The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-16
Party Life
Chicago Party Sets Fine
Example of UnannOuRced
Quick Mobilization

During the strike OF the Textile
Workers, and during the height of
the militant struggle OF textile
workers in the recent strike the
workers Of Chicago were watching
very closely the daily developments
Of the strike, as well as expressing
their sympathy with the textile
workers.
The Communist Party. with the
Young Communist League, had or
ganized 3 solidarity demonstration
with the strikers. This action was
staged in front of the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company, 300 W.
Adams Street, owners Of the big
gest cotton mills in New Hamp-
shire.
The demonstration was successful.
A large number Of members of the
unions of the A. F. of L. partici-
pated.
How was this demonstration Or
ganized? First OF all, 1900 leaflets
have been printed, which explained
the whole strike situation. But this
leaflet was not distributed before
the demonstration. We called an
emergency meeting of Party and
VOL. members and non-Party
workers. AS this was an emergency
meeting, we were not able to see
all of our unit organizers. There
fore the meeting was attended by
about so Party members and about
Is Y.CL.ers. This meeting was
called before the demonstra ton
took place.
At the meeting We had leaflets
and some signs, with the slogans:
stop the Murder Of Textile Work
ers," Vote Communist Nov. 9Th, p
etc.
We explained the strike situa-
ton, and the task of the Party and
the Chicago working class in sup
porting this strike. Then we gave
out 1000 leaflets among all these
comrades who were at the meeting.
Also posters were given to them and
were hidden under the coats of the
comrades. After all this material
was given out, we proceeded in
groups of three and five to the
place where We intended to speak.
When the comrades reached the
place about noon, they Immediately
began distributing leaflets as the
workers were coming from the shops
for lunch. After the distribution
of the leaflets we all got into a
group and raised one comrade to
shout slogans. Immediately the
signs were raised and everybody
began to shout slogans Stop the
Murder Of the Textile Workers" We
shouted these slogans at the corner
for about four or FIVE minutes.
After this action we proceeded in
a group and were joined by the
workers, to 800 w. Adams Street,
where the picket line was formed,
with everybody shouting the slo-
cams. The picketing was on for
about % minutes and aroused the
attention of the workers in the fac
tories, to such an extent that thou
sands Of workers blocked the side
walks and streets. expressing their
sympathy with the textile workers.
Our comrades were so militant
that the shouting of slogans could
be heard for a block. After this
action began to get mass proper.
lions, with thousands of workers
packing the streets and sidewalks
the bosses from these factories be-
came panic-stricken and called the
police. the red squad" etc. They
arrested five workers.
The point we want to raise here
is this-that this action was carried
successfully for about 40 minutes
without police knowing anything
about it. In the future, with grow
ing fascist attacks upon the work.
ing class, and above, all upon its
revolutionary leader, the Communist
Party, we have to begin Immediately
and seriously to prepare our Party
for such actions, demonstrations
etc.
Many of our comrades have asked
us; Why this special meeting. YOU
must tell us, we must know what
it is all about" If we had tolc
the comrades and workers before
hand, we might not be able to have
such demonstration, because the
police might be on the SPOT. and as
soon as we would have reached the
place, we would be scattered by the
police.
This action shows that the PARTY
is able to carry on real work il
the question is raised properly, tt
react to the political events of thu
day And we have to prepare oul
Party and the working class TO,
such actions more than ever befort
in the history of our Party.