The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-25


apparatus in all languages the
American workers speak. There are
large sections of foreign-b born work
ers in the basic industries. We must
reach these workers. The Order
cannot reach them through its gen.
eral plans. Representatives of the
various language groups must dis
cuSs the best methods of reaching
them. They must plan their cam
paigns. They must mobilize their
members. They must organize the
leadership for these campaigns.
They cannot do that without hay
ing effective language conventions.
The work of such effective Ian
guage conventions cannot make it.
self felt if not every part of the
country in which branches are
located is represented.
1t is the duty of every branch of
the Order to take up within the
next few weeks the question of
achieving the right to representa-
ton, or increasing their right to
representation. The adding of few
new members to their branch can
achieve the object Any branch that
does not yet have IS members can
recruit the missing number and
achieve the right to representation.
Any branch already entitled to a
delegate can get an additional dele
gate by recruiting IS or 20 or 50
more new members in accordance
with their present membership. To
recruit these new members not only
will put the branches into the ad-
vantageous position of being rep
resented, or better represented, at
the convention. It is also building
the Order. The growth of the Order
improves its ability to serve its
members. The improvement of it's
service to its members will make
the Order more available to the
working class as a whole. That is
our final aim.
Forward to $4,000 members by the
opening of the convention!
Chicago English Section Jumps
Ahead
The Chicago English Section de-
serves honorable mention. Having
been the black sheep of the family
OF English speaking branches be-
lore and during the last campaign.
it now promises to become the ban
ner city in the pre-convention drive.
Our Chicago English branches have
shown that they can do even bet
ter work than Cleveland and New
York. In two-week drive. with a
membership of only 400, our Chicago
English branches recruited over $50
new members, reaching about As
per cent of its quota. This is prac-
tieally as much as New York. with
forces five times as large as Chicago
achieved only on two or three spe-
cial occasions.
Our Chicago comrades did excel
lent work during this short-tern
special drive. Especially must we
commend the work of our Painters
Branch SOS, Abe Grey Branch $50,
and Branch 1859. Most of the
branches participated in this two
week drive, although some verv
poorly, such as Branch 546. Branch
546 will surely realize that its failure
to recruit its share binders the
growth of our English Section In
Chicago. We are confident that
Branch $40 will not allow itself to
hold this position, but will put its
shoulder to the wheel, take imme-
date steps to improve its work. and
become entitled TO an honorary
delegate by April LIST.
The National Committee halls the
achievements of our English Section
in Chicago. We are confident that
these achievements will be an in
spiration for our comrades there,
and will be made the starting point
for the complete liquidation of the
heretofore stagnant condition. for
the building of mass English Sec
ton in Chicago. How about Chicago
challenging New York again, and
this time showing New York that
1t not only can take but also give
a good beating?