The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-13
Party Life
Communist Work Carried On
In A Summer Camp
Five Workers Recruited

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work. Although there was q won
derful field to do work, the Party
and Y. c. L. Unit did not begin to
/ function until a few sincere Party
members that came to the camp
to continue their Party work got
together, elected functionaries and
got to work. Before the unit was
organized, a class. conducted by
Comrade M, in fundamentals. was
organized by the camp committee.
1t lasted six weeks with an at
tendance of 80 to IS persons.
As soon as the unit was Or
ganized it was our task to help in
the work. Although the unit func-
toned only four weeks the follow
ing work was accomplished. In
concentration: recruited five work
ers into the Party, recruited ten
women into the Women's Councils,
This is how the basis was laid for
the future. unit, Y. c. L. and
Wcmen's Council because most of
the recruits except the old mem
bers are coming to this camp next
summer. Financially: $3.50 fer the
Daily Worker drive, $500 for the
WI.R. camp, $685. for section IL.
We are sure if we would have
/ begun our work from the begin
ming of the summer our work would
be double or triple. Let this stand
as a lesson for the comrades in
! 10 N~sAtnY1 ~ -
have in mind, that Communists
don't take transfer to take
rest and pleasure of eight. to ten
weeks, but to continue Party work
wherever they are.
A E., Section H.
NJ A. Unit 3, Section II.
Peekskill, N. Y.
Y. c. l.. OvercOmes Sectarianism
THERE are many camps and re-
1 sorts around this territory, Also
Camp Smith and a few c. G. c.
camps, are in this territory.
For a few years there was a
League Unit in Michigan Colony,
which is three and one half miles
from Peekskill. 1t stayed within
the colony and was unknown to
everybody. This year, with the in
auguration of Section Is (West-
chester County,, few new units
of the Y. G. L. were organized near
this territory.
Through the initiative of the Sec
]
started to do some work Con-
facts were made in the c. c. c.
camps; a few strikes were con-
Quoted with the units (colony) aid,
Contacts and determination was
made with soldiers from Camp
Smith. when they Unanswered near
the colony. etc.
In the city of Peekskill the Vet
Grams OF FOREIGN Wars, advertised
! the fact that they would hold an
Anti Communist demonstration
! Peehskill is one hundred per cent
Ku Klux town. non-industrial, etc.
| Immadis teiv. the fectior nrgs ~'-e"
got up leaflets and mobilized the
League Unit to distribute the leaf
lets to the citizens of PeeksSill, who
were watching the parade. The dis
tribution was successful. The leaf
let ives signed Communist Party of
Peekskill and told the workers not
to be intirnidated. not to be afraid
to organize into unions, etc.
This should be an example for
o., YTyNit ~
follow.
NJ. w.
Peekskill, N Y.
SLOW Not to Build A League"
THE situation in Racine between
i the Party and Y. c. L. is a very
serious one. The relationship Is not
a very close nor favorable one. This
we think is due to the ParSy's at
tituda towards the League mem
bers. They make most of the League
members feel as if they were not
capable of doing the work and as
if they would have better results
minus the League member. We
have taken this up with the Party
but so FAR they have taken no steps
to overcome 1t. That is the reason
why we are writing this letter to
the 'Daily."
The Party in its section commit
tee meeting, shortly after the Open
Letter was issued, took up the
question Of building a strong Y. c.
L. in Racine, increasing it's Pom
bership, etc.-so far it has done
exactly this:
Q) 1t has not taken up the
question of the Y. C. L. seriously
in the section committee meet
ings, nor unit meetings, since the
National Youth Day demcnstra-
ton.
(2) So far the Party has not as
signed any Party member to do
youth work. They claim they
have not the forces to put any,
one in charge Of youth work.
This merely shows they do not
realize the importance Of brildin~
p yoa'- p-ovo--~nt. and 50 t''-v
do realize il, they choose the path
of least resistance and IGNORE it.
In connection with youth work
they have assigned Party mem
her to act as Party Rep at League
meetings, who takes an ire
spopsible attitude toward the
work.
81 1t has not taken. up the
question NJ recruiting league
members. Fer instance Unit Of
tie Party was assigned TO recruit
about four members. No concrete
steps were taken to recruit these
four members. The Party, up to
date, hasn't recruited any--not
only in Unit but throughout the
CITY.
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