The Masses, Volume 1, Number 2 (1911)
“ But you may be surprised to learn that The Masses disappoints its managers. We have conceived a magazine beautiful, powerful and popular. Our means, however, have permitted us to give you little more than a suggestion of what we really intend. Everything is ready for a magazine to defend and promote the welfare of the masses, that is, everything, but one thing. With little money we have achieved much. ”
The Masses, Volume 1, Number 2 (1911)
“ But the first impression a magazine creates is very often decisive and prophetic of its future destiny. If so, The Masses must already be considered an overwhelming success. The readers are of course the final arbiters of the fortunes of a magazine, and the readers have received The Masses with instantaneous favor. ”
The Masses, Volume 1, Number 2 (1911)
“ The initial issue gives promise of a powerful illustrated monthly magazine published in the interests of Socialism, for which there is undoubtedly a most inviting field. The Masses is gotten up in form and style to meet this demand, and the excellence and variety of its contents will commend it at a glance to all who are interested in a first class magazine dealing with the vital questions of the day. ”
