The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-28
Letters from Our
Readers
WE'LL TRY 1T.

New Haven, Conn.
Editor, Daily Worker,
Dear Comrade:
The improvement of the Daily
Worker over period of q few
months is an objective proof for our
entire movement of the possibility of
changing our methods Of work from
a sectarian basis to a basis with mass
appeal. There can no longer be any
doubt about it, the DAILY" is on
the road to becoming real mass
working class paper, the paper OF
the awakening American proletariat
The Daily" is now a paper that any
Communist can hand to the worker
in his shop or on the street and say:
Here, buddy, here's a paper thatu
tell you something" And that's
something.
However, my purpose in writing is
mainly that of offering constructive
criticism and suggestions on how to
improve our Daily" still more. First
of all, as one little familiar with
newspaper work and makeup, lei
me criticize the makeup of the
DAILY" Most of the really signifi-
cant political news is buried in the
middle of the paper. Another thing
is why the stress laid on New York
news? Pick up today's issue of the
Daily" comrades. I don't care what
day it is, and look at the front page
Over two-thirGy OF the stories are
New York. Without Understanding
New York's Importance to our move
ment, New York is certainly not the
most pro,etarian city in America
and certainly does not deserve the
space given it. Every demonstration
every New York affair, is treated
| deliberately.
Other cities, if not neglected, are
certainly treated comparatively shah
billy. What about more news of the
share choppers struggles, the farm
work, etc.? I understand that there
is only one edition for city and for
national distribution, but certainly a
more equitable arrangement of news
and a readjusted sense of news
value on the part of the Daily
staff is a reasonable demand, in view
of what the Daily" has already &C
complished.
Now, some suggestions for articles,
What about series of good articles
exposing the Honorable Father
! Coughlin in detail. He has tremen-
dous hold on the imagination of many
American workers, even if many are
becoming more disillusioned every
day because of his support of Roose-
welt. But Coughlin, and all others
like him, must be Systematically eX-
posed by cur DAILY" SO the Party
and sympathizers who read our press
will have a weapon to silatter the
illusions of the working class in re-
gard to Coughlin more surely.
And how about series of simple
articles by Comrade Erowder, on the
style of the excellent N. r. A. PAM
phlet, answering workers questions
on Communism? Answer such ques-
lions as: Will Communism do away
with individuality; What will the
Communists do if they take power?
| etc. There are number OF i'm
portant questions of this nature that
can be simply and clearly answered
in such articles. Both the articles
on Coughlin and latter article would
make splendid pamphlets.
| Finally, what about some good ar
ticles on the Negro question or re-
prints from the pamphlet on Negro
Liberation and the Party position or
the Negro question. Also on the
necessity for building the L. S. N. R
and its peculiar character. The ma
| jor portion of our Party, I'm sure
still have not even the beginnings Of
clear political understanding or
this question.
The more I read the DAILY" the
more 1 realize the tremendous role
a properly edited paper that is close
| to the masses can play. I must adj
NIT that I could not appreciate this
from reading the old Daily" think
that ever more criticism should be
encouraged from rank and file COM
rades; that discussions should be
held in our basic units on what the
comrades think of the DAILY" anc
| that letters should be sent from al
our Party units as well as syInpa-
thetic organizations with their crit.
cisms of THE DAILY" For from tbs
mass of criticisms and suggestions
that come to our DAILY" will come
the means of improving the DAILY
to the point where it becomes a pow
erful weapon to aid the American
working class in the building OF
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