The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-24

III bI6 past IOur mOnCnS, greater
seriousness has been adopted by the
District Committee regarding the
Control tasks, toward the fulf1llment
Of which all other activities must
lead. Efforts have been made to
organize and lead the growing num-
bers of struggles (Toledo, Fisher
Body, steel strike situation, Chase
Brass, Formica, ETC., unemployed
struggles - Cleve and struggles
against effects Of inflation) A
change in the work inside the A. F.
of L. in some territories is to be
noted cleveland, Youngstown and
East Ohio with some foundations
already laid in the auto, steel and
coal industries, which if taken ad-
vantage of and followed up, can re-
suit in a mass rank and file move
ment.
While fulfilling the objective of
recruiting 500 new members, in some
sections recruiting was unsatisfac-
tory (Akron, Canton, Section 81 but
the dues paying membership did not
increase at all especially responsible
are Cincinnati, Toledo, Section IA
and Canton) thus practically wiping
out the fulfllment of recruiting
tasks and its improved composition.
Serious efforts have been made in
shop nuclei recruiting $50 new mem
bers out of quota of 75) and ten
shop papers issued regularly with six
others still being issued haphazardly.
In the sphere of Daily Worker cir
culation some sections fulfilled their
quota but the follow-up work is I'M
satisfactory. The total circulation
Of the Daily Worker shows only a
slight increase. This must be over
come by every unit participating in
systematic mass sales of the Daily
Worker every day. In the past month
the Party has collected over $4,000
signatures for the state ticket and
an additional 10000 to insure can
didateS in II counties and 9 con-
gressional districts.
The Importance of winning over
the youth has been stressed in all
of our tasks. However, this activity
still remains one of these tasks
which has not become an integral
part of the daily work of the Party.
A slight gain can be recorded in the
recruiting of so new members into
the YCL through the Party efforts.
Most IF tI1a eao+;o,,e L,o,,o 1,ol,1oJ ;,1
organizing YCL units, but, as soon
as these units were formed, they
we're allowed to shift for themselves
without daily guidance of the Party
committees. In preparation for Ma
tional Youth Day we were able to
note beginnings, in approaching the
work among the youth by the Party
members. Especially was this no.
ticeable in Cleveland, where the
Party issued 10000 leaflets. Aside
from this, many units issued their
own leaflets and organized street
meetings in preparation for National
Youth Day.
Despite this, the District declares
there has been no uniformity or con-
sistency in fulfilling all the control
tasks throughout the entire district.
The entire Party Especially langu-
age buros) is not yet orientated to
the control tasks of the Party, to
which everything else must be sub
ordinated. Some sections have shown
inability to react to and influence
strike struggles akron rubber
strike) while others (Sec. IA and
CincinnatD have capitulated before
the difficulties of lost strikes, allow
ing all trade union work to be
smashed. No alertness is evidenced
in uniting the struggles of employed
and unemployed, especially in con-
nection with the present lay-offs