SOCIALIST APPEAL OCTOBER 29, 1938 American Trade Unions and the Social Crisis Sailors Union Granted Appeal Army Charter by AFL Conclave so ers NMU Leaders Accused As Shipowners Agents understand the merciless char Conversation on the Problems and acter of the press. lt social crisis Program of the American and to cad the masses into an attack.
Labor Movement Danger of Fascism But still you have not anA Few Still Left. 3) Scott, who is easily the (Continued from page 1) are immeasurably better, more swered the question of fascism, Out of the many extra thou best agent Cleveland has ever tion only what can be done now, audacious, more decisive than the that is of the immediate danger sands of copies of the Worla had, has increased his order by SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25. bor was corroborated by both was approved by the membership of the trade union movement rapid birth and growth of the bring upon themselves by more Sailors Union of the Pacifle Green. Full program of the adopted in the form of Proposals dred copies immediately. Among the leaders leaders. The very fact of the which the trade unions would Last night the membership of the Harry Lundeberg and William of the last week. This was Congress and Anniversary issue 15 and now takes a total of 50 per printed, there are still a few hun week, there are, it is true, also those shows that the American radical demands.
meeting in union headquarters as it appeared in WEST COAST for unification of seamen. These branches which have neglected to Ecles has jumped again by 30!
left over. Those (4) John Murphy of Los Anwho give themselves a clear ac worker has changed radically have not forgotten this for here formally accepted their new SAILORS. official organ of the proposals were substantially: counting of the threatening dan under the influence of the terrific a single moment. The fascist American Federation of Labor union, follows: International Charter to get extras on this magnificent. John now takes (and pays for. a ger. But they cannot change the economic jolts of the post war danger is here now, even before chartera issue still have the chance to do weekly total of 215. Incidentally, 1) continued fight for bet be granted to the Sailors Union Two weeks ago the of La ter living conditions, better traditions, views of the American ade. When you showed even mands. It flows from the decline convention in Houston, Texas, is quarters, of the Pacific. The membership John is the best literature agent New York City has disposed of the west coast ever had. He to food and higher of the Sailors Union to have workers bind and limit our possi little initiative in the creation of and decomposition of capitalism.
full authority in administering 3, 000 copies of this bssue, with California what Ruth Querio Is Chicago handling 1, 000 and Losto Pennsylvania, and anyone who billties. All this cannot be more militant unions, the workers grant that it could become in sued an international charter for wages: Hiring of all seamen thru the affairs of the International; changed in a single day. responded immediately and save creased for some time under the can waters. At that time the Union Halls. Definite and un Angeles close behind with 750. rises to her class is going some! An organizing committee Threat to Unions Practically every branch took halls to be established under the more than double its usual quota Seattle, Washington branch, has (5) Taylor of our new Are you sure that history heard of support. You have no of the trade unions. The workern Sailors Union of the Pacific was. and this includes governwill grant you many years for right to complain about the must be openly warned of it. They Name chosen by the for ment hiring halls and ship auspices of the In conand early reports indicate sue raised his order from 10 to 20 per junction with East Coast seapreparation The crisis of Amer masses. And the so called sit must be called to the defense of cessful sales and great interest the new international is the Seawas not the the trade unions. They must im farers International Union of owners agencies for hiring sea men and fishermen: week.
ican capitalism has an Amer down strikes. men. We pledge our combined strong leaders who invented them but mediately begin the practical crer North America. Temporary districts of the displayed in the basic program ican tempo and scale.
of our newly founded Internation(6) Burbank of St. Louis economic force to resist the es International to be established al. Sond in reports of how sales has doubled his order by adding body which has not known sickThe charter was granted after tablishment of any other than on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
ness begins to deteriorate very this an unmistakable sign of the defense. There is no other road!
went and we ll print extracts in 15.
the old International Seamen hiring halls for American sea An Emergency Board to next week issue.
him rapidly from a certain point on readiness of the American work (7) Toronto, Canada, takes be set up on the east coast. more, making a total of 95 per The collapse of capitalism sign ers to pass over to more decisive self from fascism by means of Union, which lost the loyalty and men!
fies at the same time a direct and methods of struggle? Mr. Hague democratic laws, resolutions and default, was formally and official Opposition to policy of The Emergency Board to increased Sales and Subs! week; while the Syracuse, training new seamen for the o democracy is a direct product of the sits appeals as he came acroemenina y declared defunct.
An of American Merchant Marine. com consist of two representatives immediate threat from the and two from We re very pleased to report Yipsel circle has a new literaturewithout which trade unions can down strikes. Unfortunately. in from a cavalls he workers ago to an outit khown as the that our strenuous efforts of the agent in Herb Lewin who begins a the old not exist. Do you think, for in the upper layers of the trade un diplomatic notes.
past few weeks (special anti war with a modest per week.
face of the fact that thousands Headquarters for the Atstance, that Mr. Hague is a ions no one dares to draw just as must be taught to defend their Of Seamen Union was issues and World Congress 12 All in all, one of the best bunof qualified bona fide American daring conclusions from the lives and their future with weap automatically lifted when the lantic District to be in New chance phenomenon pager) are beginning to have ex ale order weeks we ve had in a Oh no, do not think so at sharpening of the socialistele ons in hand against the angsters new Internutional came into bemerchant seamen are flooding York: Detroit for the Lakes; cellent results in the way of add long while!
the benches of this country, un The Emergency Board will all. During the last period have as the capitalist reaction has and bandits of capital. Fascism ed circulation. The way subs ing had not a few talks with trade drawn. This is the gist of the thrives in an atmosphere of imable to secure employment; operate on the east coast du have been coming in indicates Bound Volumes: As Secretary of the Sailor ring the period of re organiza Strictly against the arbitunion functionaries on this sub matter. The leaders of capital punity. We need not doubt for a of the Pacific, Harry Lunthat our goal of 50 per week may Bound volumes of the 1937 Union ration of inter union jurisdie tion, after which time cach disject. My opinion is that in cach think and act immeasurably more moment that the fascist heroes debers will be in charge of organ soon be attained. Also, bundle Appeal will be mailed out this tional matters by any governstate we already have now un firmly, more logically, and daring will put their tails between their ention work.
trict wil be granted local auton order increases have been mount week. We urge more orders ment bureau or board, and omy. Elections shall be held der this or that bannera fully than the leaders of the prole legs when convinced that the ing steadily. Each and every (there are still some left) and Membership of New Union follow workers are ready to advance against the arbitration of any for district officers not later branch should now in an ex. thank those who have waited so Hedged reactionary organization tariat these sceptics, the against one of their corps, two, has an initial membership of 7, 000 The Scafarers International fundamental union dispute: than one year after granting of cellent position not only to start patiently.
ready to become on the morrowers, bureaucrats who dim Against the introduction the mainstay of fascism on na fighting spirit of the masses.
And three, or four of their own corps. West Coast sailors, plus 500 highcharter.
a subscription campaign (New into trade union affairs of With organizing machinery set York City is in the midst of such New York City Subscription up and with the militant program a drive now. but also to add Campaign: wait 15 or 20 years. Fascism can the victory of fascism, moreover ers organizations and reducing ermen in Alaska, 000 sen going either politicians or their pofiremen organized in the indepenlitical philosophies; which has characterized the sall. many more copies to its weekly New York is in the midst of a become victorious in three or in the very near future. The the number of inevitable victims dent Marine Firemen, Oilers, Wipworkers do not come to your down to a minimum is through ers and Watertenders Associa6. Friendly and solid rela ors Union of the Pacific since the bundle order four years.
subscription campaign, conducted tions with bona fide labor ormeetings because they feel in timely creation of a mighty ortion on the West Coast are In this case.
1934 strike on the West coast, as by Abe Miller. The contest is closganizations on the basis of a foundation stone, spokesmen New Advertising Manager: What is our program? Stinctively the insufficiency, the sanization of workers self de known to ing on November 1st of this year be sympathetic to mutual self respect and self for the new International Union Bob Browne, former Appeal and a prize consisting of books understand your question. The inconsistency, the lifelessness, the lense. This constitutes the first protection against predatory situation is very difficult, some direct falsity of your program. task of the trade unions if they the sailors there, and may be exappeared confident that they business manager, has returned. Not Guilty, Case of Leon pected to affiliate with the new do not want to perish ignomini international. On the east coast employers: could win the allegiance of all to work for us as Appeal adver. Trotsky, and The Revolution great measures are necessary. The leaders of the trade unions Aid to all other workers in east coast seamen. Their fight tising manager. We re especially Betrayed. will be awarded to But do not see the necessary get off general phrases while each ously. The working class needs a the 500 men in the Deck, Enforces, the necessary leaders.
their fight against their employ will be conducted against the pol glad to welcome Bob back to the the one getting the most subs. In over his head. You must And a language gine and Stewards departments, Psychology of Leaders The Labor Party icy of collaborating with govern. Appeal staff and know he ll be case of a tie, duplicate prizes will corresponding to the real situaformerly members of the FL Machinery for organizing on ment agencies for regimenting more than successful in his work. be awarded to the winners. This means capitulation tion of rotting eapitalism and not the future? What will the trade the new set up. Past coast fisherity of seamen now belong to the cials of the National Maritime and questions regarding advertisA But what is the outlook for will come immediately into the cast coast, where the major seamen is now followed by offi. Henceforth, all communications Who in the lead, Abe?
without a struggle?
to bureaucratic Sllusions. The situation is difficult. We AI have already told you methods of struggle?
unions finally come to with these men, now under the banner of National Maritime Union (C. Union.
the must recognize that the majority do not see leaders. There are ining (aside from routine branch Send all contributions and subs will also affiliate.
of trade union functionaries do dividual groups, sects, but do and workers defense squads are takes scamen claimed by the Naturally, the sliding scale Add to these figures the 3, 000 announcements) should be ad. to: dressed to Bob Browne, care of SOCIALIST APPEAL not see or do not want to see the not see anyone capable of uniting insufficient. These are only the the Socialist Appeal.
116 University Place Branches would be doing well New York, have grown tremendously within should agree with you that the first steps necessary in defending gins its day with roughly 25, 000 a very short time. It is natural, masses are ready for strugels and from fascist knives. These 50, 000 seamen during the coming the workers from hunger, death, members. It plans to bring in if they paid some attention to the problem of getting ads. How therefore, that the leaders of the It is not a question of leadabout trying to get a few from Have You a Suppressed Desire go through a honeymoon ers but of program. correct pro are elementary and urgent means year.
period. They are inclined to view gram not only will raise up and of self defense. But by them Upon receiving the Charter at (Continued from page 1) Loones was expelled from stores and restaurants used by to be Napoleon, Stalin the difficulties lightly. The gov weld the masses together, but it selves they do not decide the mat. Houston, Harry Lundeberg it worked in close cooperation with the union for editing the rank our comrades? little effort in ter. The basic task consists in mediately announced to the press a detective agency. He says that and file paper. He was convethis direction would be appreciaternment not only considers them will train leaders.
or Cleopatra?
but even plays ball with them.
making a path to a better eco that the central point in his pro Ray Carlucci worked in the union niently forgotten by his former ed and be very helpful to Appeal The Program Suppress it no Longer!
They have not been accustomed to this in the past. It is natural, What do you consider a correct reasonable and homesrecor: gram, around which he proposes as a labor spy under direction of associates after they were clected finances.
utili to organize one big seamen un Industrial Service detectives to office.
Here is the list of new subscripJames Walsh and Harry About King he has the followtherefore, that their heads swim rect program?
Come in Costume to the zation of the productive forces in ion, is a vigorous fight again Conner whose offices are at 110 ing to say, he) lacked the courtions obtained last week: You know that am a the interests of the entire people. Government regimentation, West a little. This pleasurable dizziness Marxist, more precisely, a BolsheNEW YORK CITY.
HARVEST This is impossible of achievement coast seamen have waged a head East 42nd St. New York City. age to identify himself with the to ical thinking. They enjoy today vik. My program has a very sim through the usual. the normal, on fight against the Maritime The charge is that all these peo publication although he took the Chicago Massachusetts without thinking of the morrow.
ple and short name the socialist the routine methods of trade un Commission program of Govern ple are employed by the isthmian leading part in the publishing MASQUERADE Very well said: In this am revolution. But do not demand on work. You must agree that ment hiring halls and Govern. Steamship Line, working with the and no issue was produced withCalifornia of the leaders of the trade union under the conditions of capitalist ment training ships.
in complete agreement with you movement that they adopt imme decline isolated trade unions are company personnel director, out his instructions.
Seattle, Wash Program of Organization Jump Indiana King Denies.
Irving Plaza Philadelphia are temporary. They are only diately the program of the 4th incapable of stopping the furThat the new union will con An open letter to the La Fol. The Pilot, official paper of the Arkansas 15th Street and Irving Place symptomatic of the fact that the international. What do demand ther worsening of the conditions tinue this fight with the full lette Civil Liberties Committee carried a Hat denial by Illinois working class of the has of them is that they draw con of the workers. More decisive and support of the ntire forces of calls for a thorough investigation Jerome King of all allegations November 5th Denver come into motion, has broken clusions from their own work more profound methods are need the American Federation of La of the situation.
ogainst him. His statement said King Involved with routine, and is now seekine from their own situation; thated. The bourgeoisie which owns in part: certain group using Foreign 8:30 Mentioned in Loones indict Octave Loones and new methods to save itself from for themselves and the masses the means of production and tain period could inflame millions the Rant New Jersey Swing Band. Entertainment the mentacing tabyssent your on they answer at least these two state power has brought economy of workers, the idea of an inde ment arc: Hennessey, newly and File Pilot have attempted to Competitions lons do not find new methods, questions: to a complete and hopeless chaos. pendent, fighting Labor Party appointed assistant editor of the inter that have been friendly they will be crushed into pulp. How can the be saved The bourgeoisic must be declared which wants to put an end to Pilot, official organ of the Na with labor spics working in the from bankruptey and ruin? an insolvent debtor and the econ. cconomie anarchy to unemploy. tional Maritime Union: Peter Interests of the operators. This and increased bundle orders!
And look at this list of new Even right now today Hague is stronger than Lewis because And how can the be omy must be transferred to fresh ment and misery, is capable of Innes, Jerome King and Walter is an absolute lic.
Sub. 50 with Costume Hague, despite his limitations, saved from fascism? and honest hands, that is to the inflaming tens of millions of Carney. Both King and Cuney About Sherman Lemmon, now (1) Sapire of Johannesburg, 65 without knows clearly what he wants and Sliding Scale of Hours hands of the workers themselves. course, the agitators of the Labor were clected to office in the re employed by the Maritime Com South Africa has increased his Lewis does not. The whole thing What would you do today How can this be done? The first Party must show to the masses cent vote taken by the union. mission and formerly associated bundlenbynestach week. Incident. Auspices: may end by your leaders waking in the United States if you were step is clear: all trade unions by doods and not words that they King is national Secretary. Car with king and the NMU Rank 1, Johannesburg sells over 100 Socialist Workers Party up from their pleasurable dizzi an organizer of a trade union? must unite and create their own are not clectioneering agents of ney heads the deck division. and Fllo Pilot, Loones says Appeals each week among native ness. in concentration First of all the trade unions Labor Party. Not party of Roosevelt, La Guardia and Co. According to Loone statement, wish to state that believe sher and English workers living in Tickets May be obtained at must pose squarely the problem Roosevelt and LaGuardia, not a but real fighters for the interests King and Carney met regularly man Lemmon to be ignorant of South Africa!
Labor Book Store Meetings Poorly (2) Reading has gone up to 25 of unemployment and wages. The labor party in name only, but a of the exploited masses. When with agents of the shipowners to the fact that detectives were in Unfortunately, thut e past hs sliding scale of hours as formu. genuine independent political or orators begin to speak the lan discuss union policy. He tells how volved in this picture and that to per week.
tory of the United States with its lated by you is correct: all must ganization of the working class. guage of working class leaders in he also was involved, accuses Hen my knowledge he had no part in unlimited possibilities, with its have work. But the sliding scale Only such a party is capable of stead of agents of the Whitenessey of receiving money from botraying the interests of the Individualism has not accustomed of hours must be supplemented rallying to itself the ruined farm House, 85 per cent will come to Walsh on repeated occasions; membership but was hinself also our workers to social thinking by a sliding scale of wages. The ers, the small handicraftsmen and the meetings and 15 per cent, sometimes it was given to me and a victim of an attempt to slander It is enough to tell you that trade working class cannot permit a storekeepers. But to accomplish consisting of conservative old in turn would give it to Hennes him. Both Lemmon and the union mectings are attended at constant lowering of its standard this it must carry on an irrecon men, aristocrats of the workers, sey. Agents of the shipowners Commission have apparently de 116 University Place, New York City best by 15 per cent of the organ of living, as this would be tanta cilable struggle against banks, and careerists will remain behind. first became associated with un cided to maintain discreet silence.
ized workers. Just consider this mount to the collapse of human trusts, monopolists, and against The masses are better, more de ion spokesmen last March at No comment on the whole affair FALL TERM ANNOUNCEMENT fact!
culture. The highest earnings on their political agents, that is the cisive than the leaders. The masses which time information from the has come from that source as But is it not possible that the eve of the crisis of 1929 Republican and Democratic Par. want to fight. The fight is ham hles of the Naval Intelligence yet.
Classes Begin Nov.
the cause for the abstention of should be taken as the point of ties. The task of the Labor Party pered by the leaders who lag be Service was offered to the group The Stalinist Game 85 per cent lies in the fact that departure. The powerful produc must constitute taking power in hind the masses. The leaders hide putting out the Rank and Most carefully guarded of all THE AMERICAN TRADE UNIONS Widick the speakers have nothing to tive forces created by the work to its hands, the entire power, their own indecisiveness, their File Pilot, Loones claims opinions expressed after appear Mondays, 7:00 8:30 lectures, 00 tell the masses?
crs did not disappear, did not and bringing the economy into conservatism, their bourgeois Why Paper Was Published ance of the Loones expose came II. AFTER THE MUNICH CONFERENCE Jack Weber Well to a certain extent perish they exist. Those who own order. This means to organize all prejudices behind excuses that the paper based itself upon the from official Stalinist spokesmen this is truc. The economic situa and dispose of the productive national cconomy according to a the masses are unprepared. This justified resentment of cast coast The Mondays, 8:45 10:15 lectures, 00 Daily Worker (Oct. 22)
tion is such that we are forced to forces are responsible for unem single reasonable plan, the aim of is now the real situation, seamen against the dictatorial carried a story indicating that III. LIVING MARXISM COURSE IN FIRST PRIN.
keep the workers back, to put a ployment. The workers know how which is not enhancing the profits. There is quite a lot of truth policics pursued by the Commu the was willing to deal with CIPLES John Wright what you say. But. we shall nist Party leadership in the Loones on their terms. They state brake on the movement to re to work and want to work. The of a handful of exploiters but the Tuesdays, 7:00 8:30 sessions, 00 treat. Of course, it is not to the work must be divided among all material and spiritual interests of talk about it next time. great amount of dissatis that if Loones has the real dope workers Hiking the workers. The earnings of a population of 130 millions Crux.
faction was cvident and rumbles he should have turned the proof IV. THE BRIDGE TO REVOLUTIONARY ACTION That is just it. The fault cach worker should not be lower Roosevelt Popularity of impending revolt were heard over to the proper union author James Cannon James Burnham Iles not with the masses but with than the maximum reached in the Many our leaders are bo daily with increasing force wher itics for action. He should not Max Shachtman ever small groups of the members have published the proof in the of tim, too. the trade un essary. the inexorable demand of development is in the direction sessions, 00 ship gathered and discussed un so called Rank and File Pilot Tuesdays, 8:45 10:15 ions themselves in a dif the trade unions. Otherwise they of the Labor Party. But the popuion affairs.
which was the mouthpiece for LABOR JOURNALISM James Casey ficult situation during a crisis. will be crushed aside by historie larity of Roosevelt is still too Original purpose of the rank the union dividing red baiters duwere forced to retreat, lost part development as so much trash. grcat. If he should agree to run course in both theory and practice news reporting, and file paper was to voice the ring the unio election period.
of their membership, spent their Capitulation or Struggle for a third time, the question of a (Continued from page 1) opposition of the membership to This statement also fore shad.
news writing, editorial writing, newspaper make up, book basic capital. But at least there Is this program realizable?
reviewing and drama criticism. Students will be given theh existed the certainty that spells ruin for the capitalists. another four years.
purpose.
Agreement signed the union are determined to clear assignments. This course will be continued next semester.
in the next rise they would re Precisely such a program could That is just the misfortune 3, 000 Imprisoned Curran last Spring. Loones says, out all opposition and rule again Wednesday, 7:30 8:30 sessions, 00 trieve all their losses. Now there hasten the development of fas. that Messi Leaders look up The Metaxas regime has al The agreement reached with the with a high hand, expelling milis not the slightest hope for cism.
ward and not downward. The ready sent at icast 000 militants oil companies was considered by itant members, collaborating with VI. THE THREE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS George Novack weaker and weaker. Your organ supposes struggle and not pros American capitalism, the growth sean islands and to the jail at ment which, if ratified, threat regiment seamen, and signing a Wednesday, 8:45 10:15 sessions,. 75 ization, the might collapse tration. The trade unions are of unemployment and misery, all Acronauphlia a medieval castle ened the very existence of the sell out agreements with the boss.
just as rapidly as it came into faced with two possibilities cither these basic processes directly cic where our comrade Scalaios died. Union If the statement by Loones can VII. CAPITALIST ECONOMY IN CRISIS David Cowles being to navigate. maneuver, retreat, termining the fate of tens and Among these exiles are at least Tool of Opportunists be proved, the discredited leaders Fridays, 7:00 8:30 sessions 00 Masses and Leaders close the eyes and capitulate on hundreds of millions of people do ten of our comrades.
Expressing these grievances of the opposition whom he expoA What is to be done? the installment plan in order not not depend at all on the candi The notorious police tortures but falling to adopt any clearly scs will be used as a whip against REGISTRATION First of all clearly tell the to aggravate the bosses and dacy or popularity of Roose include castor oil, hanging by the defined program for improving all opposition groups in the fu Registration may be made either at the school office, masses what is. It is impermissible not to provokc reaction. The vell. assure you that he is much feet, the beating of the soles of conditions of scamen, the ture. Singularly enough the Daily 116 Úniversity Place, between P. and to play hide and seek. Of course, German and Austrian social dem. more popular among well patefect until they bloed, insertion of Runk and File Pilot easily be Worker has no mention of the you know the American workers ocrats and trade union function functionaries of the than sharp sticks under fingernails, came the tool of unscrupulous op fact that the policy pursued by 10 or at the Labor Bookshop, 28 12th Street, better than do. Nevertheless aries tried to save themselves among the unemployed. Moreover unnameable tortures of giris. portunists in the Union. The King since his election to office between P. and P. Registrations permit myself to say with cers from fascism in this manner. The trade unions exist for the work. Many are thrown out of windows. struggle against oppression has not differed in any important can also be made by mail or by calling STuyvesant lainty that you look at them result is known to all they broke ers and not for the functionaries, as was our young comrade. Tele degenerated into a dog fight over respect from that advocated by 0567. The school form will begin on November 9th.
through old glasses. The masses their necks. The other road is to If the of the Yor a cer gades.
posts and control within the the Communist Party.
Total.
camp.
THE MARXIST SCHOOL THIRTEEN GREEK COMRADES JAILED