The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-18

who regularly attends our meetings
and constantly gives us advice as to
how unit should be conducted as
well as giving us his experience in
solving Our problems. This makes
the meetings interesting and stimu-
lates us to more and better discus
sions of political subjects.
believe that there should be more
of this kind of cooperation between
the units and the sections and that
the District should have direct con-
nection with all important shop units
and fractions of mass organizations
and trade unions.
Important That Meetings Start on
Time
Regarding meetings held by tina
District and mass organizations, the
question of starting these meetings
on time is not only getting to be,
but is a disgrace to the Communist
Party If a meeting is called for g.
certain time, let's have 1t at that
time, regardless of whether the
ma jority of the membership or audi
ence is present or not.
Tt is getting to such a state that
Party member is ashamed to in a
vite workers to meetings, for fear
that they will become disguised with
the way they are conducted and have
nothing further to do With the move
ment.
AS an example OF this, I induced
a woman worker interested in chill
dren's organizations to go to City
College, Nov. 25th, to attend a play
given by the Young Pioneers. The
play was scheduled to start at 8
p. M. She was there at I p. m, hav-
ing been told that more tickets had
been sold than there were seats.
After waiting until 8 p. m, she left.
and understand the play did not
start until $50 p. m. How can we
do business this way?
I hope that the Daily Worker will
take up the matter Of having meet
ings held in an orderly manner and
stress the Importance Of having .GartY
and Mass organizations hold meet,
ings at the time scheduled, as this III
one of the principle reasons for our
losing large following. 4
Comment By Org. Department,
District No. 2
We essentially agree with the
contents of your letter. The cri.
ticisin with regard to opening meet
ings on time is thoroughly iusti-
fable. We mast admit neglect Of
the district in this regard. In most
cases the delay is caused by the
late arrival of the comrades. How
ever, until this situation Is over
come, the main purpose Of the
meeting cannot be achieved unl.~
the comrades called to these mcs
ings are present at the hour
for the opening Of the meetir2
The comrades in the district,
well as those participating in these
meetings, must make a serions ef-
fort to change this situation, and
to this end the comrades in the
district will bend all their eSfori
With regard to the criticism
the district functionaries cortes
ence, the criticism is certainly I
merited and the Org. Dept. Is fully
conscious of the bad way In which +
the conference WAS organized. In
the future steps will be taken to
inform the functionaries directly onS
all details.
The nanneS LII which the con
ference was 0Tga nized is respop-
sible for the note OF pessimisrn
there. We certainly agree that with
real effective leadership and the
kind of guidance you evidently re-
ceive in your unit, real advances
can be made; the unit life can be I
appreciably improved. The whole
situation of which you complain
requires the conscious efforts Of
the entire Party to overcome by
paying the most serious and sys-
tematic attention to proper organi-
zation, to each detail of our work.
AT THE PRESENT TINE THE
DISTRICT is TACKLING THESE
ORGANIzATIONAL QUESTIONS.