17 CTOBER 19 0 GR Fe ae ie oo UN hea ia “SILVER LININGS” This is the idea we want to get across this month: The loss of our second class mailing. privileges i is, of course, playing havoc: with our distribution. Undoubtedly, we shall sustain very material damage because of the Post Office’s action. At the same time, it is possible to get some good out of the situation. _ We are throwing all our energies into the newsstand sales until we can get back into the mails. It is essential that THE MASSES be placed on the stands of every town in the United States Most of the small towns we can not Feach ea dics uch the help of our readers. If you personally will try to persuade oe newsdealer to carry THE MASSES we shall have a country wide distribution that will make us impregnable. If, furthermore, you personally will try each month to persuade some one friend to buy THE MASSES our circulation will double in almost no time. Remember THE MASSES is your magazine dnd we are fighting desperately for the right to preserve that freedom of utterance which probably first attracted you. Help us to win and help us to grow strong. See page 33 for directions. MASSES PUBLISHING COMPANY 34 UNION SQUARE, EAST : “NEW YORK | = it itu unc ii ut Meas A