THE PARTY ORGANIZER: AN INTRODUCTION AND APPRAISAL.

This article informs that by 1927, when "Party Organizer" was established, the Communists had emerged had emerged from the underground where the postwar Palmer anti-red raids had sent many of the leaders. The magazine is an indispensable source for discovering the programs and policies of the Party. The usual jargon and tone typical of other Communist publications are generally avoided. Its purpose is not the conversion of unbelievers, but increased effectiveness. With an occasional exception, the unsigned articles are directed to improving the efficiency of the organization and the success of the campaigns in progress. The April 1927 issue emphasizes the need for concentrating attention upon training nuclei and fraction secretaries and active workers in the districts, sections and sub-districts. Articles on how to influence large groups in behalf of the Party, or on how to run a meeting, are printed alongside instructions to concentrate upon campaigning for a labor party. How to establish and operate a shop paper is a recurring theme.