The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-09

held Friday night in the Workers
Center, which resulted in reports of
progress in the organization of the
collection of funds to save the pa
per, and pledges and plans for an
extreme effort to be made during
the COZ ing week. Ravitch in his
opening remarks reminded the
agents that it was mainly the party
memberships responsibility to see
that the Daily Worker continued,
and that the Central Executive Com
mittee had decided this to be the
main task of the various party units
during February.
Especially Needed Now.
Vern Smith in his report on the
political Importance of the Daily
Worker at the present time, stressed
the fact that we were living in a
Incorporation period, and on the
eve of great industrial struggles such
as the needle trades, etc. The Daily
Worker has a task at the present
time of unmasking the so-called
peace treaties, and incorporation
plans. The Daily Worker today
stands out as the only champion of
the workers in the various struggles.
We cannot afford in this crucial time
to lose our Daily Worker. We can
not afford to miss one single issue
of the Daily Worker.
Quotas Assigned.
Reporting on the practical steps,
Comrade Ravitch made the follow
ing recommendations
1.-THE Daily Worker must be on
the agenda of all unit meetings
during the month of February.
EVERY section must go over the
top in raising it's quota. The follow
ing are the quotas for the various
sections:
Section /, 5000 RAISED by section
to $1,000; Section 2, $3.50; Section
8, 5000; Section 4, 5000 RAISED by
section to $8O0); Section 5, $3.50
(Raised by section to $1,000; Sec
ton 6, $500; Section Z, $500; Sec
ton s, $500; Section 9, $3.50; New
Jersey and other units in New York
State, $3.50; Total $4,000.
1t is the duty of every section
to assign quotas to every unit, and
full mobilization made to raise these.
quotas. Unless we get all the COM
rades modified behind this cam
paign, the Daily Worker Manage
ment cannot put it across.
Emergency Fund.
The widest distribution must be
given to the special Emergency
Fund cards. Section affairs must be
arranged in order to help raise the
money. Comrades must be modified
to visit the various organizations
and affairs in their section in order
to collect funds for the Daily
Worker.
A Tag Day must be arranged for
the Daily Worker on Feb. 16 and
II. All comrades must respond to
the call. We are going to print 5o,-
900 leaflets advertising the Tag Day
and the Daily Worker.
Ravitch explained the reasons for
the present crisis. The deficit of
the Daily Worker amounts to ap-
proximately $500 per week. This
deficit is covered through donations
and affairs. During 1927 this was
covered by two financial campaigns,
but in 1928, there was a number of
other campaigns going on, such as
the miners campaign, textile CAM
paign, l. L. D. campaign, and the
election campaign. In view of this
situation, the Daily Worker is con-
fronted with a very serious crisis.
Many bills are long past due, with
no funds on hand to pay them. The
printers refuse to print the Daily
Worker any longer, unless it is able
to settle the funds due them. Meager
sums Of $500 to 5000 per day, are
insufficient to meet even the cur
Trent needs Of the paper, let alone
Ito satisfy all the creditors.
H The following suggestions were
made as recommendations for con-
isideration of the Management Com
iilmittee.
L. Practical Recommendations.
us.1.-Discussions to be held in all
Cunts on the Daily Worker.
Il 1.-The Sustaining Fund to be
sput on firmer basis. (The same
sas dues.)
3.--Only those who are out OF
work will get exempt stamps for
paying towards the Sustaining Fund
A financial report of the Daily
Worker will be given at the next
regular meeting of the Daily Worker
sagents.
5.-Unit agents should report tc
CUNTS of the standing of comrades ir
their payment for the Sustaining
Fund, at least every months.
6.--Section Conferences of D. w
agents be held regularly every Mon.
day.
City Conferences of agents be
held every two months.
8.-Section Executive Committees
should have the Daily Worker or
the order of business at their next
meeting and should take up and i'm