The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-10

on March l or this year. The
pre-war level of 100000 has
already been passed and there is
great likelihood of the 100000
goal for the end of 1924 being
reached.
Peasants Papers Boom.
The peasant newspapers and ma
tional (papers in other than the Rus
sian language papers have increased
their circulation most. In April 1923
only 81 peasant papers were published
and their circulation was $4,000 At
the tabulating in March 1924 there
were lit peasant papers and the cir
culation was $4,000, an increase of
1853 per cent in circulation over the
previous year. The national papers
were only So in April, 1928, and the
circulation 10000. By April, 1924,
the total number of national papers
was 10S and the circulation 23s,O00,
an increase of SO per cent,
The number of workers papers,
published in the large industrial CEN
tiers chiefly, has remained AZ but their
circulation has increased during the
year from $4,000 to 655, 900. The Red
Army papers are now Is instead of
the 16 Of year ago, but the circula-
ton has almost doubled: $4,000 in
1928; 1900 now. The Young Com
munist papers have gained FIVE, "a
in 1923; 80 now; and the circulation
has gone up from $4,000 to $4,000.
More Trade Union Readers.
Trade union papers have decreased
in numbers from "a to 15, but circula-
ton has gone up from $4,000 to S1O,-
900. Cooperative papers have in
creased from s to IA and circulation
is doubled: 5000 in 1923; 10000 today.
Other (mixed) papers have decreased
from 2sS to lat and circulation has
lost little: $4,000 year ago; $780,
900 now. In this latter group there
has probably been a change TO the
other groups OF classification, no ac-
tual loss of readers.
Wall Newspapers Spread.
One of the most interesting types
of Russian newspapers is the wall
newspaper. There are now over 5000
of these in the Soviet Union, most of
them issued twice a month, except in
the important industrial centers
where they appear weekly. They are
almost all written by hand and have
as many as fifteen workers on their
STATS. Many of these are in the Red
Army garrisons, and they are spread
ing thruout the villages. The masses
of workers, peasants, and soldiers
take particular interest in these wall
newspapers, regarding them as some
thing in which they can take a hand.
There has been a great increase in
the number Of peasant correspond
ents. There are $500 working now on
So papers. Worker correspondents
have increased on their papers to
total of more than $4,000, showing
how much interest the masses take in
the production of their own news
papers.
More National Papers.
The number of national newspapers
in the various Socialist Republics of
the Soviet Union is increasing in re-
lation to the number OF Russian pa
pers in these units. In the Ukraine
there are now 22 national papers with
a circulation Of $4,000, as con-
trasted with a year ago, when
there were only ~ national papers
and the circulation was 100000 In Ar
menia the number Of papers has in
creased form to IL and the circula-
ton trebled the 5000 OF year ago.
In Georgia there are 10 instead of z
national papers and their circulation
has gone up from $4,000 to $1,000, or
one-third.
In Usbek the number of national
papers has doubled from TO 6 and
ten circulation gone up from 5000 to
10000. In Kirghiz there are still ma
tional papers but the circulation has
increased from 5000 to 1000. In
Tartar there are Is instead OF 16 ma
tional papers and the total circulation
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