The daily worker., 1935-01-04
Party Life
A Party Nucleus
Cites Mistakes
And Makes Plans

0UR unit buro read the October {
" letter on Oct. 80 from the &C
to the party membership. in which
was outlined various Shortcomings
Of the units regarding the flow OF
membership in and out OF the
Party. Discussions at three meet
ings brought forth many suaves-
tions from the comrades on recruit
ing and activity. The following is
a summary:
It was agreed that new members
were often overloaded with assign
ments and others never got a feeling
Of being in the Party at all. Family
life of some comrades prevents them
from participating in real activity,
and pressure from home sometimes
makes them drop out. Too many
collections appear to some as fore
ing new members away, as many
cannot feel the need for funds for
the Party and those unable to con-
tribute are embarrassed. Too little
attention is paid to the way we speak
to CONTACTS. We must use simple
language that every one can under
stand. Comrades in the unit need
to know one another better. more
social activity would enable the
comrades to get acquainted.
The main shortcoming in our
work is that the life of our unit
does not reflect the life of our
neighborhood. The unit does not
make itself felt in the neighbornood.
1t only occasionally issues a leaflet
in the name Of the unit. 1t does
not lead the workers in struggle
against landlords for Improvements
Of the house, for reduction in rent,
nor does it lead militant struggles
for relief, coal, clothing, etc, and
on school issues such as free hot
lunches for needy children, free
notebooks, free medical and dental
care, eyeglasses, etc. And only
through such struggles can we win
the confidence of the workers in
the block, including those who are
under fascist influence and who at
present shut the door in our faces.
One of our shortcomings is the
lack of organization in the shops in
our neighborhood. There is a city
owned garage and repair shop which
appears to have some sympathetic
workers, whom we haven't APP
preached, Some children in the
homes canvaSsed already read the
New Pioneer Magazine and want to
Join the Pioneers. The Y.WCA
has an International Branch where
contacts have not been made from
within or from outside as yet. Re-
ports on canvassing are not COM
plete, sometimes not handed in and
comrades do not observe the ma
tionality or state of living condi-
tions of our contacts.
On the basis of the above, the
membership decided that there shall
be an enlarged buro meeting with
three additional comrades to lay out
a plan of action for the unit to
follow. The balance of this report
is in the form of resolution, the
tasks are as follows:
u To find a means of increasing
the effectiveness of the Unemployed
Council and to use it as mass base
for our Unit activity. To establish
a shop nucleus in the city-owned |
garage immediately.
q To urge the women to start
a women's auxiliary of the Unem-
ployed Council and to begin this
Immediately, to demand school re-
lief. free medical care, free lunches,
Fairgrounds, etc.
- To cooperate with mass Or
ganizations in cur ne.ghborhood for
Joint action and mutual growth. for
instance to help to build the Ital-
ian branch Of the TWO. in our
territory.
~ To organize pioneer troop
with the help and cooperation OF
the Y.CL. and TWO.
81 To issue more leaflets in the
name of the unit and to make the
unit a living force in the neigh
borhood.
Since there has been no fuctu-
alton in tn membership of our unit,
our problem has been recruiting new
members and to activize the entire
membership. Once we have estab-
lished mass influence in the
We will recruit the
more advanced element into the
Party.
Hereafter all comrades who 90
out canvassing should observe The
following: How many children in
the family? Which school they at
tend? Do they get free lunch and
milk? What are the conditions in
school? Is the family on relief?
In need of clothing, coal, etc.p What
is the nationality, trade of the
worker? Conditions of the house?
Need of painting or repair? Is 1t
a fretrap. ETC.?
A complete report of the observa-
lions should be handed in to the
ouro. To avoid all semblance of
appearance of a social worker, no
notes should be taken while talking
to the family.
1t was decided that comrades
IN the unit belonging to mass or
ganizations or trade unions should
report at unit meetings on their
work, so that their experiences can
be used.
UNIT 3, SEC. 2, New York.