The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-27

try are very badly infected with the
virus Of capitalist journalism. 1t is
extremely disappointing at times to
get contributions bearing all the ear
marks of being bona fide expressions
from workers, to find them dealing
with things and questions that a Com
munist' press cannot possibly deal
with.
And so we must organize our work.
er correspondents, instruct them,
bring them as close to the party as
possible. We have tried to do this by
three methods: by personal CORE
spondence, the selection of contribu-
tors, casual contributors, who showed
promise, and also by the appointment
Of members of the party. Second, by
getting out pamphlet containing in
structions, and a short analysis of the
role of the Communist press, it's rela-
ton to the party and to the struggles
of the workers. Third, by personal
contact, lectures, instructions, etc.
staff Close to Party.
As to the question of departmental
ization. Most of the papers of the
other Communist parties have been
severely criticized by the Agitprop
department because of too much de.
DECENTRALIZATION, bringing with it a
tendency to pull these departments
away from the party and the party
life, to set up artificial distinctions
and divisions between departments of
the press. | think it is only fair to
say that our press does not suffer to
any great extent from this evil. l
speak now of the English language
press. l think the staff of the DAILY
: WORKER is probably more closely
connected with the party and the
party departments and the party life
than any other stage of Communist
Journalists of the Comintern with the
exception of the Russian Party itself.
The reasons for this of course are not
voluntary ones. 1t Just happens that
way to large extent. The staff is
small, our party is small, it REQUIRES
the aid of every able and willing com.
rade, and the Communist journalists
are therefore forced to take part in
the activity of the party just as the
other comrades do. They find it i'm.
possible to separate themselves from
the party life. And | say very en-
phatically, | think that our official or
gan cannot be criticized on this point,
This close connection of our press with
the party life must be continued and
strengthened.
A few words now on the connection
between the editorial department and
the circulation of our press. l have
already pointed out how the press can
be used in special campaigns of the
party and where failures have been
made in this respect, and have said
that these special campaigns are good
but the day-to-day work is what builds
our press. I am convinced that with
the increase in the number and the
activity Of our worker correspondent.
$500 SNC SAOoCL linhluB OF our party
with the lives and struggles of the
masses thru the reorganization of our
party on the shop nuclei basis, with
the realization that stories in the Com.
munist press are not written to satisfy
the ego of the writer but to acquaint
workers with what is going on and the
Communist Interpretation of these
struggles. our press will begin to de.
velop very rapidly into a real mass
press.
Reach Foreien-8orn Workers.
The foreign language press is an i'm.
portant part of our party activity not
only because of the language groups
in our party, but because It is thru
these language groups that we reach
the foreign language speaking workers
OF America. If our foreign language
press was developed only for the mem.
bers OF the party in this country. there
is not a single one of the foreign Ian.
guage papers that should be kept in
existence "a hours longer. We strive
to make our English language organ