The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-08

ing to be "bribed" by the offer
of commissions. Others hold
that the commission system is
too capitalistic a way for a
working class organization to
do business.
1t is unfortunate that SO many
good workers for the militant labor
press are accepting these false ideas,
We do not bride anyone by the offer
OF commissions; rather we realize
that many militants, as much as
they would like to spend time and
money in building the labor press,
find it impossible to do so, but with
the small commission which THE
DAILY WORKER offers it does be-
come possible to devote the necessary
time and energy to the circulation
work. While working to destroy
capitalism, we still are willing to
learn from the capitalists, and if the
commission system for building up
a DAILY WORKER circulation
works, we are for that system. BY
giving commissions to branch agents
The DAILY WORKER can assume
that the agents are responsible for
the carrying out of the work assigned
to them and that the necessary work
Will be done more surely and more
quickly because of the small remun-
GRAFTON given.
Some of the branch agents find
H.
the task of making THE DAILY
WORKER grow, on a voluntary
basis, and many of these are remit
ting the full amounts for the subs
they sell without deducting the COM
missions. That is all the better and
In some instances some of the very
best DAILY WORKER boosters are
those who do not th,duct for their
commissions. At the same time it
should be pointed out that those who
do accept the commissions are fol-
lowing their instructions and their
services are valued just as highly as
those of the volunteer agents.
1t has been brought to our notice
that some Workers Party branches
have decided that the commissions
should be turned in to the branch or
to some other labor organization. Of
course THE DAILY WORKER does
not presume to tell the branch
agents what to do with the commits
slons they earn, and we certainly
would not discourage financial sup
port to the various militant organ
lzations of labor. At the same time
it should be understood that Work
ers Party branches have no right to
legislate for THE DAILY WORKER
and therefore no right to decide
what their agent shall do with the
payment he receives from the DAHL
WORKER. That is a matter for
each agent to decide for himself
To place that decision in the hands
OF anyone else is to destroy the value
Of the granting Of the commissions
altogether.
New and good suggestions for Sc.
curing new DAILY WORKER read
ers continue to come in to us. Com.
rade P. Smernoff, city agent for the
DAILY WORKER in New Haven
Conn, has the latest one and we
pass it along to all DAILY WORK.
Err boosters to try it out if they
believe it will work. 1t seems tc
US that particularly in the smaller
cities the idea is practicable. Here
is Comrade Smernoff's suggestion:
eve will send you names anc
addresses of those who wish to re.
ceive the DAILY WORKER but who
can't afford the whole subscription
price at one time. The DAILY
WORKER will then be mailed Il
each of them every day, just as il
they had subscribed and we will col.
lect from them every two weeks
and send you the money.
For instance. if we get 100 sub.
scribers here on this basis, you (Tht
DAILY WORKER) would send thes,
subscriptions by mail and we would
collect from the 100 subscriber.
every two weeks at the rate of Is
cents per week or 36 cents for tive
weeks. Out of this amount W,
might have to pay boy for max
ing the collections but you woulc
still get more than $500 a yeai
from each Of this kind Of sub
scriber."
We would be glad to co-operat,
with any city or branch agent who
wishes to try this experiment. w,
would also like to hear from others
who have other suggestions TO max,
which will help to make The DAILY
WORKER grow.