The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-18
NeighbOrhOOd
Mass Rallies
Are Stressed
Small House Meetings
Useful in Recruiting
C.. p. Members

Take the Communist Election
Campaign into the homes of the
workers"
This slogan might summarize the
call issued by the National Con-
gressional Election Committee yes
terday for a drive during the re-
naming weeks of the campaign to
organize small, intimate neighbor-
hood meetings in workers homes
and backyarcS.
The committee pointed to the eff
fectiveness of such meetings in in
PRODUCING Communist candidates to
workers. in offering opportunities
for informal and neighborly discus
sion of local and national election
issues and in distributing Commu-
mist literature and collecting funds.
Above all. the committee stressed
the value of such small house meet
ings in recruiting new Party mem
bers.
Alexander Trachtenberg, head of
the Congressional Election Commit
tee, cited the example Of Cleveland,
where scores of such meetings have
been held with tremendously sue
oeSsful results.
Similar success attended the lit
erature distribution and sales, and
the collection Of campaign funds
During every election campaign"
Trachtenberg said, workers are be-
wildered by the outpourings of
denagogy Of the capitalist parties.
1t is. the job of Communists to dis
pei their bewilderment and to pre-
sent instead the Communist pro-
gram, clearly and concretely"
ITO do this" Trachtenberg said,
we must develop new methods con-
stantly. These small neighborhood
meetings held informally in work
ers' homes is one Of the new and
effective means.
How To Penetrate Homes
How is it done? Simple. Any
Party member, sympathizer, trade
union member, anyone who sup
ports the Communist Party pro-
gram can do IL.
Go to your neighbors. Introduce
yourself. Tell them that you are
interested in the elections. just as
they and most other workers are.
Tell them quite simply that you are
calling a small group of neighbors
and friends together to discuss the
election campaign.
you can do this more effectively
if you have the help of several
friends or If it is done through q
Communist Party unit or other To-
cal organization.
Provide simple refreshments If
possible. But above all provide lit
erature, the Communist local and
Congressional election platform, the
Daily Worker, other suitable mate
rial. Prepare and equip yourself
to answer questions.
Bring Local Candidates
Here Trachtenberg became en-
phatic. But no matter what hap
pens, if you find during the course
Va IAAC AAlCCSAA1e bAAcI gOu OOAA Al4OW
the answer to a question, don't try
to answer it.. Admit frankly your
inability to satisfy the questioner
and arrange to get the answer for
him or provide him with reading
matter which will do So"
Whenever possible. the local can
didate should be introduced at these
meetings, Trachtenberg said.
Keep these meetings on an in
formal, pleasant, neighborly plane.
and you have powerful means OF
recruiting Party members and of
cenenting the relations of the
Communist Party and the Commu-
mist leaders with the masses"
Trachtenberg declared. There is
still ample time to arrange thou
sands of such meetings They re-
quire little preparation and bring
impressive results"