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Voi. XII - No. 39 NEW YORK, N. Y., MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1948 PRICE: FIVE CENTS SWP Candidates Blast Truman's
By George Clarke The big campaign news this Demagogy; Urge Labor Congress week is the battle of the ballot— and how we are winning it. By FARRELL DOBBS and GRACE CARLSON We are on in New York, certi fied by the Secretary of State SWP Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates and the time fo r legal shenanig ans safely passed. HALF-MILLION MICHIGAN Dobbs Hits Slum Conditions In .Connecticut rough estimates Nothing in this election campaign is likely to be from comrades on the spot show weirder than the debate last week between Democrat that we topped the required 8300 WORKERS HEAR DOBBS signatures by approximately 450 Truman and Republican Taft, one of Dewey’s chief after finicky town clerks scrutin By Howard Lerner backers. The immediate issue was Truman’s charge that T aft per ized 13,300 signatures with a spy SWP Candidate for Michigan Governor sonally pressured the NLRB to act against the A F L International glass. Unfortunately, they gave Typographical Union. But the real issue was: Who are the best the petitions for Alvin Berman, DETROIT, Sept. 20—A specter is haunting Truman in “ friends of labor,” the Democrats or Republicans? our candidate for Congressman- Michigan— the specter of the Socialist Workers Party and its Certainly we can recall nothing more fantastic than a debate at-large such brusque treatment presidential candidate, Farrell Dobbs. on this issue between the Republican Senator who c'o-authored the he emerged 100 short of the re The SWP nominee, treading most vicious anti-labor law in U. S. history and the Democratic quired amount. It is now’ up to the President who established the precedents fo r some of this law’s Secretary of State to review the on Truman’s heels from ai/to worst features and has enforced it with brutal vigor. petitions again and then do her town to auto town, blasted Amer Few workers, we are sure, will doubt that multi-millionaire Taft, duty by certifying Dobbs, Carl ica’s No. 1 Strikebreaker over On Your Radio whose fam ily owns one of the leading Ohio newspapers, has used son and Morris Chertov, SWP four radio stations and before all his influence on behalf of the publishers against the ITU-AFL. candidate for governor, on the large, enthusiastic meetings in SWP broadcasts And fewer still will swallow his claim that the Taft-Hartley Act Connecticut ballot. Flint, Pontiac, Lansing, Grand was designed to “ help labor.” From the opposite end of the Rapids and Detroit. in Fifteen Forums “ In ju n c tio n ” Harry Truman country comes the news that a An estimated half million over Station WNEW lively nominating convention of Michigan workers heard Dobbs’ But for prize demagogy and hypocrisy we have to award the devastating- exposure of “ Injunc the Washington State District of The Socialist Workers palm w ith double-cross to Truman. He’s making a play fo r labor the Socialist Workers Party was tion” Harry and the corrupt Party ran its first ’two broad support by attacking Taft’s intervention against the ITU — while held on Sept. 14. In addition to capitalist party he heads. The the ITU is battling for its life against a vicious federal injunction Farrell Dobbs and Grace Carl keen attention and hearty ap casts in the series of election secured by Truman’s hand-picked NLRB! Truman complains about son, the convention nominiited plause accorded Dobbs at open- forums sponsored by station Taft “putting the heat” on the NLRB. But what does Truman have Dan Roberts for Governor. It is air meetings shows that the W NEW in New York City'. to say about the real heat on the ITU — the injunction? Dead si Michigan workers are not going lence. now up to state officials to place This series entitled “ Peo us on the ballot. down the line like sheep fo r Tru We can confidently predict that the word “ injunction” will never At approximately the same man and that thousands of them ples Choice” consists of 30 pass “ Injunction” H arry Truman’s lips in this campaign. He doesn’t time, we unfurled our banner for are going to vote for genuine broadcasts running nightly want the workers reminded that it was he who revived the use of a Workers and Farmers Govern independent working-class poli from 9:45 to 10 EST. federal injunctions against strikes; who tried to smash three mine tical action by voting for Dobbs strikes, two of them with injunctions; who broke two railroad strikes ment for the first time in the The next SWP broadcast Farrell Dobbs, Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate, is shown above talking with and his vice-presidential run Mrs. Owens, with her two children, who is point ing out some of the filth and squalor in the Detroit w ith Arm y seizures; who secured injunctions against the CIO sea farm state of Iowa. A nominating w ill be heard on Fridav, Oct. convention was held in the city ning-mate, Grace Carlson. slum areas. men and longshoremen. In short, Truman doesn’t want the workers of Davenport, which designated It was not by accident that I and Wed., Oct. 29. Throughout the area where Mrs. Owens lives, there is a nauseating odor of burning garbage. reminded that he is the greatest government strikebreaker in U. S. history. our presidential candidates and Truman chose to open his cam W NEW is 1130 on your She told Comrade Dobbs, “ They used to pick up the garbage down south every other day. Up But what shall we say of the union leaders who, knowing Tru electors. Minutes of the conven paign in Michigan. He recognizes here, they pick it up every two weeks in summer. If we didn’t burn it ourselves, it would soon dial. man’s record fu ll well, now try. to whitewash it and conceal it and tion were filed in Des Moines, that labor is the decisive sector swamp us. In winter, they don’t pick it up at all. The snow just buries it until spring.” of the population and that this There are 90,000 homes in crowded Detroit that the Detroit Housing Commission recommend represent this deadly foe of labor as its “best friend.” Are they the State Capital. simply stupid or mistaken? Or are they conscious traitors? Los Angeles filed 4258 signa state is the heart of industrial ed be razed to the ground. They are rat and vermin-infested and lack toilet, washing or cook America. W ith the way paved by for Truman in Detroit, so many ing facilities. Even the ITU leaders, it is painful to note, are silent about tures, or the maximum permitted Truman’s strikebreaking role. How can they square this with their Walter Reuther of the CIO and thousands of workers walked Dobbs told Mrs. Owens that what is needed is to take the $18 billion war budget and use the by the state, to place Myra Tan battle against an injunction for which Truman — we repeat Truman Frank X. Martell of the AFL, away that it amounted to a vir money to build millions of low-rent modern homes. ner Weiss on the ballot as SWP — is chiefly responsible? Congresswoman in the 19th Dis Truman stomped into Michigan tual demonstration. trict. Myra will be the only op to make a bid fo r labor’s votes. Although Dobbs had none of the A Congress of Labor press build-up Truman received, ponent to the Bipartisans since VIRTUAL DEMONSTRATION the Wallaceites have' withdrawn the SWP candidate’s meetings A few weeks ago we hailed the ITU convention for advocating* in favor of Democrat Chet Holli- Despite the advance ballyhoo were very well-attended. More N. J. Committee Formed a National Emergency Congress of Labor, to be held in Washington, field. of the CIO and A F L leaders, the over, the workers listened eagerly to unite all unions around a joint action program to smash the T aft- Hartley Act and government-by,--injunction. That would be a real In San Francisco, we placed the to the SWP program. Michigan workers, particularly in step forward for labor. We see in the Congress of Labor not only name of Harry Press in nomina A t Pontiac on Sept. 15, Dobbs auto, gave Truman a cool recep the means to consolidate labor’s forces against the Slave Labor tion for State Assemblyman from addressed an open-air neighbor To Defend Legless V et tion. A t the Labor Day meeting hood rally of more than 300 Law but to unite labor politically into its own party that will fight the 20th District. He w ill be the NEW ARK, Sept. 22—The wide-spread sympathy in New Jersey for James Kutcher is be to see that no anti-labor laws are ever again passed. only opponent of Thomas Ma Negro and white workers who remained fo r over two hours to ginning to take on active and organized form to help the legless veteran keep the VA clerical The basic issue of this campaign is not whether Truman or loney, Democratic boss running Dewey is the “ lesser evil” for labor, but to rid ourselves of all capi on both capitalist party tickets in hear him and other SWP speak job from which he faces dis ers, including Genora Dollinger, is appealing fo r support on the public hearing at which his party talist politicians by building our own class party. We of the Socialist this working-class waterfront missal because of his political Workers Party alone fig h t for the program of building the workers’ candidate for U. S. Senator, and ground that civil rights in gen can defend itself against the sub district. 2121 signatures, or al views. own party and establishing a Workers and Farmers Government, Howard Lerner, running Lor eral, as well as his own rights, versive charges.” most one third more than the That is the program labor needs. That is the program you vt)te for, Governor. Among the most important de are threatened through the gov The union also voted to sup legal minimum, were filed on velopments on the case during the ernment “disloyalty” probes. port the Kutcher case. when you vote for Dobbs and Carlson on November 2. Dobbs climaxed his tour in this comrade Press’ behalf. last week was the formal endorse Everywhere he is listened to with state with meetings in Detroit. From Minnesota we hear that ment of the Kutcher defense last great interest and respect fo r his in just five days of “ whirlwind” Unlike Truman who spent his Saturday by the New Jersey State courage in meeting the .challenge campaigning, the signature total time in luxury hotels and his CIO Council, which represents a of. the government openly and stood at 2,250 for our presiden handsomely bedecked special ra il quarter of a million workers in without equivocation. tia l ticket and for Vincent R. road cars, the SWP candidate this state. The top CIO leaders The A F L Newark Teachers Kutcher Writes Truman Dunne, SWP candidate fo r U.S. spent long hours between his had previously announced their Union heard him last night and • rejected this request. So this is the situation that Senate against the arch labor- scheduled meetings in visiting the individual support for the Kutcher unanimously adopted a resolution I Harry S. Truman I am in at the present time: hater, Joe (“Foul”) Ball. Thik working-class neighborhood and fight. The State Council action to be sent to President Truman I President of the United States ! I belong to a party that is legal, and appeai-s on was already 250 over the top, but the Negro areas to study the real was unanimous. and the press. The resolution re- ' The White House | the ballot and runs candidates fo r office. The A t- the Minnesota comrades say they conditions of poverty and squalor Since then, Kqteher himself quested the Veterans Administra Washington, D. C. ' torney General says it is subversive, but he has w ill not quit until they have ob in this major industrial city. has begun personal visits to var tion to restore Kutcher to his job Dear Mr. Truman: and called on the President “ to never attempted to prove it, and he even denies us tained a total of 3,000 at the con ious organizations, explaining the It was with considerable interest that I read in SWP SOUND TRUCK grant Kutcher’s request for a the elementary democratic right to defend our clusion of the two week period. facts and issues In the case. He this morning’s paper about your visit yesterday, Everywhere Dobbs spoke, he selves against this charge at a hearing. Wisconsin now has more than GRACE CARLSON was preceded by the SWP sound in the midst of your campaign tour, to the Army I ask you, Mr. President, is that the democratie (Continued on page *2) SWP Vice-Presidential Candidate truck, which announced where Fitzsimmons General Hospital near Denver, where way? Would you like to be charged with a crime, you cnaited with a number of amputees, and and when he would speak in a and not told exactly what the crime is, or when neighborhood. A program of declared, as you left the hospital, “ Nothing is too you committed it, or where, and not permitted to good for these men.” union songs was presented be face your accuser, or examine the evidence, or have SOCIALIST WORKERS fore and after the meetings. This is a fine sentiment, Mr. President, and I a lawyer or a tria l—and then be told you are More than 35,000 pieces of SWP would like to call your attention to my own case, guilty? What is the difference between such a election literature were dis in the hope that you w ill take appropriate action. procedure and the one followed behind the iron ON BALLOT IN NEW YORK tributed in the past week—a 1 am a veteran myself, and an amputee as well. curtain ? record for the party in Michigan. I lost both my legs in action in Italy. Then I spent Although I regard the entire Loyalty Board IK , Sept. 22 — The seeking certification by petition. A t his main meeting in De a couple of years in Arm y hosp.tals, learning how procedure as unconstitutional, I have followed this Socialist Workers Party ticket of The law requires a minimum of troit, on Sept. 12, Dobbs spoke to use the a rtificial limbs provided me by the gov procedure and made my appeal through its chan Farrell Dobbs for President and 12.500, w ith not less than 50 before a packed hall, two-thirds ernment. Two years ago 1 got a job as a clerk in nels. But at the Loyalty Board hearing in Phila Grace Carlson for Vice President from each of 60 counties. of the audience being auto work the Veterans Administration in Newark, a job 1 delphia on September 10, my attempts to discuss has been certified for a place on By winning a place on the New ers. The enthusiasm of the meet have filled satisfactorily ever since and by means the main issue—is my party subversive or not— the New York state ballot in the York ballot this November, the ing was shown not only by the ox wbicn l heip to support my parents. were ruled out of order as irrelevant and im November elections, it was an SWP . successfully climaxes a applause and questions, but by material, and the questioning was confined to nounced today by the party’s But last month I was handed a letter notifying three-year fight. In 1946, the the collection of over a hundred someth.ng I had already publicly admitted—am I New York Campaign Manager, me that 1 am to be fired from my job because 1 SWP’s candidate for Governor, dollars and the signing of many or am I not a member of the Socialist Workers Irving Beiricn. Notification of the belong to the Socialist Workers Party, an organ- Farrell Dobbs, was ruled off the interest cards after the meeting. Party. 1 see no reason to expect justice from such certification has been received .zation included in the “ subversive” list issued by ballot on a shady technicality, The SWP is on the march in the Attorney General last November. a set-up, and I ask you, Mr. President, to intervene from Secretary of State Thomas despite submission of election Michigan and it isn’t doing Tru J. Curran in .\lbany. Now i (tut not and do not deny that I am a in this case. petition with more than 24,000 man one bit of good. member of this organization; as a matter of fact, Specifically, 1 request you to halt the dismissal This is the first time the Trot signatures. skyist party will appear on the I am as proud of my membership in this party as proceedings against me until such time as you have The public scandal which the ballot in the country’s most you are of yours in the Democratic Party. What called a public hearing at which my party can SWP raised against this con populous' state. In order to win a i do deny, and what my party denies, is that it is defend itself and me aga.nst the subversive charges. spiracy of the Democratic and " Ya" “ subversive” or advocates force and violence in Surely, this is a modest request to make of a public place on the ballot, the SWP had Republican election officials and to meet the tricky and rigorous order to achieve social.sm. The only time I have figure like yourself, who has endorsed the widely- the fear of a recurrence of such legal requirements designed by Elections ever practiced force and violence was under Army publicized l’ecommendations of your Committee on scandal in a national election year, Civil Rights. the major parties to keep minority Harold Russell, armless veteran and star of the motion picture, orders. when Truman himself has been I would be glad to meet with you, Mr. President, parties off the ballot. The SWP See Editorial “ The Best Years of Our Lives,” who heads the Kutcher Civil The Socialist Workers Party has protested its barred from the ballot in at least designation as subversive and asked the Attorney to discuss this case further. secured more than 21,000 signa on Page 3 Rights Committee, is shown conferring with Chicago CIO Council tures on election petitions, the one state, forced the officials to official Willoughby Abner last year when both served on the General for a public hearing- to prove that it does Sincerely, largest number of any party recognize the SWP petition. famous Hickman Defense Committee. not belong on this list. The Attorney General has (signed) James Kutcher Page Two THE MILITANT Monday, September 27, 1948
Dobbs Addresses Pontiac Audience The Tradition of Debs Lives On Over Station WCAR World Events —— ...... By Joseph Hansen ■ - ■ — In the Socialist Workers Party Civil War in Indonesia By Joseph Hansen for (heir stand against World We believe that the necessary | Tan Malaka, imprisoned since 194'6 by heads of the Iridonesian War II. social transition from the present Republic on the charge that he supports the revolutionary socialist program of Leon Trotsky, has bee» released, according to a Sept. On Scpl. 14. 1017, Eugene V. On June 16, 1918, Debs opposed system of capitalism 10 the far 16 United Press dispatch from Batavia. Well-known as a leader Debs, four-time candidate of Wall Street and its war aims in more efficient order of socialism, among Javanese Communists when the Third International was a a speech at Canton, Ohio, that the Socialist Party for U. S. can only bo brought under a' lead genuine revolutionary organization, Tan Malaka had broken with President, was sentenced in resounded throughout the coun ership of the workers.” Stalinism years ago. Cleveland, Ohio, to ten years in try. MINNEAPOLIS CASE Premier Mohammed Hatta of the Indonesian Republic, who an prison for opposing imperialist DEBS JAILED nounced the release of Tan Malaka, said he “ would call upon MY. war and advocating socialism as James P. Cannon, Farrell Malaka to help strengthen the Government’s anti-Communist bloc.” The Woodrow Wilson Adminis the only road to enduring peace. Dobbs. Grace Carlson and the What this meant was not made clear in the dispatch. tration considered such utterances other defendants were given sen Thirty years later, almost to In Surakarta, largest city in the territory held by the Republic, to be “ treason” and placed the tences ranging from a year-and- fighting was reported to “ have broken out between Stalinist and the week, W. K. Kelsey, well- (13-year-old Socialist crusader on a-day to lf> months. As in the case known columnist of the Detroit Trotskyist Communists.” The relative size of the two. groups, thfeir trial. But this battler -did not re of Debs, imprisonment did not News, exclaimed in reference to programs and the exact differences between them was not given. cant. In court he told the jury: lead them to change their views. Likewise unclear was a Sept. 17 Associated Press dispatch that a Norman Thomas: “ How the So “ I would not retract a word that Both Farrell Dobbs and Grace “ three-way battle among Trotskyite and Stalinite Commuitists and cialist Party leadership has I have uttered that I believe to Carlson' are today running for Army and Navy unit's in Surakarta ha'd spread*’ and “ paralyzed” changed since the days of Eugene be true to save myself from going offite dll' the same program they the city. V. Debs!” The struggle of Debs to the penitentiary for' the rest advocated before they wete jailed. These confused and garbled reports were followed by news against capitalism and for social of my days. . that a Soviet-type government had bee» set up' iri MadiUli under ism appeared to this commenta Since Debs historic opposition Comdemned to the federal peni to imperialist war, Big Business leadership of Musso, alleged to be a' ‘‘Moscow-trained' Communist tor forgotten by everyone but the tentiary, Debs continued his bat has plunged America into a Sec leader.” Musso returned to Indonesia’ felt AHig. 26, according to the historians. tle. From behind prison bars, story, and within a few weeks united1 tHfe' Stall,tiisfe,- tfife' Socialist ond World War and is now pre A few days later, Kelsey felt he ran for President in 1920 for EUGENE V. DEBS Party, the Labor Party and SOBSI, thfe Trade Uiiibri Federation. paring for a third slaughter. obliged to publish a correction in the fifth time, polling almost a James P. Cannon, National Sec Musso’s program was said to incliidfe “ COrlfifeeatidn Of all iridus- The growing strength of the tria l enterprises by the Government,: plHfeiH'g a; M ilitary fdtee in the his column. His attention had million votes. retary of the Socialist Workers Socialist Workers Patty, hdWever, Donne Scores Humphrey Aid hands of the people and setting up df ihte'fhaT security committees” been called to a new party ill In World War II, the Roosevelt Party and one' of the defendants, add' its appbaVance in' tfiflf Presi as well as “ Land' fo r those who toil it.” the lifts Presidential election— AdmShibtrafibh charged 1*8 lead- explained the position of. the dential' election is a Hdpeful sigh IH response to the events in Madiun, the Indonesian Provisional the Socinlikt Worker's Party, bars and members of the Socialist party: whose candidates for President Workers’ Party with virtually the that America can be slaved from Pariisfmferit granted unlimited’ powers to President Soekarno. A “ Modern wars, in the opinion the disaster of a Third World' To Tastisi Smith’s Meeting decree banned “ all left wing newspapers.” Trade union and Com and Vice-President, Farrell Dobbs same “ crime” alleged against of our Party, are caused by the War. The great goal Debs fought munist Youth Movement headquarters were raided and hundreds and Grace Carlson, proclaim the Debs. The real “crime” of Which conflict of imperialist nations for Vincent R. Dunne, candidate of the Socialist Workers Party for inspires the ranks of the of persons arrested. Martial law was proclaimed “ fo r all workers principles Debs stood for and those Trotskyists were “ guilty,” iriarkets, colonies, source of raw tor United States Senator in Minnesota released the following SdCi'adist Workers Party, his prin throughout thfe Fhdori'esi art Republic” and Soekarno called fo r the continue his fighting tradition. like Debs, Was advocacy of social Material, fields for ihvestment blast on Sept. 16: The persecution of Debs for his ism and opposition to imperialist ciples' livC’ id* its program. Tlife “ rfeefejittire of ft&diuri' ds soon as possible.” and spheres of influence . . . "Mayor Hilbert- ITuifiphrey is helping to clear the way for MertriWhilfe, tHfe Dutch' Government decreed “ communistic action” stand against World War 1 found war. frghtlYig Campaign1 of Ddbbs' and Fundamentally wars are caused in Indonesia to be a “ criminal offense,” and rushed its colonial its historic repetition' in' the per Carlson is proof that revolution the white-supremacist Dixiecrats and their advance agents who Just as Debs had defended his by the efforts of all the capitalist goVferri'or van Moqk by plalife I'd' the Far East. The Dutch have secution of Farrell Dobbs, Grace are attempting to extend the American Congo beyond' tfiéir o\Vn principles in court, so did the powers to expand' in w other ary socialism is once again on soUgftt to crush the Ihdbrifesiari Republic by m ilitary force. Carlson and 16 other Trotskyists Trotskyists. On the witness stand, fields. . . the nmvett w t AttfeVita. Jim Grow territory. In his letter, which appears in thfe M in fn Washington, -tHe' Stale Department declared it was “ watch neapolis Tribune of Sept. 16, Mayor Humphrey invites Gerald ing closely the Communist movement in Southeast Asia.” Such com SWP Candidates in Michigan U. K. Smith to proceed with his plans for a public meeting in panies as Goodyear, General Motors and Standard Oil have big1 the municipal auditorium in Minneapolis. holdings in this fabulously-wealthy colonial area. The State Department has consistently backed Dutch imperial "Doesn’t Mayor Humphrey .Humphrey assures ‘Dear Mr, ism in its war on Indonesia. W ithout American arms, dollar's and Campaigning know that the Christian Na Smith’ that He will refer his de supply lines, the Dutch colonial despots could not have successfully tionalists, headed by Smith, are mand to Hie proper authorities. invaded Indonesia. Part of the Dutch forces were even trained irt in reality otily a northern spear A careful reading of Mayor the United States. head for the southern despots who Humphrey’s letter leaves no doubt While it is impossible to pierce the heavy smoke-screen of cen For Socialism rule with, knife, gun and noose? that he is nbt' only igribring but sorship and draw exact conclusions about the particular happenings At the Democratic national con iUsuftilig the eiitite Twirt City in Indonesia, the general course of events is clear. (Continued from page 1) spéakëfs arid received numerous The nationalist heads of the Indonesian Government betrayed vention, Mayor Humphrey Made labor movement. He also gives tRe legal minimum of over 1,000 copies of our platform and other h great show of defending civil the Republic and the cause of independence by giving up m ilitant signatures for each of 16 electors literature. At one meeting in ‘the back of his hand’ to the struggle against the Dutch. Consequently, the Indonesian people rights. He pretends to be a stu Negro peopl’d aiid (lie chUrfe Jew for Dobbs and CarlscR: They are Harlem 15 workers filled out began seeking more m ilitant leaders to replace them. dent of human affairs. He posed ish community Whom Smith seeks also shooting for ar high' total for cards indicating interest in the as a champion of organized labor This leadership can be found only in the working class. There, to exterminate. in turn, the search fo r leadership brings to the fore the most dynamic the national headliners and fo t campaign, fiVc of whom wanted in order to be elected to office. James Boulton, SlVp candidate to join the party. “Workers and farmers in Min and revolutionary forces. But like all other politicians of nesota and elsewhere should make for Governor. The Campaigner also reports his kind, he seeks to throw sand a new estimate of Humphrey’s * * « that Dobbs-Carlson Clübs have in the eyes of the working people Kind of politician. The open-hand been organized in the Bedford I could take up the rest of this While he snuggles up to the ed support of a wide section of column, if space permitted writ Stuyvesant and Brownsville areas bosses who can bring liim some Harry DeBoer, One o f the 18, of Érooklyn, another is in the the labor and so-called progres ing about these petition cam votes. sive leadership of the workers’ process of being launched in the Michigan candidates of the Socialist Workers Party With paigns. I t ’s a real story of revo and farmers’ movement has Grace Carlson, the party’s Vice-Presidential candidate, during her Fort Greerife Housing project. In ARROGANT DEMAND lutionary devotion and persever placed Humphrey on a gilded Badly Hurt in Job Accident recent tour in the auto state. (L e ft to right) W illiam H. Yancey ance: hard, patient work day other parts of the city, clubs are “ Emboldened by the terrific of Flint, candidate for Secretary of State; Grace Carlson; Genora getting under way. blows dealt the American labor platform. Such support endangers after day buttonholing people on the entire labor movement. Hum MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 15 — Harry DeBoer, one of the Dollinger of Flint, candidate for U. S. Senator; and Howard movement by the Taft-Hartley street comers, climbing stairs, Our painters branch has mailed phrey and his kind call only lead 18 defendants in the famous Minneapolis Trial of 1941, was seriously Lerrter of Detroit, candidate for Governor. Act, and encouraged by the heavy injured Sept. 11 on a farm near Crookston, Minn., when his left knocking on doors—painstaking our 1,000 election platforms to the working people to disaster. caré to avoid all the technical members of the union . . . a series vote for such reactionaries as hand was caught between a swiftly-moving “ H itler was the G. L. K. Smith booby-traps laid by thé capital of leaflets are being issued oil Joseph Ball; one of the authors belt and a pulley. He was rushed to the df Germany. Obscure in 1932, in ist state legislatures to keep' min the campaign to workers on the of this union-busting legislation, Crookston Hospital, and it is s till Uncertain power in 1933, Hitler, in a speech TOLEDO WORKERS HEAR ority parties off the ballot. And N. Y. waterfront. the would-be fascist leaders, whether his mangled hand and arm can be at Nuremburg, where he com then days of worry that the cap Smith, has sent an arrogant de saved. mented on the liberals and the H arry DeBoer is well-known in the italist politicians, with the law IN THE AUTO STATE mand to the editor of the Min labor leaders of the once-power- Teamsters Union and throughout the labor DOBBS TALK OVER WSPD and courts in their pockets, w ill The impression oftr presiden neapolis Tribune that he be fu r ful German labor movement, said, movement in the Northwest. start proceedings to knock you tial candidate made in Michigan nished a public rostrum in this “ I f I am elected pesident,’ he ‘Only one thing could have broken In the historic Minneapolis drivers strike By Milton Genecin o ff the ballot, blow up all the can be gleaned from the follow city. The Cowles press obligingly stated, " I w ill call upon all labor, our movement — if the adversary of July, 1934, a police bullet nearly ended hard work done and force you ing items: o.k/s this demand and quite ac TOLEDO — Farrell Dobbs, So working farmers and minority had understood its principle and this fighting union leader’s career. From into a costly court fight. The headline dver a storÿ in curately estimates that Mayor cialist Workers Party Presiden organizations to send representa from the firs t day had smashed, 1934 to 1941 he served as an organizer for I wish when you read this, you the “ Pontiac Daily Press” : Humphrey is in accord with their tial candidate, ended a two-day tives to a Congress of Labor. This with the most extreme brutality, Local 544 of the Teamsters Union. He was would ask yourself what you have “ Dobbs Expecting Sizable Vote.” views. stay in Toledo tonight which in Congress,-1 would ask to elect a the nucleus of our new move President of the Bakery Drivers local and was elected Chairman of done. I know that not everyone “Without hesitation, Mayor cluded a public meeting, a radio broad executive committee which The enthusiastic reception of ment’. the Midwest Bakery Drivers Council. As Minnesota State delegate broadcast, a social affair given could fake part in these petitibn autfe’ Workers Wlio fècëived 35^000 to the 12-State Over-the-Road Drivers Council, he helped win the 1 would appoint to offices in my “ Humphrey is like the German in his honor and a special con campaigns. But everyone can'help copiés of SWP cariVp'âlgri litera first uniform contract for the over-the-road drivers, covering 250,000 cabinet.” He continued, “ I would liberals who always deplored any ference with party workers. ask this Congress of Labor, Which —to one extent or another—to ture during Truman’s Labor Day previously unorganized workers. He was elected delegate to several m ilitant action by the working state A F L conventions and to the AFL Teamsters International Con The high point of his visit was would really represent the people carry our message to (he, people visit, rhany commenting: “ That’s class against the fascist danger. vention. a radio address over Station WS of this country, to adopt a pfd- and pile up a big vote for Dobbs what We need—uniop mfen fo f Who can doubt that the lords of He might have settled down in a comfortable post in the Team PD, which was transcribed in the gram of economic expansion, and Carlson. A ll you have to do' bffice.” afternoon ami broadcast in the is- enclose a dollar bill, five or Wall Street and their servants in sters Union had he cared to play ball with Czar Tobin. But he chose housing, education, medical aid the state department in Washing instead to fig h t for the democratic rights of the membership against evening. For the firs t time in and anything else needed by the' ten in an envelope and send it this campaign Comrade Dobbs to national campaign headquart ton are secretly backing what the bureaucrats and goons Tobin sent into the area to smash rank people. This program would be DOBBSCARLSON they hope will be an American and file control of Local 544 at the beginning of the war. was ablfe to “ listen to himself” put into effect by my administra ers. 116 University Place. The on the radio in the company of a more of these We receive, the TOUR Hitler? When Roosevelt, partly in response to Tobin’s request fo r gov tion.” ernment hfelp, Railroaded 18 members of the Socialist Workers Party large group of party workers nioré fadio time we can buy, the “ The Socialist Workers Party Comrade Dobbs was interview , The following are the next to prison for Opposing imperialist war and advocating socialism, more leaflets and papërs We Cân' believes that the Minnesota labor who gathered together fo r the ed by a reporter from millionaire dates of Dobbs’ tour; H arry DeBoer was among them. He was sentenced tp a year-and-a- occasion. print. HoW about it? movement should be on guard Paul Block’s paper, the Toledo Sept. 26'-27 Youngstown. day in the Federal Peniteiitiafy at Sandstone for his devotiori to The inspiring radio speech call and prepare to organize a still Blade. The reporter spent almost Slept 28 en- route. principle. ing upon the Toledo workers to NEW YORK CITY more powerful picket line recep an hour with him, asked many Sept. 29-30 Pittsburgh. Upon His release from prison, he continued to be hounded by select from among themselves The New York Local Cam tion for Smith, if and when he questions and, as was later dis OSf. 1 en' rotirte. Tobin and blacklisted' by thfe employers. DeBoer found it d ifficu lt "young and fearless leaders who paigner reports that they wfere makes an appearance, either on covered, wrote an article. How Ofet. 2-4' Buffalo: to rhake a living irt Minneapolis. Thus he was forced to take a job Know one class from another in Stepping up' theft- electioh activi the invitation of Mayor Humph ever, The Blh'de preaches free as a tractor repair expfert on an industrial farm near Crookston. present day class society,” came ties into high gear. Fit the list The following are the next rey or on his own. We stand dom of the press but does not Patt of his duties required Working on the giant tractors and com like a draught of fresh air blowr week eight street meetings were dates of Carlson’» tour; V. R. DUNNE rfeady, just as we did in 1946, to bines while in m'Otiort. practice it. The article never saw ing through the foul odors of the beici in various parts of the city Sept. 26 to Oct. 4 Minnesota. SWP CANDIDATE FOR take our place in such a demon A ll his- friends and comrades join in wishing H arry DeBoer capitalist parties’ speeches. the light of day. where 1-825 people heard our Oct. 5-8 Wisconsin. MINNESOTA GOVERNOR stration.” speedy recovery. Norman Thomas -- A " Socialist" the Capitalists Like Philadelphia branch continues missed a lot of issues.” By George Clarke of the confused and doubletalking ing at the W’allace movement', speech that covers almost a full perialist war ? For or against the by a “ reform” that would elimin “socialist,” representing a small fa r from weiakening let alone de page of the paper without once imperialist Marshall Plan? ate the veto. What practical con with unusual success selling sub “Our campaign is really going Many years ago Ben Hecht and dwindling party whose better stroying it, was actually augment attacking the bi-partisan drive Thomas is in their camp on both clusions do such proposals entail ? scriptions at election campaign very well Bea added. “ We are wrote a story entitled "The days are behind it, lifted out of ing its size and influence. They towards World War III. Ho has questions—he supported the sec Prepare for war! Establish mili street meetings, for wHieK the visiting M ilitant readers to sell 25c.-15-week sub is' made to' Champion from Far Away.” In obscurity, splashed over the front needed a man not so besmirched, no criticism to make of the policy ond World War, today he sup tary bases all over the world! Arm ticket's for meetings, arid thereby pages of the nation’s newspapers somewhat radical in appearance of the State Department which ports the Marshall Plan. to the teeth! order. Last week 23 subs were establishing closer contacts. Lots it he describes how the fight obtained at one street comer and and popular weeklies and featured and language who while standing props up the murderous Greek Genuine working class opposi of literature is being sold at all promotors took a “bum” from his But Thomas just doesn’t cotton five at another -«(here only a sm all without charge on a host of radio at the left of American politics Monarchy, the reactionary and bür meetings, so we arfe gaining job digging graves in a cemetery tion to imperialism, that is social to such simple logical reasoning. crowd turned orit. and started him on a spectacular programs. would actually attack Wallace corrupt government of Chiang ist internationalism—utterly alien He emerges from his warlike in' every respect from the elec * * * tion campaign.” career in the prize ring. Amidst This press and radio build-up from the right. The candidate for Kai Shek, the nest of interna to Thomas, receives no such gen plans with—hold your hat!—with great fanfare and publicity, they or Thomas is neither accidental that role was Norman Thomas. tional intrigue and reaction in the tle treatment. Woodrow Wilson the pacifist proposal of disarma Chicago sold 158 “ Voice of So * * * toured him around the country nor the result of the Socialist The State Department in this Vatican and now the would-be punished Eugene V. Debs for op- ment, a dt-eamy, deceptive pro cialism” pamphlets at a Wallace W. H. T. of Buffalo assured winning victory after victory Party emerging as a mass force j case is following the same policy man-on horseback, General de j posing the First World War by posal which never has and never meeting. This is a compilation of himself of uninterrupted arrival against "setups.” At last came in American politics. It is a highly it pursues in Europe where it Gaulle. (hrowing him into jail. And w ill stop a capitalist war. eight radio speeches, seven by of The Militant for a long time has poured money and influence To give the devil his due, it (he Socialist Workers Party to come. He renewed fo r five the great finale where our hero conscious and deliberate move. Franklin Roosevelt meted out a A ll these with the exception, The tip-off- came when the New into resuscitating the “ Socialists’’ should be noted that Thomas has similar penalty to Farrell'Dobbs candidates, Farrell Dobbs for years. is matched against the real naturally, of disarmament, are * * champ. Naturally he gets “ mur York Times last May hailed the who are supporting the world am at times criticised the “ excesses” and Grace Carlson for their op president and Grace Carlson for being taken by the State Depart dered” since he has neither punch nomination of Thomas as a bitions of American imperialism in Greece and China, freely ad position to the Second World War. vice president, and the SWiP Newark kept up its weekly nor boxing skill. The promotors, “ healthy” sign. against, socialist revolution on vising the Wall Street gang that The practical proposals made by ment. If they still hesitate to abol convention keynote address by average with 34 subs this week however, who had deceived the What is behind this build-up the one hand and Stalinism on the America’s pretensions to spread Thomas to stop the headlong drive ish the veto in the U.N. and de James P. Cannon, national secre from Newark and East Orange. tary of the party. The price is 10c. ♦ s je $ public but not themselves, put of the political “ champion from other. In Norman Thomas they ing democracy abroad were being towards World III should be clare Russia an “ aggressor” it is faraway” ? Primarily the Wallace have an eager-beaver who sup injured by supporting reactionary * * * their money on the champ and placed on exhibit as the prize only because the military prepara New York turned in 82 subs to made a big killing. movement. The more conscious ports his counterparts abroad and govefnments. specimens of a politician who has Detroit’s subscription campaign load all branches. tions are still incomplete and the This build-up technique is not, elements among our capitalist zealously aspires to that role at This is the respectable advice made a career out of muddlehead- reached a total of 573 subs last * * * we know, restricted to the crooked rulers had become alarmed by the home. of a loyal opposition. The capital r.ess, confusion and downright time not yet ripe to take the dip week. Of the last 65, Bea Allen From Privas, France: “At what game of pugilism. It is well known millions of followers Wallace is The speech delivered by Thomas ist rulers appreciate Thomas’ cri stupidity. lomatic steps which w ill precipit reported, Fred had obtained seven rate could you send me every in American politics. The current attracting by his demagogic at on Sept. 19, printed in fu ll in the ticisms because it costs them Thomas outshouts the most ate the shooting war. But they in his shop and Morgan had week your newspaper The M ili tacks on the bi-partisan program nothing and permits them to eampiagn gives us another de N. Y. Times and relayed over the leather-lunged of the warmongers are working hard on the matter gotten 19 on house-to-house work tant? I don’t know how to send a monstration of this ancient but of war arid Big Business domina press wires indicates how shrewd maintain the fiction of democ by his demand that the United and by visiting friends. and, if not halted by a socialist suubscription with French money. not-so-honorable art in the job tion of America and the world. b the judgement of the Big Boys ratic rights at home. What counts Nations should brand Russia as an One subscriber “ renewed for Please answer as quickly as being done for Norman Thomas. It was becoming obvious to in showering him with publicity. for them is the fundamental class ‘aggressor’ and then strengthen its revolution, w ill in time oblige two years because once before he possible to a French comrade of We see the amazing spectacle them that the reactionary snarl Thomas succeeds in making a position. For or against the im powers to deal with the aggressor Mr. Thomas. forgot to renew on time and your SWP.” r*a2<‘ H ire ;* Sabsertptlons: (1 per year; •»M e OH**» « ’<* mow BOc for 8 months. Foreign: copies): So each In U.S., 4c •2 per p e a r; $1 fo r 6 month«. each 111 foreign' oduhtrie». ‘■Entered as second da«« THE M ILITANT Signed articles by contribu matter Mar. 7. 1944 a t tha Published Weèkly in the Interest* of the Working People tors do not necessarily rep Post Office at New York, THE MILITANT PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION resent The Militant’« policies. N. Y., under the act of Mar. $2,000 Weekly to Election Day 116 University PI., N. Y. 8, N. Y. (Phone: AL 4-9330) These are expressed in its * i 1879/’ FARRELL DOBBS, Editor editorials. Vol. X II — No. 39 Monday, September 27, 1948 N eeded to Meet SWP Fund Quota The expérience of my life, in which thefé has been' iti» lfcck - 9 By William F. Warde, National Fund Director either of siìécésses or of failures, has not oitly not destroyed my faith in the clear, bright future of mankind, but, on the Another Load Won’t Hurt Him ! November 2— Election Day— is creeping up on us fast- We contrary, has given it an indestructible temper. This faith in have just five weeks left to take advantage of the wonderful reason, in truth, ih Hitman sólidàHty, which at the age of opportunities that'have opened eighteen I took «ritti1 hie into tlté tfótkYrs’ quarters of thè concentrated effort to fu lfill the provincial Russian tbwn of Nikòlaiev — tills faith I have pre up for the Socialist Workers served fully add corttdlfeiely. A’ haV bééòlttp itt’òfe ittbturë, btìf Fund quota in real Trotskyist Party in the Dobbs-Carlson elec style. not less ardent. tion campaign. We know that the spirit and —Leon Trotsky, Address before Dewey Commission, The branches anti sympathizers the w ill is there. Genera Dttltih- Mexico City, 1937. of the SWP have done yeomen ger, Fund director for the Flint work, day and night, to put the TROTSKY LENIN branch — and candidate for U.S. SWP on the map in this cam Sehatbr, writes: “ Now that the paign. But in the five-week two biggest attractions of our stretch ahead we’ve got to go into election campaign has been Held the sprint. (Dobbs-Carlson meetings) we A very great deal depends on can settle down to raising the the finances available. You can rest of our pledge.’’ Stalinist Silence on Kutcher Case see by the scoreboard that we The Lynn, Mass., branch have not yet reached 60% of the writes: “ We have been rather Almost every leading newspaper has re rime imprisonment of the leaders of the $25,000 national quota for our tardy. . .This is all due to unem ported on the Kutcher case. Several columnists Socialist Workers Party and Minneapolis Flection Campaign and Party ployment especially in the shoe have commented on it. Union papers like the Truckdrivers Local 544 under the Smith Building Fund. The total now and leather industries. We are al stands at $14,211. To complete CIO News have carried items about it. Many “ Gag” Act— the very case which set the most sure that before the cam the Fund before Nov. 2 the con paign ends Lynn will fulfill its prominent individuals and organizations have precedent for the present indictment of the tributions must now come rolling pledge.” Attached is a $25 check. rallied to Kuteller’s defense—although they 12 CP leaders. And how the GP leaders in at the rate of over $2,000 a Obstacles aplenty exist, as do not a^ree with Kutcher’s political beliefs. refused even to reply to the proposal of the week fo r the next five weeks. these letters show. But they also It doesn’t take any special “ news sense” to SWP for united front actibn against the This past week’s contributions, sht>W the determination that ex sec that the case of James Kutcher, the Smith “Gag” Act. while up from the previous week’s ists in our party ranks. We are Newark war veteran who lost both legs in There is an impelling reason why the were $972.50, or less than half of confident they will do all in their the amount that will be needed power to complete the Fund in Italy and was fired from his Veterans Ad Stalinist leaders continue their perfidious role each week to the wind-up. record fashion. ministration job for belonging to the Socialist in the Kutcher case. For years they have been As National Fund Director, it is * * * Workers Party, is not only a great human slandering the Socialist Workers Party as my duty to suggest to the party CORRECTION: The Fund interest story but of vital importance for “ Hitlerites,” “ fascists” and “ enemies of branches that they proceed in Scoreboard last week reported civil rights. It is doubly important because labor.” For them to admit that the persecu this next week to sit down and incorrectly the totals for Roches Kutcher is the first victim of the “ loyalty” tion of the Socialist Worker's Party and its study this Fund question and ter and General contributions. purge to stand up and fight fof his political members is a blow against all civil liberties organize the most systematic and This week’s totals are correct. views and his right to hold his government and the rights of all labor, is to blast sky- job. high their previous slander about the Trot But there is one newspaper for which the skyists. Kutcher case does not appear to exist— a Blinded by factional frenzy, -stupified by publication incidentally, whose columns for their1 own lies, the Stalinists violate the most months have been complaining about the elementary principles 6f working-class soli WORKERS FORUM government’s witch-hunt and "loyalty” purge darity in' the defense of civil rights. The of political dissidents. That is the Daily Stalinists thus again demonstrate in the Demands Abolition Aug. 30, where a Mr. Wm. N. the people in this country—have Worker, mouthpiece of the Communist Party. Kutcher Case that they are not a principled Doty wrote Mr. A.F. Whitney brains enough to come in out of Since the Kutcher case was made public more working class party, but a degenerate clique Of Monarchy about whether the workers are the rain. I belong to a union, AFL, than a month ago, the Daily Worker has o f careerists and fakers. Editor: ready for a Labor Party; also but I do not think the majority heard a debate last Sunday over While you are busy trying to of 'the union heads work for the studiously avoided all mention of it. The Socialist Workers Party, in contrast, the radio on this subject. I wrote elect the next President of U.S.A. interest Of the men. Like B.M. It is almost fantastic that a party, itself has given a real demonstration Of what work Mr. Whitney a letter, which if T would call your attention to the Jewell did in 1922, and then they under heavy attack, a party professing to ing-class solidarity means. Despite its basic he reads, I believe he can under importance of immediate liquida put him back at the head of the fight for civil rights, is stone silent about the. and uribridgfeable differences with Stalinism, tion of the British monarchy as a stand at least where I stand. I railroads again. told him I think all workers es most dramatic civil rights case in years. the SWP Has never failed;—and w ill never step toward Socialism and dem I have let several men read the pecially on the railroads should But the Daily Worker is demonstrating fail— to defend Stalinists or any others in ocracy. Do you realize the pro paper, The M ilitant, and they have one union—all stand toge think I am an anarchist, as. most found conservative influence the that the leopard has not changed its spots. the labor movement whose civil anti political ther or else we would hang sep British throne wields upon the ot the people in the state of We recall how this CPsheet hailed the war- rights are under attack. arately. I believe that should ap lhinds of the masses for revering Kansas are Republicans and do ply in all industries. not know any better. rind preserving status quo be I do not believe the working S.J.M. cause of old respected traditions ? class—and that is about 95'% of T ruthfully the King is a blood Topeka, Kansas sucking racketeer oh the public " Ya" Elections without rendering ahy useful ser vice in return. Many of us are The 1948 Presidential election reveals how announcing the ruling. When forced to hold fooled that the King is a Knight Movie Review gravely the two-party system has undermined a hearing, the Board alleged that the ly, chivalrous person and can ren der Human service and help to democratic rights in America. “ sim ilarity" between the name of the W ork T H E SEARCH tratioil camp. I f the movies are worthy1' individuals ignored and higher by a head as a result of ers Party and the "United Laborite Party” This is a picture that palliates To preserve the Democratic and Repub frogotten by selfish capitalists and this picture, his is the head. The would give rise to confusion; The "United much of the trash that is issued lican monopoly of the ballot, arbitrary elec politicians in governments For supporting cast is excellent, by Hollywood1. It simply but' Laborite Party” was a fraudulent front set this reason sortie of us tolerate the headed by Montgomery Cliff as tion laws, written in the spirit of authori movingly tells of thé trials of a up by Tammany Hall to steal votes away rtioiiaveh. But alb's, Worthy peo the American soldier who be tarianism, bar m inority parties. When these Czech mother in search fo r her ple have tested out the British friends the boy, and Aline Mc from the American Labor Party. displaced six-year-old son. I t also age, if she does not succeed this unreasonable requirements are met at greal King and his household and have Mahon a? the UNNRA worker Backs Carlson Since this “ reason” would not hold water, shows how the war has affected time, try again. You are paving effort and expense, the election boards manned found them dead to chivalry and with a heart. the road for yourself or for some a member of the Board of Elections speculate Knightly honor, and cold-blooded these displaced children — their For Vice President by the bi-partisan coalition “ discover” flaws I left this movie more deter woman, sometimes who w ill be ed on the “ validity” of the nominating peti selfish, unfeeling rich capitalists shrivelled bodies, their fear- Editor : that are used as a pretext to throw these mined than ever to strike at this president of U.S. And if we do tion signed by 4,500 voters. But he was playing the Kingly game just for crazed minds, their deadened We are very glad to see a parties off the ballot. spirits. It also pictures the feeble thing- which causes all these have more women in high office unable to point to a specific irregularity. the shekels and pounds. woman running fo r vice president. efforts of UNNRA to somehow blighted lives — capitalist war! 1 am sure We shall have less war Thus, a powerful new grouping like the Thus the ruling of the Board was taken on Well, children of America and How stupid it is to cause all this Hol»e and wish she w ill be elected. and more peace. W ith best wishes Great Britain, it is time to call mend the ravages of war and its Wallace movement was ruled off the ballot nothing but a bare letter of “ objection” filed carnage and these ravished lives Will the Socialist Workers Party for success, this racketeering and exploita aftermath. It is much like sweep be on the ballot in Florida? Flo in Illinois. In Youngstown, Ohio, and Boston, ing back the tide with a broom. on one hand and on the other, to R. S„ M.D. by Arthur G. Klein, the Democratic candidate tion to a halt. rida has one party, Democrats. Massachusetts, the Socialist Workers Party The boy who plays the part of attempt to put together the Pensacola, Florida. in the 19th Congressional District. Please transmit this mandate Please sênd me three copies of was similarly barred from the ballot after the displaced child does not shattered lives and hopes of these This is an ominous trend. Every effort from Republican America to the your platform. I want to give it meeting all the arbitrary rules and regula merely “play” the part: he lives displaced children. And I could Editor: must be bent to eliminate the dictatorial •Socialists and laborites of the not forego a bitter thought that to some my friends. tions drawn up by the Democrats and British Island in the name of it. Imagine an even more w istful Last night I heard on WNYC election laws. It is up to the trade union for every displaced child that Ôné thing 1 do not understand, a rebroadcast of Dobbs Farrell’s democracy, science, and modern “ Kid” than Jackie Coogan, caught Republicans. in the backwash of war and does mend his' life, there are the principals of the Socialist acceptance speech in which he heads who declaim about labor political civilization. Demand that the The latest instance occurred in the very haunted by the horrible ex thousands not so fortunate. party is—Workers of the World shows up Wallace fo r what he action to begin clearing the ground right now members of the House of Com periences of his life in a concen- A. W. H. Unite. And yet there are two par ia. Please send me 20 copies of political center of America, New York City, for labor’s march to office by organizing a mons enact an Act of Parliament ties. Thomas party and Dobbs if. I want to give it to my “Wal where the Workers Party was ruled off the nation-wide campaign for free elections in declaring the immediate abolition STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP ■lation, the name of the person or corpo party. How can you have peace lace” friends. Too bad you are ballot in the 19th Congressional District. America. To break the two-party monopoly of the office of King and Queen ration for \$hom such trustee is acting, or strength by being divided? not SUP members. You should be. in Great Britain and establishing Statement of tho Ownership. Manage is given; also that the said two para Here, the reasons given by the Election Board of the election booth, it is necessary to smash ment. Circulation, etc., required by the graphs contain statements embracing a f We do wish Dr. Carlsort suc P. S'. Great Britain as a Republic. A c t o f Congress o f A u g ust 24, 1912 as fiant’s full knowledge and belief as to, were particularly fantastic. the Democratic-Republican legal padlock an amended by the A cts o f M arch 3, 1933, the cir'chinstances