The daily worker., 1933-12-05

to give the Daily" q f1ve spot. Also
let US add that with the profits, we
have been able to buy foreign LAM
guage literature and other rare
pamphlets not Obtained at the Sec
ton.
BY F. B. DAILY Worker AGENT
1 noticed in Nov. 9 issue of the
Daily Worker in Party Life Column a
plan for getting new readers for our
paper. a plan which had already been
tried by unit and thus is based
upon experience, upon actual results.
I suggested to our unit buro that
we adopt this plan, at least try 1t out
in Kansas City. The buro was in
favor of it and recommendations we're
made to the unit. At the unit meet
ing, however, the plan was not favor
ably received, the section org. secre-
tary taking the floor, saying the plan
was mechanical"
I think this is going little too
far along the mechanical" road. Ger
tainly I am not in favor of doing
anything in mechanical way, but
here we have a plan that Is concrete,
that has given results elsewhere, was
given publicity in the Daily Worker,
SO other units could profit by it, urg
ing that they adopt 1t, as their own,
carrying it out, not in a mechanical
way, but in harmony with the in
terests and struggles Of the workers
who live in the particular neighbor-
hood where the canvassing for Daily
Worker readers is going on.
must say that our comrades are
not taking the Daily Worker seriously.
We say that the Daily Worker is our
organizer, teacher and guide, that we
can learn from it how to organize
the unemployed, how to break into
the packing houses, the needle trades,
the steel mills, etc. Yes, and how also
to get readers and subscribers for the
Daily.
And yet, comrades, when tried
plans, given serious and conspicuous
publicity in our Party organ, are pro-
posed for adoption, they are met with
the stigma that they are "n1echan~
ical."
I look upon the Daily Worker rs
a hot-house of experiences, always
guiding the comrades In their work
and calling the masses to struggle.
think 1t would be a good idea for
all of us, before we make a decision
on a question, to ask: What has the
Daily Worker to say about this?
Note by Editor
Conlrade #. B. is correct about
the role of the Daily Worker. It Is
the Central Organ Of the Party,
and should not be looked upon by
our Party members merely a.
newspaper, but as the daily guide
for all Of their activities.
Party Life Column aims by the
interchange OF experiences, to assist
all of the Party in carrying out our
tasks,
Perhaps the reaction OF the Sec
tion Organizer to the plan suggest
ed for reaching workers and OBJ
tanning new readers to the Daily
Worker is reflected In the fact that
the Kansas District has one Of the
lowest records of the entire Party
on increased subscriptions. From
June to October, the entire District
has increased the number Of sub
scribers from 80 to 100. Only 80
new subscribers In four months.
Bundle orders have increased only
80!
Il the Section Organizer rejects
the "mechanical" plan suggested in
Party Life, perhaps he can work out
new plan, which VIII overcome
this inpernissible situation IN re-
gard to Daily Worker circulation
In the meantime, we suggest that
the Kansas City unit tries this "me-
ehanical" plan and let's rs know
the results.