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An Open Letter to Joseph Warnock, Early 1900s
An open letter to Comrade Warnock from James Hoogerhyde. "...Again, you say: 'A reform Socialist is one that believes that capitalism can be improved, and hence devotes his energies in that direction.' John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Georg Perkins and Sis Hopkins, are these reform Socialists?...." This letter is followed by a commentary, also by Hoogerhyde titled, 'In the Crucible' with references to the Finnish Federation.
Gatling Gun Combination
Gatling Gun Combination, 1911
"This picture shows the gun the capitalists have ready for you. They used it to crush the street car strike at Columbus, Ohio. The will use it again...." Description of a packet of socialist materials one can acquire for one dollar: 50 socialist books, 50 socialist postcards, 100 socialist stickers, 500 socialist leaflets, and 10 late numbers of the International Socialist Review. Published by Charles H. Kerr and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Out of Work, 1932
"Crops Rot, Machines Lie Idle--Why Must Humans Suffer Want?..." Leaflet promoting the philosophy and values of the Socialist Party.
Out of Work: The A.B.C. of Unemployment, Undated
"...The Struggle for Work..." Leaflet extolling the values and virtues of socialist philosophy. On the cover: photo-lith reproduction of a sculpture featuring adult men, boys, a women and baby.
Out of Work: The A.B.C. of Unemployment, Undated
"...The Struggle for Work..." Leaflet extolling the values and virtues of socialist philosophy. On the cover: photo-lith reproduction of a sculpture featuring adult men, boys, a women and baby.
Poems, 1948
"From '48 to '49. Poems by Fred Blair...May this New Year see the end of capitalism and the dawn of Socialism in many new lands! Fred, Elizabeth and Billy Blair."
Resolution on Fascism, Undated
Draft statement addressed to the Workers of America, specific author unknown.
Resolution on the Party's Work in Culture, Undated
"The crisis in the content of cultural forms is directly related to the general crisis of capitalism...The bourgeoisie definitely takes a class position on the question of culture. We, as communists, must do the same. We must realize that culture is an instrument of class struggle and encourage the talenst of working class artists particularly those of the nationally oppressed minorities...."