The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-06
The International Workers order from
It's First to It's Second Convention

izing the youth that we will strength
EN- the I. w. o. on all fronts. Our
United Convention will be compelled
to find the means of drawing all Ian
guage sections into this work.
The children's section of our organ
ization is only a few months old.
Nevertheless, these few months have
already taught us that the best way to
prevent the street and the public
school from poisoning the minds Of
our children against our ideals is 70
organize them into functioninR
branches in a separate children's
section of the Order. 1t must be made
clear, however, that the children's
section and the childrens branches
will not be able to exist without the
continued assistance of the youth and
adult sections Of our organization 1t
is often easier to organize childrerl's
branch than to maintain it. Such q
branch will soon dissolve If older
comrades are not placed at its head.
Recruiting Negro Members
The question of how to reach the
Negro masses is of major Importance
to our organization. One Of our weak
points is that to date we have drawn
into our ranks but few score OF
Negro members.
The Negro masses are being robbed
by all kinds of so-called Insurance.
organizations, which charge eXorbi-
tant rates without giving benefits.
The /. w. o. offers the Negro the
greatest possible benefits for lowest
payments. What then stands in our
way toward the organization Of the
Negro masses2 The convention will
have to consider the problem OF or
ganizing separate Negro branches
wherever it is necessary.
Sanitariums and Benefits for
Consumptives
The convention will have to con-
slider the possibility of raising benefits
for consumptive members. Experience
has taught us that it is unnecessary
as well as impossible at the present,
to think of establishing a sanatorium
or preventorium. tuberculosis Is
no longer one OF the widespread ILL
nesSes the workers must combat. The
number of those afflicted with tuber-
culosis is smaller compared with the
numbers of workers who are afflicted
with other diseases 1t is therefore,
as already stated, unnecessary and
impossible to build Sanatorium- pre-
ventorium for this proportionate mi
nority. In order To help those Of our
members afflicted with the "prole-
tartan sickness" we made contact
with existing sanatoriums which are
willing to admit our sick at rates
commensurate with our benefit pay
ments. However, in order to effect the
arrangements we will be compelled Ia
increase benefits for consumptive6
from SIS to $40 or $25 per week.
Our coming convention will, n
doubt, constitute another milestone
in the development Of our organiza-
ton. We are fully convinced that ths
delegates from three hundred cities
meeting in Chicago will bring \
number of important recommends
tions suggested by their various
branches. In the light of our accom-
plishments of the last two years, as
we'll as our shortcomings, which the
convention will have to point out IN
the line of serious self criticism, we
hope TO be able TO solve our problenta
in such a manner that the Interns-
tionsl Workers Order may march ~
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