r. taxes cut for profiteers

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Is nothing ott-rehearsed public, and the na- thr._ spf)l- cl:!cwhcrc. It lines the auto nnd the the rc:l;l·llfc Issues being placed before eyes. Allbaugh this has long been nn accepted practice In Detroit, and is one of the factors con- tributing. to the lntcm;c housing prob· lcm here, the young veteran cour• ngcously protested th!s treatment. In n letter tn the Detroit common coun• ell. he accused the housing project of- him the TUn- nround. and demnntlcd n h('aring be- fore Cnmmis!!lon. At the hearing, nccordinY. to the Detroll. '.frlbune, Negro weekly Jlilp_cr, · JohnsOn was subit:•.;led to a line o! questioning which clc11rly Indicated the anti-Negro.attltudc:; of lhe mc!'l}- h!'Tl!, such ;1s "Why do you object to IivJng among your own people?'' He replied that he had no objections to living anywhere in the city, but that he did object tn being forced io live in :my :sc.:regatcd d!s- trid. "1n the ser\•icf'." he "bullets When a member of the commission -'YinPRlhy with the veteran, he pointed out that he "was not ask- lng_Cor the sympathy ol the commls• r.ion . but. ll!l an American citizen, was demanding a plncc to Uvf', which was his right." The llou:slnl( gave its answer to Charles Johnson· and to all those who think they should haw· n right to live" in- a home of their own choosing, in -the form ol a resolUtion ndoplt!d witt\ -only one dissenHne vote, that ol Rev. Horace ".Vhite, Nc- 1gro member of the _commission. GEGREGATION WJNS The resolution stnted: '"The De- troit. Housing Comtnlssion. reco;::n\;.>.:cs its rt"sponslblllty to the citltens of· Detroit in making -eVery. effort. W brlnR: :;.bout n oolution' to our gcstcd housing problem: The t;:om- The talna tbe syMem of lnr and which 1!1 so e11lale c-oncerns. GUy to pass the. buck to tbe the cominunlty,'' betp to prejudice which keeps white divided. In this c-it)" or rae= riots of 1943, noL attempt bu comm!nee!l and nppolnted by the or the prirol'!· "slon-mlserabl;; for Neiro worker.. of man •.••• Taxes Cut for Profiteers ...... me of lhe 110m" of the you\1111 by one. tor complalnlmt of the (Qod, W&!l and down the cor- while his hands and (Continued from Jla,;e l) the excess J!roRta The r.stlmate of these government ccon,.,mlds w:u m11de BEFORE they rulbeJl ·boW large the corpMatlon tax cub were going to be. Yet thc.l'c corporation!! that can't nfford incre<t!'C:; without. price boost.-;. They say that they can't guarantee· jobs ;md 11 minimum nn- nual wage. Government. expc!"t.s ex- pect unemployment or 8 million enrly. next year wrrn NO onoP IN WAR- TIME PROFITS. In the !nee of this sltuaNon, Gen- eral Motors' president Wlbon pro- Poses that the st:mcbrd work week . be t" 45 hour!!. with overtime allowed only \h;'IL ln return for such concessions by .labor, he would be willing _to increase rates by 6 hlxt percent. WORKERS PARTY PLAN The Workrrs PMty, whose pro• gram t,Anon ACTION fully sup- ports. S:IYII tlmt the picture which we have presented nbove cnlls fnr il. pro- grain f'nllrcly di!Terent from Wll· 11on's. !U ON TAXF.S. A 100 tax on aU ""ar prnfib-that h. a real elt• cess prnntl'l tax. An Income .tmc to bring all In· comes down to a minimum of $2.5,000 n year 1$.'l00 n weak), No t::rox on' lam• lly Incomes under $.'!1,000 n yenr. No sales In nny shapo or form, on the necessities nnd ordinnry eomforts ot life. (While giving the monopolies nnd the tullllonnlrC'!I tax "relief,'' has rdused to repral wnr• time excise lnxcs.l A tnx to cut intn thco mns:o;u o( nccumnlah•r\ wenlth In the rnuntry- a CIIJllta\ }C'\'Y nn nf $50.000 nnd over. Tlw bltu:cr the frortune, lhe DETROIT READERS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DETROIT ELECTIONS Speaker: Martin Harvey HliNilA Y, NO\', 1:, 15:30 r. J\C, LABOR ACTION HALL 3'n3 OltATIOT AT !\l"r, t:LLJOTI' the bx. just as In the case ot income taxes. ON WAGES.' A cuaranteed job for every worktor and a guaranteed aJJnua1 wor.re or·;asoo lor liiln,.-le son!l and $5,000 lor workers who have families to 11.upport. T!lc won't or can't :ngrcc to such a pro,:tram? Then let the government nlltlonatlze the monop· olles under workers· control. The.war hns proved that. the Workers Party program Is altogether possible. so far as productive enpnclty nn<i. bhor concerned. It the This rfterely pro,·cs a diO'eu•nt WORKERS' of a _ a.ntt:c ·tun production, menl, and plenty for all. worker!l' go\·ernml'nt l!i oh•>ood• o pollllcal p;;rty l'lf the """rklnr an tn'rtrrocndl"nt l.a.ber l'arty. New York . . WORKERS PARTY SCHOOl Schodnle ·of Wlnbr Sossion November 16 to December 21. 1945 Classes far the First Semester will be t.cld on Frldo_v lill]hh at Labor TemplllP, 14th St. near 2nd Avo. 1-Prol)ram of Workers !Party INSTRUCTOR: PAUlo BERN 7:30 t" 8:4.5 i', M. 11-Historl=.al Roots of Bolshevism (Fir!lt Padl JNS'CRifCTOR: ERNEST ERBER 7:30 to 8:t5 P. 1\1. Ill-Post War Probloms of Labor Movrment INSTRUCTOR: DA\'10 COOLIIlGE 0:00 to 10:15 r. i\1. IV-Tt.c World Today INSTRtTCTOJbc S'fi·:Vt: PARKER !1:00 In lO:tS P. 1\1. V-Scmlncn: Capital Val. I INSTlUICTOR: F. D;OO r. l'tt. \'ou J\1"Y for un«l nr n1nrro nf lhf' abo\"t' t'I'IIU'!Iif'!li at \\'11rkrr' rarly lludquartera. lli \\'l"at Hill tilrf'el, nr al lhf' llr11\ tw" of lhll' St'hnnl. Rer;:lstuUon cloUI nn N•wr.anbrr Th .. fror b Sl .. O,'J flff \'OUlllf'• }'or t'nmplelt"t ducrllltlon of t'.uh l'l.:n.!! and furlltt'r lnfQrnullon al1c.ul tho Sd1onl, write '" THE WORKERS PARTY SCHOOL 114 West 14th Street N•w York 11. N.Y. Lnbor Action. No 12 194 v. 5 9111

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Is nothing ott-rehearsed

public, De~pitc and the na­

lt~ thr._ spf)l­cl:!cwhcrc. It

•u~,,~,,~',h;1·~~pickd lines the auto nnd the

the rc:l;l·llfc Issues

being placed before eyes. Allbaugh this has long been nn accepted practice In Detroit, and is one of the factors con­tributing. to the lntcm;c housing prob· lcm here, the young veteran cour• ngcously protested th!s treatment. In n letter tn the Detroit common coun• ell. he accused the housing project mant~~tf'r$ of- givln~t him the TUn­

nround. and demnntlcd n h('aring be­fore th~ Housln~ Cnmmis!!lon.

At the hearing, nccordinY. to the Detroll. '.frlbune, Negro weekly Jlilp_cr,

· JohnsOn was subit:•.;led to a line o! questioning which clc11rly Indicated the anti-Negro.attltudc:; of lhe mc!'l}­h!'Tl!, such ;1s "Why do you object to IivJng among your own people?'' He replied that he had no objections to living anywhere in the city, but that he did object strenuou~ly tn being forced io live in :my :sc.:regatcd d!s­trid.

"1n the ser\•icf'." he ~aid, "bullets

When a member of the commission expre~ed -'YinPRlhy with the veteran, he pointed out that he "was not ask­lng_Cor the sympathy ol the commls• r.ion . but. ll!l an American citizen, was demanding a plncc to Uvf', which was his right."

The llou:slnl( Commi~:sion gave its answer to Charles Johnson· and to all those who think they should haw· n right to live" in- a home of their own choosing, in -the form ol a resolUtion ndoplt!d witt\ -only one dissenHne vote, that ol Rev. Horace ".Vhite, Nc-

1gro member of the _commission.

GEGREGATION WJNS The resolution stnted: '"The De­

troit. Housing Comtnlssion. reco;::n\;.>.:cs its rt"sponslblllty to the citltens of· Detroit in making -eVery. effort. W brlnR: :;.bout n oolution' to our ~on• gcstcd housing problem: The t;:om-

The trlly::~J•~·~·~·~=:.~';."•,'~~:~;~~ talna tbe syMem of lnr and which 1!1 so e11lale c-oncerns. GUy to pass the. buck to tbe the cominunlty,'' betp to prejudice which keeps white divided. In this c-it)" or rae= riots of 1943, noL attempt bu comm!nee!l and nppolnted by the

or the prirol'!· ;''~::;:;'.1~';:,1~~ "slon-mlserabl;; for Neiro worker..

of man

•.••• ~'!'~~r. Taxes Cut for Profiteers ......

me of lhe punl~hmenl 110m" of the you\1111 by

one. tor complalnlmt of the (Qod, W&!l

and down the cor-while his hands and

(Continued from Jla,;e l)

the excess J!roRta t~::c:. The r.stlmate of these government ccon,.,mlds w:u m11de BEFORE they rulbeJl ·boW large the corpMatlon tax cub were

going to be. Yet thc.l'c corporation!! s<~Y that lh~y

can't nfford w<t~e incre<t!'C:; without. price boost.-;. They say that they can't guarantee· jobs ;md 11 minimum nn­nual wage. Government. expc!"t.s ex­pect unemployment or 8 million enrly. next year wrrn NO onoP IN WAR­TIME PROFITS.

In the !nee of this sltuaNon, Gen­eral Motors' president Wlbon pro­Poses that the st:mcbrd work week . be r:~lsed t" 45 hour!!. with overtime allowed only :~ftcr \h;'IL ln return for such concessions by .labor, he would be willing _to increase w:~.:e rates by 6 hlxt percent.

WORKERS PARTY PLAN The Workrrs PMty, whose pro•

gram t,Anon ACTION fully sup­ports. S:IYII tlmt the picture which we have presented nbove cnlls fnr il. pro­grain f'nllrcly di!Terent from Wll· 11on's.

!U ON TAXF.S. A 100 p~rrent tax on aU ""ar prnfib-that h. a real elt• cess prnntl'l tax.

An Income .tmc to bring all In· comes down to a minimum of $2.5,000 n year 1$.'l00 n weak), No t::rox on' lam• lly Incomes under $.'!1,000 n yenr. No sales taxe~ In nny shapo or form, on the necessities nnd ordinnry eomforts ot life. (While giving the monopolies nnd the tullllonnlrC'!I tax "relief,'' Con~res!l has rdused to repral wnr• time excise lnxcs.l

A tnx to cut intn thco hn~e mns:o;u o( nccumnlah•r\ wenlth In the rnuntry­a CIIJllta\ }C'\'Y nn fnrlune~ nf $50.000 nnd over. Tlw bltu:cr the frortune, lhe

DETROIT READERS:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE DETROIT ELECTIONS

Speaker: Martin Harvey HliNilA Y, NO\', 1:, 15:30 r. J\C,

LABOR ACTION HALL 3'n3 OltATIOT AT !\l"r, t:LLJOTI'

~higher the bx. just as In the case ot income taxes.

12~ ON WAGES.' A cuaranteed job for every worktor and a guaranteed aJJnua1 wor.re or·;asoo lor liiln,.-le ver~ son!l and $5,000 lor workers who have families to 11.upport.

T!lc !!Q!"p<C"raUon~ won't or can't :ngrcc to such a pro,:tram? Then let the government nlltlonatlze the monop· olles under workers· control. The.war hns proved that. the Workers Party program Is altogether possible. so far as productive enpnclty nn<i. bhor :~r.t'

concerned.

It the

This rfterely pro,·cs

a diO'eu•nt ;~ln~d::~·~':;,::::.:: WORKERS' of a _ ~apUalls' a.ntt:c ·tun production, menl, and plenty for all.

worker!l' go\·ernml'nt l!i oh•>ood• o pollllcal p;;rty l'lf the """rklnr an tn'rtrrocndl"nt l.a.ber l'arty.

New York . . WORKERS PARTY SCHOOl

Schodnle ·of Wlnbr Sossion November 16 to December 21. 1945

Classes far the First Semester will be t.cld on Frldo_v lill]hh at Labor TemplllP, 14th St. near 2nd Avo.

1-Prol)ram of Workers !Party

INSTRUCTOR: PAUlo BERN 7:30 t" 8:4.5 i', M.

11-Historl=.al Roots of Bolshevism

(Fir!lt Padl JNS'CRifCTOR: ERNEST ERBER

7:30 to 8:t5 P. 1\1.

Ill-Post War Probloms of Labor Movrment

INSTRUCTOR: DA\'10 COOLIIlGE

0:00 to 10:15 r. i\1.

IV-Tt.c World Today INSTRtTCTOJbc S'fi·:Vt: PARKER

!1:00 In lO:tS P. 1\1.

V-Scmlncn: Capital Val. I INSTlUICTOR: F. I"OKt~ST

D;OO r. l'tt.

\'ou J\1"Y rt'll:lllh~r for un«l nr n1nrro nf lhf' abo\"t' t'I'IIU'!Iif'!li at \\'11rkrr' rarly lludquartera. lli \\'l"at Hill tilrf'el, nr al lhf' llr11\ tw" "'""~lnn!l of lhll' St'hnnl. Rer;:lstuUon cloUI nn N•wr.anbrr ~3rd, Th .. fror b Sl .. O,'J flff

\'OUlllf'•

}'or t'nmplelt"t ducrllltlon of t'.uh l'l.:n.!! and furlltt'r lnfQrnullon

al1c.ul tho Sd1onl, write '"

THE WORKERS PARTY SCHOOL 114 West 14th Street

N•w York 11. N.Y.

Lnbor Action. No 12 194 v. • 5

9111

Despite and the na­

b' ,:ivcn It, tht' t~pot­bclon,:::s elsewhere. It .'llme on the plckel Jines . '. •urroundlng the auto 1e steel plnnt.s J~nd the here the real-life l~ucs ed. __

(act thnl~:.:~:~~~ Ptaced before his e:res. Although ha.s tong been an ::u:cepted pract.ice In Detroit, and is one of the :factors con­tributing, to the !ntens<: housing prob­lem here, the young veteran cour­nccously protested this treatment. ln n letter to the IX:troit cc.mm(ln coun­dl, lte -at'I!Uscd the hnusing pro)ed mana!:ers'-·of Aivlng him the run­around, .iiOd demanded a hearing be­rare the HoU$in~~.: Comml~;;inn.

At the hearing, according to the J)dreoll. Trlbunt', Ne~ro w,.ekly paper, JohflS('In Wlll\ subjected to :1 line of qut>stlonlntt which c\t>ar1y lr.d!;:ated. the anti-Negro :.ttitudes or the mefll• bt-rs. such as "Why dn you object to 11\'lng among your own people?" He rt'plled that he hnd nn objections tu livlnf!: anywhere in the _city, but that hC! did objC!ct strenuou!'lY to bclni; Jc>rred to 11\·c In any st"grcgatcd dis-

trict. "Jr. ·the servltro," ht: t<ahl, "bullets

plate In which ·to my son.!'

Vlhtn a member ot the commlu-l.on expreucd sympathy with the veteran, ht' pointed out Uu1.t he "wm• not ask­lnr :for the ~ymp11thy of the cCimml!­slon but, fiS an American cltben, was demanding a place to live, which was his rlg:ht."

':'he Uouslng Commlssl~n ~ave its :mswer to Ch.&rles Johnson and to all thvse who tnir1k they r.h•;uld m-.·e a right to Uve.ln a home ot their own choosing, in the :form of a re:Jolutlon adopted with •only QOC dis~<entinr,: vote, thai of ncv. !-!craee White, Ne•

1gro member of the commission.

CSEGRF.GhTION WINS ·Tho resolution stated: ''The De·

troll Ho'.lsing Commission Teeo;:nizes Its re~pcon!l.lbllity to _the e"ltizcl'l:; of Detroit in making .ev~n-y. etrort .to bring abc:lUt 11 solution to cur c('ln­gcsted hou~lnf!: problem. The Com•

The C"lly J'o,;emnu•nt thu

b.lna the ~em of ~:;~::i;,~~= In! a:~d "TP!<trleted" wh!eh ls II) profUable h• e111ate c:oncerm. City to ~ the buck to 'b2 tbe colnlm:nlty.'' help' preJudice wt=tch keeps white divided. In this t'lty .,,_,.,~ race riots of 19-13, no\ attempt_ ha,;; been made

eomrnltt.ee" and !~:~;~;·:~:~~ appointed by lbe ~ or the prlroe· 'slnn-mlsuably for Neliro worken.

prcparin~ mcniltt'S and lhre;\ten!' the

existence or man

i ~;~,,:.·~~;;''!:'~ military I: a :;tcp In this_- Taxes Cut for Profiteers - -(C,mtlnued Irom J!:IIJ:O 1) ,higher the lax, ju'5l as in the ca:>c of

income taxes. the ex cu.'\ pro fils tax. The ~~~~tlt.e (21 ON WAGES. A kuaranteed Job or these r;:overnmenl eeannmlsi.S was tor every worker a"nd a cuarantced Ulade BEFORE they realized boW annual wake nf $:?.500 for &h1t:le pe~·

· JilrCe ·the corporation "tax cuts were :~~Ons and $5,VW for wot;..~u v.-:::J li:W!I ping to be. !amlll~5 ta "upport.

v.-L these corpnrallons ElY that they The corporations wnn't nr can't ea~'t ufTnrd wa~c lnf'rt'i!.!'CS without. ·:agree to !'ll'h n proJ;:ram? Then let the price boosts. Thtj liiiY tha~ they can't t;ovcrnmcnt natlon:tlh:e the 1nuno~· guarantee jobs and a minimum an- olles under workers' control. nw war nun! wage. GOvernment experts ex- has provt'd that the Workert Party pect unemployment of 8 million early. program is altogether pos~ible, ~o far next year WITII NO DROP IN WAR· as productive cnpacity :lll<i laht•r :ur

'fiMF. PROFITS. concerned.

It the

Thl~ merely proves

a dlffertnt ~:•:·~·~:·:·:~.:~:~~~ WOttKi::n:;•

of a cap\lali:JL antl'f!' full rrndudlnn, zncnt, an~ .·pll'nty for sll.

worker~· government Is otn•iu~lr poUtll'al rart)· af the w,..rklnc an lndl!'p~ndt'nt l.ailar ruty.

In th<" race or this slluaNon, Gen­eral Motors' president Wilson pro­poses thal the r.t.mdard work week be rnlsed to 45 hours.- with overtime allowed only after thal ln return Cor :::uch cnnccs:>it•ns hy labor. he would be wlllin~.tn increa~e wa~;c rates by 0 (she:) p~rct'r.t:

New York

WORKERS PARTY PLAN

PARTY SCHOOL Schedul• of Wintef. Scu1on

November 16 to Decc.mber 21, 1?45

Gf th~ ponhhment -

The Wnrkcrs Party, whose pro• gr:.~m J,,o\DOi't ACTION fully sup· p:;'lrts, say~ that the picture which we have presented itb<IV<' cal\!' fnr a pro• gram cnlirf'IY dlfTNcnt lrom Wit·

Clasus for the F1rst Somostcr w111 be held on FridQ_Y Nlgltb at Labor'Temple. 14th St. near 2nd Ave.

of the youth!!. by tor complalnlnr

of the fqod, wu and down the cor•

while hls 1\ands and bound, .a that he could G lnehes a.t a tlrne. Ar.· ta;:;..tnl' b;.;:~. w::~ il'!rr•d

a red tine about 1l:t wUh hls ann• erosllcd,

three dayll In a row. moved, he was hit

a :~~trap. I hurd m&ny of neC"dleu hrutallly ·

btoynnd a df'uhL _I hat the nm thr- hellholr- arl'l In• handllnl' )'OUtb.

eontalnlm; mostly &larch, dlctnry deficiency

",:~~:;-'~::,,~~:~~-diet cnn· It' Jo"o11d i1 ;.·:····:" ., ..•••• bt'[ort'! catln!:,

runcld.

son's. (11 ON TAXF.K. A tOO percent tax

on 311 war pranl-that b, .a rli'al ex.­cels prants tax.

An Income .!nx t<l l>rlnl{ i!.ll In• comes down to a minimum or $2.5.(100 a ~c.ar l;.'iOQ :1 week\, Nn tn::c. on ram• Uy lncmnl's under $5,000 n ycnr. No 1nles \nxe~. In :my t:htip.:! nr form, on the nece~~llles nnd ordinary eomfort!t of life. {While ,::lvlhJ: the IU('>nopolles nnd the lllillion:.ln•!l t<tx "relief." Congres11 has rf':fu~cd to r~pca1 war• Umr t'll'r'isc taxe!l,)

A tax tu cut 1J1to lhr hU!:C mn!l~l'll o( no:cumulatclt wf'nlth in the cnunlry­" cnpit:Jl levy nn fnrlum.'" of ,...n,OOO nnd cl\'cr. The bha~cr t!1c (f'rtune, thr

I DETROIT READERS:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE DETROIT ELECTIONS

Speaker: Mnrt1n Harv~y HtlNIJAV, NOV, 11, 8:311 1'. 1\t,

LABOR ACTION HALL :11'7! OUA1.'HlT t\T 1\tT. t::l.l.IOTr

1-P'rogram of Workers Party

lNii'fRt!CTOR! FAUL BERN 7:30 to l:t5 P. M.

11-Historlcal Roots of Bolshevism

(rtnl Partl INSTit.tiCTOR: ERNEST ERBER

1::19 to 8:45 p, l\1.

Ill-Post War Problems of Labor Movement

INSTMUL"TOR: DA\'ID COOLlllGF. ~:00 to 10:15 J•, :\1.

IV-The Wcrld Today tNKTRtl(.'TOn.t tiTEVt: PARKER.

n:oa to tC:IS r. :u.

V-Scmlnar: Cap1tal Vol. INSTRtll."TOR: F. I~ORt:t;T

0:00 p, 1\1.

'\'nu M"-)' rtkh.trr ror onro or mart! nr lht! ahfl"'fl t-nur"'r~ ~t. \\'nrktr"' ·l·arh' llf'adquarll'ra, 114. Wed Hlh totrnt, nr at U1C' lir•t twn "'"""ln.u. ol the ~;;h!'!'l· n .. ,t.traUD" cloua on N•n-f'lnl1rr :.!3rd. Thl' rrr I"~> JU>a rrr

t•nut"l'· t'or t'nmplrlr dt~t'rljl\lan or r•rh t'lall!! ami furlhtr lnff!rnl'lllcn

about the th:haol, writ~ to

THE WORKERS PARTY SCHOOL 114 West 14th Street

New York 11, N.Y.

Labor Action. Nov. 12, 1945

9111

~~"'•·"""'d fact that the nature of the building such that It Is, iiot proflt&ble to build low

for-the tow, uncertain JncomC! g:rout's:·The of th'!,bUIIdlng !ndustrles-lhe outmoded numerous contractors snd IUbconlractors,

labor unions with their restrictive by . the c!erna!ly ln~t;ure oonrllt!nns fl[

' ~~;,;:.i,;·~;;·;;, industry, lls lnnbllity to develop technol; the obsolete rc~1riclloris ot Clli>ltal!st pi-o-

"The io"ll!\ 1nusl he sathllcd that thr. j,ropot.~li prlco or rent ts reas~nably related-,., the prnpnsed accnmmO-daUons." '

Addini'C tD this Rnbert Fnlcy. FH.'\ -cnmml~loncr ~lalc:d: "There is no lntcnl!on lu make this a prlcc:-llxlnl!! lnc;osurc.''

So alter th•"! bill: buildln~ Industries arc guan10lt!Cd " "reasonable'' prollt, those who need thC"m most still rc• main without home,;;.

The soluUons ol!cr~d !<'lr lhe hnv-lnc<.ome ~roups by the local state ;:ind city gcwcrnmenl.s are nothing short ui insults. Quonsut huts,- barrricks buildings, abandoned ,school houses, reconverted ships-everything except a decent livable home.

The cGvernment and tbe capllalls\ ch&Jill It reprc~nh; h:l!i proven Jl.~elf cap:able only oC deslrucllon. A ISp;lem that. can on1y wipe uul clUes hut ·cannot built! them

- stands &elf·lndlcted. •

REGISTER NOW FOR THE WORKERS PARTY SCHOOL

IN NEW YORK CITY

.:--Rti1e :Or thi- Pa~i;.,;,:.Tuc~od;.y.- T:JD·3:-t5 r.lli.

lrulruehtr: tlol Kayo

lll11lorlcal Rnolt or Dobbnlsm

Tuesdr.y, 1:30-l:i!O r.M.

l"acoL ·u-1nslructorl Erne•t. t:rb~r

:~~-The Uh1lory or Gre-at Cl&sl Struules In America

'l'lltlidiiy, U-H1:15 P.M.

lnl>lrudor: ~1lk11 tneven•

r;h:m~iotoiif ;':frt;-;.l:ot-!::.-'lm::!l!~-lo·rtot .. y, '1:30-A:U P.JI.L Instructor: Reva Cralnt>

JU!olorlcal C!onlrlhullnns (lr Trobkfblll

Jo'rld:..y, i:lO-R:i:i i',l\1.

Parl 1-tn...trud<Jr: t:ma11uel (;~rn·U.

The \\'orld Toda,--trrlday, D-10:15 J•.M,

lnst•·udor; U~r.rman Fenwick

Advanced Semln;ar in l\br"'11 Capital, Vol. I

Friday, !1·10:15 1'.1\1.

Jn~otrudor: l·'rr•ldle fo'orrlll

STUYVt:SANT CAHIN0-122 tit.:CONIJ .AVI::NUE

ADMIS!:liON: .1.50 Pl:R COURSE

Labor Action. Dec. 31, 1945

lf'lwesl tevet) _ TJd"' ·~:.::;·~;~,;~-;;:~~:: (.~~~~~~~[E:~ arcordlnr: to ~:overnment hrl'ak e_\·en by 5pcndln~t. 530 a·month for- r"nt. ruel. U~ht.", and rchlgera_­Uon (In other wordll,-hy llvln~: In -.

(Continued from·· pliJ::-t 1) _

with euch passing day that 'ttic UnitC"d State~ is u~lng us tremendous power to :;lrengthcn ·Great Britain's itnpc­rlnlist Jifcline In the:: M!ddlc:: E:•st. The United Slates sent a·vcry shnrp protest lo Russia over hc-r ~rab or "Azcrtlaij:m In Iran. But there is noth· in.t: myste_rlous in this. Great Britain, wcakrmcd by the Wilr a-nd'now flrmly' uoricr the financial thuntb o! · lhC' United Slates, is no longl•r a rlvn1 but is rather a suOOrdinatc power in tho connlcts between tht" Blr: ThrN!.

There arc other reasons wh-3-' 'Tur• key may he thrown to the wolves In !'pile o! Gre&~t Bf-itnln',;; n.:cd (;) keep Russia out of lh<"· country. Per nne thin;:. lht'rc is nlwfly~ \h(' dan,;cr liHit i.iu: n:.u ... ;.,,, .;rmy;;;;lU ffi;lrt:l'i l:;_;n-;d ~;('izc whot It 'l:i!nls m;; It clld in lt·an, and for another, thf'f(' is n gi'f!:ot ncl"'d lnr nu~11iun n~rccmcnt un the que~· tonn of controlling the nlom. bomb.

RUt;StA'S JMPERIALISO\f Conlrad Turkey•H pllcht tOda)· wUh

what It wao~ afler the Fin\ World Vlar. The old feudal: re,;lme. watl overthrown by the )"OUD&' Turkish na-: tinnalbt movt ment. Great Drltaln, havinr r.uc:l'e~rully ousted the Turk!>! frnm lhe !\thlttle Eut. baC"kt'd the Grf"C"k!l In an attempt to toeh.e the

· JII'CI\'Inre• of Kars and Ardahan, the· Blark Sea ,,ra\·lnres n~w covrtrrl by 1\unla. The Bobhevlk leadton of that da)· NUPronTF.D the Turk,.-- In their !llruJ&1c to retain thn~ [t!'o\•lnee!i, •le•plte the fa('t that Kllrw and Arda· h.tn h:td betn t•art cr Cnrlst _Ru,u;l=. ~

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LABOlt ACTIOS BOOK SERl'JCE -ut Wnt 14lb Strf:d New Y•rlt JJ, S. Y.

Hue 1•• trad Trol.sky'a THE NEW COt'KSI: Paper &illld JJ.Oo 0 t1oth BoRnd U.OO O

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- :. ..... llll:l:!l -.:.. ... i.u'ng the StaUnUt-dornzuted section ol U1e union In Britf:6 Co­lumbia.

, , • '···-·:· >iu.~.e Q-!if,t a . ·-· ::.~;. .... .:u,~.· KU.tO-priU,, here are some flguru quoted by C. E. Wll!on, Ptesidt!nt of Gcmeral Moton Corporation1 at his recent presa conferenee, figures not generally published in the daiJy Pte~s:

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'it-nlal mill! to recommend him, swept the DemocraUe and ·RepubiJ­caJi Uckets. 'farren then puts in a0; "unexJI<kted" visit to the Labor Da:r

TUESUAJ Trod• Uniordsm

ia A::floa FRIDAy

Program of the' Workers Party

The Chevrolet ·Master Sedan was $74.8 list prlCe in 19·.11,_ anti is no_w $1,005. Chevrolet prices are .~ppro:xi-

7:10-8:45 r. M. loglu ""· U OSCAR WILliAMS, luft~cfv

Marx's Capitol Yofumo ff

7:3.0-8:45 P. M. le9f•s Hot. 1l

F. FOIIlEST, ltu#r•ctor

Socialist Persepectives for Post-War Europ•

9:00.10:15 P. W. l•gfa1 Hoy, 12

MAX SHACHTM'AN, lutrtdo,

7:JD.8:-4S P. 14, leglu Nov, 1S WARY I!LL, l•dr11cfor

Confemporilry Problems ·of Mardsm

7:!0·1:4$ 1'. M. ..glr~a Nay, 15 IRflllST ERlER, lrdtudor

Dtnlopmut of fl1• Soclalht Monmttf

Fort 1: The Struggl" for Scleatific Socialism

9:00·10:15 P, N, Otgla• Noy, 15 EI.IAH(IU GA.JI:RETT, l11slrvctor

FIRST TERM: Elv .. t W•eh REGJSTRA.TI'JN: Oct. lO to Hoy, 11 HoY. 12, UC6, tO Jan. 17, 1M7 F ... : $1.50 per Carne

All C••rse1 at

Third Floor, 114 Wtst 14tl Sh·eet, New York 11, N.Y. Pioae: CHthtc •·9£11

SUNDAY EVENING FORUM

Hoy, 17-I'ALESTINE: A Sympo1hun Sj,eohra to De Ana0ulltld

HoY, 24-GUNTHER REIMANN Aulbo..-, "Tbo Vamplre Eco1omy" 0!' "Tile Fare of Gernur•y"

Dec, J -JAMES T. F.6.AR!I.L Novella# a11d Literary Cr/flc Oa "Tollfor1 \VARANO I'EACE" Aulbor at ".Studt Lo11lgoa"

Dn.IJ -cLEMENT GREEHDER<; Edll'lr ol "Coumcdory" O~t "Th D.cllu of Arl" ArP Ctlflc of "Tire Ncr flu"

Dee, J!-HATHAN ~.OULD Haflo1tal Orvanller, Worhr1 forty On "Tre11cl to Mllltorltaf1oa 111 lire U. $."

Jo,, 5 -Pil:O,, C, WllGHT MILLS Dlred.:~:·, l11reav or Applltd 01 "r&e Ntw Middle C/ou" 'Social Releard, Ce~lrn~bla U.

Jcra. 72-JRVIHG HOWl! Editorial loard, Lollar Actio• 01 "Ca1 fh lllle/lor:lral fsccp1 l'e~lltlu1"

Ja-.. 19-tdAX SHACHTNAN Not1e~11nl Chfrmo1, Wothrs Port-1 o, "A111erlccu Lebar Crt th Crouroods"

Ja1, 26-ISAAC ROSENFELD A.llfAor, "Paua91 lrom lioae .. OJi "Trt11ds !• AmtrlCilr; Uleroturt"

ADMISSION: Slagle Lecf11rt, 50c - Serlu. of four, $1.50

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<JI,..,-_. ·~ .. · ····-_ · - Ter~J~1 of New York Labor Action ffers Courses in Political History

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prepared so as to a grasp o! modern

lir!ht of the histori­J:catured in lbe spring'.

o[ the Labor Action

ll:i~;~;;;,;;.; begins on April 1 and 1 for eight wee-ks.

lletd on Tuesdo.y and

·:;;~~<i;;,,;•;;'·tc';;;:he School's per­l 114 West 14th . TOS'C\hCr. With.

'"""'"'" ••~"""' of the school, a have ~n arranged

Sunday · evening o! the

---~:~''~\~::~~:~These forums bring to· : · gueSt lecturers on pol-

and llterat~re. .. The feature rorUlll or the Labor Action·_ Spdn~ Term wllr be on the

"question, "'Is _ Gcrnuny · Doomed!"' '(icest speaker or th" evenlnl:' will be

; ~;:::'~~:,• Reimann, _a athol' of Tbe / Eeonomy. This forum will

, plaee on Sunila)· ~rht, April

%0, .•t 8~ o'clock and will revoh·e :&round ,t.h;: following points: Is GerM man b.bor able lo sttr1.•h·e as :t clas..'l! How win German l'C(Inom)' sustain itself ln the corning pnlod between wars! Does the present foo.i shorlal"C . in Germany mean the Cl.'cntual exM tinction _of the Ger.nut p~ople!

The Tuesday and Friday night classes are arranged to_ meet the inM tcrcst In. varied f•elds of pollti~al. economic and cultural thought which

- is w.an!Ustct:f by those students u[ MarxistJoliUcs who have contrib­uted to t.'le growth and development o! the Labor Action School.

Freddie Forest's class on the Eco­noinic -Doctrines of Karl Mar-x will begin on Tuc$day, Aprll 1, and is di­rected primarily to students who de­sire an introduction to the study of Man:'s ~pttal. It will base it.£elf mainly on his Crlt1que ef Po11Ucal EconOmy nnd on, Entel's Socialism,

Labor Action. March 31, 1947

tTtoplan .and Sdentlfic. Tite instruc­!or will-apply the workshop method o! tenching and will eJCpect the stu­dents to ass:~t in the presentation o! ·' the lectures. Prereq11bites are a knowledgC oJ ~,\'a;-e __ I~abor anil Capl­l:JI nnd The Communbt !\taniCesto.

A!oo''l'IIROPOLO.GY COURSE As its t1rst clas;; on Friclay night. :

Labor Action School ·Is pleased to present an introductr;.ry course on the : relation o! 'Primitive sOcieties to mod­ern- sociill problems. The course" is Cntltlcd :Modern Problems ana th§ rrlm!U ... ·e Worlll. It is bcinc: taught b)' Aaron' Robart, a social analyst who has given much of his time in recent years to a ,.tudy o! recent dis· coveries in anthropology and the po• lltlcnl and ~oeial conclusions arrived · at by various analysts on the basis of. these discnvet"ies. The lms.tructor has

_put an Intensive amount of prepara- : t!on Into the lectures for this cour£e •mrl Labor Action School expectr. it to be one o! the notable achievements In the school program.

This emJrse will cover Plato. his conception" o! society, and an analy-­sis_nr Tbe Repubile: In· addition, nt least one session wUl be de\·otcd to Sh~1:1und Freud's Tokm and TllbGo nnd Its sl,nlfteonce for the student of wclety. Emphasis will ~ given to L.,_e nature of primiti\'e languoge and Its 1mportanc<! In understanding primitive society; ond there will be a itudy o! one primitive group: the Dobu. A minimum o! one full ses• slon wiU be devoted to a study of Basic PenonaiU)·:-The Neo-Fnadlan Com:·e~L Following thot, there wlll be a JX.'riod devoted to n case Jtudy of Tbe People or AlQor and a session de\·ot~:d to a discussion of conclu­aions' to be drawn !rom thz niaterb.i presented In the courrc.

On Fridays at 7:30 and at there will "be two classes with the political hbtory of W!Jrkers Party and the poUUeal !erenees bP.twecn the Worker3'P.arty. and other Trotskyist parties. Th~e · are tbe most Intensive t'our~es c·.-er to be. -given by the Lnbor AcUon School on programmatic questicns wh!ch affect the ' Trotskyist _. movP.­menL The instructors will be Ernest Erber, who is ~Olanaglng editor of The New !ntern!!.t!.or>el. and H*!nry Judd, one o! the editors of LABOR ACTION. '

Ernest Erber•s class, which Juts [rom i:30 to $1:00 p.m .• wm take up such questions as The Hlstoria.i and Theoretical Roots of the Workere Party, The Russian Question, The Nature of Stalinist Parties, The Na­tional Questlo:1, and The Concept of _ the Pai'ty.

Henry Judd's closs wlU take up "\'arious theori~:s which - art'. now prominent in the Trotskyist move-­

_.me_nt: __ :~e. T~eory _J!"l_!I_LS_t_t,_"'Sia ~~~"-a.

Workers' State. The Them·y that RusM sian Economy Is u Form <Of Stall: Cnpltalism, The Applicntion of the Strategy of "Defense of tbe Sovlct Un!on" to Poland .and Fmlnnd Dur­ing the Second WoriJ War, French Trobkylsm and the National QuesM tlon. The "Three Theses" und the Internntlonal Cummuo!~ts of Ccr· many, The _:T_I)_c~)s_ o! .. _l~.~- _!_~P. ... ~ ·_:_Gap!-__

talist B:t'tbarism or Socialism."' Vnri­ous Thcorie.'l on the Natur\"! of Sta­llni!t Partit'.5.

·For further ln!ormal.ion wri:e o.r. phone Lubor AcUon' School; ·third· noor, lH We~t 14th Street. ~rw Yor:~ 11, N. \'. CUcb~a :!-9681. Schod cata· logucs will be ma.iled upon rt'QU~t.

l...'lbor Action Scho,JI 1s open to VIs• !ton ol any thne.

Tllr'll R011r. U.f West P.ft6 Stroot tlow Yo'* Jr, H. Y.

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To:

S!.ii1DA.Y EV!:NING f-_ORYM

f;ioY, f7--:-ALESTlHE: 1.. Sy~pcshua

. tlot~. :!of-GUNTHER S:OUANN A~t~or of .. Tile Y:u~rpr,.. Ec:-o~toilll"" 0• "T.t.• T...te of G•r"•o•)'"" •

. D~: .. ..JAYES T, F.URUL Nc<rr>llsf ~•rf U~•rr11y Criflc 0• .. Tofder• WAR AHD PE . .S•~F' Adt.or of ''Sf•ds !.od!Ja•":"

D~.l ~t!LEM£HT GUEHftEVG EdUt~r ol "Co•nuf;:uy" 0• ''1!• DKII:c- "' ~rt'" Arl Cr!He ul "'riot H::rU.:;••

D..e. i!-·ICATHAN GO~LD Hr.::~ar:d c,o"~'.:r, \Yorh,.. l"~rfy .. 0• "Ti••rl ro lfl:Urul:crtro• 1tr, fb U. s.• '

J:t:. 5 - -l'P.OP. C. ~lt!GHT !-llf..l.5 01:-. !.::;~;:- !~:~.::-:::!: ~~':'., ~:::-, :;t . 0• "Tilli lfnt Mlddl,. C!~u" AF>flh.-J $ochrl Jfl'Hcrrell,

· C-:!•mfllcr :.1>11-ranlty

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n•--:.c:.X SHAC.I;iiAN HoriG:Htl C!ofr~eea. _Wc:hn I-urft O• ,.Aa:otl~• Lar.or af "'• C 'o':lur:-cnfl ..

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HOTEL DIPLOM.-.T ;oa Wi!!d J;!rd n .. rr • ..., _Ton Cit,

- . ADM'I~.$JOH~ 75&:

ACYl ON SCHOOL-----, 1~ ·.,. wOl'ld thai. bu jiut emer&"ed trom WM', \he aeholars IU'Id atate .. meD or tH ru11lll

J»W::n -oan p1'0vi4tt no answer to a. ~oplf' atrlvbslt ~ be free or con61ot _!.tl.d lM«I:rUy, · ~emoteD. IID4 mtRry, ·and. _tht! grt)wlnJ' dnad ot alomlc ·,..."'N','

T.~ -··~ .. , ...... i-"1 .. ~ .. ~~.: :_.;_ ........ .-~,.~··j"'•··' ... , ... .,...~ ... ; • .,_ -.. ~--.t-'' ... -·\·1~.:.. ... ,.,l ......... t-L'I:I ~·ll; ... tl,bl\olt<:l &<l:.fl~~· ~l\ ... ("~l.t\1(..,_ OJ~\:.~, U U!H. 'l.OlO C::Olni'of:X ~lVUiolb\0. !..I::I:J~t ~

tbe· atnsciG fof' • betkr way of nre =-equlres aD. undentandlnc of Uui 't4eu and metboth oi' aclt".ntlfk uei~I•J.D-o-Uio theory &bd pnoUee ai Marxlwl aa a pldo to wCrkl.ni' et.Ut aotle».. - . .

Lab.Jr AcU(tn School ;n·Ovlde!: coanc'- s.nalyalnc We underl,.Sn,c t:a"IUO• or· the a haec lit modern aoelel)' and a •urvey or snc:la1, pnliUeal sud e?onomta eDrrt:nla or the pul ud p~nL It b a ~b:H)i tor WC!'rldnc men &D4 wo!N!I aC.d tor all tho.o ,Vbo OMir. t.o p.artlcl­p.Alo eflecUveJ:r In the labor movemeDt..'

Caludar . The schedule or the School for the three cighl·

Week terms ot 11M6·1947 is: Ftnt. 'l"t!rm: Nov. U. l!)fG, to .Jan. 17, 19t'l. Saeond Term; Jan. :es. 19f.'l, &oM»-. Zl, 1947 ~ Tenn: Apr. 1, t9n. '- May 23. 191'7

; All ~or.s o1 the School will be beld on 'l'UXSDA Y AND FRIDAY NIGHTS ln the sehoo1

"l"''':t:tl.'\ ~t 114 Woes\ Hth St~(ot_ bo!Jrtn011r.?. Tut"!ldlly, No»vember l:Z. . • .

eo. ..... ' ·' roh1 aol.hln:N~. contnJn8 ft det<Crlptlon· of <tii­~Ul":OeS to be given in the ftr;st term, together with

. a lbUng of the Clu:!es planned !or the other turns. . A fUll dt:Scrlptlon or the ~ond Term courses wlll

. :be- available ln_tbe J'ar.:r.uaey catalogue. -

R0<;1ldratloo -De,dnnlnK Oct.obei' 21, the lAbor Ac:tJon School

. 011lce will be operi tl"Om 11 tt..m. to 9 p.m. for In-- formation and advice. Rf'~lstr&tlon will sbrt on

October 31, and will continue un~il November ll, at -which time registration to all classes will be closed. The fcc will btl $2.00 pu course, to be paid

,: .-s~ __ sdva~ce.: Vfhen admiSsions to a simrle JecturP .are permitted, the f~ will be 50 cenb. ·

SUNDAY EVENING FORUM. Throughout the WlnUr .and Sprint{ Terms or

1940-1947, Labor l'.ctlon School will bring you on successive Sunday eventngs, a series of guest lee· turers who-have serJous contributions to make In varioWI political, selentlftc and eultubll fleldJ. Au· dlence participation will be welcomed in the ques• lion and discussion period.

i'LACE: All lectu~s wlll be held in the main hall ot Labor Action School. except when otherwise announced .•

TIME: Sunday evenings at 8 P.M. (See achedulc.>

ADMISSION: 51.50 ·for four le-ctures (b)' !lf"ries ticket only). Flrty ceht11 for a sln,;le leCture.

·For Fur-User Information WrUe or CaU

LABOR AC:TIOH SCnOCiL Third Floor, 114 \'\'H .. 14lb S-.red

New York Jl, N. Y. CUeblta 2·H81

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Thb' course and problems of Uy deUgned _to tlonal material· tbe lAbor

Ia nddiUon to

CJU prol.olems of ":::~:~~~~:f..~~!~! cour.e wlll -~ as the futuro technological nllzatlon <Jf

Stalinism-\~::~:~~:~:~~~~::~~~,-~ sti'uggles h trends ln CIO, DDd independent phone workers•_ un!ona.

Several ~est_ spukerS phases nf this course.

Thlaba have already eovererl whleh wlll deal with volumes ot CIIPlrJ:IIL

or

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Trade Unioni1m in Adi_on

tNSTRUCTOn: OSCAR WILLIAMS 0l"&:lnb~r. wr.rk~r~ }':trt::

T'CF.!;DA\'S: '1:3D;R:IS r. :'-1. FIRS'l' SESSION: NQVt'IQ.b~r 12, 19-lfi

Th.is C('!UTH' In the! technlqnc<S; ~truC!Iurt", 1rl'nd~ and p;-oblem:; or 111odern trade uni.rnhm is primm·· 1Iy de11ig;ned to provide lriide unimiists with ad:li­tional ln<~terial tnr more ctTcctive functioning in the l:t.bor movement. .

In nddttlon to dc[lling with tht" spCdflc, Pl'acti­c::al problems of functioning in u traJr. union, !h'! course will take up a whole range (l( topics, such :ot: the futUre ~ITCCts on the trade. unions o{ prcrcnt

· technoliHtical aild economic trends, the irutUutioll­i::iz:;thm c! rc-;-l.:ln ph;1~cs o! •.:·;dl" ~m1on st:-u;:r,h:, Stalinism in the labor movement, the major un!on struJ;!glcs impending, the eiTccts of Operation Dixie, trends In the rnilr(ll\d uninns, the AFL nnd th(• CIO, nnd independent unions, such as the tcle­'pholle workers' unions.

St!\'Cr;J.l J:fHest speakers will lecture on ~ptocillc phn~cs nt lhis t'our!'<'.

Marx"s ... Capital."" Vol. II INSTRUCTOR: F. J'ORES'i' Orranber, Worker.. Part)' -

TVESDAYS: 'J:lO.S:4S P.M. FIRST SESSION: NOVC!mbt.r 12, J9.i5

This Is a two-semester course. Cor !'tudents wtn> b:.ve alr~ady covered Vvl J. The first lecture. which will denl with the FtrucLure of the thr.:"t! volumes or CAPITAL and the place Vol. li uccu• pies, will. however, be open to an who wish l<J :tt· tend to deelrle whether !heir b~clc:~rounrl is adc· qu;1l<' :o p<~rt!c-ipaic in :h•· da~·.

ScteiciiSt Porspective' in .Post· War Europe INSTRUCTOR: M:\X SIIAC'IITM.t\S Satlon:al Chal:man, Workel"!l Pan)·

TUESDAYS: 9:00-lO:U 1', !\!. !-'IRST SESSION: No~ember lZ, 19t.G

1. The Decay rf Europe 2. Eclip~ of Britain and the lti:--c ut New \'liorl·l

EmpirC'JO 3. Drcllnc vt I-'r;onct.• 4, \Vhitln-r Gt-ruHony? · ~. Sh~ul·oW 0\'C'r f'•1~lt•.-n F.m·v..,t• 6. T!1c ML•:111in~ :.nd Future of ~t.:1imi~m 7. 1-~tlUndnlir•ns ur SC"clalist Rcsur,ceJicc a. P'rnbh·m:-~ ur Uw n~\·,\utlonnry 1\to\'(•mcnt 'l\.,o\:1:.-

cour..ses P:-otjram Of the-Workers ~crty

INSTRUCTOR:· }r·A.lt.Y BELT~ E~1. lls.rlem. O~&&nli_~r. Wtl-r'kt-n l"&.rt7;­

FRIOAYS: 'J:lC·S:·1!1o 1" •. 1\1. FIRST SESSION: ·~ovetr.ber 15, 1946

This ctlut'SC is inlcnd~d primarily for .those. who'. would like d fuHcr C':;p\:nmtion- uf the progrilri,:'uf ' the Workers Party. ·· · · ~. ; - ':~ J. The world w~ Live ln-Commlldity Production,

L.obnr· PowC'r .. The CJa-;::; S!ru~J:!,:le. 2. now the World We Llvt-_ !f' Operl\tes--Aecumu·. ·

latif}n f}t WciiUh, The f>rofil System, Crises. 3. Wr~r1d Imperialism and Wu-World Coinpeti~

!ion of Mnnopolie~. Redi\'ision ot the ·World;-;.:" · -4 '11>" ·)'..abor Unions and \Jar. Clun: Strnr;(1e--CDPi·

iuii:.t I<lci•S ih t:-.. ; Labnr lofo'-"Cmt>nt;, \Vhy Union:::. .. Al'{" Not Enough.

5. What. Is PoiiUes!-The Labo·r. P3rty and_ the ' Wol'kcrs Government. The Workers Guvernmcnl und StlCinlh::m. .

6. Tbe Need for s. Revolutlowaey Sot"ia.ilst ~""':"" Tht" lml)0rtance ot Socialist Conseiousneu, The Principles and Program ot the WorKers P•rty.

_ C:ontemp9rary Prob}em!O of Marxl~m DISCUSSION LEADER: ERN F. :iT ERBEil,

Edut"atlonal Diredor, Wcrkers Party ~.

FiliDftYS: 7:30..b!t:; P. M". FIRST SESSION:'Nonmber 15, 1M6

•rhis cou.rse Is deslgnt.od to provide an 11.rena 1.1r tbC di!'cusslon of thel)rr.tlcal que~tloD!! that have ·;~s~umcd a renewed Importance~ as a :-esult cf the l;!re:~t historical change5 sin::e the Russia_n ~e\"o· lution.

Thf" <'OUr'o:" will cO\·:;:,- !!OI'h I'Urrt>r..tly ('ltlnlrn· \'r""la.l q~.n:!oUonto :r.,.·: \\'J1at 1:~> the ~lantb'- C::otleC!pl. o( pro~;rt>!lto';' b JIOda.l pro~rt-~S II.D JneVltal:le psrt of tcchnolor:-lcRI pro~rc::5. .. ? \\'bat oare· Uie llmU.s of_ ... :;Ute fntf"r\·cntlon il\ tbe f'f:onomy (d&ttflcatton) under capl!alh•m! \\'hat arl! tile hbt~rleal l~pllea•

. nons "' bure;;:acoath\ .:ul1kU~t"m? b t.ur.eAucu;!c ' nationalization a 5l~p towud M)elaUs.rnT Wbat. Ia the e!ilof'nCe of soclallo;.m-ln lt.e llcht Gf b1nr•urraUc · natlonallzatlon"? \\/'hat Is the p1~e of demOC!rccy In thr Mancl1t. coneert1 is ibe. eoneep\ of ebMtto.lf' mnr:~l valul"s c:ompaUb!e with hl<JtorJcal 111at.erlal.:· ls1n'! Jlraw 'does nz.tlonaUu.Uon alf'ecl.' the rel•tlon•~ .,JiJp ut poliUcs tG economics~ _ . · -- ·c-

tBN•ause o! 1he n;'!lUrc n[ the course, an cxlen· ~1\l" boi\':C' t·otmrl in l\'fnrxl11t theory will be r••n,.:thl<• tu intc-UI;!Cnt-- partidp;;:~l_io:lo, The t<'~C•"'-'''!0- tht' 1 i~ht In li111lt alteml:mc{' In

FIRST TERM COURSES tCont!nuecU

Devctopmcmt wf th-e Social!st M.;:v~ment Put.l: The S!rut~:e £cr SdtnUtk S~Wbrn

INSTRUCTOR: D1A...."''UEL GAR.Rrrrl' i:dlior ·~r Lab.:.;:AcU~u -·

_1-"RIDAYS; 9~t.o0-10:1S I". M. FIRST SESSION: Novembrr IS, lSI&

Th!s e~ b tbc ftrst part o! a ·thr~e term ~course deli.Ung with lhe evolution or the Socialist !'.Ioverne\lt and 'the !d2as and roclal-currents thnt molded iL' l. The Fre.nch Revolution and Its IdE:()logists. 2. The D<;t,;reJopment ot Utopian Thought. 3. Chart!~m and the British I.c~bor Movement. 4.. Ci:i!:i,. ::;.".,fug.g~~ ir. r.~n~..-e, 18~. !;. 'The Ei:Lhteenth Brumalre and the Marxist Hls­

. torlcal Method. 6. Theoretical D~pulcs ln the First Intoerr-atlonal;

Marx"A Confi.Jcts .... ~th Anarchism and Its Mean­Ing.

'7. Ma.r.c J>t:~d the Got~n FroiD-am .. lJ. n.e F;.rls Commun~ and D("etlne or the Fir!t In­

tern.aUe~aL

I Wor~ers Party Pres,nts

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FRIDAY, NOVEMCER t, 1946. M 8:30P.M.

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SECOND TERM COURSES

Juk ll't-ber:

~\'4 Cratne:

Trends In ··Amerieitn Econ­omy

Fundam~.>ntuhi o! M:.rxist Economics

'£.-ne~tt R. McKlnney: The Negro ln_AI:tcrlcan His~ t.or,y

Inlog- Howe:

Al!.~rt Gdu: ·

Development of American Social Th.c.ug~t

Colonial .Worid in Revolt

Development ot the Soclal· !st Movement

Part 2: The Rise of the: MaS$ Workers Parties_

THIRD TERM COURSES

Ostu Wllllama; The Program of the Wo.-k­us Party

Russia Today: Bureaucn•lic Collec'tlvl:ol Society

Strategical 01nd Tactical Lessons c.! Re\•olution

Ernt"'!l R. :\Iclihmey: The Neg-ro in Cor:!em-Pot·~-l'

Ern~...;t Erber:

!'afJ''( Burt:

America ·

Econornic D·.·~lrlne:s of Lfarx

Amerlc<-n S)(·lal and Politi­cal Df>vde>pment tl!I2S­l945J

Trade Unlor.itm In Actiun

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