The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Our Readers and the c. P.

OWf AASOCbSIS UtCIt tItC ~
THERE are many readers of the Daily Worker who
are not members of the Communist Party, and it
is to them we address this editorial
Some of you have been readers OF this Communist
organ for long time You have followed the reports
Of the workers struggles and Of the revolutionary
movement throughout the world, AS readers OF this
paper you know the need of revolutionary party of
the workngcass leading in the struggle for the
throw of capitalism and the establishment OF work
ers' rule
For some reason you haVS not taken the important
step of actually enlsting in the ranks of the Com
munist Party You hope that the Communist Party
will grow, will become more powerful as a leader of
the daily struggles of the workers. and powerful
revolutionary force achieving the final victory. But
you, who closest to us, must know that if you
do not join if those nearest to the Party do not
ter its ranks, we are hemmed in by large body of
sympathzers who not the most vital feeders for
the Party ranks
UNDOUBTEDLY. many Of you already play an
tive role in the organizations the trade unions
fraternal organizations in shop activity But this
is not enough. We must build the central directing
force of the workers, its revolutionary political party
to increase these activities In the ranks of the
Party you function best even in the very fields
in which you active. BY becoming men,
Der Of the Party you receive the political training
which be gained only by Party membership that
in your mass organization and among your fellow
workers. You can bring to the Party the thousand
and-one problems that face the workers around you,
help to solve these problems help to make the Party
more closely linked with the
You have read many appeals we have made for
membership in the Communist Party. Perhaps you
did not think this applied directly to you-that it
applied to some specific groups workers to those
regularly connected with the activities of the Party
either through the circulation and reading of the Daily
Worker, in the revolutionary trade unions -
But that is not So We appeal direct.y< to you,
readers of the Daily Worker, to join tie Communist
Party
You should take this ste; now Do not wait
until you are personally invited to join until
hands you an application card. Do not wait for
the recruiting campaio4 to reach you. Join your
own initiative and become an active fighter in our
ranks.
WE KNOW tnat many times there obstacles real
and Imagined that keep many readers of the Daily
Worhe. from joining the Communist Party. If you
fink there such obstacles we would like to hear
about them from you take them up and
discuss them with you.
The Communist Party to function as the revo-
1uonary leader of the workers in all their struggles
must get your support not only at election time, or
strike struggles that effect you in its various
campaignS-but from day to day, through your direct
involvement In its political and organizational work
To be consistent reader Of the Daily Worker, We
know to be tied up with the struggles OF the revo
uonary Party to be interested in the growth of the
Communist Party Some workers feel that, at this
time, this is sufficient They will wait until some
future time to join.
Is there q opportune time than now to join
the Party? We the eve of sharper and more
decisive struggles against growing ascism against the
new attacks planned by the Roosevelt regime against
the growing war danger BY building the force which
makes possible the Daily Worker, by training your
self in the ranks Of the Communist Party. help
to build now conscious revolutionary leader Of the
workingclass the Communist Party. When thousands
of workers who should be in the Party do this the
Party is deprived Of of the best and most active
forces among the workers who rightly belong in its
ranks.
Think this over. Then come into ranks Let
us hear from you, either with an application to the
Party, your why you do not Immediately
join the Party