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(1950)

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Vol. XIV No. 1, 2 January 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

The First 50 Years of the America Dream, by Art Preis

Bosses Ask Injunction on Miners

Trumanites in Congress Scheme to Hoax Labor

Labor-Haters Try to Blow Up UAW Building

Stalinists in U.S. Formally Launch Purge of ‘Titoists’

AFL Unions Will Ask Wage Raises in 1950

Court Smashes Cleveland Strike

1949 Trends Point Up New Year’s Tasks

[Editorials]

Titoism and Internationalism

Visit Your Local Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party

Two Birthdays in Moscow, by John G. Wright

New Postage Stamp (photo)

90% of Fund Collected with 4 Days to Go, by Reba Aubrey

Intellectual D.P.’s, by Arthur Kent

Stalinists Lie About Rent Fight in Chicago

Thousands of Jobless in Ypsilanti Thrown on Relief, Face Evictions

The Tresca Murder Case

Notes from the News

Rose Karsner Honored at Dinner in New York on Her 60th Birthday


Vol. XIV No. 2, 9 January 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Truman Cloaks ‘War Deal’ with ‘Fair Deal’ Talk, by Art Preis

FBI wiretappers, Perjurers Break Law, Get Away with It, by George Breitman

Spelling It Out (cartoon), by Gray

Plant Purge Contract Approved by Reuther

Stalinists Agree to 11% Wage Cut for Fur Workers

SIU Officials Continue Threats Against SWP

West German CP Purges Titoists

SWP Fund Completed in Full and on Time, by Reba Aubrey

Washington’s Big Dilemma – Chinese Policy, by Joseph Hansen

The U.S. Plot to Rearm Germany

Workers Forum

V.R. Dunne Address 3 Mid-West Meetings on Civil Rights Fight

Chart Tells Unemployment Story (chart), from AFL Monthly Survey

Notes on Latin America, by J. Gomez

The Militant Army

[Editorials]

‘Social Scientists’ and Labor, by F. Forest

The Strange Case of General Yamashita, by John G. Wright

Where Yugoslav Policy Is Basically at Fault

Scoreboard for SWP Fund

Visit Your Local Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party

Wall Street’s Achilles Heel, by Joseph Keller

Jobless Estimates of Census Bureau Highly Doctored, by Robert Phillips

Backs Civil Rights Fight (photo)

Civil Liberties Movement Can’t Afford Blacklists, by Albert Parker

A Letter Of Thanks, by Rose Karsner

Dowson Gets 15,600 Votes in Toronto Mayoralty Race, by Barry Brent

Notes from the News


Vol. XIV No. 3, 16 January 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Public Protests Mounting Against FBI Lawbreaking, by George Breitman

Pie in the Sky (cartoon), by Gray

Truman Asks More for War in New Budget, by Art Preis

Japanesse CP Rejects Kremlin Order for Purge

Bitter Campaign Expected in New British Elections

Strikebreaking Stirs Fight in Cleveland AFL

Coal Miners Need Aid of All Labor, by Joseph Keller

Atomic Energy and Capitalist Society, by Arne Swabeck

Unemployment Victim (photo)

A Letter from Australia on the Recent Elections

World Events, by Paul G. Stevens

Dunne Flays Witch-Hunters at Meetings in Youngstown

Greetings to the Civil Rights Mobilization Delegates

[Editorials]

Truths About Economic ‘State of the Union’, by John G. Wright

Prof. Emerson’s Speech on Kutcher and Bill of Rights, by Thomas I. Emerson

Visit Your Local Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party

The Frederic March Case, by Ruth Johnson

New Political Policy Needed by Civil Rights Mobilization, by Albert Parker

Wants Troops in Formosa (photo)

Truman on Formosa, by Joseph Hansen

Curran Machine Expels Four Opponents in NMU

Two Significant Films, by Charles Hanley

Youngstown NAACP Rally Gets Encouraging Response


Vol. XIV No. 4, 23 January 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Denham Seeks New Injunction Against Miners

FBI Breaks Law 170 times a Day, Admits Hoover

Trotskyists Make Gains in Colombo

Conference Asks Quick Action on Civil Rights, by Arthur Kent

Washington Starts Dumping Foods

Seattle Case Exposes Hall-Lundeberg Lies

Congress Moves to Block FEPC

Atomic Energy and Capitalist Society, by Arne Swabeck

Hazards of Mining (photo)

World Events, by Paul G. Stevens

The Militant Army

Truman’s Prophecy

[Editorials]

Events Confirm Lenin’s View on Our era, by G.F. Eckstein

Prof. Emerson Exposes Truman “Loyalty” Purge, by Thomas I. Emerson

China Policy Shows Gulf Between Leninism and Stalinism, by Charles Hanley

Visit Your Local Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party

Freedom of Religion, by Joseph Keller

Police Brutality Told by Oakland Negroes

Race Hate Victim (photo)

Bartell Hits SIU’s Jim Crow Hiring Hall

Charge Racial Bias in Toledo School Sale

Apartments – At a Price, by Ruth Johnson

The Truth Will Out, by Gordon Bailey

Race-Haters in Chicago Organizing to Incite More Mob Violence

Dunne Speaks at Pittsburgh, Morgantown and Buffalo

Jobs Are Scarcer, by Fred Hart

Socialist Party Vote OK’s Merger with Social Democratic Federation


Vol. XIV No. 5, 30 January 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

All Labor Must Rally to aid Coal Miners, by The Editors

Says Steel’s Steal Not Big Enough

Labor Haters Gang Up on Embattled Miners

90,000 Strike at Chrysler

Trumanites in Congress Stall Action on FEPC, by Joseph Keller

Judge Ryan Calls FBI Wiretaps “Unlawful”

Tito Regime Announces New Important Reforms

Washington Aims to Save Franco

Atomic Energy and Capitalist Society, by Arne Swabeck

Doing Fine (photo)

Harry Greene, Militant Negro Unionist, Dies

Workers Forum

“That Little Paper”

The Militant Army

[Editorials]

First the A-Bomb – Now the Hell-Bomb, by John G. Wright

Adamic’s Impressions of His Yugoslav Trip

Visit Your Local Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party

“Welfare” in New York, by Ruth Johnson

Dunne Flays Role of Union Officials in Rights Fight

Strikers’ Families Evicted (photo)

Curran Machine Continues Purge of Opponents

They Can Dream, Can’t They, by Sidney Crabbe

Kutcher Appeal Will Be Filed in 2 Weeks

New Leader Exposes SIU Officials’ Attacks on SWP

Convictions Without Trial, by Fred Hart

1 Out of Every 9 Jobless in Germany

Group to Picket Spanish Consulate

Notes from the News


Vol. XIV No. 6, 6 February 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

ACLU to Probe Violations of Union Democracy

H-Bomb Faces Humanity with Annihilation

Newark Banquet for Jim Kutcher Highly Successful

SWP Leader to Be Honored

White House Ultimatum Handed to Mine Workers

Social Democrats Vote for Merger with SP

A ‘Labor’ Cover for the Legion-Hearst Mob, by Art Preis

NMU Seamen Reject Curran Purge Move

European Notebook

French Against Viet-Namese (photo)

Yugoslav Job Freeze, by John G. Wright

Washington Backs French Indo-China Puppet, by Charles Hanley

Atomic Energy and Capitalist Society, by Arne Swabeck

The Militant Army

[Editorials]

Why Revolutionary Socialists Favor Victory of British Labor Party, by Paul G. Stevens

What Did Civil Rights Mobilizations Achieve? by Albert Parker

Visit Your Local Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party

High Cost of the FBI, by Joseph Keller

Chrysler Strikers Seeking Strengthened Basic Contract

Large Opposition Vote in Referendum of SUP

National Telephone Strike Scheduled

A Traitorous Silence, by Fred Hart

A Slight Case of Double-Talk

The Jobless Cab Driver, by Robert Chester

Correction


Vol. XIV No. 7, 13 February 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Millions Will Die, All Liberty Lost – Admits McMahon, by John G. Wright

All Unions Must Take Action to Halt Attack upon Miners

An Editorial

Kutcher Case Is Taken into Washington Court

What Other Strikers Say

Hitler General Drafts U.S. Dictatorship Plan

Unemployment Hits Nine-Year Peak

Hell Bomb – Road to World Suicide, by Art Preis

European Notebook

French Trotskyists Hold 6th National Convention

The Militant Army

Cominform, Japan CP Attempt to Avoid Rift

Atomic Energy and Capitalist Society, by Arne Swabeck

“That Little Paper”

[Editorials]

Key Problems in Study of Negro History, by J. Meyer

Did Roosevelt “Appease” Stalin? by George Breitman

Visit Your Local Headquarters of the Socialist Workers Party

Their Kind of ‘Socialist’, by Fred Hart

Authorities Bury FEPC Ordinance in San Francisco

Federal Mediators Attempt to Postpone Telephone Strike (photo)

SWP Organizer Flays Dictatorial Chief of Police

That Speech of Carey’s, by Joseph Keller

Strikers Prepare New Demands at Chrysler

Toledo Area-Wide Pension Fight Enters New stage

V.R. Dunne, Jim Kutcher Speak at N.Y. Meeting

AFL Council Issues Mild Complaint on State Department Bid to Franco


Vol. XIV No. 8, 20 February 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

SWP Committee Maps Election Drive for 1950

Mine Struggle shows Need of Labor Party, by Art Preis

Issues in Kutcher Case Explained by Leader of ADA

Stalinist Rulers Brutally Suppress Shanghai Workers

Progressive Convention Faces Deep-Going Crisis, by George Clarke

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Shipowners on Hiring Hall

Maryland Court Upholds Ober Law

H-Bomb Means Annihilation, Warns Einstein, by John G. Wright

European Notebook

Ask Pledge on H-Bomb Use (photo)

Mine Owners’ Strategy Based on Truman’s Aid

The Militant Army

SWP in Detroit Urges Fight on New Fare Rise

Atomic Energy and Capitalist Society, by Arne Swabeck

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Federal Court Approves Jim Crow in D.C. Schools

[Editorials]

Worker in East Germany Defends Trotsky

Liberals in Bitter Dispute on Jim Crow, by Albert Parker

Russian Potash Shipments Help Break U.S. Strike

H-Bomb Liberals, by George Breitman

Cannon Honored for Forty Years of Service to Socialism, by Ruth Johnson

Dogs, Steaks and Bells, by James E. Boulton

Waltham Watch Winds Up (photo)

New Demands Issued by Chrysler Strikers

I.F. Stone on Kutcher

Akron Police Murder Defenseless Negro

CIO, AFL Bodies Voice Suport for Mine Union

Legion Purgers Brand Nursery Tunes Subversive

Federal Judge Upholds deportation of Hariasides


Vol. XIV No. 9, 27 February 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Hell-Bomb Stirs Clamor for “New Approach”

Back Us Up and We Can Win, Miners Tell Labor Movement, by Art Preis

FEPC Gutted in House 240–157

Crocodile Tears (cartoon), by Gray

Legless Vet Gets New Help in Philadelphia

NMU Faces Hiring Hall Crisis Without Program

Cochran to Tour U.S. on Outlook for Labor

Ho Veers from Stalin Line, Gets Tito Ties

Me Too, Says Truman of GOP’s Slogan, by Albert Parker

European Notebook

Plot Anti-UMW Injunction (photo)

Stalinists Hope Miners Won’t Remember 1943

The Militant Army

“That Little Paper”

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Letters from Our Readers

[Editorials]

Class Forces in the Chinese Revolution, by Li Fu-jen

New York NMU Votes to Support Jim Kutcher

Kremlin-China Treaty Is Window-Dressing, by John G. Wright

Government Deportation Drive Hits a Snag

Anti-War Novel Banned as “Indecent” in Japan

Truman’s Interview, by John F. Petrone

Cannon Greeted Warmly at 60th Birthday Dinner

Strikers Favor More Militancy at Chrysler’s

Hot Potatoes, by Ruth Johnson

Grand Jury to Investigate Murder of Fenner in Akron

Advertising, 1950, by George Breitman

Fire Denham? Truman Not Even Considering It


Vol. XIV No. 10, 6 March 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

24-Hour National Strike Urged to Aid Coal Miners

British Working Class Bars Return of Tories to Power, by John G. Wright

Wallaceite Convention Marks Shift to the Right

Republicans & Democrats – FEPC (cartoon), by Gray

Bohannan Is Candidate of SWP for Congress

Trumanites, Republicans Join in Knifing FEPC, by Albert Parker

Curran Runs to Taft in Hiring Hall Fight

Life Offers Only H-Bomb Death, by Joseph Keller

SWP Opens 1950 Campaign in Mich.

We Regret

European Notebook

The Militant Army

Branches Celebrate Negro History Week, by Dickson Woods

ACLU Will File Brief Supporting James Kutcher

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Labor Chieftains Copy Govt. Purge, Says V.R. Dunne

[Editorials]

Capitalist Propaganda and British Elections, by Paul G. Stevens

Cause and Effect of FEPC Betrayal, by Marshall Haynes

Cochran’s Tour

Australia Government to Outlaw Stalinists

The Post on Kutcher

Urge More Militancy in Chrysler Strike

“Loyalty” Board Fires Trotskyist on Alaska Job

SWP Asks Labor to Prevent Boost in Detroit Fare

Fame is the Spur, by Ruth Johnson

Kutcher Addresses 20 Meetings in Philadelphia on Civil Rights Fight

Red-Baiters Bolt CIO Longshoremen for AFL, by D. Rossa

The Korean Police State, by Charles Hanley

Detroit KKK Elements Threaten Violence

U.S. Coast Guard Uses Blacklist in Private Jobs


Vol. XIV No. 11, 13 March 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Trumanites Back Police-State Bill in Senate Body, by John G. Wright

Lewis Urges “Mutual Aid” Pact for Defense of Strikes

An Editorial

CP Goons Assault Meeting in Paris on Yugoslavia

Bridges Trial Informer Got OK of CIO Leaders

Technological Gains Swell Army of Jobless

Lilienthal Rants at Scientists Telling Truth, by Ruth Johnson

N.Y. Witch-Hunt Law Revalidated

European Notebook

Lewis’ Weak Point – Politics, by Joseph Keller

Auto Union Relief Caravan Hailed in Coal Mining Town, by F. Forest

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

World Report

Cochran’s Tour

Fewer Medical Students Than 45 Years Ago

[Editorials]

Laborite Chiefs Try to Straddle Vital Issues, by Paul G. Stevens

Yugoslavia and the Wallaceite Convention, by George Breitman

The Record of Stalinist Treachery in China, by Li Fu-jen

The Miners’ Wives, by F. Forest

New UAW Group Makes Good Start in Toledo Election

Sit-In Strikers (photo)

UAW Officials Propose Retreat at Chrysler

A ‘Do-Good’ Minister, by David Rossi

N.Y. Painters Leaders Begin Witch-Hunt Purge

From the Yugoslav Press

Jail Homeless Family on ‘Cruelty’ Charge, by Ralph Gallagher

SDF Leaders Override Members on SP Unity, by Albert Parker

Unfair Employment Practice Protected in New FEPC Bill


Vol. XIV No. 12, 20 March 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Pittsburgh Civil Rights Violated in Rising Witch-Hunt

“The Very Latest Model – Guaranteed to Last a Lifetime” (cartoon), by Gray

Murray Turns Down United Defense Pact

General Motors Rakes In World’s Biggest Profits

30,000 Attend Ceylon Meeting of Trotskyists

Petitions Filed for Bohannan in New Jersey

SWP Picks Candidates for Campaign in Penn., by J. Minuit

Stalinists Expel Member for Opposing Anti-SWP Violence

CIO Hits Mundt Bill as “Totalitarian”

Big-Money Finances Democratic Machine, by Joseph Keller

European Notebook

Poised for Crackdown on Strikers (photo)

How GM Sliding Scale Worked Out, by Art Preis

Labor Tasks Analyzed by Cochran in Boston

The Militant Army

An Election Report from London, by T. Burns

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Articles on Yugoslavia Featured in Current FI

[Editorials]

Quit Whitewashing the Trumanites on FEPC! by Albert Parker

The Electoral Policy of the Wallaceites, by Fred Hart

Why Belgium Is Now Divided over King Leopold’s Return, by Charles Hanley

House Seeks to Expand Power of FBI Purgers

Shachtman Advocates Participation in Capitalist Primaries, by George Breitman

Correction

Left Hand, Right Hand – Truman’s Flim-Flammery

Rogge – Wallace’s Successor? by John F. Petrone

James P. Cannon and Rose Karsner Honored in L.A., by A. Lynn

Profs, Students Fight U. of California Oath

Auto Barons Hit Union with 3-Way Attack

‘Charm’ for Job-Seekers, by Anna Carson

Publisher Paul Block Admits He Financed Suit Against Toledo Union

Morals of a Union Bureaucrat, by Ruth Johnson


Vol. XIV No. 13, 27 March 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Yugoslav Chiefs Deepen Exposure of Stalin’s Crimes

Acheson’s “Total Diplomacy” Offers No Hope for Peace, by Art Preis

“Loyalty” Purge OK, Says Court

The “Welfare State” (cartoon), by Gray

Michigan SWP Off to a Good Start in Petition Drive

U.S. Military Display Protested by Indo-Chinese

Mine Union Hits CIO, AFL Chiefs for Rejecting United Defense

Govt. Plans to Indict 12,000 Under Smith Act

Anti-Reuther Slate Sweeps Chevy Local, by Emmett Moore

European Notebook

Starvation Victim (photo)

Bert Cochran Speaks at Flint, Buffalo Meetings

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Letters from Our Readers

Detroit NAACP Makes Progress in Restaurants

Ho Chi Minh’s Radio Attacks Yugoslav Leaders

[Editorials]

Why They Are Shifting Plants Out of Detroit, by Jack Meade

Lewis’ Position on Union Democracy, by Joseph Keller

Unemployment in California Reaches a Critical Stage, by Al Lynn

Albert Goldman Finds a New Home, by George Breitman

Belgian Workers Oppose Leopold’s Return, by Charles Hanley

Nothing to Worry About, by Ruth Johnson

Ultra-Modern Household Equipment (photo)

What Chrysler Pickets Think of Lewis’ Plan

Chicago Jim-Crow Mobsters Freed, Judge Hits Victims, by Gordon Bailey

John Crown’s Legacy, by David Weiss

Detroit Race Tension Heightened by Murder, by E. Drake

Stalinist Comeback Attempt Suffers Rebuff in Philadelphia ILG Elections, by Rosalyn Leary

From the Yugoslav Press

Ford Pact Weakens Chrysler, GM Fights


Vol. XIV No. 14, 3 April 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

NMU, SIU Leaders Undermine Fight for Hiring Hall

The Modern Oliver Twist (cartoon), by Gray

Jobless Ranks Keep Growing; Action Needed, by Art Preis

Swedish Socialist Group Declares in Favor of 4th Int’l

ADA and ACLU Condemn Mundt Police-State Bill

Burglars Break into, Rob SWP Headquarters

60 Harvard Professors Hit Firing of Kutcher

Did That $125-Billion Go to ‘Disarm’ U.S.?

High Court Upholds Dennis Conviction

N.J. Paper Strike Ends on Disastrous Terms

Trumanites Vote Funds to Witch-Hunt Body, by John F. Petrone

European Notebook

Cochran Talks on Labor’s Outlook at Detroit Rally

Italian Police Against Strikers (photo)

Letters from Our Readers

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

The Yugoslav Elections and Workers Democracy, by John G. Wright

The State of Civil Liberties in India, by Ruth Miller

SP Expresses Regrets over SDF Unity Delay

Wallaceites Consider Deal with Democrats in N.J.

Starving Jobless “Studied” in Calif., by Al Lynn

Thompson Faces Reutherite in Ford Local 600 Run-Off

Safety Council Reports Job Death Toll

The H-Bomb Isn’t All, by Fred Hart

Compromise Stand on Civil Rights at Queens Parley

High Level Redbaiting (photo)

Fighting Spirit Remains High in Chrysler Ranks

High Court and Jim Crow, by William E. Bohannan

Truman Prepares for Shift on Repeal of Taft-Hartley

Grand Jury Absolves Killers of Negro Vet

The Case of Seretse Khama, by Albert Parker

Detroit Mayor Hit for Jim Crow Act

Freedom of Trade?

VFW Spokesman Demands Thought-Control Penalties

Harold Laski, British Laborite, Dead at 56


Vol. XIV No. 15, 10 April 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

The Kind of Unity Workers Want and Need, by Art Preis

CIO Hits Mundt Bill at House Hearing

Bridges Verdict Strikes Blow at Labor’s Rights

It IS Happening Here (cartoon), by Gray

AEC Censors Scientific American, Burns Copies, by Joseph Keller

Solicit Greetings for N.Y. Kutcher Journal

Italian Trotskyists Step Up Activities in Rome, Other Cities

Progress Reported on Penn., Mich. Petitions

Matthiessen Commits Suicide over Cold War, by Sidney Crabbe

ADA Still Tied to Truman Policy

European Notebook

Steel-Helmeted Italian Police ... Smash a Demonstration (photo)

Chicago, Milwaukee Forums Hear Cochran Flay Misleaders of Labor

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Letters from Our Readers

Cochran’s Tour

[Editorials]

Super Witch-Hunt Set Off by Senator McCarthy, by Paul G. Stevens

What Bethe Wrote About the H-Bomb

Real Issues Were Not Discussed at Browder-Shachtman Debate, by David Weiss

Correction

The Menace of Education, by Ruth Johnson

Members of the Atomic Energy Commission (photo)

Lundeberg Gets a Setback in Seattle Court

UAW Leaders’ Retreat Emboldens Auto Barons

A Lie That Boomerangs, by Fred Hart

From the Yugoslav Press

Maritime Parley Left Way Open for Raiding

ITU Local Asks for Strike Vote at New York Papers, by F. Newman

IBEW in Chicago Signs ‘Loyalty’ Contract

George Novack Protests Newspaper Story on Matthiessen’s Activity, from George Novack

Dutch Trotskyists Run in Provincial Elections


Vol. XIV No. 16, 17 April 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Stalin’s Hangmen Held 2 Trotskyist German Leaders

Sound Labor Unity Depends on Action by Rank-and-File, by Art Preis

Trend Favors CIO Union Against UE in NLRB Polls

Reutherites Lose Key Posts in Bell Aircraft Election

Truman’s Job Plan Offers Drop in Bucket

Hoodlum Violence on Streets of N.Y., by Albert Parker

NAACP Protests Stall on FEPC in Senate

High Court Bolsters Witch-Hunt

European Notebook

Why No Mass Protest in Bridges Frame-Up, by Joseph Keller

Belgian Labor Blocks King Leopold’s Return, by Charles Hanley

Times Editors Slip Up, Expose Own Censorship

The Militant Army

Cochran Analyzes Labor’s Problems at N.W. Meetings

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Letters from Readers

White Reconsiders, Offers to Remain NAACP Secretary

[Editorials]

Pension Plans – A Comparison, by Robert Philips

Leon Blum – ‘Savior’ of French Employers, by John F. Petrone

Kremlin Agents Continue Purges in Czechoslovakia and Norway

Sen. Pepper – A Typical Southern Liberal, by William E. Bohannan

The Roosevelt “Legacy”, by Fred Hart

Students Hit Decree Barring Professor at Wayne University, by Seymour Lyons

Angry Hosiery Union Members Fight Wage Cut

Miami Beach, by Ben Stone

Adamic’s Magazine Gives More Reports on Yugoslavia

Chicago Housing Scandal, by Gordon Bailey

Another ‘New Look’? by Jack Lerman

U.S. Court Upholds Purge of 3 Private Employees

Baldanzi Faces Axe in Textile Feud with Rieve

Church Members Back Pastor, Witch-Hunt Victim


Vol. XIV No. 17, 24 April 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

How they Tried to Crush Labor – Then and Now, by George Breitman

Unite Against Capitalist War, Witch-Hunting, Unemplyoment, May Day Appeal of the SWP

Free German Trotskyists, Envoy Told

Truman Wants the Credit – He’s Welcome to It

New York SWP to Enter Fall Election Campaign

Ranks Raise Questions on UAW Strike Tactics

U.S. Court Rulings Aid Jim Crow

European Notebook

International Obligations of U.S. Workers, by Paul G. Stevens

Haymarket Demonstration Scene (drawing)

Capitalist Profit System vs. Socialist Planning, by Joseph Hansen

[Editorial]

Trotsky Long Ago Refuted Acheson’s Lies, by Fred Hart

What Albert Parsons Said at His Trial

Why Labor Must Build New Leadership, by John F. Petrone

Welfare State and Negroes, by Albert Parker

Cochran Speaks on Labor’s Prospects in San Francisco

The “Henry Wallace of Chile” (photo)

Teacher Fired for Daring to Fight Jim Crow

Weak Pension Accepted by UAW at Ford in Canada

Stalin Sinkiang Deals Exposed by Yugoslavs

World Unemployment Up, by Robert Phillips

2nd Toledo Strike on Pension Issue

Truman’s Friends, by Ruth Johnson


Vol. XIV No. 18, 1 May 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Puppets of U.S. Wage War on Filipino People, by Li Fu-jen

The Hunter Hounded (cartoon), by Gray

“Loyalty” Purge Boomerangs on Democrats, by George Breitman

Open Letter to Truman, from James Kutcher

Telephone and Railroad Unions Postpone Strikes

What Was Navy Plane Doing in the Baltics?

SWP Is Notified It Qualifies for Michigan Ballots

GM Local Urged to Prepare for Strike, by Emmett Moore

Turner-Lewin Papers Filed in Pennsylvania

Denied Jobless Aid for His Politics

Political Aspects of Labor Unity Proposal, by C. Thomas

European Notebook

California Jobless Increase Reported

Sidewalk Supper (photo)

Letters from Readers

The Militant Army

Cochran Debunks Ex-Radical Stooges of Bureaucracy

End of Rent Control Would Cut Living Standards 5%

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Problems of American Politics

If They Don’t Admit It, Maybe No One Will Know

[Editorials]

Pyade Tells How Stalin Betrayed the Partisans

Stalin Sharpens Line Against ‘Tito Forces’, by John F. Petrone

Truman Appoints Advocate of Blood Segregation to a Position in the Top Loyalty Review Board

A Social Portrait of Our Middle Class, by Paul Schapiro (review)

Toward Unity in Ceylon

Walkout Closes Steel Company’s Homestead Plant, by F. Forest

Deadlock Continues on Strike at Chrysler’s

Land of Opportunity, by Robert Phillips

From the Yugoslav Press

IPP in California to Back Boss candidates, by Al Lynn


Vol. XIV No. 19, 8 May 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Oscar Coover, Pioneer American Trotskyist, Dies, by Art Preis

Yugoslavs Issue Appeal for Return to Leninist Principles

Sen. Pepper Is Defeated in Primary

A Lesson in Democracy (cartoon), by Gray

CIO Wins Westinghouse Vote by Narrow Margin, by C. Thomas

O. John Rogge Is on Stalinists’ Blacklist

$10,000 Militant Fund is Launched, by The Editors

Filipinos – Colonial Slaves Under U.S. Rule, by Li Fu-jen

European Notebook

Dunne Speaks at May Day Meeting

British Troops as Strikebreakers (photo)

Militant Fund Campaign Is Off to a Good Start, by Reba Aubrey

The Militant Army

Philadelphia SWP Begins Campaign at May Day Rally

Letters from Our Readers

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

How Stalin Sabotaged Yugoslav Civil War

CP Offers Support to Capitalist candidates, by John F. Petrone

Toledo UAW Local Prepares for Bitter Showdown Fight

The Social Significance of the Student Strike, by George Breitman

N.Y. Students Get a Real Education, by Albert Parker

Thousands in Protest at Wayne University

Unions Take Ads in Jim Kutcher Souvenir Booklet

More Married than Single Women Workers


Vol. XIV No. 20, 15 May 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Truman’s Supreme Court Upholds Taft-Hartley Oath, by R. Bell

Senate Stages Sham Battle on FEPC Bill, by William E. Bohannon

“We Can Live in Peace with You — But Not with You!” (cartoon), by Gray

Dobbs Speaks on Civil Rights at Wayne University

College President Blacklists N.Y. Student Strikers

Law Guild Repudiates Expulsion of Yugoslavs

Beck-Lundeberg Goons in CIO Warehouse Raid

U.S. Helps to Enslave Indo-China, by John G. Wright

Profits Are Higher Than Last Year

Oscar Coover, Incorruptible Socialist Fighter

His Life’s Aim was to Advance Cause of Labor, by V.R. Dunne

[Portrait] (drawing)

N.Y. Meeting Honors Pioneer SWP Leader, by Ruth Johnson

His Loyalty to Labor Was Model for All, Says Warde

‘No One Has a Better Heritage’ – Oscar’s Son, by Oscar Coover, Jr.

Lifelong Friends Bid Farewell at Meeting in Minn., by Winifred Nelson

[Editorials]

European Notebook

A Labor Diplomat on the Yugoslav Question, by C. Thomas

Flint SWP Is Setting Pace in Fund Campaign, by Reba Aubrey

Corrections

Students and the Press, by Albert Parker

Toledo Hoodlums Prevent Holding of May Day Rally

Shades of the Depression (photo)

New Chrysler Contract Shows Meager Results

Hosiery Workers Laid Off After Getting Wage Rate Cut

Hoover at the UN, by Paul G. Stevens

Mexican Students Hear Discussion of Kutcher Case

Ohio Labor to Back Democratic Nonentity Against Taft in Fall

Detroit SWP Protests Ban on Distribution of Militant

Textile Workers Override Rieve, Re-Elect Baldanzi


Vol. XIV No. 21, 22 May 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

U.S. Yugoslavs Back Tito Govt. Against Stalinism

SWP on Ballot in Mich., Penna.

Labor’s Fear Aroused by Reactionary Trend, by Art Preis

Murray Offers Steel Union Convention No Real Program

Trumanite Liberals Join in New FEPC Sellout, by William E. Bohannon

Hitler Went, But Nazis Remain

Reutheristes Set Back at Mich CIO Parley

Question of Indo-China ‘Titoism’ Arises Again

Is Catholic Hierarchy Linked to McCarthy? by Joseph Keller

European Notebook

6 Branches Are Ahead of Schedule on Fund, by Reba Aubrey

The Militant Army

Letters from Readers

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

One Doctor for Every 750 Persons in This Country

[Editorials]

Two Foes Who Pose as Yugoslavia’s ‘Friends’, by George Breitman

Post Office ‘Economy’ – For Whose Benefit? by Robert Phillips

Kremlin Ordered WFTU Expulsion, Yugoslav Trade Unions Charge

No. 2 Leader of West German Communist Party Is Expelled as ‘Titoist’

Debs and Dennis – Another Daily Worker Falsification

Oscar Coover, by Chester K. Johnson

Detroit Racists Plot to Attack Negro Project, by Howard Lerner

L.A. Parley on Jobs ‘Studies’ Joblessness, by Al Lynn

GM Profits and Socialism, by Milton Alvin

Why So Little Was Won at Chrysler

Liars on Unemployment, by John G. Wright


Vol. XIV No. 22, 29 May 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Capitalist Parties Equally Guilty of Killing FEPC Bill, by William E. Bohannon

Washington Puts the Squeeze on Yugoslavia, by Art Preis

An Editorial

‘I'm a Trumanite,’ Florida Primary Victor Boasts

GM Workers Saddled with 5-Year Contract

Executive Body of Fourth Int’l Holds 8th Plenum

No Relief – Owing to Her Political Views

Painters Union Purge Upheld by N.Y. Court

Cold War Takes Toll in New Jersey Town, by Joseph Keller

European Notebook

Branches Step Up Their Militant Fund Collections, by Reba Aubrey

Letters from Our Readers

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

London Confab Served War Plans, Not Peace, by Fred Hart

Indo-China and U.S. Colonialism, by Paul G. Stevens

A Scandal That Rocked France – And Made Faces Red in Pentagon, by Charles Hanley

Looking for Work, by I. London

Union Leaders Plead for Posts in State Dept.

Japanese Students Protest

Revolt Against Gosser Flares in Toledo CIO

Lehman’s Spring Planting, by Ruth Johnson

Top Band at Kutcher Dance in N.Y. June 16

Yugoslavs and the U.S., by John F. Petrone

Philadelphia Defense Squads Urged Against Racist Gangs

Younger RR Strikers Active in Toledo Area

McAllister Coleman Dies in New York

Correction


Vol. XIV No. 23, June 5, 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Stop Delay on Yugoslavia Loan, SWP tells Truman

Big Minority Opposes GM 5-Year Pact

Murray Reaffirms CIO Support for James Kutcher

Lee, Remington Fired to Appease Witch-Hunters

IUE-CIO Gets Majority in General Electric

Old Parties Are Still Passing Buck on FEPC, by William E. Bohannan

What GM Won in Long-Term Deal, by Joseph Keller

“Loyalty” Oaths for Night Club Set?

European Notebook

Happy over the Pact (photo)

CIO Packinghouse Head Submits to Murray at UPWA Convention, by Vincent Dunne

Pittdsburgh Branch First to Fill Quota in Militant Fund Campaign, by Reba Aubrey

Poor Conditions Unchanged in GM

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

The Militant Army

Peace

[Editorials]

World Stalinism in Crisis, by Michel Pablo

Third Party Proposed at Labor Zionist Convention

A Scottsboro Victim tells His Own Story, by Albert Parker

Trotskyist Organizations Move Closer to Unification in Ceylon

NAACP Conference: I, by Jean Blake

Lesinski’s Death Upsets Trumanite Labor Leaders

Cops Against Pickets (photo)

Violence Erupts in Toledo CIO Internal Fight

Mountain Spring Camp Opens Second Season for Vacation Guests

The Most Hated People, by Fred Hart

From the Yugoslav Press

J.P. Morgan and Co., Modern Midas Outfit


Vol. XIV No. 24, 12 June 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Spanish Fascists Join in Attacks on Yugoslavia

Labor, Vets Back Kutcher Benefit

Supreme Court Refuses to Outlaw Segregation

The Future Belongs to the Youth (cartoon), by Gray

Rogge Barred from Speaking at Stalinist ‘Peace’ Meeting

“No” on GM Pact Biggest Ever Recorded

5 Unionists Convicted at Bell Aircraft trial

What Capitalism Gives N.Y. Workers

War Spending to Increase, Acheson Admits, by Art Preis

Socialist Party Convention Rejects Norman Thomas’ Proposals, by George Breitman

Next Week

[The Nation’s Top Brass ...] (photo)

Letters from Our Readers

Reader Gives the Militant Fund $252 in Memory of Oscar Coover, by Reba Aubrey

Marxism and the Negro

Eight-Week Camp for Children at Mountain Spring

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

The Militant Army

[Editorials]

GE Vote in Cleveland Follows National Trend

French Youth Defy CP, Go Ahead with Plans for Yugoslav Brigade

‘Royal Question’ Unsettled Despite Belgian Election, by Charles Hanley

Why Crisis Persists in Buffer Countries, by Michel Pablo

Stalinists Rewrite History, by Joseph Keller

Beginning of Japan Purge (photo)

Starvation Amidst Plenty – Farm Labor in California, by Fred Johnson

N.Y. Teachers Resist Pressure and Threats, by Ruth Johnson

NAACP Convention: II, by Jean Blake

If Your Paper Arrives Late, Don’t Blame Us – Or the Mailman, by Joseph Hansen

Class on Socialism Held in Newark Every Wed. Eve.

Chicago Educators Aid Kutcher


Vol. XIV No. 25, 19 June 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Cominform Rages as Yugoslavs Welcome Visitors

“Never Even Touched Me!” (cartoon), by Gray

SWP Election Convention to Be Broadcast

Why GM Locals Ratified Pact They Didn’t Like

Rent Control Sentenced to Death – After the Election

8 Unions Respect Guild Picket-Line in Solid N.Y. World-Telegram Strike

Paris Brigade Rally Beats Off CP Assault, by an American in Paris

Mt. Spring Camp Offers Attractive July 4 Weekend

Monopolies Open Drive for Atomic Control, by Art Preis

European Notebook

SWP Branch in Flint Regains First Place in the Militant Fund, by Reba Aubrey

Ranks’ Needs Unheeded at ILGWU Convention, by Jack Lerman

Witch-Hunt Victim (photo)

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

New Leader on GM Pact – Acute Case of Stalinophobia

[Editorials]

The Kremlin’s Problems in the Asiatic Countries, by Michel Pablo

Yugoslavia Today, by Vivienne Goonewardene

Bolivia’s 2nd General Strike in One Year, by J. Gomez

Revolutionary Socialist Party Set Up at Trotskyist Conference in Sweden

NAACP and Politics, by Jean Blake

What Role for the NAACP – ‘Broad’ or ‘Narrow’? by Albert Parker

U.S. Arms in Italy (photo)

Hearing Held on Dispute in Toledo UAW

The Lot of a ‘Lucky’ Farm Worker in Calif., by Fred Johnson

The Court’s Decisions, by William E. Bohannan

Changes in the Purge, by James Kutcher

Court Rubberstamps Trumanite Politics, by Ruth Johnson


Vol. XIV No. 26, 26 June 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Political Apathy in Union Ranks Worries Union Leaders, by Fred Hart

The Big Difference (cartoon), by Gray

Hunger Still Faces Aged in Pension Bill

NMU Hiring Hall Compromise Hits Rotary Shipping, by R. Bell

High Price of a ‘Humane Act’

World-Telegram Strike Holds Firm in Second Week

SWP Convention Talks by Dobbs, Hansen to Be Heard on ABC, CBS

Jury Whitewashes Mob Violence at Peekskill, by Albert Parker

Trotskyist Statement on Czech Trials

‘Welfare State’ – or Socialism? by Art Preis

European Notebook

Militant Fund Reaches Two-Thirds Mark with Three Weeks to Go, by Reba Aubrey

Admitted in Texas (photo)

Leaders Link Yugoslav Struggle to 1917 Revolution and Internationalism

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

British Labor Party and the Schuman Plan, by Paul G. Stevens

Yugoslavia Today, by Vivienne Goonewardene

Unity Achieved by Two Trotskyist Groups in Ceylon

Perspectives Developing Out of the Crisis of World Stalinism, by Michel Pablo

Two Peas in a Pod, by William E. Bohannan

Panel Discusses Women’s Role in Class Struggle, by Carol Pelham

After White House Parley (photo)

Rift Appears in Wallaceite Party in Washington, by John Black

Reuther’s Board Backs Gosser on All Charges

Spellman and McCarthy, by Joseph Keller


Vol. XIV No. 27, 3 July 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Hands Off Korean People’s Right to Decide Own Fate! by John G. Wright

Truman Usurps Powwer, Pulls Country into Undeclared War, by George Clarke

Hansen, Bartell Head New York SWP Ticket

Rogge Defies Pressure, Speaks for Yugoslavia

Kalandra executed by Czech Stalinists

Patterson Arrested, Will Fight Extradition

What Would Happen to Jefferson Today? by Albert Paker

European Notebook

Extra Push Needed to Fulfill Militant Fund by July 15 Deadline, by Reba Aubrey

How National Income is Divided, by Art Preis

Letters from Our Readers

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Korean Battleground (photo)

Yugoslavia Today, by Vivienne Goonawardene

Plan to Extend Workers’ Councils in Yugoslavia

The Fourth of July, by William E. Bohannan

Stalinists Concoct Fantastic Charges Against Yugoslavs, by al Lynn

Regents Initiate Mass Purge of Staff at California University

NAACP Parley Votes to Start Own Witch-Hunt, by J. Blake

The Taxes You Pay, by Joseph Hansen

Myer Defends Rent Control in Chicago Radio Debate

Stalin and Nationalism, by Ruth Johnson


Vol. XIV No. 28, 10 July 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Tito Denounces Bureaucracy as Foe of Socialism, from the Yugoslav Newsletter

Truman’s War in Asia Spurs Reaction Here

5-Year Contract Vetoed by Locals in Toledo Area

SWP Convention Will Adopt 1950 Platform, Stressing War Danger

European Notebook

Last Week Was Best of Fund Campaign – Total Now Marks 86%, by Reba aubrey

The Assaults on Civil, Labor and Negro Rights, by Art Preis

The Militant Army

Letters from Our Readers

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

What Are Stalin’s Aims in the Korean conflict? by Paul G. Stevens

Yugoslavia today, by Vivienne Goonewardene

Sacrifice, for What? by Joseph Hansen

Progressive Slate Is Re-elected in Lackawanna Local

returns from Far East (photo)

Railroad Unions Are Striking for 40-Hour Week, by George Gustafson

Distrust of Foreign Policy Shown at NAACP Conference, by J. Blake

South Korea, by Ruth Johnson

Food Prices Jump; Potatoes Dumped


Vol. XIV No. 29, 17 July 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

An Editorial

Union Leders to Cooperate in Labor Draft

SWP Candidate Hits Intervention in Korea

‘Where Are We Going – Korea or Rock Island Railroad?’ (cartoon), by Gray

There Is an Undeclared War on U.S. Labor Too, by Fred Hart

Workers Councils Are Given Control of Yugoslav Industry

European Notebook

Branches Rush Money to Militant Fund in Last Days of Campaign, by Reba Aubrey

Why Capitalist System Can’t Be ‘Stabilized’, by Art Preis

Arrested (photo)

The Militant Army

Letters from Our Readers

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Stalinists Change Tune on Trygve Lie and UN, by John G. Wright

The German Prisoners in the Soviet Union

“No Neutrals Allowed!” U.S. Tells India, Egypt, by Paul G. Stevens

4th International Urges Action to Save Revolutionists in Czech Jails

Harry Bridges Supports UN’s ‘Cease Fire’ Order

No Compromise, Take All of Korea! – New Leader

Socialist Party Will Not Run State Ticket in N.Y.

The Desperado, by Theodore Kovalesky

River Breachesd in Korea (photo)

36 pof Roosevelt College Faculty Support Kutcher

July 23 Memorial for Oscar Coover at Mt. Spring

Ford Paper Prints SWP Answer to Lies of CP

Advertising for War, by Ruth Johnson

Extradition of Patterson Denied by Mich. Governor


Vol. XIV No. 30, 24 July 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Labor Must Build Its Own Party – Dobbs on Radio

All Present and Accounted For (cartoon), by Gray

Truman Starts Shift to Full War Footing

Wallace Breaks Silence, Backs Truman’s War, by John G. Wright

SWP Convention Takes Clear Anti-War Stand, by Ruth Johnson

European Notebook

$10,000 Militant Fund Is Completed on Time; Thanks to Our Readers, by Reba Aubrey

Government ‘Cushions’ – for War, Not Welfare, by Art Preis

The Militant Army

What Radio Listeners Write About Hansen Talk on ABC

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

New Yugoslav Law Hits Stalinists on Sore Point, by Fred Hart

Why Nehru Engages in Mediation and Irritates the U.S., by Paul G. Stevens

Let the People Decide, by William E. Bohannan

Two Cities Pass Laws Typical of Police-State Rule

Grieving Parent (photo)

Vicious Purge Is Launched in Ford Local 600

New York YPA Starts Witch-Hunt Expulsions

Spanish Exiles Nail Anti-Yugoslav Lies


Vol. XIV No. 31, 31 July 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

A Letter to the President and the Members of Congress, by James P. Cannon

Price Rises, Tax Hike Slash Wages

Dobbs Offers Socialist Program for U.S.

European Notebook

Class Struggle versus Class Collaboration, by Art Preis

What Radio Audience Wrote About Two Speeches by Farrell Dobbs

Korea-Bound GI (photo)

The Militant Army

ACLU Deplorees Exclusion of Foreign Born by NMU

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Letters from Our Readers

Trotsky Memorial Issue

New Rates at Mt. Spring Camp

[Editorials]

Truman Orders Europe to Rearm in a Hurry, by John G. Wright

Grief-Stricken Parents (photo)

Belgian Tension Rises as Leopold Returns, by Charles Hanley

Union Leaders Join Move for Witch-Hunt in Maritime

Corporations Pay No Taxes – Simply Pass Them On

Storm in Asia, by Paul G. Stevens

Coover Hall Is Dedicated at Mt. Spring Camp

On New York SWP Slate

Friends Asked to Help in N.Y. Petition Drive

Detroit SWP Protests Banning of CP Papers

Notes on Yugoslavia

Stalinists Cover Up Reason for ‘Shocking’ Wallace Shift, by Albert Parker

Flint UAW Members Cheer Appeal for Return to Democratic Bargaining, by Emmett Moore


Vol. XIV No. 32, 7 August 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Belgian Workers Rise, Kick Out Fascist Monarch, by Charles Hanley

Intimidation Fails to Halt S.W.P. in N.Y. Ballot Drive

Meany Offers to Yield Labor’s Right to Strike

Smith Act Upheld by Appeals Court in Case of Eleven

“What Are We Fighting For?” Bitter GIs Ask

Police Ban, Smash Union Sq. Rally

Sliding Wage Scale Is Answer to Price Rises

1950 Election Platform of Socialist Workers Party

European Notebook

Letters from Readers

More Radio Listeners Praise SWP Broadcasts

H-Bomb, Totalitarianism – End of Capitalist Road, by Art Preis

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

“Program for Peace” Adopted in Yugoslavia, by George Clarke

The Stirring Tale of the Warsaw Ghetto, by Paul Schapiro (book review)

Jim Crow Marches On, by Jean Blake

Corporations, FBI Incite Hoodlum Attacks Against Workers at Los Angeles Plants, by Murry Weiss

“Guns Not Butter” Is Program for Europe, by John G. Wright


Vol. XIV No. 33, 14 August 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Congress Moves to Make Labor Pay Cost of War

Racial Bigot (photo)

Wallace Desertion Exposes Stalinists

Truman Urges New Step to Police State

Center of UN Conflict (photo)

SWP Finishes Petition Quota in 45 N.Y. Counties, by Ben Stone

Yugoslavs Invite Soviet Writers to Come and See

Stalin’s Hangmen Hold 2 Czech Trotskyists

Reuther Disapproves Violence at Plants

Labor Leaders Protest Against Senate Vote for Loan to Franco, by John G. Wright

Two Victims Held in $50,000 Bail

European Notebook

Letters from Readers

More Replies from Listeners to SWP Broadcasts

The Militant Army

What Socialism Offers to the American People, by Art Preis

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

U.N. Debate Exposes Role of U.S. in Asia, by Paul G. Stevens

Liberals at Wailing Wall over Korea, by Joseph Keller

Why Nehru and His Class Try to Straddle Fence on U.S. Policy, by Charles Hanley

Now They Admit It

Your Money or Your Life, by Theodore Kovalesky

Bridges Imprisoned, Bail Revoked in Anti-Labor Move by Washington

Preparing the Draft (photo)

The Kravchenko Trial, by Charles Hanley (book review)

Trotsky Memorial Meeting Will Be Held at Mt. Spring

Seamen Leaders Help Weaken Hiring Hall by Backing Purge


Vol. XIV No. 34, 21 August 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

GOP, Democrats Row over Korea in Sham Debate

Union Chiefs Find ECA Benefits Only Europe’s Wealthy

Congress Speeds Bills to Gag American Public

CIO Gives Ratings to Voting Records in 81st Congress

U.S. Authorities Free Nazi Big-Wigs

Washington Readies Soak-the-Poor Taxes

An Appeal to Progressive Party Members, by Joseph Hansen

Leon Trotsky – His Ideas Live On

New Book on Stalin Frame-Up System, by Paul Abbott (book review)

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

French Ask U.S. to Send Army to Europe Now, by Charles Hanley

Anti-War Struggle and Yugoslavia, by George Clarke

Moscow Slanders on Workers Control Exposed by Belgrade

Class Terror in Bolivia, by J. Gomez

New York SWP Nears Goal in Petition Drive, by Ben Stone

Under Fire in Korea (photo)

Inflation Starts Slashing Wages, Living Levels, by John G. Wright

Curran Machine Fingers Militant to Coast Guard

French CP Hits Plea for China UN Entry


Vol. XIV No. 35, 28 August 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

War Reporters Describe U.S. Atrocities in Korea, by Art Preis

Bigger Profits, Frozen Wages Voted by Senate

Korea Debate Spurred by Letters to Congress, by Joseph Hansen

Imperial Japan Backs U.S. Action in Korea, by Paul Abbott

Waterfront Purge is Menace to All Labor

Shall Freedom Perish in the United States? by Albert Parker

An Answer to Budenz’s Latest Frame-Up, by James P. Cannon

Inspiring Meeting Held in Tribute to Trotsky

The Militant Army

McLevy Embarrasses Socialist Party Tops

SWP Mourns Death of Indian SP Leader

Stalinist Yugoslav-Americans Forced to Reduce Their Daily to Weekly

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

North African Leader Predicts a New “Korea”

‘Common Man’ Is Getting Out of Line, Wallace Complains

[Editorials]

Yugoslavs are Revising Views on Trotskyism

Dear Stoolpigeon – A Letter to Joseph Curran, by An American Seaman

Consolation Prize, by William E. Bohannan

Genora Dollinger Is SWP Candidate for Congress

Mass Meeting Protests Phila. Police Brutality

New York SWP Petition Campaign Moves to Successful Conclusion, by Ben Stone

Tragic and Pitiful, by James Kutcher

Buick Local Fight Frame-Up Firing, by Emmett Moore

Their Civil War and Ours, by John F. Petrone

Who Said That? by Fred Hart


Vol. XIV No. 36, 4 September 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

John L. Lewis Rips Green on ‘No Strike’ Offer

Made for Each Other (cartoon), by Gray

Bill of Rights Is Being Cut to Ribbons

Myra Weiss Denounces L.A. Witch-Hunt Law

Congress Vote Bolsters Fascist Rule in Spain

Strikes Reflect Labor Resistance to Rising Prices

Mac Arthur, Matthews Embarrass Truman, by Art Preis

A-Bomb Shelters Only for Big-Shots

Michigan SWP Picks Slate, Stresses Civil Rights Fight

Truman Again Breaks Rail Strike, by Fred Hart

Letters from Our Readers

Peace Group Told to Register as “Foreign Agents”

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

“Go Hire a Hall” – Not at Madison Square Gardens

Democratic Rights for the Servicemen

Nationalize the Basic Industries

[Editorials]

Canadian CCF Leaders Attack Anti-War Group

Formosa Under the Heel of Chiang, by J. Blake

New Workers Party Is Forming in Germany

Former Leaders of Spanish CP Flay Kremlin Rule

The Case of Jane Muir, by James Kutcher

Petition Campaign Ends in New York with 16,500 Names

On Michigan Slate

Courts Release Bridges, Revoke Stalinists’ Bail

Don’t Be a Political Scab, by William E. Bohannan

Ask Protection for Right to Speak

The Embers of Hatred, by Joseph Keller

Fear of A-Bombs Causes Big Spurt in Demand for Rural Real Estate

Homes – Not H-Bombs, from 1950 SWP Election Platform


Vol. XIV No. 37, 11 September 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Wildcat Strikes Win Wage Gains in Auto Industry, by Howard Lerner

Senate “Fair Dealers” Push Concentration-Camp Measure

Hitting the Pipe (cartoon), by Gray

Boss Parties Endorse Machine-Made Tickets, by Gladys Barker

Myra T. Weiss Runs for Congress in California

Truman Defends Unpopular War, by Joseph Keller

Lee Pressman – Graduate of Stalinist School, by George Clarke

AFL Maritime Leaders Uneasy on Purge Rules

End Packard Strike (photo)

Workers Councils Taking Over Yugoslav Factories

Prominent Leaders of CP in East Germany Purged and Arrested, by Charles Hanley

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Letters from Our Readers

[Editorials]

Pro-Yugoslav Writers Confused on War Issue

‘Preventive War’ and the Crisis Inside the U.S. Ruling Class, by Paul G. Stevens

Chiang Kai-shek’s Troops Drowned Formosan Insurrection in Blood, by J. Blake

1948–1949 F.I.

No such Animal, by Fred Hart

SWP Nominating Petitions Filed at State Capital

Army Takes Over Roads (photo)

Tax, Controls Bills Hit Labor, Protect the Rich

Jim Crow as Usual, by William E. Bohannan

Switchmen Cheated on 40-Hour Demand

Goodbye Dad, by Genora Dollinger


Vol. XIV No. 38, 18 September 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Marshall’s New Post Strengthens Military Caste

“Freeing” Koreans – Jim Crowed Here

Senate Votes to Turn U.S. into Police State

Arms Program Place in Big Business Hands

Open Letter to Senator Lehman of New York, by Joseph Hansen

Grace Carlson Nominated for Congress by Minn. SWP

Debate in Senate Was like a Lynching Bee, by John F. Petrone

ALP Makes Deal with Republicans, by Gladys Barker

Solidarity Wins Rice-Stix Strike in Record Time, by Ed Johnson

To the Memory of Oscar Coover, by Farrell Dobbs

Hansen Demands Senate Reject O’Dwyer as Envoy

SWP Candidate Hails Action by NAACP in Phila.

Letters from Our Readers

Politicians Regarded as Most Expendable

Lawyers Guild Backs Intervention in Korea

End Payroll Taxes, Make the Rich Pay

Nazi General Gets Post in West German Govt.

1948–1949 F.I.

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

J. Parnell Thomas Freed, Says He Was Too Vigilant

Withdraw All Troops from Foreign Soil

[Editorials]

The Yugoslav Position on the War in Korea, by Fred Hart

“Mysterious” Power of North Koreans, by Joseph Keller

Worldwide Inflation Not Just a Risk, by John G. Wright

A Police State? by George Breitman

Lynn IUE Pickets Force GE to Evacuate Scabs, by Martin Williams

Detroit Workers Aid UPW, Foil Union Busters, by Howard Mason

Hitler Did It Too, by J. Blake

A Great Deal of Difference, from Congressional Record


Vol. XIV No. 39, 25 September 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Millions Demand Wage Raises to Meet Price Rises, by Art Preis

Sweet Land of Liberty (cartoon), by Gray

We Accuse Congress of High Crimes, by The Editors

No Difficulty in Getting Signatures for Grace Carlson, by Chester K. Johnson

New Coast Guard Demand Rejected by AFL Seamen

McCarran-Kilgore Bill Sent to White House

Dan Roberts Named for Congress Race in Wash., by Marianne Stanley

Give Yugoslavs Food They Need, by Joseph Hansen

How the Senate Voted on Police State Measures, by John F. Petrone

Destroying Korea (photo)

Korean War and the Negro Press, by Fred Hart

‘Simple’ Speaks About Poverty and Jim Crow, by J. Blake

Stalinists’ Shabby Role in the Harvester Strike

Locl Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Confessions of an FBI Agent, as told to Albert Parker

For a Workers and Farmers Gov’t

[Editorial]

The Steel Nationalization Controversy in Britain, by Paul G. Stevens

Policy Statement for New German Party, by Charles Hanley

U.S. Presses to Rearm Germany, Allies Stall

Italian Trotskyist Groups Hold Their 2nd Convention

1948–1949 F.I.

Thoughts on Trial, by Harry Ring

Large Minority Opposes Ratifying of Ford Contract

$1-a-Year Man Confers (photo)

SWP Prevented from Running Mayor Candidate, by Michael Bartell

Phila. NAACP Holds Second Meeting on Police Brutality

The Real Profiteers, by Frank Poole

‘Patriots’ Leave Jail, by J. Blake

Reuther Tries to Steal Credit for Wage Raises

Unite to Smash Jim Crow System


Vol. XIV No. 40, 2 October 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Vote Socialist Workers Party Ticket on Nov. 7!

The Pallbearers (cartoon), by Gray

SWP Candidates Pledge to Fight Nazi-like Law

The New Law vs. the Bill of Rights

Truman ‘Very Pleased’ by Congress – Are You? by Art Preis

An Editorial

What Truman’s Veto Meant, by John F. Petrone

Real Role of Liberals – Including Sen. Lehman, by George Breitman

Boulton Files as SWP Candidate for U.S. Senator

Poor Pay Brunt of New Taxes; Rich Pay Little, by Harry Ring

Grace Carlson – A True Tribune of the People, by Winifred Nelson

For a Workers and Farmers Government, from 1950 Election Platform of the Socialist Workers Party

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

How Can We Prevent War? by Joseph Hansen

Korea and Yugoslavia Test for All Parties, by Joseph Keller

Candidates and Issues in the Seattle Elections, by Daniel Roberts

What Are They Afraid Of? by William E. Bohannan

SWP Banner-Bearers from Coast to Coast Carry Message of Socialism to the Voters

How to Control Prices, by Gladys Barker

No Fault of McLevy’s He Isn’t on Reactionary Slate

Myra Weiss Petition Campaign in Los Angeles Goes over the Top, by Myra Tanner Weiss

Flint Real Estate Gougers Beat Down Public Housing, by William H. Yancey


Vol. XIV No. 41, 9 October 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Liberals Ask for ‘Loyal Obedience’ of McCarran Law, by John F. Petrone

SWP on Air in New York

U.N. Gives Free Hand to MacArthur in Korea, by Joseph Hansen

Chain Reaction (cartoon), by Gray

N.J. Afro quotes Bohannan’s Denunciation of ‘Worst Law’

N.S. Police Scandal Tips Lid on Political Sewer, by Fred Hart

Expose Plot to Keep Minn. SWP Off Ballot

DuBois Asked for Yugoslav Stand

Food Prices Up 20% Since June

Report from Europe

Korean Developments Create Peace Jitters, by John G. Wright

ACTU Sheet Denounced by Michigan CIO News

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Confessions of an FBI Agent (Part II), as told to Albert Parker

[Editorials]

What Is Happening to the United States, by George Breitman

Press Comment on the McCarran Law

For a Workers and Farmers Gov’t, from the Socialist Workers Party’s 1950 Election Platform

What Police State Law Can Do to You, by Art Preis

Atomic energy for Peaceful Purposes! from the Socialist Workers Party’s 1950 Election Platform

Vested Interest in Sickness, by Gladys Barker

Hudson Strike Called Off Under Pressure of Int’l

Is Everybody Happy? (photo)

‘Progressives’ Are Still Aiding Boss Candidates, by Howard Lerner

‘No Way Out’, by J. Blake

New York SWP Ticket Certified for Ballot, by Ben Stone

‘Purge’ Trials Are Terrible Danger to UAW in Flint, by Genora Johnson Dollinger

The Housing Crisis, by Larry Dolinski

Raging Witch-Hunt in Pittsburgh Bans Worker, Jails CP Leaders

Mass Sentiment Reflected at Labor Party Conference, by Paul G. Stevens


Vol. XIV No. 42, 16 October 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

War Costs Soar, Point to Raging Inflation in ‘51, by Joseph Keller

“Well – We Liberated It, All Right”! (cartoon), by Gray

Stalin Leaves North Koreans in the Lurch, by Joseph Hansen

Grace Carlson Wins Fight to Get on Ballot

Jim Crow Brass Hats Condemn Negro Officer to Death as ‘Example’, by Clyde Turner

L.A. Thought Control Law ruled Unconstitutional in First Test

Why Is DuBois Silent on Aid to Yugoslavia?

Eye-Witness Reports Great Bombay Strike, by V. Karalasingham

How to Stop Law from Blasting Our Rights, by Art Preis

Report from Europe

A Historical Lesson on “Loyal Obedience”, by George Lavan

Strike Scene in Bombay (photo)

Negro 24th Regiment Subjected to Systematic Smear Campaign, by Fred Hart

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Official Policies Scored at Laborite Parley, by Paul G. Stevens

British Unionists Force Change on Pay Freeze

Austrian Labor Alienated by Maneuvers of Stalinists, by Charles Hanley

Prussianizing the U.S., by George Breitman

Remnants of a Korean Village (photo)

Myra T. Weiss Certified for California Ballot, by Lois Saunders

Why Mitchell Voted for McCarran-Kilgore Law, by Daniel Roberts

A Letter to Italy, by John F. Petrone

Millionaires, Bankers Head Michigan Democratic Ticket

Open Forum Series in Los Angeles

Ford Rolling-Mill Men Strike Against Pay Cut

SWP on the Air in New York

Tax the Rich! from SWP 1950 Election Platform


Vol. XIV No. 43, 23 October 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Truman Speech Covers Up Secret Wake Decisions, by Fred Hart

Demand Freedom for Lt. Gilbert

After Nov. 7: Taxes Up, Living Standards Down

Govt. Begins Enforcing M’Carran-Kilgore Law, by John F. Petrone

Hanley Letter Lifts Lid on Political Cesspool, by Joseph Hansen

On Ballot Again, Off Again – Minn. SWP Continues Fight

Bartell Routs ALP in TV Debate, by Paul Abbott

Report from Europe

Defiance Not Submission Beat Alien-Sedition Acts, by George Lavan

Supreme Court Hears ‘Loyalty’ Case Appeals, by J. Blake

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

Open Forum Series in Los Angeles

[Editorials]

Indo-Chinese Beat Back Army of French Despots, by Charles Hanley

Asians Still Resist U.S. Imperialism, by J.B. Stuart

Maneuvers on British Steel Nationalizing Issue, by Paul G. Stevens

SWP on the Air in New York

U.S. Political Corruption, by Walt Whitman, from The Eighteenth Presidency

Pilot Has Some Explaining to Do

Divvying Up (photo)

Witch-Hunters Open Trial of 5 Ford Workers

Gov. Williams – Record of Millionaire ‘Liberal’, by Howard Lerner

Social Democrats Deplore, by Albert Parker

Myra Tanner Weiss’ Talks Receive Friendly Response, by Lois Saunders

Bohannan Outlines SWP Housing Program

The Ford Foundation, by Larry Dolinski


Vol. XIV No. 44, 30 October 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Top ADA Leaders Accepts Post on McCarran Board, by John F. Petrone

“We Offer Your the Revolutionary American Idea of Freedom!” (cartoon), by Gray

Protest War and Reaction – Vote SWP! by The Editors

Grace Carlson’s Ballot Struggle Taken to Court

Germain Series on Yugoslavia Starts Next Week

Flint Trial Committee Condemns Witch-Hunt, Finds Accused Innocent, by Emmett Moore

Alien Arrests Recall ‘Palmer Red Raid’ Era

Hansen Exposes ALP Record in TV Debate, by Paul Abbott

Truman Suppresses Report on Philippines, by Joseph Keller

Report from Europe

How Resistance Killed Fugitive Slave Law, by George Lavan

Truman’s Order Puts Coast Guard in Position to Wreck Hiring Halls

The Militant Army

Shachtmanites Register in N.Y. Liberal Party

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

A Socialist Answer to Norman Thomas, by George R. Stryker

RR Union Bureaucrats Endorse Sen. McCarran

Who’s That Man Across the Table?

[Editorials]

What U.S. Victory in Korea Means

Hoover Wants Europe Told ‘Rearm or Else!’ by John G. Wright

Bombay Textile Strike Called Off, by V. Karalasingham

‘Phone, Don’t Write’, by Larissa Reed

H. Press Nails His Opponents Fake Charges

War Mobilization Heads

Myra Weiss Asks Aid for Calif. Farm Strikes, by Fred Johnson

Prices and Personnel, by Fred Hart

Bartell, Barker Present Program at Buffalo Rally

GOP’er Ducks Debate with Daniel Roberts, by Marianne Stanley

Ford 400 Rejects “Loyalty Pledge”

Detroit GM Locals Offer Picture of Reuther Unionism in Practice, by J. Roberts

Profits Never Rose So Fast Before


Vol. XIV No. 45, 6 November 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Yugoslavia Seen With Open Eyes, by Ernest Germain

Filipino Reply Embarrasses U.S. ‘Critics’, by John G. Wright

Independence Uprising Flares in U.S. Colony

“Well – That’s That!” (cartoon), by Gray

Carlson’s Ballot Rights Upheld by Minn. Court, by Winifred Nelson

Yugoslav Decree Bans Bureaucratic Privilege, by Art Preis

Red-Baiters Defeated in Ford 600 Elections

What Will Change after Nov. 7? by Fred Hart

Municipalities Enacting ‘Little’ McCarran Laws, by J. Blake

Scroll ‘Crusade’ Used to Whip Up War Fever, by Patricia Stall

Stalinists Switch Line on Prices

Book Reviews

Committee for European Relief Has Dissolved

Life Magazine on the Crisis in the Schools, by Arthur Kent

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Syngman Rhee’s Firing Squads Work Overtime, by Joseph Keller

Labor Must Fight UN Move to Back Franco, by Paul G. Stevens

Cost of “Little War” Disclosed by Baldwin

Bell Report: Filipino Collapse, Revolt Loom

The Stay-Away Voters, by Paul Stenley

M’Carran Board Ready to Start Operations

Clyde Turner Pledges Support to Mrs. Gilbert

Democrat, GOP’er Smoked Out on McCarran Law

45-Hour Week? by Frank Poole

James Boulton Advocates Mass Committees to Control Rents

Stalinist Line Ripped by Roberts at Forum, by Clara Kaye

Police-Staters Bar California Pastor from Broadcast’g

A Billion Dollar Industry, by Larissa Reed

Obituaries, by Paul Williams


Vol. XIV No. 46, 13 November 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

U.S.-China Clash in North Korea Deepens Crisis, by John G. Wright

Political Set-back for Labor Due to Leaders’ False Policy, by George Breitman

Puerto Rico (cartoon), by Gray

SWP Scores Big Gains: 13,135 Votes in N.Y.C.

Harry Press Gets 2,972 Votes for Calif. Assembly

17,000 Strike Against Firing of Union Leader at Lackawanna Plant

Carlson Makes Good Showing in Minnesota Race

Where Can Labor Go from Here? by The Editors

Yugoslavia Seen with Open Eyes, by Ernest Germain

Puerto Ricans Hounded

More on Elections

George Bernard Shaw – His Life and His Politics, by George Lavan

Tragic Telegram (photo)

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Yugoslav Foreign Policy Continues to Drift to the Right, by Paul G. Stevens

Puerto Rico’s Lot: Colonial Enslavement, by Larissa Reed

Unpopular Rhee Govt. Rules by Terrorism

“Cruelly Deceptive”, by Frank Poole

What Happened to the Opponents of the McCarran Law, by J. Blake

From Esso to AEC (photo)

Elections Show Decline of ALP, Liberal Party, by Art Preis

Atomic Pie in the Sky, by Fred Hart

SWP in N.J. Runs Best Camaign [sic!] in Its History

Election Sidelights

Tammany’s Ticket Loses Out in Scandal-Drenched Contest


Vol. XIV No. 47, 20 November 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

“Get a Better Gun, Son!” (cartoon), by Gray

New Congress Threatens More Attacks on Labor, by Art Preis

Myra Weiss Gets 7,498 Votes for Congress in L.A.

Union Leaders’ Alibis Indict Their Own Policy, by George Breitman

National SWP Vote Higher Than ’48

Truman Releases Big Handout to Butcher Franco

As Asia Crisis Mounts Labor Should Demand: ‘No War with China!’ by John G. Wright

PAC, LLPE Line Made Taft Victory Possible, by Harry Braverman

Workers Showed Little Enthusiasm in Illinois for Anti-Labor Democrats, by Frank Roberts

Yugoslavia Seen with Open Eyes, by Ernest Germain

N.Y. SWP Ran Effective Campaign, by Ben Stone

How the ‘Fair Dealers’ Campaigned in Seattle, by Daniel Roberts

Local Addresses of SWP

[Editorials]

Effect of Elections on U.S. Foreign Policy

Stalinists Are Still Against a Labor Party, by Albert Parker

Pacifist Judas-Goats, by Leon Trotsky (July 1917)

Only CIO Congressman Is Defeated in Toledo, by Milton Alvin

Big Opposition to ‘Subversive’ Ban in Michigan, by Patricia Stall

M’Carthyites Win Out in Wisconsin Contests

Abundant Life – For Some, by Larissa Reed

Fair Showing by SWP in Newark

Red Baiting Main Platform of Both Parties in Penn.

Short Subjects, by John F. Petrone

Calif. Middle Class Shifts to GOP, by Lois Saunders


Vol. XIV No. 48, 27 November 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Yugoslav Foreign Policy Plays into Hands of Kremlin, by Paul G. Stevens

Excess Profits Tax (cartoon), by Gray

Grave Issues Sidetracked at CIO Parley, by Art Preis

Steel Corporations Plan to Increase Profits and Prices

Arrogant AT&T Yields in 11-Day Telephone Strike

Truman Offers Token Tax on Excess Profits

70 Laborites in Parliament Press for Deal with Peiping

Why Labor Should Not ‘Get Out of Politics’

Make Budenz Tell All on Trotsky Murder!

Yugoslavia Seen with Open Eyes, by Ernest Germain

Excellent Novel About Stalin’s Blood Purges, by George Lavan (book review)

A Review of Pioneer Publishers’ 20 Years of Notable Achievement, by Constance Locke

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Korean People Oppose Restored Rhee Regime, by Joseph Keller

Franco Loan Is Blow to Spanish People, by Frank Poole

U.S. Bombing Caused Huge Civilian Toll in South Korea

The SWP’s 1950 Vote, by George Breitman

What Mich. Election Result Really Showed

Harlem Tenants Demonstrate, Get Speedy Action

Witch-Hunter Are Not Exempt from the Purge

Post-Election Comment, by Albert Parker

Democrat Program of 1900 – Is That Subversive Too?

College Teachers Being Gagged by Witch-Hunt

Short Subjects, by John F. Petrone


Vol. XIV No. 49, 4 December 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Truman’s Moves Heighten Danger of China War, by John G. Wright

Stop the War Now! Withdraw All Troops! Recall Gen. MacArthur! by James P. Cannon

Lt. Gilbert Faces 20 Year Sentence; Protest Saved Life

German Rearmament (cartoon), by Gray

SWP Convention Adopts Policy to Fight Reaction

Registration of CP Demanded by M’Grath

Now LIRR Wants Fare Boost

Witch-Hunters Infuriated by Book Telling Truth About FBI, by Frank Poole

110 LIRR Deaths for DuPont-Mellon Profits, by Joseph Keller

Yugoslavia Seen with Open Eyes, by Ernest Germain

CIO Convention Leaders Fail to Draw Lesson of the Nov. 7 Political Setback, by Art Preis

Talk About Excess Profits (photo)

Book Reviews, by John F. Petrone

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Opposition to War Rises Among Europe’s Masses, by Paul G. Stevens

Korean Nation Faces Total Destruction

International Court Rules Against Right of Asylum

Who Gives to Charity? by George Lavan

End of 11-Day Strike Against Western Electric (photo)

Police Brutality Produces Added Deaths in Detroit

“What We Get in Return”, by Albert Parker

CIO Convention Sidelights

Escalator Clause Gets Pay Raise for Million

SWP Vote Nears 29,000 Mark


Vol. XIV No. 50, 11 December 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

[Lever] (cartoon), by Gray

“When Are We Getting Out of Korea?” Ask GIs

Richardson Says Govt. Will Try to Force 130 Groups to Register, by John F. Petrone

Yugoslavia’s Interests Hurt by Vote in UN on Crisis over Korea, by Paul G. Stevens

Yugoslavia Seen with Open Eyes, by Ernest Germain

Chinese at UN (photo)

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

Is This the Beginning of the Third World War? by William F. Warde

The Kremlin’s Role in the Asian Crisis, by George Breitman

United Nations – Its True Role as Promoter of Imperialist War

Who Threatens Whom? by Joseph Keller

What to Do? (photo)

Steel Profits Rise Despite Wage Increases

Lure of the Yalu, by Paul Abbott

‘No Quarrel at All’ with New Law – Richardson

NAACP Lawyer Off to Tokyo to Defend Convicted GIs

MacArthur’s Alibis, by Frank Poole


Vol. XIV No. 51, 18 December 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

‘Emergency’ Sets Stage for Drive Against Labor

“Merry Xmas, Folks!” (cartoon), by Gray

Demand Rises: ‘Bring Troops Back to U.S.!”

High Court Ruling Voids Conviction in ‘Contempt’ Case

Truman, Attlee Fail on dispute of U.S.-Europe, by John G. Wright

Mao Bids to Negotiate as Washington Stalls

Karl Kuehn Dies; Was One of the Minneapolis Trial Victims, by Max Goldman

Truman’s Powers Produce a Prayer

An Editorial

Ellenton, S.C. – Preview of All U.S., by Albert Parker

Germany, Belgium, Japan All Show Opposition to Rearmament Plans, by Charles Hanley

Yugoslavia Seen with Open Eyes, by Ernest German

Chinese Charge U.S. Aggression (photo)

The Grim Future They Offer American Youth, by Daniel Roberts

The Militant Army

American Labor Leaders

[Editorials]

What Is This Thing Called National Unity? by George Breitman

‘Limited War’ on China – An Unlimited Calamity, by George Lavan

Truth About Rhee Regime, Korea Civil War Seeps Out, by Fred Hart

Political Bluenoses, by John F. Petrone

Harlem Aroused by Police Murder of Negro Veteran, by J. Blake

Agreed to Disagree (photo)

Gordy Defense Committee Set Up in Detroit

Maritime Unionism Is Being Crushed by Militarization, by R. Bell

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Boom! by Frank Poole

Michigan Auto Workers Face Sudden Layoffs, by Dave Lands

Short Subjects


Vol. XIV No. 52, 25 December 1950, New York, NY
The Militant
Published Weekly in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman
BUSINESS MANAGER:
Joseph Hansen

Western Powers Move to Restore German Army, by Joseph Keller

Truman Decrees Austerity, “Garrison State” for U.S.

Carl Skoglund Ordered Deported; Will Appeal

Rail Workers Strike Wins Some Concessions

An Editorial

11th Hour Massacres by Rhee Govt.

Congress Doesn’t Forget GIs

Phila. Meeting Honors Memory of Karl Kuehn, by G. Clement

Yugoslavia Seen with Open Eyes, by Ernest Germain

Chicago University Students Back Campus Workers’ Strike

Korean Casualty (photo)

Police State Law Rapped at Meeting of Calif. Students, by Lillian Russel

Mich. Minority Parties Deprived of True Vote, by David Lands

The Militant Army

Local Addresses of Socialist Workers Party

[Editorials]

1950 – A Year of World Crisis

A Hero’s Reward, by George Lavan

Mother Loses Her Children for Telling the Truth About Korea

DiSalle Sworn In (photo)

UAW Leaders Negotiate Rotten Chrysler Pact

Hard-Won Hiring Hall Again Faces Destruction, by R. Bell

Revival of ‘Isolationism’? by John G. Wright

Goose Step in the Schools, by James Dall

 


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