The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-31
Party Life
Growth of Unit
Criticism of Weaknesses
Program of Struggle

Program of Struggle
Our unit has just beer
divided, This came about on
the basis of the activity OF
every comrade in the unit.
The unit is in Upper Harlem,
and had a territory stretch
ing from 131st Street to 133rd
Street. The membership of this unit
was about fifty, mostly Negro work
ers.
Our unit was able to build itself
by working on the block, in house
toulouse work. In the summer we
had open air meetings three times
week in our territory Also, we
had indoor meetings on Scottsboro
We were able to get the comrades
who we're active in the UnempIoy-
ment Councils to recruit members to
the unit.
Inner Situation Of UnA
In so far as the political develop
ment of the unit is concerned, it is
fairly good. We have had political
discussions on the Negro question,
the German situation, and the trade
union question. These discussions
were linked up with the units work.
In order that the work of this
unit should become effective among
the masses of workers in the neigh
borhood, division of the unit was
necessary. 1t became impossible to
check-up on and know all of our
forces, and set them to work with
out making this division. Therefore
Unit 423 has become Units 1923 and
432.
Weaknesses Of Old Unit Should Not
Be Repeated
While we can speak Of Successe;
of our unit, we cannot be satisfied
There are some high-light points
and errors which the units should
not repeat
1. To have an intellectual in
unofficial control of the unit
2, No functioning bureau to
lead the unit.
3. The Agitprop should plan
discussions for the unit besides
selling literature.
4. Communications should be
read in the bureau meeting, dis
cussed in conjunction with the
plan of work, and presented to
the unit in a digested form in
stead of reading the whole COM
munication to the unit.
5. The squads should be estab-
lished and the squad leader should
be in constant contact with his
squad members.
6. The old unit neglected the
work of the Y.CL. as well as the
problem of youth work as a whole.
The two units must develop the
work among the youth. They must
send a representative to the VOL.
unit which is in their territory.
II there is no Y.C.L. unit, one
should be built.
7. The old unit did not concen-
trate on certain houses in their
territory, The new units must do
this in order to become effective.
The objective of the two units
IN their respective territory should
be for a rent strike, against fire
traps, high rents, for needed al
teratlons. If these two units would
develop such struggles, linking
them up with scottsboro. we
would be so effective in our ter
ritofy that not only would we have
another division Of the units, but
the masses would come to us for
advice.
8. In so far as the A. F. of L.
locals, lodges, mass organizations,
etc, which are not connected with
our Party, are concerned, SURELY
there must be some in this terri
tory which the old unit did not
look for. The new units must go
into them, if there are any, and
build a strong fraction.
9. If there are any shops. A. &
P. stores, cafeterias, we must strive
to organize them.
Comrades, the division of the oil
unit shows not only the work tina
the comrades have done. but ais
that the objective conditions ar
rlpen1ng. That is why the Nepr
masses are more or less radicalizse
and that they are becoming revo
lutionized. If the objective condi
tons are favorable, the two ne,
units should take advantage of thj
situation, If not. the Negro bour
geois reformists will beat us in win
ming the hegemony of these masse
Units 423 and 432, let's 90 for
ward to win the hegemony of tn
masses in our territory which wi
give great impetus to the sectio
work in Harlem.
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