The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-31

FOlIOW1ng this column there ap-
pears each day in the Daily Worker
a little blank, stating: II want more
information about the Communist
Party" with a space for name and
address. Hundreds Of these blanks
are sent in to the National Office
of the Party. In the last six weeks,
167 requests for information were
received. In each case the National
Office sends literature, as well as
personal letter, telling the worker
the address of the District Office
Of his or her particular district. At
the same time we send the original
letter or blank to the District Or
ganizer, requesting him to get in
touch with the cOmrade immedi-
ately. When money and applica-
ton are received, these are also
forwarded to the proper district.
How many Of these workers finally
come into the Party? Do the dis
tricts follow up these contacts?
Apparently there is great
amount of negligence in the dis
tricts in respect to these applica-
tons, if we Judge by the numerous
second and third requests for in
formation on how to break into the
Party. We realize that not all of
the people who write to us for
information, and not all who apply
for membership in the Party, are
elements that are fit for Party
membership. But many Of them
are. And all Of them must be con-
tacted and investigated by our
Party organizations. We look upon
the Daily Worker as our organizer.
How can We then neglect the
workers who come to us through
the Daily Worker? We are printing
below number of letters from
workers who want to join our
Party, but who have been unable
to do so.
From District II
Dear Comrades:-It will soon be
a year since I sent in 81 to the
Daily Worker for membership in the
Communist Party, but SO far haven't
been able to get any information. I
have written to the Minot, N. D.,
District for information, but haven't
received any answer. Would like to
know what I can do. About the time
made application, there was a unit
started here at Nampa, Idaho, and
they have failed to function, not
any fault of their own.
however. We are wondering II 1t
would be possible to Join up with
the Northwest organization. We re-
alize the necessity of being organized
more every day. so that We may get
the necessary information that Is
needed so we may lay the informa-
ton Of our organization to be ready
for the final collapse.
~. A. HUSTON, Idaho"
From District 8
Am writing you in regard to mem
bership In the Communist ranks. ]
liked the article In the Daily Worker
on why one should join the central
party Of the proletarian movement
that is, the fact that every worker
and small farmer should unite in the
advance Of the revolutionary army
and not stop short Of our objective,
that is, the planting Of the workers
atop the capitol dome at
Washington.
have belonged to several organ
izations of the conservative type, In
Guiding the Socialists. But I have
fai'ed to find any trade union CA. F
Of L. or political party that stands
for the complete humiliation Of the
capitalist system and that stands for
the might of the workers.
Except the Communist Party We
are Isolated here.
We have some militant men here.
We have struggled for relief and
against the boss class under the
leadership of one or two Communists
But we have no unit of the Party
here. And 1t seems that every time
we get enough men lined up for an
council the Socialists
and Central Labor body disrupts the
But we keep on fight
ing.
We are putting out the Daily here.
We have rs Of the Jan. 8 issue or
dered.
have been in the struggle for
years for the freedom Of the worker
from the oppression of the capitalist
system and the bourbonized society.
am not member of the Com
munist Party, but I want to be.
have made application through Party
but failed to receive any