The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-20
Party Life
Chicago District of c. P.
Reviews It's Activities
In the StOckyards Section
By E. S.

WHILE the ards Section
" has improved its work
since the district convention,
many weaknesses still exist
which prevent the develop
ment in tempo and quality of work
With an outlook of forming a
separate section of yards workers,
shop units are being formed and
strengthened. Today shop units
exist in Armours, Swift, Wilson
and Manaster. These units meet
regularly under the personal
guidance of the section buro, and
Shop papers are issued by the c.
P. and Y. C. L. Workers are being
recruited from the shops. The
political life in these units has i'm
proved. Campaigns of the Party
are discussed and carried to the
workers in the shops.
The Armour unit especially serves
as good example to other shop
units on how to organize work.
Faced with the problems of shifts,
etc., captain system has been
formed in order to bring every
member to the unit meeting. Be-
cause this unit will have to be split
on a department basis, these cap
tainS have been carefully selected
from the various departments, and
are being trained to work with a
group in their, or several depart
ments. Recruiting from these de-
partments is given special attention.
When the Armour unit is split,
there will be both forces and leader
ship in each department.
THE building of the P. w. I. U.
L and penetration inside the A. F..
of L. are still the main tasks facing
the Yards Section. This, however,
is the weakest link in all the work.
Although the P. w. I. U. has been
revived and night local is being
formed, the majority of the Party
membership has not been unionized.
Penetration into the A. F. of L. is
still an untouched problem. Fairly
good work is being done in the
Stockyards Labor Council.
In the street units there is an en-
tirely different situation. These
units are without any life and face
the problem of a stable leadership.
Because discussions are seldom held
the political level is low and it is
difficult to involve the units in con-
centration work around the yards.
There are few mass organizations in
the section. Though there are good
forces in each unit, these are busy
elsewhere and do not give leader
ship to their own units and fail to
assist in the concentration work.
These units can become powerful
weapon in concentration work, re-
cruiting, selling the D. W., itera-
ture, etc. Whenever real leader
ship has been given these units the
results have been good.
THOUGH there are many problems
L facing the Yards Section, some
must receive immediate attention.
Primarily the leadership must be
broadened. There has been too
much of tendency in the past TO
substitute all leadership by the sec
ton bureau. New Forces must be
developed. The old forces must be
activized and given responsibility.
These forces exist in the Yards and
must receive attention. Registration
for the Workers School must be
pushed in the few remaining days.
The developing of the political
life in the shop units and especially
the street unit must receive i'm
mediate attention. Discussion must
Systematically be connected with
the various problems in the Yards
and the naborhoods. Sales Of lit
erature and especially the Daily
Worker must be increased. These
problems cannot be solved by the
present methods of work. A func-
tioning apparatus must be estab-
lished.
THE building of the P. w. I. u.
and penetration inside the A.
F. L. must be taken up more Sc
riously. This can be done % by
taking up individually with each
member in the shop and street unit
the question Of joining and work
ing inside the union CD by picking
out a few comrades to send in to
the A. F. of L. and 90 by more
careful work inside the existing
mass organizations-recruit both for
the P. w. I. U. and establish con-
facts with A. F. of L. workers.
The Party shop paper which was
developing into a real organ fell
short on the last issue. Everyday
attention must be given to it, cor
respondence from workers must be
developed. There must be more
CAREFUL selection of material. We
must use the shop paper to develop
contact with the A. F. of L. workers.
THE remaining decisions of the
L Section-O to establish a Sec
ton of Stockyard workers 90 to
establish another unit of the Pa ty
and the Y. G. L. in Swifts and (3)
to establish another Y. C. L. unit
in Armours must be carried into
life Immediately.
Finally it is the duty of every
other Section to assist in concen-