SWP Nat'l Committee Urges United Socialist Ticket In

Leading Radicals On West Coast t h e MILITANT PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE Back Jack Wright Vol. X X III - No. 6 Í6 7 NEW YORK, N. Y., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1958 PRICE 10c SEATTLE, Feb. 2 — Terry Pettus, Northwest editor of the People’s World, a west coast weekly associated with the Communist Party, today announced his support to Jack W right far the Seattle City Council. W rig h t is running on the platform of the Socialist Work ers Party and has the endorse SWP Nat’l Committee Urges ment of i/ocal 158, International Mtolders and Foundry Workers, to which he belongs. Growing united socialist support for W rig h t was given strong added impetus w ith the release on Jan. 28 of a letter of endorsement from Vincent Haliinan, 1952 Progres United Socialist Ticket in '58 sive Party Presidential candidate, who has been playing a major role in the national movement for Venezuela Revolution united socialist action. DISTRESS SMITH-ACT VICTIM Propose Joint Challenge Terry Pettus, one of the Seattle Smith Act victims who recently OF JOBLESS won reversal of their conviction, declared his support of W right at To Big Business Parties a Washington Pension Union The National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party last week proposed to the forum this afternoon. Pettus told VINCENT HALLINAN GROWING radical movement in the United States the running of a joint socialist ticket in the 1958 the forum that Wright has been FEB. 5 — A bread line in virtually the only candidate to Memphis, Tenn., touched the election. This proposal was presented in an advertisement in the Feb. 3 National Guardian, parties and classes. lie singled inject real issues into the cam heart of Sen. Albert Gore, (see text, this page). It wasfej out for special praise the firm paign. Referring to Wright’s Democrat of that state, and anti-labor laws, an opposition stand taken by Wright against adopted by the SWP commit endorsement by the Socialist brought him to the point of al voice will get a hearing. a city sales tax and against the tee at a meeting, Jan. 18-20. Workers Party and the Malders proposing a national public Only the socialist can provide Union, Pettus stressed the fact Fire Department’s refusal to hire works program to create jobs. The SWP committee said it an answer to these problems Negroes. that the supposedly “non-par He watched long lines of un had reached the conclusion and to the monstrous war prep tisan” character of the Council- •Pettus had previously indicated employed moving slowly to re that “an unusual opportunity arations of Big Business. a sympathetic attitude toward manic campaign is really a farce ceive free food taken from gov for running joint slates in key "The witch-hunlers, the war W right’s campaign in his column ernment surplus stocks. mongers, the segregators w ill in that all candidates, in reality, areas now faces the various represent particular interests, (Continued on page 2) “ I am surprised and disturbed then encounter a united and to find approximately ten per socialist tendencies.” It also effective opposition by the ra cent of the people in Shelby suggested a number of propo dical forces in fhis country. County standing in lines for sitions for a common election WILL WIN THOUSANDS distress distribution of food,” platform . the Senator said. “That is as “The first united socialist Young Socialists Hold In presenting the proposal to bad as anything I remember Celebrating the overthrow of the hated Venezuelan dictator, campaign may not win elec during the depression of the Marcos Jimenez, crowds in the capital city of Caracas swarm the National Committee, Far tions. But it w ill win thousands ’30s.” City officials in Memphis over tanks as the army joins the celebrations. The demonstrators rell Dobbs, party National Sec of new adherents to socialism Spirited Chicago Parley stated that 10,352 families had freed political prisoners and searched out members of the hated retary stated: from the ranks of the working secret, police. class. As I see it, the task of registered for aid. Many were “The regroupmenl discussion CHICAGO, Feb. 4 — The building of the socialist farm laborers seeking off-sea a socialist ticket is to explain youth movement in America made a major advance this son work in Tennessee, accord of the last few years has plac as in te llig e n tly as possible week with the successful convening of the Midwest Con ing to Memphis officials. ed high on the agenda of ra what socialism is, to propose Whatever the case might be dical workers the need for concrete objectives for which ference of Socialist Youth Feb. 1 — farm laborers in Tennessee, Sobell Freedom Appeal united action on issues where the working people can strug and 2. in a beautifully decorated miners in depressed metal in gle now to advance the cause Southern Editor all can agree. The election Hall at the University of Chicago. dustries, auto workers in De of peace and of jobs, and to About 140 young workers and Greets Conference troit, steel workers in Ohio and campaign in 1958 presents an explain the need for independ students from more than 16 cities Eugene Feldman, editor of Pittsburgh — reports of grow opportunity for a concentrated ent labor political action and 12 colleges and high schools, Gets Youth Backing FARRELL DOBBS, National Southern News, delivered an ing layoffs and rising applica action on civil liberties, civil Secretary of the Socialist against the Big Business par representing nearly every shade ties. I am sure that if the idea inspiring address to the Mid tions for relief continue. The FEB. 5 — The struggle to free Morton Sobell from rights and the all-important Workers Party and candidate of socialist political opinion, met of a united socialist campaign west Conference of Socialist Feb. 5 Wall Street Journal re Alcatraz won many new participants when the frame-up for United States President in to discuss the problems facing questions of the struggle for is agreed on, we will be able Youth, held in Chicago, Feb. 1 ports that the rubber industry 1956. today’s youth and to outline steps of the young scientist was explained to those who attended peace and full employment. through friendly discussion, to and 2. “ You are the future,” is now down-grading its 1958 to deal with them. All young so the Midwest Socialist Youth Oon- -------------------------------------------------- work out the kind of platform he said. “Not the young Re production estimates. “Passen 1957 EXPERIENCE cialists had been invited regard ference in Chicago Feb. 1 and 2. ducting a nation-wide petition that will best, embody our publicans. not the young Demo ger tires were heaped high at pression of the desire for a less of political a ffilia tio n . the end of 1957 . The build These young people, eager to fight drive appealing to the President “In 1957 a growing tendency united socialist campaign. common objectives.” crats. lull you are the future.” The Conference passed w ith but up in the final quarter of 1957 for justice in this country, to release the young scientist for united election activity was “Opposition to the two cap Another decision of the Na The Conference sent a message one dissenting vote a resolution was considered abnormal, av listened w ith shock as the story from prison. The Committee has manifest. The support, of the italist parties, the Democrats tional Committee was the of greetings to Mrs. Daisy- demanding that the State Depart eraging more than a million a was told and determined, unani ofifees at 940 Broadway, New National Guardian and many and Republicans, is urgently launching of a $20,000 fund Rates of L ittle Rock, Ark., and ment return the passports of the m onth.” mously. to fight for Sobell’s York 10, N. Y. and is keeping prominent radicals to the slate needed. With the growth of drive in the spring. Special at the Negro students of Central 42 students who visited China in release from prison. doors open to those who have of candidates placed on the unemployment, mounting in tention would be given to the High School for their courage detfiance of an unwarranted gov LAYOFFS IN RUBBER Morton Sobell was tried in the time to help every night, Monday ballot by the SWP was an ex- flation and the threat of new expansion of the party press. ernment ban. This resolution and ous fig h t against the racists. The rubber industry, like auto so-called “atom spy” case of through Friday until 9 P.WI. others that were passed w ill go and steel, does not try to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. So- Those outside of New York City to the appropriate government “whittle away at this tire holl himself was never charged who want to join the appeal for agencies as well as to youth bulletin will be published, the mountain” by price cuts. That with stealing atomic secrets nor Sobell’s freedom should write to groups in this country, Europe group declared. The hoard of would reduce profits. Big Busi any oilier kind of secrets. Under the Committee’s office for peti Text of Socialist Workers Party and Asia. editors will not have the right ness answers w ith production the “conspiracy” law, all that the tions, inform ation on the case, etc. The conference heard a report to refuse any article. In this way, cuts and layoffs. The United government had to do was show If it is possible for the govern on the case of ‘Morton Sohelil and (he bulletin w ill be representative Rubber Workers union esti that, the accused were associated ment to frameup and persecute a passed a resolution unanimously of all points of view, and cannot mates close to 2,000 have been in some way or other.

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