NOVEMBER1,946 353 10BeatyV.Gilbanks(1882),9Q.B.D.308;quotedinWise,op.cit. 1AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion,"MemorandumonPicketinginCurrent Strikes,"January1946. 32StateofNewJerseyv.JohnC.Buterworthetal.,N.J.CourtofErrors andAppeals,1928;58AmericanLawReports744. 13221Ill.App.229,303. 14221Ill.App.322,336. AmericanSteelFoundriesV.Tri-CityCentralTradesCouncil,257U.S. 184(1921). luNotethesimilaritybetweenthelineofthoughtoftheU.S.Supreme Court,1921,andtheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnion,1946:"Thetworights —ofpicketingandofaccesstoplacespicketed—arenotconflicting." 17TruaxV.Corrigan,257U.S.312(1921). leiEmanuelSteinandJeromeDavis,ed.,LaborProblemsinAmerica,New York,1940,p.,556. luSee,forexample,ThornhillV.Alabama,310U.S.88(1941). ei"Sucharestsarerare. . . In1904-32therewasanaverageofonecon- temptcaseforeverylaborinjunctiongrantedinNewYorkState."(Stein andDavis,O.cit.,p.558.) 21RobertR.R.Brooks,WhenLaborOrganizes,YaleUniversityPress, le129I3n7,apn.1a0p6pendixtohishistoryoftheAmericanclassstruggle,Dynamite, LouisAdamictriestocorrelateworking-classviolencewithtneacceptance ofworking-classdemands.Hisatemptisevenmorevulnerabletolearned attackthanmostsociologicalstatisticalsurveys,but it isnonethelessa stimulatingpieceofwork.Howtoprovethattheatmosphereisfullofair? • STATEMENTOFOWNERSHIP,MANAGEMENT,CIRCULATION, ETC.,REQUIREDBYTHEACTSOFCONGRESSOF AUGUST24,1912,ANDMARCH3,1933 OfPOLITICS,publishedmonthlyatNewYork,N.Y.,forOct.1,1946. StateofNewYork SS. CountyofNewYork Beforeme,anotarypublicinandfortheStateandcountyaforesaid, personalyappearedNancyMacdonald,who,havingbeendulysworn acordingtolaw,deposesandsaysthatsheistheBusinesManagerof POLITICSandthatthefolowingis,tothebestofherknowledgeand belief,atruestatementoftheownership,management(andifadaily paper,thecirculation),etc.,oftheaforesaidpublicationforthedate shownintheabovecaption,requiredbytheActofAugust24,1912,as amendedbytheActofMarch3,1933,embodiedinsection537,Postal LawsandRegulations,printedonthereverseofthisform,towit: 1.Thatthenamesandaddresesofthepublisher,editor,managing editor,andbusinesmanagersare: NameofPublisher:PoliticsPublishineCo.,45AstorPlace,NYC3,N.Y. Editor:DwightMacdonald,117E.10St.,NYC3,N.Y. ManagnigEditor:None. BusinesManagers:NancyMacdonald,117E.10St.,NYC3,N.Y.; BerthaGruner,45AstorPl.,NYC. 2.Thattheowneris:(Ifownedbyacorporation,itsnameandaddress mustbestatedandalsoimmediatelythereunderthenamesandaddresses ofstockholdersowningorholdingonepercentormoreoftotalamount ofstock.Ifnotownedbyacorporation,thenamesandadresesofthe individualownersmustbegiven.Ifownedbyafirm,company,orother unincorporatedconcern,itsnameandaddress,aswelasthoseofeach individualmember,mustbegiven.) POLTICI SPublishingCo.,45AstorPlace,NYC3,N.Y.,(Business ownedbyDwightMacdonald,117E.10St.,NYC3,N.Y.) 3.Thattheknownbondholdersm, ortgagee,sandothersecurityholders ownnigorholding1percentormoreoftotalamountofbonds,mort- gages,orothersecuritiesare:(Iftherearenone,sostate.):None. 4.Thatthetwoparagraphsnextabove,givingthenamesoftheowners, stockhodlers,andsecurityholders,ifany,containnotonlythelistof stockholdersandsecurityholdersastheyappearuponthebooksofthe companybutalso,incaseswherethestockholderorsecurityholderappears uponthebooksofthecompanyastrusteeorinanyotherfiduciaryrela- tion,thenameofthepersonorcorporationforwhomsuchtrusteeis acting,isgiven;alsothatthesaidtwoparagraphscontainstatements embracingafiant'sfulknowledgeandbeliefastothecircumstanceand conditionsunderwhichstockholdersandsecurityholderswhodonot appearupontheboksofthecompanyastrustees,holdstockandsecurities inacapacityotherthanthatofabonafideowner;andthisafianthasno reasontobelievethatanyotherperson,association,orcorporationhasany interestdirectorindirectinthesaidstock,bonds,orothersecurities thanassostatedbyhim. NANCYMACBDuOsinNesAMLDanager Sworntoandsubscribedbeforemethis1stdayofOctober,1946. (Seal) NotaryPublic,QuensCounty. QuensCo.Clk'sNo.1546,Reg.No.112-L-7 N.Y.Co.Clk'sNo.709;Reg.No.281-L-7. CommsisoinE.xpires.March3au.1947. Bibliotecaulnabilanco GEO.LORCH PopularCulture NOTESONMASSCULTURE I.TheBreadlineandtheMovies,"byMelvinJ. Lasky;Politics,1944. 1. BeforeAugustus'institutionoftheprincipate,everycandi- datetoahighoficehadtocontributeoutofhisownpocket totheexpensesforthecircusandforthedistributionsof bread.Oncealltheoficesweremonopolisedbytheemperor, thewholeelectoralbodybecameautomaticalytheclientof theCaesars.InConstantinople,thedistrictsformedbythe Hippodromefanswerestillnotwithoutpoliticalinfluence, andthe basilei werecarefulnottodispleasethosepeoplein ordernottojeopardizethestabilityofthethrone. OneisremindedofthiskindofelectoraldealwhenobservingtheatentionpaidbycertainSocialistcitycouncilsof SouthernFrancetotheconstructionofluxuriousstadiums, whilethesewagesystemismajesticalyneglected.Andright now,inFrance,anintensecompetitionisgoingonbetwen CommunsistC, atholicsandSocialists,fortheorganisationof asmanysportralliesaspossible. 2. Itisevidentthatthepowers-that-bebecomeconcerned aboutnotletingthepoorstarveonlywhenthesearegath- eredinconsiderablenumbersintheproximityoftherich. ItisthecommoncustomofEmpirestoletmilionsofpeas- antsdieofstarvationasaresultofdroughts,floods,orof thosepeculiaractsofGodthatarecommonlycaled"histor- icalnecessities,"likeFiveYearPlansandsuch.ButNapoleon usedtosaythathefeltlessthreatenedbythedefeatofone ofhisarmiesthanbyParisbeingleftwithoutbreadfortwo days.FromSwift'stimestotheteriblefamineof1847,no BritishGovernmenteverbotheredwithanythinglikeadolein ordertopreventmilionsofIrishmenfromstarving.Andthe very•syntheticpoliticaldeviceofKingBombaofNaples: "Feste,Farina,Forca" (Feasts,FlourandGalows)didnot appyltothefar-awaypeasantsofBasilicata,whocouldplacidlybelefttolivelikeanimal,sbuttoNaples' Lazaroni, whose modsmighthavesomeefectonthesecurityoftheregime. 3. Althisremindsusthat"ochlocracy"—hteruleofthemob isnearlyalwaystheinevitablecomplementof"plutocracy." ThecrudeshowsoftheCircuswerecertainlymeantfora mobB. utDyoniso'stheatrewasinharmonywiththeesthetic andethicalsensibilityofa demos. AndtheOlympicGames, whereHerodotusreadhisHistories,PindarsunghisOdes, andthebestsculptorsofGreeceerectedtheirstatues,were anexpresionofthearistocraticlevelatainedbyAthenian democracy.ButtheprofesionalathletesoftheHelenistic andRomanperiodsexhibitedthemselvesfortheplutocratsand themob.Ontheotherhand,fromShakespeareandLopede Vegatotheromanticmelodramam, oderntheatrehascertain- lycontributedtotheformationofpopularelites.Shalwe saythattodaythemoviesaremeantforthemob?Ormaybe itistheradio?Orindustrializedsport?OrallofthemtogeSthoerm? ethingelsemightbeinvolved,inalthis.Namely,thé factthat,fromtheindustrialandbureaucraticmanagersto 'hehumblestworkerinafactory,fromthepilotofadive-
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