LET THE PEOPLE VOTE ON WAR Official Organ of the Socialist Workers Party, Section of the Fourth International Vol. III, No. 76 NEW YORK, FRIDAY OCTOBER 6, 1939 3c a Copy Sign the Nominating Petitions for Shachtman and Paine!
Cast Your Vote For the AntiWar Candidates!
WAR ENTRY MOVES STEP NEARER AS NEUTRALITY DEBATE OPENS Aim Behind Embargo Repeal Is To Step Up Munitions Production to War Time Speed An Anti War Candidate Speaks open ty.
The workers of the two New York boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx have an exceptional opportunity of making a choice between throwing away their votes in the coming municipal election or of making effective use of them.
To vote for the Republican or the Democratic parties, is to throw away your vote. It means giving your suffrage to enemies of your class to use for their own purposeswhich are not yours; to use for their own interests. which are not yours.
By voting for the ticket of either of these parties, you stand a bigger chance of clecting your candidate on won be YOUR candidate. You will have given your vote to the candidate of the bosses, the boodlers, the war mongers, the strike breakers, the protectors of the fascists, the protectors of profit and exploitation.
You will be throwing away your vote just as surely as if you threw it down the sewer.
SOCIALIST To vote for the ticket of the Communist Party, is to WORKERS throw away your vote. You will be voting for as corrupt, PARTY as reactionary and as unscrupulous a gang as ever cursed the labor movement. You will be voting for the spokesmen ས and attorneys of the Hitler Stalin Pact. You will be voting AFL AND CIO UNOn Monday of this week, debate opened in the Senate on to endorse the murderous tyrants of the Kremlin, for IONS JOIN FORCES Roosevelt war promoting Neutrality Act. with Senator whom Browder and Co. function as agents in this country.
Pittman leading off for the Administration, and the veteran You will be voting for people whose last thought is the AGAINST CUDAHY Borah of Idaho sounding the keynote for the oppopents of labor movement, or its interests, people who are concerned fight Werl repeal of the arms embargo.
only with the interests of their employers, the Stalinist Fascism Special to the Socialist Appeal)
Coon Home bureaucracy.
The two Senators, each a skillful parliamentarian, sucwar KANSAS CITY, Kansas, September 28. The AFL ceeded ably in exposing each other positioni; and together But if you don want to throw away your vote, if you plans Teamtsers and the CIO they combined to hide from the public the real kernel of the want it to mean something, if your interests go beyond Packing House Workers Or. Il embargo issue.
getting this or that individual into this or that office, Kanizing Committee joined After Pittman had pointed out that an embargo merely on thenforces today in a 100 tie up of the Cudahy Packing Com arms and munitions, with no restrictions on the shipment of Vote for the candidates of the Socialist Workers Party!
pany plant here. Over 1, secondary war materials and other goods, is powerless to These candidates stand firmly committed to the program 000 workers were out, with immunize the United States from the conflict, Borah proved of their party.
a strong picket line, mamed mainly by CIO members, that the repeal of the arms embargo is nevertheless an act of It is the party which first organized and carried through blocking any attempts to re direct intervention in the war Allies our arms because of the imposing action against the Nazis and Fascists in New and a major step toward mili their urgent call, will we can York the workers counter demonstration at Madison The strike was called when the Company refused tary entry we, in the hour of greater need.
Square Garden. It is party of struggle against fascism.
to deal with the Teamsters It is the only party that stands unambiguously and conBorah showed that author. refuse to send our armies?
for 18 truck drivers. The And Borah answered correct itative spoksemen for the Ad ly his own question: do not sistently in opposition to the Second World War and Packing House Workers pull.
Part of the large crowd which heard Max Shachtman, Bronx candidate of the Socialist Workers against the United States entering it.
ed out in sympathy, to force ministration admit publicly see how we could.
Party for New York City Councilman speak at Tremont and Prospect Avenues on the fight recognition and to secure that they want the embargo reBut Borah did not even men It is the party not of despair, of exploitation, of misery against imperialist war. Comrade Shachtman running partner for the Council, in Manhattan, the reinstatements of 12 men moved in order to aid and bention the far more important and war but the party of hope. It the party of hope is George Lyman Paine.
discharged for union activi. efit Britain and France. Can reason controlling Roosevelt because it the party of socialism!
we, Borah asked, under the interest in the repeal of the emAccording Wil program we are now adopting bargo, the reason that demands Workers of New York!
liamson, chairman of the and the reasons for adopting trate all of its energies in driv.
that the Administration concen CIO Local, his Union has the same, stay off the battle ing repeal through Congress.
Labor Party not because of its leadership, but in spite of been trying to settle the Fundamental Reason it; not because of its wishy washy, milk and water proquestion of bargaining rights Dields of Europe with ur young through an NLRB election men? Having changed our laws The fundamental and chief gram, but in spite of it. Vote the ticket because it for some time without such and our policies that we may, reason is this: Repeal of the as openly and repeatedly de war orders which will follow rearms embargo and the flow of is the ticket of the organized labor movement of New York Workers of Manhattan and the Bronx. clared, send there in aid of the peal will enable the munitions Vote the ticket of the American Labor Party, but industry of this country to be Just Returned from Europe, Noted Labor operating at full war speed GIVE YOUR NUMBER ONE VOTE ON THE when the United States itself BALLOT TO THE COUNCILMANIC CANDIDATES Orator and Attorney Leaves on National Deliberate Silence of declares war. There will be no OF THE SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY. lag between the time of the Tour to Speak on War Crisis declaration of war and the day Roll up a tremendous vote for the candidates!
ALP Executive Broken when the munitions industry is Let the ruling class see that there are thousands of workBy Committeemen stepped up to full production ers, who stand by its program of struggle against war and Just returned from Europe where he was an eye witness to for this country own military machine.
fascism and exploitation! Make your vote mean something, the opening weeks of the war, Albert Goldman, well known labor attorney and author, will make an extensive lecture tour of Vote for By TONY CHAPMAN Roosevelt has learned the NEW YORK Addressing a colorful, well attended outdoor lessons of the last war. He does Lyman Paine, candidate for Councilman from Man the Eastern States where large meetings are being scheduled to NEW YORK. Although the mass meeting on the corner of Prospect and Tremont Avenues not intend to wait around for hear him speak on the Second World War.
high leadership of the Ameri last Friday, Sept. 29, Max Shachtman, Bronx candidate of the months after war is declared, hattan On October Goldman will speak at Fraternal Hall, 19 Elin can Labor Party has during the Socialist Workers Party, personally fired the opening sun in his as Wilson did, until industrial Max Shachtman, candidate for Councilman from the Street in New Haven, Conn.
past month maintained an in campaign for election to the City Council.
plants are organized properly The meeting. scheduled to be Newark Thurs. Oct. creasingly inexplicable official Bronx Speaking for well over an hour, Shachtman stressed the anti to turn out munitions in mass gin at 8:15 promises to be Boston Sun. Oct. silence concerning the Stalin war nature of his candidacy. Dismissing the Democratic and quantities. He is carrying out well attended, according to adLynn Mon. Oct. Hitler Alliance and has been Republican parties as agencies friendship exhibited by Stalin fore the formal declaration his major war moves now, bevices received by the Socialist Rochestown Thurs. Oct. 12 of war, it came face to face war needs no elaboration Shachtman declared, No soon declaration, he will be able to Appeal from that city.
Friday, October 6, Goldman Akron Fri. Oct. 13 will lecture in Philadelphia unCleveland Sun. Oct. 15 last regular meeting of the inist party, exposing its pro er had Hitler pushed his Nazi haye the nation deeper in the By GEORGE STERN der the auspices of the Workers Toledo. Mon. Oct. 16 State Executive Committee, war program before the sign. hordes beyond the gates of War war than for a year after April, Detroit Tues. Oct. 17 While the war marks time new fief of the Stalin regime. Educational Forum at 810 LOSaturday, Sept. 29, at the Hotel ing of the Stalin Hitler Pact saw then Stalin, eager and im1917 Flint Wed. Oct. 18 Commodore on the Western front, crucial Latvia is already on the edge cust Street. The meeting will and its its servile, hypocritical patient to embrace his pal.
Borah Will Go Along battles are being fought out of the same precipice and Fin begin at 8:30 Readers of the Socialist Apol After having spent two solid swing to pseudo opposition to rushed leadlong through Po The pious and pompous Bo bloodlessly in Washington land helplessly awaits its turn. Other cities in Goldman peal will be kept informed of hours during which speaker af war in line with the exigencies land to meet him.
rah, with all his high sounding and Moscow. The outcome of Truly, the Daily Worker did not tour include: On the nature and aims of the progress of Comrade Gold ter speaker sang the praise of of present day Kremlin foreign the neutrality debate in Con lie when it said this is not a Reading Tues. Oct. man tour and the meeting Judge Irving Lehman, the Al policy the war now raging in Europe phrases against dealing in the war for the defense or rescue of gress will help shape the Allentown Wed. Oct. Thalls at which he will speak. Continued on Page Continued on Page 2)
Outlining the pathetic naturally does not mention this manner and tempo of Ameri small nations.
underlying reason for repeal of can entry. The outcome of the The Stalin Hitler non arthe arms embargo. He does not.
diplomatie same in the gression pact was followed by because in reality he has no ob Kremlin will determine the the conquest and partition of next stages of Russian partic Poland. The new treaty of jection to instruments of mass affect the fate of all the neu. friendship signed by von (Special to the Socialist Appeal) Roosevelt strategy in forcingtion that those who vote for the izer MOVED: that no dictatorial murder other than to make trals in the Western Hemi Ribbentrop last week is being ROCHESTER, Sept. 28 the people into the war. The anwar should be the first in the plane description of the Day powers ever be kranted to absure that the best of them re sphere. The other will settle accompanied by the re asserthe course of all the neutrals tion of Russian domination in this city last night unanimously ed by the intense interest with boys in Congress. said Con read. The Central Labor Council of tl war sentiments were indicat trenches. If we take those the resolution as adopted rogate the labor laws now on main firmly in the hands of the statute books or which re imperialism. He never obin Europe.
strict the freedom of action of jects to the armament appropSuch is the content of this euver of Hitler peace offen passed a resolution introduced which they listened to Niemey nell, and put them in the trenches over there first they MOVED: that this body de the organized trade union riations which are used precise strange interlude in this war of sive runs its course will we be John Niemeyer of the er long speech.
Union for support He was seconded by Henry be damned afraid to vote for mand of Congress that it pre movement of this country.
see what other acts of loving of the Ludlow Amendment for Connell, president of the the war.
sent to the states for adoption MOVED: that copies of ty to manufacture instruments from all the countries of the. the The fate of the Balkan for the maintenance of the dem language, spoke about how the Council dared oppose the res give the people of this nation President and the proper Sen. day comes, Borah will go along mate care scurrying to the gates countries and the precise poocratic rights of the workers. workers of this country were plutionone delegate presented the right to vote on war and ators and Congressmen, and with Roosevelt war just as of the Kremlin and abandoning hope as they enter there. Es mained undecided pending tion in a brilliant speech in lust World War to make profits of the Minneapolis Teamster war, regardless of age, be the that resolutions based on these will all the rest of the loudtonia has already mutually asforced decision by Mussolini. which he explained in detail the for the bosses. At his request. Joint Council to the Council first drafted for the front line motions be submitted to the mouthed Congressinal peace sisted itself into becoming a (Continued on Page 4) Mobilization Day plans and a section was added to the mo secretary who read the Organ trenches.
coming AFL convention.
to cess.
waterprovine the candidates oi the American Albert Goldman Begins WAR PROBLEMS Speaking Tour on War RAISED AT MEETING Election Drive Gets Off to Flying Start Behind the Lines Let the People Vote on War. Rochester Labor bloc.
WAR WHAT FOR? James 8:30 The Aftermath. Friday, Oct. 6th The Versailles Treaty Irving Plaza, Cannon The Peace Which Prepared the New War The First of a Series of Friday Night Lectures (Irving Pl. 15th St. ADMISSION 25c