The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-18
CHANGE
The
WORLD!
BY MICHAEL GOLD


EARL BROWDER in his mastery keynote speech to the
recent Communist Convention in Cleveland pointed out
that the American Communists have seriously underest
mated the Importance of the Communist press
His chief proof the fact that the Daily Worker
attained half what should be- under present social
conditions its normal circulation Of 100000
may another of this failure to understand
II the necessity for powerful press
weekly printing its sixteenth issue has also
been badly that in four months has built itself
to circulation OF $4,000 eopes OF "hcn over ne houano are
subscriptions 1t also true that has demonstrated remarkable
quality and has published consistently fine collection Of strike
reporting stories critical and other
luionary had this The American
well be proud of this magazine
dobed has become the editors Of the Moscow international
Literature call it of the best three four revolutionary maya
the world today
But its circulation is as yet only 10000
become self supporting and leads precario nan
cil existence This also that comrades have not realized
that here is weekly teacher debater champion nd guoe OF Cou
should the least $4,000 readers
great Communism being built in America New,
Weempd modern Tools are ready Tor ne builders h among
them being such the Daily Worker such magazines
as the New Masses
But the workers for reason unused
work with ancient hammers of Isn't there something dangerous
Germany the this and
underground
America definitely, the revolutionary still
underestimate by those to whom it is vitality important
The Significance of the Daily Worker
THERE many revolutionary journals throughout
There should be is pity that better local
press
steel worker sailor and farmer Enough technical thought and skill
hasn't been given to study of this local press and how to make
effective
that there be also national
of Communism that speaks with political authority and that
the regions America living relationship
with international working class
organ course Daily Worker
all loyalty 1t is than newspaper; is the national
coodnator organizer general the
militant working
general line of moetarian struggle victory.
cultural field, bankrupt
middeclass of the whiecour the New
forming the function Daily
school teachers engineers authors artists other
This
be
has become desperate all the capitalist world The fascist dma
promise them prosperity world
danged before their
credit the other bright
glitter with fine rhetoric on the surface but are hollow and psv
America s stop ascn There are over 100 organized
groups of these victims of the great fascist lie It is necessary to
these victims bankrupt produced
And this the function of the New job
begun to do With courage clarity and skill Week after week
patiently plzzng great
fascist swnde can be and is becoming the gathering point and
aligned against fascm only
alliance with the working class they crush the Naz
Not Only for Intelectuals
pUT the New Masses doesn't way library the
buy to read in the hunks at sea- taxi drivers
in New York riding with
pockets Southern mill troopers buy
newsstand in Dixie that will the revolutionary weekly
In America is passed copy
by ten or twenty eager proetaran minds
The reason is not far to seek The New Masses happens be
intensely interesting from the revolutionary viewpoint and written
with high literary skill. besides
continuation of the old Masses and tbrator
and carries brilliant tradition revolutionary journalism that
is over twenty years old have been edtoay
Journal in another of its
and will testify here weekly New Masses
is the sturdest of the whole family line
Is Doing Vital Work
REING weekly, monthly heretofore it has been able
TO keep up with political events they happen
the events Of the week commented
mares OF Old Dr. Writ the automobile printed
the best reporting Spvaks surveys of
proarn America under the N
like Bill DUNES piercing and authoritative analysis
OF the MA and the bweey letters from London the
John Strschey who the British
The literary criticism is under of Granville Hicks
and has never in experience been
It marks the consolidation America what has