The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-01
Party Lite
Workers Response
To Fighting Fund
An Inspiration

IN Monday a worker came into the
v District Office of our Party to
donate 81 towards the Red Fight
ing Fund" Of the Communist Party.
We could not understand how this
worker knew Of the Red Fighting
Fund" especially when many Party
members profess ignorance on the
subject. We asked him how did he
happen to know that the Commu-
mist Party had such a fund and he
replied that he saw 1t in that days
Morning Freheit."
No publicity had been given to
the 'Freiheit" on this fund. How
ever, we find that they had made a
summary of letter Of Charles
Krumbein, District Organizer Of the
Communist Party, to the member
ship in the New York District in
their weekly Party column. 1t did
not take this worker a long time
to realize the Importance Of the
Red Fighting Fund" in this period
of increasing fascist terror against
the American working class and it
was with great enthusiasm that he
came over to the Communist Party
office to give his contribution to
this emergency reserve fund of the
Party that leads in the struggle
against faScism.
Workers Ready to Respond
This is no single and isolated IN
cident. Very often We find workers
ready to respond to calls of the
Communist Party when they I'M
derstand the Importance Of the
fund for which they are requested
to contribute. We have had very
good experiences with the collec-
ton Of the Red Fighting Fund"
until now. although the plan is still
in its infancy. We already know
Of workers who want to contribute
regularly every week to this fund.
Contrast this healthy reaction on
the part OF sympathetic elements to
cur Party with the attitude of some
Of our Party members who have not
as yet taken this Red Fighting
Fund" in the proper spirit. Two per-
sonal letters were sent to the Party
membership in the New York Dis
trict. One by the Finance Depart
ment of the New York District. and
one by Charles Krumbein, District
Organizer. Both letters dealt clear
ly with the reasons for the estab-
lishment of this Red Fighting
Fund" now. Both letters gave a
concrete easy plan on how to carry
this out in the Party with the least
possible difficulties. One dollar to be
collected by every party member
every two months or whereabouts
for this purpose. However, in spite
of all the discussions. trials and per-
suasion, the Red Fighting Fund"
which should normally bring over
s700 a week, is only bringing in
about $3.50.
This indicates that not all Party
members in the New York District
have understood that this is one of
the most important tasks they have
been assigned to by the Party. Not
all Party members have responded
as enthusiastically as many non
Party members when they hear of
the purposes of the Red Fighting
Fund"
More Discussion Needed
Perhaps the fault does not lie
with the Party membership. 1t may
to a great extent be ascribed to the
lack of discussion in the units and
sections on this vital weapon of the
Party. Section organizers should
take this matter up with their unit
functionaries Unit functionaries
should see that a discussion on the
Importance and the purposes of the
Red Fighting Fund" takes place in
the unit. We are positive that when
this is understood by our Party
membership We will not have to
coax them into doing this work but
on the contrary we will have many
requests for a regular booklet every
single week instead of every two
months as it is already the case
with a few comrades who have al
ready gotten wonderful results on
the Red Fighting Fund"
We also believe that those COM
rades who have secured such good
results should write in their ex-
periences so that others may gain
from them.
DISTRICT FINANCE COM.