The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-01
Party Life
Youth Problems
Discusses in N. Y.
Y.C.L. Bulletin
over THE TOP"
Reviewed by
JACK CLIFFORD

Young Communist League last
month decided to issue a district
bulletin called "Over the Top" to
aid the membership during the re-
cruiting campaign now going on.
The methods to be employed were
by having articles on methods of
| recruiting, reports on recruiting,
experiences, discussions.
Since then the district has de-
cided to make the bulletin per-
manent publication, which would
not only embrace the recruiting
campaign, but would discuss ALL
questions of interest to the League
m m b ers. Organizational prob
lens, agitational and propaganda
problems, questions on the united
front, how to work in bourgeois or
CARNATIONS, factories. The bulletin
is also to be a method for political
discussions, changes of experiences
and opinions in our activities. In
short, the bulletin would be the
medium through which the com
rades in the District could keep in
close touch with events, activities
and the methods to be EMPLOYED in
new situations.
Two issues of this bulletin
named "Over the Top" have al
ready been issued. The first was
issued Immediately after the deci-
sion, the second two weeks later
(last week.. The plan is to have
the bulletin issued bi-weekly. The
first issue had all the pages "a
mlmeographed except the first.
which was photographed The Sec
ond issue Is pages was completely
Photographed, thus immensely i'm
proving its appearance.
The first issue of the bulletin
has three-quarter page article on
the election campaign, in which
LaGuardia's hunger administra-
ton is linked up with the Roose-
welt (capitalist) regime. It saws. in
part, THE greatest energy must be
exerted by all fractions and in
dlvlduals to bring the election cam
palgn into the shops, to the strik-
ing workers on the picket lines"
and part of the last paragraph, I'm
reaching out among the masses of
youth throughout the election cam
palgn we shall find that not only
VIII our candidates be elected, but
we shall be able to swell the ranks
Of the Young Communist League
Membership with a revolutionary
body of young workers" What is
forgotten is to mention the students
and unemployed. Presumably, it is
taken for granted that our COM
rades would know this.
WHAT the second issue fails to do
w is to follow up with concrete
directives on how our membership
should carry the election campaign
to the youth.
The second issue devotes most of
its space to the recruiting drive.
having on its front page a state
ment of the district executive COM
mittee on the drive, which gives
some clear cut directives which are
followed up in the other articles
more in detail
THERE are several thoroughly per-
manent features in over the
Top" ALI of them should be read
by all our members, as they are of
invaluable aid and information.
These include:
Union work The first issue
discussed unions as base for Y.
c. L. recruiting, the second dis
cusses our activities and weaknesses
in the recent bathrobe, knitgoods
and other strikes led by revolution
airy unions. Future issues will dis
cuss our activities in all unions in
all its phases.
2Shop papers, street papers,
leaflets, ETC. This is to be a series
of articles on the Importance of
such work, explaining the methods
used in issuing them, financing
them. There will also be reviews
of such papers issued by various
street and shop units. The first
article points out the Importance
and effectiveness of shop papers.
The second shows how many young
workers can be reached, in COM
parison with our revolutionary
press.
3-Another permanent feature is
on literature. The first issue ex-
planned the Importance of the
Young Worker The second article
tells of the latest pamphlets on
youth, and the Importance of read
ing them and the latest issue of
the International of Youth.
Neither of the two issues have
any theoretical articles, articles on
the united front, and articles on
other questions. This is serious
shortening, which is rarity ex-
planned by the fact that there were
no funds, and therefore not enough
pages. Another feature which has
not as yet been started is CORE
spondence. This is very important
All comrades should write in their
experiences in carrying out activi-
ties, also they must mention re-
suits, difficulties, etc. This will
help in not duplicating mistakes,
and teaching other members les
sons which have already been
learned.
This is not bulletin for League
members only. Party members and
sympathizers can learn much about
the problems of the Y. c. L. and
how they are overcome. Other dis
tricts will find that such bulletin
will help activize and educate the
membership.
Coup by Stahremberg