天津社会主义青年团诞生

·1922年3月 中国社会主义青年团天津支部在北洋法政专门学校成立

1920年10月上旬，觉悟社社员谌小岑，受李大钊和第三国际的委派，来天津协助张太雷筹建社会主义青年团。经过紧张的筹备，10月，张太雷、谌小岑、胡维宪(觉悟社社员)、吴南如(北洋大学)、郑德、陶某(南开大学)和京奉铁路局的两名职员，共计团员7人，在河东特别二区大马路一家裁缝铺楼上(今建国道91号)开会，选举张太雷为书记，并通过张太雷起草的团章，天津第一个社会主义青年团组织建立。
会上，大家一致赞成办一份报纸，定名为《劳报》,由谌小岑、胡维宪编辑。1921年1月4日，《劳报》创刊发行，每日四开一张，主要报道国内外新闻、工人状况、工运消息，以杂感、故事、通信等各种体裁和通俗易懂的文字，向工人和群众宣传革命思想。
团组织除出版报刊外，还进行了一系列的组织活动，星期日例会，7人全到，交流情况，研究问题。并把上海共产主义小组出版的《共产党》月刊和陈望道翻译的 《共产党宣言》介绍给群众； 把李大钊的文章《我的马克思主义观》印成小册子散发，促进了工人运动的发展。
天津社会主义青年团，属于北京社会主义青年团中央的地方支部。北京经常来人出席会议，指导天津团组织的活动。如赵世炎、瞿秋白、张国焘、何孟雄、邓培等。由于张太雷、谌小岑相继调离，天津第一个社会主义青年团组织，仅活动了两个月。
1922年3月12日，天津第二个社会主义青年团组织，在宇纬路四段12号(今河北区四号路胜天里)建立。设执行委员会，分为书记、出版、宣传3部； 各部正副主任，都是执行委员； 于树德、李峙山为书记部正副主任； 有团员11人，包括李腾(天津水产学校学生)、安体诚(北洋法政学堂教员)等。1923年下半年，由于于树德、安体诚等被党组织派往外地工作，加上一些学生团员毕业离津，天津青年团人数减少，组织活动暂时停顿下来。
1924年3月9日，中国社会主义青年团天津地方执行委员会，在直隶高等工业学校召开成立大会，到会男女团员49人。会上推选于方舟、李濂祺、张宝泉、崔溥、王乃宽为委员，邓颖超、王贞儒、卢硕、谢曦为候补委员。4月16日，天津团地委举行第一次会议，拟定了团的活动计划，确定了委员的分工，于方舟任委员长，李濂祺为秘书，张宝泉为会计，崔溥负责宣传，王乃宽负责教育。
1925年1月，青年团第三次全国代表大会通过决议，社会主义青年团改称中国共产主义青年团，天津遂于3月16日，召开团员大会，改选了新的领导成员。

·天津社会主义青年团大马路旧址

In September 1920,Zhan Xiaocen,a member of theJuewu Association,appointed by Li Dazhao and theThird International,came to Tianjin to assist ZhangTailei in preparing for the founding of the Youth League.After busy preparations,Zhang Tailei,Zhan Xiaocen,Hu Weixian (a member of the Juewu Association),WuNanru (Beiyang University),a student whose surnamewas Tao (Nankai University) and two employees fromJingfeng Railway Bureau met on the upstairs of atailor`s house in the Big Road in the No. 2 special zonein Hedong District (now No.91 in Jianguo Road) andelected Zhang Tailei secretary of Tianjin Youth Leagueand passed the regulations of the League drafted byZhang Tailei. Thus,the first socialistic Youth League inTianjin was founded.
At the meeting,they agreed unanimously to run anewspaper called Labor Newspaper. Zhan Xiaocen andHu Weixian were editors of the newspaper. On January4,1921,Labor Newspaper was founded and published.The newspaper was a daily with four pages. It reportednews home and abroad,workers` conditions and workermovement news in plain language and various styleslike essays,stories and letters. It instilled revolutionarythoughts into the public.
Besides the newspaper,the Youth League organizeda series of activities. All of the seven people attendedroutine meetings on Sundays to exchange ideas anddiscuss problems. They introduced Communist Monthlypublished by Shanghai Communist group and Manifestoof Communist Party translated by Chen Wangdao to thepublic. They also printed My Maxist View by Li Dazhaoand spread out them to the masses. The activities theyorganized promoted the development of workers`movement.
Tianjin Youth League was one of the local branchesof Beijing Youth League which often sent its membersto Tianjin to instruct the activities of Tianjin YouthLeague,such as Zhao Shiyan,Qu Qiubai,Zhang Guotao,He Mengxiong and DengPei. Because Zhang Tailei and ZhanXiaocen were moved to other positionssuccessively,the first Youth League inTianjin had run only for about two months.On March 12,1923 the second Youth Leaguein Tianjin was set up in No. 12 segment 4 onYuwei Road (now ShengtianLane in No.4 roadin Hebei District). The league hadan executive board,includingthree departments,secretary,publication and propaganda. Thedirector and vice director of thedepartments were all members of the executive board.Yu Shude and Li Zhishan were the director and vicedirector of the secretary department. The League hadeleven members,including Li Teng(a student of TianjinAquatic School) and An Ticheng (a teacher of NorthernLaw and Political Science College).
On March 9,Tianjin Local Execution Boardof China Youth League held a founding assembly inZhili Industrial High College. Forty-nine members ofthe League attended the assembly. Yu Fangzhou,LiLianqi,Zhang Baoquan,Cui Fu,Gong Naikuan wereelected members of the board and Deng Yingchao,Gong Zhenru,Zhang Rulin,Lu Shuo and Xie Xialternate members.
On March 9,1924,Tianjin ExecutiveBoard of Youth League of China cameinto being and held a ceremony atZhili Higher Industrial School with49 attendants. The elected memberswere Yu Fanzhou,Li Lianqi,ZhangBaoquan,Cui Bo and Wang Naikuan.The elected alternative members wereDeng Yingchao,Wang Ruzhen,Zhang Rulin,Lu Shuo,and XieXi. On April 16,Tianjin DistrictBoard held the first meeting anddrew out the action plan. The workfor executive members was divided.Yu Fangzhou was the Chairman; Li Lianqi,Secretary; LiChanglian,Accountant; Cu Pu,Propaganda; and WangNaikuan,education.
In January,1925,the Youth League held thethird national congress and changed its name to ChinaCommunist Youth League. On March 16,Tianjin held itsgeneral meeting and re-elected leaders.

·天津第一个社会主义青年团负责人张太雷