MARCH1946 95 growingeverinwardlyricherandsurerofourway. It is thebeginningthatishardest,thesloughingoffofourold selves,ouroldhabits,ouroldfalsesolacestowhichwestill clingasifadjustingourselvestoaperpetualmole-likeexistancewithinourtomb. Onlyinthenightmareworlddothechimerasofbrutality andforceandviolenceholdsway. In theinrushoflight fromourspreadingfissurestheywillbegintofade.Let uscommencenowtoletinthelightinwhichtheyshallat lastvanish. HAYDENVILLE,MASS. J A M E S P. COONEY politicking Beginningwiththenextissue,thepriceofPOLITICS wilberaisedto350acopy,$3.50ayear.Thisispartly duetoincreasedcosts,partlytoadesiretobeableto expandthesizeofissueswhenmaterialwarrantsit.Presentsubscriptions,ofcourse,willbehonoredinfullatthe oldArpaotes. tcardfromCarlJawurek,ofLosAngeles,put it verywell, Ithought:"Myadviceis not todependonvolun- tarycontributionsforasustainingfundbuttoraisethe priceaccordingtotheneedscontemplated.Peoplegener- alyarealergictocontributions,andif theygive,they doitonlyonce.That'swhyeveryprogressivepublication hastofightforexistence.Thosewhowanttoreadamag editedtotheirlikingwillgladlypaythepriceforit.(Be yourownangel.)" NotesforPackageSenders:Todate(March13)2,612 packageshavebeensent(1,316lastreport);850people arenowsending(730lastreport).Moresendersarestill urgentlyneeded,asrequestsfromEuropearecomingin heavily.Dropusacardaskingforasmanyleaflets describingtheprojectasyoucanuseamongyour friends.. . .ThePostOficerecentlywarnedthepublic thatmanypackagesarenotgettingthroughbecauseof improperwrapping;heavystring,plentyof it,andabove al tightly tiedisthesecretofgoodpackaging.. . .The FrenchGovernmentonFeb.19announcedthatabout 150,000giftparcelsa,montharegoingfromAmericanindividualstofamiliesinFrance,thatlossfromallcauses arelessthan1%oftotalparcels;andthatstepsarebeingtakentoexpediteparcels.Ourownrecentexperience partlyconfirmsthis:ourmailshowsthatparcelsaregettingthroughsafely,andthetimeoftransitiscurrently aboutamonth(asagainsttwomonthspreviously) . . . Putrice,tea,cereal, etc.,in metalcontainers."Otherwise," writesonerecipient,"they'reapttocomeoutofthecardboardpacketandcongregateinthebottomofthebox; thenwhenaratgnawsacorner,asoftenhappens,they slipout.". . .Lettersandpostcardsmaynowbesentto Austria,andafterApril1maybesenttoGermany.. . . WANTED:SECOND-HANDPORTABLETYPEWRITERS FORWRITERSONOURLIST.DONATEORSELL. Incidentaly,wehavejustheardfromtheSpanishleftist leadertowhomwesent,byhand,atypewriter:"Icantell youitwasthegreatestpleasurewehavehadinyears.We havejustgotenatranslatingjobandthiswillfacilitate ourworkenormously.". . .Thosewonderful40-pound ArmyfoodpackageswhichtheCooperativeforAmerican RemittancestoEurope("CARE")willdelivertoEuropean familiesforanal-inclusivepriceof$15arenotyeta BibliotecaGinoBianco reality;theyhavebeenboughtandarereadyforshipment assoonascertainfinalobstaclesareovercome;wewill letyouknowassoonastheplanisactuallyworking,but don'tcountonit forcurrentneedsofyourfamilies. ItlooksnowasthoughthesecondseriesofPOLITICS Fridayeveningmeetingswillhavetobepostponeduntil nextfall. I don'thavethetimeatthemomenttoplan andexecutethemproperly.Unless Icanfindsomeone elseableandwilingtobetheimpresario,thethingwill havetoliedormantawhile. Aspossiblyoneortworeadershavenoticed,"TheRoot IsMan"doesnotappearinthisissue.I'vecometodistrust mypromises,butitdoeslooklikelyforApril. Contributorstothisissue:GEORGEWOODCOCKisa poetandjournalist;heeditstheanarchistquarterly, Now. HewillsendusaLondonLettereverytwomonths. SELDENRODMAN,formerlyeditorof CommonSense magazine,andco-editorofthecurrentanthology, Warand thePoet, haspublishedseveralvolumesofpoetry;hehas justreturnedtocivilianlifeafterseveralyearsinthe Army.. . . PHILIPSPRATT'sarticleisreprintedfrom thefirstissueofaninterestingnewmagazinepublishedin Bombay,India,andcaled TheMarxianWay. (Asoldierreadersentit intous,forwhichmanythanks.)Itseditor isM.N.Roy,theoriginalfounderoftheCommunistParty inIndia,who,asaleadingfigureintheBukharin-Thal- heimer"right"wingintheCommunistInternational,was expeledbyStalinin1929;hehasmaintainedasmal folowingofhisown.. . .JACKJONESisayoungnovelist whoisnowworkinginFlorida.. . .KATHRYNCARLISLE isastudentatBardColege,N.Y. • • • ThenewbookDr.KarlJaspersisworkingonisnot about Proust, asstatedlastissue,butabout Truth. Abad wirodoitetusticewouldrequirethat adequatetributebepaidtotheaccumulatedwisdomofman;toabsorb itwouldbealiberaleducation. . . Exceedinglygoodreading,clear Smoothandmelowstuffwith-abite toit." N. Y.Times
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