The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-26
Problems of a Mass Paper

READER of this column writes interesting
n vital questions. William
that years Daily
shown tremendous improvement both
variety subjects health
the general quality of the writing The addition of the science
welcome step in the same direction and should prove potent aid
in attracting many readers.
you yet shamefuly small
circulation OF the Daily Worker would seem as if the readers
mainly definitely eft-wing
munst Party membership of League
membership
the nghborhood 100000
likely prove successful
However depends on what one thinks constitutes To double
the circulation of the Daily Worker achievement you
realize that after doubling the
$4,000 the achievement falls short OF complete satisfaction Consider
ing the objective conditions of starvation
brutality strike
there why Daily
100000 daily that
caon the that the politically
pages Daily Worker articles of
interest to themselves The problem
really interested then extent gen.
policy Party physical limitations of the Party
to proceed to give them precisely what they
suggest Garn you throw your column
discussion of this problem
perence OF giving the Daily Worker to
then listen exceptions these
experiences and let them
gest remedies
suggestion Daily Worker become real
educator of the backward elementary principles
clearing house of ideas and pob-
lens facing Party members would become
clearing house popular notions and spons permeatng
the Communist PARTY has
yet to the fortress built millions capitalist
injected prejudces and supersitions
The fortress weakening workers are
noishng sufficient disusion willing to turn
something They becoming politically they are
cropping bhndy Daily light 1t seems to me
that of all political questions which workers
is that predominaes 1t What masses of
workers and farmers breaking from
nze with their revolutionary brothers Party must
make itself more ready to meet them
THE question What answered for them daily
in the capitalist You know what the you
e your brow ana say But doesn't the Daily Worker
this question day. in all its articles
right except that specific capitalist
press remain on the whole unanswered the Worker
There also the matter questions
1t is difficult matter
ut Daily could devote daily large
column Questions on Communism something like that
invite questions print amazing what variety of
questions constantly examples;
If you had $4,000 would still Communist?
Under Communism all today would be eliminated
Don't think be worth while? Really life
without struggle
adopt it?'
If according his needs regardless
of his ability, who would do the dirty work. sewer work
DO you mean to tell me that simply
and Henry satan eaner they are both in the same
class?' ~
q examples random and they are bv no means
the most classic The capitalist movies have 50
poisoned the minds of the workers that the they believe
to be true amazing.
sympathetica and far possible the ou
TONER 1t is not always be patient Recently discussion of
soi JUSTICE VIII" "e collar workerone who had the
raordna1y combination of teraten superiority attitude
towards manual workers unfouded pre thorough of
the history OF the labor stubbonneI got to oa
rel WIN MIN ana antagonized him
workers sap pigs idiots concern scum of the
eart and then patience nv first Quarrel and
was probably at fault There must be won over
since they are workers There talking to all of them
the basis of their interests even Of their ~
dces We must strive to learn what those and we must
devise ways of meeting those interests.
I have made no special attempt this letter But
have tried to indicate
facing and must be facing that the " orlo
can be mace OF even greater interest and believe
that to achieve circulation
Il hope will initiate discussion in your column,