The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-18
Membership Drive of TWO
Lags in Eleventh Week
Drive Extended to Jan. Is; Grand Total Is
6,912 Adults, 1887 Children
BY MAX BEDACHT

Union Unity League.
We extend our greetings to Com
rade Selnick as our first shock briga-
der. Dozens Of comrades throughout
the country aspire to the honor Com
rade Selnick has already achieved.
When and if they achieve 1t also,
you, Comrade Selnick, will be in good
company of workers who not only
wish for the growth Of the power of
the workers, but who are actively
building that power That is the kind
of soldiers cur army Of revolutionary
organizations nsed, soldiers who not
only wish for a change in history, but
who set out to make this change.
Suspensions
Our campaign has had q stimulate
ing influence on the life OF the Order.
Last quarter saw the lowest suspen-
sion list in two years. Only $50 sus-
pensions were reported.
Since half Of these suspensions will
surely be reinstated, We have good
prospects of not losing more than
500 members this quarter At the
same time our campaign promises TO
bring us by January LIST not less than
5000 new members. This will guar
antee us a net gain in our member
ship Of $500.
The branch executives must every
where plan and act to reduce the
suspensions still more and to achieve
at least a rs per cent reinstatement.
Our reduced dues make this possible.
The growing enthusiasm for our
Order among its members and among
the workers in general almost guar
antee success for all such efforts.
Intensity the Campaign
There are many requests and sug-
gestions for an extension of our cam
paign for another month or two.
These requests must be rejected. A
campaign cannot be carried on for
ever; top efforts cannot be sustained
for ever.
The requests for extension OF the
campaign tried to make up in time
what the campaign lacked in inteu-
Gty. Some comrades believe that a
q several hundred percentage OF
time produces 100 per cent effort.
But this is a fallacious logic. Elk
tensiYeness cannot replace intensive
ness.
Let us illustrate this. An intensive
mobilization should inspire every
member to make an effort In the
campaign for new members. Such
a Tell-organized campaign can double
our membership in one single week.
All that is needed is that every mem
Der bring in the proverbial other
member. OF course such a campaign
would require most intense prepare
tons. 1t would require quite a cam
paign to arouse every member suffl-
GENTLY to induce him to fulfill his
quota.
When such intense preparations
are lacking, and when weak prepare
tions have only modified some 5 per
cent to 10 per cent of the member
ship for the campaign, ii will take
quite number of weeks to increase
the membership even 20 per cent.
But the enthusiasm of the few &C
TWEED members will not hold out
forever. The activities OF these few
cannot make up for the inactivity of
the many. If efforts are made to
do that through pre- ongation of the
campaign, then even their enthusi-
asm will give out. The campaign
will die for lack of nourishment.
Therefore, comrades, we do not
want endless, but intensive cam
paigns. The more intensive the cam
paigns are, the shorter they can b,,
and the shorter they can be T-- :
because of a maximum of mobil..
ton, the more effective they are and
the better are the results.