With these April numbers, THE SURVEY enters the second volume of the
publication year 1912–13. Up to March 31, $13,531 of the $20,000
appealed for as necessary to carry on our educational work was in hand.
553 readers had enlisted as co-operating subscribers, out of the 800 we
had set as our year’s goal.
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The caliber of issues and educational work in spring and summer depend
on our receipts and pledges for the next six months. Without capital
stock or credit, we must pay our bills as we go. If we wait until money
is actually in hand, the work of the staff will be cramped from week to
week, and opportunities for constructive work will have slipped past.
The April magazine number illustrated how we feel the “pinch” in this
direction. We had been unable to send a staff man to investigate the
West Virginia coal strike. We were obliged to decline an offer of $500
from one of the interested parties to the conflict to pay the expenses
of such a staff investigation.
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It is not only in these larger undertakings, but in the every-week
craftmanship of issues—appearance, paper, size—that the cramp is felt.
If you have not renewed your last year’s contribution, send it now—or
send us word. If you have not joined in this co-operative enterprise,
now is the time to do it.