The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-21
PARTY LIFE
Party Election Campaigning
BuiIdsUnempIoymentCouncH
While Collecting Signatures, Communists Con-
Uince Workers of Need for Militmcy

Tonight aug. 10) we set up an
Unemployed Council in Salineville,
Ohio. And what is significant about
this? The fact of the matter is, it
is the result of properly carrying
out the line of the Party in the
Election Campaign.
Salineville, a coal mining town,
has been subject to the miseries of
the crisis and of course almost all
of the workers have been affected
by mass unemployment and hun
ger. Not even receiving relief to the
meagre extent workers in other
parts Of Columbiana County had
been receiving it, they had become
very melancholy and apathetic
group. When approached to sign
the petition we were circulating to
get the Communist Party on the
ballot, the majority exclaimed they
we're done with politics and did not
desire to be bothered. But we very
frankly admitted we were circulat-
ing the Communist petition and
pointed out the program of strug-
gle of the Party. With very few
exceptions, after doing this the
worker would sign and would ex-
press his approval Of such a po-
litical party and at the same time
related the rotten conditions he had
to endure for three or four years.
One worker in his enthusiasm for
the program volunteered to circu-
late the petition where he knew
many workers were loafng. One
comrade accompanied him and af-
ter talking to group of workers,
convinced them of the necessity of
sending delegation of workers to
the County Relief headquarters,
where other worker delegations
would be the following Monday and
at the same time prepare to set up
a branch of the National Unem-
ployed Councils the following Fri
day night.
In accord with their convictions
they were on the job at the county
seat Tuesday and joined the body
of the other workers from other
parts Of the county and fought for
the demands of all in the relief Of
flee. Partial demands were won and
arrangements we're completed to set
up branch U. G. on Friday night.
This meeting was very seriously
prepared. Handmade posters put
on telephone poles and a concen-
trated verbal advertising effort. But
at the meeting we were told the
posters were torn down by the town
marshal and that campaign of red
scare had been started. But the
elimination of the affair was that
the meeting was held, the workers
were not scared and an Unemployed
Council of 40 was set up. Commu-
mist speakers, Fiber. Fowler, Ma
honey, spoke, and after the meeting
were heartily greeted by the
workers.
We are Immediately sending to
the national Office of the Unem-
ployment Councils for charter and
buttons, and with this request we
are sending the money. with the
money means that these poverty
stricken workers collected more
than 81 to set up their organiza-
ton and also provided enough
money to pay the gas bill for the
machine which brought the organ
izers to their town.
In summary we again proclaim
the significant feature of this or
ganization is the correct utiliza-
ton of the Party line and the Elec-
ton Campaign for the development
of forces lying dormant and for the
development of struggle against
hunger and crisis.
r. and F.,
East LIVERPOOL. 0.