Workers Ilf The World, Unite! U. S. Capitalism Heads Into New Depression See Page 5 THE MILITANTPUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE VOL. XI — No. 13 NEW YORK, N. Y„ SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947 401 PRICE: FIVE CENTS Stalinist Press Still Silent On NEW WAR MOVES BRING Trotsky Murder

“ W orker" Article Suppresses All Mention BLOWS AT CIVIL RIGHTS O f Budenz's Evidence That Stalin Is Guilty By Evelyn Atwood Piling On The Load After a total silence of more than twQ weeks, the Congress Worried By Lack [Truman Edict March 23 Worker finally takes note of the book This Is My Story, written by its former editor and Communist Party national committee member, Louis F. Budenz. Its evasive Of Support For Truman Plan Means New treatment of the Budenz?*— By George Breitman confessional is even more Now The Worker is trying to divert attention from Budenz’s Congress opened hearings last week on Truman’s de­ Witch-Hunts damning than its previous mand for authority to use money and military forces in silence. , disclosures of GPU activities and By A rt Preis . crimes, by deliberately restrict­ Greece and Turkey. But the members of Congress were only The article does not have a ing its comment upon his book half-listening to the diplomatic double-talk of State De­ Truman’s prepara­ single word to say about the evi­ to the issue of Catholicism ver­ partment officials; their at-® tions for a war of “ demo­ dence presented by Budenz that sus Stalinism. The article con- i tention was fastened above , Leon Trotsky’s murder was pre­ demns Budenz for being a “ hy- Still Going Where cracy against totalitar­ pared in New York City by GPU ■%tll on the reactions of the ianism” find the first po&rite,” whose “real conversion American people. "They Damn Please" agents, assisted by prominent is from the cause of labor to the blow being struck leaders of the American CP. cause of labor’s enemies.” In They were worried because the The Navy Department on great majority of the American against the liberties of The Worker says nothing about truth, Budenz's switch from March 18 confirmed that the masses were apprehensive about Budenz’s admissions that he him­ Stalinism to U.S. imperialism U.S.S. Leyte, a 27,000-ton air­ jthe American people Truman’s demands, or openly self was drawn into this plot. It means that he has gone from craft carrier, Is being sent to antagonistic to them. They hoped themselves. does not even attempt to refute the camp of labor’s enemies in­ the Mediterranean, and will that somehow, some way the Hard on the heels of his his charges that Earl Browder, side the labor movement into visit ports in both Greece and State Department spokesmen new foreign policy announce­ Jack Stachel and other CP lead­ the camp of their op:n enemies. Turkey. would help to still the doubts j ment, Truman has launched ers had a hand in the plot. The reader of The Worker ar­ This announcement follows and neutralize the opposition. Not a word about Budenz’s de­ ticle is not given a single clue Truman’s new foreign policy a sweeping “ anti-red” witch­ Congress, the administration tailed account showing how about the nature of Budenz's speech calling for financial hunt to terrorize all persons and the Big Business press had the assassin “ Frank Jacson” was charges. There is simply a blank­ and m ilitary aid to the Greek | and groups opposed to Wall reason to be upset. Never before selected and groomed for the et statement that his sensation­ and Turkish dictatorships. i Street’s drive toward war on in modern U.S. history had such job, which blows up the Stalin­ al revelations are “ lies.” None Navy officials claimed the ; the Soviet Union, ist falsehood that “ Jacson” was of the facts about the crimes of a carefully prepared move by sending of the Leyte to the the White House failed so mis­ Mediterranean now is just a j The first stage of a vast as­ a disillusioned Trotskyist. Bu- the GPU that Budenz cites in sault on civil rights is outlined denz makes it quite plain that his book are referred to—no at- erably as Truman’s speech in coincidence and in accord­ winning mass support. ance with plans for "rotating” ! in Truman's March 24 order for “ Jacson” was a GPU agent, pro- tempt is made to refute them, an unprecedented “ disloyalty” vided with a false Canadian pass- For these facts are dynamite, Truman publicly expressed U.S. fleet units for “training satisfaction with the support his purposes.” j purge among 2,200,000 federal port, who utilized Sylvia Ageloff , This silent treatment is in ac- administrative employes. to gain access to Trotsky's home, cord with the policy followed by program had received from the This sensational confirmation the Stalinists in the past. Bu- capitalist press. But he could powerful CIO and AFL unions ! This order sets the pattern of Stalin’s guilt in Trotskv’s denz himself cites the example not say anything about the trend has maintained the most cow­ . and precedent for persecution murder was first released to the of the case of Ignace Reiss, mur- of White House mail. ardly silence. The CIO national and victimization that will ex­ public in the March 8 M ilitant dered in 1937 after he broke “The White House received executive board met the day tend into every walk of life and 1,200 messages and 3,000 letters and then headlined in the daily with Stalinism and joined the after Truman’s speech and re­ right down into the plants and press in New York City and Fourth International. The Stal- in direct response to the speech,” fused to utter a word one way workshops. the Mar. 23 N. Y. Times report­ throughout the country. But the inist press in this country was ! or the other about the most sig­ GO-AHEAD SIGNAL ed. “ At first the great majority Worker remained silent. forbidden to mention the case nificant national development Through his purge edict, Tur­ It maintained silence even because it was “ too hot to han- I were in agreement with the j since the end of the war — a President; more recently there man has given a go-ahead sig­ after March 17 when District die.” Although Budenz does not 1 development which everyone has been large proportion of cri­ nal for drastic, anti-democratc Attorney Frank J. Rr«a;.i..was give the reason, the fact is that j knows has the most direct bear-' ticism.” urged by a delegation of promin­ the Swiss police caught the GPU I ing on the future of labor’s laws to outlaw working class po­ ent citizens to summon a special red-handed in the crime. The Times discreetly neglect­ struggles and rights. litical parties and empower em­ ed to report on the majority grand jury to investigate the Budenz also relates that when ployers to fire workers they opinion of these 4,200 commun­ Truman and Congress could choose to label “ communist” or GPU murders hatched in New he wras editor, he was instructed get some consolation from the York. The delegation, headed by not to touch the case of Juliet ications- and of the mail received “subversive.” Truman’s order by Congress. All it would con­ fact that the mass opposition to was timed to immediately pre­ Socialist Party leader Norman Stuart Poyntz. who in 1937 Wall Street’s imperialist pro­ Thomas, N. Y. City Councilman 'walked into Nowhere one day Senate And House Vote clude was that the chief tone cede public hearings on “ anti­ gram is unorganized, but not Louis P. Goldberg and novelist on the streets of New York.” Bu­ “ has been one of inquiry. Peo­ communist” bills being held this ple, it seems, want more inform- enough to satisfy them. They James T. Farrell, demanded “ of­ denz says that a "Comrade H,” week before the notorious House at-ion in order to make up their were worried just the same, be- Un-American Activities Com­ ficial examination and such jud i­ a prominent CP national com­ minds.” : cause they know how quickly cial action as the facts may war­ mittee. mittee member, told him that This evasion only pointed up ! certain events can help an un- rant" of “ Earl Browder, Jack Miss Poyntz had been "liquid­ To Knife Wage-Hour Law Truman’s blue-print for fer­ the fact: Despite the biggest organized opposition to become Stachel, Budenz himself and all reting out alleged “ disloyal” gov­ ated” by the GPU. Budenz was propaganda mobilization and I organized and powerful, other Communist Party leaders, instructed not even to “ allude j ernment employes includes Climaxing an employer- Even the Senators who o p -, reduces to two years the time scare-campaign since the war. 1 Their deep concern over this past or present, who are known to it in the press” because it methods always held abominable government conspiracy to posed the bill in its present dras- in which a worker may sue for despite the worst red-baiting matter, expressed in the half- to have been involved in the acti­ was “ hot cargo.” swindle American workers by the American people and as­ vities of the Soviet Secret police Obviously Budenz’s revelations tic form expressed approval of any claim under the minimum drive in 25 years, the American conciliatory tones of the State out of billions in back wages, sociated in their minds with the in our community, or who are about the GPU, confirming Stal­ provisions for outlawing portal * wage laws. 1 masses are still suspicious and | Department officials at the Con- practices of Hitler, Mussolini, the Senate on March 21 voted reluctant to accept a program gressional hearings, shows they declared to have knowledge of in’s murder of Leon Trotsky, are and preparatory work-time pay j This provision is especially Franco and Hirohito. such activities.” even “ hotter cargo.” 64 to 24 to disembowel the Fail- that they sense will lead only j know that the workers right Labor Standards Act (Wage- demands. ; outrageous. The standard time to a new war. ! here in the United States will The order sets up a virtual Hour Law). To .protect employers from li- . limitation for bringing suit is : The mass lack of confidence In j constitute the biggest stumbling- Gestapo system responsible only ability for violation of the Wage- sevm s A colporation, for A Republican-Democratic co­ Truman's program is all the block to their plans for war and j to the administration and with Hour Lawr, the Senate bill says more significant because It is ! world domination, almost unlimited powers to re­ alition adopted a bill to outlaw that the employer is not re- instance, could allege damage by Red-Baiting Disrupts pending workers’ suits for six so far completely spontaneous. I (See Page 3 for report on Con- move any civil service employe quired to pay for any work or ac- ’ a worker and sue him seven 1 billion dollars in portal-to-por- The entire leadership of the i gressional hearings.) (Continued on Page 2) tivity of an employe which is not years later. But a worker, un- I tal claims and to drastically lim ­ it the workers’ right to collect payable by contract or “ by eus- der the new Senate bill, has a tom” in the employer’s plant, i special time limitation put on I Maritime Joint Action any back wages due. All an employer has to do to him when he wants to sue a cor- j The threat of renewed jurisdictional conflict on the If this bill becomes law, it will get out of paying overtime or porationv This is naked class waterfront was contained in a decison by AFL Seafarers mean that the employers will be Korea-The Next Step other wages due a worker, is to legislation. able to hold back wages owed International Union leaders last week rejecting any fu r­ claim it is not his “custom and The bill encourages employers the workers with’ little fear of ther joint meetings with CIO practice.” to cheat workers because they To the fake unity line of the suit for damages. I t is an es- Amerlcan imperialism’s Southern Korea is under the aid to the northern zone of Kor­ seafaring unions. know that under no circum­ boot of American m ilitary dic­ ea now' under Soviet control Stalinist-dominated CMU, the pecially potent weapon for help- MORE DIFFICULT military pincers around the This decision came as an af­ stances will they be forced to Soviet Union will he tight­ tatorship. was not known and officials fa­ termath to the Washington con­ Curran group had counterposed, ing employers to cheat unor- Under the Wage-Hour Law It pay more than what they origin­ miliar with the details would was more difficult for an em- ened in the Far East with a Thus, all U. S. expenditures ference of AFL. CIO and inde­ joint action of all seafaring un- ; ganized workers. ally owed the worker. It pro­ for Korea are clearly designed not say.” pendent seafaring unions, re­ , ployer to coerce a worker into vides that if an employer vio­ so-called “ aid-to-Korea” pro­ ions regaidless of affiliation. | The Senate bill is considered a j accepting less than the wages to entrench American military But the article does say that ported in The M ilitant last week, lates any legal minimum wage gram of five to six hundred m il­ “surplus arms from American The seamen had hoped that j slight “ compromise” over the owed. The employer remained lion dollars, according to a re­ rule over this subject colony, to which drew up a program of and maximum hour provision bar any struggle of the Korean stocks w'ould constitute the m il­ joint action against shipowner- i joint action after the Washing- similar measure previously pass- liable even if he forced a work- “in good faith” he cannot be port in the March 20 N. Y. itary phase of the program.” World-Telegram, leading paper people for their independence, government attacks. The pre- i ton conference would lead to the ed by the House. It will now go 1 ,er t0 , ^ ' e® than the made to pay punitive damages. and to point another loaded gun Who will get these “ surplus text given for breaking off joint long-dreamed “ Brotherhood of law allowed.J The new Senate^ bill of the Scripps-Howard chain. to a joint Senate-House confer- As Senator Taylor of Idaho, at the Soviet Union. arms” ? They w ill undoubtedly collaboration was the refusal of the Sea.” It now appears that would allow an employer to force one of the few opponents of the This move is designed to corn- The strictly m ilitary and war­ be used to equip puppet m ilitary the CIO representatives to vote once again, this striving for sol- ence where the differences will a worker into an out-of-court | bill, said_ “This act in effect ' pliment Truman’s program for forces in the American-ruled for an anti-communist resolu­ idarity against a common enemy t*e ironed out. I t is almost cer- compromise settlement. j 535,5 an employer may do as he financial and m ilitary aid to the like character of the program for Korea is emphasized by the zone and anti-Soviet guerillas in tion. has received a serious setback. I tain of final passage. At the same time, this bill | pleases.” Greek and Turkish dictatorships, the northern zone. Joseph Curran, president of states the World-Telegram. It World-Telegram’s disclosure that the CIO National Maritime Un­ is part of a tremendous plan the plan is "said to have been CRUSH THE MASSES ion, said lie agreed "that mem­ “ for stopping Communist ex­ worked out by Lt. Gen. John R. Certainly, U. S. imperialism bers of tlie Communist Party Hits Michigan Ballot Restriction Bill pansion”—that is, for war prep- Hodge, Korean zonal comman­ doesn’t intend to supply arms were detrimental to our union,” arations against the Soviet Un- der here (in Washington) for to any Koreans who want to conferences.” but added, that “ the position of By Linda McCauley over two-thirds of the popula- Senators, assuring them that “ We in the Labor Party know ion. fight for their independence. most CIO representatives was tion reside in just 14 counties, “ the Communist Party is devoted that it’s no accident this legis- The article revealed that “ the LINKED UP American troops are being used that this question did not belong LANSING, Mich.. Mar. 20 right now to ruthlessly crush such a law would make it ex- ! to the constitution of the Uni- lation is introduced precisely administration’s Korean aid pro- The report adds that the Kor­ in the conference, as it was a —Following vigorous protest tremely difficult for new or m in- | ted States.” the Korean people. (See Bill ______. . . gram, said to involve at least ean plan “ will be submitted to matter of internal union policy by representatives of minor­ ority parties to get on the ballot. Sol Dollinger, F lint organizer when the workers are beginning 2-,,,, „ „ „ „ „ „ j ... Morgan’s eye-witness report in for each union.” , „ $500,000,000 and possibly $600,- congress following the current ity parties and trade unions All minority parties, including of the Socialist Workers Party, to organize their own party, 000.000 in economic and military debate on Near East aid.” This The Militant, March 15.> Although all participating un­ at a public hearing last night the Socialist Workers Party, as wasted no breath pleading with Johnson stated. He told how aid over a three-year period, re- ; directly links the Korean move The “Truman Doctrine,” as ions agreed unanimously on oth- his new foreign policy has been before the State Senate Elec- well as union, civic and profes­ the capitalist stooges. He accused j many organizers the Labor Party portedly was the subject of a with the Truman program for er matters before the confer-, sional groups, were represented them of attempting to establish labeled, has been advanced as ence. the restrained objections ,n committee here, the Com -; at last night’s hearing. Spokes­ a Big Business monopoly over Committee in Flint had and how top-level discussion last night.” ^ financial and m ilitary interven- a defense of “ free peoples” from to the demand for a “ communist mi^ e turned down the restric- j men for all minority parties, ex­ the ballot. | many workers they represented. APPROVED BY BRASS HATS ! tion in Greece and Turkey. It “ armed minorities.” American purge” were seized as an excuse tive ballot bm Previously passed cept the SWP, fell in with the “ This is a vicious piece of class “ Whether you pass this bill or* Heads of the State, War and j ^ 3-fu rth e r long step dowm the m ilitary forces constitute the to call off further meetings. ! unanimously by the State House propaganda of the reactionary legislation,” said Dollinger, “ for not, nothing can stop us. We can Navy Departments participated t0 war asans , e °vle., “ armed m inority” dominating The SIU officials’ action has. of Representatives, sponsors of the bill by red-bait­ the sole purpose of depriving all put 500 organizers out knocking in the discussion. “ Secretary o f ' Union and suppression of a11 the people in southern Korea. undoubtedly strengthened the j The House bill would require ing. Speakers of the Socialist minority political parties of the ! on doors, because the Labor Par- State George C. Marshall ap- j revolutionary . struggles for free- The “ Aid-to-Korea” plan is in ­ Stalinist wing of the NMU. Stal- 1 any new party, or any party not Party, Socialist Labor Party, and opportunity to present their ty means to win.” | proved the plan after reviewing; dom’ tended to reinforce this “ armed Inist policy has been to promote receiving one per cent of the Michigan Commonwealth Feder­ Ideas, programs and candidates Ernest Mazey, speaking for it in Moscow,” the World-Tele- Since the plan is labeled an minority.” jurisdictional strife between AFL vote cast for Secretary of State ation sought to win the “ good at election time.” CIO Briggs auto Local 212 o f , gram says. “ Aid to Korea” program, the Just as Truman’s new' foreign and CIO maritime unions. This J in the previous election, to ob- w’ill” of the Committee by de- Speaking for the Labor Party Detroit, said the ballot b ill was Korea, for forty years a col- question is raised whether this policy has been followed by a policy, carried out through the j tain a minimum of 100 signers of nouncing “ communists' and i Committee of UAW Chevrolet meant “ to channelize the work­ ony of Japanese imperialism. Is means relief for the hunger and witch-hunt at home and new recently dissolved Committee for I nomination petitions in each of “ communism.” Local 659 in Flint, Hermit John-j ers’ political unrest into one or now divided into tw’o sections misery of the Koreans in the ; blows against American labor, so Maritime Unity, became a major 1 42 counties in order to be placed The official representative of son accused the Senate Com- the other parties of the ruling under the military rule of for- Kremlin - dominated northern it is bringing a tighter imper- issue in the NMU’s internal on the ballot. Since there are the Stalinists, Carl Winters, mittee of subterfuge with their class — the Democrats and Re­ eign conquerors. Northern K 01-- zone. The World - Telegram ialist grip on subjugated peoples atruggle. 83 counties In Michigan and grovelled before the labor-hating “anti-communist” talk. publicans.” ea is controlled by the Kremlin, says: “ Whether the plan entails i like the Koreans. PAGE TWO THE MILITANT SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947 Stalinist Press Leads Reactionary Attack Against it?RADE UNIOfXf] U NOTES IN Sliding Scale Contract Of CIO Oil Workers Union _ By A rt Preis - The CIO Oil Workers Inter­ tion for him, he joined the Com­ Stalinist union leaders, despite the Communist Party’s? national Union has shown the munist Party, and is now its self- “ left shift,” have a sorry record in the struggle for higher way to the labor movement by proclaimed spokesman on the wages. CIO unions under Stalinist control were the last | Police Against Picket winning wage increases of 20- waterfront.” to strike during the great^ J. A. Sullivan Deserts 25 cents an hour for 40.000 strike wave in 1946 and gen­ matter how far prices fall, the Everything Curran says about erally made the poorest set­ Sinclair workers continue to get workers. Their strongest bar­ Stack has been known for years, their basic rate, including the tlements. gaining point was the Sinclair i The NMU president saw fit to 18-cent boost. Stalinists In Canada Oil Co. contract, won last No­ It is not surprising then for bring charges only after the con­ Lapin has therefore falsified the Communist Party to take J. A. (Pat) Sullivan, a leading trade-union member vember, granting a basic boost flict developed within the Stal­ the nature of the sliding scale the lead in opposing any far- of the Canadian Labor Progressive (Stalinist) Party for of 18 cents plus an escalator inist - dominated top leadership reaching wage demand or pol­ contract. It does not tie basic- wages to prices. But it does pro­ ten years, on March 15 quit his high post as president of clause. Since Jan. 1 the Sin­ of the NMU. icy that might call for real strug­ the Stalinist-dominated Canadian Seamen’s Union and clair workers have received an gle by the workers. The demand tect basic wages from the hid den cut of rising prices. If al' went into hiding. Sullivan is®^------additional 7 cents to compen­ the Stalinists are heaping most also secretary-treasurer of I fraction meeting was held in sate for rising living costs. The I A coalition of reactionary red- unions had signed sliding scale ■ baiters in the New York CIO un­ abuse on these days is the slid­ March 10 CIO News reports that ing scale of wages to meet ris­ contracts last year, their wage the Trades and Labor C on-, ontrea' prior to seamen’s ions formed a so-called “Trade rates would now be 35% higher gress of Canada (TLC). convention. Out of less than 100 “it is expected that this Sinclair ing prices, first advanced by the rate will extend into the sec­ Union Committee for Democ­ Socialist Workers Party (Trot­ than last June. Sullivan’s break with the Stal- dele*ates' there were 30 CP deIe' racy.” I t is led by a bloc of Karl Marx, whom the anti- gates present at this meeting. ond quarter." skyists). inists in Canada follow's essen- * » • | the Social Democrats and Asso- Adam Lapin, is the latest Stal­ Marxist Lapin distorts, would M-Uv"[ally the samecame patternnattern as the SalsbergAmong those Stailnist present member were J- ofB- ! ciation of Catholic Trade Union­ certainly have been for the slo desertion of Louis F. Budenz, Officials of the Brotherhood inist hack to take a stab at try­ Provincial Parliament in Ontar­ ists. Its only program is to oust gan of the sliding scale of wages, former national committee mem­ of Locomotive Engineers, whose ing to show that an escalator io, and Harry Binder, in charge the Stalinists from the New precisely because It protects the ber of the American Communist convention is being held in clause in a union contract is of all Stalinist activities in Que­ York CIO Council and entrench real wages of the workers. Party and editor of its Daily Cleveland, last week bureaucrat­ “ anti - marxist” . He writes his bec. its own machine in power. NMU We would like Lapin to explain Worker, from the Stalinists in ically barred at the door 14 distortions in the March 8 issue Sullivan says he complained President Curran, who is also how it happens that most of the this country. Budenz, claiming elected delegates said to repre­ «f People’s World, West Coast to this delegation that there was sent the program of the Con­ president of the Greater New Stalinist sheet. Stalinist-controlled unions have­ a religious “ conversion,” fled for ,,, . ...» York CIO Council, promptly de­ solidation Committee of Engine- STALINIST COMPLAINTS n’t won so much as a nickel more safety into the sanctuary of the „ „ . „ ... nounced and repudiated the anti­ for the workers in the last per- Catholic Church. Sullivan, os-„„ ,the ranks ... of, the union, ... ’ and that , men. The CCE. a caucus of en­ Lapin states that the sliding be was “ fed up with people who democratic "Trade Union Com­ ; “ settling 1 loc1' while the CIO Oil Workers tensibly suffering remorse at gineers, is fighting for the pro­ scale of wages means were not seamen being brought gressive program of amalgamat­ mittee for Democracy." The CIO for temporary wage increases to International Union, has won misleading Canadian trade un­ National Executive Committee be taken away when prices fall.” ^creases for 40,000 work- ionists, vanished into hiding. into the union.” For ten years ing the dual and conflicting or­ this careerist followed the Stal­ last week ordered it disbanded. Both are welcomed with joy by ganizations of the Brotherhood He complains: “ Leaders of the ei's of 2°-25 cen<* an h™r - WIth inist shifts and turns, leadine * • . • he Sinclair gains setting the capitalist reaction. of Locomotive Firemen and En- CIO Oil Workers have fallen for the workers into blind support ginemen. The March 14 issue of The line, and it is espoused by pattern. Both issued public documents, . . . this * * * Labor Trader, national organ of the Trotskyites in the labor The proof of the pudding is in naming outstanding CP leaders of the Kremlin s foreign policy The Waterfront Fraction of the Association of Catholic Trade movement who like to use radi­ the eating. And the pudding and exposing the inner schemes f nd of ^ e imperialist war. Now cooked up by the Stalinists and intrigues of the Stalinist ap­ he objects that every month new the Communist Party (Stalin­ Unionists, endorsed the anti­ al-sounding phrases to con­ people are being placed on thr ist) is very disturbed over the labor decision of the U. S. Su­ ceal employer propaganda.” tastes like a putrid wage policy paratus and its complete subser­ spiced up with some fake “ left­ vience to the master in the payroll” by-, the Stalinists “ with- small number of maritime work­ preme Court against the AFL He adds: “ Standard Oil and out consulting anyone” — mean- ers or: its rolls who have re­ United' Mine Workers. “ Since a other powerful corporations have ism.” Kremlin. Budenz’s confessional . , . ,, _ ...... Behind the CP’s attack on the is made In his just published >ng himself. So he suddenly finds registered as party members. majority of the Supreme Court been sympathetic to this ap­ * * * sliding scale of wages, is the book, This Is My Story. Sullivan that f ta in!?“ mf an's ,s™ s- agree,” says Labor Leader, “ we proach. For here the union aban­ sion of “ individual thought.” Joseph Stack, Stalinist whip naturally feel it was a reason­ dons the struggle to Improve the Stalinists’ general policy of try­ asserts that his public statement ing to be a “ left-cover” fqr the was designed for his own “ pro­ The Toronto Evening Tele­ end vice president of the CIO able decision.” The Court agreed standard of living, to increase National Maritime Union, will the paid labor time as against conservative policies of the un- , A couple of Cleveland mounted cops drag District Vice tection” and to escape an “ un- gram , ,,,, compares , , Sullivan's . . ., sud with Wall Street, and the ACTU the unpaid, to expand the boun- , Ion bureaucracy. During the face a trial committee to answer agrees with the Court. President Joe Kres of the CIO United Electrical Radio & avoidable accident.” By this he den ‘ disP * y * patr‘?tic s,entl‘ * • * darles of labor's gains. Marxists war- the Stalinists were the loud- ment” with the similar claim’ charges brought against him by Machine Workers, from the picketline outside the Anderson points the finger at the QPU never make this mistake.” ! est supporters of Wall Street murder machine, in the event of °,f ! f or Gouzenko. Soviet embassy NMU President Joseph Curran. Robert Lieberman, former ed­ Curran assailed Stack as a “ con­ I f the corporations are so ; imperialism — in the name of Company, where the union is on strike for higher wages. A 7his death. clerk who exposed the Canadian itor of Ford Facts, weekly of CIO “ sympathetic to this approach” “Marxism.’ Now' they aie the 200-man UE line has done a good job of preventing the cops spy plot in September 1945. sistent opportunist” who "when United Auto Workers Local 600, SUDDEN DISCOVERY Sullivan, like Budenz, is a pro- he considered it to be popular they certainly haven’t shown it Rudest opponents of progres- from helping scabs cross the picketline. has been expelled from the Com­ by the contracts they've signed. sive wage policies also in the : Sullivan's statement protests duct of the opportunist ant’ to be anti-Communist was one munist Party for following a Federated Pictures that the Stalinists have “ full treacherous school of the Stal- of the most vicious red-baiters The sole exception is the Sin­ name of “Marxism." “ semi - Trotskyite and unprin­ control” of the seamen’s union inist bureaucrats in the Krem in the Union, generally leading clair Oil Co. contract, and that cipled ‘left’ adventurist line.” — something he has known for lin. These desertions show thf.' all red-baiting disruption. But contract is no argument for the He was previously removed from many years, since he was one of the Stalinist apparatus is devel- after he became New York Port Stalinist line. his editorial post for being too the Stalinists who fastened that oping serious cracks under the Agent, and he considered it We can best uncover the Truman's War Moves Bring forthright in attacking the Ford meant job security and promo­ Co. fraud of Lapin’s article by ex­ control on the membership. Only impact of the imperialist drive amining what the Sinclair Oil now does he discover that Stal- to war against the Soviet Un- workers have actually won since inist policy hoodwinks and mis- ion. More and more Stalinist Attacks On Civil Liberties leads the Canadian trade union- careerists are running for cover signing their sliding scale con­ ist-s. 1 -T- and safer careers — into the ffur tract last November. (Continued from Page 1) . includes “ advocating or approv- , P r o ^ m w i; First, they’ve been enjoying ing” the idea of “ overthrowing j Last year, Sullivan states, a CP arms of imperialist reaction. another flat 18-cent basic wage the administration desires to all local police agencies, to school the government by force or vio­ 1. Defend labor’s standard of living! ••get.” | and college records, “ former em­ increase since last Oct. 1. No lence” or even merely “ seeking ; A sliding scale of wages —an escalator wage clause in all Stalinist-controlled union can i t provides for a vast net-work ! Ployers” and ^any other appio- i to alter the form of government ’ union contracts to provide automatic wage increases to boast of even half that gain. of spies and informers who may priate source.” i of the United States by unconsti­ Park Drop Forge Men meet the rising cost of living! Next, this 18-cent increase has bring accusations without being Among the investigating agea- tutional means.” It's up to the Organise mass consumers committees for independent action constituted a real wage gain, required to confront the accused. cies is the notorious House Corn- Attorney General to define “ un- I against profiteering apf! price-gouging! mittee on Un-American Activi- because it has been protected Persons may be arbitrarily i constitutional means.” Expropriate the food trwsftF^RSMte them under worker*' against rising living costs. In ad­ i ties whose charges of “ commun­ control! fired and blacklisted on grounds ism” and “subversion” have been j The Truman order further ■ Continue Brave Fight dition to the basic wage boost, close to th e “ dangerous hurled indiscriminately at any­ states that “ the investigative 2. Full employment and job security for all workers the Sinclair workers get a one thoughts” doctrine of the for­ By Bob Kingsley one who is sympathetic to la­ agency may refuse to disclose the and veterans! per cent increase for every in­ mer Japanese m ilitary dictator­ names , of confidential inform-| CLEVELAND, Mar. 18—The 5 to 1 vote of the Ohio bor, supports democratic rights For the 6-hour day, 30-hour week! A sliding scale of hour* crease in the Bureau of Labor ship. ants” to an accused person. Spite Crankshaft Local 91, UAW-CIO to reject aid to the Park Statistics price index, re-adjust­ and opposes Negro-baiting and - — reduce the hours of work with no reduction in pay denunciations, accusations by Drop Forge Local 776, UAW-CIO, constitutes a set-back ed every three months. An employe may be hounded anti-Semitism. to prevent layoffs and unemployment! labor-hating employers against to the Cleveland labor move- ® Government operation of all idle plants under workers' control! Since Jan. 1. the Sinclair out of hls M t RUTHLESSLY FIRED former unionists, or mere ed the picket line. workers have enjoyed another of hi§her officials there exists ment. Unemployment insurance equal to trade union wages for work­ An accused person will be pre­ trumped-up charges from myth- | Today another mass meeting seven cent boost under their "reasonable grounds to suspect Local 776 has been out on ers and veterans during the entire period of unem­ sliding scale agreement. That ' disloyalty” in thought, word cr sented only with such specific ical "informants” may be used strike 10 weeks against the joint was held. A plea from Dave ployment! charges as “ in the discretion of makes a total wage increase of . deed. against selected victims. owners of the two companies.1 Smith for help was heard in a the employing department or 25 cents an hour in six months, j Appeal against such dismissal Among the grounds that con­ Both locals have been under quiet that contrasted with Sat- 3. Against all anti-labor laws and government strike­ agency, security considerations day’s disorderly meeting. Many And that increase is expected to ; may be made only to a hand­ stitute cause for dismissal is company fire for the past year. breaking! permit.” This means government workers took the floor to point hold for the next three months. ' picked administrative board and mere “sympathetic association” The strike at Park Drop Forge No restrictions on the right to strike and picket! out the necessity of helping their But if prices should fall dras- j before an “ administrative hear- employes may be fired without with any group or “ combination was provoked when the company No injunctions! No compulsory arbitration! even being able to answer spe­ sister local. tically, that doesn’t mean the ing” similar to a military court- of persons” that the Attorney fired the local's Vice-President, cific. charges. 4. Build an independent labor party! Sinclair workers would take an martial. General says is “disloyal.” A per- Chester Zebrowski. The com­ However, fear of strike action at this time led to the defeat of equivalent cut in wage rates. No The very definition of “ dis­ The order provides that the son accused of merely attending pany demanded a 25% to 50% 5. Tax the rich, not the poor! head of the employing depart­ a meeting of any allegedly "sub­ Increase in production and re­ a motion to refuse to work out- loyalty” is made so broad that it Repeal the payroll tax! ’No sales taxes! would be mere child’s play to ment or agency “ may suspend versive” group could be fired. fused to extend a 20 cent hourly side forgings. any officer of employe at any ! wage increase already granted | Despite this unfavorable vote, No taxes on incomes under $5,000 a year! NEW YORK frame up anyone the higher ad­ time pending a determinaton MOST REVEALING the Die Sinkers Conference, an the strike at Park Drop Forge EAST SIDE BRANCH ministrative officials want to The most revealing of the 6. An 18 billion dollar appropriation for government with respect to loyalty." After independent union in the same has brought the two locals to- low-rent housing! Invites You to a victimize. grounds for dismissal is "per­ shop. : get-her for the first time. Up to A ll the government’s resources being laid off, an accused person will then have “ the right to an forming or attempting to per­ BARN DANCE and agencies are to be used in STRIKE-BREAKINGSTRIKF RRF4KING ACTION i n0W’ ley hasRegi0nal successfully Director prevented Paul MI- 7. Full equality for Negroes and national minorities! administrative hearing before a form his duties, or otherwise End Jim-Crow! End Anti-Semitism! Food, Dancing, Singing, and the purge. All sources of inform­ loyalty board.” acting, so as to serve the inter­ Last week Ohio Crankshaft united action by the two locals, All Kinds of Good Fun! ation are to be mobilized in this ests of another government in began machining forgings ship- Today the progressive forces in 8. For a veterans’ organization sponsored by the Saturday, March 29 grand-scale “ loyalty investiga­ This hand-picked Loyalty Re­ , ped in from other cities. This both locals feel that increasing view Board is itself a specially- preference to the interests of trade unions! 116 University Place tion”—-from files of the FBI. m il­ the United States.” I was a strike-breaking action, harmony can be established, itary and naval intelligence and created body to ferret out per- Expressing opposition to Tru- since such materials formerly The Crankshaft workers are 9. A working class answer to capitalist militarism I sons “ disloyal to the Govern­ came from Park Drop Forge. back at work, since the picket ! man's foreign policy, particular­ and war. ment of the United States.” Dave Smith, President of Lo- line has been lifted. But the ly hls war moves against the Take the war-making powers away from Congress! Let the TWIN CITIES SUNDAY FORUM The Department of Justice is cal 776, asked the International dauntless Park Drop Forge to give this board a list of all Soviet Union, will be termed people vote on the question of war or peace! Hear Executive Board to take imme- workers are determined to con- Against capitalist conscription! organizations and groups which “ serving the interests of another diate action. The Board, how- tinue the m ilitant defense of Abolish the officer caste system! Dorothy Schultz the Attorney General "desig­ ' government.” This is the very ever, refused to sanction a sym- their union against the company Full democratic rights in the armed forces! speak on nates as totalitarian, Fascist, heart of Truman’s purge order. pathy strike by the sister local assault-. Trade union wages for the armed forces! “ Why Stalin Killed Trotsky: Communist or subversive." The I t ’s unlikely that Truman ex­ at Crankshaft. pects to get a large haul of gov­ Military training of workers, financed by the government, Budenz Talks” Attorney General can label any This policy played into the but under control of the trad* unions! Sunday, Mar. 30, 3:30 p.m, 10 S. 4th St., Minneapolis person or group he dislikes in ernment employes, because they hands of pro-company forces in NEW YORK are already put through a fine- Discussion and Supper Admission Free one cr all of the above cate­ the Crankshaft local. At last CONVENTION 10 Solidarity with the revolutionary struggles of the gories. | tooth comb investigation. There Saturday’s meeting they de­ Senspored by the Twin City Branches of the SWP workers in all lands! are already innumerable laws nounced the Park Drop workers DINNER DANCE "Disloyalty” goes further. It Saturday, April 5 For the complete independence of the colonial peoples! and administrative directives, for striking, and finally succeed­ Withdraw all American troops from foreign, soil! ' including several issued by ed in tabling the motion to aid from 6 p.m. Mail This Coupon With 50c For A 6-Month Subscription To , Roosevelt, which make it very Local 776. The Little Inn 11. For a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government! difficult for “disloyal” persons to The strikers responded with a 10 East 16th St. ! get a government job. Govern- picket line around the Crank­ Phone GR 5-8149 | ment intelligence agencies like shaft plant on Monday. 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SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947 THE MILITANT PAGE THREE Three Main Obstacles To Wall Street’s War Plans By George Breitman right to get rid of oppressive governments extension of the workers’ revolution Stalinist totalitarianism he objects to, but strengthen world capitalism by opening necessary for socialist construction. And and to set up governments of their own throughout the world. The monstrous ma­ the planned economy in the Soviet Un­ new resources and markets to it. And con­ the suppression of Stalinism by the capi­ Washington’s foreign policy, like Hitler’s, free choice. chine created under Stalin has been em­ ion which excludes U.S. capitalists. Tru­ versely, the preservation and strengthen­ talists in other countries can take place is sugar-coated with all kirids of lofty and In all parts of the world, and in Europe ployed to discourage, discredit and sup­ man seizes on totalitarianism as a pre­ ing of planned economy under a resurgent only by suppressing at the same time the humanitarian explanations. Like Hitler’s, and Asia particularly, capitalism is now press revolutionary ideas and action. text to justify his imperialist war policy workers democracy would serve as an im ­ democratic rights which the workers need its real objective is the subjugation and floundering from one economic and poli­ Despite this, planned economy has con­ before public opinion; Stalin’s crimes petus to the workers’ struggles. Such a to organize the movement for the estab­ exploitation of the whole world. tical crisis to another. The workers, sick tinued and the areas of the Soviet Union against the workers inside and outside development would at the same time re­ lishment of socialism. Only the workers The American capitalists are not and and weary of a system which brings them have remained closed to investment and of the Sbviet Union are just grist to Wall strict the arena of world capitalist exploi­ themselves can settle accounts with Stal­ cannot be satisfied with their profits in only hunger and war, are turning in the exploitation by world imperialism. As a Street’s propaganda mills. tation and hasten its death agonies. inism in such a way as to advance the this country. Unless they can find new direction of socialism. Truman’s speech result of the war and cynical deals with IMPERIALIST HYPOCRISY The fight to preserve planned economy struggle for socialism. markets and new fields for the investment Washington and London, a series of coun­ in the Soviet Union, which is necessary for constitutes a warning to them that the That Truman and his Wall Street cron­ THE AMERICAN WORKERS of capital abroad, they face a crash at full might of American capital will be tries in Eastern Europe came under the its regeneration as a workers state cap­ ies do not give a hoot about totalitarian­ A third, and probably the greatest, ob­ home even deeper and more costly than the hurled against any attempt they make to control of the Kremlin and, although capi­ able of inspiring the revolutionary masses ism is proved by their friendship for the stacle to the realization of Wall Street's one of 1929. That is the economic driving end capitalism and replace it with a ra­ talism still remains there, these also have in all countries, goes side by side with the despots in Latin America'and Greece and program will come from the workers in force behind the foreign policy expressed tional social order. been blocked from penetration by the big fight to defeat Wall Street's foreign policy. Turkey. They w ill no more bring democracy the United States itself. They will be the by Truman on March 12. But neither Truman’s program nor Con­ capitalist powers. This struggle against American imperial­ In an effort to assure its world suprem­ to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union ones called on to pay the costs of a new This foreign policy requires subservient gress’ endorsement of it will be able to ism does not entail or signify the slightest acy, to stabilize European capitalism, to than they have brought' democracy to war through taxes, sweat, blood, loss of governments in the rest of the world — prevent millions of workers throughout support of or confidence in Stalinism. On governments that will toe the line when open up a new field for the investment of Greece. In fact, since- the restoration of the contrary, it presupposes the most un­ democratic rights and crippled or broken, the world from engaging in the fiercest capitalism in Russia would be fiercely re­ unions. Already there are signs of a grow­ Wall Street cracks • the whip, that will opposition to its realization. U.S. capital, and to stave off a world econ­ relenting war against the reactionary Stal­ maintain capitalist law and order and pre­ omic crash, Wall Street’s government is sisted by the Soviet masses, the result of inist bureaucracy, its agents and its poli­ ing mass opposition in this country. vent . interference with American Invest­ AIMED AT SOVIET UNION exerting tremendous pressure on the So­ an American imperialist victory in a war cies. But mere opposition is not enough. It is ments and profits. A second obstacle to Wall Street’s pro­ viet Union. In one hand it dangles the against the Soviet Union would be the For in the international labor move­ not enough to adopt resolutions and send To secure such “ reliable” governments, gram for world domination is the exist­ bait of a loan needed for reconstruction establishment of a totalitarian capitalist ment this bureaucracy is the greatest ob­ letters to Congress. The capitalist class Washington has at its disposal tremendous ence of the Soviet Union. Created by a of the Soviet Union's devastated indus­ state or states in that country. stacle to the overthrow of capitalism; and has the power to plunge the American peo­ financial and material resources — loans, workers' revolution in 1917, the Soviet Un­ trial plant; in the other, it brandishes the Class-conscious workers everywhere have in the Soviet Union it blocks the way to ple into an atomic world war, and it will grants, food. Where necessary, it is ready ion nationalized industry and established atom bomb. The purpose of this pressure a real interest in preventing - the restora­ the restoration of workers democracy, the not be deterred by mere verbal or written to add guns and m ilitary advisors, as its the basis for a planned economy, thus re­ is to open up Eastern Europe for Amer­ tion of capitalism in the .Soviet Union — regeneration of the workers state and the protests. plan for Greece and Turkey demonstrates. moving one-sixth of the world from the ican capitalism and to wrest economic con­ whether that restoration is attempted mobilization of effective international There is only one way to thwart Wall Should these too prove inadequate, Amer­ sphere of capitalist exploitation. cessions inside the Soviet Union itself. through a deal between world capitalism working class defense of the Soviet Union Street’s war plans, and that is by remov­ ican armies, navies and atom bombs will Industrially weak, culturally backward, This aim is rarely discussed in the Big and a section of the Stalinist bureaucracy, against imperialist attack. ing Wall Street’s government from power be put into action. isolated by the defeat of workers’ revolu­ Business press; it is never mentioned in or through imperialist' war against the The job of finishing Stalinism is not one and ending the capitalist system that is Wall Street's foreign policy is therefore tions in other parts of Europe, the workers’ such pronouncements as Truman’s March Soviet Union. that the workers can farm out to the im­ the cause of imperialist war. To achieve aimed directly against the interests and state fell into the grip of the privileged 12 speech. Nevertheless, it is a fundamental Destruction of the nationalized economy, perialists. A victorious capitalist war this, the workers must create their own welfare of the workers of the world* It bureacrats led by Stalin. Today the So­ factor in U.S. foreign policy in Europe. the remaining conquest of the Russian against the Soviet Union would mean riot political party and a Workers and Farm­ intends to subject them to double exploita­ viet government is not, as ■ it was under Truman talks about fighting against workers’ revolution, would be a blow to the only the destruction of Stalinism but also ers Government that will insure peace-and tion. I t proposes to deprive them of the Lenin and Trotsky, an inspiration to the totalitarianism. But that is a lie. I t is not workers of the world because it would the destruction of the planned economy security. Hearings In Congress Truman Doctrine Testimony Withdraw The Occupation Troops! Open On Truman’s Plan Manifesto Of The Austrian Trotskyists To all sections of the Fourth International! the bureaucratic dictatorship permit, will raise their voice in. Under-Secretary of State gram) could lead to war,” said ber. Besides, British foreign of­ To all sympathetic groups and organizations! fice sources stated on March 18, To all workers of all lands! support of the withdrawal of all Dean Acheson was supposed Acheson. But the masses have sing other peoples. six days after Truman’s speech More than a year and a half Soviet troops from occupied to allay public uneasiness come to distrust carefully word­ I countries, as the only means of ed expressions of this kind. The that they are going to continue has elapsed since the collapse of In consequence, the IKA ad­ over Truman’s Greek-Turk- dresses an urgent appeal to the 1 exposing the imperialist oppres- whole world recognizes that the to maintain “military, economic, the Nazi regime in Austria and ish program when he appear­ proletariat of America, Britain , sors before the masses, to re- “ broad implication” of the Tru­ legal and police missions” in Germany, but these two coun­ ed before _ Congressional and France to help the Austrian, j establish the general sympathy man program is war if necessary. Greece after March 31. tries, especially Germany, con­ and especially the German work­ ' of the workers for the USSR. hearings last week. But he No one will be taken in by By-passing the UN: This was tinue to be occupied by the A l­ was not very successful. lied powers. The main weight of ing class of which the Austrian | By this, the USSR would show Acheson’s profession that he one oi the sorest points for the proletariat will always be a part; | the road for the end of occupa­ The use of troops: The plans doesn’t see this implication and this occupation falls upon the administration. Acheson tried to to give effective support in the tion, permitting the free devel­ for Greece and Turkey “ do not danger. pass it off, and at the same time laboring masses and above all include our sending troops,” he on the proletariat. struggle for the withdrawal of opment of the proletarian strug­ NO WONDER to open the way for a face-sav­ the trbops. It addresses its appeal gle. said. “ We have not been asked ing maneuver, by declaring; The Internationalist Commun­ first of all to the sections of the Finally, the IK A calls upon the to do so. We do not foresee any The so-called “ emergency” : '“lhis government cannot very ists of Austria (IKA, Trotsky­ need to do so. And we do not in­ | Acheson preferred to be as brief ists), as before, carry on the Fourth International that they workers of all countries to re­ well tell any international or­ should call the attention of the main on the side of the Austrian tend to do so.” But, as it was as possible in repeating Tru­ ganization its intention until struggle for the withdrawal of easy to see, this was not a bind­ man's explanation about the em­ all the troops of occupation, not proletariat in these countries to and German proletariat, and of Congress decides final policy by the prolonged occupation and the proletariat of all occupied ing commitment against the ergency created by Britain’s i supporting or rejecting the in a limited nationalist spirit, not sending of troops. Besides, every­ withdrawal of commitments in in patriotic and chauvinist spir­ the need to struggle for the im ­ countries, in their struggle for i President’s program.” But it mediate withdrawal of the occu­ self-determination, in the spirit one still recalls 'Roosevelt’s | Greece after March 31. And no sounded as lame as it was. it adapted to their own bourge­ promise in 1940 not to send j wonder. I t 1s common knowledge oisie, as do the Socialist Party, pying troops; that the occupa­ of proletarian internationalism, American boys to die in foreign j that the State Department was ONLY BEGINNING and more hypocritically the Stal­ tion violates the democratic in the spirit of the war cry of right of self-determination, and wars. informed about British intention The total costs: Acheson re­ inist party. the Communist Manifesto: that it prevents the free devel­ The danger of war: “ I do not to reduce aid to the Greek mon­ fused to indicate what the fu ll On the contrary, the IKA I WORKERS OF THE WORLD, opment of the proletarian class UNITE! 6ee how it (the Truman pro­ archy as long ago as last Octo- program of the administration has never ceased to demon­ struggle. would cost; although the papers strate that the occupation can ! Internationalist Communists The IK A is convinced that the report it will take a minimum of Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson chats with Chair­ only reinforce the chauvinist of Austria, Bolshevik-Leninists of the USSR live billion dollars to even man Charles Eaton (R., N. J.) of the House Foreign Affairs and fascist tendencies. The Section of the and the Russian proletariat, to launch it. He did admit that ij^mmittee after indicating in his testimony that U. S. m ili- IK A has always affirmed with Fourth International the degree that the conditions of French Stalinists Back Greece and Turkey were only the te ij intfecyenttpn in Greece and Turkey is only the beginning. insistence that the occupying Mid-December, 1946. beginning, but he mentioned Federated Pictures soldiers are their brothers, that only the possibility of Korea in they are workers of the United addition. States, of England, of France War Against Indo-China and of the Soviet Union. They Acheson’s testimony, it was Wallace Sees Another War On March 22 the Stalinist Ministers in the Cabinet of ballyhooed in advance, would have led, are leading and will lead the struggle for the w ith­ French Premier Paul Ramadier voted for military credits answer all the questions. But drawal of the troops In the spirit for the armed forces in Indo-China. This treacherous act even though it took longer to Viet Nam Day (Jan. 23) was cent m ilitary advances, the So­ In Truman's Foreign Policy of proletarian internationalism, celebrated in Bombay by the ensured continuation of the")— ...... deliver than Truman's speech, it | cial Democratic leaders are not of the united struggle against Bolshevik Leninist Party of In ­ imperialist war of subjuga- j Present warjn Indo-China to was just as evasive and mislead­ at all sure he can inflict a de­ By Joseph Hansen their exploiters and oppressors dia (Trotskyists) in the form of achieve this aim. ing, both in what it said and cisive defeat on the Yenan re­ tion against the freedom­ and against the degenerate So­ a demonstration before the The Stalinist resolution main­ The night following Truman’s address to Congress, gime. seeking Indo-Chinese people. what it omitted. viet bureaucracy. French Consulate. As usual with * ♦ * tains however that “ a policy of Henry Wallace, editor of the New Republic and leading A t the same time, attempting ' The Congressional hearings spokesman of the New Deal Democrats, broadcast a sharp Our struggle for the withdraw­ 1 all such demonstrations, it had A heartening sign in Palestine to escape political responsibility ■ war” defeats this “ national” aim were not expected to have any criticism on the m ilitary al of all the troops of occupa­ been banned by the Congress last week was the solidarity be­ for this open support of colonial ' They advocate peaceful means of important effect on the mem­ the UN: “ If Greece is in dan- tion — like Mie struggle of the Government and was dispersed maintaining the position of im­ lend-lease program proposed tween Arab and Jewish workers despotism, the Stalinist Depu bers of Congress. They had acted ! ger let the United Nations tell proletariat of other occupied by the police, who arrested two perialist France over the colon- by the President. in their sit-down strike against ties in the Assembly abstained noisy and querulous after Tru­ us the facts and recommend ac­ countries and particularly that I Trotskyists, Mandekar and Kar- the Iraq Petroleum Company in Truman asked “ in effect,” said from voting. They tried to palm ial Pe°Ples in the Far East and man's speech, but that, like tion. America will do what the of the German proletariat. With kal. They were fined and dis­ Haifa. Only 21 of the 1700 strik­ off this fence-straddling as “op- arKUe that th‘s can Acheson's testimony, was mainly Wallace, "that America police united Nations recommends.” In which we feel fraternally united missed after a summary trial ers were Jews, but both Jewish position” to the imperialist 1llshed by a deal *dth H° cbl for public consumption. They Russia’s every border. There is other words, pull the dirty job — is nothing but the struggle during which they were denied Minh, one of the heads of the and Arab labor groups were sup­ slaughter in Indo-China, but were trying to appease uneasy no regime too reactionary for us more slickly and let the UN cov- against the attacks upon the the opportunity to present a poli­ nationalist Viet Nam govern­ porting the strike. their abstention guaranteed pas­ public opinion, but at the same provided it stands in Russia’s ex­ Ier up. democratic right of self-deter­ tical defense. ment. pansionist path. There is no sage of an appropriation of $285,- time were ready to go along i He also calls for a vague “ all- mination of each nation, the * * * Premier Ramadier responded 000,000 to step up the imper­ with Truman and Marshall. country too remote to serve as out worldwide reconst ruction struggle for effective utilization Workers on the government- to this move by demanding a Citizens are now forbidden to ialist assault on the Indo-Chin­ Truman's public announce­ the scene of a contest which program.” for “ an economic plan of the democratic rights by the controlled National Railroad, vote of Confidence on March 19. marry foreigners in the Soviet ese masses. The abstention was ment of his policy was regarded may widen until it becomes a for the Near East,” and claims oppressed masses against their the Seoul Electric Co. and the The Stalinist deputies abstained, | Union, which was founded by a parliamentary maneuver de­ by most of them as a‘ half-ac­ world war.” "Our program will be based on own bourgeoisie, as a part of Seoul Telephone Co. staged -a but all the Stalinist Ministers [ men and women whose whole signed to placate the rank and complished fact. "Even to amend The former Secretary of Com­ service instead of the outworn our struggle for the democratic 24-hour strike in Korea last toed the line, thereby retaining program could be summed up in file of the Stalinist party who the proposals of the President, merce, who was booted out of ideas of imperialism and power rights of the masses, for the free the one word—internationalism. week. They demanded release of their posts in the Cabinet. The office by Truman last Septem- poetics.” are uneasy over the brazen way it is conceded, would amount to development of the proletarian I * * • three union leaders recently ar- their chiefs have been support­ vote of confidence meant that ber as the last Roosevelt ap­ class struggle. | rested for calling an “ unauthor­ they approved Ramadier’s pol­ a policy of repudiation that few SHREWD POLITICIAN Japan’s hated Premier Yosh- ing butchery of the colonial j Congressmen are prepared to pointee in the cabinet, made To lead this struggle in an in ­ ized meeting,” freedom of un­ icy of shooting down the Indo- The line of Wallace’s latest ida last week pleaded with the peoples. adopt,” as James Reston put it other telling observations about [ ternationalist spirit means, first ions from police interference, Chinese. speech confirms'what The M ili­ U.S. to maintain troops in Japan The Stalinists began their in the March 20 N. Y. Times. Truman’s proposal. Wallace of all, that the proletariat of progressive labor laws and an in ­ Ramadier followed up next day tant of Sept. 28, 1946, said about1 even after a “ peace” treaty is maneuver March 19 when the asked for example why the U nit­ the occupying countries has the crease in food rations by about by demanding a vote on the To clinch matters further, the him: “ Wallace is a shrewd cap- I signed. “ We are having our Central Committee of the French top Republicans began to mobi­ ed Nations Relief and Rehabili- task of raising its voice against | one third. Two days later the $285,000,000 war appropriation. tation Administration had been italist politician, astutely gaug- battles with the Communists, Communist (Stalinist) Party de­ lize their followers. Vandenberg its own oppressors in order to U. S. trained police arrested 120 Confronted with this decisive permitted to die “ if aid to the ing his course for high stakes, too," he said, “ and we have a clared it would "not be possible had already spoken for Tru­ obtain the withdrawal of their labor officials as “fomentors” of test on March 22, the Stalinist people of the world is our ob- Wallace correctly appraises the troops of occupation. No people very dangerous enemy to the the strike. to vote military credits for the Ministers once again raised their man’s line; Taft let it leak out north.” jective.” masses’ fear of a new war, and can be really free If it oppresses * • * pursuance ^ of the war against jlancJs for ^ p0iicy 0f blood that he was getting ready a he realizes how developments on « • * Viet Nam. and iron rank and file ! speech of approval; and Dewey NOT FOR RELIEF another people, if it does not pre­ Less than half tof the three the domestic front are driving vent its own oppressors suppres- The Dutch imperialists are This motion caused some sur- : deputies "abstained.” Ramadier too came out with an endorse­ He showed that the proposed workers to seek a radical again promising to sign a treaty i million registered voters in the prise as the Stalinist Ministers announced his satisfaction over ment. Both parties were lined loan of 400 million dollars to j solution to their problems. He with the Indonesian Republic, Philippine Islands participated in had unanimously approved the this vote. i up. But not the American people. I Greece and Turkey is largely for ; wants to win unquestioned lead- Truman On J after consistently violating their I the plebiscite which amended the dispatch of imperialist troops to military purposes and not for re- ! ership of this movement, keep- ! truce. Last month U.S. authori- ; constitution to give special priv- subjugate Indo - China. Some ; lief of the famine-stricken Greek jng ^ within the Democratic "Non-Intervention" j ties in Paris quietly gave the I ileges to American capitalists. commentators interpreted the NEW YORK MARXIST LABOR SCHOOL or Turkish people. He ridiculed party, if possible, and within the Exactly nine days before I Dutch government an additional President Roxas two days later Central Committee motion sis a Change in schedule for series of lectures on the attempt to suggest that eith- framework of capitalist politics Truman enunciated his “ new I credit of ten million dollars for | took the occasion of this elector- Stalinist reply to Truman's ad­ er the Greek or Turkish govern- I at a!1 costs.” doctrine” of political and mil­ the purchase of American war i al victory to sign a 99-year a- dress on foreign policy. But they THE COMING AMERICAN REVOLUTION ments are democratic. , During the debate on foreign itary intervention in Greece, j surplus now on sale in Germany. greement for U.S. m ilitary and did not make clear whether they In order to assist in making a success of the affair Wallace drafted his speech in policy at that time, Wallace Turkey and any other coun­ ; This makes a total of 30 million naval bases in the islands. thought the Stalinists were try­ scheduled for Friday, March 28 by the American Com­ accordance with the political called for “ disarmament”—a slo- try that is later decided upon, dollars credit the Dutch have re­ * * ♦ ing to prove their indispensa­ mittee for European Workers Relief, the Marxist La­ line he advanced at the time of j gan used by capitalist politicians he travelled to Mexico as an ceived for. war supplies intended Yugoslavia, faced with a sev­ bility to capitalist governments bor School decided to postpone the remaining four his 'ouster from the cabinet. He to foster illusions among th e . apostle of “ non-intervention” 1 for use against Indonesian ere grain shortage described by in putting down independence lectures in the series for one week. The revised sched­ opposes Truman’s foreign policy masses about how to prevent in the affairs of any and all fighters for independence. an UNRRA official as “the movements of the colonial peo­ ule follows; of saber-rattling and the mailed war. In his latest speech he lays I other countries. * * * worst crisis in the country since ples, or whether they were trying the heaviest emphasis on th e ! In his March 3 speech in FRIDAYS — of 8 p .m . fist because he believes it “ut­ The new Belgian Cabinet, the Germans left a devastated to frighten Truman with the pos­ terly futile.” United Nations—again to instill J Mexico City Truman solemnly headed by Premier Spaak, in­ land,” early this month asked sibility of a leftward shift in 3— “ BOOM AND BUST”— The Rise and Decline of He has no differences with the illusion that the UN might j subscribed to the “ policy of cludes the Catholic and Social­ the U.S. and the International French politics. American Capitalism Truman on the aims of Amer­ prevent a Third World War. | non-intervention.” He hailed ist parties and excludes the Stal­ Emergency Food Council for help Daniel Mayer, a top bureau­ April 4 Speaker: John G. Wright ican imperialism. He flatly stat­ The capitalist press buried the j it as the keystone of the inists. The Liberals, offered three in securing 100,000 tons of crat in the French Socialist 4— THE RISE OF AMERICAN LABOR— Trade Unionsed " I certainly don’t want to see reports of Wallace’s speech, “ Good Neighbor Policy,” posts, declined to join the cab­ grain. In a brutal note last week Party, declared that up to the communism spread.” But he thereby revealing how solidly in the Epoch of Capitalist Decline swore that it was “a binding inet. the U.S. State Department re­ time of Truman's address the maintains that dollar diplomacy they line up as a propaganda commitment” and even af­ * * * plied that Yugoslavia would get April 11 Speaker: Art Sharon Stalinists were ready to vote for and armed force will not halt the machine behind Tru-man’s braz­ firmed that it was “part of Opponents of Chiang Kai- no relief from the 350 million the military credits. 5— THE REVOLUTIONARY PARTY IN THE U. S.— development of communism. “I en war-mongering foreign pol­ the basic international law shek’s dictatorship are being ar­ dollar appropriation bill now be­ The motion passed by the Stal­ Role of the Socialist Workers Party predict that Truman’s policy will icy. By kicking Wallace off the recognized by all American rested in widespread.police raids fore Congress and would not be inist Central Committee declared April 18 Speaker: George Clarke spread communism in Europe front page, they tell the world republics.” And, as if to give in all the big Chinese cities un­ permitted to get any grain from and Asia.” they favor the open policy of der the government’s control. the U.S. either through UNRRA that “The national interest de­ 6— AMERICA'S1 SOCIALIST FUTURE— W hat Social­ himself the lie direct, he went mands the maintenance of the Wallace presents an alterna­ preparation for atomic war, just 1 on to pledge: “ My own coun­ Efforts of Chiang to secure a or through outright purchase. influence and position of France ism Will Mean for the American Workers tive program which he holds will as Truman told the world the try will be faithful to the let­ “ coalition government” by the “ Humanitarianism” Is reserved in the Far East.” This is the April 25 Speaker: Joseph Hansen prove more effective in advanc­ same thing last fall when he ter and the spirit of that j adhesion of the Social Democra­ for anti-Soviet governments same position held by the French 116 University Place at 13th St. ing the aims of American cap­ kicked Wallace out of the cab­ law.” tic Party have so far been un­ from now on; all others can Imperialists who are conducting italism. He proposes utilizing inet. successful. Despite Chiang’s re­ starve. M M FOUR THE MILITANT SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947

a few professional anti-Stalinists—then such an interpretation must be emphatically disa­ vowed. We know very well the long and hon­ Chiang Massacres t h e MILITANT orable record of Ruth Fischer in the inter­ Published In the Interests of the national labor movement, and the difficult Working People conditions under which she has had to work Formosan People as an emigre in war-time in America, and we Vol. X I — No. IS S»turd»7, M aroh 29, 1941 do not wish to impugn her personal integrity Published Weekly by in any way or to any degree. Three weeks ago the Chiang Kai-shek dictator­ ship began a wholesale bloody massacre of unarmed THE M ILITANT PUBLISHING ASS’N Stalinism must be overthrown. By whom? at 116 University Place, New York 3, N. Y. workers and peasants in Formosa, through General Telephone: ALgonquln 4-9330 Stalinism must be replaced wherever it is con­ FARRELL DOBBS, Editor Chen Yi. governor of the island. Brutal suppression solidated into a state regime. By what? These and a continuing reign of terror is Chiang’s reply THE MILITANT follows the policy of permitting lti are political and not personal questions. to the demands of the Formosan people for self- contributors to present their own views In signed articles. These views therefore do not necessarily represent the To put the issue positively: Either, the in­ government and relief from the strangling rule of policies of THE MILITANT which are expressed In Its foreign monopolists, their corrupt government offi­ editorials. dependent movement of the working class will defeat Stalinism and capitalism with it, and cials, and m ilitary despotism. Subscriptions: $1.00 per yeari S0« for S months. proceed to the construction of the Socialist The massacre began on March 8. Some 4,000 peo­ Foreign: $2.00 per year: $1.00 for 6 months. ple were killed. Large-scale arrests of Formosan lead­ Bundle orders: 3 cents per copy for 5 copies or mors world order. Or, Stalinism, as represented by In the United States. its state regime, will be overthrown by Amer­ ers swept the island, many of whom were executed. 4 oents per copy for 8 copies or more Those arrested Included public leaders, publishers In all foreign oountrles. ican imperialism in the course of its mad drive and members of the National Assembly, which was "Entered as second olass m atter M arch 1, 1944, a t the post to reduce the people of the entire world to office a t New Y ork, N. Y., under the act o f M arch 3. 1879." to have convened on March 15 to present the de­ the status of colonial slaves. That is to say, mands of the people. This monstrous crime was com­ those people who survive the atomic bombs, mitted by Chiang in the name of “ preserving order" "The unprece dented and the rockets, and the bacterial warfare, and wiping out “Communist inclinations.” wave of sit-down strikes and the other harmless toys which the play­ On March 10 a two-man Formosan delegation ar­ and the amazingly rapid fu l “ democrats” at Washington are spending rived in Nanking, Chinese nationalist capital, to growth of industrial un­ so many billion dollars to manufacture and condemn the massacre and demand the dismissal ionism in the United States prepare. of Governor Chen Yi. They were kept under strict (the CIO) is the most In­ guard, bundled aboard a plane the next day. and In our opinion, it is not enough to be an flown back to Formosa without having seen the disputable expression of anti-Stalinist. One must also have a positive the instinctive striving of dictator. Instead, martial law was clamped down on the American workers to revolutionary program. In our opinion, those the island. A decree was issued ordering dissolu­ raise themselves to the anti-Stalinists who do not unequivocally take tion of “Illegal organizations,” and banning all level of the tasks imposed the program of the independent movement meetings. on them by history." of the workers, counterposlng it to both Stal­ Chiang sent General Liu Yu-ching to Formosa in Leon Trotsky inism and capitalist imperialism, must inevit­ “ Of course you’ll have to take a loyalty test, you know, before I his personal plane. By ship he dispatched Liu’s 21st ably fall into the service of the latter, regard­ Division with seven additional brigades from Shang­ less of what their subjective intentions may can put you on steady!” hai, to augment the more than 30,000 troops already be. The question of Stalinism and how to on the island. The National Defense Minister and fight it, and what to replace it with, is a prob­ a number of other Kuomingtang and m ilitary o ffi­ Ruth Fischer cials were also ordered to Formosa to aid Governor lem of the greatest magnitude. It does not Chen Yi. admit of any ambiguity. And The Stalinists For three days Chiang’s troops indulged in a mur­ This brief article has been written at the derous orgy, indiscriminately machine-gunning any­ By James P. Cannon direction of the National Committee of the one seen on the streets. “ There was at no time any m the February 15 Issue of The Militant ap­ SWP to express its views. We hope to return organized armed resistance,” states a Nanking re­ to the question with much greater amplitude port to the N. Y. Times on March 22. “Foreigners peared an editorial referring to Ruth Fischer THE BEST YEARS OF OUR saw truckloads of Formosans going through the and her testimony against the Stalinist GPU and detail in coming issues of The Militant. film, but it does not deserve the 1 Fred’s readjustment problems Among other things, we want to explain why LIVES wide acclaim it has received. Its ! through the assurance of ample streets with their hands tied behind their backs, agent, Eisler, before the House Committee on later heard reports of wholesale executions at Kee- we make a distinction between the Stalinist Three discharged servicemen fundamental concern is not a i financial resources and influ- Un-American Activities. The editorial was truthful presentation of the lung and saw large numbers of bodies floating in workers and the unions led by the Stalinists, meet on a plane bound for ’ ential relatives. occasioned by the fact that the capitalist press, Boone City, their home town. problems of returning veterans. Thus the film ’s major pre­ the harbor . . . Of those (leaders' whom Governor following the lead of the Daily Worker, had and the terrorist apparatus of the Comintern- Homer, a sailor who has lost The major part of the film is occupation — that is. the prob­ Chen had invited to negotiate with him in early referred to her as a “Trotskyite.” Since this GPU. We also want to show why we take fla t both his hands In the war and devoted to showing the prob­ lems of GI's readjusting them­ March, some were executed, including the chair­ is obviously not the case, the object of the issue w ith those “ democrats” who, maddened who now uses hooks in their lems of readjustment ini the selves to their families — ends man of the Tal-wan Tea Association.” editorial was to reject the false political by their hatred of Stalinism, would join the place; Al, an Infantry sergeant, sphere of family relationships. in evasion rather than clarifi­ The “sullen, bitter resentment” of the masses is identification of Ruth Fischer with the or­ capitalist reaction in moves to suppress the and Fred, a captain of the Air In the case of Homer, the cation and understanding. so deep that on March 22 a resolution demanding ganized Trotskyist movement. Communist Party and deprive its members of Force. They become buddies dur­ sailor, the difficulty lies not in Further: the rise of the “ soda the dismissal of Governor Chen Yi was adopted by their civil rights, thus preparing the destruc­ ing the trip and the film subse­ whatever changes time and jerk” to the rank of captain and an overwhelming majority of the Kuomintang’s Cen­ In the course of the editorial, Ruth Fischer tion of the democratic rights of all workers’ quently shows their relationship events may have wrought within : his subsequent decline in status tral Executive Committee. Although such committee himself or his family or his was referred to, in passing, as an "informer.” organizations and dissident groups. against the general background in becoming an unskilled civil- resolutions are usually mandatory on the govern­ In view of the invidious connotation which is of their readjustment. sweetheart but in the fact that [ ian again is not shown in rela­ ment, Chiang has as yet taken no action to dismiss popularly attached to the word “informer," Homer’s main problem is to he has lost both his hands and tion to the discontent this must the bloody butcher who is carrying out his orders in this was a most unfortunate and most inex­ get accepted as a “ normal” per­ now must use hooks. produce in the Individual. Nor Formosa. However, these problems, as cusable error. All the more inexcusable since son who is not looked upon with does the film ’s action explain Help German Workers pity by his family and others. Indicated above, are confined to why a banker enlists as a pri­ we Trotskyists for many long years have been his physical disability. He has a vate when the Army invariably While the professional diplomats of the Fred who had been a soda Jerk explaining the criminal character of Stalin­ before entering the Army, has very comfortable home, good pa­ 1 offers commissions to men of his ism and its GPU murder machine, and have former allies haggle at Moscow over the pros­ great difficulty landing a Job. rents, a fin e 'g irl friend and he position. Obviously the produc­ Stalin’s Policies Aid been denouncing it and “informing” against trate body of Germany and cook up new secret He is forced to become a soda himself appears free from psy­ ers intended to strengthen the it, and alarming the workers of the world to deals in their preparations for an atomic war, Jerk again and finally finds em­ chological disturbances. More­ | common illusion that in Amer­ Soviet Union’s Enemies its deadly menace. We have done this on no one seems to have a word to say in behalf ployment with a Junking out­ over, he receives a pension of ica it is not unusual for a soda every possible occasion and from every avail­ of the German workers, not even the most fit. $200 a month. While the audi­ jerk to rise to captain, and for a able forum, be it a public mar)? meeting, a Com­ blatant peddlers of the "Four Freedoms” and Al, a banker, returns to a nor­ ence is moved by his deep emo­ banker to remain a sergeant. American Imperialism, whose aim is to destroy the mission of Inquiry into the Moscow Trials, the the Atlantic Charter during the war. Yet the mal family life. He is made vice- tional struggle over whether his One of the most important so­ Soviet Union and subjugate the world, seeks to fate of the German workers is the key to the president of his bank in charge girl wants him out of love or cial factors involved in read- conceal its robber aims by posing as the champion capitalist press, parliamentary committees, or of small loans. When he extends pity, a false picture Is given of ! justment is the veteran's disillu­ even capitalist courts. And we w ill gladly do fate of all Europe. of economic rehabilitation and democratic rights for a loan to a former G I ,without how well the government takes sionment. Close communal life defeated and occupied countries. the same again on any occasion where the Among the highly developed capitalist pow­ care of its disabled veterans. The securing collateral as “ sound in the Army and the sacrifice of Wall Street and its London junior partner are opportunity presents itself. film attempts to reinforce the the best years of their lives to ers, the workers of Germany were the first to banking” would require, he is aided in their masquerade above all by the policies illusory belief that there is ul­ In the long generations of the development surge toward a socialist reconstruction of so­ severely reprimanded. This leads what turns out to be phantoms of the Kremlin. timate security in America. cloaking a bottomless greed for of the world labor movement a well-recog­ ciety. Their mass parties were the most pow­ him to protest against the cau­ tious policy of the bank which The sergeant-banker returns profits, brought to many vet­ Stalin supported the war of Allied imperialism nized standard of ethics has made it a grave erful in the world. Their trade unions were against German imperialism as a “progressive war the pride of workers everywhere. They seemed he feels is an injustice to those to a luxurious apartment. There erans upon their return a sharp offense for representatives of rival parties, is nothing in the film indicating and painful realization of the of national liberation.” He agreed at Yalta and destined to lead Europe out of capitalist bar­ Americans who risked their lives groups or factions within the labor movement without asking for collateral. that he faces any problems of dog-eat-dog character of our so­ Potsdam to an imperialist peace providing for dis­ to submit their quarrels to the adjudication barism into the enduring peace and plenty Al has taken Fred home and 1 readjusting himself to his fam­ ciety. The producers only ginger­ memberment and despoliation of Germany. Now of bourgeois tribunals or to “ inform ” against of planned economy. Fred meets the banker’s daugh­ ily. He and his family evidence ly touch upon this profound dis­ he is haggling over the terms of that “ peace” at But in the First World War, their Social ter. Although already married, the healthiest, that is, an ideal illusionment. When they do, they the Moscow Conference, where Molotov has put forth each other. Every class-conscious worker, and the most rapacious demands. even every ordinary trade unionist, instinc­ Democratic leaders betrayed them, switching Fied has trouble finding his relationship. The returning cap­ choose the relatively innocuous allegiance from the program of socialism to wife. They finally meet again tain’s readjustment to his wife issue of small loans. Then they The Kremlin’s spokesman calls for monstrous rep­ tively recoils against such practices. But the arations of 20 billion dollars to be drained from the program of the Kaiser. The flower of the and live together a while but proves to be impossible—they d i­ make sure to have the vice- professional killers of the GPU-Comintern ap­ vorce. But by choosing a super­ president of a bank voice what­ the starving German workers and shattered Ger­ German working class was cut down on the their marriage breaks up. At the paratus, with the blood of so many tens of end of the film Fred is engaged ficial, pleasure-hungry doll as a ever social criticism there Is in man economy. Half of this sum the Kremlin de­ thousands of the best flower of the proletariat battlefields. to the banker’s daughter. wife, the producers have con­ i the picture. mands for itself. on their hands, have no right whatsoever to With the end of that war, the survivors To some extent the film shows veniently evaded the seriousness The film demonstrates the in­ Wall Street's diplomats exclaim in pious horror claim the benefits of this labor ethic when sought to set up a Workers and Farmers Gov­ the tensions which the return­ of the problem where it involves ability of Hollywood, because of over the Kremlin's brutal terms. They are able to anyone points the accusing finger at them at ernment. But again they were betrayed by ing veteran suffers. There are decent wives and their return­ its close ties to the reactionary pose as "generous” by rejecting Stalin’s reparations any time or from any tribunal. the Social Democrats, who took office only to some intensely moving scenes ing husbands. The Impending sections of American society, to demands and Insisting on squeezing “ only” three marriage between Fred and Peg­ Ruth Fischer was right to protest against bolster up capitalism in Germany. and the acting is very good. produce a picture of true cul­ or four billion dollars from ruined Germany. When compared to other Holly­ gy, the banker’s daughter, at tural and social value. The Kremlin is also the most insistent on dis­ *uch a possible implication, in a letter to the While the workers began turning toward wood products it is an unusual the end of the film, resolves — Eugene Shays Rational Committee of the SWP, and we sin­ the Third International of Lenin and Trotsky memberment and annexations. It supports French cerely regret the unfortunate and Inexcusable Imperialist claims for annexation of the Saar, one in search of revolutionary leadership, Wall Congressmen At Work of Germany’s two richest coal and iron regions. I t Incident. Street pumped gold into Germany, strength­ defends Poland’s annexation of East Prussia and Political assassination, the dread weapon ening the demoralized capitalist class to head Silesia. introduced into the labor movement by Stal­ off socialism in Germany. Truman Doctrine Means War American and British imperialism—chief props of inism, is a standing threat to the free func­ The German capitalists in turn financed capitalist dictatorships in Europe and ruthless op­ tioning and even to the very existence of Hitler. As the Nazis moved toward power, the The most eloquent response in be undone in a fraction of a pressors of colonial peoples—hypocritically pose as •very activist. A ll factions, all tendencies, German workers put up a desperate opposi­ Congress to Truman’s demand second ...” defenders of the German people against such dis­ And this is not all. The eloquent a ll people who hope and strive for a better tion. Their leaders again betrayed them. The to bolster reaction in Greece and memberment and annexations. Their real game, of world mu$t unite to expose and denounce such Turkey with GIs and funds from political spokesman of the capi­ course, is to bolster German capitalism as an aid Third International had degenerated; Lenin talist class calls attention to a assassinations, no matter whom the victim the U.S. Public Treasury came to the future conquest of the Soviet Union. was dead, Trotsky in exile, and Stalin rejected from Sen. Millard E. Tydings (D., striking fact: “The threatening Nevertheless, the imperialist powers are able to may be at the moment. We have always tak­ revolutionary struggle against Hitler’s Brown Md.) on March 18. terror of an atomic bomb war cover up their own sordid policies and even rep­ en this position, and not only in the case of Shirt gangs. Truman’s address, he said “ re­ has arrested, our thinking in resent them as benevolent and altruistic compared Trotskyists, who contributed more than one The German workers never accepted fas­ vealed with complete and unmis­ other directions. We seem obliv­ with the Kremlin’s merciless demands on the con­ drop to the rivers of blood shed by the Stal­ cism. They were the principle victims of H it­ takable clarity the impotence of ious to the merciless slaughter quered and crushed German people. inist Mafia. ler’s terror. Hitler smashed their trade un­ the United Nations . . . to deal and wide devastation of the last Every action of the Kremlin bureaucracy in the We did all we could to expose the Moscow effectively with international af­ war, even without the atomic occupied countries of Europe thus provides grist for ions, outlawed their political parties, drove bomb . . . We seem to have for­ Trials and to defend the honor of its victims, fairs.” The Senator said this “ not the anti-Soviet propaganda mill of U. S.-British down their standard of living, and set up the in criticism, but simply to pre­ gotten the possible use of bac­ including those who were not Trotskyists in Gestapo to liquidate opposition the moment imperialism. It arouses hostility against the Soviet sent a hard, cold, realistic cir­ teriological warfare which if Union itself and lends substance to the hypocritical doctrinal sense of the word. Our party held it appeared anywhere. Then he dragooned cumstance.” world?" employed . . . can start scourges a protest-memorial meeting for the martyred. claims of the capitalist powers that they seek to them into the armed forces. Tydings brushed aside the ar­ The answer, he says, “ is as and plagues which will slay m il­ defend "democracy against totalitarianism.” Andres Nin, leader of the Spanish POUM, and gument that the UN could have plain as the nose on one's face.” | lions from pole to pole. Like­ Once again millions of German workers were Stalin’s policies in peace, as in war, violate every­ spared no space in our press to accuse the done something had it money The "great armed forces of o u r, wise we fail to remember the mowed down on the imperialist battlefields. thing for which Lenin stood. Throughout the first and “ an adequate police force." own country are being maintain­ death-dealing possibilities of the Stalinist murder bund in the mysterious dis­ imperialist world war, Lenin opposed all the cap­ What have the Allied powers brought this So long as “ any one nation or ed principally for possible use new poison gases ..." appearance of the Socialist, Marc Rein, and italist powers and called for their overthrow by tragic people? Freedom? Democracy? The group of nations can array a against Russia, Britain, France, In Tyding’s opinion these the mysterious “suicide” of Krivitsky. And the revolutionary socialist working class. He in­ right to choose their own form of government? larger and stronger force,” the or China ...” horrors can be avoided only if the columns of our press likewise remain al­ sisted, as he stated in the manifesto of the First UN is doomed to remain a "hol­ The arms race points straight the Allies voluntarily agree to The Allies have severed Germany from the Zimmerwald Conference in 1915, that “ the task is ways open to the Tresca Memorial Committee low shell.” to an atomic war among the A l­ disarm. But a disarmament con­ rest of Europe. On top of this they have cut to take up the fight for peace—for a peace with­ in its tireless efforts to keep alive his noble Citing the failure of the Lea­ ference would most likely “be a up Germany into four segments. Armies of lies of the Second World War. out annexations or war indemnities." memory and track down his assassins. gue of Nations as a “ peace-keep­ Tydings describes the opening failure.” There is no doubt whatever that Stalinism occupation rule the German people w ith an ing body.” Tydings declared that scenes: “Men, women and child­ And so Tydings draws the con­ On Nov. 8, 1917, the day after the Russian Bol­ is the most formidable and dangerous enemy iron hand. "the United Nations, though now ren in the great cities will be clusion appropriate to a political sheviks conquered power, they issued an “ Appeal Thus under the Allies the German workers 2 years of age, Is doomed to sim­ recklessly slaughtered by the representative of Wall Street. for the Support of the New Soviet Government.’* within the ranks of the labor movement and This appeal pointed out that the Russian worker* the greatest obstacle to the emancipation are denied the right to freely organize trade ilar failure” if the present course tens of millions. The work of 20 While waiting for disarmament, continues. centuries of building and pro­ “ We must have the biggest army “ demand immediate suspension of hostilities, im­ struggle of the workers. But who will defeat unions or their own political parties. They are mediate peace negotiations which will lead toward denied the right to set up the kind of gov­ The present course is an gress will be undone in a single and navy and air force in the Stalinism, and what will take its place in world . . . We must have more an honest peace without annexations and indem­ ernment they want. “ arms race." Tydings asks: day . . , Such a war would wreck those regions of the earth where it is consol­ “ Since Germany and Japan are the earth itself.” atomic bombs . . . W8 must pay nities on the basis of the right of nations to self- idated in the form of state power? That is Does it take much foresight to see that Al­ not to be permitted to re-arm, The Senator believes it is fu­ the crushing taxes. We must determination.” the question. lied rule is paving the way for a rebirth of why do the five great allies main­ tile to attempt to outlaw the have universal military training. Because the young workers state fought for thl* Ruth Fischer in the above-mentioned letter fascism in Germany? tain a combined navy 1,000 times atomic bomb. “ Every realist We must reduce our scale of liv­ policy, it won the support of hundreds of millions also protested against the reference in The It is in the interests of the American work­ greater than the remainder of knows that immediately upon ing . . . We must submit to un­ and was able to frustrate the imperialist designs believable regimentation . . . We against the Soviet Union. Militant editorial to her “serving as a tool of ers to demand the immediate withdrawal of the world, a combined air force the outbreak of World War III, a thousand times greater than the treaties governing . . . the must be prepared in a world that American imperialism.” If that is taken to all the armies of occupation from Germany. Now Stalin plots and haggles with the imperial­ all others added together, and a atomic bomb will be set at Is armed to the teeth.” ists to impose a crushing peace upon the German signify any conscious and mercenary service Let the German workers take power! An end combined army 10,000 times naught . . . All the work of the About time, we think, to take masses. He thereby discredits the Soviet Union and to the American imperialist monster on the to the policy of bolstering capitalist reaction greater than all such existing ji United Nations to outlaw the the war-making powers away gives an additional propaganda weapon to the cap­ part of Ruth Fischer—as is the case with not in Germany! forces in the remainder of the | use of the atomic bomb will then from Wall Street’s Congress 1 italist powers. 5ATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947 THE MILITANT PAGE FIVE U. S. Capitalism Heading Toward New Crisis 'W orkers’ yoRvm Which Cannot Be A verted, Says Economist The Workers■ Forum columns are open to the opinions o) the readers of “ The M ilitant". Letters ttfb welcome oh any subject o) interest to the workers. Keep them short and include your name and i seeding with its own i rial-3j> address. Indicate if you do not want your name printed By Paul Schapiro One of the leading press associations some months ago ] ization and protectee: ’ the Estate monopoly of foreign trade, m ilitant union tradition and polled the most distinguished economists of the country Wants Mexican Gov'f history. ; was no longer the market for on their opinions whether there will be a depression, when industrial products that Czarist The ILGWU has no plan or To Extradite Budenz it will come and how intense-*' — - — — Russia had been. Editor: ■ven made an attempt to train i t w ill be. T his reflected a r help vets in getting this Job FRELUDE TO 1929 Now that the treacherous anc? deep-going fear of the mass­ raining. Outside of writing ar- After a few years of rebuild­ Connecticut Winds Up slimy Budenz in his new book es which the capitalist-con­ ing the partially destroyed pro­ has seen fit to tell about the icles in the Forward about the :eed for "young blood" in the trolled press is forced to re­ ductive forces following the First Stalinist conspiracy in the mur­ cognize. Fritz Sternberg, a Ger­ World War, this situation caused der of Trotsky, it would seem to ndustry, nothing whatsoever has With Banners Flying >een done. man economist influenced by a unique phenomenon: in a per­ me that the attention of the Marxism, now points out that for iod of prosperity, the great Euro- Connecticut State Branch of arms’ in organizing a Trotskyist The lowering of initiation dues Mexican authorities should be the first time in history millions pean industrial countries had the Socialist Workers Party Party here in Flint. When a or the vets is a good thing, but turned to him, if that has not of people look forward with more unemployment than ever! wound up its outstanding sub- M ilitant mobilization is called, !oes not. place him on a job. been done already. dread to an economic catastro­ before. The U.S., although its scription campaign with 317 new every comrade seems to take it leither does the sarcasm or His new role in the church on phe long before its arrival. (THE production rose far more than Militant readers. “Our original ! upon himself to see that he or mugness of some of the union the side of Big Business, should COMING CRISIS by Fritz Stern­ that of the old capitalist coun- quota was 300 subs,” explains 1 she is at the appointed place to ?adership help the matter any. not be allowed to afford him berg, John Day Company, 1947, tries, did not have an increase James White, Literature Agent, j obtain subscriptions. Again, I immunity for his part. Though Though the employer does the 280 pp., $3.50.) in the number of workers em- i “ We over - subscribed it by 17 j say, it is inspiring and eneour- the actual assassin, Jacson, used hiring, the union can force them This is an indication that ployed. This was a sharp devia-jsubs. Surprisingly enough, the aging to know that we hav» the pick-axe, Budenz was a link to place vets on the job and tion from a generation-long most gratifying fact of the en- party loyalty and party discip­ in the GPU conspiracy. Even train them, without in any way capitalism has entered a new velopment of the class struggle stage in its development. In its trend. I t was the prelude to the tire campaign isn’t the realiza- line which is upholding the tra- capitalist justice puts all those interfering with seniority rights crisis of 1929 whose like capi- [ tion of our goal, but is the fact ditons of true Trotskyism.” involved in a conspiracy on trial. will bring most Catholic work­ of unionized workers, and also period of expansion each depres­ ers, together with other religious- sion was succeeded by a higher talism had never known, a crisis , that the subs are still pouring Let the Mexican government in this way pave the way for the minded workers, into the ranks level of production. But the only temporarily resolved by the ! in at an even faster pace since extradite and try Budenz to de­ unionization of the scab shops Second World War. j the campaign is over. This is Letters from Literature Ag­ of the revolutionary fighters for now hiring cheap vet labor. world depression of 1929 was dif­ ents in the Boston and Lyna termine his guilt! socialism. ferent. The drop in production As a result of its favored posi- doubly inspiring because it’s the In particular, Gus Tyler, who branches report good result* Eventually the arch-conspir­ was seven times as great as in tion in the war, the U.S. in- newer comrades who are setting The capitalist revolutions represents the ILGWU in the during the second week of their ator Stalin will also be brought the worst previous depression. creased production 50% while the the pace. They simply refuse against feudalism, especially the \merican Veterans Committee, industries of Europe and Asia to quit . . . Getting 317 subs in subscription campaigns. to justice by the international French Revolution of 1789, long Unlike all other depressions in would be wise to take notice of were being devastated. Unable three months was no easy task Rena Breshi, Boston, says: “ We revolutionary tribunal. In the ago disproved the Jesuit boast. the history of capitalism, pro­ fested itself in the highly devel­ he following suggestion: for ten years before the war to for a branch of our size. Every , went out on our second week of meantime, let us not permit Bu­ It was confirmed in our times by duction for peacetime needs did oped capitalist countries in the denz and his capitalist master; Stop spending your time in all not rise above pre-depression find a market for all the coun- comrade had to do his share and 1 the sub campaign and we got the Russian Revolution, in which first half of the nineteenth cen- try was capable of producing then some. They came through 1 14 subs. Next week we are go­ to don the cloak of respectabil­ the backward masses of Russia sorts of dirty deals in the AVC levels a few years after the . tury, when the growth of indus­ (there were 9 million unem- with red banners flying.” ing to try a different neighbor- ity in connection with the crime threw off the yoke of religious by red-baiting. Let’s see if you depths of the depression had ployed in 1940), it new must [ Comrade James continues: ! hood, as this presnt one doesn’t against Trotsky! superstition and destroyed the can do anything for the veter­ been reached. trialism caused a drop in real R. Oliver ans who are coming into the gar­ find a market for the products “ The Connecticut State Branch seem too successful. My part- grip of the Greek Orthodox The 1929-1939 period was a wages and a series of ever-' Philadelphia ment industry. I of this tremendously increased wishes to thank its friends and . ner and I received 5 subs and Church. crisis in the fever-chart of capi­ 1 worsening crises. L. R. | capacity. For a time, war-ac- sympathizers, whose contribu- I two people told us to come back talism whose memory the mass­ Many sterling Marxist revo­ Brooklyn This tendency, according to cumulated consumption de-1 tjons helped to make this cam- Tuesday because they had no Stopped By Sentence lutionists were raised as Catho­ es still feel. This crisis was sup­ Sternberg, was mitigated by the mands and demands for mach- pai<,n such a tremendous suc- change. The other crews didn’t lics. We hold with Marx that pressed by the Second World b Budenz Review expansion of the world boundar­ inery for peace-time goods will ccss do so well though, so they ara objective necessity will impel the Pickets Press Fight War, but it must break out with supply a market, but these fac­ determined to try harder next Edjtor: ies of the capitalist system dur­ “ This campaign taught us one masses toward building the so­ new intensity in the not too dis­ tors can only be temporary. The time. I am sending in 17 subs.” Ih the otherwise excellent re­ cialist society of genuine broth Against Jim Crow tant future. On the outcome of ing the latter half of the nine­ thing: 'Getting subs is a mat­ teenth century. Capitalism found great increase in the produc­ Hilda Webster, Lynn: “Last view by Art Preis in the Mar. erhood despite all the false be Editor: this crisis depends the fate of ter of luck, but he who has the tivity of labor has widened the Sunday was our second mobili­ SJ&Militant on Budenz's auto- liefs and propaganda fostered by Baltimore, just a stone's throw mankind. | the markets it needed in its col­ most luck is he who plugs the gap between what can be pro­ zation out here in Lynn. The Wography. This Is My Story, the the capitalist system and its re from the South, is soaked in onies and semi-colonies, where hardest’.” PREDICTS ITS COURSE it drove the independent crafts­ duced and what the masses can comrades got a total of 11 new following statement appears: actionary institutions. much of its Jim Crow. But its buy. "He (Budenz) is as he shows experiences lately show signs of Sternberg-does not merely pre­ men out of production and built subs. I t means that we have to Art Prei NO ANSWER Milwaukee Branch launched himself in- this book, a classic a new day for the South and its sent an arbitrary diagnosis. railway networks for the trans­ . Its subscription campaign with plug harder if we are to attain example of the Jesuit boast: fringes. Making use of the theories and portation of its products. The Nor do foreign markets offer j a successful Red Sunday, accord- our goal of 100 new subscrip­ ‘Give us your child until he is Raw Deal For Vets A year or so ago Negroes ap­ methods of the great Marxists colonial market enabled the pro­ an answer for the U.S. capital- ing ^ Fred Martin, M ilitant tions in 6 weeks. But I ’m sure eight years old, and it does not plied for admission to the lily- and the empirical data of gov­ ductive forces of the capitalist ists. Thanks to imperialism, the Manager. "This last Sunday, the comrades will make every matter who has him thereafter!” In Garment Industry white public librarians’ training ernmental and academic econ­ centers to increase tremendous­ colonial areas are too poor to we got started on our ]ong_dfi_ effort to reach our goal.” The way this is put. it implies Editor: course. First rejecfed. contin­ omists and statisticians, he ana­ ly without causing the system provide that market. For exam- layed IocaI m n U a t Drive. We * * « lyzes the origin and nature of to break down. Moreover, the pie. if U.S. exports to China got off to a very g00d start with that once a Catholic always a There are thousands of young ued protest won them admission. The comrades in Philadelphia Catholic and that it is impos­ A law suit was advanced a few the death-sickness of the capi­ continued extension of the fron­ were to increase ten times as 8 comrades getting 23 subscrip- veterans (many disabled) in talist system and shows why it tier in the U.S. enabled this obtained 10 subscriptions to The sible for anyone to overcome the training or at work trying to ac­ weeks ago by a prominent col­ much as they were during the tions for the morning-s work. Militant during the week. must take the course he predicts. country to absorb tens of mil­ best years of pre-war prosperity., We have planned the campaign religious indoctrination he re­ quire various skills in the gar­ ored artist to gain entrance to lions of immigrants during per­ * * » ceives as a child. Was this your ment industry. the city-supported art school, the Periodic depressions, he de­ this trade would rise to a figure, for 6 weeks with 100 subs as the intention? Maryland Institute. monstrates, are inherent in iods of depression in Europe and of one billion dollars. But the goal. The Jriye w il, ^ ended The Pittsburgh Branch ordered With the exception of the few F. C. Now a “ battle of the theaters” j capitalism. When the capital- act as a field of investment and United States can now turn out the ls t of May and the awards 20 additional copies of the March New York vets who have personal connec­ ; ists cannot sell their products at a market for industrial products. from 40 to 50 billion dollars j and recognition will be given to 15 issue of The Militant. “We’re tions. the majority of them are is on. Union actors insisted Feb­ ruary 11 that segregation stop at a profit for lack of a sufficient NEEDS VASTER MARKET more goods than it did before ■ the winning team and the high- planning a trip down to the mine forced to go to scab shops or market, lay-offs and a depres­ the Second World War. To as- j est M toia val at the May Day fields on Saturday,” explains the Maryland Theater. The local This period ended with the Explanation accept the “ phony" on-the-job sion result. The depression is sume that the corrupt govern-1 celebration that we are pian- Justine Lang, “ and want to use NAACP came to picket the First World War. Whereas the training of the Veterans Admin­ overcome after some of the cap­ ment of Chiang Kai-shek can 1 ning. The branch evenly di- this issue of the paper.” P-” Art Preis “Maryland" next day. The man- growth-of the capitalist centers istration pushed through the italists go bankrupt, putting part soive its economic problems suf- j vided int0 four teams. We are Editor: ; agement backed down immedi- had made necessary a market men's clothing industry. of the. productive forces out of ficiently to be able to im p ort, gjvjng a prize to each member I am indebted to F. C. for ! aiely, sold them orchestra seats. vastly greater than before, the Paul Shell, Literature Agent The employers are only anx­ operation, and the remainder even this comparatively negli-, of the winning team and a $3 bringing this point to my atten­ : On February 17. the NAACP. expansion of the market did not for St. Paul, writes: "Enclosed ious to hire the veteran as cheap conquer new markets and more gible amount is stretching the $4 prize the highest sub­ tion. It was furthest from my supported by the Inter-racial even begin to approach the rate are a batch of subs to The M il­ labor, on the promise of “ train­ j thoroughly exploit the old ones. utmost bounds of optimism. mind to imply in any way that . Fellowship, started picketing before the war. Since the imper­ getter in the branch. Comrade itant and F. I. which with the ing” them. Similarly, in the case of de- Gregory is tops so far. She got early religious indoctrination, ■ Ford’s Theater, the city’s lead- However, there is a tendency ialist countries limited indus­ subs we sent in Wednesday gives Through personal experience vastated Europe. The most op­ even of the boasted Jesuit vari­ ; ing playhouse. for depressions to become, more trialization of the colonies and five subs last Sunday morning. us our quota for The Militant in this matter I have been timistic estimates of what Eur­ ety, can never be overcome. Actors’ Equity, a theatrical and more severe. Competition semi-colonies for fear of com­ Jack O’Connell is following with this month. The Militant subs forced to work in an open shop ope will be able to import — for My reference applied solely to union, plans drastic action forces the capitalists to invest petition, the living standards of four subs.” were all obtained in the drive in the women’s coat industry, it must eventually pay for its Budenz. I am confident that against Ford’s. Top playwrights more and more money in im­ the natives could not rise. Once * » • that we put on from Sunday with low pay and bad working imports by exports or services, the decline of capitalism and de- will keep their plays out of the proving their plants. This means the market formerly served by The subscription campaign in until the branch meeting to­ conditions; in order to obtain city until Ford’s ends segrega- although it first receives them that a continually greater pro­ the native craftsmen had been as grants or loans - do not to bringing in scores of new night.” “ training” in that line. | tion. portion of their expenditures • • • gained and the railroads, whose reach a total at all comparable M ilitant readers. This week El NEWARK Our standards in that shop are So effective is the picketing goes to the purchase of machin­ construction created a demand Snyder, M ilitant Director, sent Sam Taylor of Madison, WU. far below union standards, and that a well-known citizen is re­ ery as against the payment of to the increased productive cap­ APRIL FOOL DANCE for the products of heavy Indus­ acity of the U.S. On the other in 27 subscriptions with the fol­ sent in three more subs to The even after becoming “ skilled” ported going to Ford’s very early wages. There is thus a perman­ try, had been completed, the col­ lowing enthusiastic report: Militant. “ in hope the pickets haven’t hand, the drive of the U.S. for Saturday, March 29 still are below union standards. ent and growing tendency with­ onial market could not appreci- “All I have to report today is • » * started marching.” foreign markets must aggravate 423 Springfield Ave. These conditions will tend to in capitalism for the machine to ' ably grow. that our campaign, a little over Another M ilitant booster, Man­ build up a scab force in an in­ I Len Miller displace the worker. the economic difficulties of other Bond Refreshments ! The United States, now the capitalist countries like England. the half-way mark, is progress­ uel Sunshine of Los Angel**, re­ dustry which has had a highly I Philadelphia The growth of unemployment greatest industrial country in IN A BLIND ALLEY ing successfully. I t is indeed newed his own sub for six exerts a pressure on the labor the world and no longer possess­ American capitalism is there­ inspiring to see how the com- j months and sent In a six-month market which causes real wages ing a frontier, had become an ex­ fore heading into a blind alley. rades respond to the ‘c a ll-to -1sub for a friend. Come and meet other ‘M ilit a n t ’ R e a d e rs to fall, making the working porter of capital and industrial class, the mass of consumers, less products and could no longer re­ Those of its spokesmen who preach the necessity for the gov­ A t these Local Activities of than ever a market for capital­ ceive Europe’s unemployed m il­ ist commodities. This law' mani- lions. And the Soviet Union, pro- ernment to finance great pro­ jects during critical periods in Late Contributions Augment The Socialist Workers l*arty order to, maintain full employ­ ment, demonstrate their aware­ ness that capitalism can no long­ Total Of SWP Fund Campaign Girard Ave., 2nd floor. Open 790 New Readers Gained AKRON—2nd floor, 8 S. How­ Room 214. er automatically rise out of its The following contribu­ in $42, which brings the amount ard St. Open daily except Sun­ LYNN, Mass., 44 Central Square, daily. Friday forum, 8 p.m period of crisis. However, state Phone Stevenson 5820. tions to the $20,000 Emer­ collected by that branch up to day, 2 to 4 p.m. Room 11, Discussion every 2nd investment on a scale sufficient $616, or 62%. Toledo dispatched PITTSBURGH—1418 Fifth Ave., At Close Of FI Sub Drive to be of any value cannot merely gency Fund for the Socialist BALTIMORE—For information and 4th Monday, 7:30 p.m., Workers Party have been re­ $20.50, which makes tw o-thlrdl write Box 415, Baltimore 3, open Saturdays 1-5 p.m. 2nd floor. Office hours: Wed. F o u rth International’s Detroit, who has 17 subs to his supplement private investment: 7 to 9:30 p.m.: Sat. and Sun. it must disorganize it. Thus the ceived since the completion of of its $300 quota. Md. Monthly forums. MILWAUKEE — M ilitant Book­ three-month campaign for credit. Comrade Kennedy will the campaign last week. BAYONNE—62 W. 23rd St. Open 3 to 9 p.m. Open forums Sun. 1,000 new readers closed be awarded a bound volume of only way out for the American A contribution of $10 has alto shop, 608 S. 5 St„ open 7:30 Tacoma has sent in $12.50, house 2nd and 4th Saturdays. 3 p.m. Tel. Court 6060. Fourth International for 1946. capitalists to maintain their pro­ been received from E. H. in Cal­ ! to 9:30 p.m. March 15 with subscriptions which completes the quota for BOSTON 30 Stuart St. Open PORTLAND. Ore. — Write to fits is through preparation for ifornia. MINNEAPOLIS—10 South 4th still coming in from the field. a totalitarian war. that branch. Detroit has mailed Saturdays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Socialist Workers Party, c/o C. The total collected in the cam­ i St., open 10 a m. to 6 p.m. daily M. Hesser, P.O. Box 3711. The total subscriptions ob­ Those branches that reached This conclusion of Sternberg’s Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:30 100% are proud of their achieve­ paign to date now stands at except Sunday. Tel. Main 7781 SAN DIEGO—Headquarters 623 tained by the branches of the is irrefutable. One may disagree to 9:30 p.m. ment. and justifiably so.. The go­ NEWARK $19,528.17. Library, bookstore*. Sixth Ave., open 7 to 9 p.m Socialist Workers Party is 790. with some of his observations, BUFFALO — M ilitant Forum, ing wasn’t easy. These branch­ Sunday Forums, 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Although this is only 79% of the particularly his political ones. M IL IT A N T LABOR FORUM 629 Main St., 2nd floor. Phone goal, the attainment of 790 new es are: St. Paul, Milwaukee, He is against militarization, but NEW HAVEN—Labor School, 855 SAN FRANCISCO — School of Fridays at 8:30 P.M. MAdison 3960. Open every readers is a noteworthy achieve­ Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Youngs­ says that "left-wing and pro­ April 4 to May 16 Grand Ave., 3rd floor. Open Social Science, 305 Grant Ave., Youth Activities afternoon except Sunday. ment for Fourth International. town, Boston, Reading. Cleve­ gressive elements” must support 100 Years of Marxism 1847- Mon., 7:30-9:15 p.m. cor. of Grant and Sutter, 4th AMERICA'S SOCIALIST FUTURE * * * land, Flint, San Francisco, New­ “ armament production of such Fridays, 8:15 p.m.: 1st and floor open from 12 noon to 1947, Thursday nights, 8 p.m. ark, Allentown, Calumet, Con­ magnitude as to make any idea WORLD EMPIRE: WALL ST.'s AKRON. — Socialist Youth 3rd each month, open forum 4:30 p.m., daily except Sun­ The first branch prize goes to GOAL—Foreign Policy of U. S. Open house and current necticut State, and St. Louis. of an attack on the United Club meets Fridays, 7 p.m. Fol­ 2nd and 4th, round table dis­ day. Phone EXbrook 1926 Youngstown. This branch sent Imperialism events discussion every Satur­ States sheer m ilitary lunacy”— lowed by refreshments, dancing. day, 8:30 p.m. Admission free cussion. SEATTLE—1919>/2 Second Ave in the highest number of subs APRIL 4 CHARLES CORNELL per member, based on the 1946 a policy which plays into the 8 South Howard St., 2nd floor. CHICAGO—777 W. Adams (cor­ NEWARK—423 Springfield Ave. Open Monday through Satur­ Letters from the branches that CHICAGO. — Youth meeting Convention membership record. hands of the war-mongers. He OUT OF THE PAST—America's ner Halsted). Open 11 a.m. to Phone Bigelow 3-2574. Library days, noon to 6 p.m. Tel. SE- were not able to complete their Revolutionary Traditions Fridays at 8 p.m. Discussion on The award is a bound volume of quotas on schedule show a de­ also turns aside from the revolu­ 5 p.m. daily, except Sunday. and reading room opeD week 0543 Library, bookstore. tionary struggle of the workers APRIL 1 1 WM. F. WARDE pamphlet Socialism On Trial. Fourth International for 1946. termination to continue getting Tel. Dearborn 4767. Library, nights, 7-10 p.m. Friday forum—8 p m for socialist power which alone Games and refreshments. 777 W. bookstore. Friday night forum, 8:30. ST. LOUIS — 1023 N. Grand * * ♦ subs until their goals are reached. “ BOOM AND BUST"—Rise and Adams, 2nd floor. can eliminate the threats of wars Decline of U. S. Capitalism CLEVELAND - M ilitant Forum NEW YORK—CITY IIQ., 116 Blvd., Room 312, open Mon­ A like award goes to St. Paul Seattle, for instance, says “ if and depressions. LOS ANGELES. — Socialist Branch for reaching the highest you give us another 10 days we’ll .APRIL 18 JOHN G. WRIGHT Youth Club meets every Tues­ every Sunday. 8:30 p.m. at University Place. GR 5-8149 day. Wednesday, Friday, 7:30 But there is no disputing the Peck’s Hall, 1446 E. 82nd St. to 9 p.m. Forums Thursday, percentage. They top the score- definitely hit that 30 mark.” validity of Sternberg’s general THE RISE OF AMERICAN LA­ day, 8 p.m., at SW? heaequarr- HARLEM: 103 W. 110 St. ^ o f f Wade Park Ave.). 8:30 p.m. Phone Jefferson board with 145%. Detroit is determined to hit analysts of the coming break­ BOR—Unions in the Epoch of ers, 316!/2 W. Pico Blvd. Educa­ Rm. 23. MO. 2-1866 Capitalist Decay JftSTROIT—6108 Linwood Ave., 3642. * * * its goal. “ We were slow getting down of U.S. capitalism. His tio n a l after every meeting. Re­ Every Thursday Open Dis­ phone TY. 7-6267. Open Mon­ ST. PAUL—540 Cedar St., St started,” says E. Brent, “but we book is a richly detailed corro­ APRIL 25 ART SHARON freshments served. cussion, 8 p.m. The prize for the highest in­ day through Saturday. 12 to Paul 2, Phone Garfield 1137 dividual Pace-Setter in the coun­ are now in fu ll swing.” boration of the main economic NEGROES AND THE LABOR NEW YORK. — For informa­ BRONX: 1034 Prospect Ave. 5 p.m. Current events forum Open daily 2:30-9:30. try goes to Shirley Carlson of Chicago is “ going to extend conclusions in the Thesis on the MOVEMENT — The Struggle tion on the Trotskyist Youth Group seno name and address and open house. Saturday from 1st floor phone TI 2-0101 TACOMA, Wash. — Meetings Minneapolis, who has 21 subs to the campaign another week,” ac­ Coming American Revolution Against Jim Crow to 116 University Place. N. Y. 3. 8 p.m. . Discussion on the SWP Pro­ every Wednesday, 8 p.m., at her credit in this campaign. cording to Miriam Roberts,” and adopted by the Socialist Work­ MAY 2 JOE MAGDLENO Open Forum: Every Friday, f U N T —215 E. Ninth St., Flint gram every Wed. 8 p.m. Oddfellows Hall, 6th and Faw­ > Comrade Carlson's outstanding get the remaining 9 subs which ers Party at its November, 1946 THE REVOLUTIONARY PARTY 8 p.m., 116 University PI., Dan­ 3, Mich. Open Monday through BROOKLYN: 635 Fulton 8t„ cett. Discussions on current work has won for her a bound would make up our quota of 80.” i Convention. —Role of Socialist Workers cing, refreshments. Friday. 5 to 9 p.m. Phone ST. 3-7433. topics. For information, write volume of New International for : Party * * * Saturday Nite House Parties: LOS ANGELES-M ilitant Pub­ CHELSEA: 130 W. 23 St. P.O Box 1079. 1934-5-6, an extremely rare vol­ MAY 9 GEORGE CLARKE TOLEDO—108 Summit St.. To­ This welcome prediction ac­ call GR 5-8149 for information. lishing Assn., 316V2 W. Pico ume that can no longer be pur­ NEW YORK AMERICA'S SOCIALIST FUTURE phone CH 2-9434. ledo 4, O. Open daily, Phone companied a Canadian friend’s I For information about Queens Blvd. Open daily, 12 noon to chased for any price. Militant Chorus Rehearsals —What Socialism W ill Mean 6 p.m Phone Richmond 4644. OAKLAND, Cal.—Meetings Wed­ MAin 8919. subscription: “ Sorry to be a bit for May Day Meeting Begin for U. S. Workers Youth Group, write M. Kevin, nesday, Odd Fellows Temple. YOUNGSTOWN — 35 Vi South * • * late for your sub drive, but you 116 University PL. N. Y. 3. Friday, 8 p.m. — Militant Sat. Mar. 29, 4:30 p.m. MAY 16 JOSEPH HANSEN Workers Forum. 466 E. Vernon 410 - 11th St. For information Ave., Youngstown 3, O. Open The prize for the second high­ and I can both see the day when I 116 University Place PHILADELPHIA.—For infor­ everything you put on the stands 423 Springfield Ave. SAN PEDRO, M ilitant Publish­ write to P.O. Box 1351. 12-5 p.m., Monday through est individual Pace-Setter in the "Militant" Readers Invited $1 for series 20c per lecture mation call ST. 4-5820, from ing Assn., — 1008 S. Pacific, PHILADELPHIA — 1303-05 W. Saturday. Phone 3-1355. 1 country goes to E. Kennedy of will be grabbed up in an hour.” noon to 6 p.m. Dt«ry o f a Steel W orker Speaking Of Operations By Theodore Kovalesky------THE MILITANT They say middle-aged women love to talk “ Honest, Pete,” Jimmy was all sincerity. “ I PAGE SIX NEW YORK. N. Y. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947 about their operations. Well, sometimes we talk read this in a magazine. I ’ll bring it out here about them too . . . like the day before yester­ and show it to you.” day when Paul Strack, the “ Hell,” Pete snorted, “ no man could live with larryman on our gang, was two-thirds of his brain gone ...” up on the furnace floor for “ Well, he did, and then after a while he be­ a shutdown. Paul had just gan to get these awful headaches all over again, come back to work after an and he went back to see the doctor — ” operation, and we were talk­ “ And then they took out the last third of Flint Progressives Win ing about operations In gen­ his brain!" howled Both Slim and Pete In uni­ eral. son. Finally Jimmy said, “ Look,” Jimmy said reproachfully, “ I ’m only “ That’s nothing next to telling you what I read in a magazine. They what I read in a magazine once. It told about said it was one case in a million.” a fellow that had headaches all the time. He “ I guess it was,” Pete said with heavy sarcasm. went to a doctor about it. and it turned out he "I suppose the guy’s still living without any In Chevrolet Elections had a tumor.” brain?” Pete Rossi w'histled. “ A brain tumor! That’s "That’s right,” Jimmy said. “ He’s doing fine bad.” now.” Unionization Firm In Panama Canal By Sol Dollinger “ Sure is,” Jimmy went on. "The doctor told “ What’s he doing now?” Slim asked. “ How FLINT, Mar. 22 — Contin­ Local 659’s New President him he had to have an operation or else he’d does he make a living without any brain?” uing th e ir sweep in the large Jimmy finally broke into the long-delayed die in a couple of months. So he had the oper­ UAW Chevrolet Local 659, ation, and they took out a third of his brain. grin. “He’s in Congress, on the Labor Commit­ tee!” the Progress and Action Issues Statement On Policy “ A th ird !” Slim v'as incredulous. “ How did I groaned. “ Jimmy,” I said, “ How can you Caucus, headed by Don he ever pull through?” remember such an old story?” Chapman for president, carried “ Oh, he lived, all right,” Jimmy said. “ But, A couple of minutes later when we had stop­ all positions in the local union FLINT, Mar. 22 — The following statement for the you know one thing? He began to get them head­ ped kidding, Pete suddenly said. “ You know, elections by a large majority. press was issued here by Don Chapman, newly elected aches again before long. You see, it was one of that story of Jimmy’s is all wrong!” Over 3,500 members cast their president of UAW-CIO Chevrolet Local 659, and head of them what they call malignant tumors, and I grinned. “ Yeah?” votes in recording this solid vic­ the Progress and Action Caucus: the doctor didn't get all of it, so'he had to go “ Sure! Those Congressmen ain’t so dumb! tory. back for another operation. 1 “ The Progress and Action Cau- They've got all kinds of connections with Big This was the hardest fought cus and I, as its successful can­ present factional rut and on the “ Well, they took out another third of his high road to a clear cut fight to Business, and they’ve got plenty of money. election in the history of the lo­ didate for president of Chev- ...... , , brain, and — ” They’re not so dumb when it comes to socking cal and perhaps any local for its rolet Local 659, have won a defend *he «’°r^ r s ’ sorely “ Hey, wait a minute, Jimmy,” Pete interrupt­ it into the workingman. They know what they’re sweeping victory. We represent depressed standard of living. ed, “ I think you’re coming out with some more doing!” size in the UAW International, We believe this can only be j It must be noted that all three precisely what our name implies of that baloney of yours." “ Yeah,” we said. —progress and action. accomplished through a serious groups campaigned for office on struggle for the following; The Negro Struggle programmatic issues. “ Despite the fact we have been “ 1. United conferences of all However, it remaine “ We have basic political d if­ worker suffering from a serious these communities because the! Nation-wide indignation has forced the Sen­ (Stalinist). kidney ailment that only this dore Mireies, Mexican minor­ Put Campbell Soups on your unfair list. It ferences with the Stalinists," the feel they are in a stronger posi­ ate to grant a press gallery card to Negro news­ Myra Tanner Weiss, Los An­ drug — unobtainable In France ity leader piled up big votes in i broke off negotiations with the CIO after its letter states, “ but as always we tion to demand minority right* paperman Louis Lautier. geles SWP organizer, and Louis propose to fight unitedly against — can cure. a free-for-all contest between contract lapsed this week. 49 candidates. now that they have put up ft Kisncr, SWP candidate for City all anti-labor, repressive moves Donations of this type are strong fight. For the first time « O * Council in District 15, charged made possible by such ACEWR Members of the Los Angeles CIO Newspaper of Big Business.” W ith the seven highest elected here the Negro and Mexip™ The CIO Executive Board has instructed of- in a telegram to the Council that chapters as Philadelphia, which Guild voted unanimously last week to stay away at large, Carter gained twelfth communities drew close togethi«P ficals of affiliated internationals and industrial Schwellenbach’s scheme “ is a The letter proposes that labor always has on display a dona­ from films until the current studio dispute is place with 2,383 votes; Mireies in their campaign efforts. It Is union councils to build the CIO-PAC and not travesty on the democratic and protest the Council's action and tion-can specifically for medi­ ended. (California law prevents the calling of a was 19th with 1,093 votes. Both a good sign that the Good Gov­ to identify themselves with either the PCA or constitutional rights of the Am­ further urges “ that all labor or­ cines. Also the Boston chapter, boycott.) Carter and Mireies rejected alii- ■, ernment League, Negro organ­ ADA. erican workers. which so far during the month ances with the other candidates1 * • * * • • ganizations withdraw any sup­ ization formed to campaign for "Each of you by your vote has port given to so-called ‘progres­ of March sent In over $350 and campaigned together on Reverend Carter, has decided to James Burnham’s new' book, The Struggle for There were over 600,000 industrial Injuries in earned the condemnation of the raised through their Italian programs calling for minority I sive’ members of the City Coun­ continue functioning in the fu­ the World, which calls for atomic war against California last year, of which 180,000 were ser­ entire labor movement. We de­ Night Dinner Party. rights, improved and equal d is-; ture. They are already talking the USSR, is getting a big build-up in the cap­ ious. The state's manufacturing industries em­ mand an immediate reversal of cil who voted for this outrageous The New York ACEWR Chap­ tribution of educational and re- j about how they w ill improve italist press. Life w ill carry a long conden- ploy 705,800 workers. the Council’s stand and a cessa­ resolution.” ter is showing Joris Ivens' fam­ creational facilities, and guar-| their next campaign.