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Vol. XVI No. 1, 7 January 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
An Editorial
- Avenge Harry Moore – End Jim Crow Terror!
George Clark on National Speaking Tour
Big Business Sees War or Crash Only Choice, by Art Preis
- Vast U.S. Army to Stay in Korea
- New Korea Revelations Expose Pentagon Lies
“Beg Pardon Sir – Seen Any Reds Around Advocating Force and Violence?” (cartoon), by Gray
Reaction Challenged by Socialist Workers Party, by George Lavan
SWP Opens 1952 Campaign
- Candidate for Mayor of Seattle Challenges ‘Anti-Subversive’ Law
- Petitions for Dobbs and Carlson Are Being Circulated in New Jersey
Ohio SWP Parley Maps 1952 Election Campaign
Challenges “Loyalty” Oath (photo)
More Speed Needed to Fulfill Fund by Jan. 15, by Reba Aubrey
- $18,000 Fund Scoreboard
Cleveland Chapter Of Negro Labor Council Founded, by Jean Simon
Stalinists Go All Out for “Big Five” Parley, by John G. Wright
The Militant Army
Egypt’s Fight for National Independence, by Charles Hanley
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- New Forms of Lynching
- 1952 Capitalist Outlook
- Art of Ignoring Facts
Does It Help Stalin? – The False Yardstick Used by Walter White, by Albert Parker
- Walter White (photo)
Communist Party at Lowest Ebb in Great Britain, by Our London Correspondent
Sam Adams and the American Revolution – 9
- The New Party, by Harry Frankel
ECA Balance Sheet, by Tom Conlan
Dr. DuBois Thanks for Help Given His Fight
Minnesota Groups Protest Firing of Negro Teacher
- Purged – Dr. Forrest O. Wiggins (photo)
Steel Wage Negotiations and U.S. Foreign Policy, by Harry Frankel
The Wage-Price Fable, by Thomas Raymond
A Letter from Mexico, from J. Santiago
Notes from the News
- Man of Principle
- More U.S. Aid to Franco
- Who Said That?
- Thinking of You
- Concentration Camps
- Chinese Territory Bombed
- “Dangerous” Art Teacher Fired
Road to Peace Pamphlet Sales Continue Steady
Clarke Tour Schedule
Vol. XVI No. 2, 14 January 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
An Editorial
- NAACP Urges Nationwide Work Stoppage
Big Money Backs Gen. Eisenhower
- Eisenhower (photo)
Steel Convention Flays Companies; Postpones Strike, by Harry Frankel
Victims of Another Undeclared War (cartoon), by Gray
Court Upholds $750,000 Taft-Hartley Act Penalty
Breitman to Run for U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Dobbs Asks 25 Groups to Combat Lynch-Violence
- Farrell Dobbs (photo)
Steel Convention Highlights
Behind the Steel Crisis, by M. Stein
- Postpone Steel Strike (photo)
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Tresca Memorial
[Editorials]
- Taxes and Prices
- Prison Camps – For Whom?
- Eisenhower and Labor
Bevan and the Laborite Left Wing, by Our London Correspondent
Fund Quotas Reached by 4 More Branches, by Reba Aubrey
- $18,000 Fund Scoreboard
Another TV Victim for the ‘Red Channels’ Mob, by Fred Hart
Sam Adams and the American Revolution – 10
- Insurrection! The Boston Tea Party, by Harry Frankel
The Negro Struggle
- International Solidarity, by Jean Blake
George Clarke Starts on Nat’l Speaking Tour
- Clarke Tour Schedule
Seattle SWP Candidate to Fight Judge’s Ruling on ‘Loyalty’ Oath
Graves for Mine Victims (photo)
C.E. Wilson and Mr. Dooley, by Jerry Warren
L.A. Housing Project Halted by Rent Hogs, by Louise Manning
James Kutcher to Speak on Purge at Boston Forums
Anti-U.S. Feeling Abroad Described by Pacifist, by George Lavan
Notes from the New
- Union Organizer Slain
- Opinion on Mao Regime
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- He Didn’t Mean That
- Truman Surpasses All Others
- Marked for Purging
- Rank and File Clean House
Vol. XVI No. 3, 21 January 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Big Brass Plan U.S. Forces for Indo-China War, by Art Preis
Defense Guards Are Formed as Bombing Outrages Continue
- SWP in N.Y. Campaigns on Moore Case
- Our Program to Stop Terrorism
Operation White House (cartoon), by Gray
Buffalo Cops Try to Disrupt George Clarke Meeting, by L. Jones
Truman Speech Shows Steel Case Prejudged, by Jerry Warren
Prudential Union Chief Tells Story of Strike, by George Lavan
Legless Veteran Tells Story of Purge to Mass. Forums
299 More
State of Union – ‘Full Steam’ to War, by David R. Morton
- Truman (photo)
An Ex-Attorney General on the Witch-Hunt (book review), by George Breitman
- Biddle (photo)
Fund Reaches 90% and Is Extended Two Weeks, by Reba Aubrey
- $18,000 Fund Scoreboard
The Cause of Lynch-Terror, by Albert Parker
Wm. Z. Foster: Past and Present, by John F. Petrone
Clarke Tour Schedule
[Editorials]
- Intimidation in Buffalo
- Truman’s “State of War”
V.I. Lenin’s True Political Doctrine, by John G. Wright
- Vladimir I. Lenin (woodcut)
- Gorki on Lenin
Sam Adams and the American Revolution – 11
- The Old Man, by Harry Frankel
The Negro Struggle
- “War for Democracy”, by Jean Blake
Seattle Free Speech Fight Gains Support, by Daniel Roberts
1,000 Minnesota Students Condemn Wiggins Firing
- Dr. F.O. Wiggins (photo)
Canvasser Finds It Easy to Get Dobbs’ Petitions, by Margaret Stewart
Comic Strip Culture
Insurance Company forced to Halt Jim-Crow Evictions
Notes from the News
- The General Wasn’t Speaking in General
- Source of Colonial Revolutions
- Propaganda Spigot
- Take Laws Lightly
- Daniel Renard
N.J. Unions Back Insurance Strike
Vol. XVI No. 4, 28 January 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Can’t Hold It Down (cartoon), by Gray
Negroes Defy Ku Klux Klan at NAACP Parley, by George Lavan
- Walter White (photo)
- Our Program to Stop Terrorism
- Unions, NAACP in L.A. Plan Joint Moore Protest
An Editorial
- Time for Action
Big Brass Is Reluctant to Make Korean Truce, by Joseph Keller
Clarke Predicts Workers’ Victory in Coming International Showdown
Justice Douglas Hits Witch-Hunt, Asia Policy, by Jerry Warren
N.Y. Dockmen Rooked by State Labor Board, by Frank Faber
Steel Locals Resist Provocations, by Cy Thomas
Truman’s New War Budget, by John G. Wright
- Truman (cartoon), by G.
Party Fund Campaign Reaches 93% of Quota, by Reba Aubrey
- $18,000 Fund Scoreboard
The Militant Army
Tunisian Masses Rise Against French Rulers
W. Walden, Old-Time IWW Militant, Does at Age of 62, by An Old Timer
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Clarke Tour Schedule
[Editorials]
- The “Dirty War”
- Let the People Decide!
- Douglas Changes His Tune
Italian Workers in Critical Plight, by Charles Hanley
- De Gasperi (cartoon)
Spellman’s Tour of the War Bases, by Art Preis
- Spellman (photo)
Sam Adams and the American Revolution – 12
- Unity and Revolution, by Harry Frankel
The Negro Struggle
- Let’s Look at the Record, by Jean Blake
Seattle Machinists Support SWP in Challenge of ‘Oath’
- Challenges Witch Hunters (photo)
- Roberts Discusses Civil Rights with Union Members, by Daniel Roberts
Briggs Votes Mass Action for Jobless, by Everett Kennedy
A Great Socialist Fighter, by Tom Conlon
Swedish Trotskyists Lash Anti-Labor Policy of Stockholm ‘Socialist’ Gov’t
Lessons of Flint Chevrolet Elections, by Emmett Moore
Notes from the News
- Big “Communist” Plot Nipped
- Right Attitude for Job
- Truth Irrelevant
- Nepotists
- Prisoners of Jim Crow
Vol. XVI No. 5, 4 February 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
U.S. Concentration Camps Denounced by AFL Leader
- McGrath (photo)
Joint Action Advocated in Moore Case, by William Yancey
U.S. Backs new Assault Against Colonial Peoples, by Art Preis
- Tories Planned It
It’s Better Without Butter! by Gray (cartoon)
No Neutrals in World Showdown, Says Geo. Clarke, by L. McMasters
Anti-Negro Terrorist Bombings Spread North
Myra Weiss Chosen as Los Angeles Candidate
More Unions Aid Kutcher’s Fight for Civil Rights
Egyptians Rise Against British Tyranny, by George Lavan
- Churchill (cartoon)
General Strike in Tunisia Against French Enslavers, by Charles Hanley
Slicing the War Dollar (photo)
Only One Week Left to Complete SWP Fund, by Reba Aubrey
- $18,000 Fund Scoreboard
War Budget Hits Labor with Record Tax Gouge, by John G. Wright
The Militant Army
Letters from Readers
- Church Property: For White Only, from Ruth Franklin
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- The Choice in Korea
- Politics and Concentration Camps
Current Lessons of Negro History, by Albert Parker
Truman Is Solely Responsible for Concentration Camps, Stone Shows
Sam Adams and the American Revolution: 13
- National Battleground – The Continental Congress, by Harry Frankel
The Miami Bombings, by Jerry Warren
Pickets Win Jim Crow Fight (photo)
Briggs Workers ton Take Strike Vote on Speedup, by Everett Kennedy
Court Decision Snarls ‘Loyalty Oath’ Fight
- Fight Witch Hunt by Write-in-Vote, Says D. Roberts
- Daniel Roberts (photo)
Mass Action Is Needed for Detroit Job Crisis
SWP Branches Report Progress on Road to Peace Sales Campaign
Notes from the News
- Insurance Co. Licked on Jim Crow Housing
- “He Was Such a Nice Man”
- CIO on the Air
- US Unpopular Abroad
- Author Meets the Critics
Vol. XVI No. 6, 11 February 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Cannon Stresses Role of SWP in 1952 Election, by James P. Cannon
- SWP Nat’l Secretary – James P. Cannon (photo)
Move to ‘Junk’ Price Control as Cost-of-Living Hits Peak
- No End in Sight, by Gray (cartoon)
District 65 to “Explore” Return to CIO
Why U.S. Marines Are Poised for Invasion of Egypt
Korea `Police Action’ Outlasts U.S. Fighting in First World War, by Art Preis
Clarke in Radio Debate with Minnesota Senator
Primaries are ‘Eyewash,’ Admits Truman, by George Breitman
Senate Committee Rules Out Ban on Filibustering
SWP Fund Sets Stage for 1952 Election Drive, by Reba Aubrey
- $18,000 Fund Scoreboard
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- Herald-Tribune’s Red Underground
Runaway Textile Mills Peril Union, by Thomas Raymond
British Troops in Egypt (photo)
Sam Adams and the American Revolution: 14
- From the Boston Tea Party to Concord and Lexington, by Harry Frankel
The Negro Struggle
- Negro History Week, by Jean Blake
Witch Hunters Plan Smear of UAW Local
Moore Protest Rally Gets Wide L.A, Backing, by Louise Manning
- Honor Moores in Florida (photo)
Negroes in South Refuse to Bow to Terrorism
Leon Sedov
Clarke Exposes U.S. War Drive in Minn. Meetings
SWP Hits Racist Charity in Akron
Milton Richardson (obituary)
- Milton Richardson (photo)
Notes from the News
- Soup Kitchens Again
- Insulting Racist Term
- Which Page of the N.Y. Times Do You Read?
- Afraid to Tell Truth
- Count Me Out
Clarke Tour Schedule
Vol. XVI No. 7, 18 February 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
U.S. Fears China Policy Discussion in Truce Talks, by Art Preis
- “Get the 40th Out of Korea”
Negroes Bombed, Jailed for Fighting Jim Crow
- Victim on Trial for Life Again in Fla. Frameup
- Seen Any Bomb Throwers Around Lately? by Gray (cartoon)
- ‘Law’ Used to Intimidate Foes of Bias, by Albert Parker
- L.A. Protest Rally Urged to Back Militant Program to End Terrorism, by Myra Tanner Weiss
FBI Frameup Methods exposed in Hawaii
SWP Election Campaign Underway in 3 States
Steel Baron Oppose ALL Union Demands, by Cy Thomas
Election Plans Mapped by SWP Convention in N.Y., by L. Scott
Anti-Imperialists Demonstrate in Tunisia (photos)
Letter from India on Nehru’s Policy
The Progressive Party – Strangest ’52 Spectacle
Mutual Aid Holds 32d Annual Affair
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- “A War Without Reason”
Point 4 Aim: Colonial Exploitation, by John G. Wright
- Egyptians Slain (photo)
Sternberg’s Study of Capitalist Decline, by Thomas Raymond (book review)
Mexican-Americans Hit by Police Brutality in L.A., by Fred Austin
Sam Adams and the American Revolution: 15
- Democracy and Revolution, by Harry Frankel
The Negro Struggle
- Jim Crow in the Unions, by Jean Blake
Steel Barons Sit In (photo)
SWP Sue Gov. Stevenson over New Election Law
- Irving Beinin (photo)
Akron SWP Denounces Big Realty Interests, by L. Cooper
Miracle in Milan, by Joan Farr (film review)
Ford Local 600 Resists Congress’ Witch Hunters
Briggs Local 212 Gains Victory in Speedup Fight
Regional Parley of Negro Council in San Francisco, by Walter Cremer
Roberts Blasts “Loyalty” Oath on Radio Interview in Seattle
Buffalo News Redbaits Union Editor
Clarke Tour Schedule
Vol. XVI No. 8, 25 February 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Senators Dodge Delegates to Civil Rights Meeting, by George Lavan
Calif. Stages Own Version of ‘Foley Sq.’, by E. Smith
Bosses Threaten ‘Get Tough’ Policy on Unions
- Dressed for the Occasion, by Gray (cartoon)
SWP Petition Off to Good Start in Penn.
- Clyde Turner (photo)
Textile Union to Take Strike Action, March 15
Wall St. Jittery at ‘Peace’ Rumor
Wm.E. Bohannon on N.J. Slate as House Candidate
Korea Discloses New “Pattern” of Warfare
Irvin Rejected Deal, Doomed to Die
How Ceylon Trotskyists Campaign
- Ceylon Trotskyist Rally (photo)
The American Way of Life
- The Other South
Mountain Spring Camp Building Burns Down
State Dept.’s Asia Policy Seeks to Destroy Chinese Revolution, by Joseph Keller
The Militant Army
Moore Case, Steel Fight Featured in Latest Fourth International
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- Another ‘Subversive’ List Case
George Washington’s Political Role in 1st American Revolution, by John F. Petrone (book review)
U.S. Scientist Exposes FBI Campus Snooping, from Science Doctor
CIO Leaders Say No to Work Stoppage, by Albert Parker
Akron Girls Home Drops Jim Crow, by L. Cooper
Sam Adams and the American Revolution: 16
- Civil War, by Harry Frankel
The Negro Struggle
- Bias and Bureaucracy, by Jean Blake
Students in Seattle Hear George Clarke, by Clara Kaye
Carried Dying Baby 9 Miles (photo)
Aitp, Rubber Workers in Detroit Area, by Everett Kennedy
Illinois Paper Blasts Law Being Challenged in the Courts by SWP
Cry the Beloved Country, by Milton Matthews (film review)
Johnstone Fired by Reuther to Pacify GM Ranks
Call Off Housing Authority Strike; ‘Mediation’ Promised, by Daniel Mason
Notes from the News
- Schuyler Strikes Out
- Daniel J. Tobin
- Ceylon is Openly Selling Rubber to China
- Three and a Half Million Farm Workers
- On Lincoln’s Birthday
- “I’ve heard a lot ...”
- Parallel
SWP Detroit Meeting Holds Rousing Celebration of Negro History Week, by Jean Simons
Clarke Tour Schedule
Vol. XVI No. 9, 3 March 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Asian and Latin American People Spurn U.S. ‘Aid’
Son Died in Needless War, Says Mother, Rejecting Medal, by Art Preis
- “Too Many People Are Asking Why We’re Here” (cartoon), by Gray
An Editorial
- Why Are American Troops in Korea?
San Francisco Carmen Strike Ends in Victory, by D. Rossa
Detroit Negroes, Unions Condemn Witch Hunters, by Everett Kennedy
Cost-of-Living Still on the Rise
Civil Liberties Union Backs SWP Suit in Ill.
Pa. Petition Drives Past Half-Way Mark
Colonial Peoples Not Fooled by Negro Diplomat Appointments, by Albert Parker
Victim of Undeclared War (photo)
The American Way of Life
- The Capture of Willie Sutton, by George Lavan
Police Interference Fails to Stop Penn. Petition Gatherers, by June Carey
Letters from Readers
- Zionism and the Middle-East Revolt, from S.G.
- Tax Collectors and Workers’ Wages, from A Reader
- Different View of Comic Books, from D.B.
The Militant Army
Ford Workers Told Legal Rights If Quizzed by FBI, from Ford Facts
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- Korea and Valley Forge
What Eisenhower Thinks, by John F. Petrone (book review)
FBI Arrest Ten Kluxers – for Molesting Whites
- Beaten by Ku Klux Klan (photo)
Egypt and the British Left, from Socialist Outlook
Hypocrisy Masks U.S. Anti-Peron Campaign, by J. Gomez
Sam Adams and the American Revolution, by Harry Frankel
- 17. The Revolution and Social Change
Viva Zapata! (film review), by Jerry Warren
Husband Killed in Mine Blast (photo)
Joint L.A. Rally Protests Anti-Negro Lynch-Terror
Sitdown Anniversary Meeting Held in Flint, by Fred Parry
UAW Local Urges Detroit Stoppage in Jobless Fight
The U.S. Votes No, by Fred Hart
News from Nowhere
- Scram
- “It’s a Sad Commentary ...”
- Oliver Edmund Chubb
- KKK Cross at Harvard
- Book Burning
- Not So Far Off
- Gideon Speaks
- Bloody Profits
- Trenton’s Jim Crow Justice
- Dangerous Sense of Humor
S.F. Community Excludes Chinese, by R. Gale
George Clarke Discusses International Showdown at Meetings on the West Coast
- [Los Angeles], by Milton Alvin
- [San Francisco], by Jane Sebastian
Vol. XVI No. 10, 10 March 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Popular Protest Forces Congress to Kill UMT Bill, by Harry Frankel
Witchhunt Aimed at Unions, Detroit Smear-Hearings Show
- Ford Local Denounces House Group’s attack, by Everett Kennedy
- The Decoy (cartoon), by Gray
- Negroes Also Targets of Red-Baiters
New York Parley Will Map Aid for Smith Act Victims
SWP Ticket Filed in New Jersey; Pa. Petitions Top Legal Minimum
How Good Detroit Teacher Became as “Important as a Gun Moll”
Grand Jury Releases Four Involved in Cairo Bomb Case, by Albert Parker
Sleepless 3 Days, GI Naps – Gets 10 Years, by George Lavan
Michigan House Passes Fascist Bill Unanimously
Acheson Pushes New German Army (photo)
The American Way of Life
- A Visit from the FBI, by John F. Petrone
War Prisoners and Truce Talks – Imperialist Hypocrisy in Action, by Joseph Keller
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
The Militant Army
[Editorial]
- The New Thought-Control Edict
Capitalist Choice: Crash or War, by John G. Wright
Mass Resistance Meets NATO Rearmament Plans, by Fred Hart
French Police Battle Auto Workers (photo)
Hunger Is Man-Made Plague, by Grace Carlson (book review)
Are You Ready to Fight and Die for United Fruit Company Profits? by George Breitman
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Jim Crow and the CIO
Second Negro Labor Group Established
San Francisco Strike Won (photo)
Campus Groups Back SWP Fight on Illinois Law
U.S. Rushing Toward War, Says Dunne
College Fires Worker in Union-Busting Move, by Fred Arens
People Do Change, by Ruth Johnson
Women and Industry, by Louise Manning
Notes from the News
- The Yale Law Journal
- CIO Protests Franco’s Butchery
- Gov’t Control of Scientists
- Better than Billboards – and Free
- Hey – That’s for Strikers
- Oh! The Ingratitude of (Capitalist) Politicians
- CIO Textile Workers’ Strike
- Gov’t Gift to Big Business
- Prudential Walkout Settled
- Indian Election
Clarke Assails Witch Hunt at Meetings in Cleveland
Vol. XVI No. 11, 17 March 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Reuther Joins Witch Hunt Attack on Ford Local
Dobbs, Clarke Back Meeting on Civil Rights
General’s Ysecret Diary Reveals U.S. War Plans, by Joseph Keller
- Brass Hats Hinder Appeal of Pfc
“You Stomach Communists!” (cartoon), by Gray
SWP Presidential Ticket Is Filed in Pennsylvania
ADA Affiliate Opposes Illinois Election Law, by Marjorie Ball
Supreme Court Assists Drive to Police State, by Albert Parker
- Justice Douglas (photo)
Truman’s Brass Hats Break Another Rail Strike, by Jerry Warren
Medina and the $100 Billion Trial, by Art Preis
- Judge Medina (photo)
The American Way of Life
- Incidents on Train and Bus, by George Breitman
I.F. Stone Calls for Fight on Smith Act
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- The New Hampshire Primaries
How to Fight the Smith Act, by John F. Petrone
Threaten French People (photo)
Buffalo IUE Local Expels 9 Scabs; 203 Others Fined
Poor Getting Richer – Fact of Fancy? by Harry Frankel
A Good Novel About the Abolitionist Movement, by George Lavan (book review)
Labour Groups Protest Franco’s Execution of 9 Anti-Fascists
- 4th International Lodges Protest with Greece and Spain on Trials
Missouri Phone Workers Strike, by Lee Ryan
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Quiz for Unionists
Detroit Witch-Hunt Hearings Create a Lynch Atmosphere
Negro Family Fights to Keep Its New Home, by Lillian Russell
Surplus Ship Steal (photo)
Reuther’s ‘Middle-Way’ Screens War Support, by Louise Manning
A Breath of Fresh Air, by Jean Simons
Witch Hunters Plan to Evict “Reds” in Detroit
Philip Frankfeld, Smith Act Victim Expelled by C.P.
Notes from the News
- Heat on WSB Gets Results
- Naturally
- Progressive Party Candidates
- Associated Farmers Would Further Liberate Koreans
- And How Many Honest Men?
- Separate and Unequal
Vol. XVI No. 12, 24 March 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Reuther Imposes Dictatorship in Ford Local 600
More Negro Homes Are Bombed: Defense Guards Are Urged
- Our Program to Stop Terrorism
WSB Tries to Stall Off Steel Strike, by Thomas Raymond
The Knife in the Back (cartoon), by Gray
U.S. Bankers Support Military Coup in Cuba
Conference Pledges Aid to Victims of Smith Act
Chicago Citizens Committee Set Up As Fight Spreads Against Law 1030
- Prominent Figures in New Group
An Editorial
- Stalin Offers Deal on German Rearmament
New Leader Smears Critics of Witch Hunt, by George Breitman
Bow to Truman’s Injunction (photo)
The American Way of Life
- Taxes Can Kill You, by Joseph Keller
Rearmament Policy Widens Rift in British Labor Party Leadership
The Frankfeld Case: A Typical Hatchet Job
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- The Reuther Purge
Jobless Increase on World Scale, by John G. Wright
No Way Out but War for U.S. Capitalism
Hob Nobs with Greek Monarch (photo)
A Revolutionary Army in 1776, by Harry Frankel (book review)
Green Ready to Make Trade for Pay Freeze
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Negro Press Week
Dunne Urges Students to Fight Reaction
Parents of Pfc. Warren McConnell (photo)
House Committee Smears More Detroit Militants
U.S. Needs Socialism, says George Clarke in Debate over Radio
C.P. Finds ‘Peace’ Candidate, by Daniel Roberts
Colonial Revolts Hailed in Speech by Grace Carlson
Notes from the News
- Philip Murray ...
- Cicero Police Chief ...
- Even Redbaiters ...
- “Blood Was Smeared ...”
- The United Fruit Company’s Fight
- A White Woman ...
- At Long Last
- Cash Dividends
- The U.S. Senate
- 60,000 Members
Vol. XVI No. 13, 31 March 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Washington’s Rejection of Moscow’s Offer, by Joseph Keller
SWP Assured of Ballot Place in Two States
Attack on Wage Award Angers Steel Workers, by Harry Frankel
THEY Like Ike (cartoon), by Gray
Ford Local Heads Urge Fight on Dictatorship
SWP Motion Is Upheld in Election Law Case
Reuther Praised by Labor Haters for Joining Witch Hunt Purge
- Reuther (photo)
Defense Guards in 2 Calif. Cities
- Bombed Home Protected by Friends of Negro Family in Los Angeles, by Lois Saunders
- NAACP Hires Guard for House Attacked by San Pablo Hooligans, by Lillian Russell
General Wants Foreign Legion to Fight U.S. Colonial Wars, by Art Preis
Negro, Mexican Homes Bombed (photo)
The American Way of Life
- Cold-Blooded Murder, by John F. Petrone
Social Democrats Do Hatchet-Job on Douglas, by George Breitman
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- The Eisenhower Campaign
The Road to Revolution in Ceylon, by John G. Wright
Labor Left Wing Organizes to Oust the Tories
Principals in Steels Fight (photos)
Anti-Negro Slanders Revived in New Book, by George Laval (book review)
Africa Is No Exception, by Albert Parker
Reutherites at Briggs Redbaited
Dictator Returns (photo)
Flint Invitation to Witch Hunters Stirs Protests, by Emmett Moore
Judge Raps Voting Law I Ohio but Upholds It, by Jean Simons
Police Brutality in L.A., by Ernest Rief
Ohio Conference Urges Defense of Civil Liberties, by Bob Kingsley
CIO United Rubber Workers Defy Injunction; Support Office Strike, by L. Cooper
Notes from the News
- The Strikebreaking Injunction
- Another Jim Crow Murder
- The National Housing Conference
- The Abyssinian Baptist Church
- A Sheriff ...
- Square Bulletin
- Walter Reuther
- The Pentagon
Vol. XVI No. 14, 7 April 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Steel Strike Set; Truman Hints at Seizure of Mills
Truman’s Withdrawal Puts Union, Negro Chiefs on Spot, by George Breitman
What Big Business Seeks in Korean War
Their Bid to German Militarism (cartoon), by Gray
Illinois Election Law 1030 Protest Movement Grows
Akron Workers Fight Injunction Jailing of Rubber Union Leaders
Civil Disobedience Against Jim Crow Laws in South Africa, by Albert Shaw
Washington Afraid of Election in Germany, by Art Preis
Dixiecrat Power Grows Inside Democratic Party, by John F. Petrone
WSB Fails to Settle Fight (photo)
The American Way of Life
- How to Become a Federal Judge, by F.D.
Anti-Union Witch Hunt Pushed by Humphrey Group with CIO Backing, by Thomas Raymond
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- Smith Act Menace Widened
- Role of the Wage Board
Arabs, Asians Aroused over Tunis, by John G. Wright
French People Bled White by Indo-China War, by Charles Hanley
- Invasion in Indo-China (photo)
McArthur Sidekick Promotes Witch Hunt, by Fred Arens (book review)
The Negro Struggle, by Fred Hart
- Army Bias Still Rampant
Roybal Faces Los Angeles Political Test, by Louise Manning
Clarke Depicts Doom of Capitalism in Debate at Packed NYU Meeting
Brass Hat Wants More (photo)
The Big Steal, by Tom Conlan
Witch Hunt Hysteria Takes Detroit Toll
Notes from the News
- Vincent Hallinan
- Roy Wilkins, NAACP Administrator
- The “New Inquisition”
- Collis English
- Four Prisoners
- Walter Lee Irvin
- The British Labor Party
- “Civil Rights Belong to Everyone”
- Three White Men
- William L. Patterson
- William W. Hemington
- Louis Adamic’s Last Book
Reuther Purge Board Removes Six More Ford Local Officers
“Back to Bill of Rights” Theme of Minneapolis Rally
Vol. XVI No. 15, 14 April 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Steel “Seizure” Halts Strike; Pay Hike Still Held Up, by Thomas Raymond
SWP Election Petitions Filed in Michigan
Wrong to Go into Korea, Says Latest Poll Majority, by Joseph Keller
“The Car You Need to Get to Where You Want to Go!” (cartoon), by Gray
S. Africa Rallies Hear Plans for Civil Disobedience
AFL, CIO Leaders Silent on Crisis in Democratic Party, by George Breitman
Eisenhower Program: Militarism, Speedup, Ban on Militant Unions, by John F. Petrone
Appeal Court Sets Kutcher Case Appeal
- James Kutcher (photo)
Corruption, Scnadals Flood White House, by Art Preis
Labor Swamps Tories in British Elections
At $100 a Plate Dinner (photo)
The American Way of Life
- A High School Forum, by Jack Ennis
Eisenhower Will Try Cover-up on Jim Crow
- Eisenhower (photo)
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- The Truth Will Out
- Local 245 and Labor Politics
Ceylon Elections and United Front, by John G. Wright
Korea War Started Blitz on Real Wages, by Harry Frankel
Imperialist Pact Ratified (photo)
Malaya’s Fight for Independence, by Charles Hanley
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Is FEPC Socialism?
UAW Issues New Order on Strike Funds, by Bob Kingsley
Secret Meeting on Steel (photo)
Akron Strikers Win Right to NLRB Election, by L. Cooper
Witch Hunt Ruling of NLRB Hit by L.A. Unions, by Louise Cooper
Progressive Party Dispute, by Fred Hart
Michigan Governor to Sign New Witch Hunt Measure
Notes from the News
- “The Two Old Parties ...”
- Jacob Potofsky
- I.F. Stone’s New Book
- Teh New Leader
- Norman Thomas
- The CIO Textile Workers Union
- Sen. Estes Kefauver
- “An Anti-Communist Terror ...”
Miseducation at UAW Parley, by Jean Simon
Vol. XVI No. 16, 21 April 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Station STEAL (cartoon), by Gray
Ridgway Fears “Bring Boys Home” Movement
Legless Veteran’s Case Heard by Appeal Court, by Joseph Andrews
- James Kutcher (photo)
Steel Talks Off Again; Hint Government Pact, by Thomas Raymond
Big British Union Backs Bevan Line on Rearmament
Kremlin Panics U.S. Diplomats with German Bid
Unions Support Fight on Illinois Law 1030, by Marjorie Hall
FEPC Issue Haunts Capitalist Politicians, by Albert Parker
- Frank McKinney
Why American Labor Should Fight Against Reuman ‘Seizures’, by George Breitman
- 3 Unions Demand Government End Railroad ‘Seizure’
Phone Workers Picket (photo)
The American Way of Life
- Goodby to the Schmoo, by Harry Frankel
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- Answer to Seizure
- What’s Silly About Pay Hikes?
Justice Douglas’s Call for “Peasant Revolutions”, by Art Preis
- William O. Douglas (photo)
Elmer Rice’s Civil Liberties Plea Flatly Rejected by Hook & Co., by James F. Petrone
- Sidney Hook (photo)
Source Material on Chinese Revolution, by Rodney Bell (book review)
U.S. Blocks Discussion of Tunisia Issue at UN, by John G. Wright
The Negro Struggle, by Jen Blake
- Figures on Oppression
Murder of Negro Seaman Goes to Trial
Reuther Rejects Ford Election; Stellato Group Issues New Paper
V.R. Dunne Gives Lecture on Rise of Labor in U.S.
Scabs Beaten Back (photo)
Notes from the News
- Elia Kazan
- Catholics
- A Campaign
- William R. Hudgins
- Benjamin Gitlow
- Vincent Hallinan
- The Progressive Party
- Pre-Trial Hearings
- The “Millionaires’ Amendment”
- The Socialist Labor Party
- Louis Budenz
White discusses Political Action at Toledo Rally
What Workers Thought About Steel “Seizure”, by Jack Wilson
Soviet Offer Shakes Trade-Hungry West, by Harry Frankel
Vol. XVI No. 17, 28 April 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Socialist Workers Party Contests New Police-State Law in Michigan
- Freedom of All at Stake in Mich., by Farrell Dobbs
- Challenges Law – Farrell Dobbs (photo)
“In Our Hands There Lies the Power” (cartoon), by Gray
“Halt US War Drive!” Appeal World’s Workers on May Day
Steel Prices Boosted, Pay Increase Stalled
Eloise Booth (obituary)
How the Truck Act Was Passed
- Genora Dollingeyr Blames Major Parties for Reactionary Statute
- Genora Dollinger (photo)
The American Way of Life
- O’er the Ramparts They Watch, by Harry Frankel
’Form of Police State Is Replacing Democratic Process,’ Says Lerner
- Howard Lerner (photo)
Michigan Law Strikes at Labor, Free Elections and Bill of Rights
- ‘Fair Deal’ Gov. Signs the Law
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- The ‘Humane’ Atom-Bomb
Anti-Imperialist Revolution Topples Regime in Bolivia, by George Clarke
- Eye-Witness Report from La Paz, by Our Bolivia Correspondent
Pays Respect to Fascist (photo)
German Unions Rebel Against Leaders Stand on Rearmament, by W. Baschke
Million Japanese Workers Strike Against Proposed Witch Hunt Law
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Something to Vote For
Illinois SWP Leads Campaign in Defense of Free Elections
- Stalinists Reject United Action in Ballot Ban Fight
- Labor, Liberal Groups Back Suit Challenging Law 1030
Demand 40-Hour Week (photo)
‘Mutiny’ and Morale, by Thomas Raymond
Demonstrations Protest Brutal Prison Conditions, by George Breitman
An Editorial
- The Right to Vote Against War in 1952
Notes from the News
- Want to Be Field Secretary ...?
- Sen. Estes Kefauver’s Bid
- The Jury ...
- The House of Representatives
- No Major Party Candidate
- Mme. Tamaki Uyemura
- Three Big Arms Plants
- The AFL and the CIO
- Last Month
Vol. XVI No. 18, 5 May 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
SWP to File Suit Against Michigan Police-State Law
- Farrell Dobbs (photo)
Angry Steel Workers Strike Against Runaround on Wages, by Harry Frankel
- A Test of Strength (cartoon), by Gray
- Philip Murray (photo)
22 Unions Join Walkout to Fight Rich Oil Barons
“Liberal” Democrats Tout Banker Harriman
Hunt for Mich. Lawyer Discloses Deep Fears, by Farrell Dobbs
Stacked Jury Picked in Trial of 16 CP Leaders, by Thomas Raymond
Phoney Prisoner-of-War Issue Blocks Korea Truce, by Art Preis
A Tribute to Eloise Booth, by C. Thomas
- Eloise Booth (photo)
- Comrade Booth’s Service to Labor Won Respect of Pittsburgh Unionists
Face Death (photo)
The American Way of Life
- A Few Well Chosen Words, by Harry Frankel
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Letters from Readers
- Compass Prints Stalinist Distortions, from A.R.
- Comment by Editorial Staff, by Ed.
Income Facts in 4th Internat’l
[Editorial]
- The Bedrock Issue
Defend the Bolivian Revolution, by George Breitman
- Member of the New Bolivian Cabinet (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Labor Solidarity
NYU Groups Unite in Fight on Smith Act
Michigan Prison ‘Riot’ (photo)
Support Grows in Chicago Fight Against Law 1030, by Marjorie Ball
Mich. Law Could Be Used on Democrats Too – CIO Leader
N.Y. Slum Project Will Not Provide Homes for Ousted
Powder Keg at Jackson, by Patricia Stall
Max Geldman Is Commended for Work in Philadelphia, by Clyde Turner
Notes from the News
- The President
- The Capitol Dome
- Columbia University
- Guatemalan Workers
- The China Daily News
- The Revolutionary Workers Party
Vol. XVI No. 19, 12 May 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Bolivian Leader Defends Revolt in Interview, by Guillermo Lora, from La Verité
The Status of My Fight Against the ‘Loyalty’ Purge, by James Kutcher
- Fights Purge – James Kutcher
Labor Party in ’52 Can Turn the Tide, by Joseph Hansen
Steel Union Convention Faces Gravest Crisis in Many Years, by Joseph Keller
Two Party Circus (cartoon), by Gray
Rieve Purges Baldanzi Opposition at Textile Workers Convention, by Jean Simon
Michigan Police-State Law Faces Federal Court Tests
Millions Demonstrate in Japan on May Day, by Art Preis
- Yoshida (photo)
- Norman Thomas (photo)
Workers Control Asked in Bolivia, by George Breitman
The American Way of Life
- Their New God! by Joseph Andrews
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- Make America Civilized
Ceylon Govt. Tries to Fix Election, by John G. Wright
Book Views Mid-East as Next War ‘Prize’, by Tom Conlan
Oil Workers Turn Down WSB Back-to-Work Order
U.S. Army Truck Runs Down and Kills French Striker, by Charles Hanley
Death of a Little Boy, by Theodore Kovalesky
Prisoners Double-Crossed (photo)act
N.Y.U. Student Groups Defend Smith Act Victims
- SWP Offer Rejected by Anti-Smith Act Group
Robeson Barred from Hall That Gerald Smith Speaks In, by Lillian Russell
Sleight-of-Hand on FEPC, by Fred Hart
Clarke Speaks at Brown University
International Solidarity Hailed at SWP Branch May Day Rallies
Grace Carlson at U. of Minn. Rally
Notes from the News
- Born
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- The Wage Stabilization Board
- How Many Bubbles
- The Socialist Labor Party
- The CIO Steelworkers
- “A Rash ...”
Vol. XVI No. 20, 19 May 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Michigan Officials ‘Gag’ Act Be Used at Once
Labor Leaders Sound Alarm Against “Union-Seizure” Bill
- Howard W. Smith (photo)
Court Upholds Undemocratic Illinois Law
“What Do You Care Where He’s Going? – Just Hang On!” (cartoon), by Gray
Angered Steel Delegates Roll Sleeves for Action, by George Lavan
POR Leader Defends Revolution in Bolivia, by Guillermo Lora, from La Verité
Negro Student Killed by Special Cop at NYU
Steel “Seizure” Debated in Supreme Court, by Harry Frankel
“I’m No Stoolie,” Student Tells FBI
The American Way of Life
- ‘The Dread Danger of Communism’, by John F. Petrone
Vicious Strikebreaking Bill Threatens Unions, by Thomas Raymond
Urges ‘Retaliation’ by Force (photo)
Casey Jones on the Extra Board, by A Railroad Engineer
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- Honor the Koje Agreement
- ADA Official Purged at Queens
In Defense of I.F. Stone and His Korean War Book, by Art Preis
Police Attack Tokyo May Day Marchers (photo)
German People Oppose Pentagon War Alliance
Mt. Spring Camp Offers Perfect Vacation; Season Opens May 29
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- A.P. Randolph in Tokyo
WSB Sets Wage Ceiling in Oil Industry Ruling
- Oil Pickets Hold Up Tanker (photo)
Students at NYU Meet to Defend Smith Act Victims, by George Rock
Ceylon “Unpopularity” Poll, by Tom Conlan
Michigan Legislature Reform Sought by CIO
Bass Defeated in Goodrich Local 5 Officer Elections
Methodist Parley Hits Witch-Hunt but Church Yields to Pressure
Notes from the News
- President Truman
- The United States
- The CIO Textile Workers Union
- Priests, Monks and Nuns
- Business
- Ever Since
- “The Use of Anti-Semitism ...”
Vol. XVI No. 21, 26 May 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Nat’l Committee of SWP Hits War, Witch-Hunt Trend
Presidential Candidate Dobbs Fights for Place on Ballot
- SWP Leader Asks Aid for Democratic Rights
- Sues Mich. Officials on Trucks Act
- Farrell Dobbs (photo)
Aimed at the Heart (cartoon), by Gray
Students at Yale Give High Rating to Farrell Dobbs
Prison Riot at Pusan Reveals Poor Screening
An Editorial
- Recognize Bolivian Government Now!
Steel Crisis and the New Anti-Labor Drive, by M. Stein
Consumer Goods Output Declines In Capitalist World
The American Way of Life
- The Magistrate Spoke Sadly, by Harry Frankel
At Philadelphia Steel Convention (photo)
The Militant Army
“Subversive Inactivity” Hit by Detroit Clergyman
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Trucks Act Violates Constitution
[Editorials]
- “Left-Winger”
- “Secret”
American Labor Faces War-Drive, excerpts from resolution of SWP National Committee
Return of Captive (photo)
“Liberal” Witch-Hunters Smear Book on Radio Thought Police, by Joseph Andrews
Bolivian Govt. Takes Steps to Nationalize Mines
- Wonder about Delay in Recognition, from N.Y. Times
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- How Protest Vote Helps
Harriman Seeks Labor Support in White House Bid
Honeymooners on Picket Line (photo)
Taft-Hartley Oath Probe Threatens Ohio, N.J. Unions
McGranery Wins Post After OK of Witch Hunt, by John F. Petrone
Unions Hit Thought Control, by Fred Hart
Chicago Sun-Times Backs Fight for Law 1030 Repeal
- Score Law 1030 at May Frolic of Chi. Committee, by Larry McMasters
Los Angeles Censors Plan Textbooks Purge, by Ernest Rief
Notes from the News
- “White Democrats ...”
- Dr. Linus Pauling
- Rep. Fred E. Busbey
- The House of Representatives
- “An Indefinite Period ...”
- Now Doctors
- Why Do Women Work?
- Tighe E. Woods
- Free Lt. Leon Gilbert Now
L.A. Voters Urged to Support Housing
Vol. XVI No. 22, 2 June 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
U.S. Warmakers Dictate West German Treaty
- German People Fear Pact Will Bring Atom-War, by Joseph Hansen
- “No Peace While Capitalism Lives,” Says Grace Carlson
- Grace Carlson (photo)
Michigan CIO News Defends Right of SWP to State Ballot
- CIO Paper’s Stand Hailed by Dobbs
“Never Throw Away a Good Program” (cartoon), by Gray
Open Letter Shows U.S., British PW’s Want Korea Peace
Spreading Witch Hunt Brings Wider Protests, by John F. Petrone
Court Hears Trucks Act Case; Will Rule in June
SWP Demands Spain Halt Terror
Notebook of an Agitator, by J.P.C.
- Informer as Hero
British Firms Forced Out of China as Epoch Ends, by Harry Frankel
The American Way of Life
- ‘I Guess I’ll Have to Rob a Bank’, by Thomas Raymond
Reuther Backs Murray (photo)
The Militant Army
Congress Amends Puerto Rico Bill of Human Rights
[Editorials]
- Labor’s Stake in Bolivia
- Is Hitler Really Dead
Proof That the Witch Hunt Affects Every American, by George Breitman
- Dr. Forrest O. Wiggins (photo)
- William W. Remington (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- ‘Counterattack’ vs. NAACP
Trucks Attack Called ‘Unconstitutional’ by ‘Wage Earner’
Women Underpaid (graphic)
Gov’t. “Seizure” Didn’t Pay Off for Rail Workers, by Joseph Andrews
Florida Polling Place Bombed in New Wave of Anti-Negro Terror
“Our Mutual Destruction”, by Tom Conlan
Akron SWP Fights City Income Levy; Asks Tax on Rich
Notes from the News
- The Recent “Panty” Raids
- W. Averill Harriman
- The Nation
- Walter White
- “The Greatest Hoax ...”
- The Guatemalan Government
- The Compass
- The Ban
Vol. XVI No. 23, 9 June 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Steel Union Can Win on Picket Line, by Joseph Andrews
- Philip Murray (photo)
Trucks Law Aimed at Labor Says CIO Convention
- Michigan CIO Parley Hits Trucks Act as ‘Malicious’
It’s All Done with Mirrors (cartoon), by Gray
H-Bomb Equals All Bombs Dropped in World War II
Vote in Italy Shows Grave Fascist Trend
Red Cross Hints Force Used in PW Screening
Drive Against French CP Part of Pentagon War Plan
“Get Troops Out of Germany!”
Notebook of an Agitator, by J.P.C.
- False Witness
Far More Rapid Growth Seen for Soviet than U.S., by Harry Frankel
The American Way of Life
- ‘Lay Down and Die?’ by Joseph Andrews
Quick Change Artists (photo)
The Militant Army
The Man in the White Suit
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
No War Pact, Say Germany in Poll
[Editorials]
- Whose Government?
- Rhee Exposes the Big Lie
Militarism Tightens Grip on U.S.
- Gen. Eisenhower
Cops Club German Workers (photo)
Siqueiros Protests Too Much, by Joseph Hansen
U.S. State Department Finally Recognizes Bolivian Government
Ruling Ceylon Party Wins Rigged General Elections
Militant Cabaret in Minneapolis
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Simon
- 1952 NAACP Convention
Appeal Ban on Paul Robeson at U. of Minn.
Korea War Takes Staggering Toll, Brass Hats Plan More Slaughter, by Fred Hart
Training for Atomic War (photo)
Socialist Party Convention Backs Truman War Plan
San Francisco Union Wins Strike Victory
The New Wonder Drugs, by Grace Carlson
Notes from the News
- The Daily Worker
- Mrs. Sylvia Y. Neff
- Posthumous Award to a Hero
- The Number of Working Wives
- Depression and Revolution
- The Works of Andre Gide
Leaders of District 65 Continue Anti-Stalinist Drive at Convention
Political Spending Hits All-Time High
Harry Ring to Speak at Newark Forum
Vol. XVI No. 24, 16 June 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Truman Demands Anti-Strike Power for Use in Steel, by Harry Frankel
SWP Wins Fight in Michigan to Restore Party on Ballot, by Farrell Dobbs
- Farrell Dobbs (photo)
- Illinois Court Voids Law 1030; Ruling Hailed a s Victory by SWP, by Marjorie Ball
An Editorial
- Trucks Act Menace Remains
Genuine Potato (cartoon), by Gray
L. Beinin Heads Anti-War Slate of SWP in Illinois
Eisenhower Reveals Platform of Political-Military Reaction
- General Eisenhower (cartoon)
CIO Anti-Trucks Stand Aired in Detroit News
Two Years of the Korea Slaughter, by Joseph Andrews
AFL Demands 11% Wage Boost
Notebook of an Agitator, by J.P.C.
- The Battle of Koje Island
Revolutionists in Bolivia Set an Inspiring Example
The American Way of Life
- Mint Juleps and Chain Gangs, by Thomas Raymond
Anti-Ridgeway Demonstration (photo)
The Militant Army
Religious Liberal Leaders Speak Against Stifling of Civil Rights
Eisenhower Rejects Compulsory FEPC Law, by Jean Blake
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Joyce Marlow to Speak in Newark on Women in Industry
Youth Health Problem
[Editorials]
- Where Your Money Goes
- Baruch’s War Timetable
The Massacre on Koje Island, by Art Preis
- “Scorched Earth” in Korea (photo)
- Germans Charge Jailed Nazis Did Only What U.S. Is Doing at Koje
- Time Admits PW Poll a Fraud
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- NAACP and Political Action
John Dewey, Civil Liberties Fighter, Dies
- John Dewey (photo)
Picket Steel Mill (photo)
Mich. CIO Parley Hits Witch Hunt, Anti-Labor Drive
Frame-Up Tactic Tried by Seattle Stalinists
The Perfect Negotiator
Notes from the News
- A Courageous Army Sergeant
- Screening of Three Seamen
- Gen. Daniel H. Hudelson
- Trenton Case Frame-Up Victim
- Cleveland Meat Cutters
- Cicero Cops Found Guilty
- But an All-White Jury
- The Double Bass Section
Vol. XVI No. 25, 23 June 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Stop the Murder of Koje PW’s! Get Out of Korea! by Farrell Dobbs
- Soldier Calls Koje Killings a New Dachau
12,000 Petitioners to Put Beinin on Chicago Ballot
Solid Steel Strike Faces Threat of Gov’t Action, by Joseph Andrews
- Companies to Get Bigger Price Hike
Mich. CIO Papers Calls for Trucks Act Fight
Lewis Supports Steel Strike with Hard Cash
Truman’s Phony Civil Rights Claim Exposed, by Jean Blake
Senate Rushes to Ratify German War “Contract”, by Joseph Hansen
Notebook of an Agitator, by J.P.C.
- The Informer’s Message
U.S. Future Mirrored in South African Witch Hunt, by Charles Hanley
The American Way of Life
- A Horseshoe in One Glove, by Joseph Andrews
Police Attack Tokyo Workers (photo)
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- Advocate of the Hell-Bomb
- The Need for a Fresh Approach
What Shall Take the Place of Fear, by John Lawrence, from Socialist Outlook
- Aneurin Bevan (photo)
Press Hides Steel Strike Issues, by Harry Frankel
Minneapolis Banquet Hails Militant Sub Champions
Truman Says Taxes Will Not Go Down
Revolution in Bolivia to Be Discussed at Los Angeles forum
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Negro Youth and Marxism
Guns Against PW’s (photo)
Smith Act Called Illegal by ACLU; Aims at Repeal, by James Walcott
Consumer Slump Shows War Basis of Economy, by Tom Conlan
One Tenth of Malaya, by Thomas Raymond
Conference Calls for Amnesty of Smith Act Victims
Notes from the News
- Senator Morse of Oregon
- Apples Are Getting Rotten
- British Imperial Power
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Seven Pensioners Died
Rent Hogs Spread Lies to Defeat L.A. Housing, by Louise Manning
Truman Autographs Atomic Submarine
Plan July Fourth Weekend Camp at Mountain Spring Camp
Vol. XVI No. 26, 30 June 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Trucks Act Fight Gathers Support in Michigan, by Farrell Dobbs
- Farrell Dobbs (photo)
Yalu Power Plant Bombings Risk Danger of All-Out War, by Joseph Hansen
Steel Mills Deserted, Furnaces Cold as Showdown Approaches in Big Strike
Eisenhower, Taft Both Lie on Tax Cuts
- Among the Spoils of Office (cartoon), by Gray
- See Power, Profit, Privileges at Stake in Republican Squabble, by John G. Wright
Haywood Patterson Reported Dying
Japan Strike Wave Spreads in Defense of Civil Rights, by Special Correspondent
Can Business Prosper Without War? by Harry Frankel
Notebook of an Agitator, by J.P.C.
- The Doctor’s Dilemma
Rent Gouge Victims Die in New York Fire Traps, by James Walcott
The American Way of Life
- Diversion in an Italian Hotel Room, by Harry Frankel
Iran Oil at Stake (photo)
Bolivian Revolution Goes On, Events Show
The Militant Army
Letters from Readers
- No Need to Answer FBI Snoopers, from John P. Petrone
- Witch Hunt Began on Eve of Last War, from S.B.
[Reply], by J.A. - Poor Forced to Live in N.Y. Fire Traps, from H.D.
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- A Case of Indecent Exposure
- Labor’s Political Rut
Surveys Show Negro Vote Divided, by Jean Blake
Washington Oath Law Held Unconstitutional
Shut Down Tight (photo)
“Defiance of Unjust Laws” Initiated in South Africa
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- State Dept. on ‘Race Problem’
Living Cost Index Marks All-Time High
South Africans March (photo)
Tenants Rally in New York Hits Evictions, by Harry Ring
Militant Sales Blocked at Gary, by H. Michaels
Thurber on Blatherskites, by Fred Hart
Flint Union Elections Show Rising Discontent
Chicago Stockyard Workers Rally to Back Steel Strike
Notes from the News
- Witness Chambers Needs
- Two Thirds of N.Y. Rat Attacks
- “Risk Outright War”
- A Slap on the Wrist
- $100 Million with No Strings
- “Let No One Pay Me Honor ...”
- Bread is the Staff of Life
- The American Medical Association
- The Dutch Labor Party
Vol. XVI No. 27, 7 July 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Campaign Opens for $17,500 Election Fund, by Morris Stein
- $17,500 Fund Scoreboard
Republicans and Democrats Gang Up Against the People, by Joseph Andrews
German War Pact Passed in U.S. Senate
A Lesson from American History (cartoon), by Gray
Firetrap Victim (photo)
Powerful Steel Strike Pinching U.S. Capitalists, by Harry Frankel
- Workers Determined on Steel Picket Lines, by Bruce Petersen
Dobbs Hits Trucks Law at Detroit SWP Rally
- Radio-TV Schedule – Hear the Socialist Anti-War Candidates
Stalinists and the Smith Act – A Lesson, by George Clarke
Notebook of an Agitator, by J.P.C.
- Labor and Foreign Policy
An Honest Book About the Spanish Revolution, by George Lavan
Fifth Week of Steel Strike (photo)
The American Way of Life
- He Will Never Do a Better Thing, by Harry Frankel
[Editorials]
- Secret Commitments
- Right to Bail in Danger
What Has Happened to Freedom, by Joseph Andrews
- How to Fight the Witch Hunt
- James Kutcher (photo)
- Howard W. Smith (photo)
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- The Govt., Not the Heat
Taft-Hartley Perils Union Medical Care
The Cost of War (photo)
Lattimore Smears Based on “Tips” of Drunken Liar, by Fred Hart
Five-Star Lie Peddler, by Tom Conlan
How We Won Grace Carlson and How We Lost Her, by James P. Cannon
- Tells About Break at Press Interview
Notes from the News
- Held for 22 Months
- Britain’s Conservatives
- Jaques [_sic_] Duclos, Acting Head of the French Communist Party
- “We Were Shocked ...”
- Clapped into a Jail Cell
- Whiskey Money for Politicians
- Drafted Medical Men
Vol. XVI No. 28, 14 July 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Steel Strike (cartoon), by Gray
Big Money Gang Holds Reins at GOP-Democratic Parleys, by John G. Wright
- Wall Street Militarist (cartoon)
Cicero-Style Violence in Chicago Again
All Unions Are Urged to Help Steel Strike
SWP Branches Pass 28% Mark on Election Fund, by Reba Aubrey
- $17,500 Fund Scoreboard
Killing of Korean Prisoners-of-War Continues on Koje
Negro GI in France Exposes Fraud of U.S. Army ‘Integration’ Policy, by Jean Black
SWP Nominee to Open Campaign on TV, Radio
- Farrell Dobbs (photo)
- Public Invited to Dobbs Broadcast
Reuther’s “Just-One-More-Chance” Slogan, by Thomas Raymond
Witch-Hunter (photo)
The American Way of Life
- Let’s Look on the Bright Side, by Joseph Andrews
Lying Informer Indicted (photo)
Latest F.I. Magazine Features “Boom, Bust and War” Articles
Letters from Readers
- Taft-Hartley and Right of Revolution, from D.C.
[Letter], from James O. Monroe
The Militant Army
Radio-TV Schedule – Hear the Socialist Anti-War Candidates
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Newark SWP Gets New Headquarters
Coming
[Editorials]
- Union Action on Gag Law
- A Dangerous Proposal
Seattle SWP and ACLU Support PP’s Case Against Loyalty Oath
After One Year of Korea Ralks – Why No Truce? by Harry Frankel
Anti-War Demonstrators (photo)
Profits-Grab for Atomic Energy, by Tom Conlan
Your Rent and Your Oath
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Promises Are Cheap
Witch-Hunt Victims Win Detroit Cases
Family of 14 Evicted (photo)
Ga. Mother of 6 Gets 10-Year Rap Without a Trial
PP Convention Tries to Ride Bandwagon – of Roosevelt and Willkie, by Marjorie Ball
Who’s a Crook? by Fred Hart
Gary Steelworkers Determined to Win; Oppose Steel Shipment, by E. Snow & Marjorie Ball
Notes from the News
- Turkeys with Water-Stuffing
- Petitions with over a Million
- Food Prices Went Up
- Sports Writer Lester Rodney
- “Moved by Vicious, Selfish ...”
- Threats to Cut Off All Denmark ...
- A Five-Star Mattress
- 235% During the First Year
- American Brass Hat
- After Overthrowing the Government
Harlem Tenants Organize Protest Against Evictions, by Frank Field
Housing, New York, A.D. 1952
Spanish Strike Leaders Get Prison Terms
Vol. XVI No. 29, 21 July 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
“Let Us Create Worker-Farmer Govt.” – Dobbs
- SWP Presidential Candidate (photo)
Socialist Anti-War Statement Keynotes Convention of SWP, by Joseph Keller
- SWP Keynoter (photo)
For Socialism – Against Capitalist War (cartoon), by Gray
Eisenhower, Wall St. Militarist, Has War Policy Like Truman’s, by Fred Hart
Fund Campaign Passes One-Third of Quota, by Reba Aubrey
Defeat of “Old Guard” Termed “Revolution” in Republican Party, by Harry Frankel
Stalinist Poison-Pen Artists Hard at Work in Seattle, by Joseph Hansen
The American Way of Life
- Magic Money, by Harry Frankel
Fights Oath (photo)
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- “Property Rights First”
- Lewis and Labor Party
Korean War – Its Class Origin and Nature: A Marxist Analysis, by Art Preis
- “Conquered” PW’s on Koje (photo)
$17,500 Fund Scoreboard
New York TB Cases Higher Than in 1931, by Harry Ring
Radio-TV Schedule – Hear the Socialist Anti-War Candidates
John L. Lewis Has Good GOP Ticket
2 Out of 1,000 Miners Will Die
U.S. Steel Lies – with Figures
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- NAACP Marks Time
CCF Scores Victories in Canada
United Nationwide Action by Labor Needed for Victory in Steel, by Thomas Raymond
- Do You Know This? (photo)
Caveat Emptor, by Harry Ring
PP Chases a Phantom – Progressive Capitalism, by Tom Conlan
Purge in Romania, by Charles Hanley
The Gas Steal, by Glenn Kerwin
“Inflation” Social to Be Held by Chicago SWP Local
Ford “Gives” – and Gets Richer
Maynard Kreuger, Chicago Socialist Party Leader
Vol. XVI No. 30, 28 July 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Farrell Dobbs, Myra T. Weiss Head Socialist Workers Anti War Ticket, by Joseph Keller
- Stop the Korean War Now, Demand SWP Delegates
- SWP Leader (photo)
Full Text of CBS-TV Speeches by National Nominees of SWP
- “Injury to One Is Injury to All” Must be Civil Rights Slogan” – Dobbs
For President (photo) - “Let People Vote on War or Peace” Is Way of Real Democracy – Weiss
For Vice-Pres. (photo
Minnesota Branch Gives $500 Boost to Election Fund, by Reba Aubrey
Three More TV Broadcasts Slated for Bobbs-Weiss
Democrats Yield to Race-Haters, by Harry Frankel
Full Equality Demanded for Negro People
Our Candidates – Their Records
- Farrell Dobbs – Fighter for Labor
[Farrell Dobbs] (photo) - Myra Weiss – Champion of Oppressed
[Myra Weiss] (photo)
Reuther Boosts Harriman (photo)
Viewers Praise Dobbs-Weiss TV Broadcasts
24-Hour Holiday to Aid Steel Strike Proposed
Main Reports to SWP Convention
- Fight for Civil Liberties
- The Crisis of World Capitalism
- New Opportunities for SWP
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorial]
- The Socialist Workers Party
- Eugene V. Debs (drawing)
Five Years of Civil War – The Prelude in Korea, by Art Preis
Recognize New China, Says SWP to U.S. Gov’t.
$17,500 Fund Scoreboard
“Where 8 Million Enjoy Benefits –”, by Harry Ring
The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker
- GOP on Civil Rights
Iranian People Crush Move to Install Pro-British Govt., by John G. Wright
- Iran Wins at the Hague (photo)
Mine Union Ends Soft Coal Pact
Yalu Bombing Blew Up Chinese Truce Offer
The Worst Atrocity, by Thomas Raymond
Washington PP Loses Oath Case, by Daniel Roberts
Notes from the News
- The Psychopathic Veteran
- Helping the Steel Strike
- Relatives of Victims
- A New York Juror
- Charles Chaplin
- Dr. Linus Pauling
- Another Wage Cut
- A Japanese Version
- Three U.S. Oil Companies
- “An Economic Recession”
- President Truman
Vol. XVI No. 31, 4 August 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
“Whites, Negroes Must Stand Together”, by Farrell Dobbs
Socialist Workers Platform calls for Fight Against War
TV Viewers Contribute to Election Fund
- Dobbs on TV
Their Unanimous Choice (cartoon), by Gray
Time for Labor Party Is Now, Says Weiss
Democratic Platform Is Anti-Labor, Anti-Civil Rights
Balance Sheet of Steel Strike, by Joseph Andrews
SWP Presidential Candidate (photo)
[Editorials]
- The Truth About Socialism
- Who Is the Aggressor
Televiewers’ Letters Praise Dobbs-Weiss Talks
- Pro
- And Con
First U.S. Concentrations Camp (photo)
I Told the Truth, Rev. Peters, by Farrell Dobbs
$17,500 Fund Scoreboard
The Negro Struggle, by Joseph Hansen
- Democrat Plank on FEPC
Dobbs-Weiss Petition in N.Y. Off to a Fast Start
- For U.S. Senator (photo)
Mich. Widow Beaten, Driven from Her Home
- It Happened in America (photo)
“I Wish Jerry Was Dead”, by Harry Ring
Notes from the News
- The AFL Amalgamated Butcher Workmen
- After an 8-Month Strike
- Ambassador O’Dwyer
- A War of Extermination
- Maj. Gen. Grow of Diary Writing Fame
- The Cost of Living
- Unions Are Outlawed
- In Mexico
Vol. XVI No. 32, 11 August 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
No Compromise in Fight for Equal Rights, by Farrell Dobbs
- For President (photo)
British Labor Moves to Stop Wage Freeze
Both Parties Sold Out Negroes, Says Powell
- Hits ‘Sell-Out’
The Grave-Diggers (cartoon), by Gray
Worried Boss Politicos Woo Colored Voters
Buffalo Pledge Raises Quota to $18,500
An Editorial
- Which Party?
‘Why Are We, the U.S., Hated?’ by Tom Conlan
Mass Unrest in Egypt Forces King Farouk’s Ouster, by Charles Hanley
- Takes Over in Egypt (photo)
Book Review, by John Black
$18,500 Fund Scoreboard
Big Stockholders Control Corporations, by Harry Frankel
Class Origins of War in Korea, by Art Preis
The Militant Army
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- Capitalism & War
- British Fear World Slump in 1953
Enthusiastic TV-Radio Letters Keep Pouring In
- For Vice-Pres. (photo)
- For
- ... And Against
Yes, G.S., I Certainly Have Experienced Thought Control, by Farrell Dobbs
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Report on ‘Progress’
Mike Bartell Featured on Phila. TV
Michigan Federal Court Upholds Vicious Trucks Law in Split Vote, by Howard Lerner
No Friends of Labor (photo)
Notes from the News
- The Franco Government of Spain
- The Open Shop Employers
- The Dixiecrats Are ...
- Profits Will Continue
- Gov. Herman Talmadge
- Total Number of Negroes
- Korea Truce and Depression
Many Upsets in UAW Elections, by Everett Kennedy
Vol. XVI No. 33, 18 August 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Dobbs’ Open Letter to Congressman Powell, by Farrell Dobbs
- Dobbs (photo)
Race-Hating Democrats Back Democrat Ticket
- Either Way – We Can’t Lose (cartoon), by Gray
SWP Locals Near Halfway Mark in Fund
Soaring Food Prices, Higher Taxes Drive Down U.S. Living Standards
Trucks Law Imperils Unions, Dobbs Warns, by Farrell Dobbs
- CIO News Warns of Trucks Law
Egyptian Labor Fights for Own Demands, by Joseph Keller
We Are a Foreign Army Fighting in a Civil War”, by Art Preis
- 1,000,000 Draftee [_sic_] Since Korea (photo)
The Split in French PCI
$18,500 Fund Scoreboard
The Militant Army
[Editorials]
- Socialism and Freedom
- Capitalism and the Police State
More TV-Radio Letters Praise Speeches of SWP Candidates
- For
- For Vice-Pres. (photo)
- ... And Against
Ten-Year Record of Sparkman – Dixiecrat, Racist
Belgan Labor, Soldiers Fight to Cut Draft Term
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Why We Raise the Issue
Los Angeles Socialist Runs for Congress
New Wage “Stabilizer”
Bartell Demands Anti-Puerto Rican Judge Be Ousted, by Harry Ring
- For Senator (photo)
- Bartell to Speak in New York
Frame Fourteen More Under Smith ‘Gag’ Act, by Fred Hart
- Rep. Howard Smith (photo)
Dollars and Scents, by Jack Bustelo
Notes from the News
- A Professor Has Announced
- Japanese Newspapers
- The American Civil Liberties Union
- Charged with Assault
- Federal Judge Joseph Smith
- Sparkman, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate
- According to the Ohio CIO
- Capitalism at Worker-Far
CIO Union Protests Venezuelan Terror
Vol. XVI No. 34, 25 August 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
For Socialism – The Alternative to Atomic War, by Myra Tanner Weiss
- For Vice-Pres. (photo)
CIO’s Top Officials Endorse Anti-Labor, Racist Democrats, by Joseph Andrews
- [Jumping Through a Hoop] (cartoon), by Gray
Dobbs, Weiss National Tour Stats Sept. 3
- Tour Schedule
Average City Family Is Going Into Hole at Rate of $8 a Week
SWP Campaign Fund Passes Halfway Mark
Terror-Bombing of Korean Civilians Threatened, by Art Preis
What Must Lead to New Labor Upsurge in U.S., by James P. Cannon
- James P. Cannon (photo)
The Militant Army
[Editorials]
- Who Threatens War?
- Why Don’t Masses Back U.S.?
2,555 Arrested for Campaigning Against South Africa Jim Crow
$18.500 Fund Scoreboard
How We View Progressive Party, by Farrell Dobbs
Visit Egypt’s New Premier (photo)
New Jersey Worker Supports Labor Party, from A Labor Party Worker
U.S. Imperialist Eruption Predicted 30 Years Ago, by Thomas Raymond
- Ideas Verified
N.Y., Wis. SWP Reach Goals in Presidential Petition Drive
- Senator Starts in Wis.
- SWP Candidates (photos)
- Dobbs, Weiss Petitions for N.Y. Ballot Ready for Filing
- L.A. Socialist Hits Democrat’s ‘White Supremacy Deal’
Mass Protests Force Fut in Draft, by Charles Hanley
Hoodlums Attack Rallies of ALP
Over 19 Million Veterans in U.S.
Leader in Ford Local Calls for Labor Party
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Vol. XVI No. 35, 1 September 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
CIO Leaders Use Shady Means to Sell Democrats, by Myra T. Weiss
Beinin Files for Congress in Chicago
- Irving Beinin (photo)
Eisenhower Hurls New Threat of World War, by Farrell Dobbs
- Raps War Parties (photo)
Running on Truman’s Record (cartoon), by Gray
Shaky Future of 2-Party System Foreshadowed by McCormick Bolt, by George Clarke
Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
Dobbs National Tour to Begin in Cleveland
- Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Speaks in Seattle
Pullman Porters Hit Both Parties
Our Tasks in the American Labor Movement, by Bert Cochran
Good Week Raises SWP Election Fund to 65%
$18,500 Fund Scoreboard
Strikers at Goodrich Defend Union Security
- Strikers Close Goodrich (photo)
The Militant Army
[Editorials]
- Two More Salesmen
- A Deliberate Slander
Korea in Flames – The Napalm Atrocities, by Art Price
- A “Military” Target (photo)
The 1952 “Lesser Evil” Theory, by George Breitman
East Europe Trends Analyzed in New FI
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Lesson from So. Africa
Egyptian Strike Leaders Gets Death (photos)
SWP Candidate Labels Sparkman “Polished Bilbo”, by Harry Ring
- Dobbs to Speak in Newark on Sept. 21
30,000 Harvester Workers in Strike to Stop Wage Cut, by Frank Roberts
Grunt and Groan Act, by Harry Frankel
Minna Bergstrom, by Lois Saunders (obituary)
Notes from the News
- The Stalinists
- Haywood Patterson
- Few Tears
- Job Injuries
- A Resolution
- Federal Housing Officials
- Brig. Gen. E.R. Thorpe
- The NAACP Bulletin
Vol. XVI No. 36, 8 September 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Build a Labor Party, Breitman Urges CIO-PAC
Stevenson Uses Double-Talk in Bid for Votes of Workers, by Farrell Dobbs
- “And They Fall for It Every Time” (cartoon), by Gray
- Illinois Record of Stevenson Is ‘Foretaste’
- For President (photo)
Campaigning for Socialism, by George Breitman
Election Fund Reaches 13,609;Up13,609; Up 13,609;Up1,511 in Week, by Reba Aubrey
Powell Backs Democrats After Cheap Promise on Negro Rights, by Myra T. Weiss
- Myra Tanner Weiss (photo)
Democrats Challenge Chicago SWP Petitions, by Bert Deck
SWP Reply to Women’s League
‘I Talked with the North Korean Prisoners of War’, by Joseph Keller
- Watch Napalm Bombing (photo)
The American Way of Life
- The Right Backs to Stab, by Harry Frankel
$18,600 Fund Scoreboard
Farrell Dobbs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
[Editorials]
- Their Campaign Opens
- Hook, Line and Sinker
- Labor Must Raise Its Sights
What’s Blocking Truce in Korea? by Art Preis
- Destroying Korea (photo)
- Korea, Arms Race, Shake CCF Ranks, by Peter Farnsworth
Letters from Our Readers
- Mother Appeals for Aid to Son in Draft Case, from Mrs. Harvey Sydow
Editor’s Note - Offers Suggestions to Improve Paper, from C.J.H.
Editor’s Note
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Middle Class Dilemma
Scab Goes Nowhere Fast (photo)
Liberals Give Sparkman a Whitewash Treatment, by Albert Parker
- Dixiecrat Choice (photo)
Clarke on Phila. Radio Debates Major Issues
An Honest Democrat, by Fred Perry
Rubber Local 5 Ratifies Goodrich Strike Settlement
Notes from the News
- “What Are We the People ...”
- Farmers Got 51 Cents
- A United States Delegate
- The Hue and Cry
- Using Shoes as Weapons
- A Dirty Job
- Biggest Landlord
- Two Men Were Sentenced
- Labor’s League for Political Education
Harvester Ranks Hold Firm as Strike Enters 2nd Week, by Frank Roberts
Radio Commentator Says Native Fascists Ordered Him Beaten
Vol. XVI No. 37, 15 September 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
McCarthy Victory Points to Need for Labor Party, by Myra T. Weiss
Minnesota SWP Nominates Dunne for U.S. Senator
- For Senator for Minn. (photo)
“Pull U.S. Out of Korea,” Dobbs Urges, by Farrell Dobbs
Michigan Unionists Hit Truck Act
It’s Time to Spray (cartoon), by Gray
Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
Attorney Files Suit for Order to Make Truman Stop Korean War
Bohannon Scores Opponent’s Alibi on Sen. Sparkman, by William E. Bohannon
- For Congress (photo)
British Union Congress Debates Vital Issues
- What AFL Leader Told British Unions
Election Fund Reaches 77% of Quota, by Reba Aubrey
Chicago Board Rules Socialist Off the Ballot
Anti-Semitic Clause
$18,600 Fund Scoreboard
Human Misery in Iran – The Real Source of the Upheaval
The American Way of Life
- For the Good of Our Minds, by Jack Bustelo
Housewives Bitterly Denounce High Prices
Won’t Earn His Salary (photo)
Farrell Dobs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
Stevenson’s Demagogy Attracts PP Liberals, by Tom Conlan
The Militant Army
Too Much of a Good Thing
[Editorials]
- The Need for Change
- They Will Change Nothing
- The Change Really Needed
What Douglas Didn’t Tell About Imperialism in Asia, by Art Preis
Getting the Line (photo)
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- British Tea Planters
- The Trouble the British Are Having
- General Naguib
- In Face of Mounting Difficulties
- A New Dark Age
- Criticizing U.S. Trade Policy
- The Proud Boast
- U.S. Armed Forces
- Business Week
- General Carlos Ibanez
- The Wall Street Journal
- Justice William O. Douglas
- Nationalist Police
- Use of Chiang’s “Nationalist” Troops
- The Communist Party of Japan
No Wonder British Are Suspicious of U.S. Line, by T. Burns
Not the Man for the Job, by George Breitman
Labor Is Committee’s Main Target in Chicago
Fight Witch Hunt, Milton Snipper Urges L.A. Labor, by Lois Saunders
- For Congress (photo)
Bartell Hits OK of Cashmore as CIO Capitulation, by Harry Ring
- For Senator (photo)
Socialized Medicine, by Harry Ring
Skoglund Appeal Heard in Washington
- Victimized (photo)
‘Red’ Issue Used in Try to Block Housing Project, by Louise Manning
Notes from the News
- Taxes of All Kinds
- The Draft of Fathers
- The American Psychological Association
- AFL and CIO Fund-Raising
- The NAACP Board of Directors
- 30,000 Hawaiian Members
- U.S. Businessmen
- Benjamin J. Davis
- Henry Wallace
- The Rum and Maple Tobacco Corp.
Election Forum Started in N.Y.
Wages of Political Sin
Vol. XVI No. 38, 22 September 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Their Frankenstein Monster (cartoon), by Gray
Build Labor Party Now, Dobbs Appeals to AFL, by Farrell Dobbs
- AFL Chief (photo)
Unions Urged to Fight Jim Crow Lynch-Terror, by Myra Tanner Weiss
- For Vice-Pres. (photo)
Eisenhower, Taft Join in Pro-War, Anti-Union Deal, by Tom Conlan
GI Replacements in Korea Talk Bitterly of War
Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
- Two Weeks to Go as Election Fund Reaches $15,245, by Reba Aubrey
UE Top Leader Sees Need for Labor Party
- Albert Fitzgerald (photo)
Negro Home Bombed Third Time Since May
Witch-Hunt by Truman Paved McCarthy’s Way, by George Clarke
Dobbs to Speak on TV, Radio and at N.Y. Rally
Big Issues of the Steel Strike That Capitalist Press Concealed, by Harry Frankel
Battle Jim-Crow in So. Africa (photo)
The American Way of Life
- “Somewhere to Have a Baby”, by Joseph Hansen
Farmers’ Real Income Fell Sharply in 1952, by John G. Wright
$18,600 Fund Scoreboard
European Capitalism in New Crisis Despite $25 Billion Aid, Says UN, by Thomas Raymond
Farrell Dobbs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
‘Sugar Is Sweet and So Are You!’
‘We Stand Convicted’
U.S. Losses in Korea
[Editorials]
- All in the Family
- “Democracy” in Ohio
Why “Liberation” Horrifies the World, by Art Preis
U.S. Oil Magnate on Profit-Hunt (photo)
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- In the North Sea
- Italy’s Armed Forces
- U.S. General Eddy
- Casualties in Korea
- The British
- Another $25,000,000
- Chiang Kai-shek
- The N.Y. Curb Exchange
- British Cotton Manufacturers
- Hong Kong’s ...
- Food Prices
- No Freedom of Worship
- At Benevento, Italy
- More Than 100,000 Belgian War Veterans
- German Neo-Nazis
- Ceylon
- Indonesian Delegates
- Australian Delegates
- South African Premier
- Nationalization of Bolivian Tin
- The State Department
FBI Thought Police Nab Eighteen More Victims
Operation Apology, by William E. Bohannon
Firestone Union Rejects Contract
Right Way to Meet Witch Hunt (photo)
Police Arrest 34 in Brutal Raid on Bufffalo Negroes
Anti-Reutherites Win Ford Local Election
One Party System, by Fred Hart
Veteran Driven Out
25,000 Strikers Demand Higher Pay at Lockheed
Notes from the News
- McGraw-Hill
- A Hungarian Baroness
- The American Council on Human Rights
- Henry Wallace
- How Democratic ...?
- The Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
- The Witch Hunt
- Pearl Bailey
- A New Reactionary Group
On the One Hand. On the Other
Malayan Girl Leader Sentenced to Death
Vol. XVI No. 39, 29 September 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Trotsky’s Killer Identified, Claims True Magazine, by Joseph Hansen
- GPU Victim
Nixon Scandal Shows GOP Is as Corrupt as Democrats, by Farrell Dobbs
- Look Who’s Talking (cartoon), by Gray
- For President (photo)
Miners Win Pay Boost by Strike Threat
Why Stevenson Doesn’t Give McCarran the Axe, by Myra T. Weiss
Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
- Election Fund Passes 86% with One Week to Go, by Reba Aubrey
- SWP on the Air
Poll of Negroes Hits Stand of Two Parties, by William E. Bohannon
British Hail Chaplin in Reply to U.S. Ban
Ceylon Trotskyists Leave for Peiping
SWP Wins Place on New York Ballot
Detention Camp Preview of Barbed-Wire America
- For Political Dissenters (photo)
Who Made America? by George Lavan
- How We Got the Bill of Rights
Europe on Starvation Rations, by Harry Frankel
The Militant Army
[Editorials]
- The Artful Dodger
- Trotsky’s Murderer
Stevenson – New Idol of Liberals, by Art Preis
Still Behind the Times (photo)
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- German Industrialists
- Two Top French Stalinists
- Swedish Stalinists
- Bechara el Khoury
- Indonesia’s Minister of Defense
- In Indo-China
- Another Bloody Incident
- Pakistan’s Land Reform
- The Mexican Labor Federation
- A Montevideo Correspondent
- British Troops
Farrell Dobbs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
Battlefront in Harlem, by Tom Denver
Production: Needs and Fulfillment (graphic)
Fake Crime Wave Used to Cover Up N.Y. Cop Scandals, by Harry Ring
Women in Dungarees, by Joyce Cowley
Lockheed Aircraft Workers Solid in 3-Week Union Shop, Pay Strike, by Ernest Rief
Vatican Views with Alarm, by Joseph Hansen
Joseph Larimer (obituary)
Detroit Rent Hogs Win; Reuther Ducks Fight
Notes from the News
- Jim Figgins
- 32 Million Children
- A Poll Among Farmers
- Robert W. Saunders
- Farm Income
- Negroes Pay 25% to 30% More
- Senator Nixon’s Soap Opera
- The AFL Convention
High Prices Stir Action in Ceylon
$18,600 Fund Scoreboard
Vol. XVI No. 40, 6 October 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Voters Express Doubt, Hesitation About Old Parties, by Myra Tanner Weiss
- For Vice-Pres – Myra Tanner Weiss (photo)
- SWP Election News: Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
Democrats, GOP Offer No End to Korean War, by Farrell Dobbs
- They’re Both My Boys! (cartoon), by Gray
Fund Gains $2,421 in Latest Total, by Reba Aubrey
CIA Agents Won’t Talk in Trial of False Informant
Racist Housing Covenant Signed by Both GOP, Dem V-P Candidates, by William E. Bohannon
Snipper Condemns School Witch Hunt in Los Angeles
- For Congress – Milton Snipper (photo)
Progressive Party Has Its Own ‘Lesser Evil’ Line, by George Breitman
Crooked Even When Straight, by Harry Frankel
End Korea War, Stop Jim-Crow, Build Labor Party, by George Breitman
- For N.J. Senator – George Breitman (photo)
The American Way of Life
- Things Like That Don’t Happen Here, by Joseph Hansen
No “Lesser Evils” (photo)
Farrell Dobbs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
Who Made America? by George Lavan
- How We Won the Right to Vote
Mid-West Farmers Not Enthusiastic About Either Party
The Militant Army
[Editorials]
- Independence Day Massacre
- Forecast for Businessmen
Draft of Sons for War in Korea Stirs Most Anger Among Voters
Electioneering in Japan (photo)
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- A cLoser Alliance
- In West Berlin
- War Criminal
- Japan Served Notice
- Japanese Dollar Bonds
- Japan
- In Japan
- Two hours
- The Burma Government
- Virtual Civil War
- The Oil Pot
- Premier Mossadegh
- The United Nations
- In South Africa
- In Egypt
$18,600 Fund Scoreboard
Mass Scabbing Bars Scabbing in Harvester Strike, by Frank Roberts
Letters from Readers
- Don’t Have to Say That We Like It, from A.S.
Why Vote? from K. Fitzgerald - Army Out of Tune with the People and the Times, from D.B.
- Nebraska Anti-Draft Case Reaches Court, from Mrs. Harvey Sydow
Editor’s Note
Italian Trotskyist Leader Killed In Auto Accident
British Clergyman’S Visa Held Up
A Woman’s Year, by Joyce Cowley
Lockhead Still Out; Douglas Men Return, by Ernest Rief
Acquittal of two Smith-Act victims heartens resistance to witch-hunt, by Tom Conlan
The Mounting Toll (photo)
Landlords to the Rescue, by Harry Ring
Sparkman Had Support of Stalinists in 1946
Dobbs Supporters Nab Radio Time in Pavement Interv’w, by Sam Stern
UE Convention Backs No Ticket in Election, by Jean Simon
Mary Fixson’s Brave Fight, by Paul Schapiro
Plan to Steal Even Post Office
Notes from the News
- Earl Browder
- Well-Prepared Navy
- Too True
- The Cost of Living
- Racist Vigilantes
- Detroit Street Car Fares
And in the Rear —
Vol. XVI No. 41, 13 October 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
PP Ranks Torn by Bitter Dispute over Stevenson, by Art Preis
Eisenhower Seeks to Exploit Bitterness over Korean War, by Farrell Dobbs
- It’s the Same Difference (cartoon), by Gray
- For President – Farrell Dobbs (photo)
Progressive Party Aids Ill. Democrat, by Bert Deck
N.Y. Radio, Forum Talks on Elections
stevenson Plays Up to Reaction with Tough Talk Against Labor, by Myra T. Weiss
SWP Election News: Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
Branches Smash Goal in Election Fund Campaign, by Reba Aubrey
Truman’s Witch-Hunt Benefits McCarthy, by James E. Boulton
- James Boulton (photo)
Why White Workers Should Fight to Abolish Jim Crowism, by George Breitman
Not a Witch Hunter in Sight (photo)
Who Made America? by George Lavan
- When Debt Meant Prison
$18,600 Fund Drive
Farrell Dobbs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
The Militant Army
“Point Four” Cannot Halt Colonial Revolutions, by Harry Frankel
[Editorials]
- They Know What They’re Getting
- The General and the War Boom
Stalin’s “Analysis” of World Crisis, by John G. Wright
- Stalin (cartoon)
Gets Off Scot Free (photo)
World Events
- The Japanese Events
- New Elections in Greece
- Bolivia Seized Tin Mines
- Rail Strikers in Peru
- No Nobel Peace Prize
The Tax on Child Care, by Joyce Cowley
Eye-Witness Reports Mood of Germans, by Karl Bauer
Acquitted in Smith Act Trial (photo)
Victimized School Teachers in N.Y. Lash Witch-Hunt, by Harry Ring
Milton Snipper Scores L.A. Thought-Control, by Ernest Rief
A Graduate Reutherite, by Emmett Moore
Top Board of UAW Asks Little from Companies, Much of Ranks
Notes from the News
- Brutal Sentences
- Police Beat Pacifist
- Behind Bridges’ Deportation Case
- Two Progressive Party Members
- Ku Klux Elements
- Leon Jouhaux
- Change of Tune
- Political Assassination in N.Y.
Says U.S. Set Up German Terrorist Organization
Off-Duty U.S. Troops
The Federal Tax on 100% Proof Spirits
Vol. XVI No. 42, 20 October 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
“Stand Back, You Amateur ...” (cartoon)
Both Parties Push War as Korea Losses Soar, by Farrell Dobbs
- Unpopular War Is Key Vote Factor
Court Upholds Legless Vet In ‘Loyalty’ Case
- James Kutcher
SWP Election News: Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
Goldie Geldman Dies; Pioneer SWP Builder
Lewis for Stevenson, Covers Up Anti-Labor Record of Democrats, by Myra Tanner Weiss
They sing a Different Tune in Harlem Than in Dixieland, by William E. Bohannon
The Marcantonio-I.F. Stone Debate, by Art Preis
Minnesota SWP Senate Candidate: ‘Get Out of Korea’
Bolivian Government Takes Over Tin Mines
Questions and Answers on Socialism and Elections
- The Letter, from T.C.
- The Reply, by George Breitman
Slave Labor Camp in U.S.A. (photo)
The Militant Army
Farrell Dobbs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
Jim Crow Insurance
[Editorials]
- Eisenhower’s Admission
- Stevenson’s “Rebuttal”
- Capitalist Bankrupts
Bevan’s Victory – A London Report, by T.J. Peters
- Aneurin Bevan (photo)
- Clement Attlee (photo)
Ranks Rap Canada Union Chiefs, by Peter Farnsworth
Something to Hide
Smear Boomerangs
Woman’s Place —, by Joyce Cowley
Beinin Scores Democrats at Chicago Rally, by Bert Deck
Rent Control Ends in Detroit (photo)
Chicago Union Chief Sees Frame-up in Murder Case, by Frank Roberts
Refugees in New York, by Tom Denver
Detroit Steel Locals Hear SWP Candidate Attack War
If GIs in Korea Could Speak Out, by Michael Bartell
The Committee Is in Town, by Betty Polson
Claim Vote for SP Is Vote Against – Norman Thomas
Notes from the News
- Sticking to Their Propaganda Story
- Taft-Hartley
- International Solidarity
- Negro Youth in the South
- Korean War
- A New Court Martial
- The Boston Post
Cherry Tree Donor Opposes Atom Bomb
Foreign Investments
“Two Thirds of the Causes ...”
Vol. XVI No. 43, 27 October 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Dems, GOP Plot to Keep Korean War Going, by Farrell Dobbs
- Farrell Dobbs and Myra Tanner Weiss (photos)
Court Upsets ‘Loyalty’ Firing of Legless Veteran
- James Kutcher (photo)
- I’m Still Barred from My Job, James Kutcher Tells The Militant, by John F. Petrone
- Committee Pledges to Continue Fight to Win Complete Victory
The Only Ballot That Won’t Be Wasted (cartoon), by Gray
SWP Election News: Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
How to Fight Inflation and Price Gouging, by Myra Tanner Weiss
Coal Miners Forced Out on Strike by New Blow from Administration
Four Years of Kutcher’s Fight for Justice
- Main Developments in Case That Has Stirred Millions
- Extracts from U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision
- Wishing yOu Luck – Typical Letter, from E.E.
- Defenders of Civil Liberties (photo)
- Govt’s Next Move Uncertain
- The N.Y. Times Editorial
- The Daily Compass Editorial
[Editorials]
- Stalinists on Kutcher Case
- The Rosenberg Case
Farewell, Goldie – Valiant Fighter, by James P. Cannon
- Goldie Geldman (phone)
Farrell Dobbs Tour Schedule
- Myra T. Weiss Tour Schedule
You’re in Politics, by Joyce Cowley
Support the SWP Candidates
White Workers Urged to Combat Jim Crow
- George Breitman and William E. Bohannon (photos)
Bartell Defends Civil Liberties in Debate at N.Y.U.
- M. Bartell (photo)
Backs Mine Strikers in Michigan Campaign
- Genora Dollinger and Howard Lerner (photos)
Labor Needs Its Own Party, Says V.R. Dunne
- Vincent R. Dunne (photo)
Boulton Present Program to Meet McCarthy Menace
- M. Boulton (photo)
Nixon and McCarthy Scored by Sparkman
- Milton Sparkman (photo)
Ann Chester Raps War and Taxes in Penna. Campaign
Washington SWP Hits Witchhunters
Fight for Socialism Beinin Tells Youth
One Sour Note, by Jack Bustelo
Notes from the News
- For Rich Parents
- Failure
- Dave Beck
- The Yugoslav Press
- The Appeal of the Trenton Two
- Monthly Review Editors Disagree
- Army Jim-Crow
Toll: 122,117
Vol. XVI No. 44, 3 November 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
After Nov. 4 Labor Will Still Have No Voice, by Myra Tanner Weiss
- Myra Tanner Weiss (photo)
“Bring GIs Home,” Dobbs Urges on Nationwide Hook-up, by Farrell Dobbs
- Farrell Dobbs (photo)
Harvester Strike Continues Firm Despite Injunctions, by Frank Roberts
“Whichever Way It Goes – I Never Had It So Good!” (cartoon), by Gray
Court Ruling on Legless Veteran Spurs Struggle on Witch Hunt
Editors Fear “Top Secret” Facts Might Shock People
SWP Election News: Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
Mine Strike Called Off at Least Until After Election
New Thought-Control Moves by Gov’t
Truman’s Hypocrisy on McCarran Act
- McCarran (photo)
The Liars Refuted: Few Own America, by Harry Frankel
Can Stalin’s New “Line” Succeed? by George Clarke
- Stalin (cartoon)
News Prints Letter by Kutcher About SWP
The Militant Army
[Editorials]
- Stop and Consider!
- CP’s New Stand on Kutcher
The Kenya Story: African Revolt Against Oppression, by John Black
GI’s Trained for Civil War (photo)
U.S Authorities Backed German Murder Gang
Who Decided That?
An Election Incident, by William E. Bohannon
Howard Lerner Scores Big Parties on Korea
Victim (photo)
Vote Against war, Bartell Urges N.Y.
Memorials Held for Goldie Geldman in Los Angeles, Phila., New York
- Second Tragedy Strikes Geldman, Cooper Family
Hit Twin Parties at Akron Meeting
Racist Housing Ruled Illegal in San Francisco, by L. Ray
Washington’s Allies
Notes from the News
- Indonesian Trotskyists
- Employers Are Robbing ...
- Anti-Discrimination Award
- Labor’s Daily
- Rioting Swept New Brighton
- The Second International
- Free Enterprise
- New Desk for Executives
- 18 Professors
- Japan’s “National Safety Corps”
- Charlie Chaplin
Veterans Go Without Medical Care
Vol. XVI No. 45, 10 November 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Where Will American Labor Go From Here? by Farrell Dobbs
GOP Victory Continues Trend to Right Started by Democrats, by George Breitman
- Farrell Dobbs and Myra T. Weiss (photos)
Bolivian Tin Mines Nationalization Strikes Blow at U.S. Exploiters
- An Inspiring Example (cartoon), by Gray
Kutcher Decision Commented On by Nation Magazine
Korean War – Decisive Issue of the Election, by Art Preis
Peking Peace Conference Hears Ceylon Revolutionist
SWP Wins FCC Ruling; Gets Free Election Time on CBS
Extry! Prosecutor Tells Truth, Extry!
U.S. Casualty Figures
Who Made America?
- The Fight for Free Schools, by George Lavan
Letters on Radio-TV Speeches Praise SWP Stand, Candidates
The American Way of Life
- When You Get Old, by Harry Ring
Letters from Our Readers
- Wants Article By Harry Ring Spread Widely, from R.D.
- Daughter’s Tribute to Samuel L. Montague, from Belle Montague
- Praises Talk on Jim Crow by George Breitman, from B.K.
- Suggests Title for Popular Song on Korea, from Mrs. Harvey Sydow
- Two Young Friends Died in Korea Last Month, from Constance Farr
The Militant Army
Price of Militant to Rise Next Week
Something Worth Seeing
[Editorials]
- What the Future Holds
- 35 Years Later
New Light on Soviet Economic Conditions, by John G. Wright
Imperialism in Kenya (photo)
Kidnaping [_sic!_] of Gloria Hernandez, by Joseph Hansen
Rough on Housewives, by Joyce Cowley
Rice Stix Strike in St. Louis Gets Teamsters’ Help
Wives Picket Harvester (photo)
Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Trucks Act
The Shark Advises, by Harry Frankel
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- Charlie Chaplin
- Italian Treasury Minister
- Five United States Allies
- A New Outbreak
- Viet Minh Freedom Fighters
- Ssavage Reprisals
- The Malan Regime
- Spanish Fascists
- South Korean Foreign Minister
Notes from the News
- Daily Compass Folds
- Rent Increases
- Blood in the oil
- D.C. Schools Are “Socialistic”
- The AFL Upholsterers Union
- Ford Facts
- Texas CIO Steelworkers
- Taft-Hartley in Action
- A Court Challenge
- Socialist Outlook
Vol. XVI No. 46, 17 November 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
The Millstone Around His Neck (cartoon), by Gray
Labor Needs Own Party to Beat Back Reaction, by Art Preis
- War Leader – Gen. Eisenhower (photo)
Workers Voted in Line with Policy of Unions
Leadership Issue Faces CIO with Murray’s Death
Late CIO Chief – Philip Murray (photo)
Negro Vote Was Overwhelmingly Democratic; New Program Needed, by George Lavan
Trucks Act Moves to Supreme Court
SWP Election News: Campaigning for Socialism, by George Clarke
Bolivian Tin Decree Scores Brutal Foreign Ownership
‘Now Is Not the Time’ – A Moth-eaten Alibi, by Joseph Keller
An Era Ends for Labor as Democrats Go Out, by Harry Frankel
- Roosevelt (photo)
Women in Factory Jobs – An Old Story in America, by Joyce Cowley
[Editorials]
- Eisenhower’s Trip to Korea
- Brass Hat in the White House
- Labor Needs a Fighting Stance
Is There an Opposition to Stalin in the USSR? by John G. Wright
- Stalin (cartoon)
British Rule in Africa (photo)
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- First Returns
- Britons
- Aneuran [_sic!_] Bevan
- In Canada
- Australian Labor
- Some Indian Government Officials
- All Munitions
- Yearnings
- Spanish Fascists
Revolutionary Speeches at Peking Conference
UMW Medical Care Rehabilitates Miner
Limelight, by Charles Hanley
Harvester Strike still solid despite renewed attacks, by Frank Roberts
Michigan Vote Underscores Need for Independent Labor Party
Wounded in Korea (photo)
Negro Convicted of ‘Leer Assault’
Why They Riot, by Harry Ring
Rosenberg Death Sentence Held “Without Precedent”
The Progressive Party: Why It Declined, by Albert Parker
Notes from the News
- Josephine Baker
- How to Profit from Witch Hunt
- Interference with the Mail
- Paul Robeson
- Poll on Korean War
- The U.S. Navy
- Abram Flaxer
Bohannon Scores 1,750 Votes in N.J. 11th District
Chicago SWP Local Invites Friends to Turkey Dinner
The Defense Dept.
Vol. XVI No. 47, 24 November 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Negro Leaders Are Stunned by Election Outcome, by George Lavan
Worse to Come (photo)
Parents of GIs Demand Quick Action on Korea, by Art Preis
An Editorial
- The Time Is Late!
A Chance for Survival (cartoon), by Gray
Defends Bolivian Workers’ Ability to Run Tin Mines
Ford Local 600 Adopts Proposals for Labor’s Own Party
Union Heads Followed Fatal Korea Policy, by Joseph Keller
Philip Murray – His Role and His Outlook, by Harry Frankel
How Women in America First Went on Strike, by Joyce Cowley
New Deal Become War Deal – Stingy Welfare, Lavish Warfare, by Harry Frankel
The American Way of Life
- Anything Can Happen Here, by Joseph Hansen
The Militant Army
The Coming World Showdown, by George Clarke
World Events, by George Hanley
- “American Emphasis on >rmament ...”
- Erich Ollenhauer
- Japan Will Get ...
- French Military Police
- The Greek Election
- The Government of Oil-Rich Venezuela
Hiroshima Mayor Say [_sic!_] H-Bomb May “Destroy Mankind”
[Editorials]
- Peace Without Recognizing China
- What Murray Stood For
- Scratch a Red-baiter
Opposition in Soviet Union Disturbs Stalinist Regime, by John G. Wright
Tory Minister visits Kenya (photo)
Police Victimize Alleged Leader of CP in Akron, by L. Cooper
Socialist Party in India Torn by Deep Crisis
CBS Complains, by Fred Hart
Smith Act Trial in Hawaii (photo)
Liberals Target of Red-Baiters During Election, by George Lavan
- McCarthy (cartoon)
Readers Report Election Reactions
- Detroit, by J.R.
- Akron, by L.C.
- Philadelphia, by B.C.
- Chicago, by H.M.
- Los Angeles
“Catch All” Parts of Smith Act Used in Baltimore Case
Who’s the Thief? by Harry Ring
James P. Cannon to Give Lectures in Los Angeles
Notes from the News
- Prices Paid Farmers
- Mystery Solved
- DuPont Anti-Trust Suit
- The Catholic Hierarchy
- Assisting the British
- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Negro Parents
- Death by Delay
- Draw Your Own Conclusions
- Two-thirds ...
- Jim Crow Railroad Cars
Soviet Scientists Face New Purge
4,806 Votes Cast for Milton Snipper
Vol. XVI No. 48, 1 December 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Unions Express Fears of Coming Republican Rule, by Thomas Raymond
Wrong to Go into Korea, Say American People in New Poll, by Joseph Keller
Changing of the Guard (cartoon), by Gray
High Court to Rule on Jim Crow Schools, by George Lavan
Stalin Makes Jews Scapegoats in Czech Trials, by John G. Wright
State Dept. Maneuvers to get UN approval of U.S. stall on truce, by Art Preis
Harvester Workers End Grueling Strike, by Frank Roberts
GOP Money Cabinet Follows Democrat Pattern, by Harry Frankel
“Breaking Through the Sound Barrier”, by Joseph Hansen
William Green Long Symbolized Horse-and-Buggy Craft Unionism, by George Lavan
- Dies at Age of 79 (photo)
The American Way of Life
- A Thousand Years or More, by Fred Hart
Letters from Our Readers
- Capitalist ‘Benefits’ Don’t Impress Providence Student, from L.G.
- Why the Low Vote for Socialism? from C.J.H.
[Reply], by Editor - Recalls Fort Dix Civil War Training, from B.P.
- how Bosses Make Us Pay for Their Cocktail Parties, from D. Barry
- calls President of U.S. Steel ‘New Don Quixote’, from J.S.
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
Loss of Freedom in America Alarms Methodist Council
[Editorials]
- Whom Do We Blame for Soup Lines?
- Our Increase In Price
- A Suggestion to Diego Rivera
Indo-Chinese Freedom Fight in New Stage, by Art Preis
- Imperialism in Indo-China (photo)
‘Political and Civil Rights in U.S.’ – in Bad Shape by George Breitman
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- The Iraqi Masses
- American Exporters
- 400 Protestant Leaders
- A Survey
- The British
- “Collective Retribution”
- The Bolivian Cabinet
- Dr. Araujo
Two Kinds of Prisons, by Harry Ring
Briggs Workers Battle Against Jim-Crow Hiring, by E. Logan
Framed Unionist’S Family (photo)
Criminal Hearing Lifts Lid on N.Y. Democrats, by Harry Ring
Debate on World Crisis, by Warren Porter
Militant Bazaar Offers Rare Buys
N.J. Radical Vote Fell Off Sharply Compared to 1948
For ‘Emergency’
Notes from the News
- The Trenton Two
- 19-Year-Olds
- Political Zombie
- German Farmers
- Imperialist Solution
- Union Solidarity
- The NAACP
- Roman Emperor More Liberal
- I.F. Stone
- Reynolds Aluminum Co.
- 15,300 Members of the UAW-CIO
Vol. XVI No. 49, 9 December 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
CIO Convention Is Dominated by Leadership Battle
- Walter Reuther and Philip Murray (photo)
State Dept. Blocks UN Truce Move; “Hotter” War Feared, by Art Preis
Dictator Voids Election Result in Venezuela
Another Landslide (cartoon), by Gray
Washington Faces Dilemma in Bolivia Tin Mines Seizure
FI Demands Review of Czech Trial Before Impartial Labor Tribunal
Civil War Still Rages Fiercely in So. Korea, by Joseph Keller
Labor Can Build Mighty Party of Its Own, by Art Preis
Ole Proves That A Worker Can Get Rich in America, by F. Powers
Slansky Frame-up Signals Blood Purge in Czechoslovakia, by John G. Wright
The American Way of Life
- A Lesson in Gratitude, by Thomas Raymond
Wins Full Pay Boost (photo)
Letters from Readers
- ’Go Out of Business’ Huberman Advises Progressive Party, from H. Roberts
The Militant Army
U.S. Women Hold 19,000,000 Jobs
[Editorials]
- The Durkin Appointment
- Demand Clemency for the Rosenbergs
- Memo to the Daily Worker staff
Jomo Kenyatta – Leader of Africa in Revolt, by William de Silva & T.B. Subasinghe, from Samasamajist
- Kenyans Defy British
- British Cage Africans
The Peking Conference – A Delegate Reports, by Edmund Samarakkody
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- Martial Law in Iraq
- An African Tribe
- Chile
- Educator
- British Teacher
- 1,146,121 Canadian Workers
Still ‘Casualties’
Don’t Blame the Women, by Joyce Cowley
Victim of Heartbreak Ridge (photo)
Jim Crow Puts Economic Blight on Negro People, by George Breitman
More Readers Report on Election Reactions
- Seattle, by C.E.
- Chicago, by R.L.
- [Chicago], by B.F.
- New York, by P.N.
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- No “Loyal” Opposition
Boulton Scores Move to Victimize PP in Milwaukee
Notes from the News
- Students Defy Legion
- Heard Everything Now
- Warning to Supreme Court
- A Poll on Church-Going
- Federal Grand Jury
- That Nasty Word
- Robert Minor
Instructive Book on Stalin’s System of Frame-ups
Not Enough Hospitals
Vol. XVI No. 50, 15 December 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Labor Must Lead Way, Say Ford Union Leaders
War to Continue, Eisenhower Indicates After Trip to Korea
- Press Sizes Up Trip as “No Solution”
- That’s That (cartoon), by Gray
Frame-up Victim Freed in Chicago Strike Case
- Acquitted (photo)
Killing of African Labor Leader Brings Huge Anti-French Upsurge, by George Lavan
An Editorial
- Solution to Korea
Major Issues Side-Tracked at CIO Convention, by Harry Frankel
How Women in America Fought for Shorter Day, by Joyce Cowley
Reporter Tells Use of Chiang’s Agents in Koje POW Poll Fraud
- Terrorizing PWs on Koje (photo)
Cannon Discusses what Eisenhower Portends
U.S. Toll Rises
Lesson in Politics Given by Byrnes
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
One Speech That Aroused Interest at CIO Convention
[Editorials]
- Cheap Window-Dressing
- Needed – An Honest Index
- The Times Points the Wrong Way
conditions That Molded an African Leader, by William de Silva & T.B. Subasinghe, from Samasamajist
- Imperialism in Kenya (photo)
Why Stalin Cooked Up ‘Trotskyism’ Charge in Prague Frame-up Trial, by John G. Wright
World Events, by Charles Hanley
- Synghman Rhee
- Owen Lattimore
- Socialist Outlook
- The Yugoslav Review of International Affairs
- The French Communist Party
- A Japanese Writer
Final Vote for SWP in N.Y.
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Get Out of Africa
Bridges Defense Urged in Minneapolis Meeting
- Minn. SWP Leader Defends Bridges
The Threat to Ryan’s Empire (photo)
Final N.J. Vote Listed for SWP
Companies, Gangsters Linked on New York Docks
A Novelist Speaks Out, by Fred Hart
Letters from Readers
- Says Labor Will Have to Fight Harder Now, from N.D.
- Letter from Korea Tells About Killing Prisoners of War, from C.H.
- Approves Militant Headlines on Korea, from L.C.
Notes from the News
- State Taxes
- Sign of the Times
- Florida Bombings
- Overall Prices
- Truman’s Use ...
- Victor Riesel
- Labor’s Daily
- Bamboozling
- You’ve Read of Employees
- Korea Court Martials
- Negro Students
- Shades of Dred Scott
Jackie Robinson Speaks Out Against Yankees’ Jim Crow
Vol. XVI No. 51, 22 December 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Broad Committee Defends Civil Liberties in Mich.
Labor, Liberal Leaders Fight Police-State Law in Michigan
Here’s What Eisenhower Said He’d Do in Korea (facsimiles)
Supreme Court Studies School Segregation Course
Int’l Red Cross Censures U.S.-UN on Treatment of War Prisoners, by Art Preis
Dobbs Tells Truman Way to End War
Declaration of Committee of 190 Against Trucks Law
- How You Can Help To Challenge the Trucks Police-State Law
Real Wages Dropping Despite Great Rise in Man-Hour Output, by Harry Frankel
Stevenson Grinds Political Axe at the CIO National Convention, by M. Stein
- CIO Leaders at Convention (photo)
The American Way of Life
- Grow Old Gracefully, by Thomas Raymond
The Militant Army
Wall Street Paper OKs Appointment of Martin Durkin
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Oklahoma “Loyalty” Oath Is unconstitutional
Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party
U.S. in Minority on Nationalization
[Editorials]
- They Sing in the Face of Death
- The CIO Stand on Bolivia
- AFL Protest on Bolivia
A U.S. Diplomat’s Report on Soviet Union, by John G. Wright
- Stalin (cartoon)
Growing British Left Resists Gag Attempts, by Arthur Mason
World Event, by Charles Hanley
- John L. Lewis
- Bolivia
- The South Korean Ambassador
- Six European Countries
- A Substantial Minority
- Belgian Socialists
- Several Judges
- Hussein Makki
- Stalinist Anti-Semitism
Teen Age Drug Addicts, by Joyce Cowley
DuPont Trial Opens (photo)
Companies, Racketeers “Take Blood” of Dockers, by Harry Ring
A Contrast in Views on Road for Labor
Two Jobs – No Sleep, by Tom Denver
Cannon Talk Depicts Capitalist Breakdown, by Ernest Rief
Notes from the News
- Votes cast
- General MacArthur
- Dishonorable Ddischarge
- Negroes
- The Wages of Sin
- Child Labor
- First Concert
- Miami Indictments
- Senator McCarthy
- Secret Solved
- The Rich U.S.
Fined for Smiling
Venezuelan Election Stolen by Dictator, Says Exiled Leader
Vol. XVI No. 53, 29 December 1952, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People
EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen
Anti-Trucks Law Committee Gets Good Response
Oakland Auto Local Urges Labor Party, by Lillian Russell
Eisenhower offers no hope for Korean peace, by Joseph Keller
- “Awright Now – On the Double!” (cartoon), by Gray
Southern NAACP Woman Leader Tells of Fight Against Jim Crow
Angry Canada Workers Vote General Strike, by Peter Farnsworth
Gen. Eisenhower “Amazed” to Hear of Segregation
The Pongam Island Massacre of Korean POWs, by Art Preis
America Under Eisenhower – A New Era Begins, by James P. Cannon
- James P. Cannon (photo)
[Editorials]
- The ACLU Washes Its Hands
- One Vote Against
- Labor’s Daily
Issues in the British Labor Party Dispute, by Arthur Mason
- British Left-Wing Leaders (photo)
U.S. “Beats Down” Plan to End War, by Harry Frankel
First Victim
The Negro Struggle, by Jean Blake
- Durkin and the FEPC
N.Y. Longshoremen Need Labor’s Help to Break Gangsters’ Control, by Harry Ring
Sex, Too? by Jack Bustelo
Letters from Readers
- Differs with Views of H. Robins on Leo Huberman, from C.L.
Comment, by Editor - A ‘New Sport’ or an Old Game? from J.B.
- Mothers and Sisters Voted in Hope of Ending Korean War, from B.E.
Notes from the News
- That Promise
- Association of Catholic Trade Unionists
- Cut National Forests?
- Texas CIO
- Five Negro Doctors
- The Socialist Party
- Eisenhower’s Secretary of Labor
- Jackie Robinson
Report Final Vote for Pittsburgh
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