The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-01

AS WE SEE 1T
BY T. J. o'FLAHERTY

An acquaintance of mine who works
on one Of the local capitalist papers
tells Of the excitement caused among
the circulation force Of that organ OF
big business whenever something un.
usual happens, something that will
set the public agog with curiosity
Such an incident was the Franks muir.
der. Circulation boosters rub their
hands with glee as the circulation
scars. The reporters are ordered to
dig up every BIT OF filth that can be
discovered or manufactured. Any.
thing to get more readers no matter
what kind. Running up circulation
on capitalist paper that is produced
in order to make profit for its owners
is a different proposition to increas-
ing the circulation Of The DAILY
WORKER, which is published for the
benefit Of the working class only.
Capitalist newspaper owners pay
their circulation managers tremen-
dous salaries. Sometimes as high as
$4,000 a year. That is only a little
less than it cost to get the DAILY
WORKER started. A reporter at the
Indianapolis convention of the United
Mine Workers of America expressed
surprise when informed him that we
started the paper with 100000 and
had to purchase machinery, building
and everything else needed to start a
paper, out of that sum. by gosh, you
are liable to find the place shut up
before the convention is over" he
said. Nonsense" l replied. "The
DAILY WORKER is the official pub
LEGATION of our party. Every dollar of
the money raised to start it was con-
tributed by the members of our party
and comparatively few sympathizers.
Should the paper be compelled to call
on them again, they would be there
with the cash."
Now that The DAILY WORKER,
and the Workers Party are partners
in a big NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
drive it is good time to remind our
readers that The DAILY WORKER is
the first labor paper ever published in
the United States to exist seven
months without having to ask its
readers for direct assistance. Think
of that. But it does not take mental
wizard to realize that such a blissful
condition is not liable to be perma-
nent unless our readers and party
members get new subscribers. The
DAILY WORKER carries no adver-
Using to speak of. You know why.
Big business, which subsidies the
capitalist papers by advertising, will
not advertise in The DAILY
WORKER.
Therefore we must find ways and
means of raising the money to con-
tinue The DAILY WORKER as tack
on the chair Of big business and spear
in the hands Of labor. Our circulation
manager does not get $4,000 a year.
And he does not spend his time play
ing golf or reviewing Uncle Sans
navy. He. is generally standing in
front Of some factory gate at half past
six in the morning, bringing The
DAILY WORKER to the attention of
the workers. Or addressing strike
meetings. That is one of our meth
DDS of increasing circulation. More
circulation means bigger punch be-
hind our propaganda. IL means more
influence and it means more support.
New readers will become contributors,
friends. They in turn will bring in
more readers, and SO on.
The DAILY WORKER has not sent
out an S. O. S. for money since it
came into existence. How many
times did you receive a letter from
some labor paper saying something
like this: do you wish to see the
Weakly Ripple pass away into etern-
ity, thus losing the organ of the stall
wart, class conscious. etc. Send us
donation or we perishl" The DAILY
WORKER has been very decent you
must admit. That does not mean that
the Business Manager has no wrink-
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