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been unexplored. One of the long range projects for instance is enforcement of copyright laws. This will need practically new legislation before it can be effective. It is a challenge, and since we want this to be a lasting and growing organization of benefit not only to us immediately, but also for tomorrow, we have to weigh the facts carefully, negotiate patiently in order to gain our ends.

One event which you will not find reported in the publication, since it only happened last Wednesday, is the establishing of a New York Chapter. This was long over due, but I hope it will clarify many misunderstandings. It will be just like chapters in other regions where local problems are handled.  This will enable Equity to deal with national problems.

Of utmost importance is to enlist every professional artist in the nation as a member, so that we can say, here are 10,000 united artists.  This is not impossible, since there are at a guess, at least 300 artists in almost every state who are eligible for membership.

In every new venture, there are "Doubting Thomases"; that's human. There are those who say, "I will wait and see, and then I'll join." To them I say, if artists won't help themselves, no one else will give them a hand. You remember the old bromide, still appropriate however, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Already Equity has won prestige as an artists organization; also friends and recognition from museums, dealers, art magazines,