The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-28

cially the DAILY Worker in connec-
ton with the shops. In this respect,
the future development. of our shop
work depends upon a much more
systematic and energetic develop
ment of workers correspondence
dealing with shop problems, shop
conditions, shop struggles and their
relation to the trade union life, and
the unemployed councils. We hope
that it will be possible in the next
month or two to show a decisive
change in respect to workers CORE
spondence in the Daily Worker and
in all of the language press. If we
can't do this, we can not make the
turn towards shop work. Every
comrade who wishes to be taken
seriously as a shop worker, or as
one who contributes in any serious
way to our shop work, must set
himself the task to be a worker
correspondent, that is, send in to
one of our papers or many of our
papers, periodically, certain num-
Der of stories about shop events,
shop struggles, shop conditions. A
definite task should be undertaken
in this respect. Each one should
assume the responsibility of send
ing in once or twice a week, or L
that is too much, once every two
weeks, at least one small Item, 100
to 300 words, third to full type
written sheet of paper-that is. all.
BUILDING THE DAILY WORKER
IN THE SHOPS .@.
Having improved the contents OF
the Daily Worker, we have to ex-
tend the circulation of it and OF
all of our language press. The
problem of our press is also the
problem of penetration Of the shops
and the dealing with shop problems
in such a way as to transform these
papers into necessary instruments
for anyone who wants to do shop
work. The coming campaign of the
Daily Worker for circulation and
for sustaining funds, (which is
going to be one of the major tasks
of the Party beginning in January,
is task which we must succeed in
or we are not going to have Daily
Worker. This campaign must be
carried through, not merely. as a
routine money-raising activity, but
as political activity in connection
with unemployment and our shop
and trade union work. One means
of making the best possible use OF
these shop work. conferences is to
begin the transformation of our
papers: in this way, that the best
contributions to the discussion, OF
which We have fairly satisfactory
Stenographic record, should In my
opinion be published in the Daily
Worker end as much Of them as
possible in the language press over
a period Of three or four weeks.
l think this will probably be done,
and ! hope everybody will UNDER
stand the great value of printing
these records of our discussion and
OF continuing the, discussion. max
ing this conference the beginning
of broad discussion involving all
members of the F,srtY. Fed Unions
and all friendly workers organiza-
tiops( a real mass discussion OF
problems of shop work.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
SHOP CONFERENCES ar3
This conference and a similar
conference being held in New York
is an example of how the Party
solves very difficult and compli-
Gated problems. We cannot solve
these problems by DEGREES from
above, by resolutions of the Cen
trail Committee OF Pclburo or Sec
reter,s by g se-tes OF instructions,
through a circular letter. One of
the weaknesses in tia past has
been our reliailce on such Bureau
cratic methods OF solving difficult
problems like shop ySo..k 1t is
quite clear, i'll order to solve there
problems, we have to create con-
diticns for collective work. of all the
leading members OF the Party ard
through them large section of
the wcrkers-theee conferences, are
examples of working CIT sycll most
difAcyit Z CO - ii, b. rig,
we are goiEg TO ,H7'a much more
dcllite eteti5 CO. L * ca. work;
we are Cc-.3 to a. ! 10 fiid the
solul-cn 0 L. ..se..sss that
have hi5i'e-,o i u. end in
the process CT lsa:ni,, : how to
work ourselves end how to- our
selves solve these problems. we are
also learning tn proper method OF
guidance and leadership OF the en-
tire working class in the mass
struggles that are developing. i,