DORE Dreiser's #c applying fot @.ip in the Com- marty follows: Hollywood, Calif., July 20, 1945. Z. Foster, City, N. W- Foster: ‘writing this letter to F of my desire to be- ‘nember of the Ameri- Fmunist organization. 4s rooted ';, I have believed. in- ‘hat the common peo- ‘first of all, the work- phe United States and Sv;orld—are the guard- ; of socialism, has ie greatest example in of the heights of * aent that can be reach- ‘g free people with faith {+f and in all the pro- « forces of ,humanity— ® iet Union. The unity of - ntry with the great So- don is one of the most > fruits of our B 2: and dare not be * ed without grave dan- America itself. “nunists all over the ? 1ave played a vital part * iing the unity of the p that insures the defeat ism. Theirs were the jd clearest voices raised the march of aggres- / 1. China, Ethiopia and La} united. Norman Bethune, the in saving war Dr. great pioneer - wounded throughsthe useof the blood bank, died in China helping the free peoples of that country withstand the Japanese hordes years before the democratic countries came to their aid. His dying fequest was that it be made known that since many years he had ‘been a Communist. Out of the underground movements of tortured Eurt ope, Communists have risen to give leadership in the face of terror and all-pervading mili- tary suppression. Tito, of Yugoslavia, won the admira- tion of the world for his lead- ership of his people to victory. The name of Stalin is one be- loved by the free peoples of the earth. Mao Tse-Tung and Chou Em-Lai have kept the spirit of democracy and unity alive in China throughout the years that divisive forces have split that country asunder. In the United States, 1 feel that the Communists have helped to deepen our under- standing of the heritage of American freedom as a guide “to action in the present. Dur- ing the years when fascism was preparing for its project- ed conauest ‘of the world, Am-- erican Communists fought to -yally the American people against fascism. They saw the danger and they proposed the remedy. Marxist theory en- abled them to cast a steady light on the true economic and social. origins of fascism; Marxism gave them also a scientific understanding of the power of the working people as a force in history which could mobilize the. necessary intelligence, strength and her- oism to destroy fascism, save humanity, and carry on the fight for further progress. More than 11,000 Commun- ists are taking. part-in that struggle as members of the armed forces of our country. That they Have served with honor and patriotism is attest- ed to -even by the highest authorities of the Army itself. More and more it is becom- ing recognized in our country that the Communists are a vital and constructive part of our nation. and that a nation’s unity and a nation’s democ- racy is dangerously weakened if it excludes the Communists. Symbolfe of this recognition was the action of the: War De- partment in renouncing dis- crimination against Commun- ists in granting commissions. A statement signed by a num- ber of distinguished Ameri- cans points out that “the Army has apparently taken its position as a result of the ex- cellent record of Communists and’ soscalled Communists, in- cluding a number ‘who have been cited for gallantry and a number who have died in ac- tion.” It seems to me that this ought to discredit completely one of the ideological weapons from the arsenal of fascism that disorients the country’s political life and disgraces its intellectual life— red-baiting. From Swor With thousands of men folk coming 1941, in reversee T cheering crowds and playi beaming, their railway cars are July, 1945, is July, war unaccompanied by with faces relaxed and ‘Jrrational Why I Joined The CPUSA By Theodore Drieser prejudice against anything that is truly or false- ly labeled “Communism” is absurd and dangerous in poli- tics.- Concessions to red-baiting are even more demoralizing in the field of science, art and cultufe. If our creators are to fulfil their. re- sponsibilities to a democratic eulture, they must free them- selves from the petty fears and illusions that prevent the open discussion of ideas on an adult level. The necessities of our time demand that we explore and use the whole realm of human knowledge. J, therefore, greet with par- ticular satisfaction the infor- mation that such leading scien- tists as the French physicist, Joliot-Gurie, and the French mathematician, Langevin. have found in the Communist move- ment,,as did the British scien- tist, Haldane, some years ago, not only the unselfishness and devotion characteristic of the pursuit of science, but also the integration of the scientific By JOHN GIBBONS are welcomed by massed bands and cheering multitudes. “Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” is > the greeting of the country to each of its soldier sons. Demobilization is being -effec- ted with system and efficient organization. Residents of the same towns and districts are assembled at army demobiliza- tion centers, given a hearty sendoff by their respective regi- mental commanders and allot- ted special trains. Enlisted men receive a bon- us from six months’ to one year’s pay for each year of service; and officers from two to five months’ salary. Before their discharge the men are is- in effect - sued new shoes and an outfit of clothing. 2 Each-man gets from five to ten days’ food ration, depend- ing on. the length of the jour- ney, while food depots eatering to 2,500 men simultaneously have been established in all the main stations along railways carrying demobilized men. At the big junctions where men ehange trains, there are can- teens equipped with restaurant, , open air cinema, stores, post office, baths; barber shops — with all services free of charge. The most important thing about Soviet demobilization is that the Red Armyman re- linquishing the sword for the THIS MAN Y TRIED TO 1 KILL ME, CAPTAIN! WHAT IS THIS~: THIS IS A SHIP... NOT A HOLLYWOOD seET! oll a I'M NOT MAKIN‘ THIS A BOGART MOVIE?) uUPSIR! COuULDI PRIVATE ni ENECTION THE MO 14 PETE AND ! WiBOS AXIS S&F - RING... eae EIS THE STORY {SAILING INFORMATION FROM =\IS FORMER $ SEAMEN... 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Danish novelist, Martin Anderson Nexo, and the [Irish play- wright, Sean O’Casey. These historic years have deepened my conviction that widespread membership in the Communist movement will greatly strengthen the Ameri- can people, together with the anti-fascist forces throughout the world in completely stamping out fascism and achieving new heights of world democracy, economic progress and free culture. Be- lief in the greatness and dig- nity’ of Man has been. the guiding principle of my life and work. The logic of my life and work leads me, therefore, to apply for membership in the Communist Party. Sincerely, THEODORE DREISER. d To Ploughshare Moscow in Now they are returning ploughshare is free from fear of unemployment. Whether he is a tractor driver from a col- lective farm, steelworker, of- fice worker or member of the learned professions, he can step into a job-right away. A special government decree obliges the local authorities to provide men with jobs within one month of demobilization. This decree contains the proviso that the jobs provided must be in no way inferior to the men’s prewar occupation, and also must take into account indus- trial qualifications gained dur- ing military service. Actually, with more jobs available than men, there is little need to invoke the law, The “problem” of jobs is solved in one of two ways. ; As a rule the demobilized man, after resting and getting used to his civil surroundings, telephones or visits the trade union committee at his old place of employment. Here he is welcomed with open arms. His return is the occasion for a reunion celebration with the factory committee and his for- mer fellow workers, and he is invited to begin work the mo- ment he is ready. The Stalin Automobile factory, which em- ploys 30,000 and which instead of tanks is now turning out a new seven-seater limousine, has several hundred of its old work- ers back on the job. “My difficulty,” the manager of a demobilization center at a Byelorussian railway station told me, “is not fixing up men with jobs—the job is getting the requisite number of men for the factories. Even if the number of men returning were several times greater, we would still be far from satisfying the -demand -with labor.” SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1945.