2 SOCIALIST APPEAL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1939 Big Business Primes Itself for War Profits Agreement with Hitler SEE BIG VOTE AHEAD FOR SWP CANDIDATES In the Labor Unions APPEAL ARMY (Continued from Page 1)
kind of price control that will dovetail most nicely with With this in view, the Commission may base its decisions to do the insuring, their lives, wounds, and suffering can The confidential report of the Tax Research Institute the profit side of the ledger.
as to price or profits on whichever of the following it be counted us no more than the usual premium necessary devotes considerable space to the analysis of price control The confidential report analyzes the various means of deems to be most desirable in cach case: for that insurance.
under the military dictatorship and the ways and means for price control now being considered by the War Resources (a) Profits earned by the industry or the commercial War Hysteria First, Profits Next those on the inside to avoid those controls.
Board and comments as follows: activity concerned over a pre war period to be specified by Certain conditions in War, particularly in the early All Prices Can Be Fixed, remarks the confidential Uniform unit prices, slightly above the bulk line of cost, the Commission.
stages, disturb the price structure. Among the things which will be prescribed for basic commodities and raw mater. b) The cost of producing the last unit of the indisbulletin, and it adds the following inside tip for the better understanding of the members of the capitalist class. contribute to this are unusual Government demands, dim ials, except where it is manifestly to the national interest pensable amount of the commodity required by the war Observation: One of the important observations inished available supply for civilian use, reckless Govern That is, Wall Street interest to prescribe a grad programs, either throughout the industry as a whole or ment buying, high cost production because of the employ ed scale of prices based on differences in most. graded upon a regional or territorial basis.
that the Army and Navy Munitions Board has made in its ment of unskilled workers, increased insurance, interest study of prices control is that prices cannot be controlled, scale of prices if carried out in full detail, is practically a (c) Prevailing market prices.
and tax rates, restriction of essential imports, and inflation except where there exists physical control over the goods or cost plus system and gives an incentive to wasteful and in. d) Actual cost of production plus a reasonable return of the currency.
efficient management. Moreover, this method involves la on capital.
services. The problem of enforcement is the one greatest borious investigations, is difficult to apply, and provides opobstacle to the imposition of a ceiling over all prices. The The meat of this juicy capitalist nut can be extracted Right Kind of Price Control portunities for fraud and evasion. There it is, in black merely by understanding one basic fact: the Commission Board concedes that there probably never can be established This paragraph was written evidently in the light of the and white. The single price policy, allowing dif to decide on the control will be Wall Street appointees; a sufficiently powerful body to control all prices, even if it experience of the last World War. Huge government or were desired.
ferentials for quality, transportation, and margins between Wall Street will decide what constitutes reasonable reeers were given out at enormous profit to individual capiThere is the nub of the whole price control systein.
producers and dealers, makes less of a departure from turn on capital. and Wall Street will define what it means talists; colossal fortunes were made on shoe string invest normal business conditions and is less complex in its adWall Street does not desire to control prices or profits. If by cost. Items such as rent paid oneself, salaries to ments by members of the Sixty Families; billions in profits ministration. Requires less complicated bookkeeping to public opinion makes necessary a certain smoke screen callvice presidents, interest on loans, etc. or fake costs paid were rolled up by the giant corporations. Some of the scan cover up the abnormal take in profits.
a hold ed government control, every capitalist is assured that it company, give complete in this field. dals that were uncovered after the war censorship had been Under the heading: The Safeguards Assured Business won hinder his profit taking in the slightest. In fact, on lifted rocked the entire nation.
Bosses Guaranteed THEIR Cut the contrary, the government will guarantee his profits.
in Price Control, the confidential bulletin remarks that Small wonder that Roosevelt is working day and night The exact method of price control has not yet been de But whatever the system employed in the light of pro Government contractual relations are to be so administermined; this is one of the problems now before the re paganda needs, the capitalist is guaranteed his cut in the tered as to insure the contractor against undue risks incito whip up the war hysteria that will plunge the United cently appointed War Resources Board.
lucrative flow of war profits: States into this second World War and give the itching dent to war time production.
And since this Board is composed of high paid agents of In the determination of prices, a Commission to be Wall Street will be insured by the government against fingers of Wall Street as soon as possible the golden feel of WAR PROFITS Wall Street closely connected with the Morgan interests, appointed in the event of war, will be guided by the fact war time risks! Its profits will be guaranteed! As for the The last of the series of four articles on the subject the members of the capitalist class are assured of just the that just compensation must be allowed. Must bel workers herded into the Army and shipped over to Europe will appear in the next issue of the Socialist Appeal. speech for the next few weeks in the camp of Roosevelt sup66 porters. Labor probably will a representative on a new seerd board the CIO and one from the AFL.
No British muddling through in the Roosevelt strategy. It as slick as whistle. For NEWSSTAND SALES It will be noted in these colRoosevelt kills two birds with WEEK HIGHLIGHT umns that the smaller cities, one stone. General Hugh John (Continued from Page 1) will direct their joint efforts to make threatening gestures in son, who had a little experience representatives of the two gov. ward searching this aim as the direction of Rumania. New York efforts to stimu such as Worcester, Baltimore, late the circulation of the So Fitchburg and Washington, in these matters during the ernments. Although the new soon as possible. But should the number of the most bare faced world war, let the cat out of the Stalinist line in this and other efforts of both governments pretexts were cooked up by Anti War Candidates cialist Appeal on newsstands is have systemativally sent in bag before Roosevelt finished countries declares that the war fail then the fact would be es the Moscow bureaucracy for his magic act.
is an imperialist struggle on tablished that England and intimidating the petty Estonian Ask ALP to Make Its past week. Abe Miller, City stronger Party locals, St. Paul By WIDICK both sides and should not there France are responsible for the ruling class into submission to War Position Clear Literature Agent, has laid out and St. Louis have done the Road to War the following steps to insure best job.
the development of this work, BUNDLE ORDER Until recently. British labor The selection of the Morganers in any of the belligerent case of continuation of the war vention of a few classicin(Continued from Page 1) and particularly during the pe SITUATION VARIES leaders were reconizedhe uni: men was deliberate move. ment lays the basis for a new and Soviet Russa will consult the Soviet fleet and threats George Lyman Paine of the riod of the election campaign in New Pennsylvania versellings personen intereste art calculated to arouse antagon turn about face. it states textu cach other regarding the neces to Russia security, the Krem Socialist Workers Party declar. Watch the local party is partie has increased its bundse border the workers under the guise of Industries Board. Taint it with sary measures.
lin forced Estonian Foreigned today in a joint statement.
Clear Stand Needed obtaining a victory. Cooperat. Morgan British world war inIn a brief period of time, Minister Karl Selter to capituprovement in some sections in New Statement ing with the enlightened famy! Keep labor off. Give the After the German Reich passed through two breath tak Stalin obtained naval and air who attempt to support this im. Borough reports that one news creasing its bundle order to 10. officials of a labor party newsstand sales, the Bronx Fresno, California, too, has British ruling class, the labor liberals and labor fakers a government and the Governing changes.
bases for Soviet military forc perialist war may enjoy a brief stand sold 38 copies of an issue, Also in Gloversville, New wards of knighthood and baron This isn democracy. Labor public have definitely settled announced that the world was ands of Oesel and Dagoe, as of a waye of war hysteria, but newsstand sold 17 copies on the work, where several members age testify to that fact.
of the Communist Party reHowever, we are willing to when that wave passes it will risk the charge of chauvinism Roosevelt calmly announces tegration of the Polish State, powers The pillow light rages. Then question resulting from disin composed of the speech moving standing the minimo kes, Weave and those parties who suped.
The methods being utilized sien eddere matheartaced your and state plainly that in this the dismissal of the Board. He thus creating a safe foundation France, and the other compos The tiny Baltic republic, hith faced with certain disintegra on route work.
England and men on Estonian territory.
ported the war stranded, and in New York are: Bicycles wherever feasible the paper.
In the Akron and Barberton, cracy, assisted by the clever pressure. new board is chos Europe, they unanimously ex: sors like Germany. The stal French imperialism, or both. Uncompromising opposition Utilization of a car in the Ohio area systematic efforts Mr. Roosevelt, is now surpassen, Labor is represented! Lew express the opinion that it inists of course favored the for has thus passed under what to the imperialist war, not only mid town and Lower East Side to stimulate circulation have ing its British prototype.
gone forward apace. The new In England, the labor fakers tory 1s and Green claim a big vic would correspond to the true mer and called for war against amounts to the stoist bureau pecially after the United States leaflet each week issued agent in Akron is Anthony CarLiberals ery that this interests of all peoples and the latter.
effective dom in words but in action, and es. areas.
and their masters slipped up proves America is really fight make and end to the war exist inion of the Stalinist lyle.
badly in chaining the union ing a war for democracy.
Following Hitler Stalin cracy. It is expected that steps is in, is the only possible platworlanjunction with newsstand in the bundle orders Oakland, movement to the war machine.
And labor rights are stran one hand and England and paste this point of view was will be taken in the near tu form a political party of the work. Assignment of conscien California has reduced its or His Majesty Minister of Sup, gied by this victory. For this France on the other hand. dumped out of the window and ture by Hitler and Stalin to di working class can take. That is der from 40 to 30, while undera new one proclaimed which is vide the rest of the Baltic the position of the Socialist tious comrades to build up ply, Leslie Burgin, advised very victory spells the road to Therefore, both governments. still advocated in the local stal countries between them, with Workers Party. It is high time hewsstand circulation in their going reorganization of its literature department; but unforgot to consult officially with showing the way.
der Comrade , the nominthe trade union movement on one of the befriended nations, land and France on the one to Stalin and Lithuania, which came out in the open and de SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE al reduction actually is an imwar production.
side, and Germany on the oth has been more or less under clared publicly that it opposes WEAK SPOT provement in the real sales Roosevelt Strategy er, are both imperalist war. Hitlerite tutelage since the LaGuardia, the new candidate weak spot, in New York, as and circulation of the paper, mongers and that democracy seizure of Memel, passing more for Secretary of War, and in many other localities, re and increases can be expected Meeting only with big busiversus fascism is not in any openly under the dominion of Roosevelt and the war monger mains, however, subscriptions. Soon again.
ness representatives, the Minway the issue involved in the the Third Reich. ing policies of both of them.
This applies also to the failure Toledo, Ohio, has increased ister of Supply ignored certain war.
inevitable problems which arise to secure new and renewal sub its bundle order from 20 to 25 in war production: maladjust.
Germany Peace Lover scriptions sufficiently for the copies per issue.
New International.
Los Angeles, finding it necesNow, with the new Ribbenments, unemployment in some industries, speed up, working trop Molotov statement, dictatIn the past week 32 new sub sary to reorganize its literature The hours, etc. The result was wide pamphlet entitled nial peoples, but also among ed entirely by Hitler, the line is scriptions were obtained and 18 department, has reduced its spread dissatisfaction among Why the Negroes should Op the white workers in Britain, in that Germany is the peacerenewal subscriptions in vari regular bundle order for a few union men, and this week the pose the war.
France, in Germany, and in loving power and that Eng ous parts of the country. Henry weeks from 200 to 100 and has General Council of the Trades This pamphlet consists of the America. An increasing num land and France are the warSchnautx of Evansville, Indi placed Comrade Glover in Union Congress is conferring to articles that appeared in the ber of workers in America, as loving aggressors who have ana, made good on his promise charge of the work as full time handle the problem. Labor rep Appeal under the heading of elsewhere, are beginning to see no good and sufficient reason The Second World War is the feature article of the October by sending in new subscrip literature agent. The section resentation will be demanded The Negro and the War by that capitalist democracy of now that Poland has been carv number of The New International, now off the press and on tions, while Chicago added an Executive Commttee is hopeful the members and probably granted. But the Johnson It has been re fers them so little that it is not ed up. to continue the war ag sale. The Editors enter into an examination of the imperialist other The subscription record of mobilizin seeds of dissent have been vised for pamphlet pubication. worth dying for. The war the ainst Germany.
war and pose several problems, among them: What is the War for the past week is as follows: more frequently in Red SunIt is to be published by Ploneer workers must fight is the war From whch the conclusion is About. Who Is Responsible for It. Why Must the United days, as well as week night moNew Re bilizations for house to house In America, some naive peo Publishers and will contain 52 against their oppressors in to be drawn that if England States Enter the Conflict. Istheir own country.
and France refuse to make this a War for Democracy? limited quantity of the Ocple have been quite concerned pages, at cents a copy newal sales in various territories and New York City also to place the paper on newsthat President Roosevelt would For Mass Sale The pamphlet shows that cappeace on Hitler terms which and How will the War End? tober number has been printed.
Stillwater, Minn.
stands and special street sales, make the similar mistake.
italist democracy is bankrupt, they surely will refuse to do. second feature article is by Those desiring copies should Columbus etc. The New International cirMr. Roosevelt recently appointThe pampitet is admirably that it leads inevitably to fas in view of their determination Leon Trotsky, entitled, Trots arrange to purchase or to subWorcester culation appears to have been ed a war Resources Board, suited for mass distribution. In cism and war, and that only by to scotch their now menacing kyism and the Work scribe at once. Single copies Chicago stabilized and subscriptions which was ballyhooed as the very straightforward and sim breaking the power of the cap imperialist rival It is they al ers and Peasants Party of are 20c; the subscription rate is Plenty wood consistently improved under controlling body of American ple language, it details the Italist oppressors is there any one who are responsble for the France. an answer to Mar. 00 per year.
Evansville the direction of Harry Baker.
industry for war.
crimes of American democ possibility of that economic continuation of the war, where ceau Pivert, Secretary of the Address: Baltimore Liberals were shocked by the racy against the Negro people. well being wthout which social as Hitler skirts are clear of The New International Boston composition of this Board. Four It shows that the Negroes have and political equality is impos any such responsiblity. Other significant articles conMinimum Guaranteed Washington, men from the House of Morgan, all do not need much agitation sible. There is adequate treat How speedily the local stal cern themselves with the war 116 University Place Fitchburg Earnings. including Edward Stettinius to understand that, at least as ment of the savage discrimina inst press will adjust itself to Referendum, the Negro Ques New York, Philadelphia WANTED Men, Women president of Steel, were far Detroit and Students selected. And no representative war that Roosevelt drags Amer soldiers during the last war for ler Stalin and begin shouting etc. The complete table of con St. Louis to sell the Socialist Appeal as of the labor movement was ica into will not be for democ. democracy. All through the that the Hitler peace pro tents of this very fine number FUN and GAIETY St. Paul a part time job. Socialist Apamong the committee of seven. racy, because over 90 of them pamphlet the contradictory and gram deserves the support of of The New International is as at a Youngstown peal now selling very fast on Both the CIO and the AFL enjoy no democracy of any treacherous role of the is all the friends of democracy follows: Paterson the streets. One dollar a day exposed.
and freedom, remains to be top leaders worked up a right kina. Let the Readers Decide. NIGHT in HARLEM Houston To the Negroes, however, it The last few pages deal with seen. In any case, their latest Kuaranteed. Possible to make The Second World War, Miscellaneous much more. Apply all day sion. John Lewis thundered would seem that although they the struggle against war as line that the war is imperialst by the Editors.
Sat. Oct. 14, p.
from 12 o clock on at 116 forth in his Olympian fashion are very clear in their own part of the struggle against ic on both sides, can not be se Trotskyism and the 32 13 at the University Pl. Abe Miller William Green preached his minds about the fraud of a war capitalism and outlines the riously maintained by them by Leon Trotsky.
usual sermon on democracy for democracy, their situation methods by which Roosevelt any longer. This is so not be Mimo Club and labor rights.
as a minority makes it difficult can be prevented from driving cause the war is a war for de. Referendum, by Hal Draper.
2237 Seventh Avenue JUST OUT. Friendly correspondents, for them to struggle adequately America into war. They show mocracy, as the professional Negro Slavery in North sympathetic columnists, and against the war. The pamphlet also how, even if Roosevelt suc. patriots and liberal war mon America, by George Novack. Tickets: 50c Why Negroes Should Oppose the War a steady barrage of criticism in Africa, Indians in India, In anti war struggle should then where contend, but because the dia: Chart of the Exploitation On Sale At: By Johnson against the personnel of the do Chinese, and the other op. be intensified as the only way Ribbentrop Molotov pronounce of 375, 000, 000 people, by Sher 116 University Pl.
War Resources Board. message that affects the life of every Negro!
for the most part subjects of brought to as speedy a close as the Stalinists to carry their Auspices: Victory or Fake? The Socialist Crisis in National Negro Department. democracies, e. Britain possible.
brief revolutionary pretenses France.
ORDER NOW: This week Roosevelt an: and France Comprising hun Socialist Workers Party any further.
CORRESPONDENCE nounced that the Board would dreds of millions of people in Workers Educational Estonia Forced in Line make a report and then go out the world today these colonials Rebuttal on the Palestine Forum Coincident with the second Question Price 50 per copy. Bundle rates 10 to 50 30 per copy.
of existence in a few weeks. have even less cause than the trip of Ribbentrop to Moscow, presents Letter from Bolivia.
WANTED WAR INDUSTRIES 50 or more 246c per copy BOARD American Negroes to support ALBERT GOLDMAN the Stalin clique proceeded to 10. Kronstadt Again.
BICYCLES to help build up TO GO! UNDER FIRE AS RE Britain and France in a soclamp down on Estonia and to 11. Whitewashing the on the Socialist Appeal newsSPECIAL RATES TO ORGANIZATIONS ACTIONARY! said the head called war for democracy. EUROPE IN FLAMES by Douglas Conley and stand routes. Anyone willing which in reality will mean their lines, Mary Wills.
Friday, Oct. 8:30 What a victory for labor further enslavement.
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