The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-24

Over four months have passed since
the publication Of the Open Letter.
1t is time that in the light of the
18th Central Committee resolution,
all language buros of the Central
Committee begin a systematic and
critical examination Of how much of
their six months plan Of work has
been carried out, what progress has
been made, what difficulties have
been encountered. in order to clarity
those questions that are obscure and
in order to take further steps to
guarantee the carrying out of the de-
cisions of the Open Letter. This is
an immediate and urgent task.
Some Advances Recorded
Several of the Language Buros of
the Central Committee (Czecho-Slov-
akian, Jugo-Slav Hungarian and
Creek have begun serious check
up on their six months plan and the
control tasks. These Buros have
made some serious advances in carry
ing out the Open Letter.
The Czecho- Slovakian Buro shows
an excellent example Of the posi-
bilities for work among the foreign
born masses, if the fraction work IS
approached correctly. After the Elk
traordinary Conference in June, this
Buro set for itself the following tasks;
l. To recruit $50 new workers
from the basic industry into the
Party.
2. To recruit LOCO workers into
the T.U.UL. unions.
3. To recruit LOCO workers into
the Slovak section of the TWO.
4. To secure 1000 new readers for
the RoymOst Ludu.
5. To secure 1900 new readers
FOR the Pravda.
6. To get $50 subscribers for the
Daily Worker.
Z. To put 10 organizers and agit-
ato~s into the field.
8. To establish the fraction on
we'll funetioning basis and establish
Is new fractions in organizations
controlled by the nationalist.
The CzacIlo- SlCvakian District Bu-
ros and some Of their fractions in
the concentration districts are seri-
ously moving Forward to put the line
of the Open Better into practice. In
these places where the fractions I'M
ders5cod the significance Of the Open
Lette-, and where the district lead
ersl1ip has. given the proper atten-
ton and leadership to the Buros, good
results have been achieved. In
Salem. Ohio, through the initiative
of the Czeeho-SloVakian fractions,
two important shops of about $50
workers were organized into the Steel
and Metal Workers industrial Union.
In Chicago, the Slovakian comrades
were instrumental in developing some
very important strikes. Also in Chi
cago, through the work of the Slow
akian Party members, a Czecho-
Slovakian Carpenters Local was or
ganized into the T.U.UL. The latest
report received by the Language Com
mission indicates that "the quota for
the TWO. will be surely reached, and
probably over-fulfIled. At the pres
ent time, in the first three weeks Of
the drive. 333 new members have been
gained. The Buro has succeeded in
sending five organizers into the field.
These organizers are working in the
basic concentration districts. AL
though the major efforts Of the Buro
have been concentrated on the press
and the TWO, the results in other
fields are already felt, and the pros
poets are that these will be increased
in the near future. Eight hundred
new subscribers, mostly miners, steel
ana leather workers, have been OBJ
tanned for the Prayda, through the
work Of the field organizers and the
fractions.
Weaknesses in Language Work
A weakness in the work OF the
Buro is indicated by the fact that
no new members have been recruited
into the Party and no new SUB
scribers obtained for the Daily Work
or. This reflects, in its sharpest form,
an underestimation Of the necessity
TO build the Party and the Daily
Worker. This underestimation is