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[New York]
Vol. 13 No. 1, 3 January 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Tito Reveals Basic Economic Cause for Break with Russia, Cominform, by Hal Draper
- [Stalin & Tito] (illustration)
U.S., Russia Both Stymie UN Action Against Dutch Grab
- Obviously
Press New York DA for Action on Tresca Case
NAM Reflects Profiteers’ Dilemma, by Susan Green
In Next Week’s Labor Action
Poor Poorer, rich Richer: A Bird’s Eye View of Savings (diagram), from Economic Outlook, CIO
WDL Wins Halt in Deportations of Indonesians
What a System!
New York “Divorce Mill” Scandal, by Susan Green
Upper Court Bars Discrimination in New Jersey Swimming Pools
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell
- SLID Convention
Scoop for the NI!
Like His Job? from Printers Ink
Any of Your Friends Hoarding Diamonds?
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Social Injustice and Divorce Laws, from Henry Jackson
- [Response], by Ed.
- Which Side Are You On? from George Yamada
- [Response], by Ed.
Turbulence in Latin America, by A. Ferrarra
World Politics
- China’s Future (Part 2), by Henry Judd
Bolivia: Totalitarian Victory an Imminent Danger, by Juan Robles
WP Bulletin
Public Health Interests Capitalists ... When There Is a Profit in It
Breeding Is No Joke
Trotsky on: “United States of Europe”, by Leon Trotsky
Mikolajczyk Makes New Appearance, by A. Rudzienski
A Round-Up of the Year’s Events at Home and Abroad, by William Barton
Vol. 13 No. 2, 10 January 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Asiatic People Rally to Side of Indonesians
UE Local 601 Ranks Rout CP Machine in Election, by Stan Lauren
Danger Signal: Court OKs Ban on Closed Shop
Stalinists Gain Political Initiative in China as Desertions Hit Chiang, by Jack Brad
Why Palestine War Goes On: Britain Desires the Negev, by Al Findley
NMU Risks Damage to Union in Latest Expulsion Moves, by E. Roberts
Kucher Plans Loyalty Board Appeal
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Beck and West Coast Labor, by Dave Morgan
Await DA Reply to Hear New Tresca Evidence
- [Carlo Tresca] (photo)
Items in the CIO Legislative Program, from Economic Outlook, CIO
Deep Thinkers, quote from Thomas J. Watson
With the Workers Party
Atom Bombs, for Example, quote from Thomas J. Watson
ACEWR Reports Bazaar Income
Reuther Finds Some New Principles, by Ben Hall
World Politics
- The New Germany, by Henry Judd
Editorials
Birds of a Feather, from Nation’s Business
Article on Irgun
Did Gestapo Help Stalin Frame-up Generals
- Aided by Hitler in Moscow Purges? (cartoon)
Anti-Imperialist Colonial Front? by R.F.
Lenin: A Cartoon by David Shub, by Tom Conley (book review)
- Books Received
Go Ahead, Bub, Just Choose, quote from Earl Bunting
Vol. 13 No. 3, 17 January 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Truman’s Fair Deal: Gear for War, Hamstring Labor, Promise Reforms
Economic Reports Show State of the Union Is Based on War Economy, by Hal Draper
- [Truman] (cartoon)
- Budget Allots Billions for War Machine, by Emanuel Geltman
Labor and the Democratic Party
Rising Unemployment Trend Reported by NY Officials
Socialism in Indonesia’s Independence fight, by Jack Brad
Read Labor Action! In Coming Issues
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Calls Accusation “Blood Libel”, from Elihanan Ben-Ami
- In Brief Reply, by Ed Findley
- Praises Findleys’ Analysis of Irgun, from Meyer Kimmel
- Adamic Doesn’t Insist on a Saw, from Gerry McDermott
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell
- [Article], by Justin Graham
Article on Irgun
With the Workers Party
Editorials
World Politics
- German Social Democracy, by Henry Judd
In Italy: Perspectives for Socialist Forces, by A. Demaziere, from La Battalla
No Amateurs Wanted
Dressing Up the Russian Despotism, by Robert Magnus (book review)
“We’ll Teach Those Germans Democracy” Department
Teamster Union Orders Men Through MESA Picket Line
What is Tanmalaka Group in Indonesia? from Robert Magnus (letter)
- [Response], from Ed.
Strike Paint Concern
Ohio FEPC Board
Vol. 13 No. 4, 24 January 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Trial of 12 CP Leaders Starts in N.Y., by Wyatt Lee
- Real Target in Trials (cartoon)
Lobbies Grease Congress Wheels, by Susan Green
Peace Moves Begin as China Regime Totters
- What Will Stalinist China Victory Mean? by Jack Brad
- Moving to Canton Won’t Help Him – Chiang Kai-shek (photo)
21 Lists Make Bid in Israel Election, by Al Findley
Rank and File Completes Win in UE Local 601
Dutch Victories Bring No Peace in Indonesia, by S. Pitt
In Next Week’ Labor Action
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Politics Keys Ohio CIO Convention
- Marked for Defeat – Robert A. Taft (cartoon)
- UAW Wins Poll
- Back to Work
- Midland Steel
- Strike Still On
With the Workers Party
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell
- Tracking the AYD
- New York SYL classes
Discuss “Civil Rights and the Loyalty Purge” at Philadelphia Labor Action Forum
Workers Party Bulletin
Editorials
- Defend the CP?
- Wage Policy
The DP’s: New Bill in Congress Makes Some Amends, by Susan Green
President Truman Licks the High Cost of Living
London Letter, by George Stone
- New Foreign Secretary for Britain?
- Some Cabinet Changes Indicated
- Report of Lynskey Tribunal Coming
- Crucial Year for Labor Party
No Hypocrite, He!
Should We Tell Him? quote from Prof. P.H. Buck
With the Deep Thinkers, from Trends
The Democratic Army for the Brass Only, from Associated Press
In Coming Issues
Vol. 13 No. 5, 31 January 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Quick Repeal of T-H Snagged on Delay Tactics in House, Senate, by Susan Green
Britain Compelled to Recognize Israel as Maneuvers Fail, by Al Findley
- Forced to Look for New Tricks – Ernest Bevin (cartoon)
UAW Conference Discusses Pension Plans, Political Activity; Hear Labor Party Plea, by Ken Hillyer
- Walter Reuther (photo)
Says Support of Kutcher Is Duty of All
China CP Aims at Coalition; KMT Cliques Quarrel, by Jack Brad
- Bulletin
Cut Me Loose! (cartoon), by Arnott
See Fresh Leads in Pushing Inquiry on Tresca Murder
Ohio Notes: Settle Midland Steel Strike, by Joe Clark
UE District 1 Stewards Hear Report on Situation of Union
Holds Revisionists Were Guilty, from Arthur H. Kahn (letter)
- Article on Irgun
New York SYL Announces Classes
What Month in 1920? quote from President Truman
Workers Party Bulletin
Lenin – Liebknecht – Luxemburg, by Philip Coben
- Lenin (drawing)
- Rosa Luxemburg (photo)
- Karl Liebknecht (photo)
Eugene V. Debs on the Three L’s, by Eugene Debs
World Politics
- Truman Accepts, by Henry Judd
Greek Government Seeks Cannon Fodder in the U.S.
Athenian Press Praises N.Y. Times
Utilities Piling It Up (table)
Vol. 13 No. 6, 7 February 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Bill Leaves Injunction Issue Open, by Susan Green
- Will He or Won’t He Get Injunction Power (cartoon), by Carlo
Truman Prepares Ambitious Plan for Control of World by Dollar
Israel Vote a Mandate for Peace; Labor Government Is a Possibility, by Al & Ed Findley
Cites Growing Sentiment in UAW for Political Action, by Walter Jason
- Builds CIO Political Machine in Toledo – Richard Gosser (photo)
CP’s Lawyers Attack Jury Setup, by Wyatt Lee
Coal Bosses Flout Safety Laws, by Gerry McDermott
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Ohio Notes: New Organization Contests Government Loyalty Purge, by Joe Clark
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell
- [Article], by Barry Miller
- New York SYL Announces Classes
Workers Party Bulletin
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Socialist Policy in Indonesia, from Robert Magnus
An Editorial
- On Southeast Asian Regional Union
World Politics
- Council of Europe, by Henry Judd
Summary of Israel Vote (table)
Ain’t It a Pity? Workers don’t Read “Employee” Papers, by G.D. Crain, Jr., from Advertising Age
Are the Chinese Stalinists Different? by Jack Brad
- Letter from Shanghai, from C.M.
Thoughts on New York Star’s Demise and the Need for a Labor Daily Paper, by William Barton
Vol. 13 No. 7, 14 February 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Truman-Stalin Swap Invites to Peace Talks, Get No Place, by Henry Judd
- Mindszenty: Mea Culpa
- They Say there’s No Place Like Home (cartoons), by Carlo
Trial by Confession Sentences Cardinal; Aimed at Opposition, by Emanuel Geltman
Truman Claims Right to Injunction Power, by Susan Green
Phila. PAC Discusses Action on State’s Anti-Labor Laws
Chicago Printers Get First Break in Long Strike
Palestine Peace in Sight, but Jewish Problem Remains, by Al Findley
Overflow Audience Opens Forum Series, by Stan Grey
WDL hearing to Aiur World Slave-Labor Scandal
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Report on AFL Executive Meeting, by William Barton
- Ohio Notes: Ohio Unemployment Rolls Rise as Cutbacks Spread, by Joe Clark
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell
- [AYD/YPA Merger Plan]
- Three Way Debate
- Class Reminder
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Questions Our L-L Statements, from Virgil J. Vogel
- The Answer, by Ed.
- Answer from Brad on Indonesian Policy, from Jack Brad
Confessions vs. Evidence, by Max Shachtman
World Politics
Franco: Abstentions in Vote a Blow at Dictator, from La Battalla
New Party in Germany, from La Battalla
London Letter, by George Stone
- Lynskey Report Produces No Sensation
- Debate on Palestine Question
- Bevin’s Remarks on a United Europe
Think About It!
Vol. 13 No. 8, 21 February 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Says Stalin Warns Chinese CP in Arrest of Strong, by Jack Brad
Longshore Ranks Reject Bridges Layoff Proposal, by S.R.
Atlantic Pact Deal, Secret Diplomacy Revealed in Debate
Diplomatic Cold War Skirkmishes Follow Mindszenty Frameup Trial, by William Barton
Philadelphia Public Transportation Paralyzed by Strike; Union Seeks Better Wage Standards
Unemployment Jumps by One Million, by Susan Green
CP Policy in Trial Dodges Issue of Testing Smith Act, by Wyatt Lee
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Ohio Notes: Stalinists Routed in CIO Cleveland Council Vote, by Joe Clark
- Awarded Jobless Benefits in Midvale Stoppage Test, by Joseph Williams
- Pittsburgh Labor Notes
- Labor, Liberals Hit Md. Version of Mundt Bill
Japanese “Renunciants” Sue to Regain U.S. Citizenship, by Kiyo Hamanaka
Protest Execution of Jehovah Witness by Greek Government
How the Indonesian Republic Fights On, by Jack Brad
World Politics
- The Acheson Plan, by Henry Judd
Communists Opposed to Cominform Meet, from British Socialist Leader
Rightists Are Victorious in Japanese Elections, by Taketo Yamabe
- Party Strength in Japan (table)
Celebrate 29 Years of Service by League for Mutual Aid
Vol. 13 No. 9, 28 February 1949
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
Joseph Roan
UAW Conferees Back “One at Time” Pension-Wage Strategy; Ford First, by Walter Jason
- Reports on Tactics – Emil Mazey (photo)
Moral Commitment for War Alliance Gets Green Signal
Kutcher Hits Political Blacklist; Asks Clark to Reverse Dismissal
Unemployment Compensation Figures Show Grave Problem for Calif. Labor
Transit Strike Ends in Philadelphia, by Frank Harper
Stalinists Drive Local 638 Out of UE
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Sees Blunders un UAW’s FE Drive
- The Dope Peddler (cartoon), by Seaman
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk & Jack Maxwell
- Incredible Yipsels, by H.D.
With the Workers Party
DA Weighs Tresea [sic!] Evidence
Editorials
- Slave Labor
- Prices Down?
- Worthy Cause
Russia Wars Against the Polish People, by A. Rudzienski
The Bund, from Jewish Labor Bund Bulletin
Key to A.L. Strong Mystery Still Points to Chinese CP, by Jack Brad
- [Stalin] (cartoon), by Carlo
Protest Oliver Twist
Union Guy Tells Only Part of UAW Story, by William Gold (book review)
Stalinist War on Church in East is Not over Religion but Power, by William Barton
Even in Reprisals There’s Graft in Franco’s Spain
Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner
- South Asia Union and Western Union, by Susan Green
Vol. 13 No. 10, 7 March 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Armistice Between Israel and Egypt Opens Way for Peace in Palestine, by Al Findley
Slave Labor in All Parts of the World Probed by Hearings, by Wyatt Lee
Truman Tears into Republicans – While Dem Congress Does Nothing, by Susan Green
GPU Agent Replaces Markos in Greece, by Mike Stevens
Sees Gain for GM Labor Despite Escalator Cut, by Joe Hauser
Schapiro Talk on Art and State Jams Second Labor Action Forum
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Philly Strike Sequel Vital to Labor, by Joseph Williams
- Ohio Notes: URW Policy Committee Votes to Press for Economic Demands, by Joe Hauser
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Wants Dismembered, Policed Germany, from Meyer Kimmel
- [Reply], by Ed.
- Offers Postscript on Vogel Letter, from William Mishkin
Correction and Apology
World Politics
- Thorez and Togliatti, by Henry Judd
Push Russification of Eastern Europe, by Jack Brad
Mapai Wins in Histadruth
What Future for American Socialism? by R. Fahan
Knitgoods Union Hits Cardinal’s Frameup Trial, Franco Terror
Vol. 13 No. 11, 14 March 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Noted Scientists Ask U of C Colleagues to Join Kutcher Protest
Vishinsky for Molotov – What’s Behind Change? by Jack Brad
- Whther [_sic!_] Molotov (cartoon)
Foster and Denis Pipe Up in Cominform’s Chorus of Pledges to Support Russia
Paris Court Hears Witnesses Indict Stalin Crimes in Kravchenko Suit, by Pierre Colin
Cardinal Spellman Recruits Scabs in Gravedigger Strike, by Wyatt Lee
- An ACTU Leader Comments
Washington Case Raises Civil Liberties Issue: Should Stalinists Be Permitted to Teach? by R. Fahan
Kephart Bill Killed in Pa.
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Fitzgerald UE Local Rebuffs CP
Peon, Too, Belongs to the Landlord
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
- Autopsy Report
- Letter from Berkeley, from Bob M.
Philly Cops Raid Social, by Joe Williams
One Third of Negro City Dwellers Earned Less Than $35 a Week
Navy Has Eye on Merchant Marine, from Journal of Commerce
You Write as We Please – Or Else, from N.Y. Times
Workers Party Bulletin
First Step, from AP
Editorials
- Lessons, Issues in GM Contract
Rent Control: Congressmen Mail Landlord Attack, by Floria Caplan
Forum on “Asia in Revolt” Marked by Lively Discussion
Forced Labor in Mental Hospitals
Pattern, Endlessly Repeated
Blueprint for Next War
London Letter, by George Stone
- Labor Party Wins Sharply Contested By-Election
- The CP Puts Up a Candidate
- Conference Discusses Nationalization Spread
- Zilliacus Gets His Marching Orders
With the Workers Party
Slave Labor
Vol. 13 No. 12, 21 March 1949
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
Joseph Roan
WP Sympathizer Wins Decision in Loyalty Hearings
Southern Dem Filibuster Wins – Truman Vacationing in Florida
Mine Shutdown Warns of Strike on Contract, by Gerry McDermott
Chicago Jim Crow Housing Saved by “Liberal” Mayor
An Editorial
- The Issue Is Not Buried
Wire-Tap Circus Comes to Town – O’Dwyer Is Riled, by Wyatt Lee
Compromises Cripple Rent Control Bill, by Susan Green
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Seek to End Los Angeles CIO Split, by Mary Bell
- Stalinists Win in UAW Fisher Body Local 45, by Joe Hauser
- Minimum Wages for Farm Labor?
Shorter Life Experts Make Little Progress, from N.Y. Times
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Which Policy on Indonesia? from Robert Magnus
- The Problems of Marxism in Asia, from Jack Brad
Is Socialism “Subversive”? Shachtman Testifies for Workers Party, by Max Shachtman
Filibuster Coalition Blocks Legislation, by Susan Green
Editorials
- Pact for War
Vol. 13 No. 13, 28 March 1949
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
Joseph Roan
An Editorial
- Opening Wedge
Landlord Lobby Wins Green Light for Rent-Gouge Bill in Congress, by Susan Green
Atlantic Pact Terms Bind Europe to U.S. in Sweeping War Alliance, by Henry Judd
Jury Selected, Trial of CP Leaders Begins, by Wyatt Lee
“Liberal” Chicago Mayor Boots Civil Rights, and Senator Douglas Goes Him One Better
Stalinist Government Decree Dissolves Mapam in Rumania
Who Won the November Elections?
Gates Presents WP View at Debate on Labor Party
Los Angeles: “Out of Line”? by Mary Bell
In Maryland
Philadelphia UE Locals Consider Program to Meet Unemployment
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Protests Protest of Oliver Twist, from H.D. Coleman
- [Reply], by Ed.
- No, Not Abuse, Just Indignation, from Virgil J. Vogel
- [Reply], by Ed.
Editorials
- Housing
World Politics
Sidney Hook: His New Friends in the Vatican? by R. Fahan
Why Waste Tears on Landlords, from Eugenio (letter)
Shadow of Unemployment Looms Across Nation
- Chicago: The “Small Pool of Labor” Makes Bosses Happy, by Jack Ranger
- Danger – Capitalism at Work!
- San Francisco: Not Explained by Usual Seasonal Factors, by B. Arnold
- Detroit, by M. Finch
- New York City: “No Help Wanted”
- Newark, by Ralph Stiles
- St. Louis, by H.D. Coleman
- Mines: Overproduction, by G. McDermott
- Cleveland: 45? Too Old! by Joe Clark
- Unemployment, Vet Claims in Missouri (table)
Vol. 13 No. 14, 4 April 1949
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
Joseph Roan
Stalinist “Peace” Conference Fails, by R. Fahan
Congress Agrees on Legislation to Crack Rent Control, by Susan Green
Reveals Real Identity of Trotsky’s Assassin! by Julian Gorkin
Smith Act Key to Prosecution in Trial of 11, by Wyatt Lee
China CP Set to Take Cities; Peace Unlikely, by Jack Brad
News and Views from the Labor Front
- FE Convention defies CIO Order, by Ken Hillyer
Footnotes on FE Convention - Ohio Labor Notes: 20 Arrested in UE Strike; UAW Wins at Chevrolet, by Joe Clark
- Who Says You Can’t? Sanitation Men in Younkers Said You Could, by William Barton
- Stalinist Control of Calif. AVC Broken by Split at Convention
The Warsaw Ghetto: 63 Heroic Days, by Jacques
Editorials
- What Happens to the UN?
Public Meetings, Radio Talks Aid Kutcher Defense in Detroit
Will Atlantic Pact Delay War? by Eugene Keller
London Letter, by George Stone
- Stalinists Suffer Series of Defeats
- People Alert to Major Issues
Vol. 13 No. 15, 11 April 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City
EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Congress Stalls on Taft-Hartley, by Susan Green
- Still Grinning (cartoon), by Carlo
Atlantic Treaty Marks New High in Cold War, by Emanuel Garrett Geltman
- World Balance of Power (cartoon), by Carlo
- Three Myths: Fact and Fiction on the Treaty
Anti-Semitism Growing in Stalin Government, by Al Findley
New Class Bloc Seen as Stalin Aim in Germany
N.Y. Cabby Strike Called by UMW, by William Barton
Two More UE Workers on ‘Risk’ List
Ohio Labor Notes
- Ohio Union Sues to Halt Firing of Older Workers, by Joe Clark
Revolution as “Secret” Affair, Says Budenz, by Wyatt Lee
Fifth Freedom!
Child Labor
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Obscene? Judge Says No, from Norman Johnstone
- Response, by Ed.
- Western Union slogan – A Critical view, from H.
- Response, by Ed.
- Second Thought by R. Fahan, from R. Fahan
Editorials
World Politics
- A New German Crisis, by Henry Judd
Kravchenko Trial: The Case of Heinz Neuman, Ex-CP Fuehrer in Germany, by Martin Lain, from La Batalla
From the Socialist Underground in Russia
- [Introduction], by Ed.
- [Letter], from Gregory
N.Y. Feinberg Bill Gags Terachers – Dewey Signs It
Employers Claim Split Personality
Incitement to Murder?
Vol. 13 No. 16, 18 April 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City
EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Truman Waves A-Bomb; Leaders Plan U.S. Garrison in Europe, by Hal Draper
- Official Reports Contradict Justification of A-Bomb Use, by Jack Brad
- “A Being Darkly Wise and Rudely Great ...” – Churchill (cartoon), by Carlo
- “My Education Has Been Sadly Neglected” – Truman (cartoon), by Carlo
- Truman, Churchill Underline Pact with Bomb, by Philip Coben
23 Weeks
CCNY Student Strike Strong Despite Cops, by Leon Mann
Congress Bloc Turns Tame When It Comes to ERP, by Susan Green
News and Views from the Labor Front
- Jim Crow in Detroit UAW Local, by M. Finch
- Expand the Witch Hunt in New Maryland ‘Subversive’ Law
- Liberal Ardor Cooled by Taft-Hartley Stall, by Wyatt Lee
- Negro sharecroppers Case Won by WDL from Arkansas Jury
- Ohio Labor Notes: Stalinist Strike Leaders Arrested; AFL Union Scabs, by Joe Clark
Anna L. Strong Reveals Russian GPU Police Terror, but Remains Stalinist Apologist, by Jack Brad
Editorials
- Will there Be “Peace” in Two Years?
- A Note on Progress and Civilization
World Politics
- British RR Workers Poll Reveals Demand for Workers’ Control, by Jock Haston, from British Socialist Appeal
- A British Socialist View, by F.A. Ridley, from British Socialist Leader
Science and War: Scientists Wonder If Modern Knowledge Is Boon or Curse, by Justin Graham
Movie Review
- Quiet One, Picture of Twisted Childhood, Is Great Achievement, by Howard Jay
Chicken Feed
Maverick Capitalist
N.Y. Cabbies Lose; Lewis Men Did Bad Job
Palestine Armistice Signed by Israel and Transjordan, by Al Findley
Gobbledygook
Vol. 13 No. 17, 25 April 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City
EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
For Socialist Democracy! signed by Max Shachtman
- Independent Socialist League Launched on May Day
- Workers Party Convention Changes Name
- Independent Socialism
- Fund Drive to Build ISL Under Way – $14,000 Due, by Yetta Barsh
- What Is Independent Socialism?
ADA Is Still Pulling at Truman’s Coattails, by R.L. Ferguson
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
CCNY Student Strikers Return to Picket Line
- CCNY Recaptures a Bit of Its Old Tradition (photo)
Build the ISL Fund Drive Quotas
It’ll Go a Long Way!
Resolution of ISL convention – Part I
- The Basic Trends in the United States Today
Sparks in the News
- In a Nutshell
- Now You See it ...
- No Finn Can Win
Enough of a “Cushion”? from CIO News
‘Swing a Vote for a Steak Dinner’, by Susan Green
World Politics
- U.S. Occupation Govt. in Germany Grooms Secret Foreign Ministry, by Gustav Muller
Lecture by Kazin, Howe Fills Hall at L.A. Forum
Crowded Out
With the Independent Socialist League
“Productivity Soars ...”, from Barron’s National Business and Financial Weekly
Vol. 13 No. 18, 2 May 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City
EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Fast Pace Set by ISL Fund Drive, by Yetta Barsh
25 Weeks
Truman Health Plan Joins the Waiting Line – for Fast Freeze, by Susan Green
NMU Rank and File Reject Curran’s ‘Loyalty Oath’ Gag by Huge Majority, by R. Gaden
- 3 More Ports Say No
CP Gets Ready to Take All China, by Jack Brad
Stalinists Lose Grip on CIO in Los Angelse by 2–1 Vote
105 at U. of C., Farrell Support Kutcher Fight
Stalinist Line on Zionism Twists Once More, by Al Findley
We’re Sorry
SWP Squirms on Buffalo UAW Vote, by Philip Ganner
Nationwide Opposition Group in UE to Plan Anti-CP Fight at Dayton
CCNY Student Strike Ends
- The City College Student Strike in Action (photo)
New Subversive Law Clamped on N.J., by Ralph Stiles
Pact Spells out Billions with a ‘B’, by Stanley Grey
- Horse’s Mouth – I
- Horse’s Mouth – II
Western Union Monopoly Hit by Telegraphers Union
Big Legal Fight On in Cleveland, by Joe Clark
Govt. Parades Stoolies at CP Trial, by Wyatt Lee
ISL Convention Resolution on U.S. Trends – Part II
- The 1948 Election and the Road to the Labor Party
Vol. 13 No. 19, 9 May 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
ADA Senator Is Weak on Jim Crow, by R.L. Ferguson
Martin Abern (obituary), by Max Shachtman
House Passes Wood Bill, Then Kills It; Taft-Hartley Stays, by Susan Green
- Bulletin
Landlords’ “Fair Deal”: Raw Deal for Tenants
ISL Starts Rolling on May Day
- Left Socialists Greet New League
Andrade, from Juan Andrade
George Stone, from George Stone
Irish, from M. Merrigan, J. McLean & R. Armstrong - [Rally] (photo)
- Overflow Audience Hears Speakers on Goals and Ideas of New Group
- WP Conclave Greeted Natalia Trotsky, and Kutcher Defense Fight
- Other Rallies
ISL Fights to Take WP Off ‘Subversive’ List
- ISL Letter to Attorney General, from Max Shachtman
- Reply from Attorney General, signed by Alexander M. Campbell
Kutcher Defense Loses New Appeal
UE Singer Strike On; Key Fight Unites Men
SWP Squirms on Buffalo UAW Vote, by Philip Ganner
London Letter, by George Stone
- The Labor Party Defeat in the County Elections
- Sectarian Wing of ILP Wins on Election Policy
- ILP Pro-Stalinists Routed at Conference
Books Received
The Price of Peace Is Going Up Too, by V. Jensen
World Politics
Centralized Germany? by Eugene Keller
Why the Workers Party Formed the ISL
Vol. 13 No. 20, 16 May 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
U.S. Backs Dictators South of the Border, Says Guatemalan Delegate, by A. Farrarra
Ford Provoked Strike; Reuther Faces Hard Test, by Walter Jason
End of Berlin Blockade Launches New Stage in Battle for Germany, by Henry Judd
Morale High in Singer Strike as Company Remains Arrogant, by A. Winters
Build-the-ISL Meetings Rally Support
- Fund Drive Hits 41 Per Cent Mark, by Yetta Barsh
Bonn Causes Cleavage in SD Ranks, by Eugene Keller
Shachtman Debates A-Pact at U. of C., by Don Harris
Next Week: The RDR Conference
Civil Rights Defense Group Forms in Phila.
U.C. Politics Club Hears Mills, Coser on Socialism
... And Rejected, by Norman Thomas, from Socialist Call
Household Hint, from N.Y. Post
Ohio Labor Notes
- Senate Pulls Teeth from FEPC, by Joe Clark
Humorous Subject? from National Guardian
View with Alarm, by Lawrence A. Appleby, from Management News
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Two Criticisms —
[Criticism I], from Eugene Keller
[Criticism II], from Susan Green - — And a Brief Reply, by Hal Draper
[Fund Drive Scoreboard]
Two Tactics, by Gordon Haskell
World Politics
Tapping the Wall Street Wire, by Jack Ranger
Gag No. 1 Issued by Pentagon, by Vincent Wheelon
Books for Germany
Books Received
Why Workers Party formed the ISL
Vol. 13 No. 21, 23 May 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
ford_Joseph Roan_
RDR Holds ‘Anti-War Day’ in Paris, by Pierre Colin
- RDR Muffed Its Chance to Take Clear Stand, by Max Shachtman
Big Anti-CP Caucus Organized in UE-CIO, by J.B. Terry
Ford Strikers Bitter; Co. Insists on Speedup, by Walter Jason
CP ‘Bureaucratic Revolution’ Rolls over Passive China, by Jack Brad
28 Weeks
Big Ad Campaign Sells Capitalism, by Mike Stevens
St. Louis Students Vote 3–1 for Immediate Admission of Negroes, by Andy Martin
Student Federation Against War Formed by New York Campus Clubs
Coming – Next Week – An Interview with Richard Wright
Labor ’Scope
- CIO Dodges Fight on Md. Ober Bill
- Philco Strike ends; No Pay Raise; UE Local Awaits ‘National Pattern’
- CIO’s Dilemma – Labor Movement Faces Prospect of Defensive Fight, by Walter Jason
- Ohio Labor Notes: Fored Strike, UE Struggle Affect Labor Movement in Cleveland, by Joe Clark
Good Clean Fun, from New York Times
Over-Enthusiasm
Fact and Fairy Tale on Buffalo SWP Policy, by Murray Davids
Readers Take the Floor ...
- On the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, from Artie Kahn
- [Response], by Ed.
Economist Pacelli, by Gordon Haskell
A-Pact in Denmark
British ILP Blasts A-Pact
A Dutch View of the A-Pact (cartoon), by Opland, from De Volkskrant
Dept. of Unbridgeable Gaps (Macdonald Sect.), by Dwight Macdonald, from Politics
Books for Germany
Defending ‘Democracy’
See the Difference? by A.H. Morgensen, from N.Y. Times
Fund Drive Crowds 50%, by Yetta Barsh
- [Scoreboard]
Vol. 13 No. 22, 30 May 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Union Busting by Assassination?
Berliners Back Strikers in Mass Violence Against Russian Police, by V. Jensen
How Rumania Cracks Down on Jews, by Eugene Vaughn
UAW Drive on FE Flops; Relied on Red-Baiting Line, by Ken Hillyer
New Strategy at Ford Announced by Reuther, by Walter Jason
- Note
The Terminiello Case and the Supreme Court
Richard Wright: On U.S. Politics, by Michel Salomon
Two City Machines Cracked by Voters: Hague, Tammany, by Lee Wyatt
Truman Dumping T-H Repeal, by Susan Green
Labor ’Scope
- Democratic Participation by Members Is Key to Labor Political Action, by Gordon Haskell
Fund Drive Needs More Steam – Now, by Yetta Barsh
- [Scoreboard]
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- [London Letter – 1], from Bill Pickett
- [London Letter – 2], from George Stone
- [Response], by Ed.
Editorials
World Politics
Books for Germany
Case Study: Labor Leaders and T-H Repeal, by Jack Ranger
- Time to Learn a Lesson!
- It Won’t Save Face for Them
Vol. 13 No. 23, 6 June 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett Geltman
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
30 Weeks
Labor is Losing the Fight on T-H! Mobilize the Rank and File Through a Political Action Congress of Labor!
Reuther Retreats in Ford Strike – Discontent Grows, by Walter Jason
- An Invitation
Jim Crow Cracked in Baltimore’s Legit Theater Through Picketing
FBI Case in CP Trial Is Rested; Adds Up to Thirdhand Assertions, by Wyatt Lee
Cites Secret Speech by High Officer on U.S. Militarism
An Editorial
- On the Eisler Case
Phila. UE Local Hits Nail on Head in Paper
60% Is In; Now’s the Time for Last Spurt on the Fund Drive! by Yetta Barsh
- [Scoreboard]
Ohio Labor Notes
- Cleveland Board of Education Slaps Loyalty Oaths on Teachers, by Joe Clark
With the Independent Socialist League
Dog-Eat-Dog System, by Congressman Crosser
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Labor and the Pope, from Norman Johnstone
- On Indonesia Policy, from R. Magnus
- [Reply], by Ed.
- Roped out by LA
- [Reply], by Ed.
London Letter, by George Stone
- The Local Elections in May: An Augury?
- The Fight is Between Labor and Toryism
- Exit Two Stalinist Stooges
TV’s Got a Future: Here’s How to See Eye to Eye with the Boss, by John Barnes
Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger
- [Professor Joseph A. Schumpeter]
- Third World War Will Bring Ten-Cent Dollar
- Is There an Adding Machine in the House?
- Economic Notes
- Ten Giants of Steel: Net Profit After Taxes (table)
Sparks in the News
- Cynical – But True
- Got an Extra Million?
- Short Story
- Indirectly Speaking —
Cord Meyer and Russia
World Government: Road to Lasting Peace? by Hal Draper
Vol. 13 No. 24, 13 June 1949
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Buckmaster Ouster in URW Resulted from Power Fight, by Bill Hickman
An Editorial
- Trial Manufactures 3 Stalinist “Martyrs”
Russians in Retreat at Paris; 4 Powers Stalled over Trade, by Henry Judd
State Dept. Line on A-Pact Wins Out; Senate Committee Gives Rubbery OK, by Hal Draper
Dems Push Brannan Farm Program, by Susan Green
Singer Strike Settles Down to Slugfest; Men Stay Solid, by A. Winters
Murder-Mill in the Mines: Lewis gives Facts of Life – and Death
Bosses Stepping Up T-H Offensive
Labor ’Scope
- CIO Councils Deprived of Democracy Through Specious ‘Majority Rule’, by Gordon Haskell
- Ohio Labor Notes: Cleveland AFL Plans Political Action to Defeat Senator Taft, by Joe Clark
Every Dollar Counts, by Joseph Roan
- For Independent Socialism (cartoon), by Carlo
ISL Fund Nears the Three-Quarter Mark, by Yetta Barsh
- [Scoreboard]
Editorials
Movie Review
- Holywood Eyes Jim Crow in Home of the Brave, by Abe Victor
- “To the Plant, James!” (cartoon), by Seamen
In Memoriam
- A Fighter for Freedom: Pantelis Pouliopoulos ..., by M. Stevens
Farrell: From Studs Lonigan to Horatio Alger, by Stanley Grey
Sparks in the News
- To Avoid Socialism
- U.S. Power Advances
- Land of Opportunity
- Jane Crow
East Prussia Under the Russian Heel, by Herman Matzkowitz
Vol. 13 No. 25, 20 June 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Run Labor Candidate in N.Y.!
Berlin RR Strikers Reject U.S. Plan to end Walkout, 6 to 1, by V. Jensen
Stalin Promotes Top Anti-Semite to Top Post, by Daniel Davidson
Ruhr Workers Face British Guns to Halt West’s Dismantling Scheme
CP Defense on Anti-Semitism Flops, by Al Findley
Louisville Transit Strikers Run Transportation System! by R. Harris
UAW 4th Round Tested in Buffalo Bell Strike, by Michael Ferris
Violent Strike of Bolivian Miners Confused by Nazi-Peronist Politics, by Juan Robles
Labor ’Scope
- Labor Movement’s Fourth Round Faces Tough Opposition fromn Bosses, by A. Winters
- Ohio Labor Notes: Fawick Strike Ends in Cleveland; CP-led Walkout Couldn’t Get Aid, by Joe Clark
- UE Local in Philly Starts Picketing on Weekends to Gain Work-Sharing
- SKF Workers End Lockout Strike
Spurt Pushes Fund Drive Near Goal, by Yetta Barsh
- [Scoreboard]
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
- [Decline in Self-Assurance]
- Based on Anti-War Program of Third Camp
- Will Publish Quarterly Student Magazine
- Wallace Circus Comes to Berkeley
Howe, Meyer, Raggo in Debate on Ezra Pound Controversy, by Gene Greenberg
Bodossakis – Truman Doctrine Dollars to Greece Flow into Coffers of Greek Tycoon, by Mike Stevens
Book Review
- How Receive These Rights? Examines Types of Race Prejudice, by Tom Conley
“– And a Pinch of This” (cartoon), by Seamen
Union Officials Secretly on Repub Payroll, by Jack Ranger
Pickets Put Beck in Peck of Trouble, by Vincent S. Wheelon
For the Defense
Brain Twister
Literary Note, from Business Week
Vol. 13 No. 26, 27 June 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
It’s a Free-for-All in N.Y. Politics Now, by William Barton
New International Carries First Report on Ukraine’s Anti-Stalin Underground
Big 4 Talks End with Score of Near Zero, by V. Jensen
Is UAW Still the Vanguard? by Ben Hall
France Is Losing War on Viet-Nam
Maryland’s Infamous Ober Law Will Go to Referendum Vote of the People
Left-Wing Group in Chicago Splits Socialist Party, YPSL, by Max Martin
Philly Branch Calls for Democracy in NAACP Setup, Hits Govt. Purge, by Joseph Williams
ISL Fund Drive Closes: Largest Sum ever collected in Eight-Week Push, by Yetta Barsh
- [Scoreboard]
Labor ’Scope
- Coal Industry Slump Forces Miners to Strike for Job Security, by Gerry McDermott
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Buckmaster and Bass, from R.L.F.
- Response, by Ed.
- Farrell Objects on Wright Interview, from James T. Farrell
- [Response], by Ed.
- Policy on Indonesia, from Jack Brad Philly UE Local Enforces a 5-Day Week by Picketing over Weekends Editorials Palaver in Paris
Cardinal Spellman Abuses Call for Full Religious Freedom, by Philip Coben
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
- World Federalism in the Student Field
- Section of Student Membership Dissatisfied
- Social-Democratic Sad Sacks on Campus
- Socialist Youth League Tour
- SYL Educational Bulletin
Tanmalaka: Indonesian Republicans Murder Socialist Leader, by Jack Brad
Underground Confab Meets in Spain, from La Batalla
CP Defense on Anti-Semitism Flops, by Al Findley
Profit-Sharing Is a Speedup Plan, by William Barton
“Democrats” at Work
Vol. 13 No. 27, 4 July 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
UAW’s Militant Policy in Jeopardy
Walter Reuther (photo)
- UAW, Reuther and Political Action
- Emil Mazey (photo)
Truman Aide Says Rent Freeze Is Over – Landlords Get “Fair Deal”!
Illegalities in NMU Vote May Annul Referendum, by N. Gaden
Chinese CP Developing New Coalition and New Bureaucratic Ruling Clique, by Jack Brad
- [Map of China]
UAW Local Proposes That CIO Run Labor Candidate for N.Y. Mayor, by Dan Small
Cal. Farm Strike Goes into Second Year! National Farm Union Growing in State
Broyles Commission Witchhunters Rampage Against Academic Freedom, by Leon Del Monte
34 Weeks
It’s Them Needs It
With the Independent Socialist League
Tout Tip
Readers Take the Floor ...
- Home of the Brave, from Scott Byer
- [Reply], by Ed.
Editorials
- Don’t Let the CP Carry Ball for Civil Liberties!
Norman Thomas’ SP Tries to Dodge on A-Pact, Give it Shamefaced Support
Sparks in the News
- Confession
- Numismatic Note
- Lowdown
- Funeral Eulogy
Cal. ‘Anti-Subversive’ Tenney Bills Would Subvert Democratic Rights, by Gordon Haskell
Sen. Taft: Please Note!
Justice Triumphs
SP Pushes for Merger with SDF
UAW Proud Democratic Tradition Under Attack, by Abe Miller
Labor ’Scope
- Labor Control of Production Is Needed to Fight Speedup
Ohio Labor Notes
- Ohio Legislature Kills FEPC Bill; W&S Strike Weakened by Scabbing, by Joe Clark
Vol. 13 No. 28, 11 July 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
End Berlin Strike Under Pressure; Expect Reprisals, by V. Jensen
RDR Conference Affirms Stand Against War Blocs
Senate Government by Injunction Vote: Challenge to Labor, by Susan Green
Bell UAW Strike Ranks Solid, Company Arrogant, by Michael Ferris
What’s at Stake in Witch Hunt? by William Barton
CP Leader Faces Trial in Israel, by Ed Findley
Union Busting Scheme Makes No Headway Against UE Singer Local, by A. Winters
Bolivia Witnesses Intense Social Drama, by Juan Robles
Labor ’Scope
- Industry Stand on ’49 Contract Poses Question for Labor, by Ben Hall
- Ohio Lesson: Strike Breaking by Injunction, by Joe Clark
Word of Cheer
Press Manager’s Press Action, by Joseph Roan
This Is Rich
Books Received
News on Poland: Anti-Catholic Drive Is On; Exile Government in Crisis, by A. Rudzienski
Youth and Student Corner, by Don Morgan
- The U. of C.’s Politics Club
- Developing a Broad Socialist Club
- Radical Anti-Stalinist Force in Campus Life
UAW Proud Democratic Tradition Under Attack, by Abe Miller
Perjury Is NOT the Real Issue in Bridges Case, by Gordon Haskell
Vol. 13 No. 29, 18 July 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
UE District 1 Council Raps Strikebreaking by ALL Governments, by Frank Harper
Truman Report Cheers Profiteers; CIO Proves Case for Wage Boost, by Jack Brad
Reuther Slate Wins; Ranks Down Proposal for Biennial Convention
- Keynoter – Walter Reuter
Britain Decrees Scab Emergency to Break Strike, by Sam Feliks
- Labor Leader? – Clement Attlee (cartoon), by Carlo
Russia Reported Deporting Jews to Siberia, by Al Findley
- Waiting for Corpses?
O’Dwyer Still in N.Y. Mayoralty Race; Marcantonio-Connolly Feud Splits ALP, by William Barton
ISL Speaks for WP at Regents Board Fineberg Bill Hearing
Defense Dept. Fingers UE Activists at RCA! by Frank Harper
With the Independent Socialist League
Press Manager’ Press Action, by Joseph Roan
Readers Take the Floor ...
- Indonesia Policy, from R. Magnus
Civil War in Korea, by Jack Brad
London Letter, by George Stone
- Workers Are Victims of Market Race
- A Lesson Mr. Attlee Had Better Learn
State Anti-Labor Laws Repealed
An Urgent Need
Anti-Labor Despotism in Stalin Legal Code, by Robert Magnus
- Out of Their Own Mouths ...
Vol. 13 No. 30, 25 July 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
N.Y. Regents Hold Quicky Hearing on ‘Subversives’
Reuther Controls UAW Convention but Delegates Uneasy at Trends, by Ben Hall
37 Weeks
London Letter: Attlee Supports Employers’ Case in Dockers’ Strike, by George Stone
Payoff on Strategy: Labor Gives Up Full Fight on T-H, by Jack Brad
Liberal Party in Repub Fusion Move
- Decide to Support Newbold Morris in United Slate for Mayoralty Race, by William Barton
- Henry Wallace (cartoon), by Carlo
- ALP Gambles on Marcantonio
ADA President and Republican Boss Expose Each Other in Philly Debate, by Frank Harper
Press Manager’s Press Action, by Joseph Roan
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Correction – I, from Frank Harper
- Correction – II, from M.G.
- – And Boo Too, from L.
- [Response], by Ed.
- PAC vs. Bridge Steal, from IUMSWA Member
Editorials
- Stalinist Fingerman
- On Apologetics
World Politics
- Bolivian Labor Squeezed Between Capitalist and CP Reactionaries, by Juan Robles
Freudian Economics, by John Barnes
Showing the Dangeer of Thinking on an Empty ... Stomach
Sparks in the News
- Class Angle
- International Advice
- Consistency
- Accounting for Hoover
- Hartley: Fascist
Vol. 13 No. 31, 1 August 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
What Is Missing in N.Y. Labor Politics (cartoon), by Carlo
Liberal Party’s Capitalist Politics Leads to Split over N.Y. Election, by S. Pitt
- Runs Liberal Party – Into Blind Alley: David Dubinsky (photo)
- Antonini for O’Dwyer (photo)
Guerrilla Opposition Against CP Makes News in Rumania and China
Truman Arms Bill Raises Temperature of Cold War
NAACP Convention Plans Civil Rights Struggles, by Kate Leonard
An Editorial
Shachtman Lecture Draws Hundred to Confrontation Forum
Bad Weather Hits New York City – Economically Speaking at Any Rate
Truman’s Plea for Faith in Economic System Ignores Capitalism’s Sole Faith: Profits, by Gordon Haskell
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
That’s the Army
British Labor Official Asks Jailing of COs
And Fire When Ready
Russian Underground Fighters Tell of Continuing Resistance in Ukraine
World Politics
- Discussion: Towards a Socialist Program on Britain’s Economic Squeeze, by William Barton
British Trotskyists Dissolve RCP, Enter Labor Party as Left Wing
- [Statement], by J. Haston
With the Independent Socialist League
Press Manager’s Press Action, by Joe Roan
Independent Socialism and ‘Subversive’ Lists, by Hal Draper
Sparks in the News
- Call for Button-Pusher
- Ye See
- War Criminal
- Sensitive Scabs
- Truth Is Stranger
- Land of Bilk and Money
- Good Will
Vol. 13 No. 32, 8 August 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Dirt Flies in ALP Split; Connolly Paper Bares Marcantonio Bossism
Truman Brags About Super-Bomb; U.S., Britain Vie on Ore
- Super A-Bomb: what’s It For?
Churchill-Bevin Spat Tells How FDR Decided a Life-and-Deqath Issue, by V. Jensen
Report Jewish Editors Purged in Stalin Zones, by Ed Findley
CP ‘Refutes’ Slave-Labor Charge – It’s Not ‘Forced’, It’s ‘Compulsory’!
Negro Loyalty Hearing Proves a Flop, by Kate Leonard
Bad Timing for Steel Tycoons
Are They Building Labor’s Political Machine?
- N. Calif. PAC Hampered by fight with Stalinists; LLPE Active
- The Next Step – NOW: Organize Rank and File in PAC!
- Buffalo PAC Run by Top Officials; Defeated Plan for Democratic Setup
- What NOT to Do: Reading’s SP Trying to Substitute Itself for Independent Labor Party
- N.J. Labor Tied to Democratic Party but Signs of Independence Growing
- Maryland PAC Speeds Local Organization; Workers angry at LLPE Okay of Tydings
Hold Your Nose!
Definition, from St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tapping the Wall St. Wire, by Jack Ranger
Army Jim Crow, by James M. Fenwick
- Brass Hats Stall, but Needs of Cold War Will Mean Change
- Little Moral Fervor Involved
- “Grand conspiracy” or Capitalist Trend? Labor ’Scope
- CMD, Small UAW Grouplet, Forced to Recognize Its Thesis Is Wrong, by Ben Hall
Sparks in the News
- Bohn-er
- No Offense, Neighbor
- All Wet
Jewish PEN Club Queries Russian Embassy on Purged Writers’ Fate, by Daniel Davidson
Ohio Labor Notes
- Negro Postal workers suspended in witchhunt; Union Charges Bias, by Joe Clark
Essay on Reforms
Press Manager’s Press Action, by Joseph Roan
Vol. 13 No. 33, 15 August 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
U.S. White Paper Writes Finis to Futile Policy in China, by Jack Brad
- Dumped by Washington – Chiang Kai-Shek (cartoon), by Carlo
Truman Pushes Arms Bill; Independent Wester Union Is Europe’s Need, by Emanuel Garrett
Israeli Government Plays Politics with Arab Problem, by Al Findley
UAW Prepares for Action at Ford; Ranks in Fighting Mood, by Walter Jason
N.Y. Liberals OK Wagner; Fusion Upset, by William Barton Timely Reminder
Sees Spellman Trying to Collect Reward for Vatican Aid in Europe, by Mike Stevens
Freudian or Titoist?
Stalinist President of UE Beaten in Home Local Ballot on Delegates
You’re Excused – For the Language
Byrd Lay eggs
Books Received
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- CIO Representation, from Gordon Haskell
- UAW Convention, from Tom Conley
- [Reply], by Ed.
Ohio Labor Notes
- AFL Accused of Violent Tactics in Fight Against Rival Lewis Union, by Joe Clark
Book Review
- Novel Explores Theme of Negro GIs in Germany, by James M. Fenwick
World Politics
- Imperialism, Ousted from Asia, Turns to Africa for Green Pastures, by Frank Ridley
U.S. Licenses Pro-Nazi German Book
U.S. White Paper Depicts Kuomintang Collapse, by Jack Brad
- Pat and Joe: Not a Funny Story
Congressmen See Philly Slum Area, by Karl Craig
The Ineffable FBI
Vol. 13 No. 34, 22 August 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
5 Percent Is for Small Fry
- Millions Spent by ‘Legal’ Lobbyists Is at New High
German Vote Rejects Both Western Occupation an CP
- Kurt Schumacher: German Social Democratic Leader (cartoon)
- U.S. Has ONE Friend in Germany
Huge Strike Demonstration in Buffalo Stops Belol Scabs Cold
Ober Witchhunt Law Is Declared Unconstitutional by Maryland Court
Singer Strike Still Solid Despite Bid by Company to Break Ranks, by A. Winters
- Not Fit to Print?
Shachtman, Brad Headline Education Side of SYL Camp
White Man’s Burden
Jim Crow AMA Makes ‘Friendly’ Gesture – But Negro Doctors Cool to Anti-Health-Bill Plea, by Kate Leonard
Labor ’Scope
- Big Steel Flouts Steel Workers’ Demands; Murray Depends on Fair Deal, by L. Shields
“With Liberty and Justice for All”
Readers Take the Floor ...
- On Spellman, from Norman Johnstone
Ohio Labor Notes
- Fatwick Pickets Jailed; Negro P.O. Workers’ Protest Gains Support, by Joe Clark
Pros and Cons: A Discussion Corner, by Eugene Keller
Movie Review
- The Fountain Head; Fascist Theme in a Miserable Film, by Hal Draper
World Politics
- Just How Free Are the Free Elections in Austria Going to Be? by George Maranz
“Nobody Knows ...”
5 Percenters: It Takes Two to Make a Deal, by Gordon Haskell
Footnote on the White Man’s Burden
Who’s Fostering Pro-Nazism in Germany?
Sparks in the News
- Horatio Alger Touch
- B for Bureaucracy
- Passage to Barbarism
- Strictly from Hunger
- Perfectly Frank
- Working Both Ends
- Grave Subject
- Means the Same Thing
AMG-Press Campaign on German Vote Counsels People to Bow the Head
U.S. Court of Appeals Minority Says Subversive List Is ‘Defamatory’
‘Japanese Spy’ Scare Was a Fake
Press Manager’s Press Action, by Joseph Roan
Vol. 13 No. 35, 29 August 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Tito-Stalin Propaganda War Flares into High as U.S. Grants Aid to Yugos, by Hal Draper
CP Is Preparing for Split from CIO; Dodd Tells Stalinist Plans
- Harry Bridges – Will He Split from CIO? (cartoon), by Carlo
- Dodd in the Manger
Stalinist Leaders in Singer Strike Fear CIO’s Aid, by A. Winters
UAW Strikers Show Bell Brand-New Kind of ‘Back-to-Work’ Movement, by Michael Ferris
Steel Union Reps Prove Workers Have Not Shared in Record Profits, by Susan Green
Canny Retort
Deportation of Jews from Russian Border Areas Confirmed by Israeli Dispatches, by Al Findley
Will Tom Clark Refuse to Take One of His Own Loyalty Oaths?
Keep It Clean!
Moulton Report Proves Possibility of Plenty for All – in a Sane Social System, by Gordon Haskell
Labor ’Scope
Readers Take the Floor ...
- Berlin’s Crisis, from F.N.
Against Company Rule
Excelsior!
Youth and Student Corner, by Eugene Bartel
- Academic Freedom at Issue in Brooklyn College
- Stalinists Sought Martyrdom
- Student Council Capitulated
- Administration Feeling Its Oats
World Politics, by Henry Judd
Hoover: Back at the Old Apple Stand, Peddling Reactionary Politics, by Larry O’Connor
Here’s Info for SYL Summer Camp
New Change in Stalinist Line Is Due in China, by Jack Brad
Ohio Labor Notes
- Cleveland UE Local Elects Anti-CP Delegates to National Convention, by Joe Clark
Philly UE Riled by Daily Worker Lie Switches to Support of Kelly Slate, by Frank Harper
Myth Dies Hard
Vol. 13 No. 36, 5 September 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City
EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
O’Dwyer’s Scabherding in Bus Strike ‘Repays’ Quill Support
U.S. Aid to Tito Grows; Cominform Heads Meet to Plan Counterattack, by Hal Draper
- Who’s on Top? Tito (photo), Stalin (cartoon)
‘Remote Control’ Invites Gougers to Lift Rents, by William Barton
Robeson Meet Broken Up by KKK, Vets; Cops Play ’Possum
- [Cartoon], by Seamen
(Hot) Air Record
Medical Trust Find ‘It Pays to Advertise’ in Press-Bribing Deal
Law and Order
SYL Summer School Schedules Six Lectures by Max Shachtman
UAW Workers Give GM Fisher Body Bosses a Lesson in Labor Solidarity, by Joe Hauser
Ohio Labor Notes
- Purge Board Says “Not Required to Prove Anything” in P.O. Case, by Joe Clark
Press Manager’s Press Action, by Joe Roan
For Free Riders
Anti-Marxist Dept.
Readers of Labor Action Takes the Floor ...
- SWP retails Stalinist Line in Pittsburgh UE, slandering Rank-File Group, from Gerald McDermott
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
- CP Sets Up New Youth Front after YPA’s Demise
- Why Another Venture?
- “Confession” of a Young Intellectual
- The Victim Crawls
World Politics
- After the German Elections: Who Will Seize the Initiative?, by Eugene Keller
Stalinazism: Latin American CPs Aim at Coalition with Native Nazis, by Juan Rey
Issue in Steel Hearing: Profits vs. Needs, by Susan Green
The Wetbacks: Mexican Labor in U.S. Exploited by Yellow-Dog Peonage System by Hazel Whitman
Plunder in South Africa Hit by WDL Slave-Labor Hearing, by Sam Feliks
Sparks in the News
- Fast Work
- Bad Taste
- News Fit to Print
- It Takes Genius
- Man of Distinction
- Rights and Things
Books Received
Vol. 13 No. 37, 12 September 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
3-Cornered Fight Looms in NMU Around Curran Regime, by N. Gaden
U.S. Wants Solution to Dollar Crisis by Hard Squeeze on Workers, by Henry Judd
- Ready to Bargain – Bevin (cartoon)
Fascist Terrorism at Peekskill Threatens Free Speech for All!
Rent Control Murder Case: Facts Point to Guilty, by Susan Green
Rubber Workers Strike at Goodrich; Company Seeks to Smash Union Gains, by E.J. McLain
Scientists Say Witchhunt System Kills Both Science and Democracy
Five Cents an Hour in Dixieland Hit by Judge, Upheld by Congress
Horse̱s Mouth
Polish CP Uses ‘Statified’ Unions to Attack Workers’ Wage Standards, by A. Rudzienski
Last Call for Customers: SYL’s Summer Camp Starts on the 11th
- Here’s Info for SYL Summer Camp
Press Manager’s Press Action, by Joe Roan
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Israeli Policy, from L. Shields
Three Lines on Tito: Footnote on Politics, by Hal Draper
Tom Clark Gets Bipartisan Promotion for Witchhunting, by Eugene Martell
- Clark’s Heir for Thought Control
UAW and Reuther
Tale of 3 Countries
KKK Gets New Race-Hate Merchant, by Bill Hickman
U.S. Occupation Puts Hitler’s Business Tycoons Back in Power in Germany
- Allies Dismantle German Industry on Fake Plea of Ending War Power
- Dismantling by Bayonet
Vol. 13 No. 38, 19 September 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Steel Union Retreat Weakens Fourth-Round CIO Wage Campaign, by Susan Green
- Philip Murray (cartoon), by Carlo
UE-CIO Unity Is Threatened by Stalinist Split Maneuvers
Curran Abuses Democracy at NMU Convention, by R. Gaden
UAW Bell Workers Resist Company Attempts to Break 14-Week Strike, by John Barnes
- Bell Plant Becomes Battlefield as Angry Pickets Chastise Scabs
$20 Million U.S. Loan Primes Tito in Struggle with Kremlin
Which Is Worse?
Ohio Labor Notes
- Taft Opens Election Drive to Justify Anti-Labor Law, by Joe Clark
Left, Right Center – Vivid Book on Political Groups in U.S. Labor, by Frank Harper
Sparks in the News
- It’s Obvious
- End Quote
- Eye Opener
UAW and Reuther
Revolt in Bolivia, by J. Rey
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
How Come? Saw Towns in Ruins – And Factories Untouched by Bombs, by George Maranz
Can It Be the End of a Beautiful Friendship? Wallace Tells Stalinist ALP Machine He Won’t Run for Senate, by Jack Brad
- [Wallace] (cartoon), by Carlo
U.S.-British Conference Ends with Dollar Crisis Unsolved, by Henry Judd
Fellow Traveling Intellectuals Seen Bucking Dictation from French CP
Election Campaign in New York Promises Plenty of Mud, but Little Enlightenment, by William Barton
With the Independent Socialist League
Skoglund Deportation Stopped by Decision of Immigration Tribunal
Turnabout
Vol. 13 No. 39, 26 September 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Curran Plan for NMU Purge Loses as Convention Defeats Steamroller, by N.R. Gaden
British Cut Pound, Bow to U.S. Demand, Place New Burden on Labor, by Stewart Pitt
UE Leaders Carry Split Motion at Convention
Steel Workers Face Hard Battle to Win Pensions, Other Demands, by Susan Green
SYL Scores Success in Camp School
UAW Takes First Step to Organize Unemployed
Use Rajk Confession Trial to Smear Tito as Agent of Western Imperialism, by Hal Draper
Urban League Convention Continues Tepid Resistance to Jim Crow, by Kate Leonard
Ford Hails Strike
What Devaluation Means to the British, by Henry Judd
Split in Ranks of Mapam Threatened by Its Pro-Stalinist Orientation, by Ed Findley
A Socialist Portrait of Reuther and the UAW, by Max Shachtman
Kerensky: At It Again, by A. Rudzienski
Movie Review
- Lost Boundaries Packs a Punch, but Misses Fire as Social Study, by Dan Shelton
Books for Germany: Help Build Socialism!
More Reviews Praise Book on UAW, Chrysler Local Paper Boosts It
Labor ’Scope
- Discussion: A Criticism of Murray’s Acceptence of Decision in Steel, by Ken Hillyer
- Take Your Choice
Correction
Minority Resolution at UE Confab Scores Leaders’ Do-Nothing Record
Vol. 13 No. 40, 3 October 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
NMU Independents Gear to Take Fight to Rank and File, by N.R. Gaden
On the Tightrope – Tito (cartoon)
U.S. Loses Monopoly on A-Bomb; Arms Race in Super-Weapons Looms, by Emanuel Garrett
- — And Then There Were Two (cartoon), by Carlo
Yugos Adopt New Role in UN, Hit 1936 Purges, by Hal Draper
Now It’s Told: Anti-Note Shot ‘In King’s Name’, from Socialist Leader
Bell Strikers reject company Move to Break Union, Tighten Up Ranks, by Michael Ferris
Russia Has Bomb – What’s Next as Second Stage of Cold War Opens? by Henry Judd
- — And Then There Were None
Medical Lobby Goes in for Smear Politics
CP Leaders Out to Rule or Ruin Opposition UE Local in Chicago, by Eli Mallett
A Slow Boat to Truman
Books Received
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Ways Out for Israel, from Al Findley
- Yearly on the Vigil ..., from Kate Leonard
Bolivian Pendulum: Stalin-Nazi Putsch Loses, Dictatorship Threat Grows, by Juan Rey
In Memory of Heroes: Warsaw’s Three Insurrections During War, by A. Rudzienski
News from Nigeria: Heart of Africa Stirs Against British Rule, by Okabo
Ford Local Says Howe-Widick Book on UAW Is ‘Best Analysis Yet’
Newest Biography of Stalin Gives a Balanced Portrait, by R. Fahan
Sees Titoism as Fuse for Explosion of Balkan Powder Magazine in War, by A. Rudzienski
Mixed Economy
Fantastic
Then and Now
Vol. 13 No. 41, 10 October 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
UAW Men Disappointed by Contract with Ford, by Walter Jason
Why Big Steel Forced a Strike: Aims to Revive Taft-Hartleyism, by Susan Green
UAW Charges Wall Street Uses Bell Strike to Test New Bust-Union Plan
Big Steel and Bell Test New Anti-Labor Drive
Air-Bombing of Bell Strikers, Attacks on Women, Fail as Labor Aid Pours In
Puerto Rican’s Bitter About U.S.’s ‘Conscription Without Representation’
Associated Press Is Still Anti-Labor
Shachtman Reports on Europe’s Socialist Movement to Over 250
Steel Strike Raises Some Basic Issues in Militant Unionism and Class Politics, by Gordon Haskell
Labor ’Scope
Buffalo UE Local Gets Report on Split Fight
U.S. Tax Gimmick Subsidizes Lobby for Reactionaries
Philly ISL Forum Series Launched by Howe Lecture on UAW Trends
Tito’s “Left Wing”: Fossil Trotskyists Whitewash Tito Regime, by Hal Draper
Book Review
- Schlesinger’s “Vital Center” and the Case for Liberalism, by Stan Grey
Ukrainian Refugees: Revive Political Tendencies in DP Camps and Canada, by A. Rudzienski
Michigan CIO and Briggs-UAW Organs Recommend Howe-Widick Book Warmly
Economic Snags and Purges Haunt Stalinist Power Behind the Iron Curtain, by Hal Draper
Vol. 13 No. 42, 17 October 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
$ecurity (cartoon)
Navy Chiefs Charge Publicly U.S. Planning War by Terror and Mass Civilian Slaughter
- “No One in Washington Wants to Tell the People,” Says Correspondent
House Bill to Expand Social Security Was Won by Strikes, by Emanuel Garrett
Dewey’s Fact-Finding Board Is a Maneuver for Bell Corp., by Michael Ferris
France Faces New Wave of Strikes for Workers’ Demands, by Saul Berg
The Civil Rights Picture – 1949, by Kate Leonard
Army Invades Washington Schools with ‘ Cadet Corps’ Military Program, from Labor
S.F. Bay Area Notes
- East Bay AFL Declares War on Raiding by Beck, Teamster Czar, by Arlene Williams
UE Westinghouse Local in Philly Backs Pro-CP Slate by Close Vote, by Frank Harper
Four Freedoms for America! (cartoon), by Carlo
- Help Wanted: White Only (cartoon), by Carlo
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- A London Letter Reports on the Debate on Devaluation in the British House of Commons, from Ken Eaton
Warren’s “Classes”: Prof. Describes Society à la Cholly Knickerbocker, by Hal Draper
Stalinism Is Not Socialism! signed by Harry Fleischman (for Socialist Party), Max Shachtman (for Independent Socialist League) & August Claessens (Social Democratic Federation, in a personal capacity)
Sparks in the News
- Good Indian?
- Too Many Dummies
- ‘Blood and Guts’ Hook
- With Bated Breath
- A Brief Essay on Capitalism
- Austerity
- This and That
More Reviews Praise Howe-Widick
China Stalinists Set Up New State, by Jack Brad
Farmers Prosperous? 80 Per Cent Are in the Same Boat as Labor, by Mike Stevens
Quality of Mercy
God, Inc.
Quiet Steel Strike Contrasts with Bell Violence; City Council Pins Responsibility on Corporation
Vol. 13 No. 43, 24 October 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
A Blow to Democracy, a Gift to the Kremlin, by Max Shachtman
CP Unions Get Ready to Split from CIO as Convention Nears, by Ben Hall
Lewis Asks Joint Labor Fund to Aid Steel Strike, by Susan Green
Discontent Spreads in UAW ranks Against Ford contract Provisions, by Walter Jason
Battle of the Pentagon Reflects Clash over Methods, Aims in U.S. Imperialism, by Stewart Pitt
N.Y. Election Campaign Compounded of Dirty Politicking and Confusion, by William Barton
S.F. Bay Area Notes
- Green Backs Beck but Bay Area AFL Stands Behind Retail Clerks, by Arlene Williams
Ohio Labor Notes
- Defy Ohio-Kentucky District Chiefs, Install Anti-Stalinist Slate in UE, by Joe Clark
Capture of Canton Will Test Ability of Chinese CP to Stabilize Regime, by Jack Brad
World Politics
Hear, O Stalin!
Safety
Richard Wright, Famed Negro Novelist, Sends Message Backing Colonial Congress
- From Four Continents They Came – United Against Imperialist Powers
Smith Gag Act Won – Democracy Lost, by Wyatt Lee
- A Lesson in ‘Objective Reporting’
Fog Over Progress, from N.Y. Times
Farm Equipment–UE Merger Set; Casts Light on CP Plans in CIO, by Ken Hillyer
Singer Workers Retreat After Long Strike; CP Local Leaders Blamed, by A. Winters
Vol. 13 No. 44, 31 October 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Build a Labor Party! (cartoon), by Carlo
It’s Tough Going for Strikes Today: What’s CIO’S Answer?, by Ben Hall
- Convention Faces Challenge to Knit Labor Front Against Boss Offensive, by Emanuel Garrett
Detroit NAACP Wars on Restaurant Jim Crow, by Lou James
Cast a Socialist Protest Vote in the New York Election!
French SP, CP Lose Hold on Labor as Government Crisis Deepens, by Saul Berg
N.J. Loyalty Oath Killed by Court
Navy Men Blasted Strategic Bombing – When They Failed to Get Their Share, by Sam Feliks
- Battle of Pentagon Is Conflict over Strategy of Slaughter in Third World War, by James M. Fenwick
Readers Take the Floor ...
- Army vs. Navy, from Henry Judd Unspoiled Natives, from London Daily Express Books Received Pensioning a Dream: What’s Happened to the Horatio Alger Legend? by Stan Grey World Politics
- Nehru visits United States: A Profile of India’s Govdernment Leader, by Henry Judd
John Dewey at 80: Salute to a Genuine Liberal and a Courageous Intellectual, by R.F.
Kostov and Tito: Yugos Back Up GPU Charge against Purged “Titoist”, by Jacques
Books for Germany: Help Build Socialism!
CIO News, National Organ, Boosts UAW and Reuther by Howe-Widick
Sparks in the News
- Tito Doesn’t Know
- The War’s Over, from Business Week Magazine
- Going to the Dogs, from N.Y. Times
Judge Medina versus Judge Holmes on “Clear and Present Danger” Doctrine, by Stan Grey
Ohio Labor Notes [should be S.F. Bay Area Notes]
- Beck Defeated in East Bay Raidings; Employers Sign Up with the Clerks, by Arlene Williams
Calamity Judd
Marxist Atoms
Portrait of Steel Workers’ Rally: There’s No Talk of Quitting Fight, by Mike Stevens
Vol. 13 No. 45, 7 November 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
Hoffman Warns Europe to ‘Integrate’ Economy, by Sam Adams
Murray Takes Burocratic Road to Purge CP Gang in CIO, by Walter Jason
- Steel Settlement Strengthens Murray; Relations with Reuther Strained, by Walter Jason
- Smash Stlinism? – Yes! Political Purge? – NO!
- Sidelights on CIO Convention
Bell Strikers Go Back; to Fight Case of 22, by Michael Ferris
Titoism Infiltrates the French CP
Western Union Makes Brazen Bid for 100% Monopoly on U.S. Funds
GOP Offers a Red Herring to Philly Voters, by Karl Craig
KKK, Out in Open in Florida, Appeal to “Good” Jews and Negroes, by Stetson Kennedy
State Vet Bonus in Pennsylvania to Be Voted On
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Danger – Hack at Work! from P.J.
- Third View, by James M. Fenwick
Cripps on Devaluation, from The Choice for Britain, by Stafford Cripps
Silver Lining: Economist Sees Cold War as a Boon to Capitalism, by Hal Draper
Howe, Dudley Debate Labor Party at U. of C. Politics Club
Sparks in the News
- Going to the Dogs, from Congressional Record
- Boon, from N.Y. Daily News
- The Gentlemen Agree
- What Page D’Ye Read? from N.Y. Times
- Tested in Siberia
- Arithmetic Lesson
- Pick Any Negro, from Industrial Worker
- Has Heel a Soul?
Ilya Ehrenburg Peglerizes America
Series of Chicago Lectures by Howe Includes Radio Forum, SYL Meetings
UAW Local 7 Paper Calls Howe-Widick Book ‘Masterpiece’
AMA’s Campaign Against ‘Compulsory’ Health Program Reeks of Hypocrisy, by Kate Leonard
Cal. ACLU Warns Against Witchhunt, Offers Legal Protection to Victims, by Gordon Haskell
Rights Cases Up to Supreme Court
Vol. 13 No. 46, 14 November 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
ECA Plan for Union of Europe Bogs Down, by Mary Bell
Russian General, Blood of Warsaw on His Hands, Heads Polish Army
It’s CIO vs. CP – Split Raises Basic Issues of Unionism
DeGaullists Lose Heavily, CP Holds in French Vote, by Saul Berg
- Georges Biddault (photo)
Pot-and-Kettle Campaign in N.Y. City Elects O’Dwyer; Davis Snowed Under
- Bulletin
Big 3 to Meet Again Over Germany, by Henry Judd
The Bell System
U.S. Steel Gets Its Signals Mixed
Free Enterprise
CP Control in Philly UE Losing as Many Locals Choose CIO, by Frank Harper
Jim Crow in Africa
Hypocrisy of Schizophrenia
S.F. Bay Area Notes
- Dave Beck Sets Up Scab Agency for Union-Busting Safeway Chain, by Arlene Williams
- California Growing – So Is Unemployment
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- “Lord, Lord, How This World Is Given to Lying!” – Shakespeare
Introduction, by Ed.
To the Editor of The Militant, from Saul Berg - On Nehru, from Scott Byer
Crisis Technique: Army Seeks to Reactivate Machinery of Conscription, from Conscription News
Fear of Titoism Holds Back Russian Tyranny in Polish Satellite – Up to Now, by A. Rudzienski
Sparks in the News
- $64, Please!
- Horrors!
- Non-Contributory, Too
- Smart Choice
The Big Stick: U.S. Blackjacking Cuba and Mexico for Bankers
NAM Organizes Propaganda Drive to Infiltrate Educational Systems, from Labor
In Memoriam: Polish Revolutionary Socialist Dies; Refused to Bow to Stalin, by A.R.
New French Cabinet Shifts to Right, by Philippe Richard
Opium Note, from Time
Setting an Example
One for the Museum
Footnote
Teaching Democracy to the Japanese
On the Ground Floor
With the Independent Socialist League
The Military Mind
Force and Violence
Vol. 13 No. 47, 21 November 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
UE Locals Voting for CIO as Fight for Control Rages
Russians Act to Clip Titoism in China; Spanish CP Cracks; Anti-Tito Purge On in Poland, by Max Shachtman
- Poland: Gomulka Denounced, Arrests Point to Confession Trials, by Abe Stein
- Spain: Catalan Party Chief Ousted as Nationalist, by Saul Berg
- “Friendship with the USSR Month” Is Over – So the Purge Can Go On
- Fischer, Draper Discuss Titoism at N.Y. Meeting
To Defend Democracy
Vicious Decisions of Dewey’s Board Soak Bell Strike Heads, by Michael Ferris
The International of Slanderers
Reuther Offers Program for Better GM Contract Than at Ford in 1950, by Walter Jason
GM Profits Hit New All-Time High; Vets Cash Refunds to Pay Debts
Next Week
UAW-Fair Deal Candidate for Mayor in Detroit Beaten in Racist Campaign, by Walter Jason
Readers Take the Floor ...
- Letter from Germany, from K.
Anti-Samson Law
CIO Gains in Philly UE, Still Faces Rough Going in Westinghouse Local, by Frank Harper
ACEWR to Hold Christmas Bazaar
Chaotic Fight as Stalinists Attempt to Block Ohio UE Trend in CIO, by Joe Clark
Peron’s in Trouble: Class Struggle Mounts in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, by Juan Rey
Tito Crisis Widens, Threatens Bases of Stalinist Rule in Eastern Europe, by A. Rudzienski
Sparks in the News
- SP Sits It Out
- Or the Mammoth Cave
- Distinction
- Story with a Point
- How to win Friends
Crisis in AVC: What’s Happened – and Why? from Labor Vets Bulletin
Sparks in the News
- Cash Deal
- Evils of Socialism
- Expose People’s Enemy
- Nice – for Hogs
- To the Pure ...
World Politics
- West Germans Taking Advantage of Struggles in Allied Occupation, by Eugene Keller
Labor Support Decisive in Electing Dems – But What Will Labor Get
Vol. 13 No. 48, 28 November 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
Joseph Roan
More UE Locals Join CIO; Carey Hits ACTU Power Bid
Curran Tries to Clamp Dictatorship over NMU; United Ranks Hold Hall, by N.R. Gaden
- ‘Don’t You Believe in Democracy?’ Asks Curran – Behind Cops’ Clubs
- Bulletin
French Rightist Unions Call General Strike; Anti-CP Unity Forms, by Saul Berg
New Issue of C.I. Due This Month
Cotton Pickers in Calif. Beat Associated Farmers
SP Says No More Campaigns, to Let Members Support Dems in Elections
- Ex-Candidate – Norman Thomas (photo)
Westinghouse UE Elects CIO Men, by Frank Harper
S.F. Bay Area Notes
- Anti-Stalinist Forces Win Election in S.F. Local of Bridges’ Union, by Arlene Williams
Labor ’Scope
- Why Gerard Urged Big Steel to Settle: Help Murray’s Hold on Men, by Gerald McDermott
- Magnates Pin a Label on Murray
I.F. Stone, Baldwin to Be Speakers at Rally for Kutcher Defense Case
With the Independent Socialist League
Sparks in the News
- Man Bites Dog
- Man Bites Dog – II
- Truth
Stalin’s Grand Duke: Will History repeat for Marshal Rokossovsky? by A Rudzienski
Unsolved RDR Crisis Brings Dissolution Demand in Paris
Hollywood vs. Jim Crow: A Negro Looks at Three Recent Films, by Arthur Winsten, from New York Post
- On Home of the Brave
- On Lost Boundaries
- On Pinky
Picture in Three Panels: Who’s Got the Welfare in the “Welfare State”, by Justin Stewart
Swedish Bull’s Eye
Books for Germany: Help Build Socialism!
Roughing It
Nailing the Newspaper Lies on NMU Meeting
U. of C. Regents Hedge on Academic Freedom, by A. Garber
Vol. 13 No. 49, 5 December 1949
Labor Action
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
ASSISTANT EDITORS:
Mary Bell
L.G. Smith
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
L.G. Smith
Spanish CP Heads Tagged as Titoist
Court Voids Feinberg Law – Unconstitutional
Independent Committee Formed to Investigate Curran Bossism
- Liberal Group Warns Curran to Ensure Union Democracy
- Statement by Independent Citizens Committee, signed by Norman Thomas, Dr. Robert Searle, Rev. Marshall L. Scott, Dorothy Day, George Rundquist & Albert Herling
Wash. Papers Reject Anti-A&P Advertisements
U.S., Russia Woo German Sentiment
- Bonn Conservatives Bar Schumacher, Socialist Leader, from Parliament
- Kurt Schumacher (cartoon)
Socialist Vote in New York Drops in Mayoralty Race
French Labor Stages General Strike, by Saul Berg
Let It Percolate Thru
Bulgarian Satellite Fuehrers Worried over Opposition in Coming Elections
Titoist Leaflets Forcecd Kremlin Hand in Spurring Polish Purge Campaign<(a>, by A. Rudzienski
Birthday Beating S. Africa Defies UN on Land Grab British Socialists Meet on European Unification Ben-Gurion on Pauker Books Received Titoism and Independent Socialism, by Hal Draper
World Politics
Whitewashing Nazis: Reply to SWP Apologetics for Bolivian Trotskyists, by Juan Rey
But the Horse Died: Can Price-Support Plan Save Nation from Slump? by Gordon Haskell
S.F. Paper Praises UAW-Reuther Book
IUE-CIO Gaining Further Ground in Philadelphia, by Frank Harper
Labor ’Scope
- Labor on Guard Against Abuse of Idle-Compensation and Pension Laws
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
- Student Federation Publishes Anvil, New Mag, by Toni Kleven
N.Y. CIO Council Supports Kutcher
Ohio Labor Notes
- Ohio Truck Drivers Break Bosses’ Resistance, Win Demands in Strike, by Joe Clark
Where Are All the Widows and Orphans?
Readers Take the Floor ...
- GM versus Ford, from Mason
- Season’s Greetings, from J.H.
Sparks in the News
- Who’s Corrupt?
- With Rents Sky-High
- Obviously ‘Subversive’
ACEWR Bazaar Offers Bargains to Aid European Workers’ Relief
Doing Well Thank You
Books for Germany: Help Build Socialism
Vol. 13 No. 50, 12 December 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
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EDITOR:
Hal Draper
ASSISTANT EDITORS:
Mary Bell
L.G. Smith
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
L.G. Smith
Curran Frames Independent Opposition Leaders in NMU, by N.R. Gaden
O’Dwyer Wants a Raise but Cuts Relief Checks
New CIO Electrical Union Convention Maps Plans, Line, by Gordon Haskell
AVC Fate Still Hangs in Balance After Confab, by R.L. Ferguson
Tito Stages Confession Trial to Hit at Russia, by Sam Feliks
Ex-GE Official Warns Danger of Monopoly Power
French Imperialism Ravages Algerian Villages to Terrorize Nationalists
European Intellectuals Protest Franco Terror, by Wilebaldo Solano
Israel-Jordan Peace Hung Up on Issue of Jerusalem, by Al Findley
Labor ’Scope
- Labor’s Gains Being Whittled; Now Is the Time to Organize a Labor Party
No More Second Fiddle, from Midwest Labor World & Labor Digest Newsletter
Truman OKs Anti-Jim Crow Housing Order, by Herman Sweets
Right – Dress!
Press Manager’s Press Action, by L.G. Smith
Just Envious
Spelling It Out
Russification at Peak in Rumania and Hungary
Sparks in the News
- Dog’s Life – I
- Dog’ Life – II
- One-Way Confusion
- Porkchop Morals, from N.Y. Times
Titoism and Independent Socialism, by Hal Draper
Militarization in America: Documented Study of Trends, by Philip Coben
Not in the Headlines
- Frats Get Brotherly
- Oregon Jim Crow
- Real Wages Down
- Rioghts of Man
- Papers for Sale
- They Like It
- Ford Making Out
- Gougers Stay Happy
- TB Color Line
Spanish Stalinist Leaders Publish Charges Against Catalan CP Head, by Ramon Puig
It Is Better to Give ...
Vol. 13 No. 51, 19 December 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City
EDITOR:
Hal Draper
ASSISTANT EDITORS:
Mary Bell
L.G. Smith
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
L.G. Smith
Europe Suspects M-Plan Strings
New Union World Body, Repudiating Stalinism, Faces Catholic Issue, by E. Garrett
Company Asks UAW to Write Witchhunt into Union Contract
UN Assembly Ends Talkfest but World’s Problems Remain, by Gordon Haskell
Constitutionality of Rent Law Upheld by Supreme Court
UN Settles Jerusalem – On Paper, by Al Findley
Doctors’ Trust Holds Powwow to Plan Attack on Health Insurance Program
Titoist Etaoin Shrdlu [_sic!_]
ILG Faces ‘Discipline’ for Supporting Morris, by Mary Bell
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
The Militarization of America, [by Philip Coben]
J. Parnell Thomas, Leading Patrioteeer and Witchhunter, Goes to Jail as Thief
Press Manager’s Press Action, by L.G. Smith
Titoism and Independent Socialism, by Hal Draper
Not in the Headlines
- ECA at Work, from Socialist Leader
- U.S. Deports, from WDL Bulletin
- Estonian Resistance
- In Norway’s CP
- Call the Dope Squad
- Home Front Casualties
- Storm Signal
- Child Labor
Kostov Repudiates Confession at Bulgarian Anti-Tito Trial, by Sam Feliks
Industrial Killer: Business Neglect Caused Donora Smog Disasters
The Army Is Willing
AMA War Chest
Gov. Warren’s Jobless Solution Delights Private Enterpreise, by A. Garber
UMW Pension Fund Improves Miners’ Lot, by George Bates
Liberal ‘Stalinophobia’ Weakened Fight on Feinberg Law, Helping CP Line, by Philip Coben
Vol. 13 No. 52, 26 December 1949
Labor Action
A Paper in the Interest of Socialism
Published weekly by the Labor Action Publishing Company in New York City
EDITOR:
Hal Draper
ASSISTANT EDITORS:
Mary Bell
L.G. Smith
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Hal Draper
Albert Gates
Emanuel Garrett
BUSINESS MANAGER
L.G. Smith
Atomic Project: Peace on Earth (cartoon), by Carlo
NMU Independent Group Pledges Hard Fight for Union Democracy
- Statement of Independent Caucus
Socialists in Italy Form New Party, by Saul Berg
“Welfare State” or Garrison State, by Mary Bell
- What’s Wrong with This Picture?
N.Y. City Relief Cut Is O’Dwyer’s Xmas Greeting, by Henry Ferret
Kostov Execution Oils Single-Party Election Farce in Bulgarian Vote, by Sam Feliks
Lest We Forget: Stalin’s Birthdays
Labor ’Scope
- On the Leadership of the New Union International, by Gordon Haskell
Readers of Labor Action Take the Floor ...
- Introduction, by Ed.
- To the Editor of the New Leader, from the Editor of Labor Action
Ohio Labor Notes
- Cleveland Purge Victims’ Appeal Denied by Postmaster General, by Joe Clark
Viet-Nam Leader for Neutrality in War
Press Manager’s Press Action, by L.G. Smith
CP Expels Zyromski
Hershey Likes His Job
Youth and Student Corner, by Julius Falk
World Politics
- Discussion: Socialist Policy and the Rearmament of the New Germany<, by Eugene Keller Titoism and Independent Socialism, by Hal Draper
Not in the Headlines
- Won’t Admit It
- I Confess
- Odd Hand of Justice
- Close Race
Books Received
1949 Index to Labor Action
- Explanatory Note
- [Introduction], by The Editor
Turncoat
Students vs. Jim Crow
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