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Short note on oddities in the text of Labor Action for 1948

Vol. 12 No. 1, 5 January 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Form Government in North as Greek Strife Grows, by Mike Stevens

We Have: Tweedledum, Tweedledee (cartoon)

Wallace Launches Ticket for ’48 Election

• Do We Want? Tweedle (cartoon)

Win Freedom for James Hickman

Textile Strike in Lodz Revolutionary Protest Against Stalinist Regime, by A. Rudzienski

Buffalo Rent Boost Threatens, by S. Booth

Real Third Force is French Labor Need, by Max Sterling

Will Commemorate First Anniversary of Tresca’s Murder

• Find New Clues on His Murder (photo)

500 at Regal Shoe Vote Strike Against Wage Cut, Open Shop, by Mike Stevens

Truman Action Does Not Grant Amnesty

Buffalo Meetings contrast Workers Party’s Socialist Line and Wallace’s Politics

Garrett, Shachtman Tours

New Entries Push Drive Toward Half-Way Mark, by Yetta Barsh

Collapse or Prosperity? by Jack Ranger

World Politics

• The Division of French Labor, by Henry Judd

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• It Says in the Paper ...
• Officers and Gentleman All

International Socialist Notes

The Snow and Labor Action

Socialist Victory Is the Goal We Must Fight For, by Hal Draper

• Karl Marx (lithograph)
• Friedrich Engels (lithograph)

Karl Marx: Scientist and Man of Action, by Susan Green

They Saw the Doom of Capitalism, the Triumph of the Working Class, by E.R. McKinney

Vol. 12 No. 2, 12 January 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Detroit Rent Board Kicks Out Veteran, by M. Evans

Congress Plans Tax Aid for Rich, Evades Cost of Living Problem

• Senator Vandenberg (cartoon)

Post War Problems (cartoon), by Carlo

UAW Opens Drive for New Wage Jumps

Stalinist Terror Hits Polish Opposition, by A. Rudzienski

Strife Increases in Palestine Area, by Al Findley

Chicago Printers Strike Gains Wide Labor Support

Profits Go Up But Wages ...

Army Retirement Is Racket for Officers, by Susan Green

Discussion Corner on Palestine Issue

• Supports Creation of Jewish State, from Airam ben Ephisyim

Holiday Pay Provisions Boomerang Against Union, by M. Warren

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Farrell Protests Greek Press Gag, from James T. Farrell
• Votes for Women, and Belgium’s King, from Kate Leonard

Editorials

• Nehru & Power
• Another List
• Greece, Victim
• Important Tours

World Politics

• Wallace’s “Marshall Plan”, by Henry Judd

Can Wallace Turn Water into Wine? by Gordon Haskell

Books You Should Know ...

• Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, by R.H. Tawney, reviewed by I.H.
• Books Received

What Do We Face: Prosperity or a Depression?, by Jack Ranger

• Distribution of Savings, Early 1947 (diagram)

Connecticut CIO Exercises Right to Mass Protest

WP Fund Drive Now Near Half Way Point, by Yetta Barsh

Shachtman, Garrett Begin Coast to Coast Tours

Vol. 12 No. 3, 19 January 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

The Workers Party Needs your Help! (cartoon), [by Carlo]

Truman Demands 40 Billion to Speed “Cold War” Plans

Anti-Semitism Rife in Russia, by Daniel Davidson

Wage Fight Is Major Issue for Auto Workers in ’48, by Walter Jason

UE Leadership Snarled in Taft-Hartley Issue, by Frank Harper

Anti-Stalinist Labor Federations Hold Hemisphere Conference, by A. Ferrarra

Petition Campaign Against Fare Raise

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Carefree Life of the Miner, by G. McDermott
• Technical Changes Threaten Thousands of Textile Workers, by Mike Stevens
• Notes on the West Coast Labor Movement ..., by William Barton

Tri-City WP Conference, by Frank Harper

Chicago Politics Club Plans Shachtman-Bell Debate

WP Fund Drive Now Past Half Way Mark, by Yetta Barsh

Nationalization of Industry: Is It the Same as Socialism? by Stanley Grey

World Politics

• Truman and His ERP, by Henry Judd

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• Here Come the Marines!
• Notes on World War III
• Echoes from World War II

Books You Should Know ...

• The Walls Came Tumbling Down, by Mary White Ovington, reviewed by Kate Leonard

Irving Blumberg (obituary)

Keep the Five Cent Fare

• CIO Council’s Position on the Fare
• Who Would Benefit from an 8¢ Fare?
• Why Did Mike Quill Change His Mind on the Fare Issue?
• What the Eight Cent Fare Means to Worker’s Family

Class Politics

Vol. 12 No. 4, 26 January 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

German Workers Fight Against Hunger Diet, by Henry Judd

Auto Workers Spearhead Struggle for Third Round Wage Increases, by Walter Jason

• Walter Reuther (photo)

Need Any Help? (cartoon), by Carlo

Palestine Clashes Threaten Open War, by Al Findley

Truman Tax Plan Vote Bait for ’48, by Susan Green

Stalinists Back Wallace, Unions Repudiate Him, by Miriam Lewis

400 Attend Minneapolis Funeral of Irving Blumberg

• [Irving Blumberg] (photo)

Truman’s Doctor Indicates Grain Gambling His Best Cure, by James M. Fenwick

News and Views from the Labor Front

• UAW Leaders Discuss Labor Politics
• Labor Needs Its Own Party, by Emil Mazey
• UAW Local Offers Victory Program for Coming Wage Negotiations, by Executive Board UAW-CIO Local 6, Chicago

Some People Are Privileged, from Hal Everett

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Farewell, from James T. Farrell
• A Report from Vienna, from J.E.B., from British Socialist Appeal
• Profits, Taxes, and Expenses, from R.S.

Editorials

• Affidavits and the Taft-Hartley Act
• An Impressive List of Articles

World Politics

Imperialism! Aid Terms Indicate Marshall Plan Pattern, by V.B. Jensen

Mayor Reneges on Five Cent Fare, by Eugene Keller

International Socialist Notes

• Indo-China: A Letter
• Betrayal in Ceylon Parliament
• Fascists Attack English Meeting

New Division in French Labor Ranks Benefits Only the De Gaullist Party, by Vincent Care

What Happened on a Pair of Mens Shoes ... (diagram)

Notes on West Coast Labor Movement ..., by William Barton

Shachtman, Garrett Continue on Coast-to-Coast Tours

Fund Drive Campaign Enters New Stage! by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 5, 2 February 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Let’s See ALL the Records of Secret Diplomacy

England Takes Lead to Form Anti-Stalin European War Bloc, by Henry Judd

Sordid Hitler-Stalin War Ties Revealed!

• Reprinted from Socialist Appeal, October 1939 (cartoon), by Carlo
• “Congrats” – “Best Wishes”

Why U.S. Withheld Facts – And Releases Them Now

Stalinists Now Caught in Their Own Lies, by Arthur Stein

• “Greetings”
• “We Concur”
• “Inclination”
• “Wit and Humor”
• “No Agitation”
• A Visitor

News and Views from the Labor Front

• UAW Seeks Loopholes in Taft-Hartley Law
• Notes on West Coast Labor Movement ..., by William Barton
• Trust GM Pension Plan – and Lose Your Shirt, by Joe Hauser

Garrett Analyzes Wallace Move at Cleveland Workers Party Forum

Shachtman Traces War Danger

With the Workers Party

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Socialist Party Youth Revolt, from F.J.
• Opinion on Petrillo Ban, from Anti-Juke Box

Editorials

• The HC of L
• Miners’ Pension
• Pat on the Back

World Politics

On Dogs: Who Does the Chewing and Who Gets Chewed? by Gordon Haskell

Books You Should Know ...

• Christ Stopped at Eboli, by Carlo Levi, reviewed by E.G.
• The GM Strike: The Many and the Few, by Henry Kraus, reviewed by Walter Jason

Which Policy for Palestine?

• Accept Partition, by Irving Swanson
• Proposed Solution for Palestine, by Sylvia Weiss

$10,000 Collected to Date in WP Fund Drive! by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 6, 9 February 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

How Stalin “Saved” the Polish Jews ..., by I.H.

Labor Movement Prepares Action for Enforcement of Wage Demands

• American “Prosperity” (cartoon), by Carlo
• Green Copies NAM, Urges Longer Hours, by Susan Green

Gandhi Assassination Stirs Crises in India, by Henry Judd

Pittsburgh Ranks Hit UE Stalinists, by Stan O. Lauren

UAW Prepares Showdown with Big Three in Auto, by Walter Jason

Reports from Russia Show Preparations for a Purge, by R. Saunders

Not a Peep from Moscow on Hitler Pact Disclosures

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Notes on West Coast Labor Movement, by William Barton

Atom Research in “Cold War”, by Frank Harper

Friends of Carlo Tresca Remember Day of His Murder, by Miriam Lewis

With the Workers Party

Garrett Speaks to Akron Group

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• New Jersey CIO Convention, from A Friend
• A Reply, from S.V.
• Lucky Guy, from A.G.
• Sixty Million? from J.A.

Editorials

• Trade Meeting
• We Remember

World Politics

• Gandhi: Man and Politician, [_by Henry Judd_]

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• Eisenhower – Liberal Militarist
• The Unstained
• Interim Intentions

Books You Should Know ...

• The American, by Howard Fast, reviewed by Norman Johnstone
• Received from Progressive Book Club

Plagiarist!

Labor Action Readers Discuss Palestine Policy

• Urges Palestine Partition, by Leon Shields
• Criticizes Paper’s Editorial, by Al Findley
• A Defense of Labor Action’s Policy, by Henry Judd

WP Fund Is Now in Its Final Month, by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 7, 16 February 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Stalin Gives “Reply” on Deals with Hitler

Stock Decline Will Not Stop the Price Squeeze; Wage Rises Are Vital!

Spearheading the Assault! (cartoon), by Carlo

Mass Layoff Hits Detroit Auto Center, by Walter Jason

Cabinet Resignation Stirs Crisis in Japan, by Jack Brad

Report Reveals Jim-Crow, by E.R. McKinney

SWP Members Resign; Form New WP San Diego Unit

The Two-Party System

German Meetings Protest Allied Hunger Policy, by Arthur Stein

Fisher Body Local in Wallace Dispute, by Joe Hauser

Movie Depicts Anti-Semitism, by Gordon Haskell

Editorials

• Radio Moscow Admits All

World Politics, by Henry Judd

• After Gandhi’s Death
• A Rump Germany
• The Franc’s Ups and Downs

Tapping the Wall Street Wire, by Jack Ranger

• Prices – No Ceiling Sighted

How England “Frees” a Colony, by Colvin R. de Silva

International Socialist Notes

• Greece: Letter from Athens
• France
• Alaska, from Amy Hollingstad, reprinted from PM

Stalinism: Anti-Labor in Theory and Practice, by Max Shachtman

New U.S. Financial Wizard! by Mike Stevens

Labor Action Editor Addresses WP Philadelphia Manifesto Celebration

Two Weeks Left to Complete WP Fund Drive! by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 8, 23 February 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

What Policy Shall UE Ranks Follow? by David Coolidge

Labor Offensive Remains Answer to Price Squeeze

CP Control in CIO Body under Attack

Advice from Experts! (cartoon)

See Unified Strategy Key to UAW Demands, by Walter Jason

Indicted under T-H Section 304

Deportation Orders Threat to Liberties, by Susan Green

Government Prepares to Break Coal Strike, by Gerry McDermott

Isaacson Vote

News and Views from the Labor Front

• IUMSWA Hears Labor Party Plea
• Notes on West Coast Labor Movement, by William Barton
• Philly Transit Workers Win, by Jack Brad

Quits Pittsburgh SWP to Join WP, from Roy C.

Army Chief Admits U.S. Funds Used for UMT Propaganda

Stalin Purges Musicians, by Irving Howe

World Politics

• ERP and Its Strings, by Henry Judd

Gandhi: Appraising the Man and His Movement, by an Indian Correspondent

International Socialist Notes

• Indo-China

They’ve Got You Outfigured

Southern Demagogues Fear “Poor Whites” Too, by E.R. McKinney

Militarization of U.S. Dangerous Trend, by Eugene Keller

There Is Time to Go Over Fund Drive Top! by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 9, 1 March 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

When Thieves Fall Out ...

Stalin Acts to Enslave Czechoslovak People, by Henry Judd

“Liberated” Europe (cartoon), by Carlo

Appeal Fine in Philly

Wages Low Where Jim Crow Rules, by E.R. McKinney

UE Leadership Talks Big, Works Against Members’ Interests, by M. Burt

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Local 45, UAW, Debates T-H Signing

Continuing Discussion on the Palestine Issue

• Says Jewish State Must Come First, by Norman Johnstone

Mr. Berle and the Liberal Credo, by Susan Green

Launch AVC Drive for NY Clubhouse

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Unions, Not Banks, Under Attack, from Frank Harper
• Says Shachtman failed in Debate, from A U. of Chicago Student

World Politics

• Czechoslovakia: Stalin’s Next, by Henry Judd

Tapping the Wall Street Wire, by Jack Ranger

• Diamonds on the Sidewalk, Nobody Picks Them Up. Why?
• They Just Don’t Believe It

Mikolajczyk’s Role Exposed, by A. Rudzienski

Says Isacson Victory in Bronx Election Sheds Light on Wallace-CP Movement, by Steve Parker

Hawaiian People Seek U.S. Statehood, by Gerald McDermott

Amnestied CO’s Protest Truman Pardon Policy

16 Unit Fulfill or Top WP Fund Drive Quota, by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 10, 8 March 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

War Fears at a New High

$3,000,000,000 per Year for Universal Military Training OR ... (diagram)

U.S. Behind New Arrests in Greece, by Mike Stevens

Liar or Fool? – Which Is It, Mr. Wallace?

CIO Council Split in Los Angeles, by Sam Adams

ADA Convention Exhibits Futility, by Susan Green

Question and Answer

Black “Normalcy” Settles on Palestine, by Al Findley

Socialist Road Debate Draws 500 in New York

Stalinists Out in Full Force as Mich. Progressive Party Is Formed to Boost Wallace

Bazaars Aid ACEWR Fund

Palestine Discussion

Los Angeles Class: Trotsky’s Theories

Charges of Falsification of Report on Local 45 Membership Meeting

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Questions to SWP on Czechoslovakia, from Jack Brad
• Too Many Typos in Labor Action, from M. Rudor

On Signing the Affidavits and the Situation in UE, by David Coolidge

World Politics

• The Czech Disaster, by Henry Judd

Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger

• Poor Won’t Get a Break

Striking Printers Contribute Funds to Aid California Farm Pickets

Observations on the Events in Czechoslovakia, by Irving Howe

Crisis Reveals Secret Imperialist Agreements, by Jack Brad

Branches Rush to Meet Fund Quota Deadline, by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 11, 15 March 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Labor Party Time Is Now!

Political Issues Skirted Deftly by UAW Board, by Ken Hillyer

Issues of the Day and Labor Action

Local Auto Union Votes Show Militants on the Alert, by Walter Jason

Rent Control Office Aids Gougers, by Susan Green

Undermine Progressive Program of UE Local 107

Hit Wallace Line at UE District Meeting

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Run Independent Candidate in Seattle
• Ferguson-Brooks Choice Tests Party Positions in Seattle Election Campaign
• Ask National CIO Name Administrators for Calif. Councils
• News of West Coast Labor Movement ...
  Vet Conference, by William Barton

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• On AFL Politics and Union Foremen, from Bill

Henry Wallace – And His Place in Stalin’s Strategy, by Emanuel Garrett

World Politics

• Downfall of “Dev”

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• The WAC and the Wave Program
• The Changing Times
• Positive Aspects

A Line – But What a Line!

• From the Opium Den
• SWP and Unity

Some Things Are Simply Unthinkable

Conferrence Asks Commission of Inquiry on Slave Labor, by Eugene Keller

Contributions to the Discussion on the Palestine Issue

• “Cease Fire!” Partition Slogan, by Ed Findley
• Charges Errors in Judd Article, by Leon Shields

98 Percent of Goal Reached in Fund Drive, by Yetta Barsh

Vol. 12 No. 12, 22 March 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Can We Stop War?

Truman’s Speech Spurs Imperialist War Tension

Says Raiding Will Undermine Anti-Stalinist Forces in UE, by M. Burt

• Approves Raids: Philip Murray (photo)

Militants Rout Stalinists at Westinghouse Meeting

Pension Moves Silence Mines, by Gerald McDermott

Strike Hits Big 4 Packing Companies

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Win FEPC in Philadelphia
• Hutcheson “Gift” Is a Measure to Northwest Lumber Workers

Stall Jimcrow Housing Conspiracy Case

Discussion Corner on Palestine Issue

• Partition Is One Thing; Aid to Jews Another, by Albert Goldman
• Against Creating Artificial Differences, by A Newark Friend
• [Response], by Ed.

Editorials

• Murray’s Position Is Bad Business

World Politics, by Henry Judd

• Italy’s Coming Elections
• Masaryk’s Death

Masaryk: His Suicide Marks the End of a Road, by Irving Howe

Natalia Trotsky Raps Fraud in Times Story

• [Letter to New York Times], from Natalia Sedova Trotsky

Books You Should Know ...

• Note on Henry Wallace – the Man and the Myth, by Dwight Macdonald
• Note on The Other Kingdom, by David Rousset
• Our Threatened Values, by Victor Gollancz, reviewed by unnamed author

Correction

Veterans Get Runaround at Housing Conference

Buffalo Vet Calls on His Congressman, and ..., by Disgusted Vet

The Situation in the Rubber Workers Union, by George Whitney

Drought, Monopolies Produce Calif. Electric Power Crisis, by William Barton

Vol. 12 No. 13, 29 March 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

U.S. Abandons Partition Plan for Palestine, by Al Findley

Neither Moscow nor Washington! Oppose the Draft!

• Anti-Draft Rally Held in Berkeley, by W. Barton & J. Carol

Czechoslovakia – 1938 — Czechoslovakia – 1948 (cartoon), by Carlo

Packingtown Solid with Strikers, by Roy Gould

Defense Asks New Trial in Fight to Halt Legal Lynching Bee in Georgia, by Kate Leonard

Injunction Threatens in Coal Dispute, by Gerald McDermott

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Unified Wage Demand Strategy Missing, by Walter Jason
• Opposition to Leadership Appears in Fisher Body Local 45 Elections

The Situation in the URW, by George Whitney

Labor Action Hall in Philly Open to Public Fridays

He’d Like to Be President, by Jack Brad

World Politics, by Henry Judd

• “Neither Washington nor Moscow”
• Stalinism and the Fourth International

Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger

• A Slight Touch of Unemployment
• A Bad Case of Profititis
• Economic Notes

Correction on Howe Article

Note to Contributors

Where Was the Oil for Home Heating? by Susan Green

No Comment —

An Exchange of Views on How We Handled UAW Party Statement

• The Criticism, from B.A.L.
• The Reply, by Emanuel Garrett

What Ever Happened to those War Plants?

Among Things Not Worth Waiting For

[Terrible News], by The Editors

Vol. 12 No. 14, 5 April 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Let the People Vote on the Draft

Letter Tells of Meeting Trotsky Son

The Cold War Gets Hotter! (cartoon)

All Labor Has Stake in Coal Mine Strike, by G. McDermott

Who Is Ike, What Is He? by Irving Howe

Cops Swing Clubs at UFE Stock Exchange Pickets

Quill Quits CIO Council, by David Coolidge

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Wayne Council Illustrates CIO Problem, by Walter Jason
• The Situation in the URW, by George Whitney
• Run-Off Vote defeats Fenster in Local 45, UAW

One-Tenth of the Nation, by E.R. McKinney

• The Yergan Matter

Bongo, Bongo, Bongo Civilization Here We Come

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Protests Article on Czechoslovakia, from Gerald McDermott
• Sees Danger in Times Ad, from George Hertz

Editorials

• Palestine Policy

World Politics

• Democratic Revolutionary Front Appeal, by David Rousset, Jean-Paul Sartre, Paul Fraisse, George Altman et al.

Bolivia: Reaction Threatens Political Uprising, by Juan Robles

Leon Sedoff: Socialist Fighter, Foe of Stalinism, by Kate Leonard

Books You Should Know ...

• From Slavery to Freedom, by John Hope Franklin, reviewed by Kate Leonard

Meat High? Raise Rabbits, from New York Herald Tribune

More Cops in Poland? Or Just Higher Wages? from Christian Science Monitor

Natalia Trotsky Receives Word About Her Son

Everybody Has to Vote in Russia! – What Do you Want? Socialism?! by Albert Gates

New Japan Coalition Cabinet Doomed to Failure, by Jack Brad

Philadelphia Cops confiscate 2000 Books in Bluenose Raid, by Bill Carney

BLPI Mobilizes Worker Demonstration Against Phony Independence Celebration

Brass Rushes for Chairs, from New York World-Telegram

Privates Respond Not at All, from New York World-Telegram

Vol. 12 No. 15, 12 April 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

The Camp Followers (cartoon), by Carlo

Wage Raise Demands Face Threat of New “Pattern”

In a Sealed Coffin, by A. Rudzienski

Why 29 Cents?

Tie-Up Spreads to Anthracite in Answer to Injunction, by G. McDermott

UE Raiding Issue Spreads into Philadelphia Area, by Frank Harper

Unload Tobacco in Hungry Europe, by Mike Stevens

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Buffalo Sanitation Men Win Pay Raise
• Workers Party Observer Ousted by SP from “United” May Day Conference
• WDL Holds Taft-Hartley Report Errs
• Reuther Says Time for Political Action Has Come, but Ducks Concrete Suggestions

One-Tenth of the Nation, by E.R. McKinney

• Randolph’s Proposal

Big May Day Issue

World Politics

• A Calm View of the World Today, by Paul Bern

Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger

• The Impact of Truman’s New War Program ...
• Shape of Things to Come
• Work-or-Else Program Coming
• Factory Surveys Begin

Protest Slander of Joe Hill

Receive the Full Text of Natalia Trotsky Letter to N.Y. Times on Sulzberger Tale

Labor Fights Two-Faced Monster (cartoon)

Detroit Gets New Police “Red Squad” by Lee Roberts

Senator Taylor: Wallace’s Running Mate, by Jack Ranger

Jim Crow Bus Rider Get Maximum Sentence

Vol. 12 No. 16, 19 April 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Procedure in Mine Settlement Is Not in Labor’s Interest, by David Coolidge

There Is No Substitute for Labor’s Own Party

Move Over, Buddy, Democracy Is Being Saved Again! (cartoon), by Carlo

Palestine Tossed into UN Again, by Al Findley

Miners Win Pension, New Fight Looms, by G. McDermott

Colombia Crisis Reveals Profound Mass Discontent, by A. Ferrarra

Report Opposition Caucus Opposes Secessions in UE

The Good Neighbor Policy at Work

Big May Day Issue Next Week!

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Two Bowling Tournaments in Detroit
• Sad, Sad Tale of a Sad Sack, by Bill Carney
• Sanitation Men May get “Sick” Again
• Baltimore Sugar Workers Out to end Wage Differentials, by A. Carlton
• Sanitation Workers Warn N.Y. City

Macdonald Lectures at Chicago U. Club

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Wonders If It’s Too Hot to Handle, from John Dillon

Editorials

• Hoodlumism Cannot Be Tolerated!
• The Shame of Deir Yassin

World Politics

• Italy’s Crucial Election, by Henry Judd

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

Making it Plain, comment from General Wedemeyer

Full Democratic Discussion Essential to Producing Strong Pa. CIO Program

The Road for All Labor

Local 601 Membership Again Rebuffs Stalinist UE Leaders, by Stan Lauren

GPU Invents New Lies Against Trotsky, by Emanuel Garrett

From the Hothouse of the Fierlingers, by Stan Grey

Westinghouse Local Condemns Raiding of UE Secessions

Don’t Miss the NI!

Vol. 12 No. 17, 26 April 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

For Peace and Socialist Freedom, by Political Committee of the Workers Party

The Way Out! (cartoon), by Carlo

Fining of Miners Exposes Government Machinations, by David Coolidge

GPU Kills Another Polish Socialist, by A. Rudzienski

WP Wins in Pa. Superior Court, Fine Is Revoked

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Auto Negotiations Reach Crucial Stage, by Walter Jason
• Chicago: A May Day Survey, by Jack Ranger
• Westinghouse Work Stoppage Demands Substantial Raise

Magazine Offers Space to Reply on Joe Hill

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Buys Extra L.A. Copies, from L.R.
• On the Treatment of Russia’s Artists, from George Fowler
• Irgun Plays with fire ..., by A.L.

Real Labor Politics Requires a Labor Party! by Herman Benson

• Independent Labor Party (cartoon), by Carlo
• Emil Mazey

Live Program Urgent Need in Baltimore, by A. Carlton

Mine Monopoly Means Tyranny for Coal Diggers, by G. McDermott

May Day – A Workers’ Day Created in Struggle and Labor Solidarity, by Mimi Slater

An Open Letter to Walter Reuther, from A UAW Member

Socialist Fight Can Free European Labor from Grip of Wall Street and the Kremlin, by Henry Judd

• International Working Class (cartoon), [_by Carlo_]

1848 – Two Centennials – 1948, by William Barton

• Karl Marx (photo)

Fruits of Class Collaboration, by Susan Green

Sudden Concern for Indian, by Scott Byer

World Politics

• West Germany – East Germany, by Henry Judd

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• Students and the War Threat
• The U.S. Student Movement
• Wallace’s Foreign Policy
• Wallace’s Domestic Program

The Camp of World Labor, from Labor Action, May Day 1940

New York WP Local Submits Petitions on Fare to O᾿Dwyer

Paisan – Message of Doom, by Eugene Keller (film review)

In Socialist Struggle for Working Class Freedom, by E.R. McKinney

Georgia’s “Justice” Sentences Ingrams to Life Imprisonment, by Kate Leonard

Vol. 12 No. 18, 3 May 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

On the Significance of the Results in Italy’s Elections, by Henry Judd

Steel Price Fake Opens Drive to Freeze Wages

Reuther Murder Attempt Is Concern of All Labor, by Walter Jason

• Walter Reuther (photo)

Full Scale Warfare Looms in Palestine, by Al Findley

UMW Fine Raises Question of a Basic Labor Program, by David Coolidge

N.Y. Real Estate Interests Win Subway Fare Boost, by Eugene Keller

UAW Strategy Depends on Chrysler Victory

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Buffalo UE Local 1581 in Stormy Debate Votes Opposition to CP
• See Stalinists Losing Ground in cleveland CIO Leadership

One-Tenth of the Nation, by E.R. McKinney

• [Black Policemen]
• Southern Morals
• Dixie Dismay

Second Thoughts on the Bogota Uprising, by A. Ferrarra

World Politics

• A Note on the RDR, by Vincent Care

Whose Law Is This? And What Is the Law? by Stan Grey

RDR Seeks Way to Regroup Socialist Forces in France, by Vincent Care

Calif. IPP Boosts Wallace, Blocks Way to Labor Party, by Albert Gates

A Salute to the Heroes of Warsaw, by Ed Findley

RR Worker is Low Man on Totem Pole, by Gordon Haskell

Wayne County CIO Council Resolution Backs Coal Miners

Vol. 12 No. 19, 10 May 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Henry Wallace’s RECORD on Labor and Jim Crow Much Unlike His Promises, by Hal Draper

• What Did He DO? (cartoon), by Carlo
• No Help from Henry – Odell Waller (drawing)

New Wage Drive Demands a Joint Union Strategy

UAW Sets May 12 Date for Strike Against Chrysler, by Walter Jason

What Are you Going to Do About It? (cartoon)

Wages Far Below the Minimum Standard, by Susan Green

Fact and Fancy in the Stassen Myth, by Jack Ranger

Detroit Police avoid Real Leads in Investigating Reuther Shooting, by Lee Roberts

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Kulinsky Candidacy in Baltimore No Substitute for a Labor Party, by Henry Willis
• CPer Sudden Militancy Can’t Make Up for Do-Nothing Policy
• WDL Urges Action on Skull-Cracking Kansas City Cops

Continuing Discussion on Palestine Issue

• Violence: Condition for Palestine Peace, by Leon Shields

Workers Party Holds Successful May Day Celebration in N.Y.

Coming Next Week

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Reuther Fights ABC Jim Crow, from Sid Roberts
• Squatter’s Rights for Socialists, from Hal and Ann

Editorials

• The Mundt Bill
• Blow at Racism

World Politics

• The Follow-Up on ERP, by Henry Judd

Bogota: Marshall Organizes Hemisphere for War, by A. Ferrarra

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• Capitalist Imperialism – The Military Phase

GPU Chains Spanish Loyalists

• Two Irrefutable documents (facsimiles)

War Paid Off ... for Some

Why Not Now? by H. Benson

Opening of Discussion on Czech Events, by E.R. McKinney

Vol. 12 No. 20, 17 May 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Palestine Deadline Near; UN, Russia Play Power Politics with Jews, Arabs, by Al Findley

• Open the Doors

Rail Strike Broken – Twice in Two Years

UAW Is Set for Showdown Fight with Chrysler Corp., by Walter Jason

• Letter to Chrysler ..., from A Local 7 Member

Natalia Trotsky Charges New GPU Slander Drive Is in the Making, by Natalia Sedoff Trotsky

Fitzgerald Stops Local 101 Strike Vote

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Housewives Can Help Labor Win Strikes, by Susan Green

SWP Is Silent on WP Request to Debate the Czech Events

Bennett Addresses Chicago U. Club on Communism

ACEWR Social Will Feature Kameradschaft Showing

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Something Worse than Braggarts! from H.D. Coleman
• Sees Error in Judd Column, from Albert Gates
• [Response], by H.J.

Socialist Policy on the Marshall Plan

Two Letters from Albert Goldman and James T. Farrell Presenting Their Views

• From James T. Farrell
• From Albert Goldman

Taft-Hartley: Millions to Soak Miners but $9 for a Miner’s Life, by Ann Russell

Mr. Churchill Throws Bouquet to Vyshinsky in his Memoirs, by Ernest Erber

• Kept Greatest Hate for Revolutionists (cartoon)

Benes Aided Moscow Frame-Up Trials, by Jack Weber

• The Hangman (cartoon)

A Discussion on Czech Events, by E.R. McKinney

[Editorial Announcement on Discussions]

Vol. 12 No. 21, 24 May 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Albert Gates Henry Judd Irving Howe
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

UAW Fight Key to CIO Wage Victory, by Walter Jason

• Union Announces Plan to Strike Geneeral Motors

Jews Defend New State as Palestine War Flares, by Al Findley

Why We Need a Labor Party (cartoon), by Carlo

Sees Crushing Defeat for Stalinists in NMU

Murray’s “No Strike” Deal Backfires on Steelworkers, by Anne Russell

Editorial on the Situation in Palestine

• War of Independence or Expansion?

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Union Ranks Set to Beat Chrysler
  Strike Leader – Emil Mazey
• NMU Rank and File Caucus Hits Slander on New Murder
• Labor Notes from the West Coast, by William Barton
• Pilot Is Silent on Yancey Case
• Fisher Body Votes to Strike, by Joe Hauser

[From the Press]

• Will You Now Stop Draining Ours, Mister? from A.P. Dispatch
• Well What-Do-Ya Know? from New York Times

Czechoslovakia

Editorials

• Let Us Get Started Now

World Politics

• Stalin-Truman Notes and Peace, by Henry Judd

Tapping the Wall Street Wire, by Jack Ranger

• The Best the System Can Offer
• What Happened to Wages
• Proves Need of New Weapons

Books You Should Know ...

• Three Pamphlets by Leon Trotsky, reviewed by Abe Stein

It Won’t Work Bud, from Trends

With the Deep Thinkers, from Trends

Mr. Churchill Throws Bouquet to Vyshinsky in His Memoirs, by Ernest Erber

What Did the Bogota Conference Mean? by A. Ferrarra

Caterpillar Plant Vote Routs Stalinists; Run-Off Required

Personal Messenger, by Archbishop McIntyre in New York Times

Dont Get Excited But, from New York World Telegram

Vol. 12 No. 22, 31 May 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

A Lesson in Arithmetic – Profits Up 90 Percent in Two Years, Wages Only 13.3, by Susan Green

UAW Cracks Boss Front in GM Pay Deal Settlement, by Walter Jason

Three Years of the United Nations (cartoon)

UAW Wins Vote in Caterpillar Plant Election, by Ken Hillyer

Government-Boss Pressure Forces UPW Strike Retreat, by Todd Wilkinson

UAW Strike at Decisive Stage, by Walter Jason

Unified Strategy Is Essential for Over-All Labor Victory, by H. Benson

Investigate the Greek Government to Find George Polk’s Murderer, by Mike Stevens

News and Views from the Labor Front

• No More Appeasement! – Railroad Workers Want to Fight! by Gordon Haskell
• Labor Notes from the West Coast, by William Barton
• Union Offers Reward for Would-Be Killer

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Corrects Omission in Wallace Quote, from Gordon Haskell
• [Response], by Hal Draper

Editorial

• Israel’s War
• G.M. Settlement

World Politics

• Uncle Joe and Cousin Henry, by Henry Judd
• Humble (cartoon)

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• The 70 Air Force Squabble

International Socialist Notes

• Letter from Peru, from T.R.
• French Leaders Fined

A Militarized America Pinpoints the Whole Globe with U.S. Network of Army-Navy Bases, by Jack Brad

[Industry’s Answer to BLS Budget] (cartoon), from Economic Outlook, CIO

Pros and Cons: A Discussion

• Confidence and Lack of It in Marshall Plan, by Ben Hall
• On Utilizing Aid Despite U.S. Motives, from Albert Goldman

Czechoslovakia

Vol. 12 No. 23, 7 June 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

The Blind and the Halt (cartoon), by Carlo

Labor Situation Dictates Unified Union Strategy, Independent Labor Party!

Auto Workers Union Debates Issues in GM and Chrysler Settlements, by Walter Jason

Big 3 Jockey for Palestine Stakes, by Al Findley

Mundt Bill Menaces Civil Liberties, by P. Hoffman

Figures Show Prices Are Still Rising – and Due to Go Higher, by Mike Stevens

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Ranks Discuss Chrysler Agreement
• How Much Do You Make? (cartoon), from Economic Outlook, CIO
• Printers Strike Slashes Chicago Newspaper Sales
• Protest Shooting of Di Giorgio Farm Strike Leader

N.Y. Meeting Calls on Truman to Lift Embargo

Editorials

• Two Elections
• News Item

Denied a Visa! from New Sparks

World Politics

• P.A. – At It Again, by Henry Judd
  Imperialist – Bevin (cartoon)

Packinghouse: We Must Assess Strike’s Lessons, by Susan Green

One Mangled, One Fired, from Local 599 Headlight

Citizenship Rights Restored to Fred E. Beal

U.S. Korean Puppet Gets “Ja” Vote in Russian-Style “Free Election”, by Jack Brad

Army Brass Prepares Blueprints on Manpower Control in Next War

Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner

• What Is the Marshall Plan? by S. Leder
• Defends Editorial on Marshall Plan, by Henry Judd

Czechoslovakia

Vol. 12 No. 24, 14 June 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Both Parties Unite on “Gentleman’s Agreement”
Push Jim Crow Draft Thru Senate

Wallace Opposes Lifting Embargo on Arms to Israel, by Jack Brad

The “New” Democracy at Work (cartoon), by Carlo

Rush Through Mundt Bill Hearings, by P. Hoffman

DP Bill Plays Fast and Loose with Problem

FE Leadership Changes Its Line; Will Now Sign T-H Affidavits, by Ken Hillyer

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Stalinists Bar Vote at NMU Meeting, by N. Gaden
• Local 45 Ratifies G.M. Settlement, by Joe Hauser
• Bail Reduced $58,000 in Farm Labor Strike

ILP Audience Hears Shachtman Speak on Stalinist Barbarism

Max Shachtman Will Report on Europe Situation

A “Free” Election – For Whites Only! by R. Stone

World Politics

• The Unity of Germany, by Eugene Keller

What a Workers’ Government Means: Real Democracy for the First Time, by Gordon Haskell

Books You Should Know ...

• The Victim, by Saul Bellow, reviewed by M.H.
• Books Received

Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner

• Consistent Opposition to Marshall Plan, by Hal Draper
• Issues Involved in the Discussion, by Albert Gates
• World Situation and Marxist Policy, by Ernest Erber

Gates to Lecture on Stalinism in Los Angeles

Vol. 12 No. 25, 21 June 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

British Win on Preventing Embargo End as Uneasy Truce Begins in Palestine, by Al Findley

Government Swings T-H Ax on Sea Strike!

Detroit Roused as Cop Kills Negro Youth, by Walter Jason

Let the People Vote on the Draft! (cartoon), by Carlo

Congress Speeds Up Enactment of Draft Legislation

The Wallace Voters – What’s their Makeup? by Jack Brad

Lay-Offs Top Problems Facing Auto Workers

Take Your Pick, by Ralph Henderson, from N.Y. World-Telegram

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Seamen Face Government-Employer Offensive, by Gordon Haskell
• New York Workers Party Links Mundt-Nixon Bill with T-H Act
• AFL Declares Its Opposition to Mundt Bill
• Editorial in 719 News Is Lead to Other Locals

Senate Committee Urged to Oppose Mundt-Nixon Bill

Judge Times His Decision for Opening of Jim Crow Pool

Want a House? from N.Y. World-Telegram

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• SWP Line on UAW Too Much for Him, from M.

Take Home Pay, from Advertising Age

Editorials

• Civil rights
• Police Mind
• No Choice
• Two Purgers

World Politics

• The Western Germany Monstrosity, by Henry Judd

South Africa: Forces and Issues in Recent Election, by R. Stone

Not One Cent for Public Housing, from N.Y. Times

Liquidate Polish “Shadow Parties”, by A. Rudzienski

Socialist Leader Cites Rising Anti-Semitism in Stalin’s Europe, from British Socialist Leader

Words and Prices Are Going Up, from Advertising Age

Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner

• How Shall We Look at ERP? by Ben Hall
• Says “Bribe” Will Not Fool Workers, from Frank Johnson

It Could Buy a Lot of Groceries, from Bulletin of Commerce

With the Spendthrifts, from Advertising Age

Vol. 12 No. 26, 28 June 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

N.Y. Workers Party Names Editor of Labor Action as Congressional Candidate

Record of 80th Congress Spells Labor Party Need, by Susan Green

Murdered Negro Brutally Beaten by Detroit Cop

The “People’s” Choice! (cartoon), by Carlo

Sen. Taylor Filibuster Is Suspect, by Jack Brad

Republican Bosses Scent Rich Pork Barrell (sic), by Wyatt Lee

• All Things to All Republicans – Dewey (cartoon), by Clane
• He Didn’t Say No – Vandenberg (cartoon), by Carlo
• R.A.T. of T-H – Taft (cartoon), by Carlo

UAW Workers Boo Ford Offer; Michigan CIO Convention Meets, by Walter Jason

Draft Bill Voted; 21 Year Olds to Get It First, by P. Hoffman

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Miners Face New Injunction Threat, by Gerry McDermott
• Jason Analyzes UAW Agreements for Buffalo WP
• Rank and File Opposition Wins UE Local 1581 Vote
• Fare Issue Raised Again, by Eugene Keller
• Stalinists Trounced at NMU Membership Meeting in N.Y., by Clif Ford
• UAW Calls for Amnesty

Successful Tri-Branch WP Conference in Philadelphia

Hits Treatment of Negro GIs

Editorials

• The Unions and Political Action
• Conventions —
• Labor Party —

World Politics, by Henry Judd

• Thrust Towards Western Europe
• Struggle for Germany Nears Climax

Tapping the Wall Street Wire, by Jack Ranger

• More Inflation Ahead
• Profits, Prices Up

Something to Remember

Books You Should Know ...

• Tales of the South Pacific, by James A. Michener, reviewed by James M. Fenwick

The Expendable Civilian

The Major Strikes Out, by Major General William G. Livesay, from PM

Social Democrats in Russian Zone Form Bureau, by A. Rudzienski

Important Business, from N.Y. Times

Vol. 12 No. 27, 5 July 1948

Labor Action

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Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Tito Splits Stalin Empire

• What Do the Stalin-Tito Charges REALLY Say? by Ernest Erber
• Allows No Full Partnerships (cartoon)
• Satellite Dictator’s Break Deals Serious Blow to Kremlin Despots
• Won’t Say “Uncle” (photo)

Irgun-Haganah Battle Sheds Light on Threat of Civil War in Israel, by Al Findley

Shachtman Analyzes Situation in Europe

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Reuther Group Wins in Michigan CIO, by William Miller
• July 15 Is Set for Shachtman Speech on WEVD
• Labor Notes from the West Coast, by William Barton

NAACP Will Stick with Truman

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• We Stand Corrected, from William Barton
• The Nature and Use of ERP Assistance, from Norman Johnstone

Who Created Wallace’s Party? by Jack Brad

World Politics

• German Currency Reform, by Eugene Keller

The Truth: President, Congress Agree Each Is Worst, by Jack Ranger

Congress Abandons DPs, by Jessie Kaaren

GOP Bets on Two-of-a-Kind: Dewey, Warren; New Yorker’s Machine Flattens Opposition, by Wyatt Lee

How the People Had Their “Choice” Picked, by Susan Green

Philippine Rulers “Forgive” Huks, by Alan Winter

Some Ought to Be Seen and Not Heard

Vol. 12 No. 28, 12 July 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Imperialists Test Strength to Control All Germany in Struggle over Berlin, by Eugene Keller

Tito Feud Spurs Dissent in Iron Curtain Domain!

Unfinished Business! (cartoon), by Carlo

Stalinists Face Major Defeat in NMU Election, by S. Pitt

Sees Tito Striving to Head Balkan Federation Inside the Stalin Bloc, by Ernest Erber

Trapped in Eisenhower Coalition, ADA Reveals Itself, by Jack Brad

W.P. Asks Aid in N.Y. Campaign to Place Candidate on Ballot

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Holds Ryan Strike May Prove Pattern for West Coast aircraft Wage Trends, by H. Snowden

Stalinists Bring Wallace Party to N.Y. East Side

Law Journal Edit Raps Jim Crow Decision of Judge

Indonesians Are Freed from Bail

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Md. Wallaceite Won’t Debate WP, from H.
• Mediocrity Reincarnated, from Norman Johnstone

British Imperialism, Stalinism Vie to Control Southeast Asia, by R. Stone

World Politics

• The Yugoslav Episode, by Irving Howe

The NAACP: Leadsers Stand Pat on Political Action, by Wyatt Lee

Behind North China’s Unification, by Stan Grey

“Smarter than Joe”

Tom Dewey: It’s Smart to Be Shifty, by Susan Green

• “For President” (cartoon)

Daily Worker Hacks Cuss Tito – For Aping Stalin, by P. Hoffman

Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner

• Advocates Support for Marshall Plan, by J.K. Lovejoy

San Simeon’s Stalwart

Vol. 12 No. 29, 19 July 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Wallace’s Peacemongering Based on Dividing the World into Imperialist Spherres, by Jack Brad

Truman Nomination Puts Labor Leaders on the Spot

• Leads Donkey (cartoon)
• Present Sorry Spectacle at Dem’s Conclave, by Wyatt Lee

Ford Workers Slap T-H Act, Vote Solid for Union Shop, by Walter Jason

Sitdown Strike Protests Westinghouse “Loyalty Purge” Firing of Two Militants

Yugoslav Front Is Still Unbroken as Dirt Flies in Tito-Bulgar Fight

Sees Beginning of the End of Stalinist Empire

WP National Committee Hits Marshall Plan in Resolution

Prices, Highest in History, Are Going Higher, by Susan Green

Another Bang-Up NI Issue Going to Press, Features Tito Break

Picket Freedom Train, Protest Jim Crow Army

With the Workers Party

Marshall Plan and Socialist Policy: Statement of WP National Committee

Behind North China’s Unification, by Stan Grey

British Imperialism, Stalinism Vie to Control Southeast Asia, by Robert Stone

Beginning of the End, by Max Shachtman

Tug-of-War in Europe – an Eyewitness Report, by Max Shachtman

Vol. 12 No. 30, 26 July 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Vote Socialist! Form Labor’s Party!

• Special Session Promises Gabfest, No Action
• Gives Labor New Chance to Press for Own Demands

CP Machine Set to Make Control Main Behind-Scene Issue at Wallace Conclave, by Jack Brad

Israeli Gains Prompt New Bernadotte “Cease-Fire” Order, by Al Findley

Stalinform Crisis Still Rumbling, by Rickie Saunders

WP Opens Petition campaign to Place Geltman on Ballot

Militants Win Re-employment in Philadelphia Westinghouse Plant

Ford Workers Ready to Strike, by Gil Morrow

Steel Plans Price Rise to More than Offset Overdue Wage Rise, by Wyatt Lee

Arrest 24 for Planned Protest Against Jim Crow Tennis Courts

Friendly Social Club Meetings Very Fruitful

Polish Socialists in Exile Map Fight, by A. Rudzienski

Finland: Stalinists Suffer Election Setback, by Valentin Toma

Motions Adopted by WP Plenum

• On the Fourth International
• On Unity with the SWP

Station WEVD Reschedules Max Shachtman

Vol. 12 No. 31, 2 August 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Government Uses Infamous Smith Gag Act to Indict Top 12 CP Leaders, by Emanuel Garrett

• Life’s Ironies: How They Prove to Be Not So Little

Convention Shows Grip of CP on Wallace Party

• Being Squeezed in CP Embrace (cartoon)
• Backroom Deal Compromises Fight Between “Wallacemen” and CPers, by Hal Draper

NMU Vote Routs Rule or Ruin Gang, by N. Gaden

Ford Workers Win Wage Raise, Set Eyes on Next Year’s Goals, by Gil Morrow

Protests Beating of Negro, Is Arrested

Petition Drive to Place Geltman on NY Ballot Off to Fast Start

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Fire Godfredson from Packing Union Post

SWP Is Tied Up in Knots as Tito Refuses to Conform with Theses, by Stan Grey

Wallace Convention Notes

Do You Live in New York?

For a Socialist World of Peace and Plenty ...

World Politics

• The Struggle for Berlin, by Eugene Keller

Stalinland: Pots and Kettles Busy Name-Calling, by William Barton

’Twas a Famous Victory

Specter of Tito Appears at Wallace Confab; Youth Chairman Douses Light to Gag Dispute, by Jack Brad

• N. Thomas, Newspaperman, Puts Wallace on Spot re Smith Act

Vol. 12 No. 32 August 9, 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Attorney General Agrees to Conference with WP on “Subversive”, Listing

• July 20 Letter Asks Hearing, from Max Shachtman
• Attorney General’s Office Replies, from T. Vincent Quinn
• Second Workers Party Letter, from Max Shachtman

Special Session Gets Nowhere – On Schedule, by William Barton

• Rules Out Cloture – Senator Vandenberg (cartoon), by Carlo

Between Filibusters! (cartoon), by Carlo

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Ingram Sentence

Sees Breakers Ahead for Wallace-CP Alliance, by Jack Brad

Pass One-Third Mark in Drive to Put WP Candidate on Ballot

Labor Party Pamphlet

Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner

• Attitude toward and Use of ERP, by Paul Newman
• Issues in Discussion of Marshall Plan, by Susan Green

Workers Party Announces Albert Goldman Resignation

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• The Steel Union and the Wage Award, from K.H.
• Talking Politics in the Shop, from Bill Douglas
• Tito and Stalin: Identical Twins, from Norman Johnstone

Editorials

• “Ending Bias”
• Spy Hearings

Pulling the Wool over Labor’s Eyes, by Susan Green

Stalin’s Empire: Terror Indicates Deepening Rifts, by William Barton

Books You Should Know ...

• Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, by James Weldon Johnson, reviewed by Kate Leonard

Book Club Offers Writings, Speeches of Eugene V. Debs

Can They Answer?

A Labor Party – A Must for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 1. What We Want Out of Life – And What We Get

Campus Stalinists Sabotage UC Rally Called to Protest Smith Act Arrests

Do You Live in New York?

Vol. 12 No. 33, 16 August 1948

Labor Action

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EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Bargain over Redivision of Europe

• Grants Audience (cartoon), by Carlo
• Four-Power Deal Is on the Block; Berlin Is Pawn, by Stan Grey

Worst Session of “Worst Congress” Dribbles to Its Close; Real Needs of People Ignored, by William Barton

• Cagey – As Usual – Thomas E. Dewey (cartoon), by Carlo

Parallel Dangers in the Spy Hearings

The Poor Got Poorer and the Rich Got Richer ...

Report Palestine Stalinists Are Joining Mapam

Sees Israeli Policy Trend Alienating Own Arab Masses, by Ed Findley

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Leonard Launches New UAW Caucus, by Walter Jason
• Well, Brother Meany
• Univis Strike Ends; Company Had Aid of National Guard
• Wallace Leaves Fisher Body Workers Cold

Explanation

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Concerning Policy on the China War, from Vincent P. Torossian

“Comrade” Tito: Or a Postscript on the SWP

SWP Feigns Shock over Election Policy of WP, by Hal Draper

World Politics

• New U.S. Policy in Japan, by Jack Brad

Philadelphia Story: Anti-Union “Purge” Hit by UE Pamphlet, by Anne Russell

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 2. What Has Happened?

New Light on Masaryk Suicide, by Ben Hall

WP Ballot Campaign in New York East Side Hits Half-Way Mark

Vol. 12 No. 34, 23 August 1948

Labor Action

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Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Reuther Calls for a New Party! by Emanuel Geltman

• Independent Political Action (cartoon), by Carlo

Housewives Fight High Meat Prices, by Susan Green

Russian Teacher Leaps from Window to Avoid Going Home, by William Barton

New Opposition Group Bucks CP Steamroller in UE Local 475, by Max Burt

Repudiate Stalinist Gangsterism, Sell-Out; Vote for UAW Local 365

Behind the Fighting Front in Israel

WP Approaches Signature Goal in 19th Congressional District

News and Views from the Labor Front

• The Leonard Caucus? Well, It’s Having a Hard Time, by Walter Jason
• Ohio Labor Notes – One Day Strike Wins Increase, by Joe Hauser

One-Tenth of the Nation, by E.R. McKinney

• [Olympics]
• “Just Like White Folks”
• Mississippi Liberalism
• Vicious and Ignorant

Bosses Aren’t Happy – They Can’t Cut Wages, from Journal of Commerce

Spare a Dime? by Earl Bunting, MD of National Association of Manufacturers

Editorials

World Politics

• Korea Proclaims “Independence”, by Jack Brad

Scientists: “Organize with the Shop Workers,” Says One

Another Chunk Off the Paycheck – For the Rail Barons This Time

Wages in Stalinland, from The Labor Review

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 3. What Are Political Parties?

Books You Should Know ...

• Iron Heel, by Jack London, reviewed by Leon Trotsky

Vol. 12 No. 35, 30 August 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Tugwell Feels “Uneasy,” Points to Possible Split in Wallace Party, by Jack Brad

For a Congress of Labor to Plan Fight on T-H Law

“Do I Hear Any Objections?” (cartoon), by Carlo

Tito Purges Kremlin Agents, Fight Sharpens, by William Barton

Draftees March Again – Three Years After the War to End All Wars

Israeli Parties Maneuver for Power in Fall Election, by Ed Findley

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Seamen Face New Hiring Hall fight, by N.R. Gaden
• Coast Farm Strike Tests T-H Law

One-Tenth of the Nation, by E.R. McKinney

• [Campaign Abandoned]

“Mama’s OPA” Boycotts Meat in S.F.

Cleveland Vets Protest Draft Setup, by Joe Hauser

Chicago WP Branch in New Headquarters

Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner

• Calls Statement on ERP Weak, by William Barton

Tapping the Wall Street Wire, by Jack Ranger

• Notes on Next M-Day

Norman Thomas: Still a Spokesman for Pink Socialism, by Susan Green

World Politics

• Nationalization in Britain, by B. Sherman

The H.C. of L.: Getting Down to the Meat of It, by Gordon Haskell

Leon Trotsky – As Others Saw Him

• [Introduction]
• At School Under Czarism, from Leon Trotsky, the Portrait of a Youth, by Max Eastman
• From The Bolsheviki and World Peace, by Lincoln Steffens
• From Pravda (1918), by Joseph Stalin
• From Pravda, by Karl Radek
• From Revolutionary Silhouettes, by Anatoli Lunacharsky
• From From Lenin to Stalin, by Victor Serge

Soapbox Statistics

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 5. Union Leadership and Politics

Vol. 12 No. 36, 6 September 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Czech Regime Hits Labor’s 5-Day Week

GM Auto Workers Are on the Escalator! (cartoon), by Carlo

3 CP Ex-Officers Expelled by NMU! by N.R. Gaden

ALP-Tammany Deals Seen as Dirt Flies, by Wyatt Lee

An Editorial

• One Answer to the H.C. of L.!

“Purgers” Fire Legless Veteran, by James M. Fenwick

Tresca Honored by New Memorial

New Pro-Fascist Front in Israel, by Ed Findley

Geltman-for-Congress Petition Filed; Signature Goal Passed

Such Frankness!

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 7. What Will a Labor Party Look Like?
• 8. Why Old Union Leaders Oppose a Labor Party

Buffalo UE Group Faces Issues

Ohio Labor Notes: Real-Estaters Oust Vets, by Joe Hauser

With the Workers Party

Editorials

• Commitments
• No Substitutes
• Pardon the 18!

World Politics

• Nationalization in Britain – II, by B. Sherman

Secret Diplomacy: U.S. “Embarrassed” by Its Own Policy, by Philip Coben

The Shambles in Kuomintang China, by Jack Brad

Wall Street to Tom Dewey

“Unusual Feature”: A Lesson in Pink Socialism

Issue at UE Convention Is CP Control, by M. Ward

• Reactionary, Anti-Labor Stalinists (cartoon), by Carlo
• Leaders Harm Union by Affidavit Policy
• Local 107 Protests Use of Papers to Back Wallace, Truman

An Editorial

• No Witch-hunters!

Vol. 12 No. 37, 13 September 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Delegates Smash Stalinist Grip in Wayne County CIO, by Walter Jason

An Editorial Statement

• Protest Anti-Wallace Hooliganism in South!

Second Big Blowup Hits Stalinland, by Philip Coben

New Evidence Links U.S. CP with Trotsky Assassin, by Wyatt Lee

Israeli Laborites Suffer Setback, by Al Findley

Vet and Labor Committee to Defend Kutcher

AVC Divided on Expulsion Move, by William Barton

Negro Families in “Restricted” Area Besieged by Jim Crow Mob

Question, Mr. Tobin!

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 9. New Answers to Well-Worn Arguments

West Coast Maritime Strike Solid, by S.B.

German Workers and the Berlin Conflict, by Eugene Keller

September NI Out

Editorials

• Expulsions in the NMU
• AVC Purge?

The Shambles in Kuomintang China, by Jack Brad

Tapping the Wall Street Wire, by Jack Ranger

Cracks Appear in Polish Stalinist Party, by Andrzej Rudzienski

Pros and Cons: A Critical View on Civil Rights for Stalinists

• Should We Defend the 12 Indicted CP Leaders? by Ernest Erber

Wild Talk

Vol. 12 No. 38, 20 September 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Masses Act in Berlin Tug-of-War, by William Barton

Directs Cold War on Russian Side – Molotov (cartoon)

Brass Hats Fail in Effort to Crack Coast Dock Strike

• NMU and SIU Pledge Support to West Coast Maritime Strikers

Workers Party to Challenge N.Y. Ballot Ban in Court

• Emanuel Geltman (photo)

NMU Puts Seven on Trial; Charges Union Disruption

AFL Maintenance Men Cross CIO Oil Picket Line

Buckmaster and Bass Caucuses Set to Contest for URW Leadership, by George Whitney

Report Stalinist Terror Against German Workers

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 9. New Answers to Well-Worn Arguments (cont’d)
• 11. How Labor Can Win the Support of the Majority of the People

Reviewing Wallace’s Labor Record, by Jack Brad

Narrowly Saved from Lynch Law, by Joe Hauser

Rebellious Spirit Penetrates Polish CP Ranks, by A. Rudzienski

Socialist Democracy: Are Workers Smart Enough to Govern Under Socialism? by Gordon Haskell

Bumper Food Crop Gives Business the Jitters; Prospect of Plenty Threatens Profit Security, by Wyatt Lee

The Logic of a Labor Leader, by Anne Russell

Too Rich to Pay Higher Wages, by S. Carter

News and Views from the Labor Front

• UAW Nets Gains in Harvester Strike, by Mike Holman
• Corporate Profits & Consumers’ Prices (cartoon/diagram), from CIO Econopmic Outlook
• Ohio Labor Notes: AFL Swallows Gov. Herbert Truman and [sic!]
• Judges Causes of Poor Strike Settlement at Ryan Aircraft

Vol. 12 No. 39, 27 September 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

UN Mediator’s Palestine Plan Backed by U.S., by Al Findley

Glass Pledges Fight for WP Ballot Rights

• Joseph Glass (photo)

GOP, Democrats Show Emptiness in Bid for Votes, by Wyatt Lee

Army Scab Move Evokes United Labor Opposition

Thwart Move by Tammany to Delay WP Ballot Case

Battle of Rents Is On Again ...

Launch Spirited Campaign to Elect Maynard Krueger

UN Rhetoric Fails to Hide Threat of War Outbreak in Berlin Crisis

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 12. What Program for a Labor Party?
• 13. How Long Will It Take?
• 14a. What if a Labor Party Is Not Built?

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Tactical Problems in Berlin Crisis, from Eugene Keller

General Clay Finds Ilse Koch, Buchenwald Butcher, Has Paid Her Debt to Her Victims

Should Stalinists Be Expelled from the AVC? by William Barton

With the Workers Party

Correction

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Critical Year Ahead in UE Contest, by Mark Ward
• Question Legless Veteran, Victim of “Loyalty” Pledge, in Star Chamber Hearing, by M. Howard
• NMU Offices Vote to Sign T-H Affidavits
• WDL Scores Ruling Denying Strikers NLRB Voting Rights

Not Much to Choose From ... (cartoons)

Ministers Protest Phila. Police Book Censorship

Vol. 12 No. 40, 4 October 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

“Cold War” Flares at UN Session!

WP Scores Big gain in Ballot Fight

Who Are the Subversives? by Max Shachtman

Unity of Sea Labor Blocked in Port Strike

Fall of Tsinan Rocks China Regime, by Jack Brad

• Can’t Do Much – Chiang Kai-shek (cartoon)

Vital Issues at Stake in Review Board Verdict on Carner, Lewin

NMU Members Vote Down Report on 5 Stalinists

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 14. What if a Labor Party Is Not Built? – 2

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Discusses Issues Facing Miners’ Convention, by Gerry McDermott

Negro Freed from Legal Lynch Threat, by Joe Hauser

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• We Should Have Thought It, from Joe Cohan
• UAW Truman Stand a Disgrace, from Gordon Haskell
• [Reply], by Ed.

Settle Fisher Body Cafeteria Strike

Editorials

World Politics

• Europe, 1948, by Henry Judd

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• Dangerous Times, Mate

Self-Stalinization of the Palestine MAPAM Reaches Alarming Proportions, by Ed Findley

Back Independent Krueger Campaign in Chicago, by Saul Berg

• Draper Tour Will Feature WP Pre-Election Activity
• PAC Policy Remains Hopeless Trap, by Ken Hillyer
• U of C Politics Club Schedules Forums: Autumn Student Partisan Published

Vote Socialist in November! by Max Holman

• There Is Nothing to be Gained from Dewey, Truman or Wallace, by Jack Ranger

Clark will Discuss Case with Kutcher

Vol. 12 No. 41, 11 October 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

Geltman on Ballot in 19th District as WP Wins Fight

Power Blocs Jockey over Berlin in UN; Russians Stalk Out

Open Letter to Hashomer Hatzair, from N.Y. City Committee, Workers Party

Wallace PP Leaders Order Surrender in Local Battles, by Jack Brad

Sees Threat to Workers in Oil Strike Truce Offer, by Scott Byer

No Be-Bop for FBI: How J. Edgar Hoover Taps Wires, by Chris Warren

• Blocks Legislation on Wire Tapping (cartoon), by Carlo

A Labor Party – A “Must” for American Workers, by Jack Ranger

• 15. Future Political Perspectives

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Ohio CIO Leadership Asks Support for Denounced Politicians!

Boy Meets Girl, by William Barton

Editorials

• Oil and Water
• A Victory

World Politics

• Struggle for Germany, by Henry Judd

Democracy: U.S. Capitalism Can’t Afford It, by Stan Grey

Southern “Liberal” Resents Exposure of Jim-Crow Facts, by Susan Green

• Southern Democrat (cartoon), by Carlo

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk and Jack Maxwell

Vol. 12 No. 42, 18 October 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Paul Bern

U.S. sparks Drive to Bless Franco with UN Holy Water, by A. Ferrarra

Prices and Profits are the Highest in U.S. History, by Anne Russell

• “It’s Simple, Eat Less” (cartoon), by Carlo

NMU Council Fumbles Effort to Gear Union for New Task

Calif. Referendum on Public Housing Program Faces Vicious Fight by Real Estate Gougers, by B. Arnold

Food-Surplus Problem Looms Again, by Susan Green

Overflow Audience Hears Shachtman in Buffalo

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk and Jack Maxwell

• Shachtman to Speak at Youth Meeting

Democrats, Election Board Pull Foul Trick on Socialist Party

Editorials

• The Labor Leaders and Politics

World Politics

• France: The New de Gaullist Threat, by Henry Judd

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• The Shadow Before
• Don’t Look Now, But ...

The Meaning of Western Union, by R. Sherman

Books You Should Know ...

• The New Men of Power, by C. Wright Mills, reviewed by Hal Draper

Vote for a Socialist Anti-War Candidate! by Emanuel Geltman

• Our Program
• [Emanuel Geltman] (photo)
• Klein’s Liberalism Ran Thin, Tried to Keep WP Off the Ballot
• Labor Needs Its Own Party; ALP Does Not Fill the Bill
• 19th District Voters Can Record Their Choice
• Your Answer, Rep. Klein?
• How to Vote

Vol. 12 No. 43, 25 October 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd Jack Brad
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

Vote Socialist on Nov. 2!

New NLRB Rulings Extend Gov’t Drive on Rights of Labor

Lewis Steers UMW Toward Hopeless Political Position, by Gerald McDermott

• Opens Barn Door (cartoon)

Lays Revived Palestine Bloodshed at UN Door, by Al Findley

• Bulletin

Minorities Target as Cleveland Gets Government Loyalty Purge, by Joe Hauser

SYL Open Letter Challenges YPSL to Debate

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Fight GM Attempt to Control Mich. Education
• WDL Joins Fight to Halt GM Control of Michzuigan Education

Commends Position on “Vote Socialist” (letter), from John Howard

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk and Jack Maxwell

• Olivet Strike

A Noble Purpose – But a Miserable Debate, by Stan Grey

Schedule Forums in Philadelphia

Announce Erber Resignation

Free Two Indonesian Seamen Who Refused Munitions Ship Jobs

How to Vote

Editorials

World Politics

• Is War Coming? by Henry Judd

Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger

• “Featherbedding” by the Capitalists
• Originated in Railroad Conspiracy
• Trusts Have Been “Bust” Before

The Insurrection in Peru, by A. Ferrarra

Books You Should Know ...

• Our Uncertain Liberties, U.S. Liberties, 1947–48, by American Civil Liberties Union, reviewed by J.B.

What’s “United” in the United Nations, by Stan Grey

It Will Be Expensive – But Gouge Lobby Expects to Make It Up in High Rents, by Anne Russell

• One Way to Stop Them! (cartoon)

Landlord Legally Responsible for Sharecropper Assault

Vol. 12 No. 44, 1 November 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd Jack Brad
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

Strikes Rack France, by Henry Judd

Green Says AFL Slated to Act on Political Party

• Time to Stand Up! (cartoon), by Carlo

U.S. Imperialist diplomats Launch Offensive Against Spanish People, by Wilebaldo Solano

• Wilebaldo Solano
• Facts the Same, but Line Changes – General Marshall (cartoon), by Carlo

Wallace Proposes Occupation Swap, by Jack Brad

Wallaceite Ducks Draper Debate

The Boss’s Dictionary

• Halloween (cartoon), by Carlo

Spread Army Witch Hunt in Private Industry, by Stan Grey

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

• Buffalo, from Marty Young
• Olivet
• Chicago
• New York

Shady Episode Mars Chicago Krueger Congress Campaign, by Paul Newman

Books You Should Know ...

• Cry, The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton, reviewed by Susan Green

With the Workers Party

Editorials

• Navy Day

World Politics

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• Interlude: Hearts and Flowers (M-1)

The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same (Military Model), from New York Times & Washington Merry-Go-Round

Question to ALP: What’s What on Five-Cent Fare?

Ranger Pamphlet on Labor Party

How to Vote

1928 – Twenty Years After – 1948, by Max Shachtman

• [Max Shachtman] (photo)
• Leon Trotsky (photo)

Koreans Revolt Against U.S. Puppet Regime, by Jack Brad

Vol. 12 No. 45, 8 November 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd Jack Brad
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

Vote Upset Shows People Reject Taft-Hartley and 80th Congress!

• Four More Years (cartoon), by Carlo
• Upset! (cartoon)

CP Taint, Isolation from Labor Movement Produce Wallace Flop

• What Next? (cartoon)

Defeat Brings Chiang to Low Ebb of Power, by Jack Brad

• Defeat May Be His Last Gasp (cartoon)

Palestine Stalinists Net Political Gain in Unification of Arab and Jewish CPs, by Ed Findley

Election Pollsters Take Licking

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Lewis Leads UMW into Political Blind Alley, by Gerald McDermott

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Why the SLP Wasn’t There, from Norman Johnstone
• [Reply], by Ed.

With the Workers Party

Editorials

World Politics

• How Stalinism Leads to Defeat, by Henry Judd

Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger

• A Tax-and-Debt-Ridden World

Ranger Pamphlet on Labor Party

Figures Don’t Lie, But ..., by Susan Green

Vol. 12 No. 46, 15 November 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd Jack Brad
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

Make Truman Pay Off on Election Promises

• Score Card on Truman’s Promises

An Editorial

• Indict Witch Hunter J. Parnell Thomas as a Cheap Crook ...

Kutcher Asks Loyalty Appeal Board Hearing

Election Results Heighten Workers’ Confidence

• Illinois, by Jack Ranger
• California, by B. Arnold
• Ohio, by Joe Hauser
• Michigan, by Walter Jason

The Election and the Prospects for a Labor Party, by Irving Howe

Bazaar to Be Main Event of International Solidarity Month Planned by ACEWR

The Meaning of the Stuttgart Riots, by Eugene Keller

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• We Were Wrong About the Debate, from George B. Clarke
• [Response], by Ed.

On Bolshevism and Democracy, by Max Shachtman

World Politics

• The “Marshallization” of the Marshall Plan
• [General Marshall] (cartoon)

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• The Nationalist Defeats in China

California Reflected National Trend

Cut in Liberal Vote Caused by Dubinsky Policy, by Jack Brad

Vol. 12 No. 47, 22 November 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper Henry Judd Jack Brad
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

East Shipping at Standstill in ILA Strike

The AVC Convention

UN Plan Slows Settlement of Palestine War, by Al Findley

Workers Show Confident Mood in Chrysler Tie-Up, by Walter Jason

Appeal to AVC Progressives, by Nathan Gould

International Solidarity Month Bazaar Will Aid Europe’s Needy

Santa Cruz Labor Council Asks AFL Initiative on Labor Party

Jersey Judge Holds Swimming Pools Out of Civil Rights Law

Below Minimum

Some Programmatic Issues Before AVC, by S. Berg

• Planks for a Program –

Review of AVC History Illustrates Its Problems and Its Possibilities, by William Barton

The Labor Veteran and the AVC, by Walter Jason

Where Their Money Goes, from District 50 UMW newspaper

Kind of Quick, Isn’t It?

Lesson on Stalinism for AVCers, by William Barton

WP Offers Sub to Bulletin

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

Price Rises Cancel Increase in Wages

Correction

Careful, Henry!

Vol. 12 No. 48, 29 November 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Jack Brad Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

International Solidarity of Maritime Workers Aids Longshore Strike

What Is Happening to Savings (chart), from Economic Outlook, CIO

Labor Offensive is Real Key to Gains in “New New Deal”, by Jack Brad

London Letter, by George Stone

Review Board Finding in Carner-Lewin Case a Blow at Civil Rights, by Joseph Williams

Purge Continues in Poland, by A. Rudzienski

WP Offers Sub to Bulletin

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

Bazaar Support Essential ACEWR Relief Funds

With the Workers Party

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• Political Opinion and “Security”, from Francis E. Carner
• Says If Truman Could, We Can Too, from Robert Frost

Of Mice and Stocks

Editorials

• AFL in Politics
• First Test
• The Bazaar

World Politics

• The Ruhr, by Henry Judd

Off Limits, by James M. Fenwick

• Prices: They’re Off!

Books You Should Know ...

• Wobbly, by Ralph Chaplin, reviewed by Albert Gates

Labor Daily

The Totalitarian Reaction in South America, by Juan Rey

What Do People Think About the New Deal? by Susan Green

Resume Cleveland “Loyalty” Hearings, by Joe Clark

Vol. 12 No. 49, 6 December 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Jack Brad Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

Kuomintang Faces Decisive Defeat, by Jack Brad

CIO Plans Wage, Organization Drive; Lashes at Stalinists

• CIO Wage Policy
• CIO Convention Upholds PAC Line
• Guaranteed Wage
• The Second Day: A Summary of a Typical Convention Day
• Takes No Stand on Conscription

Big Powers Maneuver for Revision of Palestine Partition Plan in UN, by Al Findley

CP Caucus Loses, but IP Tactics Repel Many in AVC, by Charles Stewart

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

• Correspondence Department
• SYL Replies
• New Republic and YPSL
• Anti-Frat Department

Big Wind at CIO

Relief Bazaar in Los Angeles

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• On Civil Rights and Stalinists, from Will Barton
• How Shall We Defend China? from Vincent P. Torossian

In Latin America: Stalinism and Counter-Revolution at Work, by Juan Rey

• [Comment], by A.S.

World Politics

• The Ruhr (Part II), by Henry Judd

CIO Militants: Where Were They at the Convention? by Gordon Haskell

Books You Should Know ...

• The Old Man, by William Faulkner, reviewed by Abe Victor

The Bazaar

And in Chicago

CIO Executive Board Given Wide Powers over Affiliates

Books – Also Received

Vol. 12 No. 50, 13 December 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Jack Brad Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

Washington’s China Policy: Groping in a Blind Alley, by Jack Brad

Socialists Win in Berlin; Workers Defy Stalinists

An Editorial

• At the Risk of Their Lives ...

Murray’s Assault on CP Marks End of a CIO Era, by Gordon Haskell

East-West Shipping Tie-Up Ends as Unions Vote to Accept Contracts

Crack Midvale Steel’s Anti-Union Drive, by John Lucas

WP and SYL Picket Beigin Welcome Rally in New York, by Al Findley

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Combination Offer (cartoon), by Seaman
• Report on Operation Dixie, by Susan Green

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

• Totalitarianism at Play
• Child Labor in U.S.
• Symposium Postponed

The Class War in Eastern Europe, by A. Rudzienski

World Politics

• Madame Arrives! by Henry Judd

Stalinism in Great Britain, by George Stone

No Welcome to Beigin (leaflet text)

Sees Militancy Key to AVC Growth, by William Barton

London Letter, by George Stone

Vol. 12 No. 51, 20 December 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Jack Brad Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

New Pamphlet on Labor Party Issue Presents Strong Plea for Action

U.S. Hints at Plan to Make Deal with Chinese Stalinists, by Jack Brad

Blast at Jim Crow in D.C. Puts Democrats on a Spot

Socialist Vote Rose This Year, Returns Show

• How Three Socialist Candidates Fared

United Opposition Fights Stalinists, by Stan Lauren

News and Views on the Labor Front

• Notes on Illinois Labor ..., by Ken Hillyer
• For an Emergency Labor Congress to Win Repeal of Taft-Hartley Act, from L.U. 8, United Auto Workers, CIO

With the Workers Party

Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...

• A CO States His Case on the Draft, from Robert Everett Reuman
• Discusses Issue of CP Defense, from Norman Johnstone

Goal for Europe’s Socialists: An Independent Western Union, resolution for Workers Party Convention

World Politics

Berlin Beats Stalinism, by Henry Judd

Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger

• Sales and Employment Slipping

CP Trade-Union Influence on the Wane, by William Barton

Correction

What Berlin Vote Meant: We Want Self-Rule, by Eugene Keller

Commission of Inquiry Will Probe into Forced Labor

CO Held in Bail for Refusing to Sign for Draft

Oust Stalinists from Office in Cleveland GE Local 707

Vol. 12 No. 52, 27 December 1948

Labor Action

A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City

EDITOR:
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Jack Brad Hal Draper Henry Judd
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Thompson Conley

Dutch Atack on Indonesia Stirs World-Wide Protest! by William Barton

• U.S. Labor Can Help Them!
• The Fabulous Indies: Imperialists Seek to Regain Rich Colonial Prize

Irgun: Threat to Israel Democracy, by Al & Ed Findley

Socialist Youth League Addresses Appeal to Militants in YPSL, from Max D., Sol. F. & Melvin P.

Contest Murray Hold in Md. CIO

News and Views from the Labor Front

• Buck Stalinist Leadership in Fisher Body Local 45
• Postal Disloyalty Hearings Continue
• Sidelight
• FEPC Leginslation Stalled in Cleveland
• Workers Get Xmas Gift: Layoffs

Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell

Will Honor Tresca Memory at Meeting on January 11

The Nationalist Movement in Indonesia, by Jack Brad

Argues for Independent Western Union, by R. Sherman

World Politics

• China’s Future, by Henry Judd

Books You Should Know ...

• Next – A Labor Party, by Jack Ranger, reviewed by Philip Coben

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