From the November 1947 issue of the Socialist Standard
In the September Socialist Standard we had a few words to say about funds. As. a result there has been some increase in donations to the Party. The position is, however, still far from satisfactory and it is necessary to amplify what we have already said.
Our current month to month spending on administering the business affairs of the Party Is very heavy. It is heavy because we are much more active than we were in the days before the war and costs of admintstration today are very much higher. Our higher income does not keep pace with today’s cost of running the Party. One important source of income is relatively lower than before the war. That source is the weekly dues from members. These remain at pre-war level. Next year’s Conference is to consider the question of increasing them. If the Party membership decide on an increase it will be with reluctance, and in any case a year or more would pass before such increase would be shown in the Party’s finances. Before such an increase could be felt and be useful the Party could he in debt or seriously hindered in its work. The Executive Committee has, therefore, decided to set up a publishing fund with an immediate target of £500. This fund will be used for publishing our new pamphlets and thus relieve the drain on current expenditure. This is absolutely necessary to meet the cost of publishing literature which it is direly urgent to publish. Confident, that the Party and its friends will respond generously to this appeal the E.C. has instructed our printers to go ahead with the first of our new pamphlets.
Please, therefore, send us your contributions now for the new publications, fund. Do not delay, our need is urgent.
Funds Organiser.
Blogger's Note:
The same issue of the Socialist Standard carried the following short notice.
URGENTWe must have 100 by the early part of December in order to get out one of two new pamphlets. Will members and sympathisers search their pockets right away.
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