NOVEMBER,1946 365 anotherwar I willbemorecourageous, I won't flythebig ones. CENTRECOLLEGE DANVILLE, KY. EXPLANATIONWANTED ROSCOEM. PIERSON Ex-T/Sgt.14040421 508BombSqdn.(H) Sir I : shalhopetofindinthecolumnsofyourpaperanexplanationofMauriceGoldbloom'sreviewinyourJulyissue ofCorlissLamont'sThePeoplesoftheSovietUnion.Orcan itbethat I . . .havefailedtograspthesubtleties?It isso widelyacceptednowthattheoldBolshevistswereframedin theinterestsofarisingbureaucracythat tofindamanwho writesasMr.Goldbloomdoesislikefindingamanwhobelievesthattheearthisflat.But if hisopinionreflectsthatof yourmagazine,then it cannotbebut that it isStalinistic. HeretoforeIhavereadPOLITICSasanexpressionagainstthe sectarianismoftheminorityleftwinggroups.Mr.Goldbloom's articlemakesmewonderwhetherIhavenotbeenalittlegul- lible.Frankly,doesPOLITICSagreethatStalinhasbeena"peerlessleader,"Vishinskyamanof justice,andthoselastold Bolshevists"awholenestofthevilestreptiles?" SANTAANA, CALIF. N A R D A ZOELLER Mr.Goldbloomstatesthathehasdefiniteandconclusive proofthattheearthISflat,andwillbegladtopresent it to MisZoeleronrequest.ED. THEOAKRIDGEPICKETING SirW: hileagreeingwiththemajorityofyourCommentonthe proposedpicketingoftheAtomBombPlantatOakRidge, Tenn.,Iwouldliketopointoutonefactualerrorandtomake anadditionalcomment: (1)TheCommitteefor Non-ViolentRevolutionhad nothingtodowithshiftingthepicket-linefromOakRidgeto WashingtonunderpressureofC.I.O.andW.D.L.hostility. Thepicketingwasbothplannedandcarriedoutbyaninde- pendentcommitee,caled,fortheoccasion,TheCommitee toAvoidWorldWar III.WhentheCommiteetoAvoid WorldWarIIIdecidedatthelastminutetoshiftthedemonstrationtoWashington,theC.N.V.R.wasneitherfinancially ablenortacticalydesirousofconductingahastilyplannedand disruptive,rivaldemonstrationatOakRidge.Severalmembers oftheCNVRmadethetrip toWashingtonwishingthat it werepossibletohavealargerandmoremilitantdemonstration atOakRidge,butanxioustosupportwhateverpublicprotest wasbeingmadeagainstthemanufactureandtestingof the atombomb. (2) Alongwiththecouragetotakeactionindefianceof thepolice,thestate,andtheconservativebusinessunions, seriousrevolutionistsrequirethecouragetosetasideintelec- tualduties,onoccasion,inordertoparticipatedirectlyinthe currentstruggles.Ourwordsgraduallylosetheirfeshness andwebecomeholowmenunlessourpersonallivesreflect ourideals,bothofresistanceandofbrotherhood. Idonotaskthatyouparticipateineveryactiontowhich WhatIstheLeagueForMutualAid? It isanorganizationwhichservespersonswithintheliberal,laborandpro- gressivemovementswhentheyhavepersonalemergenciestomeet. ApplicantsforhelpneednotbemembersoftheLeague.Likewise,itmatters notwhethertheyareleftwingersorrightwingers,Catholics,Protestants,Jewsor Atheists,A.F.ofL.,CIOorindependentunionists.TheLeaguehasoneaim:to standbyallmenandwomenofprogressiveconvictionswhosuddenlyneeda loan,ajoborsomelesstangiblepersonalaid. TheLeaguemakesloanswithoutinterestandredtape;findsjobswithouta fee;ofersvocationalcounsel;arrangesfriendlycontacts;helpstoobtainmedical aid. Itwasfoundedtwenty-sixyearsagotobefriendconscientiousobjectorsupon theirreleasefromprison.Withtherecognitiongeneralythatthestrengthofanor- ganizationequalsthatofitsindividualmembers,theLeaguegrewtobeaways andmeanscommiteeforAmerica'sliberalsandradicals. Operatingexpensesaremetfrommembershipdues$5.00ayearandcontributions.LoanscomefromarevolvingloanfundinwhichidlemoneyofMutual Aidersisdepositedwiththeunderstandingthatitcanbewithdrawnontwentyfourhours'notice. AdelaideSchulkind,Exec.Secy.,theLeagueforMutualAid,104FifthAve.,NewYork11,N. Y. PleaseenrollmeasamemberoftheLeagueforMutualAid. Herewith$ ( A n n u a l dues:$5ormoreaccordingtoabilitytopay;canbepaidin$1instalments.) Enclosedis$ t o helpcarryonyourwork. NAME CITY A D D R E S S U N I T S TAT E (Membershipduesandcontributionsaredeductiblefromtaxableincome) Note:"Politics"hasdonatedthisspacebecauseweareenthusiasticabouttheLeague anditswork. BibliotecaGinoBianco
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