The American Radical Press, 1880-1960 (Volume 1 of 2)

386 Pages·1974·5.523 MB·English

by  Joseph R. Conlin (editor)

THE AMERICAN
RADICAL PRESS
1880-1960

THE AMERICAN
RADICAL PRESS
1880-1960
Edited with an Introduction by
Joseph R. Conlin
Volume I
GREENWOOD PRESS
WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT 0 LONDON, ENGLAND
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Main entry under title:
The American radical press, 1880-1960.
Essays on various periodicals, many having been
written as introductions for Greenwood Press’ Radical
reprint series.
Includes bibliographical references.
I. Socialism—Periodicals—History. 2. Communism—
Periodicals—History. 3. Radicalism—Periodicals—
History. 4. Labor and laboring classes—United States
—Periodicals—History. I. Conlin, Joseph Robert, ed.
HX 1 .A49 335’ .00973 72-9825
ISBN 0-8371-6625-X
Copyright © 1974 by Williamhouse-Regency Inc.
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any
process or technique, without the express written consent of the author
and publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 72-9825
ISBN: 0-8371-6625-X Set
ISBN: 0—8371-7282-9 Vol. I
First published in I974
Greenwood Press, a division of Williamhouse-Regency Inc.
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Manufactured in the United States of America
To Anastasia Lenore

CONTENTS
Preface xiii
Introduction 3
PART ONE
EARLY RADICAL PERIODICALS 21
Journal of United Labor, Journal of tbe Knigbts
of Labor by David Brody 25
Nationalist by Frederic C. Jaher 32
New Nation by Frederic C. Jaher 36
American Fabian by James B. Gilbert 39
Social Crusader, Socialist Spirit by Howard H. Quint 43
PART TWO
THE SOCIALIST PARTY PRESS, 1900-1919 47
The Appeal to Reason, New Appeal by Paul M. Buhle 50
Social-Democratic Herald by Paul M. Buhle 60
The Challenge, Wilsbire’s Magazine by Howard H. Quint 72
Tbe International Socialist Review by Herbert G. Gutman 82
Socialist Party Montbly Bulletin, Tbe Party Builder
by Joseph R. Conlin 87
American Socialist by Jeffrey Heynen 91
vii
viii Contents
PART THREE
WOBBLY PAPERS 95
Industrial Union Bulletin by Melvyn Dubofsky 99
Industrial Worker by Melvyn Dubofsky 103
Why? by Dale Riepe 109
The Agitator, The Syndicalist by Melvyn Dubofsky 113
The One Big Union Monthly by George Harmon Knoles 117
Industrial Pioneer by Melvyn Dubofsky 122
Industrial Unionist by Joseph R. Conlin 127
PARTFOUR
JOURNALS OF THE BOLSHEVIK CRISIS 135
Class Struggle by David E. Brown 138
The New York Communist by James Weinstein 145
The Revolutionary Age by Martin Glaberman and
George P. Rawick 155
The Socialist by Joseph R. Conlin 159
The New Justice by Joseph R. Conlin 164
The Workers’ Council by Joseph R. Conlin 170
PART FIVE
PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIALISTS 177
New Day by Paul M. Buhle 180
Socialist World, American Appeal by James B. Gilbert 186
The Intercollegiate Socialist, The Socialist Review,
Labor Age by Herbert G. Gutman 191
American Socialist Quarterly, American Socialist
Monthly, Socialist Review by David Herreshoff 198
Challenge! by Milton Cantor 202
Contents ix
PART SIX
THE COMMUNIST PRESS 213
Comm“Au nist Internati.o nal by Wi. told S. Sworakowski. 217
The Worker, Daily Worker by Harvey A. Levenstein 224
Young Worker by Dale Riepe 244
Labor Defender, Equal Justice by Milton Cantor 248
Party Organizer by Philip Taft 260
Student Review by George P. Rawick 264
Joseph Clark writes of Student Review 266
Student Advocate by George P. Rawick 271
Joseph P. Lash writes of Student Advocate 273
Champion of Youth, Champion Lahor Monthly
by Martin Glaberman and George P. Rawick 277
Young Communist Review, The Review, Weekly
Review by Irving Katz 281
National Issues by Harvey A. Levenstein 289
Clarity by Martin Glaberman and George P. Rawick 293
World Survey by Walter Goldwater 297
U.S. Week by Stanley Shapiro 299
PART SEVEN
PERIODICALS OF THE SECTS
AND SPLINTER GROUPS 303
The People, The Weekly People, Daily People,
Weekly People by Thomas Wagstaff 306
Radical Review by Joseph R. Conlin 312
Industrial Unionist by Martin Glaberman and
George P. Rawick 316
Lahor Power by Paul M. Buhle 320
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Modern Socialism by George P. Rawick 324
Tbe Militant, New Militant, Labor Action, Socialist
Appeal, The Militant by Joseph Hansen 326
Young Spartacus by Paul M. Buhle 337
Class Struggle by Alan Block 341
Revolutionary Age by Donald Clark Hodges 345
Workers Age by Dale Riepe 353
International Council Correspondence, Living Marxism,
New Essays by Paul Mattick 357
Marxian Labor College Bulletin, The Marxist Review
by Dale Riepe 364
VOLUME 11
PART EIGHT
ANARCHIST PUBLICATIONS 371
Liberty by Herbert G. Gutman 373
Alarm by Herbert G. Gutman 380
The Rebel by Robert D. Marcus 387
Motber Eartb Bulletin by Richard Drinnon 392
Blast by Richard Drinnon 400
Road to Freedom by Paul M. Buhle 407
Vanguard by Allen Guttmann 414
Man! by Allen Guttmann 417
Challenge by Martin Glaberman and
George P. Rawick 420
Retort by Donald Clark Hodges 423
PART NINE
INDEPENDENT AND AD HOC JOURNALS 431
The Forerunner by Madeleine B. Stern 433