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Workers of the World, Unitel OUR CANDIDATES - THEIR RECORD (See Page 2) THE PUBLISHED WEEKLYMILITANT IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE Vol. XVI - No. 30 167 NEW YORK, N. Y., MONDAY, JULY 28, 1952 PRICE: FIVE CENTS FARRELL DORRS. MYRA T. WEISS HEAD SOCIALIST WORKERS ANTI-WAR TICKET STOP THE KOREA WAR NOW, Full Text of CBS-TV Speeches Presidential Candidates DEMAND SWP DELEGATES NEW YORK, July 19, 1952 and exploit all Asia, and to de By National Nominees of SWP Pledged to Fight for — The nominating convention stroy the colonial struggles for of the Socialist Workers Par independence,” the resolution declared. ty today unanimously demand The Socialist Workers Party “ Injury to One Is Injury to All” “ Let People Vote on War or Peace” Worker-Farmer Govt. ed that “all American troops convention expressed its “ sym be immediately withdrawn pathy for the cause of the rev By Joseph Keller from Korea.” olutionary Korean people,” and Must Be Civil Rights Slogan - Dobbs Is Way of Real Democracy ~ Weiss NEW YORK, July 20 — Farrell Dobbs, National “This war has taken a toll demanded that the Korean na Our country was founded on the great tradition of A terrible fear fills the homes of the American peo Chairman of the Socialist Workers Party, was named as of over a million and a half tion be indemnified for its ple. victims, including over 120,000 losses in the war. human liberty set forth in the Declaration of Independ the party’s candidate for President of the United States American youth,” the conven “ We further demand,” states ence. We, the people, were guaranteed protection from Over ali of ps — every mother and father, every at its four-day 15th National Convention, which concluded tion resolution on Korea stat the resolution, “ that afl Kor tyranny by the Bill of Rights young man and woman — its sessions here late this afternoon. ed. “This intervention is part ean prisoners of war be re These principles are today For President hangs the ominous threat of The convention also nominated®— -------------*——— --------------------- of the program of Washington leased without qualification or being destroyed by power- war. For Vice-Pres. Mrs. Myra Tanner Weiss, Los publican twin-parties of Big and the Pentagon to dominate intimidation.” Angeles party organizer, as the Business. drunk politicians and mili How long will it be before SWP candidate for U.S. Vice- your son will be taken away Plank Number One of the SWP tary brass who are pushing President. platform pledges unyielding op us straight toward war on a from you? A series of national television position to the war plot of U.S. world scale. Will the next day — or and radio broadcasts of their ac imperialism. Big Business is seek Minnesota Branch Americans once had the even the next hour — bring ceptance speeches and other talks ing to avert an economic and so by the candidates highlighted the the. dread summons that will cial crisis of capitalism here at unrestricted right to think convention events. Texts of the home and to put down working- for themselves and freely snatch your husband from acceptance speeches arc printed class revolutions and colonial up Gives $500 Boost speak their minds in the pub you? in adjacent columns. risings abroad with world-wide lic forum. Now we have These are some of the The candidates both pledged a m ilitary conquest. vigorous fighting campaign to _ The, platform demands that the thought-control imposed questions that prey on all of bring the emancipating program Korean War be stopped now and upon us, by unconstitutional our minds. of socialism to the American peo To Election Fund that all U.S. troops be withdrawn ple, who are hounded by fear of laws and presidential orders, And worst of all, is the at once. It calls for taking the war, insecurity and destruction of By Ileba Aubrey^ Fund Campaign Manager by politicians who slander question that grips so many war-making powers away from The Minneapolis delegation to the 15th National Con civil rights. people under the cloak of mothers and wives — “ Will ¡. The two SWP banner-bearers (Continued on page 4) vention of the Socialist Workers Party gave a $500 boost Congressional immunity. To the next minute brjngf that called on the working people, ra to the campaign fund for the presidential election, lifting day speakers whio oppose, the. «heartbreaking telegram, from cial minorities and all exploited the total pledged thus fa r from®- war are banned from public the War Department about layers of the population to jo*n SWP Leader $17,500 to $18,000. ty and the need fo r the utmost your loved one in Korea?” with the Socialist Workers Party sacrifice to get the anti-war mes halls and driven from the Not to be outdone, the Buffalo I understand how you feel. in its militant struggle to break delegation announced that pros sage of socialism out to the great streets by the police. the grip of the capitalist political pects look bright around the est possible number of people There was a time when we You feel trapped and help monopoly and to place a party of FARRELL DOBBS MYRA TANNER WEISS windy end of Lake Erie for an during the 1952 election cam could associate with anyone less. the American workers and farm other $500 there, but definite de paign. He also stressed the im You feel as. though some ers in office in Washington. portance of the civil rights strug? we pleased, regardless of tails about this ante are not yet their ideas, and be free from the Snooping government great, ruthless, evil force — a monstrous, impersonal, bu The convention delegates and ready for release. gle in Michigan against the visitors, who packed the Cornish Trucks “ Witch Hunt“ Law and the stool pigeon. These days we are branded subversive if we reaucratic power — has you in its grip. And you feel help Arms Hotel ball-room .through The new Minneapolis contribu need for funds to keep on top of tion came at the conclusion of associate with people holding unpopular ideas, and any less to escape. out the convention sessions, re this fig h t and to give it the wid sponded to the fighting appeals Morris Stein’s report on the sta stool pigeon’s word will be taken against. us. Yes, it’s true that all the government officials, all est publicity. of their candidates with tremen tus of the Socialist Workers Par- the politicians, tell us they want only peace. The St. Paul delegate took the In the past we could go to other countries whenever dous ovations. In the face of the mike to report about the work of we pleased, be friendly with anyone we chose. This is ho But you know and I know they are scheming and terrible witch-hunt and repres this branch of the SWP and con longer true. You can’t get a passport if the State Depart p otting and driving day and night toward war on a world sions which have been growing in Three More TV cluded with the announcement ment doesn’t like the way you think. Association with scale. this country over the past years that the Minnesota delegation had opponents of capitalism abroad makes you an immediate It is to you people who hate and fear war — who of capitalist war preparafions, voted unanimously to increase its the convention gave a remarkable Broadcasts Slated pledge by $500 “ and this amount target of the political police here at home. oppose it in your hearts — that I want to speak. demonstration of High party mo w ill be paid before we leave the People from- other lands were once welcomed to our You are not helpless. rale, enthusiasm and revolution Convention.” He got a big hand shores without discrimination. Today our government You can do something. ary optimism. For Dobbs-Weiss from the convention. closes the door to immigrants who have the wrong politi You caQ stop the war in Korea. CHALLENGE DEMOCRATS NEW YORK, July 23 — Three At the next session Morris AND REPUBLICANS JAMES P. CANNON more national television broad Stein again took the floor: “It cal ideas or the wrong nationality. You can bring your young men home. The delegates drafted', discussed casts by the presidential and vice- seems as though many problems Our tradition has been that a man’s home is his castle. You can halt the mad drive toward another world National Secretary of the So and adopted a platform that chal presidential candidates of the So are being tackled here by the war. cialist Workers Party who deliv But this tradition no longer prevents the American Ges lenges all down the line the pro cialist Workers Party were an delegates in a spontaneous man ered the main report on the polit tapo, commonly known as the FBI, from invading our I want to make it clear right now that I am against war, anti-labor, Jim-Crow pro nounced today. ner. The Minnesota delegates ical situation at the SWP 15th (Continued on page 3) grams of the Democratic and Re” Presidential candidate Farrell handed in that $500 right a'fter privacy. They pry into our personal affairs to see if we National Convention. Dobbs and vice-presidential can they made their announcement. are criticizing the war program. These political cops con didate Myra Tanner Weiss w ill And that started a chain reaction. sider every criticism a plot to advocate overthrow of the be heard over NBC-TV on Sun Or at least the beginning, I hope, government by force and violence.