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Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
New robber deals mark secret Moscow meeting, by Joseph Hansen
The sound of brass (cartoon)
GM profiteers defy investigation – fact-finding board plays attorney for corporation, by Art Preis
Marines in China protest being used to aid Chiang, by Charles Carsten
Flint pickets face renewed GM provocations, by Jerry Kirk
Detroit strike committee urges organizing GM office workers, by Kay O’Brien
Big strike schedules at Western Electric, by Alan Braden
Operators’ greed hinders rescue
New year finds American labor on the march, by Mike Cort
In the News
City-wide strike set for Stamford, Special to The Militant
Mine disaster – murder for profit, by Evelyn Atwood
Detroit SWP organizer warns CIO auto workers against treacherous “fines for strikers” scheme, by Arthur Burch
Brass Hats’ strikebreaking (graphic)
Trade Union Notes, by Bill Morgan
Detroit strikers urge GM office organization (continued from Page 1)
GM defies any investigation of its profits (continued from Page 1)
Minister disproves Duluth “no discrimination” story, by Grace Carlson
5th Congress manifesto of Belgian Trotskyists
French Trotskyists combat growing threat of fascism
Indonesian youth demand independence (photo)
Trotskyists in Argentina launch monthly magazine
Bitter Marines ask end of fighting for Chiang (continued from Page 1)
The Stalinists cheer
Help them get home!
Thomas complains
”Shame on you, Fifi . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Ford’s billion or two sapped from workers, by Jeff Thorne
Workers’ Forum – “back to sea – for what?” asks angry seaman – asks publication of Leon Trotsky’s book on Stalin – a soldier writes of U.S. role in “liberated” Korea – united for the victory of labor! – on reading Trotsky’s “History of the Russian Revolution”
Marines bitter at U.S. intervention in China
Pioneer Notes
Militant Army
Trotsky’s Dream (poem)
Akron workers back GM strike
Our Program:
Senator says State Department suppressed report on Germany
Lessons of 1919 general strike given in “Fourth International”
Impending visit of G. L. K. Smith makes Akron workers angry, by Milton Genecia
J. G. Wright winds up tour in Pittsburgh
Detroit branch announces two winter school classes
Stalinists in Youngstown attack two Trotskyists
The history of American Trotskyism – by James P. Cannon – summary of our experiences in the S.P.
Detroit case of false arrest, police harassment symbolized the daily oppression of Negro people, by Ted Reading
Where mine owners’ greed brought disaster (photo)
The Negro Struggle – “try it at home,” by Charles Jackson
New imperialist robber deals mark secret Moscow conference (continued from Page 1)
Striking workers in Flint face new GM provocations (continued from Page 1)
Socialist Workers Party branch activities
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Coroner’s inquest attempts to whitewash vigilante issue in the Fontana tragedy, by Jean Simon
Christmas party of GM picket line (photo)
GM strikers’ children have fun at picket line Christmas party, by M. Patrick
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Paris Stalinists call the cops, Special to the Militant
Western Electric strike schedules for January 3 (continued from Page 1)
”Ships that never come in”
Buffalo CIO wants formation of Labor Party
Court martial reveals prison camp brutality
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
The upsurge of labor and its take ahead, by the Editors
Stamford AFL, CIO unite in city general strike – 20,000 workers mass in town square; total shut-down shows labor’s might, by Evelyn Atwood
Join the battle! (cartoon)
Western Electric workers defend picket lines, by Alan Braden
Youngstown Steel workers gird for gigantic national strike, by G. L. Weissman
In the News
AFL, CIO unity is pledged in packing strike, by Robert L. Birchman
Steel workers urge no strike delay
Exclusive! “Militant” bares $6-billion ship steal, by Joseph Hansen
Militant Detroit pickets repulse assault on line, by Kay O’Brien
How to fight injunctions in GM strike discussed by Detroit SWP organizer in address over radio, by Arthur Burch
6-billion ship steal exposed by “Militant” (continued from Page 1)
Trade Union Notes, by Bill Morgan
Detroit General Motors pickets repulse attempts to crash line (continued from Page 1)
Ford Local 400 denounces plan for strike fines, Special to the Militant
Allied troops halt uprising in Trieste
Indo-Chinese continue heroic fight against French imperialist rulers
Fighters for freedom (photo)
GI’s demonstrate in Manila, flay U.S. imperialism, by Mike Cort
Belgian regime bankrupt official figures show, by E. Germain
General strike near in Colombo say Trotskyists
100,000 workers stage Paris rally, Special to The Militant
Hail Stamford labor!
Important evidence
Manila trials
An imperialist treaty
”You’ll simply have to postpone. . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
”Billionaires’ Club” continues to thrive, by Jeff Thorne
”Working” for “peace”
”Lucky Strike” struck
Workers’ Forum – soldier in Manila describes protests – Philadelphia incident shows Stalinists losing influence – Stamford boy leans early – more on socialism vs. nationalism for Negro people – from a worker of the “old school” – requests poem by Ralph Chaplin – girl officer workers show respect for picket lines – Navy gold braid refuses transfer to old-time sailor – GM worker writes on district five
J. G. Wright tells inspiring growth of SWP observed during tour, by John G. Wright
Militant Army
Mourn not the dead, by Ralph Chaplin
Pioneer Notes
Our Program:
The truth about man-days lost
Memorial meeting to honor Carlo Tresca, murdered anti-fascist fighter for labor, by Ruth Johnson
Honored working class fighters (photo)
Koreans demonstrate against “Big 3” rule, by Charles Carsten
January “Fourth International” analyzes the role of Zionism
Wisconsin workers protest firing of pro-labor teacher, by Jack O’Connell
Los Angeles SWP moves to larger headquarters
Gala New Year’s party held by Philadelphia SWP
Milwaukee SWP holds celebration
Reading branch celebration held, by James White
French strikers (photo)
Truman’s “State of Union” speech is futile bid to halt labor crisis, by Art Preis
Magnificent labor solidarity in Stamford (photo)
The Negro Struggle – Gibson “gives” again, by Charles Jackson
Stamford AFL, CIO unions join forces in city general strike (continued from Page 1)
Socialist Workers Party branch activities
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Flint CIO council calls on UAW board to “wash its hands” of company security, by Jerry Kirk
On to the picket lines! (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Western Electric strikers halt attempt to smash picket lines (continued from Page 1)
Youngstown Steel workers gird for bitter industry-wide strike (continued from Page 1)
Veterans shipped like cattle in crowded, unheated cars, by Winifred Nelson
Unity is pledged in packing strike (continued from Page 1)
Never satisfied
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Truman pressure Murray into steel strike delay – government offers price boost, limits wage concessions
Solidarity will win! (cartoon)
World-wide GI demonstrations shout demand: “Get us home!” – strong blow dealt imperialist plans, by Joseph Hansen
Labor! Back the GI protest! You fight in a common cause, by the Editors
Brass Hats lied about bottleneck in ships for GI’s
GM delegates hotly debate UAW board wage proposal
Long lines phone workers back strike in 44 states, by Alan Braden
Bulletin
Open the books! An answer to GM, by Art Preis
Lackawanna steel workers don’t wait for Murray (photo)
Lackawanna worker shut Bethlehem Steel plant to foil strikebreaking preparations, Special to the Militant
Truman pressures Murray into steel strike delay
GIs emulate labor at home
Long lines telephone operators support walkout in 44 states (continued from Page 1)
Mighty voice [word obscured] the GIs as heard round the globe
World-wide protests of GIs hit Wall Street imperialism (continued from Page 1)
GIs demonstrating in Manila (photo)
Brass Hats fear revolt in India; arm U.S. GIs
Mazey, UAW militant helps lead GI protest
Rank and file hit officer privileges
Flood of mail to return GI’s hits Congress
”Militant” was first to demand GIs’ return
Typical scene of vets on picket lines (photo)
An inspiring example
Democratic rights in the armed forces
”Company security”
Two Americas
”He’s really just a big child. . .” (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Why the steel moguls act so arrogantly
Workers’ Forum – GM strikers in Flint eager for Militant – soldier tells why Japanese workers go on strike – AFL machinists in solid strike at Gould & Eberhardt – the workers’ needs . . and Truman’s proposal – for more articles on veterans’ needs – the sleeping giant of labor is stirring
GI’s letter tells troops’ anger at demobilization double cross
Militant Army
Pioneer Notes
Our Program:
Lenin, international leader and teacher of labor, left rich heritage to aid U.S. workers’ struggles, by Ruth Johnson
Fire in Fontana “no accident,” declares expert, by Jean Simon
600 workers demand action in Tresca case
Chicago SWP joins Militant demonstration against Jim-Crow policy at skating rink, by Clara Kaye
Nazi rule and Allied rule
Los Angeles CIO demands return home of China GIs, by Al Lynn
Cable “grab” reveals sordid Allied war aims
Chicago Stalinists in attack on distributors of “Militant,” by Clara Kaye and Florence Hayes
World-wide protests climax long GI drive for prompt demobilization, by Charles Carsten
Picketing Western Union in Manhattan (photo)
The Negro Struggle – the anti-Negro pogrom in Manila
Huge profits fatten up meat-packing barons, by Robert L. Birchman
High officials and generals maneuver against soldiers
Baltimore phone girls support ACEW strikers,Special to the Militant
Phone girls back strikers in Cincinnati, by J. Christianson
Socialist Workers Party branch activities
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
”Daily Worker” smear of Flint militants boomerangs; repudiated by union officer, by Jerry Kirk
The line held firm! (photo)
Leading Stalinist deserts to bosses
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
1,000 Detroit veterans parade in solidarity with G.M. strikers, by Kay O’Brien
A GM Striker’s Story, by Grace Carlson
Briggs UAW local scores union-busting strike fines
Western Electric pickets cheered by phone strike
Buffalo CIO sponsors new pro-labor veteran’s group
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Paris meeting of GIs adopts “Magna Charta” [sic] – soldiers demand democratization of Army, abolishment of special officer privileges, by Charles Carsten
800,000 steel workers strike for living wage – 1,700,000 on nation’s picket lines in greatest American labor struggle, by Art Preis
Flint unionists hit red-scare as aid to GM
Get off that money bag (cartoon)
Steel workers in Pittsburgh strike solidly, by Eloise Gordon
Chicago packinghouse strikers show fighting spirit on lines, by Robert L. Birchman
In the News
Civil liberties spokesmen protest “La Verite” ban
Entire Jersey town aids UE strikers’ wage fight, by Alan Kohlman
Militant action will win, by the Editors
Youngstown steelmen out solid in strike, by George Weissman
Mass picketing at Chicago stockyards (photo)
On-the-spot reports from national strike fronts – no scab can slink past Lackawanna’s pickets! Special to the Militant
Chicago packinghouse strikers show fighting spirit on lines (continued from Page 1)
Pittsburgh Steel workers form solid strike front (continued from Page 1)
Mass picket lines clamped on U.S. Steel’s “Big Mill,” Special to the Militant
800,000 hit the picket lines in mighty steel struggle (continued from Page 1)
GI protest meeting in Paris is described by eye-witness, Special to the Militant
One veteran’s reward (photo)
Flint unionists denounce Red-scare as aid to GM (continued from Page 1)
Belgium rulers fear Trotskyists
Labor unions back GI protests against demobilization delays
Paris GIs adopt Magna Charta (continued from Page 1)
High ranking Brass Hats live on fat of the land
SWP organizer in Flint nails red-baiting smear
”Send us home!” (photo)
Akron CIO council adopts resolution supporting GIs, by Milton Genecin
Labor unity
Political action
The choice is clear
Gangster methods
”I always say . . .” (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Militant’s record in backing GIs’ demands
Workers’ Forum – soldier describes Army caste system – for more articles on women’s problems – plan for hunger – scores poem about Trotsky – “royal runaround” described by vet – Harlem SWP invites workers to visit and join its ranks – wage increases and inflation
Militant Army
Pioneer Notes
Our Program:
Liebknecht-Luxemburg working-class martyrs, by Ruth Johnson
Stalinists slander Seattle progressives in attempt to block Labor Party movement
Victims of Fontana tragedy (photo)
SWO meeting hits Fontana whitewash, by Jean Simon
Seattle typos score great strike victory, Special to the Militant
UE girl pickets in Youngstown aided by husky steel workers, Special to the Militant
Pickets protest at Jim-Crow rink, by Clara Kaye
Flint strikers hear talk by Charles Jackson
New York meeting held in honor of V. I. Lenin
Chicago SWP to present play “trial by fury,” by Florence Hayes
General Electric strikers in Lynn gain support of entire community, by Ann Anders
UE strikers mass in Bloomfield (photo)
The Negro Struggle – saga of virgin plum, by Charles Jackson
UE strikers demonstrate in Newark center, Special to the Militant
Ship workers convention marked by faction fight, by L. Williams
Lester UE strikers demonstrate solidarity at Westinghouse plant, by Robert Oliver,
Socialist Workers Party branch activities
Labor saving device
Entire Jersey town aids UE strikers’ wage fight (continued from Page 1)
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Thirteen more mine disaster victims die due to the negligence of greedy owners, by Evelyn Atwood
More murder for profits (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Minnesota packinghouse workers firmly support national strike, by Barbara Bruce
The “bright” side of mine tragedy
Western Electric strikers fight injunction threats, Special to the Militant
FEPC filibuster, by Joseph Keller
What strikers must guard against, by the Editors
Baltimore UE shuts 6 plants, special to the Militant
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Steel workers climax 50-year struggle, close down entire industry – historic battles with Steel Kings inspire pickets, by Art Preis
CIO charges government finances strikebreaking – Murray asks prompt repeal of tax aid to monopolists
Ohio strikers demand state jobless aid, Special to the Militant
Smash it open! (cartoon)
Detroit Stalinists try to put ban on “Militant,” by Kay O’Brien
Police terror hurled against L.A. strikers, by M. Patrick
GI describes how soldiers on Okinawa organized mass protest demonstrations, Special to the Militant
In the News
Ford, Chrysler agree to wage increases of 18c, 18 1-2c hourly, Special to the Militant
CIO meat packers return after resisting seizure, by Robert L. Birchman
Big Business plot to smash unions
Steel strike climaxes 50-year tradition of struggle (continued from Page 1)
Homestead workers picket where martyrs of 1892 fought (photo)
Indiana harbor veterans back steel workers picket lines, Special to the Militant
Locked-in J. & L. bosses on reducing diet
Buffalo workers strike 40,000 strong; union plane tracks food flown to scabs
Stalinists “exception” to the GI demands, an Editorial
Shocking brutality exposed by GIs confined in U.S. Army guardhouse, by Charles Carsten
GI describes mass protests on Okinawa (continued from Page 1)
A sample of GI protests (photo)
U.S. troops bolster British rule in India
February F.I. analyzes American labor upsurge
”Go home!” shout students to American GIs in China
Sends message from Japan
Belgian Trotskyists launch new monthly magazine
Give new excuse for retaining GIs in China
Build a labor party
Our program
Pickets’ rights
Damaging admission
”Goodness – another strike! . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Expose discrimination in New York schools
Workers’ Forum – a letter from Holland expresses confidence in Fourth International – returning GIs refuse to scab – UE workers in N. Y. picket night and day – suggests program to interest women in political struggle – GM Tag Day experiences told by SWP members (soldiers, civilians give to GM strike; poorest give pennies; veteran gives $10) – open-shop spreads in garment industry
Militant Army
The pickets
Pioneer Notes
Our Program:
New quarters for Toledo SWP
Detroit Stalinists seek to suppress “Militant” (continued from Page 1)
CIO tobacco workers wage bitter strike against sweat-shop pay, discrimination, Special to the Militant
Demonstrating workers in Tokyo, Japan (photo)
Glass workers end strike after thirteen weeks, by M. Walker
Ford, Chrysler agree to wage increases of 18c, 18 1-2c hourly (continued from Page 1)
St. Louis police join AFL; defy warning of officials, by George Beck
Vets demonstrate to aid Western Union strikers, by John Fredericks
Steel plants shut tight in Reading, by James White
Philadelphia SWP holds successful Lenin meeting
Portland SWP protests murder of colonial people
4th Fontana fire victim dies; home burned after vigilante threats, by Jean Simon
The Negro Struggle – support the strikers, by Charles Jackson
Murray charges tax laws aiding strikebreakers (continued from Page 1)
Postwar battlefront in Los Angeles (photo)
Police assault UE picket line in Los Angeles with tear gas (continued from Page 1)
Steel striker shut down mammoth Bethlehem plant, by John Fitch
Bosses knew what was coming
Socialist Workers Party branch activities
Steel workers close plant in Pittsburgh, California
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Youngstown pickets keep vigilant guard, as locked-in scabs suffer malnutrition, Special to the Militant
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Children join parents on the picket line (photo)
Packinghouse strikers return after resisting plant seizure (continued from Page 1)
Buffalo CIO plans action on Smith
Vets begin to march, by Joseph Keller
Sparrows point workers close Bethlehem plant, Special to the Militant
Same job, new boss
Striking machinists march on capitol in California, Special to the Militant
Workers strike Seattle Transit, Special to the Militant
City Council votes strikers’ relief fun
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Steel profiteers demand outrageous price boost
A robber calling the cops! (cartoon)
Congress pushes anti-union bill – Murray denounces measure now in House as “vicious”
Chilean police machine-gun heroic union protest rally, by Diego Henriquez
Steel foremen quit plant to join strikers
Nigerian Union Congress thanks the SWP for aid
Cops of “labor friend” O’Dwyer assault Western Union pickets, by C. Thomas
In the News
Striking veterans plan state march
Chicago pickets thwart GM move to break strike, by Nick Bradford
Senate ready to bow before foes of FEPC
The strike wave – its lessons, by the Editors
The strike wave and its lessons (continued from Page 1)
Man of steel on picket patrol (photo)
Western Electric men hold firm in strike, Special to the Militant
Profiteering steel barons ask outrageous price rise (continued from Page 1)
U.S. Army abets POW slave traffic
Chilean national police machine-gun heroic protest meeting in Santiago (continued from Page 1)
Royal Air Force takes up GI cry to speed return
They want to go home, too! (photo)
Why GIs in China refuse to back Chiang’s regime
Cruelty to Lichfield GIs ordered by Army brass, by Charles Carsten
”Get us home!” demand all soldiers in Hawaii, Special to the Militant
UNO and the fine art of camouflage, by Joseph Hansen
O’Dwyer and Stalinists
Tax rebates
Murray’s proposal
Yalta robber deal
”It’s thrilling . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Corporation swindlers attempt huge tax steal
Workers’ Forum – foreign-language articles needed – open letter to Stalinist workers – British comrade describes rising militancy of workers – Zionism and the socialist future – meeting in Harlem hears report on two-party lynching of FEPC
Congressional lynchers at work (cartoon)
Militant Army
Sammy Sawyer
Youth group activities
Pioneer Notes
Our Program:
Why Big Business profiteers are trying to blame inflation upon labor’s demand for living wages, by William F. Warde
Demand action on compensation (photo)
Strike leader calls CP story “pack of lies,” by Grace Carlson
Steel union pushes organizing campaign in Reading, Pa., area, by James White
NAACP backs steel strike in Youngstown
O’Dwyer’s cops terrorize Western Union picket line (continued from Page 1)
Labor holiday called to back Buffalo strikes, Special to the Militant
SWP leader tours coast to expose Fontana case, by Jean Simon
Allentown Mack strikers fight union-busting drive
Chicago union back picket lines protesting Jim Crow skating rink, by Robert L. Birchman
A united blow at Jim Crow (photo)
Buffalo CIO plans anti-Smith demonstration
The Negro Struggle – real meaning of the Big Blow, by Charles Jackson
Cleveland unionists demonstrate against meeting of G. L. K. Smith, Special to the Militant
Newark SWP begins drive against anti-strike bill
Five join SWP at Akron meeting to honor Lenin
Philadelphia opens new headquarters
Socialist Workers Party branch activities
Might set example
Diary of a Steelworker,by T. Kovalesky
”I came back from a Nazi prison camp to get tear-gassed on the picket line”
Veterans on the march (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
UAW offers $2,000 reward to catch thugs who beat woman
”If necessary” shoot GIs, says Brass Hat
Remember Fontana! by Evelyn Atwood
Inland steel workers nail company lies
2,000 Armour workers stage new stoppage, by Robert L. Birchman
Massed pickets in Chicago thwart GM strikebreaking (continued from Page 1)
N. Y. draftsmen conduct their first walkout, by John Fredericks
Scab complains “it’s a farce”
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
SWP supports ALP candidate for Congress
Chicago police protect fascist spokesman (photo)
Truman yields to price demands of Big Business – huge inflation is planned to rob labor of pay gains, by Art Preis
Stalinists deal a stab in back to GM strikers, Special to the Militant
General Motors continues stall in negotiations, by Grace Carlson
1,500 Chicago workers picket G. L. K. Smith’s fascist meeting, by Robert L. Birchman
In the News
Tugmen resist O’Dwyer drive to break strike, by Art Sharon
Negro GI brothers slain by Jim-Crow Freeport cop, by Bill Morgan
Akron rubber unions vote strike for wage increases, by Milton Genecia
Chinese Trotskyist Party survives Japanese terror
Red-baiting slander – Stalinist stye, by the Editors
What did we fight for? (photo)
1,500 Chicago workers picket G. L. K. Smith’s fascist meeting (continued from Page 1)
In memoriam – Chen Chi-chang, by Li Fu-jen
Nation-wide general strike protests massacre in Chile, by Diego Henriquez
Banner of their martyrs (photo)
Exclusive report on big strike of Paris printers, Special to the Militant
Nicola Di Bartolomeo, by Carlo
”Don’t break GIs’ bones,” Army officer tells guards, by Charles Carsten
Officers revelled while GIs sweated it out, says editor
Dutch Trotskyist Congress backs Javanese people
Cairo police arrest Egyptian Trotskyists
Case bill
”Friend of labor”
Secret diplomacy
FEPC and Freeport
”I do hope the President . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Widow, orphans suffer after mine disaster
Workers’ Forum – veteran calls on buddies to aid all striking workers – “there’s never a mine blown skyward” – Army hospital negligence revealed by wounded GI – praises article on Homestead Steel – asks column on Stalinist role – capitalist propaganda methods and a labor-publicity program – audience hostile to Army propaganda – Wall Street press urges intervention in Argentina
The capitalist lie machine (cartoon)
Militant Army
The worker speaks
Youth Group Activities
Labor
Pioneer Notes
Our Program:
In memory of Leon Sedov – heroic revolutionary fighter, by Leon Trotsky
Bevin and Vyshinsky – a study of hypocrisy within the UNO, by Joseph Hansen
PAC-endorsed mayor vetoes CIO Tag Day
Negro veterans murdered by Jim-Crow cop (continued from Page 1)
Boss courts hit strikers with flood of injunctions, by Jeff Thorne
General Motors still stalls in UAW wage negotiations (continued from Page 1)
Stalinists deal GM strike treacherous stab in back (continued from Page 1)
4,000 Wilson meatpackers stage walkout, by Robert L. Birchman
Pauley nomination taps a gusher of oil-smeared Washington graft, by Evelyn Atwood
Chicago fighters against Jim-Crow (photo)
Truman yields to Big Business price demands (continued from Page 1)
The Negro Struggle, by Charles Jackson
Mass meeting demands attorney investigate Fontana death fire, by Lois Saunders
White city rink asks injunction against pickets
IAM Aircraft lodge asks Fontana action
Stalinists fail to halt sale of “Militant,” Special to the Militant
Socialist Workers Party branch activities
O’Dwyer launches vicious drive to break tug strike (continued from Page 1)
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Strikers at Detroit transmission welcome “Militant” despite leaders’ attempted ban, Special to the Militant
Typical of strikers’ wives (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Striking Youngstown vets parade in campaign for unemployed aid, by George Weissman
Bulletin
Legion head smears GIs in speech
Funeral in Peoria, by Clara Kaye
Back-to-work move halted by strikers’ wives, by Jerry Kirk
FEPC-supporter assaulted by Stalinist goon
AFL-CIO masses pickets defy Alameda injunction, by J. Marshall
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Fire of struggle tempers victorious unions, by the Editors
Strikebreaking order closes down New York, by Art Sharon
Transit strike wins gains in Philadelphia, by Max Goldman
Another oil scandal gushes (cartoon)
Fighting steel workers – new wage-freeze, price rise formula issued by Truman, by Art Preis
Corporate heads secretly plotted to crush unions
G.M. strikers hold the line for full terms, by Grace Carlson
Truman ignores oil bribe charge in pressing Pauley nomination, by Evelyn Atwood
Protest meetings assail Jim-Crow murder of vets
Heroic Indian people defy guns of British, by Charles Carsten
Release Trotsky’s biography of Stalin
Western Electric, Westinghouse workers in Jersey defy injunctions, continue their mass picketing, by Alan Kohlman
Strikebreaking order closes down New York (continued from Page 1)
You can’t keep these steel workers down (photo)
Big Business in secret plot to bust unions (continued from Page 1)
GM strikers “hold the line”; continue fight for full terms (continued from Page 1)
Chicago strikers hear E. R. Frank
French Trotskyists win libel suit against Stalinists
Worthington strikers vote “no admission” into plant, by Ruth Laurie
Victorious steel strikers win demand for 18 1-2 cents (continued from Page 1)
Gouin government inherits crisis, Special to the Militant
Machine-gun fire of British rulers fails to halt Indian demonstrators (continued from page 1)
Widow of Bartolomeo writes on his death
Fighting for India’s independence (photo)
Trotskyists in vanguard of Indian peoples’ fight
Indian National Army men regarded as loyal patriots
Famine in India threatens lives of ten million
India people hate British overlords
Indian troops join anti-British fight
Paris printers give novel reply to Stalinist lies
Censors curtain facts on India
Stockholders not “the public”
Lynch law
Truman’s record
Secret deal at Yalta
Veterans and unions
”I don’t know where those women . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Senate’s sham fight over the FEPC bill
Workers’ Forum – steel strikers like Gray cartoon – some suggestions for the Militant – capitalism boasts of slashed production – veteran describes UE march for unemployment pay – farmers changing views on labor – a letter from a Texas workers weighs labor and management
Don’t call me a scab!
The ends of the same chain (cartoon)
Militant Army
Youth Group Activities
Pioneer Notes
Our Program:
Browder – a Wall Street agent 16 years on Stalin’s payroll, by Joseph Hansen
West Coast longshoremen call strike referendum, Special to the Militant
Stalinist agent of Wall Street (photo)
Truman fights for Pauley despite bribe revelations (continued from Page 1)
Stalinists settle Western Union walkout with no assured gains, Special to the Militant
Newark workers hear lecture on strike wave
Pioneer growth shown by new issue of catalog
Ferguson kin in plea for justice tell tragic story to “the Militant,” by William S. Farrell
Anti-fascist pickets face frameup in L.A., by William Van
The Negro Struggle – Mr. Rockefeller and his Negro colleges, by Charles Jackson
Protests mount in murder of Negro veterans (continued from Page 1)
Striking Indiana veterans put governor on the spot
SWP organizer calls for action in Fontana vigilante fire case
”Fontana”
Socialist Workers Party Branch Activities
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Lancaster AFL calls city general strike to halt police terror in transit walkout, Robert Oliver
Wives join transport pickets (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Philadelphia transit workers win gains in militant two day strike (continued from Page 1)
U.S. military police back British despots
Two Kinds of Justice, by Grace Carlson
Columnist admits Brass Hat policy fostered cruelty
Timken strikers solid as company ruses fail, Special to the Militant
CIO packing workers delay acceptance of wage terms, Special to the Militant
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
GM strike leaders appeal for aid – UAW board calls on all locals to rally to aid of GM workers, by Grace Carlson
Lynch law in Freeport (cartoon)
Freedom revolt flares in India – British commander labels Navy strike “open mutiny,” by Joseph Hansen
O’Dwyer plans strikebreaking in transit fight, Special to the Militant
French ministry orders attack on “La Verite,” Special to the Militant
Mass protest meeting in Harlem demands justice in Freeport murder of Negro vets, by William S. Farrell
All-out aid to GM strike! by the Editors
Grand jury whitewashes killer of Ferguson boys, by William S. Farrell
In the News
NAM launches offensive to shatter price controls, by Art Preis
Thanks benefactors
Jubilant Bethlehem Steel workers in Lackawanna demonstrate might in great strike victory parade, by William Flynn
Steel strike victory parade
UAW executives appeal for aid to GM strikers (continued from Page 1)
Trade Union Notes, by Joseph Keller
Second Pittsburgh power strike looms as workers press demands, by Eloise Gordon
Bulletin
200 Jones foundry pickets arrested by Chicago cops, by Robert L. Birchman
Westinghouse strikers defy ban on mass picket lines, by Alan Kohlman
French Canadians reject CIO splitter, by Paul Robert
Freedom revolt flares in India; Royal navy men in “open mutiny” (continued from Page 1)
Philippine peasants battle Army MPs
The Four Freedoms (cartoon)
Cairo uprising seeks freedom from British, by Charles Carsten
Witness relates British brutality in Cairo streets
Celebes joins Java in heroic fight for independence
Trotskyists offer only program that can win India’s freedom
Indian magazine says Trotskyists are in Viet Minh
Trotskyists in Denmark survive terror of Nazis
Labor traitors pursue Tory policy on India
Hands off India!
”Don’t browbeat Ford”
Tammany Tiger
Millions are ready
”I do think this Russian model is . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Nazi files reveal link with U. S. Steel, by Jeff Thorne
Workers’ Forum – for a rising scale of wages to meet rising living costs – the Zionist question – a working student estimates “the Militant” – agony and insults were reward of Negro people in imperialist war – murder of civilians exposed by American Marine in China – women’s problems and capitalism
Stock market report – 1946 (cartoon)
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Soliloquy of a “Militant” reader
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Stalin’s speech reflects fear of World War III; shifts line on character of imperialist conflicts, by Joseph Hansen
Memorial march for murdered union men (photo)
Dutch Trotskyists greet Socialist Workers Party
SWP endorses F. B. Davis for Seattle Council, Special to the Militant
NAM launches offensive to shatter price controls (continued from Page 1)
Los Angeles CIO organizes for strike defense, by M. Patrick
Homeless vets seize Vancouver hotel
Article on current strikes is featured in latest F. I.
Subway union threatened by O’Dwyer strikebreaking (continued from Page 1)
Court biased against pickets of Smith rally, by William Van
French ministry orders attack on “La Verite” (continued from Page 1)
Buffalo unionists picket meeting of fascist Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, Special to the Militant
The Negro Struggle – to the side of fighting India! by Charles Jackson
Portland meeting demands probe of Fontana deaths
Picketing fascists meeting in Buffalo (photo)
Jim-Crow rink seeks injunction against pickets, Special to the Militant
Harlem protest meeting demands justice against Freeport killer
Another vet slain by Jim-Crow cop
Lucky strike radio broadcast picketed in L.A., by William Van
Grand jury whitewashes killer of Ferguson boys (continued from Page 1)
Socialist Workers Party Branch Activities
Dividing the pie
No war millionaires?
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Lancaster AFL wins “Battle of Bulls Run” as general strike halts police terrorism, by Robert Oliver
Trotskyists aid fight against anti-strike bill, Special to the Militant
Victims of police terror (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Pal of G. L. K. Smith faces recall in L. A., by Gordon Bailey
GIs ask people to help them get back home
Pauley oil scandal smears top Washington officials, by Evelyn Atwood
Nailing Imperialist Lie, by Paul Abbott
Demobilization slowdown
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
General Motors continues its arrogant stand, by Grace Carlson
Bulletin
Philadelphia CIO pickets battle police terrorism – cops mercilessly club vets who help defy injunction, by Robert Oliver
Navy exonerates wounded brother in Ferguson case, by William S. Farrell
The mighty arm of solidarity (cartoon)
Truman policy paves way for big price rises
Americans cable protest against “La Verite” ban
State troopers, armed lynch mob unleash bloody warfare against Negro community, by Evelyn Atwood
On Nazi model
In the News
New revolts carry on fight for independence of India
Tighten the ranks, by the Editors
SWP protests anti-Negro atrocities in Tennessee
Stalinist leaders of CIO transport workers union capitulate to strikebreaking threats of O’Dwyer, by Art Sharon
Trade Union Notes, new big strikes loan – by Joseph Keller
Police terror in Philadelphia (photo)
Ancient British “riot act” used in Jersey strike,by Alan Kohlman
Philadelphia CIO pickets defy injunction, fight police terror (continued from Page 1)
Tighten the ranks (continued from Page 1)
Reading union hits case bill
Philadelphia SWP hoods gay social
Capitalist politics
General Motors continues arrogant stand as answer to UAW delegates (continued from Page 1)
Dinner opens new Toledo quarters
Belgian Trotskyists gain in election
Belgian Stalinists and “socialists” block election victory of workers, by E. Germain
Militant action wins Japanese union demand
Japanese workers line up for food (photo)
Leon Lesoil
Brass Hats exile U.A.W. militant to Okinawa
Call nation-wide strike in fight to free Egypt, by Charles Carsten
I saw them die in Calcutta’s street
Typical street scene in India (photo)
Carry on fight to free India (continued from Page 1)
Keep up the fight
Imperialist censors
Freedom from fear?
Change of mind
”Those strikers think they’ve got us . . . “(cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Rich interests fight veterans housing bill
Workers’ Forum – says Trotskyists are genuine – on unemployment pay to jobless veterans – police beat Negro for boarding bus – corruption grips Nassau County, scene of Ferguson murder case – for a larger old-age pension – reader condemns doles, wants full production – USES forces veterans into low pay jobs – reader approves praise for S.W.P.
Pine
Mink coat for her dog (photo)
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Workers’ debts grow
Concentration of wealth
Wall Street threatens another war – spokesmen of Big Business launch attack on U.S.S.R., by Joseph Hansen
Jim Crow atrocity in Tennessee (photo)
Navy exonerates wounded brother in Ferguson case (continued from Page 1)
Radio speaker refutes slander against Militant, Special to the Militant
Bloody terror reigns in Negro community (continued from Page 1)
Myra Weiss continues tour on Fontana vigilante case, Special to the Militant
Stalinist AYD expels students from Trotskyism, Special to the Militant
Portland youth hear talk on Fontana case, by Joyce Hesser
14,000 Timken workers hold firm despite company’s union-busting, Special to the Militant
Truman signs phony bill on jobs as unemployment rapidly mounts, by Ruth Johnson
The Negro Struggle – origin and significance of “race,” by Charles Jackson
Demand FEPC in California (photo)
Jim-Crow rink denied injunction against pickets, by Robert L. Birchman
WLB record shows why labor should get off the new board, by Jeff Thorne
Union heads flay case bill as revival of “blacklists”
FEPC meeting hears plan for capitol march, Special to the Militant
Socialist Workers Party Branch Activities
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Huge labor demonstration in Houston halts strikebreaking attempts by city officials, Special to the Militant
Cheering Houston strike victory! (Photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Why ALP nominee lost election in New York East Side district, by Lou Cooper
Americans cable protests against “La Verite” ban
Truman policies paving way for big jump in living cost (continued from Page 1)
SWP holds Ferguson meeting despite Hague intimidation, Special to the Militant
Three Growing Boys, by Grace Carlson
Western Electric strikers await phone tie-up aid, Special to the Militant
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
$15,000 “Militant” fund campaign starts Mar. 15, by Evelyn Atwood
Preparing for World War III (cartoon)
Wall Street threatens new war – steps up diplomatic attacks in drive against the USSR, by Joseph Hansen
Washington hikes prices on food, clothes, housing
SWP protests French arrests of Trotskyists
Generals purge Army editors for “crime” of being in CIO, by Charles Carsten
Auto locals start drive to elect Reuther as next UAW president, by Grace Carlson
In the News
Release of 101 jailed Negroes won by protests
CIO rubber workers win outstanding victory, by Joseph Andrews
NMU head bares Stalinist misrule, by Art Sharon
A New York subway worker’s story – Stalinist misrule in transit union, by William Charles
To avenge murdered pickets (photo)
CIO rubber workers win outstanding wage victory (continued from Page 1)
Trade Union Notes, by Joseph Keller
The Ford contract – a danger signal
Not even nylons can lure women past picket line, Special to the Militant
Union strikes against firing of Negro workers, Special to the Militant
Reuther sought as next UAW president (continued from Page 1)
Release of 101 jailed Negroes won by protests (continued from Page 1)
How du Ponts fleece workers
French arms move against Indo-China
Indian independence revolt spreads despite gun fire of British rulers
Spanish unions ask help to end France regime
Heroic fighters against British imperialism
Fontana deputy sheriff resigns
Mexican Stalinist demands end to CP bribe taking
Fighters for Free Egypt cry “down with England”
Charming India-British style
British censors relax, OK letter after 3 years
Prices hikes on food, clothing and housing (continued from Page 1)
How imperialist rulers process news reports
Generals purge news staff for “crime” of being in CIO (continued from Page 1)
$55,000 per casualty
”Third Party” or a real labor party?
Ship steal
Food is a weapon
Rubber union’s victory
”Quick, doctor – “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Insurance bribe case lobbyist heads RFC, by Jeff Thorne
Workers’ Forum – auto worker exposes boss scheme to divide Negroes and whites – strikes equalize all workers – Indian famine took 10 million lives – bureaucrat “forgets” socialist principles – Freeport’s Jim-Crow ghetto – a scene of squalor and filth – challenges Red Cross to aid GM workers – veteran calls for mass protests against atom bomb “experiment” – movie reviews by Marxists needed
Welcome Home Joe (cartoon)
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SWP branches greet “Militant” fund drive with enthusiasm, campaign director reports, by Justine Lang
Longshoremen in San Pedro learn about “Militant,” by Ray Burn
UAW worker calls “Militant” “most worthwhile,” offers aid
$15,000 “Militant” fund campaign starts Mar. 15 (continued from Page 1)
Letter from the strike fronts testify to “Militant’s” picket-line popularity
Minneapolis Stalinists attack distributors of “the Militant,” Special to the Militant
Only “Militant” warned “there is no peace!”
We alone told the truth!
The Negro Struggle – terror in Tennessee, by Charles Jackson
SWP opposes election bill in New Jersey, Special to the Militant
Wall Street steps up anti-Soviet drive, threatens new world war (continued from Page 1)
Lenin, Trotsky always warned capitalist system breeds war
How Stalinism has betrayed the struggle for socialism
Socialist Workers Party Branch Activity
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Telephone workers force AT&T to yield; Western Electric strike ends in victory, by Alan Kohlman
For freedom from police clubs! (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
New York local of SWP holds inspiring two-day convention, Special to the Militant
Los Angeles SWP aids campaign for state FEPC, by J. Blake
Truman pulls double-cross on 300,000 steel strikers
Workers quit Stalinists, by Paul Abbott
Maritime union head bares Stalinist machine misrule (continued from Page 1)
Stalinist goons attack “Militant” distributors, Special to the Militant
Strike threat ends meat barons’ chiseling, by Leigh Ray
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Issues before UAW delegates at convention, by the Editors
Heroic GM strikers win after 113-day struggle – GM delegates conference votes to accept agreement, Special to the Militant
A tribute to a real fighter (cartoon)
Ford council opposes several contract clauses, by Roy Weston
Wall Street continues drive for new war; hurls reactionary barrage at Soviet Union, by Charles Carsten
American seamen defy order to scab on Filipino strike, by Art Sharon
In the News
Paris Trotskyist meeting raided by Gouin police, Special to the Militant
Salute to GM strikers!
Fund drive gets good start
Issues at UAW convention (continued from Page 1)
Trade Union Notes, by Joseph Keller
As GM strikers win (photo)
General Motors strikers force arrogant corporation to terms (continued from Page 1)
Ford delegates request contract revisions (continued from Page 1)
Greek Trotskyists slain by Stalinists
Another war will doom civilization, analysis of World War II reveals, by Eugene Varlin
Paris Trotskyist meeting raided by Gouin police (continued from Page 1)
Italian police shot down jobless workers (photo)
Dutch troops pour into Java; new battles flare, by Mike Cort
Wall St. drives for war upon Soviet Union (continued from Page 1)
Italian farm workers stage huge demonstration at Apulia
British shoot down Malayan workers striking for food
Trotskyists in Norway survive Nazi invasion
CIO political action
Stalin’s policy
Help “the Militant”!
Boosting prices
”I really don’t see shy people . . .” (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Wall Street bankers milk railroad systems
Workers’ Forum – French trade-unionists express solidarity with U.S. strikers
Wall Street’s “peace” plan (cartoon)
Militant Army
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Chicago workers picket banquet for G. L. K. Smith, Special to the Militant
Resolution on colonial struggles
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Campaign director reports enthusiastic response to appeal for $15,000 “Militant” sustaining fund, by Justine Lang
Scoreboard
Red-baiters fail in election bid at Flint local, by Jerry Kirk
Cleveland CIO pickets meeting of fascist group, Special to the Militant
”Militant” fund gets good start (continued from Page 1)
Arkansas group calls for aid to indicted strikers
Fight against Jim-Crow rink won in Chicago
Seattle SWP supports Davis
Why youth should support “Militant” fund campaign, by Laura Falk
Steel worker sends first contribution to fund
What Karl Marx’s teachings mean for the American working class, by Larissa Reed
The Negro Struggle – who won in Tennessee? by Charles Jackson
SWP speaker flays Fontana case secrecy
Revere workers in Chicago hold firm in strike, Special to the Militant
Some facts the Michigan PAC leaders “forgot” about Stassen, by Roger Kent
Bronx SWP has housewarming
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Diary of Steelworkers, by T. Kovalesky
UMW negotiators indict coal operators for million casualties in mine disasters
Murder for profits (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Flint Chevrolet local asks UAW to launch Labor Party drive, by Special to the Militant
U.S. seamen in Philippines defy order to scab strike (continued from Page 1)
Deal with Chiang wins French foothold in North Indo-China
Vets Housing Crisis, by John Fredericks
SWP pushes FEPC petition in Los Angeles
Freeport case protested by Buffalo CIO
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Administration urges Congress to extend draft
Wounded veterans put in ship’s hold
”It’s your turn now” (cartoon)
UAW delegates face key issues – uphold democratic unionism in first two sharp debates, by Art Preis
Veterans picket realty board in New York City, Special to the Militant
General Motors still tied up on local issues, Special to the Militant
Wall Street wields Iranian issue to promote anti-Soviet war drive, by Charles Carsten
In the News
Brass Hats scheme to keep control of atomic energy, by Felix Morrow
Wall Street war-monger
Big Business speeds assault on price control, by Evelyn Atwood
Paris rally scores attacks on Fourth Internationalists, Special to the Militant
San Francisco machinists end bitter four-month strike, by J. Marshall
UAW delegates face key issues (continued from Page 1)
Trade Union Notes – Small Steel locals still out on strike, by Joseph Keller
The next task (cartoon)
”To the men and women of G. M. . . .” (cartoon)
”Pioneers” display attracts UAW convention delegates, Special to the Militant
San Francisco machinists end bitter 4-month strike (continued from Page 1)
No city safe from new air weapons, by Eugene Varlin
Famine strikes Chinese farmers; 10,000,000 eat grass and clay, by Mike Cort
Imperialists use food as weapon to aid reaction
The heritage of imperialist war – starvation (photo)
Indian people will die like flies
Starvation and disease scourge of all Europe
Imperialist plan starvation for Japanese people
Aid to the starving, by the Editors
Our martyrs
A Dutch worker’s letter to “Militant”
Time for action
Army reform
Role of UNO
Strikebreaker O’Dwyer
”I just got the most wonderful . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
CIO demands action on Tennessee terror
Congressmen at Work
Workers’ Forum – issue is Stalinism, not Browderism, says ex-Communist Party member – soldier describes misery in Germany – socialism and initiative which capitalism now stifles – offers suggestions to improve “Militant” – Southern Negro tells of terror – Brooklyn youth stabbed in attack by anti-Semites
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As seen in a Follansbee, West Virginia picket shanty
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”Militant” fund goes up to $1,617 in week – reach ten percent of $15,000 goal
Shop Talks on Socialism, by V. Grey
Scoreboard
Bronx meeting protests murder of Fergusons
Youth crowd Harlem meeting to protest Ferguson murders
Negro candidate in Seattle receives impressive vote
Newark meeting hits murder of Ferguson boys, by Bob Blaine
A Southern reader tells how she subscribed to “Militant”
Thousands fired as packers plot to raise prices, by Leigh Ray
Tacoma SWP branch formed
Why War Department seeks easing of terrorism against the Nisei, by William Van
The Negro Struggle – spotlight on Fontana, by Charles Jackson
Brass Hats scheme to keep control of atomic energy (continued from Page 1)
Big Business speeds assault on price control (continued from Page 1)
Introductory subscription campaign launched by “Fourth International”
How campaign will be conducted, by Connie Locke
General Motors still tied up on local issues (continued from Page 1)
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Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
War Department picks “Board of Inquiry” to whitewash own military caste system
Administration urges Congress to extend draft (continued from Page 1)
Wall Street’s men (photo)
Iranian issue utilized in anti-Soviet drive (continued from Page 1))
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Flint UAW locals accept GM contract with reservations, by Jerry Kirk
Must 17 Million Die? by Larissa Reed
GM Fisher body workers vote to extend strike, by D. Lands
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
UAW convention marks new stage for auto union, by Art Preis
Wall Street uses Uno in preparing new war – Iranian issue is pretext for drive against USSR, by John G. Wright
Virginia uses state draft to bar strike
Hatched in the imperialist incubator (cartoon)
Big Business demands end of price controls, by Evelyn Atwood
400,000 bituminous coal miners go on strike for union demands
The real aims behind spy scare in Canada, by George Martell
In the News
Washington joins in spy scare
Mass meeting wins reversal in Ferguson case conviction, by William S. Farrell
Victory near in the fight for legalization of “La Verite,” Special to the Militant
UAW convention marks new stage (continued from Page 1)
Pioneer publishers bring something new to boardwalk (photo)
Auto industry is nation’s largest
Disease, germs–a new war weapon, by Eugene Varlin
Stimson statement confirms Marxist analysis of Roosevelt’s war plans, by Charles Carsten
American imperialists garrison the world (graphic)
League of Nations and the UNO: Important lessons from history
Wall Street men rule Army GHQ in Philippines
German workers demonstrate against Allied hunger policy
Starvation, disease ravage Italy; food rations cut further
Let the people vote on war!
Look at the record
Bring them home!
Who told the truth?
”How to these people expect to get anywhere? . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Corporation tax-steals used to fight unions
Workers’ Forum – survey shows vets know the score – Dutch reader praises “Militant” for realism – officer-caste lives in luxury while GIs must “sweat it out” – wants action-slogans on unemployment – a talented Negro crushed by capitalism
Veteran’s reward (photo)
Officers shrug as unemployment rises in Germany
Militant Army
Open letter to Lynn Bomar
Pioneer Notes
The beggar
Fourth International opens campaign for 500 new subs
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Over $1,000 contributed last week brings “Militant” fund up to $2,618, by Justine Lang
Pensioner sends $5 to “best paper I ever read”
Shop Talks on Socialism – how factories were born, by V. Grey
Philadelphia protest meeting hears Edward Ferguson speak, Special to the Militant
Buffalo CIO reports 10 new vet committees
Workers give dollars to aid “Militant” fund
Scoreboard
USSR faces internal crisis, declares April issue of F. I.
N. Y. painters hit Ferguson murder
Stalinist record shows who served shipowners throughout the war, by Art Sharon
The Negro Struggle – you and the Militant, by Charles Jackson
Police brutality halted in Stamford
The real aims behind spy scare in Canada (continued from Page 1)
Big Business demands end of price control (continued from Page 1)
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Wall Street uses the UNO in preparing its new war (continued from Page 1)
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Cleveland unionist describes how his local handles scabs during machinists’ strike, by H.R.
UAW convention in session (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Allis-Chalmers workers confident in 3-week strike at Cincinnati, by J. Christianson
Textile profiteers get a handout
400,000 coal miners strike for demands (continued from Page 1)
Bitter 55-day strike won by Timken steel workers, Special to the Militant
Veteran tells why Brass Hats and Wall Street demand draft
Report From Florida, by Larissa Reed
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Strikers fight Westinghouse union-busting
Protectors of plutocracy (cartoon)
Truman urges militarist policy – seeks extension of draft, universal training for war, by Art Preis
Labor press hit as monopolists grab newsprint
Atomic energy remains under military control, by Charles Carsten
Harassed veteran writes congressman
Senate passes death sentence on 65-cent minimum wage bill, by Larissa Reed
In the News
New York veterans’ group pushes housing program
House group votes bill to help boost prices
Expose Army plot to clear Lichfield torture officers, by Mike Cort
Scandalous housing crisis exposed – Detroit veterans seeks homes in vain, by Jim Ross
Chicago vets demand housing (photo)
Scandalous housing crisis exposed – “Medals don’t mean a thing” to landlords, veterans find, by R. Egan
Trade Union Notes, by Joseph Keller
Ex-GI dreamed of home, can’t find one now
Wife of St. Paul vet tells housing plight
Vets’ families in Portland get squalid shacks, Special to the Militant
Veterans plead for decent wage
Minimum wage bill receives death sentence in Senate (continued from Page 1)
Monopoly of atomic energy remains in military hands (continued from Page 1)
Chicago veterans demonstrate to demand immediate housing – Nick Bradford
Atomic destruction and World War III, by Eugene Varlin
Control of oil land in Middle East involved in UNO dispute over Iran
Threaten death sentence for leading Bulgarian Trotskyists, Special to the Militant
Plot whitewash of Lichfield Army Brass Hats (continued from Page 1)
Sugar barons plunder Puerto Rican people
Report first strike in USSR in 20 years
Freedom from want – Greece, 1946
Imperialist terror in Greece – background of the elections
Trotskyist jailed in Egypt as reaction attacks masses, Special to the Militant
War-making powers
Minimum wage
Food relief policy
Free press
”You coward! For heaven’s sake . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Movie Review
Congressmen at Work
UAW convention assails Jim Crow, race hatreds
Workers’ Forum – exposes Red Cross as political weapon of imperialism Indonesia – overseas 3 years drafted for more – we’ll all be free or all be slaves – ex-sailor exposes privileges enjoyed by Navy Gold braid – submits poem on war slogans – the privileged people and workers in the Soviet Union – submits poem on war slogans – steel worker’s wife sends news stories – new reader praises “Militant” reporting – a correction on piecework in UAW –
Scab murders union head of family (photo)
Pioneer Notes
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”Militant” fund score rises to $3,969 – $1,350 received during 3rd week, by Justine Lang
Shop Talks on Socialism – how the factory worker was born, by V. Grey
Scoreboard
Flint NAACP protest rally hears talk by SWP speaker, by Jerry Kirk
St. Paul meeting protests terror against Negroes, Special to the Militant
Militaristic program demanded by Truman (continued from Page 1)
Wisconsin students give to “Militant” sustaining fund
City payroll tax opposed at polls by Toledo labor, by M. Walker
Anglo-American imperialists haggle over crumbs for starving millions, by Felix Morrow
The Negro Struggle – a letter from “home,” by Charles Jackson
Detroit transit workers vote strike (photo)
Brooklyn rally lashes murder of Fergusons, Special to the Militant
CIO and AFL support Detroit transit strike, by John Saunders
Workers drawn to Tacoma SWP at first meeting
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Wright speaks in Philadelphia
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
”The miners will not forget their dead!” writes West Virginia striker to “Militant,” by Gus Nikolias
Where mine owners’ greed brought disaster (photo)
Westinghouse strikers parade around Philadelphia City Hall, Special to the Militant
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Reading rail shop crafts men protest undemocratic policy, Special to the Militant
Success Story, by William F. Warde
Labor press hit as monopolists grab newsprint
Westinghouse strikers resist union-busting (continued from Page 1)
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Striking miners stand firm for social demands, by Joseph Keller
Wall Street and the wonderful lamp (cartoon)
OPA wrecks many price ceilings – government “price control” agency helps Big Business drive to hike living costs, by Art Preis
Filipinos demand U.S. imperialism get out entirely
W. V. strikers halt operations at strip mines, by Gus Nickolias
Japanese workers raise demand for control over production, by Charles Carsten
Old “gag” law used to indict Phila. CIO head, Special to the Militant
Secret clause bars all news of atomic data
In the News
New relief committee aids destitute Europeans workers, by Evelyn Atwood
West Coast longshore strike is called off, Special to the Militant
O’Dwyer sales tax scheme denounced by SWP local, Special to the Militant
Packing barons sabotage meat supplies to force big price increases through organized scarcity, by J. Rever
Trade Union Notes, by Joseph Keller
Scabherding in Pittsburgh (photo)
DFL convention in Minnesota shows friction, Special to the Militant
CIO veterans in Buffalo plan big rally, Special to the Militant
West Coast longshore workers pressured to call off strike (continued from Page 1)
How Westinghouse fared in war
Striking miners stand firm for safety, health demands (continued from Page 1)
31-day struggle wins gains for Chicago Revere workers, Special to the Militant
New war will doom our civilization, by Eugene Varlin
Former OWI director now beats drums for war on Soviet Union, by Charles Carsten
Atom bombs cost million a day
Demonstrating workers in Tokyo, Japan (photo)
Strikers demand control over Japanese plants (continued from Page 1)
Big Brass covers guilt of Lichfield officers
Veteran tells of atrocities at Lichfield
New relief committee aids destitute European workers (continued from Page 1)
Wealthy feast as poor starve in Hungary
Joseph Raffin-Dugens, old revolutionist, dies, Special to the Militant
A letter of appreciation from a worker in Holland
Fighting high prices
Workers’ control
Two-party system
Draft extension
”Isn’t that child wearing . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work
Vets’ “reconversion” from heroes to “bums”
Workers’ Forum – Navy Gold Braid privileges reigned even in combat – reprisals by Army brass for all who forget salute – suggests campaign against imperialist atomic bomb race
Another generation
Protests bring indictment of scabs (photo)
Pioneer Notes
Militant Army
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Over one-third of $15,000 goal is reached in fourth week of “Militant” fund campaign, by Justine Lang
Scoreboard
Shop Talks on Socialism – the things we make, by V. Grey
Vet sends $2 to “Militant”
New Lackawanna SWP branch holds first public meeting
Imperialist-controlled agencies haggle as starvation spreads, by Felix Morrow
New Belgian government shaky, by E. Germain
The Negro Struggle – Ku Klux rides again, by Charles Jackson
Greek masses starve while rich fatten
Revival of Ku Klux Klan (photo)
OPA blasts many holes in price ceilings (continued from Page 1)
O’Dwyer sales tax scheme denounced by SWP local (continued from Page 1)
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Thousands of Minneapolis vets homeless; forced to sleep on floors, eat in relays, by Nora Scott
Chicken-coops become 1946 “apartments” (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
”Labor statesmen” don’t impress rail wage arbitration boards, by John Russo
Many families broken up by housing crisis, Special to the Militant
Scourges of Mankind, by Larissa Reed
Modern Gulliver Travels sees Lilliputian Congress, by William Gulliver
”Labor must fight draft,” CIO vet writes “Militant”
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May Day – 1946 (cartoon)
Halt the war-makers! Unite on May Day against the imperialists! – May Day manifesto of national committee, Socialist Workers Party of United States
House demolishes OPA control; price-gougers get green light, by Art Preis
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Fourth Internationalists hold world conference, Special to the Militant
Ban lifted on “La Verite”, French Trotskyist paper
Packers create meat shortages
Slain Ferguson brother is exonerated by Army, by William S. Farrell
Big Brass seeks whitewash for Lichfield atrocities
Workers! Halt the war-makers! (continued from Page 1)
Kremlin’s policy inside Germany
Rule of U.S. imperialism brings starvation to people of Germany, by Eugene Varlin
Austrian Trotskyist groups send report to outside world, Special to the Militant
Starvation in Hungary (photo)
Trotskyists are reported active in Indonesia, Special to the Militant
World conference of Fourth International
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”Could teach the Gestapo,” soldier says of Lichfield
Trotskyist policy in Greek election
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Spanish POUM members seized, face execution, Special to the Militant
Protests ban on Algerian party
Big Brass seek whitewash in Lichfield case (continued from Page 1)
World conference of 4th International
Truman’s famine diet
CIO-PAC policy
”I’m so glad you’ve explained . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
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”Investigation” on Fontana conceals vigilante terror, by Lois Saunders
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Baltimore SWP meeting recruits new members
May Day born in labor struggles, by Ruth Johnson
The Negro Struggle – “on Whitman Avenue – U.S.A.” by Charles Jackson
Haymarket demonstration scene (photo)
Army exonerates slain Negro vet of “misconduct” (continued from Page 1)
Milwaukee SWP aids relief fund
Stalinists and May Day
Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Will Stalinist “one big union” conference promote genuine unity of maritime unions?
CIO packinghouse union protests layoffs (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
House demolished OPA control; price-gougers get green light (continued from Page 1)
Mine strikers fight to halt vile conditions (continued from Page 1)
Westinghouse strikers resist legal move to halt picketing, Special to the Militant
Packers create shortages to force high meat prices
Cleveland strike at Fisher Body in sixth month, by David Lands
Disease stalks the world
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Southern drive of CIO faces bitter struggle, by Art Preis
12 more miners killed by greed of operators – “Militant” reporter describes tragic scenes of mine disaster at McCoy, Va., by George Weissman
What mine owners call “trivia” (cartoon)
Leon Trotsky’s book on Stalin, finally released
U.S. Army courts-martial system flayed in sweeping denunciation, by George Breitman
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”How Green Was My Valley” – where 12 dead miners sleep, by Mike Farrell
New Jersey SWP launches elections campaign
McCoy miners in recent strike on safety issue, Special to the Militant
Justice for the miners! by the Editors
McCoy miners’ widows tell plight, by Mike Farrell
Trade Union Notes, by Joseph Keller
McCoy mine small, death record big
The last mile (photo)
”How Green Was My Valley . . .”
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McCoy mine disaster story told by “Militant” writer (continued from Page 1)
From McCoy mine (photo)
Miners demand safe conditions, not medals!
To the grave (photo)
May 1 in Greece – its significance
Wall Street continues to prepare for World War III against USSR, by Charles Carsten
PCI publishes first issue of legalized organ, Special to the Militant
The cost of imperialist war (photo)
UNRRA food on black market
India famine fostered by imperialist policies, by Eugene Varlin
British soldier in Singapore writes about oppressive rule
Palestine Arabs, Jews unite in strike actions
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Wall Street sabotages Philippine independence, by Mike Cort
General asks food or troops
Capitalist criminals made the famine
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”Fifi’s so smart! . . . “(cartoon)
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They are fatherless now (photo)
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Packers create meat famine, say farmers union officers, by Barbara Bruce
CIO faces bitter struggle in drive to organize South (continued from Page 1)
Lichfield G.I. guard imprisoned for brutality ordered by his officers
The Negro Struggle – May Day and the minorities, by Charles Jackson
Strictly for the birds . . .
While vets go homeless
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Trotsky’s book on Stalin released after five years (continued from Page 1)
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CIO veterans in Buffalo hold mass rally to protest housing crisis, unemployment, Special to the Militant
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Inflation brings chaos in Hungary
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Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Toledo man uncovers lynching in Arkansas, by Harold Josephs
Shortages Affect Babies, by Grace Carlson
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Puerto Ricans seek amnesty
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Only victorious socialist revolutions can prevent the third world war! – Manifesto of the Fourth International addressed to the workers, the exploited and the oppressed colonial peoples of the entire world
Smashing the chains of world capitalism (cartoon)
Only victorious socialist revolutions can prevent the third world war! – Manifesto of the Fourth International addressed to the workers, the exploited and the oppressed colonial peoples of the entire world
Smashing the chains of world capitalism (cartoon) [page 1 text is repeated on Page 2]
Manifesto of 4th International – cont. (continued from Page 1)
World-wide voice of Fourth International (photomontage)
Millions march in big May Day demonstrations, by Ruth Johnson
Truman leads vicious drive against UMW, by Art Preis
Paris “peace” conference haggles over spoils of war – power politics dominates secret parley of “Big 4,” by Charles Carsten
A job coal operators never have to do (photo)
Operators ignored safety rules at McCoy mine where 12 died, Special to the Militant
Colorful May Day rally held by New York SWP, Special to the Militant
New Jersey SWP opens campaign, Special to the Militant
Detroit workers demonstrate against fascist G.L.K. Smith, by Kay O’Brien
Ford 600’s Flying Squadron aids Vultee plant strikers, by Roy Weston
Why the Lichfield trials? by George Breitman
May Day in Japan
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Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Ship-load of food burned and destroyed by government as irate workers look on, by C. Blake
”Peace” parley haggles over spoils of war (continued from Page 1)
Vets demand homes in Illinois (photo)
New quarters for Los Angeles SWP
Operators ignored safety rules before McCoy blast (continued from Page 1)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Shop Talks on Socialism – can exchange value be measured? by V. Grey
Behind the Lichfield trials (continued from Page 1)
Militant UAW strikers shutdown Mack plants, Special to the Militant
Manifesto of 4th International – cont. (continued from Page 1)
(Page 9)
An historic conference, by the Editors
What the 4th International accomplished at conference
Great fighters participate in FI conference
Our martyrs in fight for world socialism
Leon Trotsky – founder of 4th International
World conferences that marked progress of Fourth International
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U.S. imperialism steps up drive toward war – plans to tighten military grip over entire Western Hemisphere, by Charles Carsten
Shadow over Latin America (cartoon)
Attack on miners hits all labor – union calls two-week truce in strike after owners agree to come to terms, by Joseph Keller
Open the books, say Los Angeles transit strikers, Special to the Militant
Black market price levels sought on meat, by Evelyn Atwood
Buffalo CIO backs miners
2,000 steel worker delegates face key issues at convention, by Art Preis
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Largest Ford 600 unit repudiates E. L. Hester, Special to the Militant
The Nuremberg Trial and the Moscow Trials
Savage anti-labor attack on miners is dangerous threat to all of labor (continued from Page 1)
Trade Union Notes – mine strike endorsed by William Green, by Joseph Keller
Youngstown CIO supports miners
Miners’ families mourn dead (photo)
This is dynamite! Special to the Militant
CIO steel worker delegates face many key issues
115-day Westinghouse strike wins 18 cents an hour raise
Belgian workers face wage freeze, by E. Germain
Trotsky’s biography of Stalin – the meaning of the attacks upon it, by John G. Wright
Food shipments dwindle as famine sweeps world, by Charles Carsten
Starvation in China (photo)
Trotskyists in Belgium attacked
Opposition group in Dutch CP challenges Stalinist leaders, Special to the Militant
Arabs and Jews display solidarity as strike wave sweeps Palestine, by T. Cliff
French Trotskyist policy on constitution ballot, Special to the Militant
Korean labor pleads for aid against brutal American rule (continued from Page 1)
The capitalist world a year after V-E Day
Wages and prices
”Why Yvette – how can you DREAM . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
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SWP in many cities reports inspiring May Day meetings
Collection lists aid fund drive of “Militant”
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American Legion fails to halt May Day meeting in San Diego
The Nuremberg Trials and the Moscow Trials (continued from Page 1)
The Negro Struggle – the Negroes’ secret weapon, by Charles Jackson
Generous response to appeal for European workers relief
Lenin, Trotsky and Kamenev (photo)
F.I. subscription campaign hits 60 per cent of quota, by Constance Locke
The Forgotten Woman, by Grace Carlson
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Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
4,000 transit workers in Los Angeles strike for more wages, oppose fare rise, by Al Lynn
Scene at Mid-West vacation school (photo)
Open the books, say Los Angeles transit strikers (continued from Page 1)
Notes of a Seaman, by Art Sharon
Midwest vacation school opens for third season on June 30
U.S. imperialism accelerates drive toward new world war (continued from Page 1)
Women lead first strike at Toledo champion, by Harold Josephs
On the Railroads, by Henry Adams
Thousands face eviction in Twin Cities, by Winifred Nelson
Buffalo CIO hits policy of militarization, Special to the Militant
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Steel convention upholds union democracy, by Art Preis
Rail, mine workers face fierce anti-union attack – Truman backs corporations with strikebreaking moves, by William F. Warde
Murray fails to support miners
New wage raise demand voted by packing locals, by Barbara Bruce
Putting Humpty Dumpty together again (cartoon)
Food profiteers and speculators fatten on misery, by Evelyn Atwood
Truman lifts conscription age in latest war preparation move
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Goldman asks to question Nazi defendants
Los Angeles KKK burns cross at Negro home, by Lois Saunders
Stalinist leadership incites attacks on “Militant” agents
Statement of Trotsky’s widow on his biography of Stalin
Steel union delegates assert rights (continued from Page 1)
Steel strike victory parade (photo)
Goodyear rubber workers strike in Los Angeles, by Dave Dreiser
Rail, mine workers face fierce attack (continued from Page 1)
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Philippine peasants wage civil war against rulers, by Mike Cort
Spokesman for Indo-Chinese describes freedom struggle, Special to the Militant
Chiang’s war on Chinese people armed by U.S.
Important lessons of strike wave in Palestine, by T. Cliff
Stalinist gangsterism
Paris conference
Restrictions on relief
Stop the Klan!
”What with the grain shortage . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
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How capitalism misuses mechanized cotton picker
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Workers’ Forum – report on AFL Pennsylvania state convention – tells need for immediate aid to suffering workers abroad – victim of terror in Tennessee describes hours in Columbia jail – readers invited to join New York “Militant” chores
Capitalist-inspired terror in Georgia (photo)
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Stalinist leadership incites attacks on “Militant” agents (continued from Page 1)
Election petition campaign pushed by Jersey SWP
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Shop Talks on Socialism – the profitless poker game, by V. Grey
Los Angeles KKK burns cross at Negro home (continued from Page 1)
Jim Crow rink fails in trick to evade law, Special to the Militant
Turn indignation into action by aiding “Militant” campaign, by Grace Carlson
At the Mid-West vacation camp and school (photo)
Mid-West vacation camp and school plans
Art Preis speaks in Philadelphia, by C. Blake
Most monstrous purges in history exposed falsity of Moscow Trials, by Joseph Hansen
The Negro Struggle, by Charles Jackson
Statement of Trotsky’s widow on his biography of Stalin (continued from Page 1)
Extent of purges in USSR during the pact with Hitler
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Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Ranks cheer strike deadline announcement at CIO maritime conference on West Coast, by R. Chester
Butter-hungry thousands wait hours in vain, by C. Blake
Police aid scabs (photo)
Pioneer publishers mark 15th anniversary in May
Notes of a Seaman, by F. Lang
Natalia Trotsky’s attorney demands to question Hess (continued from Page 1)
On the Railroads, by C. Gustafson
Food profiteers, speculators exploit world wide starvation (continued from Page 1)
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Coal miners triumph after defying “seizure” – win big gains as Truman bows to solid strike, by Art Preis
United labor conference urged by UAW officers – seek joint action program to fight anti-union drive, by Joseph Keller
Labor-haters push bills to crush unions, by Ruth Johnson
Only answer to the labor-haters (cartoon)
U.S. militarists plan frightful “germ” warfare, by Ralph Graham
PAC endorsees support Truman slave labor act, by Jeff Thorne
All support to the UAW call for united labor conference! by the Editors
What Roosevelt said on the labor draft
Indonesian league protests U.S. deportation round-ups
Akron union advocates sliding scale of wages
Government’s anti-labor offensive underlines need for a labor party, by George Clarke
Akron unions begin labor unity drive, Special to the Militant
Army protects scabs (photo)
Labor-haters push bills to crush unions (continued from Page 1)
35,000 N.Y. workers hits Truman’s attack on labor, Special to the Militant
Buffalo unions aroused by Truman’s moves, Special to the Militant
Akron URW urges sliding scale of wages
Auto union leaders urge national labor conference (continued from Page 1)
Another Briggs militant victim of thug-assault, Special to the Militant
Entire labor movement flays Truman’s anti-union program
”Build a labor party!” say Flint unionists, by Jack Rockwell
Pantelis Pouliopoulos, revolutionary martyr
French Trotskyists conduct energetic campaign, Special to the Militant
French invade Siam in drive to win empire, by Mike Cort
Annamese battlers for freedom (photo)
”Daily Worker” silent on plea of Siam for help
Brazilian Stalinist “knight of hope” offers aid to reactionary regime, by Charles Carsten
American Militarist devise frightful weapons (continued from Page 1)
Italy before the June elections, by Rosa Di Bartolomeo
Labor’s answer to rising prices
End the war!
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Unbridled militarism
”And of course you’ll use the atomic bomb . . . “ (cartoon)
Problems Facing War Veterans, by Charles Carsten
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3,000 COs still held in concentration camps
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New York SWP announces gala “Militant” ball
”Militant” readers donate food, clothing for relief
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Newark SWP files petitions for elections
Westinghouse local backs miners’ fight
Impressions of Theodore Kovalesky at Mid-West vacation camp and school, by Theodore Kovalesky
Kremlin prosecutors at Nuremburg [sic] come to court with unclean hands, by Joseph Hansen
Trotsky’s new book reveals Stalin as a traitor to Bolshevism, by John G. Wright
The Negro Struggle – governor of a different (?) color, by Charles Jackson
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Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Army releases two reports calculated to whitewash criticism of cost system – Doolittle board advocates policy of limited reforms, by George Breitman
General strike freed them (photo)
Jim Crow units endorsed by Gillem report, by Charles Carsten
Notes of a Seaman, F. J. Lang
Rochester AFL and CIO unite in general strike, Special to the Militant
Coal miners win big gains (continued from Page 1)
On the Railroads, by John Russo
NMU membership rejects Stalinist wage sell-out plan
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The only way to control atomic energy, by the Editors
Strike a hammer-blow! (cartoon)
Buffalo CIO says “build a labor party’
Labor ranks urge united action – more unions back call for national labor – UAW asks local conferences of all unions to pave way for nation-wide joint action, by Art Preis
Unions denounce Truman threat to smash any maritime strike
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Newark rally supports plan for joint action
Santa Cruz AFL campaigns for a labor party
Franco broadcast praises Truman
Trotskyists receive 44,915 votes in French elections
AFL seamen warn Truman on strikebreaking, by F. J. Lang
Bread famine imposed on American workers
Akron rubber workers raise new wage demand
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Labor needs its own party, not a third capitalist party, by George Clarke
Union veterans denounce Truman (photo)
Trade Union Notes – how not to defeat anti-labor drive, by Art Preis
Akron labor holds meetings to mobilize united action
Labor ranks demand unity of action (continued from Page 1)
Flint local endorses call for conference, by Jerry Kirk
N. Y. vets demand housing program, by Evelyn Atwood
Joint labor meeting held in Los Angeles, by Lois Saunders
Emergency rally in South Jersey
U.S. imperialism is encircling the USSR, by Ernest Germain
Stormy outbreaks due in France as workers demand wage raises
Bevin provides homes and jobs for fascists
French and Italian June elections record slight shift to right, by George Breitman
Defense organized against deportation of Indonesians
Critics of opportunism expelled from Greek CP
Troops sent against strikers in Holland
Stalinists squabble over national borders
German workers seize food
Against the draft!
For maritime unity
New strike wave
Withdraw all troops!
”We’ll show these strikers . . . “ (cartoon)
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Navy throws away food while millions starve
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Los Angeles family homeless (photo)
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Chicago SWP celebrates new headquarters
5,000 sign Ferguson case petitions of New York SWP
Chicago union backs campaign for Negro jobs, by Robert L. Birchman
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In Memoriam Comrade Fred Lind
Workers enjoy Mid-West vacation camp and school
San Francisco SWP plans relief dinner
How Stalin shocked entire world with the first Moscow frameup, by Joseph Hansen
The Negro Struggle – to a higher court with the same judge, by Charles Jackson
Royalists gloated
Unions denounce Truman threat to smash any maritime strike (continued from Page 1)
Seamen’s solidarity (photo)
Mussolini pleased
AFL seamen serve warning against Navy strikebreaking (continued from Page 1)
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Diary of a Steelworker, by T. Kovalesky
Atomic bomb demonstration in the Pacific is calculated step toward World War III – experts see no scientific value in Bikini “test”
Physicist tells horror of bomb at Nagasaki
Will your city look like this tomorrow? (photo)
Notes of a Seaman, by F. J. Lang
Atomic energy can build a new world – if developed for peace
Wages must keep pace with rising prices
On the railroads, by John Russo
”Property court martialed”
Form committee to fight against Los Angeles KKK, by Lois Saunders
Food prices from 1941-46 in typical industrial city
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Wall St. Keeps atomic control in Baruch “plan” – $500,000,000 atomic bomb demonstration is maneuver in imperialist drive toward war
Draft strikers, Truman says in case bill veto – president repeats demand for own anti-labor scheme
Ship strike called off; gains granted – Murray intervenes against CIO walkout
Choice of weapons (cartoon)
Michigan CIO discusses need for labor party
31 Tennessee atrocity victims face frame-up in white court, by Evelyn Atwood
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Capitalist press wants draft law made permanent
Senate OPA bill is go-ahead for big price rises, by Ruth Johnson
Senate breaks “wage pattern” – for senators!
U.S. non-intervention pledge violated in China civil war, by Li Fu-jen
”Militant” fund drive passes $15,000 quota
St. Louis Union leaders urge united conference
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When is the time to build a labor party – if not now? by George Clarke
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
On the Allis-Chalmers picket line (photo)
Senate OPA bill is go-ahead for big price rises (continued from Page 1)
Flint Buick 599 paper call for a labor party
Michigan CIO delegates discuss need for national labor party (continued from Page 1)
St. Paul SWP opens new headquarters
The policy of the “strategic bulwark,” by Ernest Germain
No decisive changes achieved as result of June 2 French elections – big step forward seen in Trotskyist campaign vote
Belgian miners give militant strong support
Famine victims in China (photo)
Radicalization of masses still dominant fact
The Vatican – a powerhouse of world political reaction, by Joseph Hansen
Workers killed through greed of mine owners
Indian congress balks at fake “independence” plan, by Larissa Reed
U.S. non-intervention pledge violated in China civil war (continued from Page 1)
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Doolittle report attacked by caste-system defender, by George Breitman
It’s a crazy world! by Grace Carlson
Labor unity in political field sought by Akron CIO council
Mich. CIO condemns assaults on unionists
Vacation at Mid-West camp and school
How fatal clues exposed frameup in first notorious Moscow Trial, by Joseph Hansen
The Negro Struggle – a new wind in the South, by Charles Jackson
AFL seamen cheer strike vote (photo)
Maritime strike called off; CIO seamen gain concessions (continued from Page 1)
Stalinist slander machine and the Nuremberg Trial
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31 Negroes face frame-up in Tennessee (continued from Page 1)
Diary of a Steel Worker – the Carnival on Ames Street, by Theodore Kovalesky
Incendiary bombing of Negro widow’s home perpetrated by race terrorists in Chicago, by Robert Birchman
A column of smoke where your city once stood? (photo)
Capitalists lie about peacetime possibilities of atomic energy, by John G. Wright
Notes of a Seaman – Fight for a 4-Hour Watch, by F. J. Lang
Girl strikers in Akron fight vile conditions
H&M strikers ignore Truman’s “fact-finding”
On the Railroads – “Next Time It’ll be Better,” by Henry Adams
Wall Street’s atomic control maintained by Baruch “plan”
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Biggest steal in history
Runaway price inflation looms – Congress backs profiteers in drive to gouge people – Bowles proposes to shackle labor with new “no-strike” pledge while living costs soar
Wall Street sneak-thief (cartoon)
Toledo SWP candidates placed on Ohio ballot
Crowds storm for bread in Philadelphia, by Jack Spiller
Wall Street uses A-bomb control for power play against USSR
Trotsky school begins June 30 at summer camp
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Congress plans draft extension, huge war funds
”No meat, no work” miners threaten
”They trained us to break maritime workers strike,” by an Ex-Soldier
Boston CIO urges unity
Flint SWP leads fight to defeat tax increase, by Sol Dellinger
What Do You Say?
General Tire workers in 3 communities shut plants in first all-company strike,
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Greek American labor solidarity
Phila. UE local backs plea for joint conference, by C. Blake
Rents will soar too, McMahon tells Senate
Akron joint labor meeting discusses political action
Vet’s family forced to live in Phila. park, by Alma Seton
”They trained us to break maritime workers strike” (continued from Page 1)
Where is the meat?
Labor will be forced to build own party, says union editor
Runaway price inflation looms (continued from Page 1)
Where is the Soviet Union going? – The war strengthened pro-capitalist forces, by Ernest Germain
U.S. domination of Philippines is not halted by “independence”
Allies supported Italian king to very end
New military code foreshadows revival of purges in Red Army, by George Breitman
Behead German for opposing rule
Bureaucrats in control at laborite conference
New Marxist paper issued in Norway
Civil conflict in Palestine and plight of Nazi victims
U.S. news broadcaster is muzzled by BBC
Hands off China!
Prices and politics
Bilbo’s lynch call
New Red Army code
”It really isn’t our fault . . . “ (cartoon)
Eastman raises “Red Peril” bogey, by M. Stein
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work: A Slick Maneuver
French workers show how to get wage raises
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Why migrant workers struck (photo)
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”Question from Tarawa . . . “
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The hole – a short story, by Theodore Kovalesky
Shop Talks on Socialism – labor power and productive labor, by V. Grey
$855 pledged at N. J. dinner for election campaign of SWP
Court hearing held on L.A. race covenants, by Lois Saunders
Flint SWP leads fight to defeat tax increase (continued from Page 1)
SWP branches in Minnesota hold convention, by Barbara Bruce
Article on China today featured in July “F.I.”
Seattle SWP shows “Czar to Lenin,” by Clara Kaye
How Moscow Trial “confessions: revealed frameup of defendants, by Joseph Hansen
The Negro Struggle – news and comments, by Charles Jackson
Two kinds of justice at the Lichfield trials
Stalinist at Nuremberg fear widow of Trotsky
Protests win reinstatement of suspended L.A. students
”Fourth International” drive tops 500 subscription goal, by Constance Locke
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San Diego picnic held to aid workers’ relief, by Ann Cope
Detroit SWP asks for books
Scoreboard
Diary of a Steel Worker: On the Little Island of Bikini, by Theodore Kovalesky
Incendiary bomb assault on Negro widow covered up by Chicago cops, SWP reveals, by Robert L. Birchman
GM not so stingy to its big-shots
Negro home bombed in Chicago (photo)
Veterans’ Problems: Vets Bitter as They Sweat It Out, by Alvin Royce
Who’s going to buy the new autos?
Court upholds all-white jury in frame-up of 31 Negroes, by Larissa Reed
You Paid for It – U.S. Steel Gets It, by Art Preis
Indonesian seamen victims of American-Dutch deal, by Evelyn Atwood
H& M strikers win demand for 18 ¬. cents
Wall St. uses A-bomb control in power play against USSR (continued from Page 1)
Japanese Labor Shows the Way, by Joseph Hansen
Stalinists attack biography by Trotsky
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Mass arrests of Trotskyists in Bulgaria
UPWA seeks “living cost” bonus – CIO packinghouse workers raise far-reaching demand – propose a form of sliding scale of wages to protect workers from inflationary knife
The uninvited guest (cartoon)
3 auto local urge sliding wages scales – Budd, Briggs and Ford union vote in favor
Minnesota SWP opens election campaign, nominates candidates
Rising prices bring new wave of wage demands
In the News
Toledo rail workers support resolution for labor party
Chicago union says labor must build own party, by Eugene Zucker
Pleas for “self-restraint” won’t halt price-gougers
United labor action to fight profiteers! an Editorial
Series on prices starts next issue
What Do You Say?
The sliding scale of wages: an effective way to combat the rising cost of living
Trade Union Notes, by Art Preis
Canadian loggers want action (photo)
UAW local wins 110-day strike in Port Clinton
Ohio UAW group endorses labor conference call
New York painters roll up big vote against Stalinists
General Tire workers hold firm in strike
L.A. rubber union seeks wage raises
Briggs local votes strike, by Jeanette Kirk
AFL seamen announce new wage agreement
Contractors block housing construction in Houston, by Robert Dallas
Camden group backs labor conference, by Jim Dolan
Why India Starves: British imperialists drained food supply, by Kamelesh Ray
New purge is Stalin’s answer to economic crisis in Soviet Union – Kremlin offers scapegoats to cover up its own crimes, by George Breitman
Hunger in Hunan (photo)
New purge is Stalin’s answer to economic crisis in Soviet Union – trials strike at almost every branch of industry
Parisian workers hold huge rally
Calling turn on the purge
Past purges
Belgian Trotskyists first revealed purge
Inflation cuts wages in Hungary and Italy
Ta-Tu-Thau reported dead in Indo-China
International Notes
It’s time to act
End meat famine!
A Prussian law
Withdraw the troops
”The workers don’t realize . . . “ (cartoon)
World Socialism and the Kremlin, by M. Stein
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work: Why Electricity Comes High
Workers’ Forum – must fight for rising scale of wages – calls for a Labor Party – supports program of “Militant” and SWP – Byrnes at Paris– thinks “Militant” divides workers – Stalinist radio censorship – no homes for vets – praises articles by Germain – Bilbo’s lynch call – “Why should such conditions exist?”asks Negro veteran
Why the South must be organized (graphic)
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How Jim Crow broke down on a troop ship
The Tower of Babel strike, by M. Luce
Shop Talks on Socialism – surplus value, by V. Grey
Big problems still face maritime workers after concessions won in recent struggle, by F. J. Lang
Minnesota SWP nominates 3 candidates for Congress (continued from Page 1)
Red-baiting of AFL leaders mars California convention
Former Stalinist official reveals how GPU cooked up “evidence,” by Joseph Hansen
Karl Radek
Stalinists hail Nuremberg; silent over Moscow Trials
The Negro Struggle, by Charles Jackson
Poison pen artists attack Trotsky’s biography of the Kremlin dictator, by Charles Carsten
Los Angeles Comm. plans relief picnic
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Diary of a Steel Worker: A Hot Summer Night in the Mill, by Theodore Kovalesky
Atomic bomb demonstration in the Pacific is part of Wall Street drive toward war
Rich eat cake; urge cut in diet of poor families, by Winifred Nelson
Victim of Chicago bombing (photo)
Senator scores Bikini “tests” as step to war
Veterans’ Problems: Postwar World and GI dreams, by Alvin Royce
Racial terror in Chicago arouses defense movement, by Robert L. Birchman
How atomic energy can free the world under socialism
Of Henry J. Kaiser, by Art Preis
Bay City S.W.P. fights sales tax
Mike Bartell speaks on Hardy bomb case
Senator Bilbo and the Law, by Ruth Johnson
Japanese soldiers punish brutal officers
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Antoinette Konikow mourned by comrades, by Joseph Hansen
New OPA bill will not halt run-away prices – Truman-sponsored measure designed to fool workers, by Art Preis
Detroit unions urge national labor “holiday,” by Al Adler
Defying Bilbo’s threats (photo)
Black market prices on meat now are legal
Revolutionary leaders send sorrowing tributes
Packing union seeks cost-of-living bonus
Meat profits up, production down
Profits high as “best war years”
Jim-Crow judge aids frame-up in trial of 25
SWP national committee expresses grief of party
2 top Washington officials linked to $78,000,000 arms firm fraud, by Ruth Benson
Antoinette Konikow – Trotskyist pioneer, mourned by comrades (continued from Page 1)
”Our dead comrade was one of rarest spirits of our time”
First Trotskyist meeting in Boston
A Trotskyist to the end, by John G. Wright
58 years a fighter for the oppressed
Workers everywhere voice tributes to heroic life of Comrade Konikow
Bulletin No. 1 (photo)
Relief committee pays honor to its chairman
What Antoinette Konikow taught the workers
Rent strikes
Reparations
The Hobbs bill
Terror in Balkans
”Aren’t people silly to crowd the beaches . . . “ (cartoon)
The Post-Mortem of Veto of OPA, by M. Stein
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work: Planning Under Capitalism
Odds and Ends
Workers’ Forum – luxuries fill ships as millions starve – nurseries too few, cost too high – socialism is constructive – Bilbo and the Negro struggle: a letter to Militant readers – a worker’s worry – Canadian worker endorses “Militant”
Picture of inflation (photo)
Pioneer Notes
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First week at Mid-West school, by Myra Tanner Weiss
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New York youth open branch in Queens
Relief social in Allentown July 14
Wages, Prices and Profits: The Propaganda Against Wage Raises
Ask “Flying Squadrons” to stop rent evictions, by Sol Dollinger
Standing in the way (cartoon)
What Do You Say?
Northeast Ohio UAW calls for Labor Party
37th convention marks progress of the NAACP
Curran issues public blast against Stalinist machine in Maritime Union
Detroit UAW, CIO unionists urge national labor “holiday” (continued from Page 1)
New OPA measure will not halt skyrocketing prices (continued from Page 1)
Buffalo UAW groups discuss political action
Indian Trotskyist exposes fraud of British plan for “independence”
The Negro Struggle – the end of the FEPC, by Charles Jackson
British murder Indian demonstrators (photo)
Where is the Soviet Union going? The 5-year plan and the new “left turn,” by Ernest Germain
Nazi terror survivors killed in Polish pogrom
International Notes
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Diary of a Steel Worker: Old John Gave All That Was His, by Theodore Kovalesky
CIO’s “Operation Dixie” forges forward despite Jim-Crow campaign of employers
AVC pickets realtors who bar Nisei vet, by Nora Scott
What meat shortage? (photo)
On the Railroads: A Sign of the Times, by Henry Adams
Anti-Negro vandals continue terror in Chicago district, by Robert L. Birchman
Mack Local 677 supports labor unity conference
Unity slate wins nine posts at Inland Steel
Veterans’ Problems: Veterans turn to the Labor Movement, by Alvin Royce
San Francisco AFL, CIO Carmen unit in strike
Chicago workers face wholesale evictions, by Bruce Oxford
Gov. Dewey and Freeport Case, by Bill Morgan
Ship committee urges conference
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New York SWP announces slate for elections, by George Clarke
SWP names candidates in Washington – Swett, Roberts chosen for election campaign
Auto union calls for 2-hour halt – 800,000 to stage protest against rising living cost
Just a leaking bucket (cartoon)
Rep. May evades investigation of his part in arms firm fraud
Camden union pickets fight price-gougers, by James Dolan
In the News
40,000 Belgians strike, demand workers’ control
Senate votes 62 to 15 for inflationary bill
May’s anti-labor record
Our program to fight price rises, by the Editors
Stock market – 1946 (cartoon)
Sidney Hillman – an appraisal
Locomotive engineer’s view on rail union consolidation, by Henry Adams
L.I. council votes “relief” for landlords
Where is the Soviet Union Going? Role of the Masses Since End of War, by Ernest Germain
Anti-Soviet aims pursued inside Japan
Martin Widelin – our martyr – a heroic Trotskyist leader in the German underground, by Marguerite Baget
Martin Widelin – our martyr – why the Gestapo tracked him down, by George Breitman
Chinese students urge U.S. withdrawal (photo)
Grave crisis grips Italy 3 years after Duce’s fall, by Carlo Bivancho
Why India Starves: British colonial rulers cause famine in India, by Kamalesh Ray
International Notes
Trieste issue unsettled despite “Big 4” decision
Propose Greek united front
The SWP’s greatest election campaign
Politics of reaction
Victims of inflation
Get the big crooks!
”You’d think if people must keep dogs . . . “ (cartoon)
Ivan the Terrible – Kremlin version, by Joseph Hansen
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work: the Debate Over OPA
World War II and the Monopolies: Big Business grows bigger, by Art Preis
Shop Talks on Socialism – workers produce all wealth, by V. Grey
The point of free enterprise (cartoon)
World War II and the Monopolies: Who owns America
Wages, Prices and Profits: Rising prices do not result from wage costs, by Warren Creel
Memorial meeting at school honors Antoinette Konikow
Akron CIO launches fighting drive against price-gougers, rent hogs
Stalin’s new blood purge recalls frameup trials of ten years ago, by Joseph Hansen
Chicago terror against Negroes fought by SWP, by Robert L. Birchman
Stalinist hacks keep silence on Nuremberg
Youngstown CIO council asks labor nominee for governor
Call conference in Chicago
Youngstown CIO in rally against soaring prices, by C. Peters
Unions propose “Flying Squadrons” in the struggle against rent-gouging, by Ruth Benson
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Diary of a Steel Worker: A Worker’s Child Is Born, by Theodore Kovalesky
Atomic bomb blasts upon guinea pig fleet underline Wall Street drive for new war
New York SWP names Dobbs to head ticket (continued from Page 1)
Candidate outlines SWP anti-inflation legislation
Veterans’ Problems: Why Congress Can Kick Vets Around, by Alvin Royce
Mr. Truman and Mr. Dooley
Drive launched to put SWP nominees on Minnesota ballot
Freeport probe headed by Republican stooge, [by] Bill Morgan
Atom Bombs or TB Cure? by Evelyn Atwood
Seattle machinists ask 40% raise
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
A call to action, an editorial
”Need immediate wage raises” – CIO – board fails to present program to win increases
How to get that basket (cartoon)
Paris “Peace” conference is step to World War III, by Ralph Grahan
Meat packers demand “cost of living bonus,” by Barbara Bruce
Kitt advocates sliding scale for veterans
New OPA bill puts virtual end to all price controls
In the News
Evictions fought in Philadelphia
Cannon and Baldwin protest mass arrests in Bulgaria
Buffalo workers push fight on price rises
SWP protest Freeport white wash hearings
100,000 workers in Detroit protest skyrocketing rise in cost of living
Trade Union Notes
Detroit workers rally against high prices (photo)
4,000 attend UAW protest in Chicago
CIO veterans fight for bonus and rent control in Michigan, by J. Roberts
CIO board cites need for raises (continued from Page 1)
Cannery local seeks sliding scale of wages
Minnesota workers launch campaign against price rises, by Winifred Nelson
United rally backs strike in East Pittsburgh, by Jim Colletti
Camden groups fight price hikes, by James Dolan
Mass action in Phila. brings cuts in prices, by Jack Miller
Where Is the Soviet Union Going? Why workers should defend the USSR, by Ernest Germain
Growing unrest of Italian workers flares in militant general strikes
August “Fourth International” features works of Trotsky
Egyptians revolting against British rule (photo)
Hawaiian labor in political fight
Trotskyists spur fight for freedom of Egypt
Fate of the Jews under capitalism, by Dan Shelton
Comrade Chen Tu-hsiu
International Notes
U.S. imperialism in the Philippines
Who runs the USA?
Labor’s needs today
Withdraw the troops
Georgia “democracy”
”But Ethelbert, don’t you want to have a pretty smile . . . “ (cartoon)
British Labor Party’s nationalization policy, by Ajit Roy
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work: Farmer’s Demands Are Plowed Under
Worker’s Forum – in tribute to Antoinette Konikow – what workers can do about rising prices – “I don’t want to miss a copy,” says reader – one profiteer washed out – packinghouse workers need wage boost to buy meat they prepare – likes logical program of the “Militant” – Hammond “Militant” readers enthusiastic – soldier describes solidarity of workers’ rally in Detroit
To the men of England
The Militant
Protest rent increases
SWP program against inflation is forum topic
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St. Paul SWP holds Strawberry Festival
World War II and the Monopolies: How war strenghtened [sic] monopoly, by Art Preis
War & Monopolies: How big is Big Business?
Shop Talks on Socialism – how much is three hundred billion? by V. Grey
Wages, Prices and Profits: High productivity doesn’t raise wages, by Warren Creel
Wave of Jim-Crow terrorism reaches new high in Chicago, by Robert L. Birchman
Akron City Council refuses to legislate rent controls
Antoinette Konikow – our symbol of dauntless revolutionary spirit, by Edith Konikow
Cop gouges out both eyes of Negro veteran
Buffalo CIO intervenes in Singleton frameup
Why Dewey commission probed Moscow trials, by Joseph Hansen
Nuremberg silence exposes Moscow trials as frameup
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Correction
Diary of a Steel Worker: A Vanishing Species of Foremen, by Theodore Kovalesky
While they talk about “peace” at Paris, they are preparing war all over the world – Washington’s blueprint of the U.S. in an atomic war
While they talk about “peace” at Paris, they are preparing war all over the world – feverish race for new, more horrible weapons
Paris “peace” conference is a step to World War III (continued from Page 1)
The Dread Beriberi, by Grace Carlson
Unions support defense drive for Indonesians
People have not even begun recovery from World War II
On the Railroads: Questions and Answers on CCI, by Henry Adams
”Suffer, Little Children,” by Ruth Benson
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Four Negro farm-hands lynched in Georgia, by Evelyn Atwood
New OPA bill lifts hundreds of prices – living costs soar skyward as profiteers reap benefits, by Ruth Benson
Congress boosts its own pay by 50 per cent
The mountain labored and brought forth a mouse (cartoon)
Joseph Hansen will speak at Indonesian League rally
Campaign to put SWP on ballot in New York gets a flying start, by Karolyn Kerry
In the News
Fire at SWP headquarters set by Detroit arson gang
Mid-West camp extended for two more weeks
Two bankers, one boss staff decontrol board
The fight to defend the workers’ standard of living, by the Secretariat of the Socialist Workers Party
1,000 Buffalo workers protest rapidly mounting cost of living
What Do You Say?
Congress votes down cancer research bill
Akron CIO council opposes any new “no-strike” pledge
New purges in the Soviet Union reflect discontent with Kremlin, by Larissa Reed
Chiang uses American arms in war on people of China, by Li Fu-jen
Scene of Bolivian upheaval (photo)
RWP enters elections in Australia
Strikes spread across India in reply to high living costs, by Duncan Ferguson
Greek monarchists shoot down leftists
Lessons for Jews in fight on British rule of Palestine, by Don Shelton
200 Stalinists beat Trotskyist at Nice, France
International Notes
Stalinists in India linked with British police service
Reuther’s Promise
Congress’ record
Bikini and Paris
Smear technique
”For heaven’s sake – “ (cartoon)
Withdrawal of the occupation troops
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work: Making the Next War Scientific
Ruptured duck now a homing pigeon
Workers’ Forum – injuries to 30 “no excuse” for going home – it makes a lot of difference – eyewitness report on Congress – Louisiana sawmill workers in bitter 4-month strike – workers in Reading face eviction from housing project – Militant tells news others don’t print – victimization of civil service workers – unbiased information – “New Masses” slander
Police attack pickets (photo)
Pioneer Notes
The Militant Army – monthly sub quotas set by SWP members
No connection with Akron “ULP” group
Youth Group Activities
Bayonne SWP opens new headquarters
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Philadelphia SWP holds Konikow memorial meeting, by C. Blake
World War II and the Monopolies: What is the Future for Monopoly? by Art Preis
Shop Talks on Socialism – growth and decay, by V. Grey
How public opinion is monopolized (cartoon)
Pennsylvania cannery workers strike against vile conditions, by Powell Bleicher
Behind cannery strike (photo)
Wages, Prices and Profits: The working class method in economics, by Warren Creel
Four Negro sharecroppers are murdered in Georgia (continued from Page 1)
How the GPU tried to discredit the Dewey Commission of Inquiry, by Joseph Hansen
Condemn police role in terror against Negroes, by Robert L. Birchman
Stalinists find Nuremberg creeps at “snail’s pace”
Start defense movement in choice case
Trotskyist press predicted frameups
Check presented to Mrs. Grace Hardy
Los Angeles CIO unions win victories for Negro workers, by Lois Saunders
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Frameup of Negro youth protested by Bayonne SWP
Diary of a Steel Worker: the Fate of Slim’s New Pants, by Theodore Kovalesky
Arms fraud inquiry hints at new scandals far worse than Garrson-May profits deal
Hartford workers show solidarity (photo)
Infantile Paralysis Vs. Profits, by Grace Carlson
Dobbs attacks capitalist parties at New York SWP election rally
Detroit police shield arson gang in SWP fire
Indignant audience walks out on “whitewash” of Freeport
Attack on SWP is condemned by unionists
Veterans’ Problems: Inflation Hits the Veterans, by Alvin Royce
Johnny’s Initiative and How It Paid
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Socialist Workers Party demands Truman act against lynch-murders
UAW heads denounce arson-attack on SWP – Reuther, Thomas and Addes protest outrage in Detroit
Halt the lynchers!
Negro flogged to death in Mississippi
Marching through Georgia (cartoon)
Call mass rally in Detroit to fight terrorism
AVC urges veterans’ benefits be geared to living cost rises
Vets tell bloody toll of defective shells
UAW-CIO statement on Detroit outrage
War profiteers looted “untold billions”
CIO leaders retreat from wage fight; substitute weak program calling for “roll back” of prices, by Art Preis
Robertson telegram arouses railway men, by Lou Manning
Minnesota SWP candidates file for ballot (photo)
Minnesota SWP candidates file petition to place party on ballot
What Do You Say?
Addes’ letter on arson-attack
Weird lie of Stalinist on the fire
$500 emergency fund asked to aid Detroit SWP local
Workers in Egypt battle repression, by T. Cliff
Allied powers spar in Paris arena for position in another world war
AMG sells 35 Forbes plants
AMG persecutes Trieste strikers
Garbage for food (photo)
Four Marines killed in North China, by Mike Cort
Over 400,000 demonstrate in Calcutta general strike, by Duncan Ferguson
Anti-labor general sent to N. Africa
Labor votes decline in Great Britain
Demonstrations win pay rise for militant French workers
International Notes
Labor under the Kremlin regime, by Ernest Germain
Correction
Labor solidarity
C. P. colonial policy
Arms profiteers
CIO leaders retreat
”Democratic rights – bah! . . . “ (cartoon)
First month at Trotsky school, by Myra Tanner Weiss
Workers’ Bookshelf
Congressmen at Work: Pity the Poor Landlords
Workers’ Forum – merchant seaman tells about fight to free Philippines
GI amputees demand autos
Pioneer Notes
The Militant Army – four SWP branches wind up campaign
Reader continues sub work while laid up in hospital
Youth Group Activities
Flint sends C. E. Wilson a token of appreciation
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Eight ex-GIs raise objection to our demand for military training under control of trade unions
Shop Talks on Socialism – constant and variable capital, by V. Grey
Higher prices pour like flood out of OPA
Wages, Prices and Profits: The anarchy prevailing under capitalism, by Warren Creel
Incitement to murder
How the truth triumphed over Moscow frameup lies, by Joseph Hansen
Dewey Freeport “investigation” ends in whitewash of murderer, by Bill Morgan
Midwest school plans Labor Day jamboree
Philadelphia U.E. Local class for escalator wage clause, by H. Newil
Chicago AVC chapter backs resolution on defense guard, by Robert L. Birchman
Three packing unions raise bonus demand
Toledo labor prepared united political action
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Diary of a Steel Worker: Steel Plant Sketches, by Theodore Kovalesky
SWP candidates answer 17 questions of NAACP
Civil War in Athens, Tenn., by Art Preis
On the Railroads: Which Side Are You On? by Henry Adams
Dobbs blasts Stalinist attempt at deal with boss politicians
12,000 sign petition in drive to put SWP on N. Y. ballot, by Karolyn Kerry
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Leon Trotsky’s heritage to U.S. workers, an Editorial
Big auto locals demand cost-of-living bonuses – Ford, Chrysler unions urge UAW fight on wage front, by Art Preis
”Peace” conference (cartoon)
”Reopen wage contracts,” GM workers say, by Jerry Kirk
Angry veterans give details on defective shells
U.S-British bloc lays down line against USSR at Paris parley
Union leaders spread false wage theories
In the News
Bosses gyp vets on job training
18,140 sign election petitions in New York, by Karolyn Kerry
Georgia lynchers known!
Detroit auto union local presidents join protest against arson-attack on Detroit SWP headquarters
AFL threatens general strike in Los Angeles, by Lois Saunders
Detroit SWP protests notice of eviction
Tugboats picket against scabs
Prices hit new high; worst still to come
Ford, Chrysler locals demand wage bonuses (continued from Page 1)
Seattle packing union demands escalator clause
Mazey, Scholle statements denouncing arson-attack
Ferguson case petitions filed by SWP in N.Y.
SWP organizer describes benefits of Midwest school, by Myra Tanner Weiss
California AFL launches Red-baiting drive on CIO, by James Dall
SWP candidates demand action in lynch terror
Seattle social for relief nets food, clothing
Six years after Trotsky’s death
Peace or war – how Trotsky posed the basic question of our times
44 years in the struggle to free humanity from capitalist slavery, by Larissa Reed
Foremost defender of Soviet Union against domestic and foreign foes
Trotsky articles featured in new issue of “FI”
Our program
Troops and strikes
Election laws
”And does it say that our investments . . . “ (cartoon)
Two of a kind – political swindlers
Workers’ Bookshelf
Higgins and Kaiser, “self-made” war profiteers
Congressmen at Work: Saving British Capitalism
Workers’ Forum – reader in England appraised British Labor Party policy – petition gatherer proud of her achievements – “no draft at all,” says “Militant” reader
Two ends of the same chain (cartoon)
The Militant Army – novel idea puts zest in San Pedro sub drive
”My Day” – experiences of a working mother, by Mille Fredreci
Pioneer Notes
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Conditions in Soviet Union worsen for factory workers and soldiers – unpaid men live like slaves under corrupt Stalinist rule
Conditions in Soviet Union worsen for factory workers and soldiers – discipline patterned on model of despotic Prussian system
Shop Talks on Socialism
”Big Four” plotters (photo)
Teachers union votes for rising scale of wages
Opposition to C. P. developing in Prague
Dutch Trotskyists hit moves to crush Indonesian republic
Bulgarian Trotskyist in prison camp
Wages, Prices and Profits: the law of labor value controls prices, by Warren Creel
International Notes
How Leon Trotsky’s assassination capped bloody edifice of Moscow frameup trials, by Joseph Hansen
Police terrorism rages against Harlem Negroes, by C. Howell and H. Hill
Twin-Cities honors memory of A. Konikow, by Barbara Bruce
Chicago delegation protests wave of race hate attacks, by Robert L. Birchman
Egypt’s fight for freedom headed by new leadership, by T. Cliff
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Diary of a Steel Worker: The Plant and the People, by Theodore Kovalesky
Lucas County election board votes to bar independent labor candidates on ballot
Bulletin
Crime in High Places, by Grace Carlson
Meet the SWP candidates
SWP candidates gain place on Washington state ballot, by Clara Kaye
Smear campaign against veterans, by Alvin Royce
Testing Push Button on War III, by Joseph Hansen
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Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
CIO leaders stall on wage fight – say higher wages needed, but offer no real program, by Art Preis
4 more Negro victims added to lynch toll
Pickets halt fascist Smith in Chicago, by Robert L. Birchman
”Four Freedoms” for refugee Jews (cartoon)
Goodrich local opens drive for rising pay scale
British imperialists drive Jews into Cyprus concentration camp
Government smashes strike of 50,000 in South Africa
Profits soar along with prices
In the News
UAW veterans demonstrate for GM vacation pay
Detroit labor rally assails arson outrage against SWP
Open America’s gates to Jewish refugees! an Editorial
SWP protests atrocities against African strikers
UAW executive board authorizes Chrysler locals to file notice for reopening of wage contracts
Trade Union Notes
Chicago pickets halt Smith (photo)
CIO unions rally to aid NMU in battle with Lake carriers
Goodrich local opens drive for rising pay scale
OPA approves hundreds of new price rises
Decontrol board can’t roll back prices, Porter admits
Powerful CIO unions support sliding wage scale principle
NMU ties up six lake ships at Buffalo
CIO heads stall on fight to gain new wage raises (continued from Page 1)
One year of Indonesia’s battle for independence
Puerto Ricans treated like slaves in Pennsylvania camp, by Paul Kelly
Bringing “four freedoms” to Indonesia (cartoon)
Blood, tears and sweat in African gold mines, by Larissa Reed
Mexican GPU agent slanders Trotsky’s biography of Stalin
New Philippine government uses mailed fist on Huks, by Dave Dreiser
Troop demonstration is labelled “mutiny”
Uruguayan union hits Wall Street military scheme
Veterans and politics
Lynchings hush-hush
The war scandals
Ominous trend
”My husband says in these critical times . . . “ (cartoon)
Stalinist policy in New York primaries
Workers’ Bookshelf
WalL St. “bargains” – slavery at cut rates, by Dan Shelton
Political action – but what kind?
Workers’ Forum – Harlem workers greet SWP speakers against lynch law – “best newspaper” – scored leadership of UAW-CIO in wage struggle – UAW official aids distributor – enthusiastic about West Coast camp
Picket White House to protest lynching (photo)
The Militant Army – Red Sunday mobilization steps up Chicago subs
A working mother gets a politician’s letter, by Mille Fredreci
Pioneer Notes
Youth Group Activities
West Coast SWP opens 3-day camp weekend
Mid-West school prepares for Labor Day jamboree
Blistering attack on lynch terror delivered by Milton Richardson, by Robert L. Birchman
Shop Talks on Socialism – machines create no new value, by V. Grey
SWP petition drive enters final stage in New York, by Karolyn Kerry
Veterans win election battle (photo)
Black market charged to “Big 4” packers
San Francisco parley calls for united labor conference, by Russell Morgan
Half of America lives sub-standard
Wages, Prices and Profits: The relation between wages and surplus value, by Warren Creel
Who’s really to blame in Jersey rail wreck?
How the third big frameup trail exposed Stalin’s gangster regime, by Joseph Hansen
The Negro Struggle – the government and the lynch mobs, by William Bohannon
Summaries at Nuremberg silent on Moscow Trials
Mussolini thanked Stalin for trials
Judge denies civil rights in frameup trial of 25 Negroes
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Diary of a Steel Worker: Our Comrade – Leon Trotsky, by Theodore Kovalesky
Candidate exp ains [sic] position of SWP to New Jersey women voters league
Meet the SWP candidates
Selling Water in a Bread Wrapper, by Joseph Hansen
New Friends Won to SWP in Seattle Election Campaign, by Clara Kaye
Fresh Winds Blow in Rail Unions, by Henry Adams
Veterans Exploited as Cheap Labor, by Alvin Royce
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Union leaders protest ruling of price board – government’s latest aid to the profiteers shows need for renewed union wage fight, by Art Preis
Minneapolis picket-line smashes fascist rally – workers rout G.L.K. Smith; shout, “No fascism here!” by Barbara Bruce
Hot reception for fascists in Minneapolis (photo)
Marines resent Wall Street role in Chinese war
”Big 4” meat packers receive strike notices
Mississippi lynch posse seizes 14 Negroes in savage man-hunt
In the News
Decontrol board’s decisions pave way for higher prices
Fear silences lynch witnesses in Georgia case
”Silent parade” in bay city protests against lynchings, by Russell Morgan
Cable to Bulgaria demands jailed Trotskyist be freed
Minneapolis labor pickets smash fascist meeting, drive G.L.K. Smith to cover in pitched battle (continued from Page 1)
Union leaders continue stall on wage fight, by Art Preis
After they routed the fascists (photo)
Big RCA local urges formation of Labor Party, by James Dolan
A fitting memorial to Leon Trotsky
How anti-fascist demonstration was organized in Minneapolis, by Barbara Bruce
Chrysler workers file notice to reopen wage negotiations
Fish cannery union votes San Diego strike, by Jerome Williams
Prices soar higher as OPA approves new boosts daily
Firestone local in L.A. votes for rising scale
Yenan mobilizes for war; Wall Street backs Chiang, by Li Fu-jen
Dutra regime suspends press of Brazil CP
Looking forward to World War III (cartoon)
One year after “V-J” Day – ultimatum put to Yugoslavia; capitalist pound war drums
There is no peace!
British gunfire mows down Indians in Calcutta “riots,” by Larissa Reed
Full story of Bulgarian Trotskyist arrests
Bikini atom bomb demonstration
Stalin’s new 5-year plan
Let labor beware!
The wage front
Bring them home!
Stalinist treachery in Palestine
”Goodness – just look at those Communists . . . “ (cartoon)
PAC’s “box-score” on 79th Congress, by Ruth Benson
Workers’ Bookshelf
Peace-makers at work, by Bill Morgan
”Who’s making all the money?”
Spanish paper banned in France
Workers’ Forum – Dutch reader tells how anti-labor drive in U.S. affects all – Trinidad workers mourn Antoinette Konikow – SWP urges mass demonstration against police terror in Harlem – supports program of Socialist Workers Party – Henry Kaiser – “a force for good?” – the role of H. G. Wells – Army banned book satirizing Brass Hats – how to show price-rises – Army life on Okinawa gets worse
Legal lynch gangs in man-hunt
Pioneer Notes
The Militant Army – Detroit sub record holds up despite fire
Youth Group Activities
Candidates speak at Newark picnic, by Ruth Franklin
300 New York City workers pay tribute to Leon Trotsky at death memorial
Shop Talks on Socialism – where profit is made, by V. Grey
Flint memorial opens new headquarters, by Douglas Snyder
Storming the fascist meeting (photo)
Vacation school commemorates fallen leader, by E. Kennedy
Two veterans, one soldier die at hands of race-hate lynchers
Trotsky’s life told in Detroit
Wages, Prices and Profits: What becomes of surplus value? by Warren Creel
16 hoodlums indicted in Jim-Crow attack
All-white jury sought in trial of 25 Negroes
General Eisenhower seeks hemispheric armed camp
West Coast camp schedules week-end session near L.A.
Inflation and OPA
GPU book “The Great Conspiracy” rehashes Moscow frame-up trials, by Joseph Hansen
The Negro Struggle – the fight against lynching, by William Bohannon
Stalinist N.Y. election policy leads to Wall Street victory, by Joseph Hansen
Demonstrations in Denmark mark rising labor militancy, by William Simmons
Frederick Douglass, great Negro rebel
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The only salvation for the Jews, by Leon Trotsky
Diary of a Steel Worker: Yesterday . . . and Today, by Theodore Kovalesky
Campaign to put SWP on New York ballot goes over top with 25,000 signatures, by Karolyn Kerry
Minnesota SWP candidates get wide publicity
Meet the SWP candidates
A New Use for “Truth Serum,” by Grace Carlson
Old age pension fight backed by SWP candidates
Newark rally puts steam in SWP election campaign
Don’t Play With Rattlesnakes, by Farrell Dobbs
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Veterans’ Problems: Oppression of Negro Veterans, by Alvin Royce
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Allied powers restore Greek king – hated tyrant gets back throne through Hitler-style plebiscite
Lynchers named by Negro victim – known murderers at large but officials do not act
Giving a fascist the boot (photo)
Price ceilings on meat to hit new high
U.S. imperialists intensify drive toward new war, by Joseph Hansen
Minneapolis labor points the way
White attackers of Negro girls get $10 fine
In the News
Escaped from lynch mob (photo)
MacArthur forbids strikes in Japan; threatens force
Socialist Workers Party files N. Y. state election petitions, by Karolyn Kerry
N. Y. truck drivers strike
Big Akron locals to advocate sliding wage scale program at CIO United Rubber workers convention, by Milton Alvin
Red-baiters ban Communists in Phila. CIO, by H. Newell
Police attack NMU pickets (photo)
Negro-haters seek to evict Detroit SWP
AFL seamen fight wage ruling that denies increase they won
Illinois cops charged in lynch-assault
American Sweatshop [by] Dinah Sanders
Skilled factory women spurn poorly-paid dust-mop jobs, by Winifred Nelson
Only road for Arab-Jewish masses, by the Editors
Eyewitness account from Greece tells crisis leading to plebiscite
Starving family in Greece (photo)
Two faces of Stalinism on Arab-Jewish problem
Wall Street steps up war drive
16-inch guns sure help negotiations
Export democracy
Labor’s program
Labor Day
Anti-lynching law
” ’I’m sorry, but we really couldn’t contribute . . . “ (cartoon)
Wallace’s advice on the elections, by Ruth Benson
Workers’ Bookshelf
How Washington coddles the fascists
”Educating” Japan’s crown prince, by Art Preis
Workers’ Forum – single “Militant” article wins new one-year sub – Trinidad worker describes conditions in colonies – reader tells why he joined SWP – urges votes for SWP in anti-fascist fight – a letter and a reply on production under capitalism – old “success story” still going around – German workers enslaved in Britain by labor government – a letter and a reply on production under capitalism – West Coast camp set for week-end session
Tobacco workers strike (photo)
The Militant Army – Flint SWP tops list for week’s sub getting
Working mother writes of day in N. Y. court, by Mille Fredreci
Pioneer Notes
Youth Group Activities
West Coast camp set for week-end session
Rich planter holds five in slavery, by Evelyn Atwood
Wages, Prices and Profits: Production and Income, by Warren Creel
SWP candidate speaks at memorial meeting in Buffalo (photo)
Memorial held for Trotsky in Los Angeles
WDL intensifies pardon campaign for Tee Davis
Leon Trotsky’s heroic life told at Buffalo SWP memorial meeting
Trotsky memorial held in New Haven, by Pearl Spengler
Meeting held in Bay Area
5 white jurors picked in Tennessee Negro trial
American imperialists push scheme for military grip on Latin America, by Charles Carsten
Northwest branches hold camp week-end
How Stalin’s secret police expose their hand in latest propaganda, by Joseph Hansen
James P. Cannon (photo)
The Negro Struggle – the Negroes need a Labor Party, by William Bohannon
Roxas regime launches war on “Huk” guerrilla fighters, by Larrissa Reed
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Victims of British terror in Calcutta (photo)
Rail strike called in India
Diary of a Steel Worker: Sunset Over the Steel Town, by Theodore Kovalesky
Prominent Toledo labor figures denounce election board ruling on SWP candidates, by Harold Josephs
Only solution is labor’s own men in office
Meet the SWP candidates
People Can Change, by Grace Carlson
Lords and Rhinoceros-Hide Whips, by Joseph Hansen
Veterans’ Problems: “Army Justice,” by Alvin Royce
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Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Bid to German capitalist class made by Byrnes – seeks to line up backers of Hitler regime in drive for new imperialist war on USSR, by Joseph Hansen
Maritime labor displays might in national strike – all unions back AFL fight to block wage-cut by WSB, by C. Thomas
Truck strike spreads – Jersey drivers join walkout
No government wage-cuts! (cartoon)
SWP candidates in Los Angeles pledge fight against fascists, by Al Lynn
Nation-wide meat famine imposed by packing trust
In the News
Labor solidarity in maritime strike, an Editorial
Why prices soar
Nationalize meat trust demand packing locals
Maritime labor shows might (continued from page 1)
Trade Union Notes
Seamen “hit the bricks” (photo)
Not a ship moving as seamen picket San Francisco docks
Cost-of-living bonus demand attacked by Stalinist editor
Seamen solid in Seattle; port tied up, by A. Bradley
A truck driver tells his story, by Evelyn Atwood
At Buffalo SWP election rally
Minneapolis CLU commends anti-Smith picket leaders
Eye-witness report from Athens relates background of plebiscite, by Jean Paul Martin
Greek tyrant put on throne through fraud and violence, by Larissa Reed
U.S. warships back up Greek “election” (photo)
Build Marxist party, Canadian paper says
Byrnes’ speech is bid to German capitalists (continued from Page 1)
Restrictions in provincial voting expose U.S. “democracy” in Germany
India Congress Party leaders in deal with British despots
U.S. blacklists cattle needed by Mexico
International Notes
Storm-warning
What must be done
Terror in Philippines
Minority parties
”We’ll show those strikers . . . “ (cartoon)
UNRRA promises prove to be lies, by Eugene Shays
Workers’ Bookshelf
Mead wants “efficient” war,” by Ruth Benson
Billionaires’ club grows and grows
Workers’ Forum – 84 yeas [sic] old and still interested – Detroit workers resent production for export alone – “American Way” - a sweatshop – refugees don’t cause job problem – Canadian reader changes opinion on U.S. workers – Stalinist sympathizers friendly to Seattle “Militant” distributors
Wall Street’s decontrol board (photo)
65,000 march in Detroit on Labor Day
The Militant Army – St. Louis SWP branch doubles monthly quota
Chicago YMCA heads offer striker “pie in the sky,” by Eugene Zucker
Big Labor Day parade held in San Francisco, by Russell Morgan
Working mother describes domestic servants life, by Mille Fredreci
Trotsky works in wide demand
Youth Group Activities
New York Democrats, Republicans and ALP stage “3-ring political circus,” says Farrell Dobbs
Shop Talks on Socialism – from competition to monopoly, by V. Grey
Republican stooge (photo)
New Jersey labor dissatisfied with policies of PAC leaders, by Alan Kohlman
Thomas scores attempt to evict Detroit SWP
Democratic stooge (photo)
Menace of dread diseases fails to stir law makers, by Susan Adams
Wages, Prices and Profits: Productive and unproductive labor, by Warren Creel
American Sweatshop: How the Stalinists “manage” our union, by Dinah Sanders
Identified lynchers still at large – oil swindle motive disclosed in Louisiana lynch murder
Survivor of Louisiana lynch mob (photo)
Defense continues grim fight in Tennessee frame-up trial
The Negro Struggle – the heritage of Frederick Douglass, by William Bohannon
Urge defense guards against race terrorists
Correction
13 injured in Chicago fires set by Jim Crow terrorists
Army court martial system gives two kinds of justice
Yankee imperialism guided overturn in Bolivian capital, by C. Fernandez
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Diary of a Steel Workers: If You Were a Negro, by Theodore Kovalesky
Washington state SWP election campaign shifts into high gear with Seattle rally
SWP candidate in Jersey asks housing action
Meet the SWP candidates
Who’s for free speech? by Grace Carlson
Seattle SWP candidate backs seamen’s strike
Showing Off Their War Profits, by Ruth Benson
An Indictment of the ICC, by G. Gustafsen
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Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Dobbs defends seamen, drivers in radio talk
The snake charmer (cartoon)
Biggest maritime strike forces government to rescind wage-cut – CIO pickets tie up ports to follow up AFL victory
Reuther hits attacks on Detroit SWP
Stalinists drop own candidates to back capitalist party slate
Stock market slump reveals Wall Street’s view of future, by Art Preis
In the News
Atom workers vote 2-1 for unionism
New York truckdrivers [sic] stand firm; break operators’ front
Meat trust causes famine
”Why we support the striking seamen and New York truckdrivers” [sic] – radio address by Farrell Dobbs, SWP candidate for N. Y. governor
AFL seamen win; CIO unions hit the bricks for equal pay, by C. Thomas
Seamen close ports (photo)
”Nothing doing, cap’!” – a scene on a N. Y. dock, by Art Sharon
State of Greek political parties before the recent plebiscite, by Jean Paul Martin
Nation-side strike in Japan against puppet government, by Larissa Reed
Workers demonstrate in Japan (photo)
Cable from France
Nationalization in Britain – British steel barons will retain their stranglehold on industry
Grant huge sum to mine owners
Crisis over high living costs in Brazil shakes Dutra govt.
15,000 Belgian dockworkers on picket lines
Homeless workers in London take over vacant mansions
2,000 workers in Bolivia honor Trotsky
Government boards
The same enemy
Workers’ control
The Wallace speech
”I don’t care if they are my size . . . “ (cartoon)
Why the veterans remain homeless, by Ruth Benson
Workers’ Bookshelf
Guam – Wall Street colonial prize
Buffalo CIO council condemns Red-baiting
Workers’ Forum – Cleveland boss tries new trick – worker’s wife scores packers’ meat famine – enjoys seeing crooks exposed – a victory - almost, against Jim Crow – Stalinist threats with “Militant” friends
Youth Group Activities
Demand federal probe in Tennessee (photo)
CP expels two editors of “New Masses”
The Militant Army – Pittsburgh quadruples sub goal for August
Resigns when CP supports candidates of Wall Street
Flint unionists buy Pioneer’s new pamphlets
Labor Party debated by Ohio CIO, PAC parleys
Shop Talks on Socialism – capitalist waste of human labor, by V. Grey
C.I.O. delegates fight Jim Crow
N. Y. Teamsters on strike (photo)
Striking truckdrivers [sic] show fighting spirit at meeting, by Evelyn Atwood
Wages, Prices and Profits: Capitalist waste of human labor, by Warren Creel
What happens when workers back capitalist candidates
SWP veterans ask basic changes in Army’s court-martial system
The Negro Struggle – the record of Congress, by William Bohannon
Army court martial (cartoon)
Chicago Jim-Crow terrorism hits other racial groups, by Robert L. Birchman
Stock market slump reveals Wall Street’s view of future (continued from Page 1)
Stalinist machine retains control at UE convention
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Housing Crisis in New Jersey, by Alan Kohlman
California Socialist Workers Party names Roberts for governor, Rogalin for Senate, by Al Lynn
Minnesota SWP candidates to speak on radio
Meet the SWP candidates
The Generals and the Admirals, by George Breitman
Los Angeles labor organizes demonstration against Smith
Kohlman hits strikebreaking threat by edge
Veterans’ Problems: Why Vets Have “Mental Disturbances,” by Alvin Royce
On the Railroads: Who Wants Amalgamation? by Henry Adams
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Attempt to bar minority parties from N.Y. ballot, George Clarke
”Now, all together, boys!” (cartoon)
Wallace fired in drive to war – ouster symbolizes Wall Street intention to hasten atomic bomb attack on USSR, by George Breitman
Maritime strike wins equal pay at highest level for all seamen, by F. J. Lang
Bring back home all U.S. troops, says Flint CIO
An itching atomic trigger-finger
N. Y. SWP urges united fight to keep minorities on ballot
Rubbers workers face key issues at convention, by Anne Chester
A stab in the back by Norman Thomas
Japanese labor victorious in great strike struggle
Truck strikers in New York split owners’ front in two
Meat profiteers tighten squeeze on the people
Pittsburgh union leader jailed
A defense of the packinghouse workers’ demand for a cost-of-living bonus to meet rising prices
Government aids profiteer’s price gouging, by Warren Creel
What Do You Say?
Growing union protest hits attempt to evict Detroit SWP
Victorious CIO seamen (photo)
Haywood appoints receiver over Cleveland CIO council
Pittsburgh power workers to challenge injunction, by Eloise Gordon
Help us to end terrorism against the Greek people! An appeal from Greece to workers of all countries
Hunger, fear and violence spreading on all continents
Italian housewife joins protest (photo)
Italy 3 years after downfall of Mussolini, by Carlo Bivanco
Starvation living standards driven still lower in Mexico, by Betty Douglas
Monarchists wage war on Greeks
London scene (photo)
African mine workers held under Nazi-like conditions
Behind the scenes of World War II
Nuremberg trial bared frameup of Moscow
Mounting wave of barbarism engulfs the Jewish people
Plight of the Jews
The 1946 elections and a Labor Party
Red-baiting
Withdraw the troops
Hello, new reader
”But how on earth did it HAPPEN . . . “ (cartoon)
Why you pay more and get less
Workers’ Bookshelf
James Roosevelt draws class line
What you can’t believe in the CP
Wall Street strengthens the national guards
Workers’ Forum – democratizing the Armed Forces – on the waterfront – “Militant” brings out truth, says vet – Jim-Crow terror a shame and disgrace – Ford cheats worker’s widow – protest in Trinidad on Freeport murders – unite to smash fascist groups – Negro nationalism or socialism? – torture still legal punishment – Dobbs’ radio talk wins quick support
The Militant Army – N. Y. “Militant” boosters give inspiring reports
Pioneer Notes
Youth Group Activities
What is the Socialist Workers Party? by James P. Cannon
Shop Talks on Socialism – the gifts socialism bears, by V. Grey
The slavery of a housewife, by Alice Patton
What “wage stabilization” really means to workers
Jarvis Johnson 1936-1946
Republicans and Democrats guilty of lynch terror against Negroes, by Milton Richardson
Welcome home boys (cartoon)
The Negro Struggle – the decision you must make, by William Bohannon
Seattle SWP candidate brands demagogy of Democratic Party, by Charles Swett
November elections and U.S. labor
How railway strike exposed anti-labor role of Congress, by Dorothy Schultz
Threaten to kill Southern CIO organizer in Alabama
Kitt speaks at Buffalo SWP election rally
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Fight ruling on WP candidate
Diary of a Steel Worker: The Giant and the Chain, by Theodore Kovalesky
Wallace ouster signified third world war has early date on Wall Street’s calendar, by Joseph Hansen and George Breitman
Take war-making powers out of hands of Congress
The Health of the Nation, by Grace Carlson
Republicans and Democrats united on new slaughter
The Real Issue in New Jersey, by Alan Kohlman
Brass Hats indignantly deny they are preparing for war
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The people don’t like it
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Pittsburgh labor smashes power strike ban – court dissolves injunction when 70,000 go out, by Eloise Gordon and William Carlay
Bulletin
Democrats conspiring to bar minority parties – plot to throw SWP ticket, 3 other parties off ballot, by George Clarke
Bulletin
Housewives storm city hall in Toledo in demand for meat
Beating drum with both arms (cartoon)
Martel protests attempt to oust Detroit SWP
Union leader ruled off air
Fight the conspiracy! An Editorial
Ohio SWP runs Walker as candidate for governor
LaGuardia condemns attempt to bar minorities from ballot
Stalin knifes struggle against war, by George Breitman
Pittsburgh labor smashes power strike injunction; mayor begs court to dissolve order he initiated (continued from Page 1)
Rubber workers set stage for action on wages, by Joseph Andrews
Workers cheer Mueller (photo)
Mayor Lawrence angers workers of Pittsburgh
UPWA-CIO leader blasts meat barons for shortage, by Barbara Bruce
600 militant Akron students win demands in 5-day strike
No progress at Wayne County CIO-PAC merger
More Detroit CIO leaders hit attempt to oust SWP
Support Spanish workers!
French workers run factory for 2 years without a boss
Fight rages over French constitution
Hawaiian workers strike (photo)
Stalin’s statement denying war danger recalls his record of false prophecies
Poverty and disease ravage the poor people in Mexico, by Betty Douglas
Stalin peddles line the CP condemned as “Browderism”
PCI reports progress at Third Congress
Trotskyist run 15 candidates in Ceylon election, by V. Karalasingham
Keep their snouts out!
Role of the courts
The meat famine
Inspiring example
”Hubert feels just like you do . . . “ (cartoon)
Shipyard firms stole 1,600% war profits
Workers’ Bookshelf
General food’s corner on Rye Market
A $ P convicted in anti-trust suit
W. Averell Harriman, Wall St. tycoon, by Ruth Benson
Workers’ Forum – protests attempt to rule SWP off ballot – children sleep in rain in New York park – rats bite baby in Detroit slum – what’s happened to Charles Jackson – women appreciate SWP program – much-needed work – events driving people toward us – does Kaiser answer the workers’ needs? – Stalinists get another kick in the teeth
Monopoly in action (cartoon)
The Militant Army – Boston goes over top in Sept. sub-getting
Many visitors at Northwest week-end camp
Pioneer Notes
Youth Group Activities
California week-end camp studies U.S. labor history
”Why Truman fired Wallace” – radio address by Farrell Dobbs, SWP candidate for N. Y. governor
Wages, Prices and Profits: The “Miracle” of wartime production, by Warren Creel
N. Y. Democrats conspire to bar minority parties from ballot (continued from Page 1)
Reward for Stalinist boot-licking
Why Negro soldiers are slandered by fascist-minded Army Brass Hats, by Milton Richardson
The Negro Struggle – what counts in candidates, by William Bohannon
Vets protest pay cuts (photo)
Workers throng to SWP election street rallies, by David Weiss
25 Tennessee Negroes tried in all-white kangaroo court
How Stalinist leaders’ policies paid off in the maritime strike, by F. J. Lang
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Diary of a Steel Worker: The Story of Stanley Barek, by Theodore Kovalesky
New Jersey candidates fight for housing to be financed by taxing the monopolies
California SWP election drive goes into high gear this week
Meet the SWP candidates
Distribute four special editions of “the Militant”
Don’t be a Vitamaniac! by Grace Carlson
On the radio
Carlson pledges fight against Jim Crow, by Winifred Nelson
Girdling the Earth With Bases, by Joseph Hansen
SWP candidates hit sales tax in Washington
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What Is Moral Turpitude? by Ruth Benson
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
U. S. dragged down road to war – War Dept. demands draft, Navy to go where it pleases, by George Breitman
Meat famine stirs wide protest – nationalize meat industry, demand unions, housewives
23 Negroes win acquittal in Tennessee trial
Riding high (cartoon)
Allied verdict in Nuremberg trial conceals war guilt of capitalism, by Art Preis
Different court, same judge to hear N. Y. ballot-ban case
Toledo housewives put heat on City Council, demand meat, by Harold Josephs
Nelson defends Detroit SWP in fight on eviction
New England steelworkers call for sliding wage scale clauses
Detroit local presidents urge UAW wage conference
Pittsburgh powerhouse workers stand firm in strike; trolley men and coal ruck drivers show solidarity, by Eloise Gordon
CIO leaders challenge Tobin on brewers, by V. R. Dunne
When Pittsburgh labor killed injunction (photo)
Flint labor united for joint political action, by Sol Dollinger
Strike of maritime officers continues tie-up of shipping
Hollywood studio strikers defy brutal police attack, by Al Lynn
Washington CIO OK’s third party – but not now
Roberts scores police brutality in studio strike
NMU ship crew urges sliding scale of wages
Uneasy truce marks Akron Central High student strike
Stalin frameups bared in the Nuremberg Trial
Dutch soldier and workers strike in defense of Indonesian struggle
U.S. aid still being given to Chinese dictator
Canadian families more in (photo)
Tan Malakka in danger of being killed
Rising unread in Italy marked by strikes and land seizures
The revolutionary position on the French referendum
German prisoners held by U.S. stage sitdown strike in Italy
Poverty and filth in Mexico spell early death for masses, by Betty Doulgas
Peasants take militant action to divide Mexican estates
Greek Stalinists forced to debate Trotskyists
War guilt
Warning to labor
Aid to reaction
Road to war
”Why don’t they just phone?” (cartoon)
Democrats seek votes on a program of lies
Works’ Bookshelf
Profiteers steal millions on soaring dairy prices
”Progressives” block the road, by Ruth Benson
No meat is hot potato for Democratic Party
Workers’ Forum – open the gates to the Jews – huge layoffs in Detroit area – workers want to join us – workers are wide to the incompetents – wants action on meat famine – he’s satisfied – Nuremberg verdict – learned about SWP from YCL, joins us – take over homes in empty resorts – united action against Wall St. conspiracy
Food costs nearly double 1939 (photo montage)
The Militant Army – 25 subs in 11/2 hours is Connecticut record
Working mother hunts for her family’s food, by Mille Fredreci
Youth Group Activities
Pioneer Notes
Suffering anti-fascists need aid now, says ACEWR
Jim Crow record of Republican and Democratic Parties is exposed by Alan Kohlman at NAACP convention
Wages, Prices and Profits: Capitalist waste ad profits keep living standards down, by Warren Creel
Toledo housewives storm mayor’s office (photo)
Toledo housewives storm City Council, demand meat (continued from Page 1)
Walker demands Ohio governor act on meat
Inspired by SWP street meeting
Toledo union plans search for hidden hoards of meat
Richardson at Boston forum
CIO publication explodes myth that high wages force up prices
The Negro Struggle – Truman’s brand of “sympathy,” by William Bohannon
1,000 picket meat convention in Chicago, by Leigh Ray
Chicago workers flay meat trust (photo)
Carlson speaks in Minneapolis on Wallace ouster, by Elaine Roseland
Chicago SWP backs fight of CIO packinghouse workers
Chicago race-haters attack white Army friend of Negro
Minnesota SWP candidates hits meat profiteers
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Blecker supports Toledo women
Diary of a Steel Worker: A Hollywood Tragedy
New York candidates explain cause of war in answer to league of women voters
Draft denounced by Bohannon
Meet the SWP candidates
Mothers and Sons, by Grace Carlson
Rogalin asks vote against Tenney-Smith
SWP candidates give support to California FEPC
Richardson urges Negro and white workers unite
Veterans’ Problems: Vets’ Homes Can’t Survive Peace, by Alvin Royce
Our Program:
Robert on Tour
The Use of “the Law,” by Evelyn Atwood
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Cynthia Rogalin lashes “Little Dies” committee – California SWP candidate take the stand, denounces “Un-American Activities” probers
Truman gives profiteers okay to soak the people – blames GOP and then grants meat trust what it wants, by George Breitman
Toledo council asks seizure of meat trust, Harold Josephs
How to get meat (cartoon)
Sure – on both capitalist parties
Effort to bar SWP from N.Y. ballot is baed on phony technicalities
Italian jobless storm palace in Rome; many shot
SWP candidates present program over the radio
Acquitted Tennessee Negroes face more frame-up charges
Stalinist goons badly injure “Militant” agent; beat women
Ford calls strike against gas poisoning “subversive”
The fight against the Red-baiters – statement by the secretariat of the Socialist Workers Party
AFL leaders offer witch-hunt as only program at convention, by Art Preis
Tobin takes a leaf from Hitler’s book
Help the Greek workers! – an appeal to the workers of England and Europe
Referendun [sic] has not ended instability of French politics
Nazis freed in Nuremberg (photo)
Japanese general strike to cap labor resurgence, by Larissa Reed
Peruvian Trotskyist group denounces U. S. Imperialism
Workers fight for democracy inside Italian Stalinist party
Lessons of the local elections in Germany, by K. Manfred
Bolivian miners support sliding scale of wages
Lessons of strike in India
Seaman reveals Marines impose martial law in China, by Sam Randell
Defeat Red-baiters
Strikebreaking
Railroad unity
Anti-labor laws
”Have you heard those awful Trotskyists candidates . . . “ (cartoon)
More testimony on court-martial system
Workers’ Bookshelf
Lament of an Inkwell Admiral, by Art Sharon
Big Brass “explains” $134,000,000 waste
Workers’ Forum – prices up - on what meat? – potatoes rot while millions starve – now is the time to live – grandmother dies on N. Y. meat line – politics control food, fuel, clothing – rejects lies of “great conspiracy” – longshore pickets like “Militant” – protests arbitrary removal from ballot – is our face red!
Europe, 1946 (photo)
The Militant Army – Seattle election drive boosts “Militant” subs
Letters from Europe tell of workers’ need for aid
”Stevedore” presented by Chicago group, by Sara Preston
Pioneer Notes
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Youth Group Activities
Conspiracy against democratic rights in New York – radio address by Farrell Dobbs, SWP candidate for governor
Wages, Prices and Profits – How competition produces monopoly, by Warren Creel
Cynthia Rogalin takes offensive at “Little Dies” committee hearing
Resolution adopted by Toledo City Council
Solution to meat crisis offered by Walker
Stock market slump shows Wall St. fear of coming Depression in U.S., by by Art Preis
The Negro Struggle – the decisive vote in 1946, by William Bohannon
How meat has “disappeared” (photo/graphic)
Swett presents SWP program in Washington
Operators’ deadlock broken in maritime officers’ strike, by Art Sharon
Pittsburgh power strike firm despite reactionary campaign
Red-scare raised in power strike
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Candidate hits anti-labor acts
Diary of Steel Worker: Little Johnny O’Hara, by Theodore Kovalesky
Shop committeemen enter labor candidate in Cleveland congressional election race, by V. Foley
Dorothy Schultz scores Thye as anti-Negro
Meet the SWP candidates
Poverty and the I.Q., by Grace Carlson
Candidates speak at Seattle rally
Banquet held in San Francisco, by Russell Morgan
New Jersey election drive now making real headway
Packers Threaten Sick and Injured, by Ruth Benson
Steve Roberts hits Jim-Crow terror
Our Program:
Veterans’ Problems: Bradley Finds a Friend, by Alvin Royce
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
SWP fights N. Y. ballot-ban – party to appeal judge’s ruling barring its ticket from ballot
Price-gougers rob the workers – “meat – for the rich only” is packing trust slogan
Eloise Gordon lashes witch-hunt committee in Washington hearing – defends power strike against Red-baiters
Swilling the hogs (cartoon)
Bell local condemns New York ballot ban
Charge Bilbo took $25,000 as war gift
Defend labor’s living standards! an Editorial
Cost-of-living bonus won by amalgamated
UAW executive board starts move for substantial raises
Pittsburgh power union ends strike, accepts arbitration
A letter to NMU president Curran
Corporate profits at “fantastic levels”
Housewives in N.Y. City market voice indignation at soaring prices on meat and other necessities, by Evelyn Atwood
Trade Union Notes
Union proves packers’ guilt (cartoon)
Hit attempt to evict Detroit SWP
Draft opposed, bonus sought at UAW Veterans conference
Shipowners balk compromise; stall settlement of strike, by Art Sharon
CIO and AFL unions back sawmill workers strike, by Jim Long
Gordon defends strikers (continued from Page 1)
Dutch soldiers’ committee urges united action against imperialism
Paris conference ends with peace as remote as ever
Japanese mine strikers win demands
British atrocity against Jews (photo)
Slave conditions imposed upon Japanese coal miners
Indonesians threatened with deportations
Trotskyist party in Britain holds annual conference
MacArthur fails to terrorize miners
Danger of perfidious deal in Dutch-Indonesian truce
Express solidarity with the German prisoners of war
A blow at labor
Bosses’ weapon
Fighting totalitarians
Stop the fascists
Now remember, Harry’s the first to go . . . (cartoon)
How the government “gains” a billion
Workers’ Bookshelf
President pardons old Missouri pals
The conference of progressives
Addes asks reversal in court-martial of GI
Workers’ Forum – N.Y. ballot conspiracy and the liberals – war guild of U.S. imperialism – hopes to get others to fill his place – arrested and barred from Cambridge movie – capitalism cannot be reformed – workers indignant at Stalinist assault on “Militant” distributors
Europe’s children search for food (photo)
The Militant Army – Allentown forges ahead in drive for renewals
European anti-fascists need ACEWR aid to survive winter
Boston Committee makes Xmas toys
What the profiteers are doing to the veterans
Pioneer Notes
Youth Group Activities
San Francisco SWP broadcasts election platform – text of question and answer program on station KSAN, Oct. 14
Wages, Prices and Profits: The economic laws that rule monopolies, by Warren Creel
SWP candidates in California (photo)
Promises to veterans all lies says Richardson in radio talk
Creel scores boss parties over WMIN in Minnesota
Renegade Stalinist ex-editor joins in Wall Street’s Red-baiting drive
The Negro Struggle – even a small skunk stinks, by William Bohannon
California cops arrest studio strikers (photo)
Hoarding of goods forces prices up
2,000 IATSE studio technicians support Hollywood studio strike, by Al Lynn
Angry Oakland workers picket fascist G.L.K. Smith meeting, by Russell Morgan
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Diary of a Steel Worker: The Building With the Tower, by Theodore Kovalesky
Only parties backing Wall St. candidates allowed to stay on New York State ballot, by George Clark
Walker tour to cover major cities in Ohio
Protest court decision (photo)
One Thing Hasn’t Changed, by George Breitman
SWP program taken to all of Minnesota industrial cities, by V. R. Dunne
Rogalin exposes KKK whitewash
A “Spiritual” Way of Life, by Ruth Benson
Our Program:
Veterans’ Problems: Democracy and Hypocrisy
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Steel workers seeks “healthy pay increases” – Murray’s statement indicates CIO is heading toward general drive for big wage raises
Voters are sick of both parties – 1946 elections demonstrate vital need for a labor party, by Art Preis
N. Y. Republicans join Democrats to bar SWP ticket from ballot – court ruling upholds Wall St. conspiracy
A vote against Wall Street (cartoon)
Miners applaud election speech by M. Walker
New York SWP urges write-in vote for Dobbs
Realty sharks threaten to rip rent ceilings; all prices soar
SWP campaigns for candidates in six states
Mine workers set deadline in demand for negotiations
Vote labor by voting SWP! an Editorial
Jury indicts six named in lynching
Millionaire gamblers in New York Stock Exchange worried by unionizing drive and slump on market, by Evelyn Atwood
Protest “graveyard wages” (photo)
Chief weakness of the UAW-CIO wage program
Why “Daily Worker” kept silent about Eloise Gordon
SWP supports Harrison for Mass. legislature
Dobbs speaks at Buffalo rally
”More production” demand is drive for more profits
Youngstown CIO meeting asks nationalization of meat industry, by Harry Braverman
Meigs County coal miners firm in 8th weeks of strike
St. Paul CIO packing locals propose strike preparation, by Barbara Bruce
Party advocates election of Rice in Philadelphia
UAW-CIO fights to save life of Negro soldier
Wall Street planning World War III, warns Hansen in radio talk
Berlin election results in decisive defeat for Stalinist-dominated party, by John G. Wright
Canadian Trotskyists found revolutionary workers party
Japanese workers picket studio (photo)
Korean workers resisting in American-controlled zone
Japanese workers defy MacArthur
League calls for recognition of the Republic of Indonesia
CP repeats old lies in effort to explain Berlin election, by George Breitman
Mass protests win release of British troops
Wallace affair shows Wall St. aims
The Kremlin in Eastern Europe
Class justice
The next Congress
Note to our readers
UN and Greece
”I can’t seem to find ANY . . . “ (cartoon)
Communist Party policy in the 1946 elections, by Joseph Hansen
Workers’ Bookshelf
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Why CIO-PAC’s fund drive lags so badly
Workers’ Forum – warm response for party and paper – asks united action in elections – answer to O.K. Wilson – workers should challenge capitalist parties – “Militant” needed now more than ever – thinks “Militant” program is “screwy” – meat famine hasn’t ended – a reader appraises “the Militant”
Victims of fascism and war (photo)
SWP conference discusses future of work in Ohio, by Milton Genecin
The Militant Army – exciting sub race hits new high in Boston
European workers appeal for aid as hardships grow
Pioneer Notes
GM locals asks for United Labor parley
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Youth Activities
Death for the Young, by Grace Carlson
Ballot ban shows need for vote law revision, by George Clarke
4 radio talks wind up drive in Washington, by Clara Kaye
Washington state candidates (photo)
The Negro Struggle: A Great Step Forward, by William E. Bohannon
Candidates tell revolutionary program at Minnesota rally
Mum’s the word in Washington, by George Breitman
PAC policy drives CIO leaders into Hague’s arms, by Alan Kohlman
New Jersey election campaign finishes in barrage of activity
Veterans’ Problems: Housing a political football, by Alvin Royce
Instructions on California voting
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
PCI in France plans greatest election drive – French Trotskyist party to run candidates for parliament from seventeen key sections
Rich real estate owners drive to lift all rents – millions of tenants face rent boosts of 15 to 30%
SWP pickets hit ballot-ban in New York
Raising the roof (cartoon)
Fight the rent-hogs, an Editorial
Red-scare drive condemned by Buffalo unions
Why Wall Street war-mongers greet slogan of “disarmament,” by Joseph Hansen
More signs of coming Depression
Miners compel government to reopen contract
”Fortune” poll shows veterans support labor
New fascist outfit active in Georgia
Ford 600 threatens strike to halt victimizing of 18
CIO rubber workers demand 26-cent an hour pay raise
Profound crisis inside Communist Party revealed in wave of expulsions for “leftist” opposition
Wages, Prices and Profits – the Source of Monopoly Profits, by Warren Creel
AFL leaders double-cross studio strikers
Mothers fight discrimination against Chicago Negro pupils, by Robert L. Birchman
Studio workers’ demonstration protests judicial strikebreaking
How I answered the house witch-hunt committee, by Eloise Gordon
Greek Trotskyists debate program with Stalinists
How Russian workers paved the way to a better world
The only road (cartoon)
Anti-fascist record of 5 French candidates
Why Wall Street war-mongers greet “disarmament” slogan (continued from page 1)
What Trotskyists defend today in the Soviet Union, by Joseph Hansen
Celebrate 29th anniversary at rally of SWP in New York
Campaign promises
”Company security”
”Outside agitators”
”Trusteeships”
”What a nuisance – now we’ll have to prepare more steak. . . . “ (cartoon)
Profits of Dutch bosses continued during war
Workers’ Bookshelf
Now they plan to price the shoes off our feet
Our Program:
Can your family budget stand new tax boosts?
Workers’ Forum – finds “Militant” very interesting – even children hit by soaring prices – government support the banking trust – women shoppers like “the Militant” – eager to learn truth – children underfed but potatoes rot – homeless veterans in Boston – slogans to rally housewives – wants to help – good work
The biggest campaign in history of New York SWP, by George Clarke
The Militant Army – Phila. leaves no stone unturned in sub-getting
Cost of imperialist war (photo)
Youth Activities
Local committees plan affairs to benefit European workers
Pioneer Notes
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Hit attempt to oust Detroit SWP
As Diplomats’ Wives See the World, by Ruth Benson
Ballot ban protested in Buffalo
Cotton slump is latest sign of coming crisis – break in agricultural prices foreshadowed at cotton futures plummet $50 in 11 days, by Art Preis
Violence against pickets
The Negro Struggle – Their Kind of Army, by William E. Bohannon
Slash milk price, is demand of housewives committee in Seattle
Veterans’ Problems – Still Plagued by Snafu, by Alvin Royce
Democrat admits plotting against minority parties
The Danger of Loose Talk, by George Breitman
5,000 picket fascist Smith at San Francisco meeting, by Russell Morgan
Enthusiastic rally winds up New Jersey election campaign, by Ruth Franklin
Plan CIO drive in Los Angeles
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Minnesota SWP gains in vote – returns from 18 of 87 counties indicate Carlson will top ’40 vote
Election results in N. Y. disclose bankruptcy of Stalinist policies – votes on ALP’s line remain at ’44 level
Middle class vote shifts to GOP – PAC-CIO loses support in working class areas, by George Breitman
CIO convention is faced with crucial issues
Documents show Red Army heads were innocent
United mass action can defeat new Congress threat to labor
Youngstown Stalinists attack distributors of SWP leaflets
CP leaders expel 11 more
Kohlman gets 3100 votes in one county
CIO-PAC leaders draw false lesson from defeat, but pressure for Labor Party is bound to grow
Wages, Prices and Profits – how monopolies compete for sales, by Warren Creel
UAW meets with Chrysler (photo)
Middle class vote shifts to the GOP (continued from Page 1)
Conscientious objectors demand end of Wall Street persecution, by Evelyn Atwood
N. Y. election results show Stalinist policy bankrupt (continued from Page 1)
New York school schedules four Marxist classes
29th anniversary of Russian Revolution – speech by James P. Cannon, SWP national secretary, at N. Y. mass meeting, Nov. 1
Where politics begins
Pacific islands
Warning signal
Decontrol order
”Don’t be silly . . . “(cartoon)
U.S. foreign policy remains unchanged, by William F. Warde
Workers’ Bookshelf
Our Program:
Marc Dauber: 1922-1944
Workers’ Forum – veteran describes cross-country trip – hits slander of Eloise Gordon by House Committee – answer to Wallace – election night in Times Square – regrets cut in “Militant” size – tired of both capitalist parties – vets lose votes
Fontana arson-murder is theme of new play, by Lois Saunders
The Military Army – Boston sub campaign smashes all records
Why aid is needed for workers abroad (photo)
Youth Activities
Workers in Europe thank American Committee for food
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There Are No Pure Races, by Grace Carlson
Wage fight, Red baiting among key CIO issues – convention will face question of political action in light of national election results
Stock market drops despite GOP victory
Chicago vets seize homes (photo)
The Negro Struggle – January and the GOP, by William Bohannon
PAC fails to rally vote for Boss Hague
A Conspiracy Against the Youth, by Ruth Benson
Californians demonstrated no confidence in Democrats, by J. Blake
Open shop laws hit labor in 3 more states
Army concedes new trial for Lemas Woods
Veterans’ Problems – Wall St. vs. the Veterans, by Alvin Royce
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Stalinist Party polls biggest vote in France – extreme reaction gains from CP-SP policy of coalition with capitalists, returns show, by John G. Wright
Truman agrees to serve as GOP junior partner – Democrats and Republicans to gang up against labor, by William F. Warde
Wall Street’s decoy (cartoon)
Prices hit new high following Truman order
Higher vote for French Trotskyists
Higher rent ceiling scheduled, Truman indicates in statement
Millions of unionists issue wage demands
87 per cent oppose war against USSR
Philippine regime launches fierce strikebreaking drive
Sen. Morse, GOP “liberal” minimizes anti-labor threat
GM auto worker at Southgate tells how union won hiring of Negroes, by an Auto Worker
Bosses withhold goods, but want labor speedup, by Art Preis
These charts tell the whole story on wages and prices (graphic)
Jailed conscientious objectors suffer fascist-like brutalities, by Evelyn Atwood
Transit strike threat in N. Y. wins concession
Victims of Gestapo torture need your help
Wages, Prices and Profits – how the monopolies make their profits, by Warren Creel
Terror in Jerusalem (photo)
Fascists score important gains in six Italian cities
Spain under Franco – an eyewitness report, a Spanish Trotskyist
Communist Party gets highest French vote (continued from Page 1)
Lenin’s teachings on disarmament, by Joseph Hansen
”National menace”
Alabama democracy
Crisis in C. P.
Colonial despots
”Election returns never bother ME . . . “ (cartoon)
NAM gives picture of U. S. in next war
Workers’ Bookshelf
Bilbo combines graft with race-hatred
Our Program:
Buried report told U. S.-Nazi business ties
Workers’ Forum – Toledo housewives chairman thanks “Militant” for support – SWP election campaign hit at real issues – workers get less as prices soar – disarmament – likes our program – doesn’t like us – more hoarding by profiteers – acquit cop who blinded Negro – object to review of “The Jungle”
Milwaukee PAC candidate is target of Red-baiters
The Militant Army – San Pedro open house brings in “Militant” subs
Picket line stops scabs (photo)
New York bazaar to aid ACEWR
Pioneer Notes
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Diary of a Steel Worker – memories on a November Day, by Theodore Kovalesky
Free press threatened by paper monopolists – labor papers face suspension as big publishers grab supply
The Negro Struggle – Free Elections Here and Abroad, by WIlliam D. Bohannon
Walker polls sizable vote in Ohio
New fascist gangsters (photo)
Labor candidate polls good vote in Cleveland
Voters in Washington boot out Democrats
The Mental Scrap-Heap, by Grace Carlson
San Francisco SWP outlines correct way to fight fascism
Should Truman Pack His Bags? by Joseph Hansen
Bay Area SWP describes gains in election campaign, by Toni Price
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Growing strength of American Trotskyism shown at SWP’s 12th national convention – approaching Depression heralds social crisis; capitalism in U.S. is doomed, delegates hold, [sic] by Joseph Hansen
Answering the injunction (cartoon)
400,000 striking miners defend rights of all American workers – challenge combined attack of Big Business, government
CSU leaders arrested in studio strike, by Harry Thompson
CIO oil workers win sliding scale wage clause
CIO delegates open wage drive; reject Red-baiting witch hunt, by Art Preis
Final Minnesota returns – 11,421 votes for Carlson, by V. R. Dunne
Highest minority vote in N. J. goes to Trotskyist candidate
United labor action is the watchword! an Editorial
CIO adopts many progressive demands
CIO convention demands “substantial” wage rise; rejects political witch-hunts (continued from Page 1)
Miners walk out (photo)
Capitalist press silent on dangers of mining
Mine strikers defend rights of all labor (continued from Page 1)
1894 injunction against Debs used as precedent by Truman
198-day Allentown strike ended by Mack Local 677, by John Fitch
Wages, Prices and Profits – Wages and Production in the Present Period, by Warren Creel
Rising unrest of German workers shows gravity of economic crisis – jobless and hunger riots anticipated this winter
60,000 votes polled for Trotskyists in France
Misery in Germany (photo)
Trotskyists in Belgium list 19 candidates
Interim government in India cannot solve basic problems
Egyptian police seize revolutionist
Social Democrats discuss reviving 2nd International
Striking seamen in Trinidad defy police raids, arrests
How Trotsky viewed disarmament, by Joseph Hansen
British troops demand faster demobilization
SWP convention
Oil union shows way
Injunctions
CIO rejects purge
”I’ve been thinking . . .” (cartoon)
British Labor Party faces crisis at home
Workers’ Bookshelf
Billions for battleships or homes for workers?
Our Program:
Banks curtail credit as loans hit peak
Strength of American Trotskyism shown at SWP’s 12th convention
The Militant Army – “Militant” election issue well received in L.A.
Convention greetings to Trotskyists throughout world
Workers’ Forum – suggests ways to aid miners – studio striker likes “Militant” – “Militant” a habit – hopes for return of 8-page “Militant”
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Diary of a Steel Worker – Thirty Years in the Steel Mill, by Theodore Kovalesky
10 percent boost in rent is threatened – OPA officials wilting before demands of real estate barons
N. J. CIO asks sliding scale of benefits
CIO convention in session (photo)
The Negro Struggle – Jim Crow and the UN, by William E. Bohannon
4 maritime leaders expelled by Stalinists
Women who build for the future, by Ruth Benson
Christmas bazaars planned by ACEWR for European relief
Flint SWP branch mourns George Hunter, by S. Dollinger
On the Railroads – Political Sleight of Hand, by Henry Adams
Flint UAW Local 659 publishes articles opposing Red-baiting
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Crying need is labor’s unity in action now! an Editorial
Attack on miners spurs drive against all labor – Wall Street offensive aims to cripple union movement, by Art Preis
CIO packing union set for strike action
Ganging up on the miners (cartoon)
”Liberal” bloc in Senate asks attack on labor
”Obey or starve” is Washington’s policy on food relief for 1947
Public hearing held in move to evict Detroit SWP local, by Kay O’Brien
Ford Local 406 back miners
Call for “greatest” demonstration
St. Louis machinist demand monthly living-cost raises
No compensation for steelworkers laid off in Ohio, by Harry Braverman
Detroit auto workers back fighting miners, by E. Kennedy
Two weaknesses in the CIO wage policy
CIO anti-Red statement supported by Stalinists
Court battles labor (photo)
Attack on miners spurs drive against all labor (continued from Page 1)
Any old stick to beat miners
Powerful united labor pickets back Allis-Chalmers strikers
16 on trial for protesting police role in Phila. strike
The situation in Poland – resolution adopted unanimously by the International Executive Committee of the Fourth International, October 1946
Purges, police terror mount as Soviet crisis sharpens, by Larissa Reed
British atrocities in Palestine (photo)
Wages, Prices and Profits: The fake “spiral of wages and prices,” by Warren Creel
Trotskyists defend Marxist line in debate with Greek Stalinists
Greek terror mounts as king jails thousands
Belgian workers to protest price rise
British Trotskyist faces trial for distributions to POW’s
Soviet collectives holding back grain, by John G. Wright
14 British soldiers face court-martial
Who is to blame?
A statistical trap
Stalinist definition
Mine owners’ lies
”But doctor, you can’t cure . . . “ (cartoon)
Agents of imperialism in the labor movement
Workers’ Bookshelf
Out in the cold
Our Program:
Federal Reserve Board shows trend to crisis
Class struggle, not anti-labor legislation, plays decisive role, by Farrell Dobbs
The Militant Army – SWP delegates set goals for “Militant” subs
Workers’ Forum – backs miners – “which side are you on?” – truck driver likes “Militant” – a housewife’s way to aid party work – wants Hansen articles in pamphlet form –
”Which side are you on?”
Tactics in fight to build independent Labor Party, by M. Stein
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Before and After the Election, by Joseph Hansen
Teachers strike shuts all schools in St. Paul, by Grace Carlson
Grace Carlson on teachers’ picket line (photo)
The Negro Struggle: The most inspiring gathering, by William E. Bohannon
Urge California CIO to support miners, fight anti-labor drive
Which side are you on? by Ruth Benson
Youngstown SWP fights delay on veterans’ homes
Vyshinsky branded by SWP as hangman of Bolsheviks
Veterans’ Problems: Record of SWP vets, by Alvin Royce
ACEWR will fold festive carnival and bazaar in N. Y.
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Murray urges joint labor parley – calls on all union leaders to resist anti-labor drive
Anti-labor laws (cartoon)
Mine strike shows urgent need for united action of all labor – Lewis retreat due to failure of old methods, by Art Preis
General strike set in Detroit to aid miners
Oakland general strike halts cop scab-herding, by Robert Chester
SWP’s proposal to defend miners
SWP opens national drive for $20,000 party fund
The need of the hour, an Editorial
Mine strike shows need for united labor action; Lewis’s retreat reveals weakness of old methods (continued from Page 1)
Trade Union Notes
Bell local urges political answer
Oakland general strike wins victory (photo)
Oakland general strike forces agreement to end scab-herding (continued from Page 1)
The democracy of Andrew Jackson
”The miners are right!”
Akron labor rallies support to mine union
13,000 pickets demonstrate in strike at Allis-Chalmers, by Bill Crane
SWP convention pays tribute to martyrs, by James P. Cannon
Wages, Prices and Profits – inflationary effects of new printed money, by Warren Creel
U.S. imperialists prop hated Franco regime, by Larissa Reed
Wall Street backs Chiang in unleashing civil war
New Greek partisan movement fights police-terror regime
International Notes
The coming crash
Dutch-Indonesia pact withholds independence
Help the SWP!
Wyatt’s resignation
Hands off Greece!
The CP line
”My husband says . . . “ (cartoon)
Banker fears strike aids world socialism
Workers’ Bookshelf
Fascist “tool owners” camouflage as “union”
Our Program:
Workers’ Forum – political editor learn’s [sic] labor’s side – ex-CP member likes “the Militant” – workers can’t vote as they wish – SWP vote in 1946 – thinks “Militant” should cost more – miners inspired this one
SWP swings into action for fund of $20,000, by William F. Warde
The Military Army – three SWP branches top “Militant” goals
St. Paul teachers picket school (photo)
Youth Activities
Akron high school students organize socialist youth club, by Milton Genecin
St. Paul teachers strike shuts schools for 13th day, by Grace Carlson
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More Innocent Victims, by Grace Carlson
Probe whitewashes lynch-inciter Bilbo, by Ruth Benson
Briggs local class debates sliding scale
Testifies against Bilbo (photo)
The Negro Struggle: A Filthy Smear of Negro Troops, by William E. Bohannon
Miners tell “Militant” labor needs own party, by Harry Braverman
National Guard Jim Crow too
Military Expert Goes “Intelligent”! by Joseph Hansen
Bristol City Hall orders poor to pay back relief
14 electrical workers free in Philadelphia strike trial, by Max Geldman
Notes of a Seaman – The “One After Another” Strike, by C. Thomas
Calls for Labor Party and wage escalator clause
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
Flint workers move to set up a Labor Party – Chevrolet Local 659 names 10-man committee to head drive to build party in Flint area, by Jack Rockwell
CIO exposes profiteers as wage campaign opens – shows 25% raise possible without increase in prices
UN resolution on disarming solves nothing – draft, arms production continued as usual
How to meet the new Congress (cartoon)
Rochester CIO seeks united labor action
Wage raises cause prices [sic] increases?
New Congress prepares to rush through laws to cripple labor
United action needed! an Editorial
Fourth International begins drive for 1,000 subscriptions
Red-baiters dominate Mass. CIO convention, by S. Crabbe
New opposition in Stalinist Party
Trade Union Notes
Why Labor cannot expect justice from the courts, by Joseph Hansen
More violence against pickets (photo)
CIO proves 25% pay rise is possible (continued from Page 1)
Red-baiting resolution passed by Jersey CIO
Los Angeles hires big hall to try pickets, by Al Lynn
War’s still on – against labor!
St. Louis strikers victimized ay AFL Teamsters Czar Tobin
Wages, Prices and Profits – Labor’s defense - the sliding scale, by Warren Creel
Workers’ action to overthrow Franco is opposed by all U.N. spokesmen, by George Breitman
Secret armament pact with Britain exposed
Against Chiang Kai-shek (photo)
U.S. still holds 96,000 troops in Philippines
Occupied Germany – a fools’ paradise, by K. Manfred
French police assault rally of colonial workers in Paris
Correction on Polish resolution
International Notes
What road now?
”Columbians, Inc.”
New threat
Real courage
”With all the malnutrition that’s going around . . . “ (cartoon)
NAM wolves put on some sheep’s clothing
Workers’ Bookshelf
”Daily Worker” tries to cover up its tracks
Our Program:
”New leader” applauds company-minded letter
Workers’ Forum – political refugees recognize “Militant” – veteran’s baby dies of starvation – Phila. survey shows trend to third party – want to correspond with young workers – workers defend “Militant” distributor
SWP branches report generous response in first week of $20,000 fund drive, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army – Conn. branch campaign gets off to good start
Robert Zeich
Scoreboard
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Pioneer Notes
Three chapters of ACEWR raise $1,700 for relief
Youth Activities
Diary of a Steel Worker – This Is Our Christmas Pay, by Theodore Kovalesky
New York tenement collapses, 37 perish, by Evelyn Atwood
Griffin leads in Youngstown Steel election
Caused by greed (photo)
The Negro Struggle – the Record of the Courts, by William E. Bohannon
The Common Cold, by Grace Carlson
1-door shack burns, family homeless again, by Winifred Nelson
2,000 Los Angeles homeless ousted from shabby hovels, by Al Lynn
Chicken-coop home burns, baby dies, by Julie Miller
Notes of a Seaman – The Four-Watch System, by C. Thomas
Hear Warren Creel on teachers’ strike
Assail official silence on 1943 murder of Carlo Tresca
Managing Editor: Farrell Dobbs
CIO “Big Three” adopt demands for wage rises
Truman wrecks housing program – shortage gives impetus to drive to scuttle all controls on rent, by Ruth Benson
Wolf at the door (cartoon)
Supports crows for labor party in Flint area
Wall Street speeds drive for anti-labor legislation
Italian Trotskyist wins election to City Council
UAW-CIO board appeals to AFL for joint action
Labor Party, Red-baiting debated at convention of California CIO, by J. Blake
Halt rent rises! – statement of the Socialist Workers Party political committee
Expulsions fail to end CP crisis
Latest statistics reveal housing shortage worse, by Evelyn Atwood
Bilbo call bribes he got “an old Southern custom,” by Joseph Hansen
Students support teachers (photo)
Vets and unions act on housing in Youngstown, by Mark Farrell
Fight Jim Crow at Seattle skating rink
Ku Klux Klan death threats follow burning of vet’s home
Low-cost housing program scuttled by Pres. Truman
Studio pickets in mass trials, by Al Lynn
Action needed to defend labor’s living standards, by M. Stein
Not much peace or good will displayed by world capitalism
Trotskyists in Greece hold 3rd debate with CP
A year of colonial struggle (photo)
Puerto Ricans protest U. S gag on Spanish
Report on Trotskyists in Bolivia
Spanish strikers show readiness to resist France
Thousands of Germans thrown out of homes by U.S. Army
International Notes
Appeasement
Wholly “military”
Bilbo hearings
Amnesty for COs
”Dear, don’t you think . . . “ (cartoon)
Deportation threatens 219 Indonesian seamen
Workers’ Bookshelf
Potatoes to be dumped while people starve, by Barbara Bruce
Our Program:
Coal bin is “home” to family of ten
Workers’ Forum
Socialist Workers Party Branches report activities in $20,000 emergency drive, by William F. Warde
The Militant Army – Brooklyn SWP chalks up success in sub-getting
Scoreboard
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Constant child care problems are told by a working mother, by Mille Fredereci
Pioneer Notes
Youth Activities
Story of a Steel Worker – New Year’s Day, 1947, by Theodore Kovalesky
1946 – year of greatest American class battles, by George Breitman
Labor solidarity won (photo)
The Negro Struggle – Truman Creates a Committee, by William E. Bohannon
Hit the bricks (photo)
Georgia burial (photo)
Wallace – a Dangerous Operator, by Joseph Hansen
St. Paul teacher’s strike solid in fourth week
Akron transit union fights injunction move
Notes of a Seaman – Problems of Hours and Wages, by C. Thomas
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