Workmen's advocate., 1889-05-18
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II.
 The undersigned Sections herewith present to the Party the following for general vote:
 Article 3, section i, paragraph c shall in future read
 (g) To arrange half.yeary itemized re- port on condition of the Party, the press and the treasury. In this report all items of expense and income must be exhibited to the smallest detail. The report must be carefully revised by revising committee of five persons, con sisting of one representative from each of the Sections New York. Kings County (Brooklyn) and Hoboken. The report shall then be printed and such number of copies sent to the Sections as shall enable them to provide each mem Der with copy of the report.
 Sections, District and State organiza- tions shall also be permitted to make additional revisions at their own cost, through one or more representatives.
 SECTION NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
 ROCKVILLE, CONN.
 PROVIDENCE, R. 1.
 EXPLANATION.-lt is an undeniabe fact that the last reports of the Party ad- ministration were not sufficiently par ticuarized and were therefore unsatis- factory. The result is that in our and other Sections known to us a growing doubt has become manifest against the Party administration, which naturally has damaging influence on the advance of our cause.
 In order to abrogate this evil it is above all things necessary, in reporting the uses to which the Party funds are put the most delicate point, to exercise most painstaking care in precision and detail. As the latter has not heretofore been observed by the National Execu- tive, we hold ourselves in duty bound to present the above to the Sections throughout the country for general vote, in order that through its accept ance the National Executive may have the necessary instructions.
 The principal reason why the revising committee should consist of representa- tives from five Sections Is that we be- lieve that through such a combination it is not so easily possible that the con- mittee may be incapable or careless, as it is possible may have been the case un- der the present arrangement. The item of expense causes us to name the Sec tions in New York and vicinity.
 It is obvious that the Sections, Dis trict and State organizations should have a right to make repeated revision whenever they deem it necessary, but it cannot do any harm if it is provided for in the constitution.
 THE ABOVE NAMED SECTIONS.
 We cannot omit to point out, in view of the vote called for under head II, the difficulties which would attend the demand that the expen- ses and receipts be temized in every small detail. Such a detailed re- port would involve considerable ex- pense, not to mention that in such a general financial report the small items are not usually presented, which in this case are examined by three reviSors elected by the New York Section. We need hardly say that we are anxious to honor the wishes of the Sections in all possible ways, that doubt may be removed.
 In regard to the last point it may be remarked that since the re-elec- ton of the Board of Supervisors that body is informed weekly con- corning the financial transactions of the National Executive Committee, and they will undoubtedly in future give the half-yearly financial reports another revision before they are sent to the Sections.
 THE NAT. EX. COM., W. HIN1zE, Secy.