The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-04
Party Life
Traction Worker
Tells Why He Joined
The Communist Party


NJ T. for many years. In the last
three years, we got wages cuts.
The company union met with ouI
representatives" who never even
asked us whether we wanted cut
and we got q 10 per cent cut. Then
we got two more cuts. After this
the men fought for 10 per cent in
crease. But behind our backs the
representatives" signed with the
bosses, giving us only 2 per cent
increase. This shows that the sys-
tenn we have is not a workers union,
but bosses union, a company
union. 1t also shows that the COM
pany was trying to fool the men
into believing that they are good
bosses. They don't ask us when
they want to cut our wages, but
when they give US measly 2 per
cent increase after all those cuts,
they try to show us that they're
on our side and ask us first. They
do this to disorganize the men, to
keep them from struggle.
Fellow workers, you can see for
yourself, that this means nothing to
us. This 2 per cent increase doesn't
make our wages any bigger. It's
just an increase in name but not in
fact.
Ever since I began to work, was
thinking that there was something
wrong in our system. Why? Because
saw that wherever workers strug-
gle for better conditions, the sys-
tenn itself is always on the side of
the bosses. I'm not so young. It's
long time already that I've been
on my own and I've always seen
this-bosSeS against workers.
Many times I met politicians from
different parties and different trade
unions but they never gave a real
solution for our troubles. 1t was al
ways words and nothing else.
was looking for a party which
would be on the side of the workers.
1 wondered whether there weren't
any people on earth who we fighting
for the workers interests. Finally
found that there is Communist
Party Of which am now member
and I know that it is my duty to
organize the workers where work.
So, fellow workers, think that
every worker who sees how rotten
conditions are, as did, should join
the Communist Party, the only
party which fights for workers in
terests.
B. M. T. WORKER.
On the Question of F1uctuation
IN connection with the fuctuation
In the Party would like to make
a few suggestions based on my ex-
perienceS.
The main problem is good unit
meetings. Too often the new mem
Der is placed in unit Of IS to 40,
where he is given no personal at
tention. Nothing is explained to
him, he Is merely told to take as
Signments. He finds that the older
members take up most of the time
with long winded speeches and very
little is decided on or carried out.
In the unit meetings we should
never forget the possible reaction
of the new members. We should
be sure that they understand every
thing that is taken up and try to
draw them into the discussion.
A street unit Of 10 to 20 can func-
ton much better than larger unit,
and when our units reach an I'M
wieldy size they should be divided,
so that the new members can re-
ceive more attention.
If we had small pamphlet for
new members explaining in detail
the Party organization from the
Unit to the G. T.. 1t would be a big
help, The pamphlet should also ex-
plain our terms such as proletariat,
bourgeoisie, nucleus, reformist, etc.
Party democracy should be ex-
planned and made clear. It is not
enough to have classes for new
members. Sometimes they get lost
before we can get them into a class.
B. L., Unit 9, Sec. 2, New York.
Note: The pamphlet "The Com
munist Party in Action" by Com
rade Bitteiman was issued to serve
exactly this purpose. The pam
phlet is simply written, and aims
to give new members a clear I'M
derstanding of the tasks and role
Of the Party as well as of each
Individual Party member. A hand
book or manual for Party men,
bers, answering simple questions
about Organizational structure,
Party democracy, ETC., Is now in
the course of preparation,