The Militant Masthead

(1943)

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Vol. VII No. 1, 2 January 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

An Editorial

New Regional WLB Set-up Will Not Change Board’s Anti-Labor Policy, by Joseph Andrews

Red Army Presses Back Nazis

Manpower Commission Freezes More Workers, by John Edwards

Ban issue of Militant and Dec. Fourth International

Giraud Chosen High Commission’r for French Africa, by Michael Cort

Wall St. Discusses Its Role in the War

British Soldiers Forbidden News of Beveridge Plan

Rationing Plans Leave Many Loopholes for Rich, by C. Charles

Negro Columnist Comments on the Post Office Ban

Waste Endangers Food Supply – Pravda warns, by John G. Wright

‘The Neck of the Turkey’ (cartoon)

A.C.L.U. Reviews Attack on Civil Liberties During 1942

Pope Denounces Marxian Socialism in Xmas Speech, by Edith Kane

Women in Industry, by Marie Taylor

Envoy Charged with Acting Against Bolivian Strikers, by Helen Marshall

New York School Ends Good Term; New Course Post’d

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

U.S. Moves in North Africa Strengthen French Reaction, by A. Roland

Behind the Dispute over the Darlan Deal, by M. Morrison

The Lessons of 1918–20 – Revolutionary Propaganda Broke Attacks on Soviet, by Miriam Carter

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

Where You Can Get The Militant

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

The Four Freedoms Have a Double Anniversary, by John Bates

WLB Decisions Reveal Infamy of Labor Leaders, by Edward Hill

The Housing Crisis, by John Adamson

Suicides Declining as Mass Murder Increases, by Grace Carlson


Vol. VII No. 2, 9 January 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

An Editorial

British Soldiers Show Sympathy for Unionists

OPA Keeps Raising Prices

17 Reported Killed in Bolivia Strike

Frameup Movie Nears Completion, by John Bates

Cannon Trial Testimony Is Now Being Translated into Arabic

How I Got Plenty of Butter, by Michael Cort

LaFollette paper hits P.O. ban

Red Army Makes Important Gains, by Joseph Andrews

The Stalinists Are Running New “Educational Campaign”, by Philip Blake

Workers Get It in the Neck Because of Employer Practices

One Can per Customer (photo)

Negro Youth Group Opposes Ban on The Militant

V.R. Dunne Speaks on “4 Freedoms” at Mpls. Forum

WDL Protests Post Office Ban

Fourth International for January Is Now on Sale

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

The Economics of Jabberwocky, by C. Thomas

The Demand for a Jewish Army, by M. Morrison

Child Care Problem Acute (picture)

Juvenile Delinquency and ‘War Economy’, by B. Stevens

Lessons of 1918–1920 – British Masses Helped to Defeat the Interventionists, by Miriam Carter

Where You Can Get The Militant

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorial]

Workers’ Forum

German People No Longer Fooled by Hitler’s Lies, by Edith Kane

Small Businessmen Are Being Driven to the Wall, by C. Williams

Workers’ Bookshelf

World Police Force Would Be Aimed at the Working Masses, by A. Roland

Why Do the Employers Oppose Food Subsidies? by C. Charles


Vol. VII No. 3, 16 January 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Post Office Wants to Suppress Us Because We Defend Labor’s Rights

Carlo Tresca Assassinated – Believed to Be Political Murder, by Felix Morrow

For Services Not Rendered

Roosevelt’s Opening Speech to Congress

How the British Tribune Explains the Darlan Deal

“No Barrier to Free Expression,” Says Byron Price

Anti-Negro Forces Win Another Victory

27 Excerpts Which the Authorities Dislike

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorial]

The Nineteenth Anniversary of Lenin’s Death, by Michael Cort

Chicago Area Hit by High Prices, Less Food, by Joseph Keller

Steel Workers Strike for Equal Pay for Women

Lew Brownstein, by G.B. (obituary)

Lenin on Women Pamphlet Put Out by N.Y. Local

The Facts on China


Vol. VII No. 4, 23 January 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Militant Defends Mailing Rights at Post Office Hearing in Washington

An Editorial

The Tresca Murder – Stalinists Are Suspect, Labor Leaders Insist, by Felix Morrow

Employers’ Greed Endangered Lives of Allied Troops, by John Bates

Black Market Operating in All Parts of the Country

“Equal Rights” Bill Would Destroy Laws Protecting Women Workers, by Larissa Reed

Mine Strike Caused by Rising Prices

Tsar to Lenin to Be Shown at N.Y. Memorial Meeting

Basic Problems Facing Labor Movement Today, by E.R. Frank

Radek and Rakovsky Are Reported Dead

Browder Opposes Freedom for African Colonies, by Philip Blake

Not Even Lowly Potato Is Safe

Seek Investigation of Army Jim Crow

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Tresca, Defender of the Persecuted

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorials]

An Editorial

Workers’ Bookshelf

Ohio Weekly Condemns Post Office Repression

Where You Can Get The Militant


Vol. VII No. 5, 30 January 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Biddle and Post Office Demand That Militant Be Barred from the Mails, by George Breitman

The Tresca Murder: Antonini “95%” Certain Stalinists Are Guilty, by Felix Morrow

Biddle’s letter

Red Army’s Winter Offensive Deals Hitler Stunning Blows, by John G. Wright

Randolph Speech Cited as “Evidence” at Hearing

‘Equal Rights’ Bill Introduced into the Senate, by Larissa Reed

W.D.L. Secretary Protests to Biddle

They Want Militant Barred from the Mails

Some Sidelights on the Hearing

Revolt Against Stalinist Control of Smelter Union

The Beveridge Plan and Britain’s Future, by M. Morrison

Army Treats Bosses Differently Than It Treats the Workers, by J. Thorne

CP Covers Up Sponsors of the Anti-Labor Bill

Where You Can Get The Militant

William Henry Chamberlain Hits Post Office Procedure

[Editorials]

Litvinov “Entertained” by Davies’ Movie Script, by John Bates

Anti-Semite Peyrouton Made Governor of Algeria, by R. Freeman

Times Attempts to Sell Capitalism to Workers

Slanders Lay Ground for Attacks on Negro Press


Vol. VII No. 6, 6 February 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

An Editorial

Unions Attacks WLB “Little Steel” Formula, Demand Wage Increases, by Antony [sic] Massini

An Answer to a Slander (montage)

Unionists Send Aid to Militant

“Anti-Racketeer” Bill Menaces Union Activity

Anti-Fascists Are Still Persecuted in North Africa, by Michael Cort

New Trotsky Book Meets Warm Response

Prices, Wages and Pamphlets

Stalinists Get Trounced at Connecticut CIO Convention

Pro-Consumer Forces Being Driven from Agriculture Dept., by John Bates

Women in Industry, by Marie Taylor

Full speed ahead! (cartoon), by Ben Yomen

Mother’s Group to Conduct Study Class

Food or Pills? by Grace Carlson

CP Loses Ground in Connecticut Local of UE

Latin America: Chile Since the Break with the Axis, by Terence Phelan

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Who Killed Carlo Tresca? Is the GPU Planning a New Murder Drive Against Us? by Felix Morrow

Rickenbacker’s Speeches and Labor’s Responsibilities, by M. Morrison

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

Fourth International for February is Now on Sale

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Police Hound Trotskyists in Northern Ireland

Premium Pay Chiseled by Perkins’ Wage Rule

Workers’ Bookshelf


Vol. VII No. 7, 13 February 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

An Editorial

Byrnes Rejects Wage Raise Demands

Govt. Reports Prove Zhat Militant Tells Truth, by Felix Morrow

USSR Widens Offensive (photo)

New Republic Condemns the Biddle Attacks on Militant

Report OPA Plans to Use Volunteer Price Wardens

Soviet Leaflets Contain No Revolutionary Propaganda, by Michael Cort

Truman Report Blames Steel Shortage on Monopoly Greed, by Eloise Black

Giraud on Democracy

‘Jacson’ Trial in Final Stage, by Walter Rourke

The Civil War in Yugoslavia – The Contending Camps and the Foreign Alignments, by John G. Wright

Women in Industry, by Marie Taylor

Rent Profiteering Hits New High in California War Boom Center, by Joan Wakefield

Anti-Labor “Equal Rights” Bill Opposed by AFL Leader, by Larissa Reed

Mothers’ Class to Start Feb. 17

Coffee Shortage

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Leon Sedov, Heroic Builder of the 4th International, by R. Spirikin

Hate-German Propaganda and the Stalinists, by M. Morrison

Dewey Commission Gave Answer to Lies About Frameup Trial

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorials]

Your Dollars and What They Buy (diagram)

15 Labor and Liberal Leaders Ask Freedom for Poles Jailed in USSR

Blue Network Rules Out Criticism of Government Officials over the Radio, by John Bates

Big Business Pushes for Adoption of Ruml Plan


Vol. VII No. 8, 20 February 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Civil Rights Committee Pledges Aid to Militant

Red Army Victories Worry Reactionaries

Gandhi’s Fast, by Felix Morrow

Kelly Postal Appeal Filled on February 15

New “Darlan Deal” Reported Brewing with Hungary

48 Hour Week Order Will Be Used to Resist Wage Demands, by Anthony Massini

Soviet Victories Are Topic of Sunday Open Forum in N.Y.

Daily Worker Approves Davies’ Slander Movie

Small Business Complains It Faces Extinction in War, by C. Charles

Trust-buster Arnold Gets kicked Upstairs, by Eloise Black

Giraud Document Filled with Pro-Fascist Views, by Michael Cort

WLB Chairman Calls for Anti-Union Laws, by Milton Alvin

Lawyer at ACLU Forum Condemns Attack on Militant

20% of San Francisco Meat Sold Through Black Market Channels, by Jim Long

Boston Magazine Adds Its Protest

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Dispute over Size of Army Raises a Vital Question, by John Saunders

Atrocity Reports and the Hate-Campaign, by M. Morrison

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorials]

The Civil War in Yugoslavia – The Military Aspects and Political Roots, by John G. Wright

Oil Interests Blocked Synthetic Rubber Program, by Dina Sanders

Question Statement on Lend-Lease Aid to China

Censors Are Busy on Both Sides of the Atlantic

CRDC Adopts Resolution on Carlo Tresca

Workers’ Bookshelf

Still Another Scandal About War Profiteering


Vol. VII No. 9, 27 February 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

New Anti-Soviet Maneuvers Reported

Gandhi Fast Exposes Real Aims of British in India, by Felix Morrow

Arguments on Postal Appeal Will Be Heard in Spring

Union Strikes to Win Equal Pay for Women Workers, by Eloise Black

McNutt Gives Admiral Land Draft Weapon over Seamen

Parliament Votes Down Move to Act on Beveridge Plan, by Michael Cort

“Absentee” Firings Set Pattern for Anti-Union Drive

Next Sunday Forum to Hear Labor Party Prospects – 1943

Pioneer Issues Pamphlet on Your Standard of Living

Next Week’s Issue

A Short History of The Militant, by Helen Russell

A Program for Child Care, by Irene James

War and Prices (graph)

Senate Sub-Committee OK’s the “Equal Rights” Amendment, by Larissa Reed

100 Hear Morrow Speak at First Sunday Forum

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

UAW Dues Referendum Shows Discontent of Workers

Why the Reactionaries Are Worried about Soviet Gains, by M. Morrison

A Common War Aim of Stalin and the Allies, by A. Roland

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorials]

The Civil War in Yugoslavia – The “National Liberation Front” and Its Policies, by John G. Wright

Qualifications for Posts in War Production Board

Egidio Mattina (obituary)


Vol. VII No. 10, 6 March 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Anti-Labor Drive Gains Momentum, by Michael Cort

2 Polish Anti-Fascists Murdered by Stalinists, by Anthony Massini

Present Status of The Militant

Kremlin Must Like Davies’ Version of Moscow Trials

“Absenteeism” Is Alibi for Firing Shipyard Unionists

Prices Keep Going Higher and Higher

Davies’ Slanders Are Hit by Writer Louis Fischer

Verdict Awaited in Trial of GPU Killer, by Walter O’Rourke

CIO Explains the Real Reasons for “Absenteeism”

V.R. Dunne Will Speak on Labor and the 4 Freedoms

Alcoa Victimizes Negro Workers in Cleveland, by G. Schraum

March 8th – International Woman’s Day, by Reba Aubrey

WDL Wins Freedom for Christ Popoff

The Truth About the ‘Race Superiority’ Myth, by Grace Carlson

Warde Stresses Need for Building Labor Party

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Trotsky and the Red Army, by John Bates

The Reasons for the Soviet Victories, by M. Morrison

The Civil War in Yugoslavia – The Present Leadership of the “Partisans”, by John G. Wright

Alter, Erlich on the Moscow Trials

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

What Will the Allies Do About the European Jews?

The State Department and North African Policy

Workers’ Bookshelf


Vol. VII No. 11, 13 March 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Militant’s 2nd Class Rights Revoked

An Editorial

Standley Talks Designed to Force Soviet Commitments, by Felix Morrow

UMW Attack “Little Steel” Formula, Seek $2 Pay Rise, by John Bates

C.P. Denounced for Plan to Bring Back the Speedup, by Philip Blake

Unions Help in Kelly Postal Case

King George Gets a Bright Idea – Now Let’s Expand It

Natalia Trotsky Seriously Ill

A Short History of The Militant, by Helen Russell

Women in Industry, by Marie Taylor

Stalin’s Slav International, by John G. Wright

Sunday Open Forum – E.R. Frank Discusses Labor in World War II

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Kelly Postal’s Conviction, by James T. Farrell

Stalin and Post-War Europe, by M. Morrison

Tobin Threatens Jail for Union Opponents

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

Aircraft Workers Are Bitter over WLB Order, by N. Collins

[Editorials]

The Situation in India After Gandhi’s Fast, by Felix Morrow

Auto Workers Denounce Army Firing of Strikers

Workers’ Protests Force Freeing of Armstrong

Many Timely Articles in March Fourth International


Vol. VII No. 12, 20 March 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Mine Workers Threaten to Strike, by Michael Cort

US Beveridge Plan Can’t Provide Real Security, by C. Charles

What the Miners Are Fighting (cartoon), reprinted from United Mine Workers District 50 News

UAW Reaffirms Opposition to Speedup “Incentive” Plans

Creation of Labor Party Discussed, by William F. Warde

More Unions Aid K. Postal Defense

Hillman Says That Amalgamated Will Not Ask Pay Raises

C. Charles Next Speaker at Forum

Why Rickenbacker Has Time to Attack Labor

“Absenteeism” and the Problem of Shopping, by Irene James

Truth About the Press Reports on Fighting in L.A.

Behind the Roosevelt Request on Puerto Rico, by Terence Phelan

Natalia Trotsky Is Recovering

150 hear Goldman on Alter-Erlich Murders

N.Y. SWP Pushes Sale of Latest Book by L. Trotsky

George M. Whiteside (obituary)

The Murder of Henryk Erlich and Victor Alter, by Albert Goldman

Two Madison Sq. Garden Rallies Demand Action to Aid the Jews, by Dan Shelton

[Editorials]

What Others Said About P.O. Attack on Militant

Some Lessons of the Paris Commune, by John Bates

Civil War in Yugoslavia – Role of Women and Youth Groups, by John G. Wright


Vol. VII No. 13, 27 March 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

New York Meeting Friday to Protest Post Office Attack on Militant

War Labor Board Flatly Rejects AFL-CIO Request for Higher Wages, by E.R. Frank

Trotsky Sequence Proved Frameup Aim of Movie

Roosevelt Enters into Mine Fight

Anti-Labor Drive Spurs Formation of a Labor Party, by William F. Warde

Stalinists Lie about UAW Stand on Speedup, by Philip Blake

Giraud Disfranchises Jews as Well as Arabs, by Betty Kuehn

Congress Bills Seek to Raise Prices and to Intimidate or Cripple Unions

John G. Wright to Speak on Civil War in Yugoslavia

A Short History of The Militant, by Helen Russell

State Legislatures Offered Scores of Anti-Labor Bills

Sunday Open Forum Hears Charles on Fight Against Rising Prices

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Polish Refugee Offices Are Abolished in Soviet Union, by Judith Janow

The U.S. Beveridge Plan: Its Meaning and Future, by M. Morrison

4th International Statement on Murder of Erlich-Alter

Shachtman Still Evades the Fundamental Issues, by Felix Morrow

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

What Others Say About P.O. Attack on Militant

Workers’ Bookshelf

Demonstration by M.P.’s Is a Warning to Labor


Vol. VII No. 14, 3 April 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

U.S. Steel Faked Records of Tests, by Anthony Massini

CRDC Meeting Demands End to Ban on Militant

Lock the Door with a Rising Scale of Wages! (cartoon)

West Coast Seamen Fight Against New Draft Threat, by John Corbett

Why the Price of Bread Keeps On Rising

Food Situation Gets More Chaotic

Roosevelt Again Intervenes in the Mine Negotiations

Profits of Shipowners Reach Fantastic Heights

E.R. Frank to Discuss Lewis and Roosevelt

Another Union Aids in Postal Case

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

A Short History of The Militant, by Helen Russell

4,000 N.Y. Workers Meet in Erlich-Alter Protest

A Letter to the Editor

Tobin Sabotages Fight Against Scab Print Shop

J.G. Wright Analyzes Yugoslav Civil War

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Importance of the Struggle on Behalf of The Militant, Albert Goldman

The Tory-Labor Coalition and the British Masses, by William F. Warde

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

John L. Lewis Defends the Miners’ Demands at Truman Hearing

ALP Leaders Prepare for Coming Political Fights

[Editorials]

A Statement on the Slaughter of the Jews, by the Executive Committee of the Fourth International

Government Helps Alcoa to Rake in Huge Profits, by Ralph Johnson

Civil War in Hitler’s Rear Spreads to Poland, by John G. Wright

Starkey Jackson (obituary)

N.Y. Board of Education Rejects Mark Starr


Vol. VII No. 15, 10 April 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

War Profiteering Revealed in Senate, by John Corbett

Miners Varry Fight to Public

Unions in N.J. Contemplate Steps for Labor Party, by William F. Warde

An Editorial

Stalinists Lay Trap for Minnesota Labor, by Barbara Bruce

Carlson Defends Miners Demands, by Grace Carlson

Illinois-Carnegie Old Hand at Defrauding Government

Jim Crow in 2nd World War; Subject Sunday Forum

Signs of Revolt Grow in Europe

CIO Rubber Union Backs Kelly Postal

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

SWP Opens New Seattle Branch

Army Practices How to Break Strikes (photo)

Browder Cooks Up New ‘Conspiracy’, by M. Stein

Activities of N.Y. Mothers’ Group, by A.W.

E.R. Frank Analyzes Lewis-Roosevelt Clash

Favor Labor Party

The Negro Struggle, by John Saunders

Diplomatic Moves Indicate Growing Danger to USSR, by Felix Morrow

Will Alter-Erlich Speakers Also Protest Davies Film? by M. Morrison

Shipyard Workers Well Acquainted With This Mystery

Yugoslav Partisans a Real Force, by John G. Wright

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Germany Foreshadows Middle Class’s Fate, by Eloise Black

Murray Greenfield 1915–1942, by L. Cooper (obituary)


Vol. VII No. 16, 17 April 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

An Editorial

New Order Freezes Wages, by Anthony Massini

House Passes Vicious Anti-Labor Measure

Kelly Postal’s Appeal to Be Argued May 17

Govt. Living Cost Index Branded as Inaccurate

Try to Whitewash U.S. Steel Faking of Armor Plate Tests

New York Meeting to Protest Jim Crow in the Armed Forces

Roosevelt’s Freezing Order to Be Discussed at New York Open Forum

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

Higgins Yard Shut Down to Protect Competitors

Clarification on 4th Intl. Article and Walter held

Black Market in Meat Continues to Thrive, by Edith Kane

Burch Discusses Fight to Abolish Jim Crow

Bulletin on New Trotsky Book Issued by Local New York

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

A Shift in C.P. Jewish Work, by A. Roland

They Do Not Care About the European Masses’ Desires, by M. Morrison

Why Doesn’t State Department Permit Full Use of Immigration Quota? by Judith Janow

New F.I. features Articles on Lewis and Roosevelt

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

What Kind of Education Is Needed in Europe Now? by Ralph Johnson

Workers’ Bookshelf

Party Committee in N.Y. Issues Bulletin on Women, by Arlene Williams


Vol. VII No. 17, 24 April 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Jobs Frozen to Keep Wages Down, by Philip Blake

May Day Manifesto of the Socialist Workers Party

GPU Killer of Trotsky Sentenced to 20 Years

Another War Plant Accused of Defrauding Government

An Editorial

Dunne is SWP Candidate for Minneapolis Mayor

Albert Goldman to Speak on Movie on Davies’ Book

Cannon Pamphlet Goes into Second Edition in England

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

Bermuda Parley Offers Little Hope to Refugees, by Edith Kane

Cleveland Workers Fight Boss Attacks, by David Lands

A Short History of The Militant

CIO Woodworkers Aid in Appealing Kelly Postal Case

Wm F. Warde Speaks on New Freezing Orders

What Happened to the April 3 Issue of The Militant

The Militant Origin and Traditions of May Day, by Marvell Scholl

May Day and the Bolsheviks, by John G. Wright

Trial of Trotsky’s Murderer, by Betty Kuehn

N.Y. Times Tries to Distort the Miliukov Record, by Felix Morrow

Mexican CP Breaks Up Alter-Erlich Meeting

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

British Soldiers Discuss Socialism vs. Capitalism, by A British Infantryman, from British Socialist Appeal

Unionization of Foremen and Workers’ Control, by M. Morrison

Indian Workers in Britain Blame Famine on Imperialists, resolution of India Workers Association

New Conference Recalls Use of Food as Weapon in 1918, by Eloise Black

“Typical Jew” in the Soviet Issue of Life Magazine, from The Nation

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

10,000 Workers Protest Jim Crow in Detroit

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Issue of Truth Arouses Disputes in Washington, by Ralph Johnson

Workers’ Bookshelf

UAW Newspaper Corrects the Daily Worker

Madame Chiang Discusses the Poll Tax and India


Vol. VII No. 18, 1 May 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Mine Struggle Heads for Showdown, by Philip Blake

Soviet-Polish Relations Broken, by Anthony Massini

Post Office Bans Apr. 24 Militant from the Mails

Grade Labeling Plan Abandoned by OPA

N.Y. SWP Holds 2 May Day Affairs

UAW Executive Board Meets to Protest Freezing Order

Mission to Moscow Continues a Frameup, by Albert Goldman

Trade Union Notes, by E. R. Frank

Govt. Agencies Reveal Some Facts, by Albert Parker

Charles Pamphlet Warmly Received; Ready 2nd Edition

Harlem Rally Against Army Jim Crow, by Robert Kingsley

Stalinism and the Plans to Save Capitalism in Europe, by A. Roland

Giraud Issues Another Anti-Semitic Decree

2 More Auto Locals Give Aid for Postal

Push Sales of New Trotsky Book

Seven Reinstated at Thompson Products

Goldman Speaks at N.Y. Forum

N.Y. SWP Protests Frameup Film

Mothers’ Group to Hold classes on Len in classic

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

[Editorials]

In Remembrance of Carlo Tresca, by James T. Farrell

Bermuda Parley Leaves Refugee Problem Unsolved

A “Legal” Angle of the British Terror in India

Report Anti-Labor Despotism in Bolivia

FBI Harasses Militant Negro Group in Ohio


Vol. VII No. 19, 8 May 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman


An Editorial

Mine Workers Win First Round

Davies’ Film Whitewashes Stalin’s Crimes, by John G. Wright

Brown Says Wage Rises Won’t Aid the Miners, by C. Charles

UAW Conference Vote Support of Mine Strike, by John Saunders

CP Tried Hardest to Break Strike, by Michael Cort

N.Y. Forum to Hear Warde on Coal Crisis

Trade Union Notes, by Michael Cort

SWP Branches Hold May Day Celebration

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

The Basic Meaning of the Soviet-Polish Break, by M. Morrison

New York Demonstration Protests Movie’s Lies

[Editorials]

Why Cordell Hull Liked Stalin’s May Day Order, by M. Stein

Bankers Try to Distort Truth About War Profits

Churchill and the Polish Government-in-Exile

Fighting Anti-Labor Propaganda in the Army

Civil Rights Committee Launches Postal Week

Vol. VII No. 20, 15 May 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Protest Against the Davies’ Film

Mine Leaders Predict Walkout Unless Contract Is Negotiated

Five More Unions Aid Kelly Postal

Dunne Election Campaign Comes to Spirited Close

Senate Adopts Anti-Labor Bill

Earl Browder: Strikebreaker, by Michael Cort

ALP Council Asks Unions to Organize on Political Field

Trade Union Notes, by Michael Cort

OPA Whitewashes Violations of Price Ceiling in Mining Areas

The Problem of Post-War Italy, by A. Roland

Stassen Leaves Office Same Way He Entered It

New York Sunday Forum Ends Successful Series

Student Problems Left Unsolved by Conference

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Lessons of the Coal Crisis, by William F. Warde

Government, Bosses, Press and Radio vs. the Miners, by M. Stein

[Editorials]

Fruits of the Bermuda Conference on Refugees, by Dan Shelton

More Denunciations of Mission to Moscow Lies

Were British Involved in the Moscow Trials Plots?

May Fourth International Offers Many Lively Articles

Reactionaries Were Also Pleased by the Frameups


Vol. VII No. 21, 22 May 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Miners Stand Firm in Repudiating WLB

Farrell Dobbs Starts on National Tour

An Editorial

Lenin’s General Staff of 1917 (photos)

Demonstrations in N.Y., Hollywood at Mission to Moscow Film

Trade Union Notes, by Michael Cort

Akron CIO Sets “Labor Holiday” for June 2 as Anti-WLB Protest

British Soldiers Awakening to Politics, Parliament Bars Them from Participating

A Russian Menshevik Turns to Stalin, by A. Roland

V.R. Dunne Got 793 Votes in Primaries

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Mr. Winchell Is a Liar

Totalitarian Diplomacy – A Recipe for Deception, by M. Stein

‘Jacson’ Verdict Says He Came to Mexico to Murder Trotsky, by Walter O’Rourke

Kelly Postal Week Closes with $250 Take at New York Social

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Vice-President Wallace Blurts Out Two Truths, by Ralph Johnson

The N.Y. Times’ Silence on Mission to Moscow Lies, by John G. Wright


Vol. VII No. 22, 29 May 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

SWP Statement on Dissolution of Comintern

Workers in Mass Action Against WLB Run-Around

Pioneer Publishes New Cannon Book

New Jersey Unions Take Big Steps Toward Labor Party

Trade Union Notes, by Michael Cort

The Miners’ Wives Speak Out, by James Cook

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

More Protest on Davies’ Film

British Masses Not Bound by Churchill Promises, by M. Morrison

South African Negro Miners and Natives Live like Slaves, by Henry Parker

New Pamphlet on Fight for Negro Equality Published by Pioneer

[Editorials]

Comintern (cartoon), by H.

More Corporations Caught Selling Defective Goods

Biddle Charged with Shielding Poll-Taxer, by Dina Sanders

Norman Thomas and His Political “Morality”

UAW Official Cites List of Grievances


Vol. VII No. 23, 5 June 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Miners Strike as Bosses Spurn Pact – Coal Barons Leaned on Government Support

Natalia Trotsky’s Statement on Dissolution of Comintern

J.P. Cannon Speaks on “End of the Comintern”

Farrell Dobbs Brings Labor Party Issue to Forefront, by C. Thomas

Akron Strikers Resume Work in Fighting Mood, by Joseph Andrews

The Right Way to Answer This Danger

District 4 Miners Firm on Eve of Second Strike, by George Breitman

Significance of the Akron-Detroit Strikes, by M. Stein and J. Andrews

Two Soldiers Discuss the Mine Workers’ Struggle, by George Breitman

Bulletin Out on ALP and Its Prospects

21 Miners Killed, Scores Wounded in Month of May

“We Are Depending Upon Our Brothers in the Unions”

New Mail Address

Postal Case Argued in Minneapolis

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Stalin Offers Aid in Strangling Revolution, by William F. Warde

Stalinist Hooliganism (photo)

Consequences of the Comintern Dissolution, by M. Morrison

Davies’ Film Protest in Milwaukee, Seattle

International Notes, by Betty Kuehn

Tax Bill Soaks Poor; Boon to Profiteers

Organize to Aid Lynn Fight

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Browder Woos the Times and Gets the Bum’s Rush

Charles Pamphlet Highly Praised

Indict Steel Corporation for Faking Test Records

Rich Rake in Profits “Taken Out of War”, by Dina Sanders

Warning to All Purchasers of Bundle Orders


Vol. VII No. 24, 12 June 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Coal Barons Block Contract as Congress Rushes No-Strike Bill

N.A.A.C.P. Convention Flays Govt. Jim Crow

An Editorial

Delegates Reject Move Against Miners

Miners in the Second Walk-Out, by James Cook

Budd Strike Sign of Wide Unrest in Labor’s Ranks

More Unions Aid Postal Defense Fund

Taking “the Profits Out of War”, from N.Y. Times

Dobbs Speaks to Workers in Seattle

GPU Assassin Rewarded, by Walter O’Rourke

Generals Rule Argentina, by Terence Phelan

The End of the Comintern and the Prospects of Labor Internationalism, by James P. Cannon

Arguments for the Comintern Dissolution, by M. Morrison

[Editorials]

Important UAW Locals Back Labor Party, by John Saunders

Corporation Admits Guilt

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Timely Articles in June F.I.

AFL-CIO Leaders Seek to Salvage Bankrupt OPA


Vol. VII No. 25, 19 June 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Michigan Unionist Advocate Independent Labor Party, by John Saunders

Roosevelt Gets Anti-Strike Bill as Mine Truce Deadline Nears

Anaconda Fraud Trial Ends with Slap on Wrist

Bloody Money?

An Editorial

C.P. Earns Title of Strikebreaker No. 1, by Anthony Massini

Coast-to-Coast Wave of Violence Strikes at Negroes and Mexicans, by Philip Blake

Why No-Strike Pledge Is Meeting Opposition

Text of Labor Party Resolution Adopted by Michigan LNPL

Flint Chevrolet Local Holds Labor Party Discussion

Central Branch Conducts Militant Sub Campaign

Dobbs Speaks in Twin Cities

SWP Protests Against Davies’ Film in San Pedro

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Who Gains from the Dissolution of the CI? by M. Morrison

Standard Oil Got Juicy Contracts from Government

ACLU Report Emphasizes SWP, Militant Cases

[Editorials]

Fear of German Revolt Worries the Allies Too, by A. Roland

Jewish Suicide Calls Allies Nazi Accomplices

Another Challenge to Jim Crow in Armed Forces

Workers’ Bookshelf

Edsel Ford Helps Ford Empire from the Grave


Vol. VII No. 26, 26 June 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Union forced to call off strike

War Tension and Jim Crow Produce Anti-Negro Terror

Kelly Postal Begins Serving Five Year Term

Their Business Is Strikebreaking, Say Stalinists

Rank and File Miners Explain Why They Are Fighting Wage-Freeze Policy, by Art Preis

An Editorial

What Miners Think of the OPA, from N.Y. Times

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Anaconda Gets Away with Murder – Standard Oil Almost Does Same

Effect of C.I. Dissolution on Stalinist Militants, by M. Morrison

N.Y. Central Branch Ends Successful Sub Campaign

Capitalists Are Opposed to Curbs on Price Profiteering, by William F. Warde

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

Dobbs Speaks in Chicago

Stalinists Intensify Fink Activity in Mine Situation, by Anthony Massini

Chicago S.W.P. Protests Against Davies’ Movie

Dobbs Tour Dates

[Editorials]

British Labor Party to Remain in Coalition

Tobin Threatens and Slanders Negro Group

Fear of Revolt Keynote in Pope Pius’ Speech

Profits Are 18% Higher This Year Than in 1942

Odell Waller, Roosevelt and the Poll Tax Fight


Vol. VII No. 27, 3 July 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Labor Must Crush the Anti-Negro Terror, statement of National Committee, Socialist Workers Party

Anti-Union Drive Climaxed by Outlawing of Strikes, by E.R. Frank

Today – Tomorrow (cartoon)

An Editorial

CIO in Michigan Condemns Lynch Mob Attacks, by John Saunders

Launch Drive to Free Kelly Postal

Miners Angered by Passage of Smith-Connally Bill, by Art Preis

What the Miners Aay About The Militant, by Art Preis

Dobbs Tour Covers Key Midwest Cities

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

The Detroit Massacre – Police, Politicians and Press All Share in Guilt, by Philip Blake

Basic Issues Involved in the Kelly Postal Case, by M. Morrison

We Saw Murder on the Streets of Detroit

[Editorials]

War Writers Board Hits Mission to Moscow

Enactment of Bill Elates Wall Street

Bank and Corporation Profits Reach New High

Otto Ruehle Is Dead in Mexico City

Negro Woman Worker Comments on Pamphlet

Boston SWP Explains How to Combat Lies in Davies’ Film

Archbishop Gives a Fair Appraisal of Stalinist Party


Vol. VII No. 28, 10 July 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Militant Files Application for 2nd Class Rights

Michigan CIO Urges Launching an Independent Labor Party, by John Saunders

Food Profiteers on Sitdown Strike to Raise Prices, by John Adamson

Use Both Hands! (cartoon), by H.

March-on-Washington Group Scores Anti-Negro Terror, by Art Preis

Kelly Postal Pardon Goal of CRDC Drive

An Editorial

Dobbs to End Tour on August 1 After Covering Eastern Cities

The Coal Miners and the Government, by Art Preis

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

L.A. Holds Successful Rally on Mission to Moscow Film

Dobbs Talks on Labor Party in Cleveland

The Schneiderman Decision and the Minneapolis Case, by Albert Goldman

Stalinists Infuriated by Labor Party Developments, by Anthony Massini

Anti-Negro Terror Is Analyzed at Newark Meeting

[Editorials]

Street Scene in Detroit (photo)

Stalinists Blame Miners for War Casualties

Workers’ Forum

Nazis Supress [sic] News of U.S. Coal Strike

Minneapolis Columnist Denounces Davies’ Film


Vol. VII No. 29, 17 July 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Curtiss-Wright Caught Redhanded, by Anthony Massini

CIO Board Tries to Stop Labor Party Movement, by John Adamson

An Editorial

Coal Miners Threatened with Anti-Strike Law, by E.R. Frank

C.P. Forces Push Fink Policy at NMU convention, by Eloise Black

CRDC Calls for Action in Kelly Postal Pardon Drive

Stalinists Come Out in Support of Boss Hague, by George Breitman

New Book by James P. Cannon Is Ready for Distribution

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

St. Paul Demonstration (photo)

Trotskyists Protest Davies’ Frameup Film

Capitalism – Economy of Planlessness and Chaos, by A. Roland

Dobbs Talks to Aircraft, Steel, Rubber Workers

July F.I. Features Statement on Dissolution of Comintern

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Kelly Postal – A Militant Fighter for Labor’s Rights, by V.R. Dunne

The Smith-Connally Act, Labor and the Middle Class, by M. Morrison

[Editorials]

Why U.S. Government Backs General Giraud

Prepare Dissolution of Young Communist League


Vol. VII No. 30, 24 July 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

U.S.-British Message Is Not Addressed to Italian Masses, by Felix Morrow

CIO Leaders Take Lead in Move to Block Labor Party, by Anthony Massini

Monuments to Big Business (cartoon), by Art Forth

UAW Local Aids Kelly Postal

Shop Steward System Rebuilt in Britain

Murray Approves Return of Speedup, by Philip Blake

AFL International Longshoremen Elect Ryan President for Life

CRDC Launches Nation-Wide Campaign to Secure Unconditional Pardon for Kelly Postal

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

Two Reactionary Factions Battle for Control of ALP, by William F. Warde

SWP in Seattle Holds Meeting on Whitewash Movie

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

How to Build a Marxist Party Is Theme of Cannon’s Book, by George Breitman

Washington’s Attitude to Giraud-De Gaulle Dispute, by M. Morrison

Stalin Fosters Military Caste to Prop Up His Rule in USSR, by John G. Wright

[Editorials]

Offspring of Capitalism (cartoon), by H.

German Emigres Issue Statement on Comintern

Workers’ Forum

Trotskyists Still Active in Indian Struggle

Giraud Praises Some Nazi ‘Accomplishments’


Vol. VII No. 31, 31 July 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Martial Law Declared in Italy as Masses Revolt Against War, by Anthony Massini

An Editorial

AFL-CIO Bureaucrats Continue Farce of Price Rollback Plan, by John Adamson

LA Carmen Strike Against War Labor Board Decision, by Janet Bowers

30 UMW Members Indicted Under Smith-Connally Law

Shipyard Workers Denounce Policy of Freezing Wages

The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism, by John G. Wright

Ask Governor Thye to Pardon Kelly Postal

Trotskyists in Britain Protest Frameup Movie

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

Wartime Blessings of Capitalism, by George Breitman

Paragraphs from Pioneer Publications

Dobbs Speaks in Boston

Workers Are in Foxholes, Too

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Churchill, Roosevelt and the Italian People, by M. Morrison

“Free Germany” Group Sponsored by Stalin, by John G. Wright

Launch Drive to Sell Cannon Book in N.Y.

[Editorials]

Soviet Morale Differs from Italian Morale

Rollback of Prices (cartoon), by H.

Bombing of Rome Lays Bare Some Hypocrisy

Cannon Book a “Must” for Every Militant, by Art Preis

Giraud and De Gaulle Slander Axis Victims


Vol. VII No. 32, 7 August 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

Anti-War Revolt Spreads in Italy

An Editorial

Outbreak in Harlem Caused by Jim Crowism

WDL, Negro Leader Join in Postal Pardon Plea

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

Why Stalin Launched the “Free Germany” Movement, by A. Roland

Dobbs’ Tour Terminated with New York Meeting

Problems of the Italian Revolution, by Leon Trotsky

The Beginning of the Italian Revolution, by George Breitman

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Stalinists Prefer Badoglio to a Socialist Revolution, by John G. Wright

Road to Peace for Italy Is Through a Workers’ Govt., by M. Morrison

The Program of Transitional Demands in Fascist Countries, by Leon Trotsky

Why I Resigned from the Communist Party, by Dave Jeffries

[Editorials]

Role of the British Shop Stewards System, by William F. Warde

Davies Convicts Himself as Frameup Artist

Roosevelt Proposes Some “Truly Stiff Taxes”

N.J. Fakers Flout Rank and File Decision


Vol. VII No. 33, 14 August 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

An Editorial

Italian Masses Continue Anti-War Demonstration

All of Eastern Front Shaken by Red Army Drives, by John G. Wright

AFL Heads Still Back Little Steel Formula

Michigan CIO Condemns Kelly Postal Conviction

Dunne to Speak at N.Y. Trotsky Meeting

Trade Union Notes, by Michael Cort

Meaning of the Italian Events, by Felix Morrow

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker/p>

Problem of the Building of the Marxist Party in Italy, by M. Morrison

Italian Stalinists Play a Completely Reactionary Role, by Philip Blake

Resistance of the Masses Spells Doom of Fascists, by James P. Cannon

[Editorials]

WPB Tries to Put Over Aircraft Speedup Plan

Coeducation in USSR Abolished by Stalin

Trotsky Memorial Issue of F.I. Now on Sale

Cost of Guerin’s Book on Fascism

The War Has Doubled Big Business Profits


Vol. VII No. 34, 21 August 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
George Breitman

AFL Council Rejects Application of Miners, by E.R. Frank

Quebec Conferees Perturbed by Victories of Red Army, by William F. Warde

Primary Fight Was No Benefit to the ALP

Why Churchill Praised Mussolini

Liberals Whine but Stay “Loyal” on Italian Issue, by John Adamson

India One Year After the Repressions Began, from British Socialist Appeal

Minnesota Petition Asks Pardon for Kelly Postal

The List of Wartime Frauds and Scandals Grows Longer and Longer

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

C.P. Helped Badoglio to Weather Initial Crisis, by Felix Morrow

Italian Workers Played Leading Part in Downfall of Mussolini, by George Breitman

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Significance of the Red Army’s Morale, by M. Morrison

Leon Trotsky (photo)

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

The Kind of Party That Can Abolish Capitalism, by William F. Warde

Duty of Unions Toward the Low Income Groups

Italian Labor Council Split over Pope Issue

Refugees Again Attacked by Mexican Stalinists


Vol. VII No. 35, 28 August 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
MANAGING EDITOR:
George Breitman

New Decree Imposes Harsh Sanctions Against Strikers, by Farrell Dobbs

AMGOT Paves the Way for a Reactionary Government in Italy, by Anthony Massini

An Editorial

Labor Members on WLB Vote Against CIO Auto Workers

“Let’s hang the mayor”

Resistance to Fascism Growing Inside Germany, by Rose Carson

Courier Review Praises Pamphlet by Albert Parker

Frauds Are Worse Than in Last War, Biddle Admits

More Unions Support Fight to Free Postal

Civil Rights Defense Committee Aids in Reducing Bail for Carl Skoglund

Trade Union Notes, by E.R. Frank

The Struggle to Control the ALP, by Philip Blake

Branches Commemorate Death of Leon Trotsky

New York SWP Pushes Cannon Book Campaign

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

American Liberals Chatter About Italian Revolution, by John Adamson

The Kind of Government Stalin Wants in Germany, by M. Morrison

Pioneers Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Cannon Book Teaches Fundamental Lessons, by Harry Frankel

Roosevelt and Churchill Conceal Diplomatic Moves

What Victory Will Bring to Colonies in Africa

Employers Try to End All Limits on Profits


Vol. VII No. 36, 4 September 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
MANAGING EDITOR:
George Breitman

Mass Resistance Rises Against Hitler’s Rule, by Miriam Carter

WLB Goes All-Out in Drive Against Labor, by Farrell Dobbs

Anti-Nazi Strikes in Denmark (photo)

Workers in Italy Remain Opposed to Badoglio Regime, by Anthony Massini

Big Business Magazines Boost “Incentive” Plans, by William F. Warde

Kelland Drafts Plan for Third World War, by Edith Kane

Happy Day for Big Business

Postal Will Apply for Pardon on Sept. 11

Brewster Workers Petition NLRB to Take Strike Vote

“Square Shooting” and the Speedup

Tasks of the Coming Auto Union Convention, by E.R. Frank

Trade Union Notes

ALP Leaders Sell Out Again: Support Haskell, by Grace Carlson

Trotsky Memorial Meeting Held by Seattle Branch

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

The Conflict Between the USSR and Her Allies, by A. Roland

Workers’ Bookshelf

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

What Causes Delay in Delivery of Militant

The Dissolution of the Canadian Communist Party

Davies’ Film Picketed by British Trotskyists


Vol. VII No. 37, 11 September 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
MANAGING EDITOR:
George Breitman

An Editorial

Italian Workers Elect Own Factory Committees, by Felix Morrow

Employers Exert Pressure to Halt War Fraud Probes

Anti-Nazi Protest in Norway (photo)

Rift Widens Between Stalin and His Allies, by John G. Wright

Minnesota Union Heads Back Democratic Party, by Grace Carlson

Carlo Tresca’s Widow Gives His View on Italian Events

Canadian Union Expresses Support for Kelly Postal

The Struggle for a Labor Party in Michigan, by John Saunders

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Ethiopia and Sicily Provide Preview of the Allied Policies

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

The Theory and Practice of Marxist Party Organization, by John G. Wright

Australian Labor Party and the Fight for Socialism, by M. Morrison

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Events in Italy and the Future of Europe, from British Socialist Appeal

Why Not Confront Them with the War Profiteers?

What Stalin Is Promising to German Capitalists

Big Business Breaks All Records for War Profits


Vol. VII No. 38, 18 September 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
MANAGING EDITOR:
George Breitman

Anti-War Fight Continues in Italy

UE Convention Opens in N.Y., by Miriam Carter

More Casualties in the Mines (photo)

Real Causes of Brewster Strike Bared by Union

Strong Vote Against No-Strike Pledge in Flint UAW Elections, by Jeff Thorne

Soldier Jailed for Protesting Army Jim Crow

Minnesota Pardon Board Is Urged to Free Kelly Postal

An Editorial

Why Casualties Are Mounting in Coal Fields, by Larissa Reed

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

September F.I. Features Articles Devoted to Italy

Labor’s Duty to the Soldiers, from Aero-Notes

Los Angeles Branch Holds Meeting on Italy

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Traditions and Heritage of the Fourth International, by William F. Warde

Support of Zionism Leads Only into a Blind Alley, by M. Morrison

The Allies and Their Real Program for Italy, by John Adamson (book review)

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Big Business Drives to Lift All Bars on Profits

Chinese Stalinists Clash with Kuomintang Troops


Vol. VII No. 39, 25 September 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
MANAGING EDITOR:
George Breitman

Smith "Gag" Act Convictions Upheld

Anti-USSR Agreement Planned at Quebec, says Forrest Davis, by John G. Wright

Rollback Program Will Cut Prices Only $3.17 a Year

Pardon for Kelly Postal Urged by Unions, Liberals

Congress Committees Study Plans for Record Tax Bill

Stalinists Put Over Line at UE Gathering, by Miriam Carter

Chicago Auto Locals and the UAW Convention

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

N.Y. Book Sales Campaign Ends at Social on Sept. 25

FEPC Finally Holds Hearing on Railroads

Militant Army

Fall Sessions on Trotskyism Open in N.Y.

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Murray, Green and Hillman on the Surrender of Italy, by Philip Blake

Obstacles in the Way of the Italian Revolution, by M. Morrison

The Smith "Omnibus Gag" Act Is Aimed at Organized Labor

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Servicemen’s Families Get Pittance to Live On

Workers’ Bookshelf

Congressman Implicated in War-Contracts Racket

International Notes

Senate Bill Obstructs Exposure of War Frauds


Vol. VII No. 40, 2 October 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
MANAGING EDITOR:
George Breitman

CIO Union Debates No-Strike Pledge

CRDC Opens Fund Drive for High Court appeal

Reuther-Addes Groups Fight for Control of Auto Union, by E.R. Frank

Convention Leaves Major Shipyard Problems Unsolved, by Miriam Carter

An Editorial

Food and Troops are Allied Weapons for Combating Revolution in Europe, by Philip Blake

Ohio Steel Local Members Fight for Union Democracy

Warren K. Billings Urges Postal Pardon

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Militant Army

SWP in New York Exceeds Quota in Sales Campaign

Postal Hearing to Be Held on October 11

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Ownership of Factories and Nature of Soviet Union, by M. Morrison

Stalinists Soundly Beaten in Chicago UAW Elections

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Secret Reports Disclose No Shortage of Profits

Canada’s Fast-Growing Labor Party Movement, by Larissa Reed

American Labor and Europe’s Refugees

International Notes

Who Pays for Those Big, Expensive Ads?

[“Make No Mistake ...”]


Vol. VII No. 41, 9 October 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs
MANAGING EDITOR:
George Breitman

Allies Alarmed by Soviet Victories, by Felix Morrow

UAW Convention Weighs Basic Labor Problem, by Art Preis

Circuit Court Stays Mandate on Minneapolis Trial Decision

U.S.-British Conclude “Darlan Deal” in Italy, by Anthony Massini

Support for Postal Mounts as Hearing on Pardon Nears

New York School of Social Science Reopens with Forum on Mpls. Case

Treasury Department Wants Bigger Chunk of Pay Check

A New Pamphlet on The End of the Comintern

Lessons of Labor Party Fight in New Jersey, by Philip Blake

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Militant Army

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Communist Party Sharpening Criticism of Allied Policy, by Felix Morrow

Minnesota AFL Heads Cook Up New Scheme to Avoid Fighting Bosses, by Barbara Bruce

First Day of the Auto Workers’ Convention, by Art Preis

Pioneers Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Capitalist Reports His Plant Safe Under Nazis

Workers’ Bookshelf

A Tidy Post-War Bonus for Big Businessmen

International Notes

Almost Filibuster Time Again in Washington


Vol. VII No. 42, 16 October 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Soviet Advances Cast Shadow on Moscow Parley, by Felix Morrow

Auto Workers Fight ‘Sacrifice’ Policies but Support Roosevelt, by Art Preis

Prepare Supreme Court Appeal

Italian Generals Turned Workers Over to Nazis

Board Hears Postal Plea for Pardon

Open Letter to the Members of the Young Communist League, by the Editors of The Militant

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Ship Workers Needs Aharply Posed by Treachery of Union Bureaucrats

Militant Army

Timely Subjects in October F.I.

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Milk Drivers Get Lesson on Effects of Monopoly, by M. Morrison

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Sidelights of Auto Workers Convention, by Harry Frankel

Corporate Profits Go Up; Railroad Wages Stay Down

Congress Plans Heavy New Tax Load on Low Incomes

Workers’ Bookshelf

False Promises Will Not Liberate Philippines


Vol. VII No. 43, 23 October 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Roosevelt ‘Freezes’ Badoglio Rule, by John Adamson

AFL Convention Paves Way for Miners Return

Postal to Appear Before Minnesota Pardons Board

Kearny Ship Workers Strike to Protest Stalling of WLB, by Miriam Carter

CRDC Renews Fund Drive on Anniversary of Trial of 18

Spellman Defends Franco Dictatorship, by Felix Morrow

Cannon, Goldman, Dunne to Speak at SWP Fifteenth Anniversary Banquet

The American Legion – Tool of Big Business, by Larissa Reed

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Republic Steel Foremen Strike

Frankel Discusses UAW Convention at Forum

A Letter from Natalia Trotsky

Militant Army

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

San Francisco Union Skates Block Road to Labor Party, by C. Thomas

Proposed Plans for Peace That Will Bring No peace, by M. Morrison

Trotsky Said: European Labor Must Build Its Socialist Federation, from Revolution Betrayed

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Freedom of the Press in Argentina and the U.S.A.

Workers’ Bookshelf

How Monopolists Conspire to Rob and Cheat People

Company Keeps Profits on Sale of Defective Parts

International Notes


Vol. VII No. 44, 30 October 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

WLB Throws Out Illinois Mine Pact

Pardon to Kelly Postal Denied by State Board

Big Business Wants Federal Sales Tax Now

Allies Give Sanction to Badoglio’s Curbs on Democratic Rights, by Anthony Massini

Red Army Gains Victories in Biggest Battles of the War, by John G. Wright

Civil Rights Defense Committee Asks Aid in Supreme Court Appeal

Byrnes Thinks Low Wages Are Good Enough

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

The Kremlin’s Revival of Feudal and Czarist Military Traditions, by A. Roland

Impact of War on the USSR Discussed at N.Y. Forum

Militant Army

The Negro Struggle, by Albert Parker

Twenty-Six Years After the Great October Revolution, by Edith Kane

Stalin and the Orthodox Church in Soviet Russia, by M. Morrison

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

The Lies of the Moribund Yellow International

War-Bred Famine Dooms Millions to Starvation, by Larissa Reed

OPA Report on Canners’ Profits Is Suppressed

International Notes

Results of Bond Sales in Third War Loan Drive


Vol. VII No. 45, 6 November 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

New Mine Contract Referred to WLB, by Art Preis

5th Wartime Plenum of SWP Meets in New York

Red Army Sweeps Back Nazis (photo)

Stalin Strikes Another Bargain with His Allies, by Ralph Johnson

Badoglio Calls for Abdication of King

CRDC Locals Schedule Activities to Get Funds for Supreme Court Appeal

Michigan CIO Supports Fight to Free Postal

Stalin Ties Army Officers to the Soviet Bureaucracy, by M. Morrison

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Militant Army

The Russian Revolution and Its Conquests, by Leon Trotsky

[Editorials]

Agents of Wall Street in Federal Government, by William F. Warde

The Fight Against Race Discrimination in Army, by David Ransom


Vol. VII No. 46, 13 November 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Miners Break Little Steel Formula, by John Adamson

Red Army Smashes Nazi Resistance in Ukraine, by John G. Wright

An Anti-Fascist Fighter (photo)

Flint UAW Defies No-Strike Pledge in NLRB Balloting, by Jeff Thorne

Labor-Endorsed Candidate Runs Reactionary Campaign

Mine Victory Leads to CIO Demand for Wage Increases

UAW Executive Board Supports Fight to Free Kelly Postal

Only the Italian Trotskyists Fight for Socialism, from British Socialist Appeal

Election Trends of 1943 Demonstrate Need of Labor Party

Wartime Strike Struggles in Great Britain, by William F. Warde

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Militant Army

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

The Imperishable Lessons of October and Europe’s Impending Socialist Revolution, by Albert Goldman

A Tribute to Albert Parker

Trotsky Said: The Key Slogan for Europe in Our Revolutionary Era, from The Program of Peace

[Editorials]

Why the Stock Market Is So Jittery These Days

U.S. Treasury Latest Figures on War Profits

Balfour, Churchill and “The Jewish Homeland”

International Notes


Vol. VII No. 47, 20 November 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

WLB Says Little Steel Formula Will Continue

Sweeping Soviet Advances Worry ‘Democratic’ Allies, by John G. Wright

Post Office Still Interferes with Militant Mailing

Ever-Increasing War Profits (cartoon), by Edward, from United Automobile Worker, CIO

Letter Reveals the Growth of Trotskyist Movement in Egypt

Wall Street Profiteers Fill Coffers with War Billions

Nazis Face Rising Tide of Resistance, by Miriam Carter

Lebanese People Revolt Against “Free French”

Alton Levy Released After Three Month Imprisonment

The Candid Mr. Churchill

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Party Celebrates 26th Anniversary of October

Ode to WLB, from Michigan CIO News

Brewster UAW Local Upholds DeLorenzo

Felix Morrow Now Out of Danger After Operation

Ohio Branches Hear SWP Plenum Report

Militant Army

Sunday Forum Features Analysis of Elections

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Workers’ Attitude Toward Government Plant Seizures, by M. Morrison

Roosevelt Ignored Negro Protests in Warren Selection

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Millions of Expatriates – Europe’s New War Problem, by Edith Kane

Workers’ Bookshelf

Bosses Drop Safety Rules in Mad Drive for Profits, by Grace Carlson

International Notes

Vinson Warns Masses Must Assume Heavier Tax Load


Vol. VII No. 48, 27 November 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Supreme Court Throws Out Petition for Teview of Smith “Gag” Act Case

Smear Attack Against UAW Unions Is Opened by Chicago Tribune

“My friends ...” (cartoon), by Art Forth

Further News About Italian Trotskyists

Landlords in Brooklyn Incite Vicious Anti-Negro Campaign

British Rearrest Ceylon Trotskyists

Economic Aspects and Political Implications of the UNRRA, by S. Marcy

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Statement of Albert Goldman, Attorney for the Defendants

Boston Celebrates 26th Anniversary of Soviet October

Militant Army

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

The Allied ‘Democrats’ and the ‘Free French’ Committee, by A. Roland

The Proposed Alliance for Prevention of Future Wars, by M. Morrison

Letter of Thanks to Albert Parker, from Clarence T.R. Nelson

Trotsky Said: Advanced American Workers Will Turn Toward Marxism, from The Living Thoughts of Karl Marx

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

A Story of Grim Tragedy in World’s Richest Land

Living Conditions in Sicily Under the Allied Occupation, by M. Brown

Famine, Disease and Death Ravage European Children

Workers Rise in Anger Against Mosley Release

International Notes


Vol. VII No. 49, 4 December 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Socialist Workers Party Launches Fund Campaign, by Rose Karsner

Labor Defense Bodies Lash Decision of Supreme Court

Most Militant Demonstration Since 1926 (photo)

Roosevelt Backs Subsidies in Order to Save Wage-Freezing, by S. Marcy

Trotskyists in Naples

Millions of Indians Starving Under British Wartime Rule, by Miriam Carter

An Editorial

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

Message from Flint Members of Socialist Workers Party

Militant Army

Labor’s Socialist Perspectives and Tasks of the Revolutionary Struggle in Europe, by E.R. Frank

Factors Impelling Stalin and Allies to Agreement, by M. Morrison

[Editorials]

Workers’ Forum

Negroes in Brooklyn Are Victims of Reactionaries, by David Ransom

France’s Record of Colonial Exploitation in Middle East, by Mark Braden

International Notes


Vol. VII No. 50, 11 December 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Court Deals Blow at Labor’s Rights

Allies Plan to Maintain Colonial Power in Asia

An Editorial

UNRRA Conference Reveals Dominance of Wall Street, by S. Marcy

Douglas Aircraft Poll Won by Chicago UAW-CIO

New Fourth International Features Party Plenum Resolution on Europe

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

San Diego SWP Meets Fund Quota, by Rose Karsner

German Social-Democrats Give Servile Support to Anglo-American Capitalism, by A. Roland

Chicago Unionists Support the CRDC Campaign to Win Pardon for Postal

Militant Army

Los Angeles Local of SWP Will Hold New Years Ball

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Medical Authorities Report Increase of ‘Shell Shock’, by Grace Carlson

The Minneapolis Case and 15 Years of Trotskyism, by M. Stein

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Lynn Case First Legal Test of Army Jim Crow

Mine Operators Sabotage Union Wage Negotiations

Message from San Diego SWP to 18 Smith ‘Gag’ Act Victims

Tories Draft Labor but Release Fascist Leaders

International Notes, by Edith Kane

1943 – Record Year for Profits of Big Business


Vol. VII No. 51, 18 December 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Launch Campaign for Pardon of 18

Stalin Conspires with His Allies at Teheran, by John G. Wright

A History of Price Rises Under OPA, by Miriam Carter

Michigan Unionists Demand Labor Party

Mazey Arrested on Frameup Charge in Anti-Union Drive

American Troops Want Furloughs

An Eyewitness Account of Famine in India, by Bill Morgan

Trade Union Notes, by Marvel Scholl

New Haven SWP Fills Fund Quota, by Rose Karsner

Lockheed-Vega Plants Demand Strike Ballot, by Harry Thompson

Militant Army

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Smuts Sees New Imperial Bloc as Empire’s Salvation, by A. Roland

The Death of Yaroslavsky – Slanderer and Falsifier, by John G. Wright

Pioneer Paragraphs

[Editorials]

Behind the Administration Anti-Inflation Campaign, by S. Marcy

Liberal Comment Minneapolis Trial, from American Civil Liberties Union & The Nation

Workers’ Bookshelf

International Notes


Vol. VII No. 52, 25 December 1943, New York, NY
The Militant
Published in the Interests of the Working People

EDITOR:
Farrell Dobbs

Roosevelt Tries to Halt Threatened Rail Strike, by Art Preis

New York Meeting Demands President Pardon Eighteen

Conference for Labor Party Held by Michigan Unionists

Steel Workers Need Rising Wage Scale, by M. Mills

Our Blood, His Guts

Tito’s New Govt. in Yugoslavia, by John G. Wright

Latest Developments in the Case of Assassin ‘Jacson’, by Walter O’Rourke

Trade Union Notes, by Joseph Keller

The Threat of Deadly Influenza, by Grace Carlson

San Francisco Tops Quota in Campaign

Militant Army

Albert Goldman Flays Supreme Court for Its Part in Railroading 18 to Penitentiary, by Albert Goldman

The Negro Struggle, by David Ransom

Big Business Profiteers in World War II

[Editorials]

Workers Frozen to Jobs – Until Bosses Fire Them

Supreme Court Denies Petition

Detroit CRDC Pledges Support to 18 Defendants

Employers Can Pay Higher Wages from Huge Profits

White Collar Workers Get Crocodile Tears in Senate

International Notes



Last updated on 13 December 2015