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Fourth International, May 1944

 

Manager’s Column

 

From Fourth International, vol.5 No.5, May 1944, p.130.
Transcribed, marked up & formatted by Ted Crawford & David Walters in 2008 for ETOL.

 

It is not only the sentiment expressed in letters from our readers and agents concerning the high standard of Fourth International but the constant increase in monthly sales that attests to the growing popularity of our magazine. As usual a portion of the correspondence received this month requests increases in monthly bundle orders, as can be seen from the following excerpts:

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The monthly delay in delivery of subscriber copies, caused by a “withhold-until-OK’d” order to the New York City post-office from Washington, is resulting in considerable and understandable irritation among our readers. For instance, our Minneapolis agent writes that he has “been having persistent and quite general complaints from the FI subscribers that their copies arrive late.”

A reader in Long Beach also complains: “I have not received my April issue of Fourth International. Being ‘unusual’ times I don’t expect everything delivered on the dot, but if it is possible, please send me my copy.”

Another reader, knowing of the arbitrary action of the postal authorities in delaying delivery of Fourth International each mouth, asks: “Has any new development occurred in your case? I am very much interested in your magazine and inasmuch as it is unobtainable in Baltimore, I am wondering if you have ceased publication.” (To all our friends who are constantly moving about from one place to another and cannot receive Fourth International regularly through a subscription, we suggest that you ask for our magazine at the public libraries.)

Again we ask our subscribers to bear with us and for our part we will continue the practice of prodding Washington each month in an attempt to get the current issue released promptly.

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There have been many letters of general interest, excerpts from which we quote:

 
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