The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28

together to form group and then
Ee5oin their local and become active
in getting the Two locals together.
One Of these contacts is an Old Nv w.
Who is now disguised with the I. W.
w. and he is thoroughly in line with
cur program Of working from within
and from b5,ow
Now, there is the Party member
in that very group that we MUST
FIND, and who must become active.
There is no danger of exposure to-
him (aS he seems to think, and ice
is very necessary that we have Mss
help IN order to broaden out our.
existing committee, which COMMITTEES
is liable to decay if it doesn't
broaden out And we have this ex-
cellent opportunity to do so. We
also have another local partially our
way but consider it more necessary
TO concentrate on the carmen on the
vast side, which, when we have these
Two groups together will make It
comparatively easy to get the next
one, so that we will be building
slowly but surely as we go along
making it harder for higher-ups 10
disrupt us.
n. So. once again, I am asking the
Party leaders to take steps to find
the Party members of the railroad
trades on the west side of Detroit.
In this connection the section leader
Of Hamtramck, Michigan. has my
thanks. He got the first Party mem
her released and active and found
the second contact from the west
side
The Party member am looking
for on the west side can also be Of
much use to us in advising us how
to approach the foreign-born rail-
road workers of that railroad point,
many Of whom are carmen. They
salso hold their meetings in Dom
Pelsii Hall on the west side and the
Party units could help us to cover
their meetings with Railroad Unity
News, or such cases as leaflets for
meetings such as the one at which
Brother Weinstock spoke.
In connection with the two articles
two weeks ago. That part Of the
articles was especially to the point
wherein it was pointed out the inn
Rortance Of concentrating in the
strategic terminals. However, as De-
|. troit wasn't mentioned I want TO
point out few facts which think
are Of the greatest Importance.
l. The Importance of Detroit as
large, strategic point, its many
auto factories which will some day
manufacture munitions.
!. o 2. The fact that the Grand
Trunk Railway has its largest ter
minal here and 1T is A CANA
DIAM OWNED road.
3. That Detroit is practically
the largest border city and rail-
terminal on the whole Canadian
afrontier land perhaps Buffalo,.
4. That Canada is loyal to Great
Britain, and that Great Britain
and the United States are two OPP
posing irnperiaIistic nations that
may some day be fighting each
other for world trade.
5. That for the above reasons,
and with concentrating here in De-
trOit, so close to Windsor, and with
the problem OF the CIV. men in
rAACAASA1 So CiUSSlJ dIiICu W Cdnd~
dian National men In Canada,
be-ieve that herein lies the basis
Tor future solidarity with tire
Canadian workers. Especially In
view OF the fact that many CIV.
i1en arc sill Canadian citizens.
. So I suggest real Party concen-
tration in Detroit and that Railriad
Unity News get in touch with the
rank and file movement in Canada
and print articles by them.
In closing, I am not Party mem
Pbar as have already been "put on
tte spot BY the company for my
activities and think best to be eau
tious until am back to work reg
4 ularly ana can then get support
/ whereas now L would have no sup
4 PORT and lose effectiveness in case OF
discrimination. I do Wish, however,
that the Party would take more steps
| to help with the Unity program here,
land really, it's not correct that q
non Party member should be doing
the Party work and hunting for Party
members. 1t should be the opposite.
! that Party members should be look
! ing for "us sympathizers.'
Fraternally,
| r.. II.
-'s DeSrnft Mich