FREEMAN Vol.4 - No.14 - April 5, 1954

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A 1954 issue of The Freeman magazine focused on editorial and political commentary surrounding treaty policy, labor relations, freedom of speech, and opposition to collectivist trends. It promotes citizen action through reprint distribution and includes feature articles by authors such as Henry Hazlitt and Boris Souvarine. The contents section outlines multiple essays and briefs covering Cold War themes, economic and political debates, and responses from readers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages36

Reading Time55 min

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The Fortnight

The Great Tax Relief Hoax

Isolationism in Europe

New False Whiskers

The Tariff on Watches

What Geneva Means

Give the House a Treaty Vote

The Neutralists' Strange Bedfellow

The Soviet Game at Geneva

Free Speech: The Legal Balance

Frau Lindner's Amazing Factory

Bullets, Ballots, and Puerto Rico

The New Heroism

Trotsky's Place in History

Call for a Third Party

Patterns of Perspective

A Gem of the Ocean

Myrdal's Economics

A Corpse That Lied

Introduction to South Africa

Briefer Mention

Mr. Lawson's Box Trick

Pass the Salt, Comrade

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MAR 26 1954 A PR IL 5, 195425cARYGROVE COLLEGE LIERAZDETROIT.MICHIGANPLEASE DO NOT REMOV The Great Tax Relief HoaxAn Editorial Give the HouseA Treaty Vote Henry Hazlitt The Soviet Game at CenevaBoris Souvarine . Freedom Needs Your Help! American freedom came into being through the actions of many workingtogether for a cause.Today this freedom is being defended in the samemanner.Get into the fight yourself by distributing FREEMAN reprintsto opinion moulders in your community.They will influence the many! THE CHRISTIAN LEFT by Lawrence R.Brown This discussion of the leftward trend in Christian thinking has ex-ceptianol importance.Remaved from a concern with personalitiesor denaminations,it explains why many people today who cantruly be numbered among the faithful are promoting,consciously orunwittingly,the spread of the Communist conspiracy. Single capy .10;12 copies $1.00;100 copies $7.00;1,000 copies$60.00.Reprint \#39 GIVE THE HOUSE A TREATY VOTE by Henry Hazlitt There is sill a way to secure for the American people protectionagainst treaty-made laws.Te House now has the opportunity tointroduce a measure that would require ratification of treaties bya majarity vate in both Houses af Cangress,not by two-thirds afthe Senate alone.This could be the beginning of a successfulcampaign.Get copies now for distribution. Single copy .10;12 capies $1.00;100 copies $5.00;1,000 copies$40.00.Reprint \#38 IF MANAGEMENT WALKED OUT by William H.Peterson A double standard of judging lobor and management leads toincongruities in the laws affecting the relations between thetwo and a violation of our American tradition of fair play. Single copy .10;12 copies $1.00;100 copies $6.00;1,000 copies$45.00.Reprint \#32 RUSI CHOSE FREEDOM by Canstantine Michoels The true and moving story of how an engineer who fled to theUnited States from Soviet tyranny refused to join a Communist-dom-inated union though it meant losing his job.Every American willfind inspiration in this account of one man's bold challenge. Single copy .10;12 copies $1.00;100 capies $5.00;1,000 copies$40.00.Reprint \#37 The FREEMANMail fo:240 Madison AvenueNew Yark 16,N.Y. Rush my copies of the following reprints ...I hove heckedthe ones 1 want.NAME …………………… ……………………………………… …\#16……… ………\#3…… …ADDRESS …………………… ……………… …\#28…………… …\#37…………… CITY,ZONE,STATE ………… ………… ………\#30……………………"\#38… … …… \#32……… …\#3………… …I enclose S… ……□ Bill Me Later THE RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF LABOR by Donald R.Richberg A noted authority tackles the proposition:industrial peace in thiscountry is impossible so long as the leaders of organized laborare unchecked in the power they wield over their fellow-men andin their war on private enterprise.A provocative and importantarticle. Single copy .10;12 copies $1.00;100 copies $6.00;1,000 copies$45.00.Reprint \#30 DENATIONALIZE ELECTRIC POWER by O.Glenn Saxon America's most decided advance toward collectivism to date hasbeen the phenomenal rise,in the past twenty years,of socializedelectric power.Here are the facts of the slow but sure growth ofnationolized industry in the United States. Single copy .10;100 copies $5.00;1,000 copies $40.00Reprint \#16 THE ESSENCE OF FREEDOM by Robert Monfgomery Robert Montgomery is,of course,the distinguished and much-lovedstage,screen,radio,and television star who has recently wonacelaim and new fame as a radio commentator and narrator of thepopular television show,"Robert Montgomery Presents."His eloquentwords should be read by every American. Single copy .10;25 copies $1.00;100 copies $3.00;1,000 copies$25.00.Reprint \#33 WHY SOCIALIZE NIAGARA?by Robert S.Byfield Why does New York's Governor Dewey plan to have a StateAuthority develop"people's kilowatts"at Niagara Falls?Readthe facts about how indefensible the plan is and how GovernorDewey belies his own professed faith in free enterprise. Single copy .10;12 copies $1.00;100 copies $6.0

FAQs

What recurring actions does the issue encourage readers to take?

It urges readers to join the fight by distributing Freeman reprints to opinion makers in their community to influence others.

What is the main topic of “Give the House a Treaty Vote”?

It argues for requiring treaty ratification by a majority vote in both Houses of Congress rather than Senate two-thirds alone.

Which subjects in the table of contents address labor and speech?

The contents include articles such as “The Rights and Wrongs of Labor” and “Free Speech: The Legal Balance,” focusing on organized labor power and legal limits affecting speech.

Sep 29, 2026

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