special clarity in the orig
inal directives.
But NE see that the United Front Strike Com
n1ittee is not yet sufficiently acting as real
guiding body 1t is not sufficiently based on the
building and block committees. 1t has not helped
to build them up In the course Of daily practice
giving them assistance each day, The building
of these committees was begun too late and its
efforts as an organizer OF the rank and file
activities is far from sufficient The directives
specially emphasized the Importance of these
building and shop committees. In spite of this,
not sufficient understanding Of the Importance
of the question is displayed The approach to
it is entirely formal 1t is not enough to call
generally for such committees The United
Front Strike Committee must help and instruct
on how to build these and check up from shop
to shop and building to building to see whether
and how they were carried out
This requires much effort, but In the dress
making industry where there are many small
shops, it is unthinkable to bring out the activity
Nff he o1fipa friIy -
under constant leadership, to direct the fight
ing spirit and energy to fight against the strike
breaking maneuvers OF our foes, If the problems
are not understood in their entirety.
The Central Strike Committee will remain an
upper staff, Will turn away from the masses, il
1t will not be founded on the shop, building and
block strike committees.
To postpone to delay this task even for one
day may cost us dearly. Organization of sub
committees, distribution OF functions among the
members of the strike, central, shop building and
block committees, drawing the striking masses
to the execution of separate concrete task,
connected with the strike, is absolutely neces-
sary in order to assure active participation of
the masses In this strike
Mass picketing involving the wives and chill
dren of the workers and also the unemployed
masses, must be carried on during the entire
period of the strike
Usually, in the first days participation in the
mass pcketing goes on well. but gradually it
Weakens 1t is not enough to be satisfied with
picket demonstrations, but continuous and stub
born mass picketing of the shops from morning
to night. Very good care must be taken that
the mass picketing should not be slowed down.
not for one day, not for one hour but what Is
more important, is to attain united picketing not
only with the unorganized, but also with the
workers Of the I. L. G w. u
ANY atetmpt of the Schesinger strike-break-
ing machine to separate workers, to organize sep
arate picketng, to create barriers getween work.
ers, must be counteracted with firm will and de-
cisiveness to unite the pickets of the strikers
We must decisively combat the tendency of d.
vding the workers by differentiating their"
strike and our" strike
Our aim is to attain common strike under
common leadership of the United Front Strike
COMMITTEES. It Is also OF great importance to
organize proper Information Of the develop
nnents OF the strike. BY means Of regular calling
OF the strikers Of the striking shops to general
common mass meetings also issuing of bulletins
by the Strike COMMITTEES, etc.
1t is timely to mention that this problem was
until now not properly considered by the leader
ship Of the strike who probably assumed that
the strike would be finished early and are there
fore justified In negecting the financial neces-
sities.
On the contrary. IN the present period strikes
are attaining more and more stubborn and in