Dana, Baldwin And Solomon To Speak On Ideals At Rand School This Saturday
PA. WORKER TO MERGE WITH NEW LEADER 5Ute Socialist Organ Puts ita Resource* Behind the "Leading Socialist Paper." Tli« Pennsylvania Worker, Socialist snd Labor journal of that...
...We also owe a great deal to Joseph E. Cohen, Alfred Baker Lewis, and others who contributed regularly to our columns...
...Those of us who have been responsible for publishing the Worker feel that it has been well worth while...
...ao we gladly atep aside, and hope that our action will make its success the greater, end that our readers will extend to it the same loyal support that they hav* given us...
...WORKER TO MERGE WITH NEW LEADER 5Ute Socialist Organ Puts ita Resource* Behind the "Leading Socialist Paper...
...At the meeting of the State Executive Committee held in Harriafcuifj on November 16 this matter iras thoroughly discussed, rid it was decided that it would be to the kest interests of the Socialist Party of Pennsylvania to discontinue the Worker, turn over its mailing list to The New Leader, and thus ensble our readers to receive a twelve-page national weekly in place of the four pages we have been giving them...
...Our fanner State Secretary, Birch Wilt o n , piloted It until last December, sad to him belongs the credit for its success...
...The publishers of this wide-awake paper made us a most attractive offer...
...It gave us a chance for individual expression, a kind of personal touch with our comrades throughout the State...
...Among ita contributing editors are the leading American Socialist and Labor party workers, and articles by European Labor leaders are frequently presented to ita readers...
...Last, but not least, we must thank the loyal comrades who have boosted our paper in season and out...
...Until thia year there was no other paper to take it* place...
...Several pages are given to reviews of books and dramas, and notes of interest to ssusic lovers...
...They not only agreed to take over our mailing list, but also to sllow our State office a commission on all subs, and renewals sent in from Pennsylvania outside of Allegheny County...
...Tli« Pennsylvania Worker, Socialist snd Labor journal of that State, •enounces ta iti currant issue: '"For several months the editor *** the Worker and aome member* it the S. ?. C. of the Socialist Party of Pennsylvania, who are ita •ablishers, have been considering* Ike advisability of merging the Worker with The New Lealer, Ai •any of our readers know, The New Leader is the leading American Socialist weekly paper, with a great national circulation...
...Of course, we regret to give up our paper...
...Without the unceasing services of such no Socialist paper could long exist...
...He secured a large part of its subscriptions by personal canvass, and provided the matter that made the Worker differen from other Socialist papers...
...In addition to publishing up - t o - the - •jinute Socialist and Labor news from all over the United States, it has a special department {•voted to similar news from all •arts of the world...
...It has kept nearly a thousand Pennsylvania Socialists in touch with our activities through the most trying period in our party's history...
...But we feel that our reader* can be better served by The New Leader...
Vol. 1 • November 1924 • No. 45
