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Labor Defends Life of Negro Here’s ON THE INSIDE . UN Debate Puts U.S. My Story On Spots 3k. on. p. 2 By PAUL ROBESON . Harlem Schools Breed Ignorance .......... p. 3 » DuBois’ “In Battle For ELL, HERE IS AN “atomic Peace” Free to FREE- blast” that is all to the DOM Readers ...... p. 6 good. I mean the recent Qut- burst of 34 of the world’s lead- . Bessie Smith — Empress ing scientists against the pass- Vol. II—No, 11 NOVEMBER 1952 of the Blues ........ p. 7 port policies <> 178 10c ef the U.S. State Depart- ment. Headed by Drv Albert Einstein, this Labor Defends Life of Negro group of U.S., British, Ital- ian, French and Mexican scholars have jarred the big shots in Washington with the jonist in Harvester Strike charge that the government is stifling intellectual and poli- tical liberty. On October 5, by order of Illinois State’s Attorney John Boyle, Chicago police arrested trade union Their protest against “Amer- leader Harold Ward and held him for grand jury investigation on suspicion of murder. ica’s Paper Curtain,” published in a special issue of the Bul- The arrest was immediately declared a frameup by trade union leaders who saw Ward’s arrest letin of the Atomic Scientists, as another desperate attempt to break the then six weeks-old solid strike of 30,000 United Farm Equip- cited 26 cases in which scien- ment and Metal Workers of America against Chicago’s notorious anti-union corporation, the giant In- tists and teachers were either ternational Harvester Com- » not permitted -to enter or not allowed to leave the country. pany. > 1944. He is the financial secre- tary for Local 108, FE-UE. He | “There can be no doubt,” Dr. William Foster, the mur- had been active in the heroic Einstein wrote, “that the inter- dered man, was a strike- struggle of the Harvester work- vention of political authorities breaker, Early on October ers to hold solid their strike in this country in the free ex- 3 he was found in front of against the wage-cutting, change of knowledge between his Southside home, brutally union-busting activities of In- individuals has already had ternational Harvester. The significantly damaging effects.” beaten to death. For. the 30-year-old father of two small So what do we have? A dis- first time in the memory of sons has gained a reputation tinguished. panel of scientists Chicagoans the police be- among his fellow workers as a finds that the federal govern- came interested in bringing to militant and courageous trade ment, denying passports and jutice the murderers of a Negro. unionist who was never afraid visas under the pretext of The president of the company to speak out and act in defense protecting the “public interest,” where Foster had been crossing of his Union or his people. is itself. “traducing the prin- picket’ “lines and scabbing The Ward-case is seen as an ciples of liberty!” against Negro and white work- attempt to revive the most in- Surely all democratic-mind- ers, offered a $10,000 reward for famous of anti-labor traditions éd Americans must agree with Foster’s killer. in American history. In May, Dr. Einstein’s insistence that: Jack Burch, Vice-President 1886, Chicago police fired on “The free, unhampered ex- of FE-UE’s District 11, called and murdered six workers at change of ideas and scientific the arrest, of Ward in connec- the International Harvester conclusions is necessary for the tion with the Foster slaying “a Company , who were engaged in a strike to win the eight- sound. development of science rotten frameup engineered by as it is in all spheres of cul- Harvester bosses who know as hour day. tural life.” : well as we do that neither Ward When thousands of AFL Now .all of this, of course, nor any member of our Union workers massed in Haymarket has a special meaning to me had anything to do with Fos- Square to protest the cold- because of my struggle these ter’s tragic death.” blooded police murder and to last two years against the can- further the fight for shorter Ward was born in Tennessee cellation of my_ passport. .T6- working hours, eight of their and worked at Harvester since gether with the other artists, leaders were framed, railroad- ony ng-people for? It writers, dancers and others of ed through a trial that was a ree you some «money , the “sphere of cultural life” mockery of justice, and even- who have been victimized by tually four of them were ex- the State Department, I am ecuted by the State of Illinois. happy to greet this vigorous Today International Harvest- THE “LETTER FROM KOREA” is but one of the heart-tugging action of the scientists. er is one. of six giant corpora- features of a pamphlet which turns out to be as exciting a piece ND THEN, FOR ME, there is tions which dominate the eco- of literature ‘as we've read for many a day. Published by the nomie life of Chicago. The something inspiring about United Packinghouse Workers of America, ClO, “Action Against the leading part played by Dr. others are Montgomery Ward, Einstein in this blast for free- the Armour and Wilson meat- Jim Crow” reads like a mystery thriller but tells about YOU and — - packing companies, U.S. Gyp- ME and the fight for job equality. See our Review on Page 8 dom. Only a couple of weeks 7p sum Co., and Marshall Field & X ago I had the pleasure of visit- ing the world-renowned scien- Co. Together these six indus- tist at his home in Princéton. tries command assets of -$2.1 which International Harvester leadership called for the sup= billion. The Harvester Company It was good, once again, to has helped to make infamous port of the entire Negro com- _,itself, is the nation’s leading clasp the hand of this gentle in U.S. labor history. munity of Chicago, and stated: roducer. of farm equipment The alliance of the police “Harold Ward is: innocent of genius. Recalling our previous and-owns 45% of the industry’s meetings when I had appeared with company strike breaking the charges brought against there in concert and in Othello, — assets. The McCormick family was attacked by union officials him and a fair trial will result Dr. Einstein asked about my of ‘International Harvester in- who declared: “To assist in its in his acquittal and quick re- cludes Col. Robert. McCormick, life today as an artist, and dirty work, they (Harvester) turn to stand again with us in owner: of reactionary Chicago have enlisted the aid of State’s demanding decent wages and expressed warm sympathy-with and Washington. newspapers my fight for the right to travel. Attorney Boyle. It is significant working conditions for our and backer of such fascist that the State’s Attorney who members.” , We chatted about many causes and organizations as is'so zealously seeking the pro- Negro communities all over things—about peace, for Dr. American Action and the’Cru- Einstein is truly a man of secution ef Ward, a Negro mili- the nation will watch the pro- saders. ‘ tant, is exactly the authority peace; about the freedom gress of the Ward case and will Chicago workers see in the who tried to indict the Negro join in the demand for a fair struggles in South Africa which fight to free Ward a batile interested him keenly; and victims in the Cicero riots of trial in order fo guarantee that against the return of the anti- last year.” about the growing shadows the hysteria of 19886 which sent labor violence, legal-lynch”tac-~ In mobilizing its fuli strength four innocent men to their (Continued on Page 8) Harold Ward tics, and “frameup practices” to fight the case the FE-UE death will never return. Negro Labor Council Meets in Cleveland NOV. 21, 22, 23 See pages 4,5&6 na . 7S die ‘ &, © - 2. FREEDOM um ; US on Spot as UN Debates : It Happened : Last Month African Freedom Demands Ecscceeventainie LIC RR NEW YORK—Attorneys from all ever the country gathered > NEW YORK—When Missis- at a three-day conference of the National Lawyers Guild here i sippi’s Senator James O. East- last month at the Park Sheraton Hotel. One of three major reso- _ | > Jand is against something it lutions which came out of the conference called for a National © | ~ must be good for Negroes. East- © Civil Rights Defense Panel for Negro eitizens prosecuted without <t | land’s current pet hate is the ‘aid of counsel. A’ sécond resolution called for an end to the wet United Nations, and it is signi- discrimination against Negro lawyers by public and private Sa ficant that his charges that the agencies. The third resolution called for a commission te ~ * 4 strengthen the ‘civil rights section of the Justice Department, & 4 international organization isa “sympathethic “communist” ’ or- -* * * * 4 3 ganization come at atime when NEW YORK—Dr. Louis T. Wright, distinguished surgeon at - a the UN has voied for the first Harlem Hospital, died last month. Dr. Wright was a pioneer im time to hear the long-standing the use of blood plasma and was also the chairman of the complaints of many oppressed National Board of the NAACP. colonial peoples. * * * * This action took place last WASHINGTON—United States Supreme Court is review- month at the beginning of the ing the cases of four North Carolina youths sentenced to the seventh session of the General gas chamber for alleged murder and rape.
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