The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-25

tain its own, sources revenue, to
cover its own expense. 1t Is clear that
with the diversion to the lower or
CARNATIONS Of much of the present
revenue now received by the national
office, the Center must make very
sharp cutting, down of the present
subsidies it gives to the weaker dis
tricts. This will have to be done
gradually, while these weaker COM
mittees will, with the assistance of
the Center, build up their own sources
of revenue. We must take always
into account certain organizations,
which by their very nature require
help from the other organizations.
Here refer particularly to the Ma
tional Committee Of the Unemployed
Councils, which Is a very important
strategic organization for us, and
now plays an important role. The
Unemployed Councils always and
necessarily will for a long period, con-
sumo all the revenue they can raise
in the local organizations. The Ma
tional Office cannot depend upon
them for money. For such an Or
ganization as this we must work out
a regular system, a, continuous sys-
tenn, which operates month after
month, of all the organizations which
support the program Of the Unefn~
ployed Councils giving very small
amount each month to the National
Committee Of the Unemployed Cour1~
ellis. IT our organizations would give,
for each member, five cents q year
to the Unemployed Councils, this
would support the whole national Or
ganization of the unemployed move
ment.
81 The system of financial respou-
sibility and accounting must also be
applied to the departmental activities
within the Party which have their
own financial system. Funds for lit
erature must everywhere be main
tanned intact: literature bills must
be paid. This Is not a business ques-
ton, this Is q political question, and
you cannot have serious mass edu-
cationa1 movement until literature Is
sold, literature Is paid for, literature
funds are established and grow by
the accumulation Of the profits Of
literature sales. The proceeds from
Daily Worker sales and collections
must be strictly accounted for to the
Daily Worker and not diverted TO
any other purpose. Sometimes our
comrades take advantage OF the busi-
ness management OF the Daily Work
er continuing to send them papers
although the bills are not paid; they
sell the papers and then use the
money for whatever purpose happens
to suit the fancy OF the moment.
Sometimes they want to start
new business, 50 they take the money
of the Daily Worker and open I'D
book store, or further replenish the
stock Of the literature. BY what right
do they take the money Of the Daily
Worker to build the book shop? "Well,
it doesn't make. any difference-take
it out Of one pocket and put it in
another, what, difference does it
make?"-"It all belongs to the move
ment anyway" But comrades, this
is the kind Of attitude that destroys
our organization destroys system, de-
stroys responsibility and prevents us
from building up anything
We must have the most strict, In
tolerant attitude toward any kind Of
irTegulartty in the handling of fin
ances and we have got to begin to
make the entire movement under
stand this in Iin1nistakable terms.
And If it is impossible to carry
through these measures otherwise.
we must begin to, make examples out
Of people who violate these principles
before the entire movement.