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BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
Recommended. Eor
TEACHERS OE WORKERS' EDUCATION
Revised Edition
Incorporating Supplements Issued
January and July 1935
April 1936
Prepared,By
Office of Specialist in Workers' Education, Education Division
WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D. C. June| 1935
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PEEFACE
Workers' Education is a program offering to industrial,
clerical, domestic and agricultural workers an opportunity to
train themselves in clear thinking through the study of those
questions closely related to their daily lives as workers and
as citizens. Its purpose is to stimulate an active and con¬
tinued interest in the economic and social problems of the
times, and to develop a sense of responsibility for their
solution. Workers' education has grown out of the educational
needs of the labor movement, and assumes the right of workers
to form their own organizations to consider and take action
on their own problems in harmony with the American tradition.
Freedom of discussion and freedom of teaching are taken for
granted in workers' education so that all points of view may
be openly discussed and clarified. Any attempt at propaganda
in favor of any one point of view or another, however, is of¬
ficially discouraged.
In order to ensure that discussion may be based on facts,
and not on vague impressions, this office attempts to inform
instructors of available material on pertinent questions of
the moment, written from various points of view. An attempt
is made to list material which will present the authoritative
points of view of each and. every group concerned, and will
therefore be of educational value as reflecting authentically
different philosophies and attitudes on current questions.
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CONTENTS
Page
Newspapers and Periodicals of General Value
Newspapers and Periodicals Dealing with one Phase
of the Economic or Social System
Lahor Periodicals and Newspapers 2
Trade Union Movement Periodicals .... 2
Periodicals of One Union 2
Political Periodicals 4
Reference Books and Periodicals . 4
Bibliographies and Study Outlines 5
Economic and Social History 8
Economic and Political Problems 12
Government 12
International Problems and Peace Movements 13
Agriculture 16
Consumption 20
Money and Banking 22
Industry 23
General 23
Labor Movement and Legislation 25
Unemployment, Social Security, and Relief ^ . 32
(See under Current Trends)
Current Trends ..... 32
General 32
Unemployment, Social Security, and Relief 39
The New Deal 44
General 44
The N.I.R.A 46
Social Reorganization 48
General 48
Fascism 50
Cooperative Movement 50
English, Parliamentary Law, Labor Drama 52
Education: Philosophy, History, and Method 52
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NOTES ON USE OF BIBLIOGRAPHY
Inclusiveness
Only the most generally useful material has "been included in this bibliog¬
raphy. Certain groups will undoubtedly wish to concentrate on the study of
specific economic problems, such as the leading industry of a given section of
the country. The Office of the Specialist in Workers' Education may be able
to supply detailed bibliographies in the various economic fields, if sufficient
notice of such need is given.
Classification
A system of symbols given below has been worked out to indicate diffi¬
culty of material and its special appropriateness. However, stars are a very
rough measure of the usefulness of the material in the opinion of the Office
of the Specialist in Workers' Education. Comments on the accuracy with which
classification reflects the actual facts will be appreciated.
Bibliographies are listed in the section so entitled. Study outlines
are included in this section if reading references form the main part of the
outline. If a good deal of actual text is actually included in the outline,
the syllabus is listed under the appropriate subject heading.
As a general rule, material has been listed only once in the bibliography.
Where confusion is most likely to occur a note at the beginning of the section
refers the reader to other closely allied sections.
Symbols Used in Classification
* Indicates material is especially for social science workshops.
** Indicates material can be used by students, as well as by
teachers, provided that the students have some background of
knowledge.
*** Indicates material is simple enough for general student use.
Data Included in Bibliography
Publisher: The publisher's name is included in every case. For convenience
of users of this bibliography, the addresses of the publishers
most frequently referred to are given below and are not repeated
in the text.
Pages: Number of pages is included.
Price: Price is quoted, except in those cases where material is avail¬
able without charge for general distribution, or where it is
expected that a special request may secure a free copy. In
most cases, publishers have informed the Office of the Spe¬
cialist in Workers' Education that quantity orders will bring
discounts.
Notes: Notes are included on starred material, on the newer general
material, and on bibliographies and study outlines. Notes are
omitted on the more general and academic material.
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Publishers to Whom Frequent .Reference is Made. (Publishers specializing in
simple pamphlet material are starred).
* Affiliated Schools for Workers, 302 East 35th Street, New York City,
American Committee on Economic Policy, 112 East 19th- Street, New York City,
* American Education Press, 40 South Third Street, Columbus, Ohio. Modern
Problems Series.
* American Library Association, 520 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
Illinois. Handing with a Purpose Series; Exploring the Times Series.
* Brookwood Labor College, Katonah, New York,
* Columbia University, Publications Bureau of Teachers College, New York.
National Crisis Series.
* Day, John, Company, 385 Foxirth Avenue, New York. The John Day Pamphlets.
* Educational Research Project Fifteen, the University of Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois.
* International Ladies Garment Workers' Union, 3 West 16th Street, New
York .'■City.
* League for Industrial Democracy, 112 East 19th Street, New York City.
Rand School, 7 East 15th Street, New York City.
* University of Chicago, Illinois. Public Policy Pamphlets.
* Womans Press, 600 Lexington Avenue, New York City.
* Workers' Education Bureau of America, 1440 Broadway, New York City-
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NEWSPAPSPS AND PERIODICALS OF GENERAL VALUE
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Building America. Society for Curriculum Study, 425 W. 123d St., New York City.
$1.50 per year. Monthly throughout school year.
Information Service of Federal Council of Churches, 105 E. 22d St., New York City.
$2.00 per year. Weekly.
Labor Information Bulletin. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor,
Washington, D. C.
The Monthly Labor Review., U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D. C.
$2.00 per year. Monthly.
20 Vessey Street, New York City.
$5.00 per year. Weekly.
40 East 49th Street, New York City.
$5.00 per year. Weekly.
229 W. 43d St., New York City
$15.00 per year. Daily.
American Education Press, 40 So. 3d St., Columbus, Ohio.
75^ per year. Monthly.
Council for Social Action, 287 Fourth Ave., New York City.
Semi-monthly.
Survey Associates, Inc., 112 E. 19th St., New York City.
$3,00 per year. Monthly.
Survey Associates, Inc., 112 E. 19th St., New York City.
$3.00 per year. Monthly.
The Nation,
The New Republic
New York Times
Our Times
Social Action
The Survey
The Survey Graphic
NEWSPAPERS OP, PERIODICALS DEALING WITH ONE SPECIAL PHASE
OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
American Labor Legislation Review. American Association for Labor Legislation,
131 East 23d St., New York City.
$3,00 per year. Quarterly.
Consumers' Guide
Cooperation
The Crisis
Consumers' Counsel, Agriculture Adjustment Administration,
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
I
Cooperative League of the U.S.A., 167 W. 12th St., New
York City.
$1.00 per year. Monthly.
National Association for Advancement of Colorod People,
69 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
$1.50 per year. Monthly.
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Occupations National Occupations Conference, 522 Fifth Avenue, New
York City.
$3.50 per year.
Opportunity National Urban League, 1133 Broadway, Now York City.
$1.50 per year. Monthly.
Social Security American Association for Old Age Security, 22 E. 17th St.,
New York City.
Workers' Education Workers' Education Bureau of America, 1440 Broadway
New York City.
Quarterly.
LABOR PAPERS
Trade Union
American Federation of Labor, Weekly News Service, 901 Mass. Ave., Washington,
D. C.
American Federationist, A. F. of L., 901 Mass. Avenue, Washington, D. C.
Labor 10 Independence Avenue, Washington, D. C.
Labor Advocate 710 Exchange Building, Nashville, Tennessee.
Labor Clarion 2940 16th Street, San Francisco, California
Labor News 17 Federal Street, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Labor Becord Labor Publications, Inc., 2721 North Fifth Street,
Philadelphia, Penna.
Note: Central Labor 'Unions frequently publish a paper giving the local
news. This paper should be in workers' education libraries.
Labor Journals of Specific Industries
CLERKS
Retail Clerks International Advocate, Retail Clerks' International Protective
Association, Levering Building, Main Street, Lafayette, Ind.
$1.00 per year. Bi-monthly.
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ELECTRICAL WORKERS
International Electrical fforkprs and Opera-tors. 1200 Fifteenth St, 'N. W.,
Washingtpn, D. C.
$2.00 per year. Monthly.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
The Federal Employee, National Federation of Federal Employees, 10 B. Street,
N. W., Washington, D. C.
$1150 per year. Monthly.
LADIES GARMENTS
Justice International Ladies Garment Workers' Union, 3 West 16th
Street, New York City.
$1.50 per year. Weekly.
MACHINISTS
Machinists Monthly Journal. Machinists Euilding, 9th and Mt. Vernon Place,
Washington, D. C.
$1.00 per year. Monthly.
MEN ',S. CLOTHING INDUSTRY
Advance Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 15 Union Square,
New York City.
• .She Garment nWorker United Garment Workers of America, 621 Bible House, Astor
Place, New York City
$1.00 per year.
. The Postal Record National Association of Letter Carriers, American Federa¬
tion of Labor Bldg., Washington, D, C.
$2.00 per year. Monthly.
* The Union Postal Clerk. Room 300, A. F. of L. Building, Washington, D. C.
$2.00 per year. Monthly.
PRINTERS
■American. Pressman Pressmen's Home, Tennessee.
Monthly.
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Photo Engravers' Bulletin. American Photo Engravers' Association, 166 W. Van
Buren Street, Chicago, Illinois.
$3.00 per year, Monthly.
SEAMEN
Seamen's Journal International Seamen's Union, 525 Market Street, San
Francisco, California.
$1.50 per year. Monthly.
SHOE OPERATIVES
The Shoe Workers' Journal. Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, 246 Summer Street,
Boston, Massachusetts.
$2.00 per year. Monthly.
TEACHERS
The American Teacher. American Federation of Teachers, 506 S, Wabash Avenue,
v Chicago, Illinois.
$2.00 per year. Monthly.
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
The Textile Worker Bible House, Room 603, Astor Place, New York City.
$2.00 per year. Monthly.
The Hosiery Worker American Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers,
2319 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
Politi
New Leader
Workers' Age
Daily Worker
7 East 15th Street, New York City. Socialist
51 West 14th Street, New York City. Communist (Oppositi
50 East 13th Street, New York City. Communist
REFERENCE BOOKS AND REFERENCE PERIODICALS
Rand School Press
American Labor Year Book, 1932. Rand School Press, New York City.
1932. 299 pp. $3.00.
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Labor Research Association
Labor Fact .Book, International Publishers, New York. 1934. 224 pp.
$ . 95.
U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Handbook of Labor Statistics. Bulletin 541 Government Printing Office,
Washington, D, C. 1931.
Summarizes material and statistics from the various publica¬
tions of the Bureau and from other government publications on re¬
lated subjects.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Annual Conference of Teachers in Workers' Education
Annotated List of Material for Workers1 Classes. Affiliated Schools
for Workers, New York., 1934. 12 pp. Mimeographed. $.10.
The pamphlets listed have been prepared by various organiza¬
tions directly interested in promoting workers' education. Three
types of materials are included: that which has been prepared
especially for local workers' classes, or is particularly suitable
for their use; syllabi used in connection with the projects of
resident schools for workers but valuable for reference in respect
to the teaching of workers' groups; and labor plays issued by
workers' education enterprises.
Annual Conference of Teachers in Workers' Education
Suggested Reading List of Novels. Plays. Biographies, Poetry
Dealing with Economic Problems. Affiliated Schools for Workers,
New York, 1934. 15 pp. Mimeographed'. $ .10.
Prepared for groups interested in studying social problems
through literature and for students interested in supplementing
their class reading.
American Association of University Women
Summaries of Studies of the Economic Status of Women. Bulletin No. 134
Women's Bureau, U. S. Department of Labor, Washington, D. C.,
1935. 20 pp.
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Brief abstracts of material contained in various studies on
occupational status of woman. Bibliographical references included.
No indication of the difficulty of the material summarized is given.
Carter, Jean
This America. Affiliated Schools for Workers, New York, 1934.
30 pp. Mimeographed. $.25.
This pamphlet presents a brief outline of literature, with
reading references dealing with the various sections of the United
States. A picture of the American scene is thus presented. This
America offers background for discussion of sectional economic
problems, thus combining the study of literature with that of
economics.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
The Farm Problemi Suggested Readings on the problems Facing the
American Farm Population and Proposed Solutions. Office of
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Specialist in Workers' Education, Works Progress Administration,
Washington, P. C., 1934, 29 pp. Mimeographed.
This bibliography is intended not only for agricultural
groups studying their own problems, but also for urban groups in¬
terested in the agricultural situation, and its effect on indus¬
trial workers. AAl. References are annotated to indicate the diffi¬
culty of the text, and whether it will be more useful as source
material for the teacher, or as reading matter for the student.
The list covers the nature and causes of the present crisis, the
proposed remedies, and fiction, drama, etc., dealing with farm life.
League for Industrial Democracy
Looking Forward - Discussion Outlines, 1934. League for Indus¬
trial Democracy, New York, 1934. 35 pp. $.15.
Contains material on the crisis and the New Deal; your
money's worth; public ownership; storm over Asia; dictatorship
and revolution in Europe; the aims of socialism.
Pell, Orlie
Annotated List of Material Dealing vvi th the Office Worker and Other
White Collar Workers. Committee on Clerical Organization, 600
Lexington Avenue, Now York, 1935. 12 pp. Mimeographed.
Pamphlets and articles on economic and organisational problems;
selected for informational value, without regard to simplicity of
style.
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Reiss, Karl De Sylva
A Reading List on Forums and (/roup Discussions. Revised Edition.
Emergency Adult Education Program, Series Two, Bulletin No. 2,
New York University, New York,1936. 11 up. $.10.
A classified list of publications issued since 1920. Books
and pamphlets have been annotated; periodical referents have not.
Only items readily available have been included.
Rugg, Harold and Kreuger, Marvin.
Social Reconstruction. John Day Co., New York, 1933. 140 pp. $.85.
An outline starting with the current scene, looking backward
to "how we got this way" and forward to proposals for reconstruction.
In each section the questions and factors which one must take into
account to understand the subject are pointed out, and readings
are suggested.
Tax Policy League
JL Working Library in Taxation. Tax Policy League, 309 East 34th
Street, New York City,1935. 16 pp. Mimeographed. $.25.
A bibliography on various phases of taxation. While much of
the material listed is academic, one section comprising five of the
sixteen pages and called "Brief Reading Lists on Current Topics
Made up Largely of Pamphlet Material", includes popularly written
items.
Thompson, Laura A. Compiler.
Unemployment Insurance and Reserves in the United States. A Selected
List of Recent References. Bulletin No, 611. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor,Washington, D. C., 1935. 54 pp.
List covers general material; special phases of the problem,
e.g., administrative, financial and actuarial, and constitutional;
company, joint-agreement and trade-union benefit plans; state legis¬
lative proposals and discussions; interstate discussions; and
meterial on specific Federal proposals. Section on bibliographies
also included, For the most part, the list is rather fully annotated,
although with no reference to difficulty or technicality of the cita¬
tions.
U.'S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
Reading List of References on Household Employment. Women1s
Bureau, U, S. Department of Labor, Washington, D. C., 1935. 19 pp.
Mimeographed,
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Contains sections on standards and on problems of workers,
as well as material on placement and. training. Not annotated, and
not classified according to simplicity.
Warne, Colston E.
World Economic Depression. American Association of University
Women, Washington, D. C., 1932. 63 pp. Himeographed. $.50.
Presents in a chatty and entertaining way the case for various
methods of reconstruction. Includes questions for discussion and
"bibliography.
Workers' Education Bureau
Workers' Education Booklist. Workers' Education Bureau, New York,
n.d. 1 pp
A list of the publications of this organization, listed by
subject.
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY
**Adamic, Louis.
Dynamite. Viking Press, New York, 1934. 495 pp. $2.00
An account of certain episodes in history of labor movement
in which violence was invoked.
**Beard, Charles and Mary
The Rise of American Civilization. The Macmillan Co., New York,
1933. Revised edition. 1689 pp. $3.50.
A vivid account of social, economic, political development
of the country.
Bimba, A.
History of the American Working Class. International Publishers,
New York, 1927. 360 pp. $2.75.
An account of the rise, development, and struggles of the
working class.
Carman, Harry J.
The Social and Economic History of the United States (1500-1820).
D. C. Heath, New York, 1930. 628 pp. $4.00
Commons, John R. and Others
History of Labor in the United States. The Macmillan Co., New York,
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1921-36. 4 volumes, $20.50
A comprehensive and standard work.
Vol. I, II. Commons, John H. and Others. "History of Labor in the
United States (to 1918)". 1921. $12.00
Vol. III. Lescohier, Don. "Working Conditions". Brandeis, Eliza¬
beth. "Labor Legislation". 1936. $4.50.
Vol. IV. Perlman, Selig and Taft, Philip. "Labor Movements", 1935.
$4.00
Educational Research Project Fifteen.
***Machines—For Us or Against Us? Educational Research Project Fif¬
teen, University of Chicago, Chicago, 1935. 18 pp. $.15.
This is a discussion of the role of machinery in the past;
and the four threats to the welfare of the country that have ap¬
peared with machinery. Difficult in several places, but other¬
wise excellent. Contains three pictorial charts, glossary, sel¬
ected paragraphs, and bibliography.
Faulkner, Harold U.
**American Economic History, Harper and Bros., New York, 1931. 795
pp. $3.50.
A clear and well-arranged history.
Fee, Violet and Walter R.
***Winning the West. Unit Study Boook No. 504. American Education Press,
Columbus, Ohio, 1935. 36 pp. $.10.
A very simply written description of westward expansion; ec¬
onomic causes require further elaboration.
Fine, Nathan
Labor and Farmer Parties in the United States. Rand School, New York,
1928. 445 pp. $3.00
Huberman, Leo.
***We. the People. Harper & Bros,, New York, 1934, 375 pp. $2,5$
This history was originally written for young students in
progressive schools, The story moves swiftly, with the minimum em¬
phasis on military history, and the maximum on economics and social
developments. The form is excellent, with clear print, good margins,
and fine illustrations by Thomas K. Benton,
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Lorwin, Lewis
**The American Federation of Labor. Brookings Institution, Washing¬
ton, D. C., 1933. "573pp. $2.70.
The most complete study of the Federation available.
Lyon, Richard C. D.
**Labor Lives. Labor Publications, 2721 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia,
Pa., n.d. 23 pp. $.25.
One page summaries of twenty radical and labor leaders, from
Robert Owen through Lenin. The introduction states that the pamphlet
is "to be in effect a history of socialist thought told in terms of
biography." Vocabulary is difficult, but style is straightforward.
O'Neal, James.
**Worker in American History. Rand School, New York, 1921. 209 pp. $.35.
A simple text, based largely on MacMaster's History.
Pollak, Katherine H.
***Can the Work Week Shrink and Wages Grow? Affiliated Schools for Work¬
ers, New York, 1935. Revised edition. 36 pp. $.25.
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This pamphlet presents in extremely simple terms, the develop¬
ment of modern industrial society. Material centers about hours and
wages. Questions for review and discussion are included, as well as
some useful suggestions for use of the pamphlet.
Saposs, David J.
American Labor History. Brookwood, New York, 1932. Revised edition.
35 pp. Mimeographed. $.50.
A detailed syllabus, helpful in organizing courses. The per¬
iods followed are those presented by Commons in his History of Labor.
Simon, A. M.
Social Forces in American History. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1931.
Revised edition. 325 pp. $1.60.
Deals only with certain phases of American development; written
from the worker's point of view.
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Symes, Lillian and Clement, Travera.
**Rebel America. Harper & Eros., New York, 1934. 392 pp. $3.00.
The volume presents an analysis of the thought, philosophy,
and activities of the various radical and revolutionary groups
throughout the history of the country. The vocabulary is difficult
and the text has many allusions which are not fully explained.
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
***La'bor Through the Century. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Depart¬
ment of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1933. 42 pp.
One-page statements contrasting the productive systems of
yesterday and today.
U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau.
***Women at Work. Bulletin No. 115. Women's Bureau, U.S. Department
of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1934. 60 pp.
Van Amburgh, Delia
***Communication. American Education Press, Columbus, Ohio, 1934. 36
pp. $. 10.
A narrative of development of communication; supplementary
material only.
Van Amburgh, Delia
***Light. American Education Press, Columbus, Ohio, 1934. 36 pp. $.10.
A very simple description of the various means used for light¬
ing through the ages.
Ware, Norman.
The Labor Movement in the United States: A Study in Democracy. D. H.
Appleton, New York, 1929. 409 pp. $3.00.
A useful book on the Knights of Labor, emphasizing policies
and tactics.
Wolfson, Theresa.
The Women Worker and the Trade Union. International Publishers, New
York, 1927. 224 pp. $1.75.
A discussion of the place of the woman worker in the labor
movement,
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EGONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS
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GOVERNMENT
Beard, Charles and Mary
**The Rise of American Civilization, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1933.
Revised edition. 1689 pp. $3.50.
See under Economic and Social History.
Brownlow, Louis
Less Government or More. American Library Association, Chicago, 1933.
22 pp. $.25.
Deals with government costs,
Calhoun, Arthur
**The Worker Looks at Government. International Publishers, New York,
1927, 176 pp. $1,60.
Treats those aspects of American government that are of most
significance to workers.
Carr, William G. and Lutz, H, L.
**Essentials of Taxation. National Education Association, 1201 Six¬
teenth Street, N.W,, Washington, D.C., 1934, 14 pp. $.15.
This pamphlet consists of a series of articles first published
in the Journal of the National Education Association,
Greenough, Catharine Croan
Selecting party Candidates. National League of Women Voters, 726
Jackson place, Washington, D.C., 1935. Mimeographed. 5 pp. $.05,
Brief summary of the history of changes in nominating methods,
the present situation, and factors related to satisfactory operation
of the direct primary. A good deal of knowledge is presupposed.
Groves, Harold,
**A Tax Policy for the United States, The New Republic, New York, 1934.
41 pp, $.25,
Analyses the needs for taxes and the best ways of securing
them, from the point of view of the liberally-minded economist,
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Laidler, Harry
**Public Ownership Here and Abroad. League for Industrial Democracy,
Hew York, 1923. Fourth Edition, 1931. 68 pp. $.15.
A careful survey of the progress which community industry has
made in the United States and abroad, and the obstacles in the path.
MacDonald, Lois and Stein, E.
**The Worker and Government, Affiliated Schools for Workers, Hew York,
1935. 141 pp. $.35.
Deals chiefly with labor legislation and the part played by
the government in labor disputes. Emphasis is laid on the provisions
of the law and the functions of the courts.
McBain, Howard Lee
The Living Constitution. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1927. 284 pp.
$1.10.
Wolff, Gertrude
***0ur Constitution Yesterday and Today. Modern Problem Series. Amer¬
ican Education Press, Columbus, Ohio, 1934. 24 pp. $.10.
An account of the changes in the Constitution and the possible
methods of changing it. Some space is devoted to the Minnesota
Mortgage case, and the New York Milk case. The general thesis is that
the Constitution must be changed to meet present needs, in harmony
with the principles laid down by the founding fathers, and that this
has been done in the past.
international problems
Barber, Frederick A.
* "Haiti11 Cry the Dead. Association Press, 347 Madison Avenue, New
York, 1935. 160 pp. $1.50.
A study of the cost of war in money and lives. Pictures,
cartoons, and charts tell the story with a minimum of textual
material.
Boeckel, Florence Brewer
***Qrganizing the New World. National Council for Prevention of War,
532 Seventeenth Street, Washington, D.C., 1934. Mimeographed.
22 pp. $.05.
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A packet containing brief leaflets describing the organiza¬
tion and function of the League of Nations, World Court, and Inter¬
national Labor Office prepared for adult groups beginning a sthdy
of world affairs. The vocaoulary is simple.
Boeckel, Florence Brewer
***The Press and Foreign News. National Council for Prevention of War,
532 Seventeenth Street, Washington, D.C., 1935. Mimeographed.
20 pp.
The technical side of news gathering, and influences under
which press operates, are treated for labor journalism classes.
Duranty, Walter
Europe, War or Peace? Foreign Policy Association and World
Peace Foundation, 8 West 40th Street, New York, 1935. 47 pp.
$. 25.
An analysis of the motives causing the activities of various
European states in the field of foreign contacts. Difficult style
and vocabulary.
"Fortune"
**Arms and the Man. Doubleday, Doran & Co., New York, 1934. 58 pp.
$.10.
The editors say that this is "a primer on Europe's armament
makers; their mines, and their smelters, their banks, their holding
companies, their ability to supply everything you need for a war
from cannons to the casus belli; their axioms which are (a) prolong
war (b) disturb peace."
Gideonse, Harry D.
Wurld Depression; World Recovery. American Library Association,
Chicago, 1933. 22 vv. $.10.
A discussion of tariff, war debts, and nationalism in relation
to world depression and world recovery.
Goslin , Ryllis Alexander
**Dictatorship. Headline Books No, 3. Foreign Policy Association,
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8 West 40th Street, New York, 1936. 38 pp. $.25.
Sketches the rise and characteristics of dictatorship in Ger¬
many, Italy, and the Soviet Union. A final chapter sums up the meth¬
ods of dictatorship, and their effect on the pecplfe of the country#
Goslin, , Byllis Alexander, Editor
***War Tomorrow, Will We Keep 0yt_7 Eoreign Policy Association, New York,
1935. 38 pp. $.25.
An analysis of the events preceding our entrance into the
World War, and discussion of factors that make for war in general and
the "next war" in particular. Short sentences and short words are
used* The book includes pictograohs. The combination thus results
in a simple presentation of an important topic. A study outline for
teachers may be secured from Eoreign Policy Association to accompany
the text.
Hill, Helen
**Eorei_gn Trade and the Worker1 s Job. World Peace Foundation, 8 West
40th Street, New York, 1935. 40 pp. $.10.
The pamphlet suggests that protection of workers' standard
of living must be planned in terms of home and foreign markets which
together constitute an inter-dependent whole. The material is pres¬
ented as simply as is possible in this complex field. An explanation
of fourteen difficult terms is appended.
Millis, Walter
The Road to War. Houghton-Mifflin Co., New York, 1935. 460 pp. $3.
A detailed chronological account of the social, economic, and
psychological factors leading up to the entrance of the United States
into the World War. Main purpose is to show in significant relation
the motives and attitudes which determined national policy and public
opinion during the three years before the U.S. entered tha war. The
abundance of detail and personal allusions might be confusing to those
unfamiliar with the period but the presentation is popular, vivid,
impartial and historically accurate.
Mullin, Warren D.
' Truth About Japanese Trade Competition. National Council for
Rrevention of War, Washington, D. C., 1935. Mimeographed* 15 pp.
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An analysis of foreign trade with special reference to
textile industry and to trade with Japan. Material is as simple as
is possible, considering amount of statistical data presented.
Pratt, Julius W.
***Friends or Enemies. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1935.
60 pp. $.25.
An account of the foreign policy of the United States, with
the economic basis for that policy. Style and vocabulary are ex¬
tremely simple. Technical terras, if used, are explained.
Shoemaker, Dorothy and Terlin, R.
War in the World, Will America Become Involved. Woman's Press, 600
Lexington Avenue, New York, 1935. 13 pp. $.10.
A series of four discussion outlines on the present inter¬
national crisis. Indicates a possible arrangement of material.
AGRICULTURE
Note: See also sections on Cooperative Movement and International Problems
Anstrom, George
**The American Farmer. International Publishers, New York, 1932,
31 pp. $.10.
A comprehensive survey of the farm situation in each sec¬
tion of the country by an author who was opposed to the A.A.A. as
benefiting only the rich farmer. Substantiated with statistics.
Style is clear, but not simple, as both technical agricultural terms
and Marxian phrases are freely used.
Bean, L. H. and Chew, A. P.
Economic Trends Affecting Agriculture. U.S. Department of Agricul¬
ture, Washington, D.C., 1933, 46 pp.
This compilation of charts and tables shows some of the
forces that have recently shaped the course of American agriculture.
The data emnhasize first, the relation of- the domestic industrial
depression to agriculture; second, certain world influences on Amer¬
ican agriculture; and third, some of the resulting maladjustments in
incomes and prices.
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Beard, Charles and Smith, George H,
**The Futpre Comes. The Maxmillan. Co., New York, 1933. 178 pp. $2.
Chapter I gives a telescopic background of the crisis of
March 4, 1933. Chapter V gives a summary of legislative measures
adopted in behalf of agriculture in early months of the Roosevelt
Administration.
Beck, P. G. and Forster, M. C.
**Six Rural Problem Areas J Relief, Resources, Rehabilitation. Works
Progress Administration, Washington, B.C., 1935, 167 pp.
A description of relief families, and an analysis of relief
problems in six rural areas; namely, Appalachian-Ozark Area, Lake
States Cut-Over Area, Short Grass Wheat Area, Cotton Belts. A sec¬
tion analyzing economic problems of these areas is included; much
of the study is concerned with economic background of relief needs.
Some sections are more difficult than others.
Brunner, Edmund deS.
**In Relief of Debtors. Bureau of Publications, Teachers' College,
Columbia University, New York, 1933. 29 pp. $.25.
Discusses the farm debt situation and measures that have
been taken to relieve the farmer through the Earm Credit Administra¬
tion.
Buell, Raymond Leslie
**The World Adrift. World Peace Foundation and Foreign Policy Associ¬
ation, New York, 1935. 38 pp. $.25.
Section VI discusses briefly self-sufficiency vs. world
planning.
Davis, I. C. and Slater, L. A,
Part-Time Farming in Connecticut, Bulletin 201. Department of Ag¬
ricultural Economics, Connecticut State College, Storrs, Conn., 1935
47 pp.
A timely study of conditions in one State, throwing light
on the background of planning of subsistence homesteads.
Dowell, A. A. and Jesness, 0. B.
The American Farmer and the Export Market. University of Minnesota
Press, Minneapolis, Minn., 1934. 269 pp. $2,00.
This book deals with present day economic nationalism in
relation to American agriculture.
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Educational Research Project Fifteen.
***The American Farmer—Citizen or Serf7 Educational Research Project
Fifteen, University of Chicago, Chicago, 1934. 10 pp. $.15.
A gloomy picture of the adverse trends affecting the American
farmer with the mechanization of agriculture, changes in monetary
values, and the shrinkage of foreign markets. Charts show the farmers'
share of our national income (1919-1931), the increase in tenancy, and
the rise in productivity.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
**The Machine and the Farmer. Educational Research Project Fifteen,
University of Chicago, Chicago, 1935. 16 pp. $.15.
History of the growth and development of farm machinery is
followed by a discussion of the economic and social effects. Two
color charts show the increase of tractors and the decrease of horses
on farms during the last twenty years or less.
Everett, Samuel and Brunner, Edmund deS.
Uncle Sam and the Farmer. Bureau of Publications, Teachers' College,
Columbia University, New York, 1933. 28 pp. $.25.
• This is a discussion of factors contributing to the depressed
state of farmers and a discussion of purposes of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration and how it works.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
The Farm Problem; Suggested Readings on the Problems Facing the Amer¬
ican Farm Population and. Proposed, Solutions. Works Progress Admin¬
istration, Washington, B.C., 1934. Mimeographed. 29 pp.
See under Bibliographies.
Gee, Wilson
American Farm Policy. W. W. Norton and Co., New York, 1934. 217 pp.
$1.50.
Agricultural policies under the Earding, Coolidge, Hoover,
and Roosevelt administrations; the commodity dollar; the machinery
of planning for the future.
Hacker, Louis M.
**The Farmer Is Boomed. John Day Company, New York, 1933. 31 pp. $.25.
Discussion of factors making revival of American commercial
agriculture impossible regardless of program, applied to it.
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Harris, Lem
**Farmers Flan United Action. Farmers National Committee for Action,
P.O. Box 540, Minneapolis, Minn., 1935. 64 pp. $.10.
Proceedings of Farmers Emergency Relief Conference called
in March 1935 to bring together many farm organizations, most of them
opposed to the program of the A.A.A., on relief and production
credit issues. The proceedings include a review of agricultural
conditions, proposed action, and various committee reports.
Horne, Roman L.
***The Farm Business. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1935. 58
pp. $.25.
An account in simple breezy language of the farmer's econ¬
omic position, the difficulties that have confronted him since 1918,
and government efforts at amelioration. The economic ideas behind
the A.A.A. are analyzed, but the effect on the various different
kinds of farmers throughout the country is not touched upon.
Thomas, Norman
**The Plight of the Share-Cropper. League for Industrial Democracy,
New York, 1934. 33 pp. $.10.
This is an examination of what has happened, to the share¬
cropper as a result of the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Comments
are founded upon a field investigation made by the Memphis Chapter
of the League for Industrial Democracy, and the Tyronza Socialist
Party, under the direction of ¥. R. Araberson. The organization is
opposed to the present crop-reduction program of the A.A.A.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economics
Farm Family Living. Outlook Charts and Conference Summaries. U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1935. 42 pp.
See under Consumption.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Discussion Group Material. Obtainable from Extension Divisions of
individual State Departments of Agriculture.
Comprises three series of pamphlets on twelve topics of
immediate interest in connection with agriculture. The same topics
are covered in each series, but scope of treatment varies. Series A:
Brief Introductions to the Problems (about 3 pp. each); Series B:
More Detailed Analyses (about 15 pp. each); Series C: Excerpts
from Sources (about 30 pp. each).
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Topics covered in each discussion series are as follows:
"What Is the Chief Cause of the Farm Depression?"
"Do Farmers Want the Federal Government to Help Them Deal with
Farm Problems?"
"Should American Agriculture Seek Recovery of World Markets or Ar¬
range to Live at Home?"
"What Kind of Foreign Trade Policies Do American Farmers Want? in
Peace Time? in War Time?"
"What Kind of Industrial Policy Is Best for Agriculture?"
"The Farmer and the Consumer of Farm Products—What Are Their Mutual
Obligations?"
"Do Farmers Want High Tariffs on Farm Products? on Industrial Pro¬
ducts?"
"Farm Prices—How Are They Made?"
"What Kind of Land Prices Would Be Best for Agriculture? for the
Nation as a Whole?"
"Will Crop Adjustment Be Necessary or Desirable in Years to Come?"
"What Possibilities and Limitations Do Farmers in This Country Face
in Seeking a Better Balance in Farm Production?"
Wallace, Henry A.
**America Must Choose." Foreign Policy Association and World Peace
Foundation, New York, 1934. 33 pp. $.25.
The Secretary of Agriculture presents arguments for and
against the United States seeking "self-containment", full partic¬
ipation in work trade, or a planned "middle course".
Wallace, Henry A.
**Nevj Frontiers. Reynal and Hitchcock, New York, 1934. 314 pp. $2.00
The Secretary of Agriculture gives a frank discussion of
the New Deal in simple, lucid prose. The book contains a "defense
of the concept of national planning and of the broad objectives of
the New Deal; a plea for a lowering of tariff barriers; a history
and defense of the A.A.A.; and an outline of the necessary aims of
planning in the future." (Quoted from book review in New York
Times.)
CONSUMPTION
Note; See also section on Cooperative Movement.
Hadsell, Reign S.
Developing Intelligent Consumers. R. S. Hadsell, Hiram High School,
Hiram, Ohio, 1935. Mimeographed. 16 pp. $.15.
Description of projects that might be carried on in a course
on consumer economics, with outline of course objectives. Bibliog¬
raphy is included.
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Lamb, Beatrice P.
**Buyers Beware. National League of Women Voters, Washington, B.C.,
1935. 15 pp. $.15.
A study of the case for new Pood, Brug, and Cosmetics Leg¬
islation; analyses the short-comings of the 1906 law, with regard
to limited scope, loopholes, and administrative weaknesses.
National Association of Housing Officials
**A Housing Program for the United States. National Association of
Housing Officials, Chicago, 1935, 22 pp.
Report in summary form made "by committee of experts drafted
to study American housing problems.
Ramsey, Buane. Editor.
**What Some Slum Bwellers Want in Housing. Henry Street Settlement,
New York, 1935. 9 pp.
Findings of a study of one square "block on the Lower East
Side in New York City. Although the study is statistical, the
facts are presented in the simplest form possible.
Starr, Mark and Norton, Helen
***The Worker as a Consumer, Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1934. 26 pp.
Mimeographed. $.25.
This pamphlet stresses the fact that the worker is not
only a producer but also a consumer, and the relationship of wages
to prices forms the basis for the problems discussed here. (Quality
and price of goods, displacement of workers by machinery, organiza¬
tions for consumers' protection and the ultimate goal of organiza¬
tion are among the more pertinent subjects dealt with. Questions
for discussion and lists of further reading material are included.
U.S. Bepartment of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economics
Farm Family Living: Outlook Charts and Conference Summaries. U.S.
Bepartment of Agriculture, Washington, B.C., 1935. 42 pp.
A study of income and expenditures of families living on
farms in various parts of the country; difficult.
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Ware, Caroline F.
***The Worker Goes to Market. Affiliated Schools for Workers, New
York, 1934. 16 pp. Mimeographed, $.25.
The "consumer's problem" is of vital importance to the
worker, Miss Ware maintains, because "what they can buy as consumers
determines whether the things they make as workers are sold", and
therefore whether they have jobs. Miss Ware compares the purchas¬
ing power of the workers' earnings to show fluctuations over a num¬
ber of years, and shows that the quality of goods that real wages
can buy is of great concern to the worker. The final chapter is
entitled "The Importance of the Consumer in an Age of Plenty".
Woodbury, Colemen. Editor.
Housing Officials' Year Book 1935. National Association of Housing
Officials, 850 East 58th Street, Chicago, 1935, 73 pp. $1.
The Year Book summarizes the powers, activities, programs,
difficulties, and accomplishments of the major government agencies
concerned with the provision of low cost housing.
MONEY AND BANKING
Horne, Roman L. and Rose, i^arc
*Money. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1935. 50 pp. $.25.
A clear exposition of the function and mechanism of money
and credit. Considering the difficulty of the subject, the pamphlet
is fairly simple.
Kemmerer, E. W.
On Money. John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia, 1934. 221 pp. $1.50.
Critical discussion of monetary problems confronting the
United States and of Administration program, concluding with argu¬
ment for stabilization.
Marshall, L. C.
**Funds and the Financial System. Bureau of Publications, Teachers
College, Columbia University, New York, 1933. 27 pp. $.25.
Description of monetary system in the United States. Dis¬
cusses reasons for collapse of our banking system and purposes of
Banking Act of 1933.
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Pasvolsky, Leo
Current Monetary Issues. Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.,
1933. 192 pp. $1.50.
Survey of world monetary issues and of the trend of Amer¬
ican monetary developments.
Sprague, 0. M. W.
Recovery and Common Sense. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1934. 96
pp. $1.00.
A protest against the Administration's monetary policy "by
the former economic adviser to the United States Treasury.
Warburg, James
The Money Muddle. Alfred A. Knopf, New York* 1934. 272 pp. $2.00.
Inside history of London conference and. criticism of Admin¬
istration's monetary policy by an official adviser to the London
conference.
Warne, Colston
**Mysteries of Money and Banking. Affiliated Schools, New York, 1934.
22 pp. Mimeographed. $.25.
This mimeographed pamphlet explains the organization of this
financial system, and its relation to the rest of the economic sys¬
tem.
INDUSTRY—General
Byrne, Harriet A.
**The Health and Safety of Women in Industry. Bulletin 136. Women's
Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1935. 23 pp.
An analysis of laws and satisfactory standards on such prac¬
tical questions as: lighting, ventilation, seating, carrying weights,
toilet facilities, etc,
Byrne, Harriet A*
Women Who Work in Offices. Women'3 Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor,
Washington, B.C., 1935. 27 pp.
A statistical* study of emnloyed women and those seeking em¬
ployment. Covers 5000 cases, giving ages, occupation, education and
training, hours, wages,times unemployed, etc. A knowledge of sta¬
tistics is not necessary to understand the material. Good reading
ability is necessary.
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Chase, Stuart
**The Tragedy of Waste. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1929. 296 pp.
$1.10.
One of the first hooks devoted to an account of waste in
production and possibilities of raised standards of living through
elimination of waste.
Creamer, Daniel B.
Is Industry Decentralizing? Study of Population Redistribution No. 3.
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 1935. 105 pp. $1,00.
A statistical study of the location of industry. Extremely
technical.
Douglas, Paul H.
Real Wages in the United States (1890-1926). Houghton-Mifflin Co.,
New York, 1930. 682 pp. $7.50.
A statistical study of changing wages and wage rates.
Green, William
**The Thirty-Hour Week. American Federation of Labor, Washington, D.C.,
1935. 48 pp.
The thirty-hour week is proposed as a measure for reform and
recovery. Historical development, social and economic significance
are discussed and also arguments of those opposed to the proposal.
MacDonald, Lois
Wages and the Worker. Affiliated Schools for Workers, New York, 1935.
12 pp. $.05.
This pamphlet examines facts and theories about wages in
the light of recent legislation. If students are to use this outline
without the help of a teacher, they should obtain reading references
for each section.
Moloney, Leonard J.
Connecticut Veterans' Survey. Emergency Relief Administration, 208
State Office Building, Hartford, Conn., 1934. 119 pp.
A survey of the employment opportunities and placement of
veterans; deals with question of "older workers" as well as of vet¬
erans.
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Moulton, Harold G. and Leven, Maurice
The Thirty Hour Week. Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 1935.
20 pp. $.15.
A discussion of the thirty hour weak as economically unsound
because it will curtail production and raise prices. Clearly out¬
lined but vocabulary and style are both rather difficult.
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Women and Children
**Pennsylvania's Experience with Certificated Home Workers. Depart¬
ment of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg, Pa., 1935. Mimeographed,
8 pp.
This is a study of 115 home-workers to determine whether "it
is possible for a stringent regulatory system to control the condi¬
tions under which the homeworker is employed so that long hours, in¬
adequate pay, and child labor do not persist."
Fidgeon, Mary E^.
**Women in Industry. Bulletin 91. Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of
Labor, Washington, D.C., 1935. 79 pp.
The bulletin has been prepared for study groups. Ten aspects
of the problem of women in industry are covered. Included are dis¬
cussions of labor legislation, health standards, unemployment, the
married woman in industry. The material is entirely non-statistical,
and while the vocabulary used is wide, the style is extremely clear
and straightforward.
U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
**The Commercialization of the Home Through Industrial Home Work. Bul¬
letin 135. Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington,
D.C., 1935. 49 pp.
A study of the kinds, location, and extent of home-work.
Data on pay and earnings, and attempts to regulate homework are in¬
cluded. The material is presented in as simple a form as possible,
enlivened by illustrations and by case stories.
INDUSTRY—Labor Problems
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
**Bread and Roses. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 15 Union
Square, New York, 1934. 63 pp.
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A collection of brief articles on two eventful years 1933-
1934, in the course of which organization of the shirtworkers took
large steps forward.
American Federation of Labor
"""National Labor Relations Act. American Federation of Labor, Wash¬
ington, D.C., 1935. 16 pp.
This pamphlet sketches the purpose and scope of the Act; its
definition of unfair practices and its various other provisions.
Andrews, John
**Labor Problems and Labor Legislation. American Association for Lab¬
or Legislation, New York, 1932. Fourth edition, revised. 135 pp.
$.60.
Brief introductory treatment of most common problems; well
illustrated with maps.
Ault, Laura
***0ffice Workers and Trade Unions. Woman's Press, New York, 1934.
13 pp. Mimeographed. $.15.
In preparing this study outline, Miss Ault, a Y.W.C.A. Busi¬
ness Girls' Secretary, has emphasized the need of tra<?e -union organ¬
ization to protect the interests of office workers. Although some
narrative factual material is included, the greatest part of the
pamphlet consists of questions to be brought up for consideration by
the group. Topics covered include the trend of white collar employ¬
ment, the A.F.L., and trac'e union methods as they might be employed
by office workers.
Bernheim, Alfred C. and Van Doren, D. Editors.
Labor and the Government. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1935.
413 pp. $2.75.
This volume is particularly useful for its analyses of rec¬
ent aspects of trade and company unionism, the problem of collective
bargaining, and government intervention. The style is popular but
not easy.
Boone, Gladys and Sweet Briar College Senior Seminar in Economics
*Labor Laws in Twelve Southern States. National Consumers' League,
156 Fifth Ave., New York, 1934. 13 pp. $.15.
The six charts in this booklet show labor laws and machinery
for their administration, as compiled from official documents. Topics
covered include state departments of labor, child labor laws, limita¬
tion of hours and night work for women, workmen's compensation, and
provisions for health, sanitation, and safety. The data indicates
clearly the inadequacy of most of these provisions.
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Brookwood Labor College, Extension Department
♦♦♦pointers for Organizers. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1933. 4 pi. $.10.
A brief pamphlet containing a series of suggestions for new
organizers.
Carroll, Mollie Ray
**The American Federation of Labor. Sullabus Series No. 4. Workers'
Education Bureau, New York, 1935. 23 pp. $.10.
Questions for discussion of sixteen important topics. Page
references for reading and study are given for each topic. For ade¬
quate discussion of topics, as Miss Carroll indicates in her preface,
these references will need to be supplemented.
Committee for Industrial Organization
**Industrial Unionism. Committee for Industrial Organization, Rust
Bldg., Washington, D.C., 1935. 31 pp. $.10.
Two speeches and minority report of resolutions committee
submitted to A.F. of L. in Atlantic City. The pamphlet is directed
primarily to labor leaders.
Dunn, Robert W.
Company Unions. Vanguard Press, New York, 1927. 206 pp. $.50.
Federal Labor Union, No. 18677, Detroit
**The Shop Steward: An Out!ine of His Work in the Union. Automobile
Series No. 2. Workers' Education Bureau, New York, 1935. 14 pp.
$ • 05«
Seven functions of the shop steward are outlined. Approxi¬
mately eight of the twelve pages of text are devoted to first func¬
tion, "Bring in new union members", outlining the Federation's prin¬
ciples and offers the Federation's answers to those who raise ob¬
jections like the following: "Head officers are inactive, and nat¬
ional officials have in the past failed to represent the interest of
the membership.
Gluck, Elsie
**An Introduction to American Trade Unionism. Affiliated Schools for
Workers, New York, 1935. 50 pp. $.25.
An account of the factors influencing the development of the
movement, a. bird's eye view of the present situation, and discussion
of the problems arising from the situation. Material on specific
unions is introduced.
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Goldbloom, Maurice; Herling, John; Seidman, Jool; Yard, Elizabeth
Strikes Under the New Deal. League for Industrial Democracy,
New York, 1935. 72 r»n. $.15.
An analysis of the New Deal in relation to labor, and ac¬
count of various strikes under it. Includes brief history of various
arbitration boards. The style is difficult,
Harnm, Jonn E. and Starnes, George T.
Some Phases of Labor Relations in Virginia. Appleton Co., New York,
1934. 143 pp. $2.50.
Contains extremely useful facts on rayon and tobacco indus¬
tries in the State. Statistical tables make it rather difficult
reading.
Hardman, J. B. S.
American Labor Dynamics in the light of Post-ffar Developments. Har-
court Brace, New York, 1928. 432 up. $4.00.
Harvey, Rowland H.
**Samuel Gompers. Stanford University Press, Stanford University, Calif.,
1935. 376 pp. $3.50.
A sympathetic portrayal of Gompers the man, his role in build¬
ing the American Federation of Labor, and the principles on which
that organization was founded. Informal and direct style.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
***Know Your Union. International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, 3 West
16th Street, New York, 1934. Mimeographed. 14 pp.
Information for the alert union member.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
***Structure and Functioning of the I.L.G.W.U. I.L.G.W.U., New York,
1934. Mimeographed. 36 pp.
This pamphlet supplies in outline form a good deal of inform¬
ation on the questions about which union members should be thoroughly
informed.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Women in the American Labor Movement. I.L.G.W.U., New York, 1935.
18 pp. $.10.
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A study outline for torchere, prepared for use with Women
at Work, Women's Bureau, Department of Labor (See under INDUSTRY,
General). This makes a practical combination. The Bulletin is
simple and the study outline suggests points of emphasis; supplies
additional factual data, and suggests further sources.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
***You and Your Union. I.L.G.W.U., New York, 1934. 36 pp.
A brief pamphlet that takes up some of the first questions
that new union members ask, in simple and straightforward language.
Levine, Louis.
**The Women1s Garment Workers. I.L.G.W.U., New York, 1924. Pp. not
given. $.05.
A detailed history of the rise of the union.
Lewis, John L.
* *The Future of Organized Labor. Committee for Industrial Organization
Rust Bldg., Washington, L.C., 1936. 5 pp. $.05.
A presentation of the Committee's point of view on the need
for industrial organization.
Lorwin, Louis
Labor and Internationalism. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1927. 682
$3.00.
An account of the several Internationals, and international
Federations, with emphasis on the part the American labor movement
has taken in them.
Hartindale, John
How to Run a Union. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1935. 12 pp. $.15.
This course outline includes points to be covered on ten
main topics, among which are: local meetings; union finance; union
government; union politics; collective bargaining; the worker as con¬
sumer. Reading references are included.
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National Child Labor Committee
Study Courses on the Proposed Child Labor Amendment to the Constitu¬
tion of the United States. National Child Labor Committee, 419
Fourth Avenue, New York, 1934. 30 pp. $.05 plus postage.
This study outline is intended to reemphasize the necessity
for ratification of the proposed child labor amendment. Vocabulary
and approach are both rather difficult.
Nyman, Richard C. and Smith, E. D.
Union-Management Cooperation in the Stretch-Out. Yale University
Press, New Haven, Conn., 1934. 310 pp. $3.00.
A study of the cooperative effort on the part of union man¬
agement to maintain employment in the Pequot Mills (cotton) in the
depression, by "joint research". Steps in the break-down of con¬
fidence axe traced.
Pollak, Katherine H.
***How a Trade Union Is Run. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1932. 48 pp.
$.20.
A picture of the every-day working of a local union and a
national union, showing what they do and how they are governed.
Pollak, Katherine H.
***Important Union Methods. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1932. 32 pp.
$.15.
A discussion of the strike, boycott, collective bargaining,
etc.
Pollak, Katherine H.
***ffhat a Union Did for the Coal Miners. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y.,
1932. 32 pp. $.15.
A description of the life of an Illinois coal miner of the
nineties, and of the changes that were brought by a union; also a
brief discussion of the reasons for the decline of the United Mine
Workers. Intended as an illustration of the value of collective
action to a group of workers.
Schlossberg, Joseph
**The Workers and Their World. A.L.P. Committee, 31 Union Square, New
York, 1935. 224 pp. $1.00.
Brief essays portraying aspects of the workers' struggle at
home and abroad. Essays vary as to difficulty.
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Seidman, Joel
**Introduction to Labor Problems. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1935.
24 pp. $.25.
Covers origin and history of labor movement, the N.I.R.A. ,
methods used "by unions and employers, and labor legislation.
Seidman, Joel
**The Company Union. Brookwood, Katonah, II.Y., 1935. 20 pp. Mimeo¬
graphed. $.20.
An analysis of history, structure, and functioning of com¬
pany unions, and effect of recent legislation on them. Includes sug¬
gestions for pointing out their weaknesses. Draws largely on hear¬
ings and decisions of recent Labor Boards. These allusions, and vo¬
cabulary, assume a good deal of knowledge on part of reader.
Seidman, Joel
**The Labor Movement Today. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1934. 17 pp.
Mimeographed. $.15.
A very clear, concise explanation of the need for a labor
movement, and'the manner in which it functions in this country. A
good deal of space is given to working class political parties, their
strength, policies, and differences from each other.
Senturia, Joseph L.
***Strikes. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1935. 53 pp. $.25.
An analysis of workers' reasons for joining, and discussion
of union tactics. The relation of N.E.A. and various labor boards
to collective bargaining and strikes is also covered. Style and
vocabulary clear and simple. /
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Handbook of American Trade Unions. Bulletin 506. U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1929. 218pp. $.30.
Von K1e e ck, Mary
Miners and Management. Russell Sage Foundation, New York, 1934. 391
pp. $2.00.
This is a thorough ond comprehensive study of the collective
agreement between the United Mine Workers and the Rocky Mountain
Fuel Company in Colorado, and an analysis of the problem of coal min¬
ing in the United States, as an example of the break down of a major
industry. 131 pages are devoted to statistical tables and other
appendix material.
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Woll, Matthew
Lahor, Industry, and Government. D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc., New
York, 1935. 341 pp. $2.00.
The volume deals with the beginning, principles, and polic¬
ies of American labor organizations. As a study of the American
Federation Of Labor's stand on the vital questions of the past, the
future, and the present day, the book will be very valuable, espec¬
ially for those with some background.
Workers' Education Bureau.
* * N e go t i a t i ng with the Automobile Employer. Workers' Education Bureau,
805 Hoffman Building, Detroit, Mich., 1935. Mimeographed. 103 pp.
A useful text, nine chapters, about fifteen pages each, deal¬
ing with such questions as safety and sanitation, union recognition,
best issues in bargaining.
Zaretz, Charles E.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America: A Study in Progressive
Trades-Unionism. Ancon publishing Co., New York, 1934. 306 pp. $2.00
The study is an effort to evaluate the economic and social
effectiveness of the union. It contains interesting chapters on the
industry as well as the union.
UNEMPLOYMENT. SOCIAL SECURITY. AND RELIEF
See under Current Trends.
CURRENT TRENDS
GENERAL
Amlie, Thomas R.
The Forgotten Man: His Handbook of 500 Questions and Answers. Thomas
R. Amlie, Hou.se of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1936. 121 pp.
$ ■ 50.
General sequence of idep.s is clear but the manner of pres¬
entation might lack interest; suggests a logical outline.
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Baker, Paul
Negro-White Adjustment. Association Press, New York, 1934. 267 pp.
$3.00.
An investigation and analysis of methods in the inter-racial
movement in the United States; the history, philosophy, program, and
technique of ten national inter-racial agencies.
Berenherg, David P.
America at the Crossroads. Rand School Press, New York, 1934. 95 pp.
$.35.
The author analyses the economic forces leading to socialism
and to dictatorship and indicates that those forces are at work in
the United States. He concluded that since the great capitalists no
longer have need of democracy, it cannot survive unless the workers
achieve economic power and own and manage industry in a social dem¬
ocracy.
Chase, Stuart
Men and Machines. The Macmillan Co., New Yor£, 1929. 354 pp. $2.50.
Takes up questions involved in the mechanization of the pro¬
cesses of production, and how to make machine serve a social purpose.
Chase, Stuart
Pros-perity, Myth or Pact. Albert and Charles Boni, New York, 1930.
188 pp. $.50
Raises question of how widespread prosperity was in America
during the 1920's.
Chase, Stuart
**Waste and the Machine Age. League for Industrial Democracy, New York,
1921. 63 pp. $.15.
A "brief account of the manner in which people and materials
are wasted under our present system of production. While this pam¬
phlet presents the same material as The Tragedy of Waste in far
briefer space, the style is rather difficult.
Committee on Finance of National Conference on Fundamental Problems in the
Education of Negroes
* School Money in Black and White. Julius Rosenwald. Fund, 4901 Ellis
Avenue, Chicago, 1934. 22 pp.
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A series of shaded maps, charts, cartoons, with some ex¬
planatory text pointing out the facts about wealth and income in
the South, and the amount of money spent on white and Negro school
children, and school buildings, respectively. Comparisons are
made between the South and other parts of the country.
Corey, Lewis
The Decline of American Capitalism. Covici Friede, New York, 1934-.
622 pp. $4.00.
The book presents a critique of our highly developed capit¬
alist structure. One review has said of it, "To the author, 'mon¬
opoly capitalism and imperialism signalize capitalist decline and
proletarian revolution.The book is technical, and difficult
reading, but is often cited as the best recent book in its field.
Coyle, David Cushman
The Irrepressible Conflict. David Cushman Coyle, 101 Park Avenue,
New York, 1932. 45 pp. $.60.
Discusses causes of the business cycle, stressing necessity
of putting less of the national income into capital investments,
and need for a planned economy. Forceful style but vocabulary is
not simple.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
***Enjoy Your Honey—Future Investments Limited. Educational Research
Project Fifteen, University of Chicago, Chicago, 1934. 10 pp. $.10.
Two charts—one on blast furnace activity between 1928 and
1932, and the other on new issues of corporate stocks from 1926 to
1933—are used to emphasize the fact that capital equipment has been
expanded out of proportion to our capacity to consume, and that in¬
vestment of savings is therefore not likely to be very profitable.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
*Must We Spend Our Way Back to Prosperity? Educational Research Proj¬
ect Fifteen, University of Chicago, 1934. 12 pp. $.10.
The need of establishing a balance between consumption and
production is emphasized in charts after the Neurath style, and in
textual material which points out in a simple way the inability of
the worker through lack of money tc purchase the goods which the
machine can turn out in abundance.
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Educational Research Project Fifteen
***Slaves or Masters? Educational Research Project Fifteen, Univer¬
sity of Chicago, Chicago, 1935. 15 pp. $.15.
An analysis of the facts that must "be known, and measures
that may be taken within the capitalist framework, to ensure that
machines be our slaves, rather than our masters. Unlike the other
pamphlets put out by this group, the discussion is not centered
around charts and graphs. The material is very simple. It may well
follow Machines—For Us or Against Us? Glossary, selected para¬
graphs, and bibliography are included.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
**The Economic Scale--Up or Down? Educational Research Project Fifteen,
University of Chicago, Chicago, 1935. 19 pp. $.15.
A discussion of conditions which the authors believe are
tending to drive down our standard of' living. Chief among these
threats are increasing economic inter-dependence, foreign industrial
competition, immigration, lack of opportunity for poorer classes to
better their conditions, a,nd increasing cost of crime and war.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
***Wealth—A Matter of Life as Well as Economics. Educational Research
Project Fifteen, University of Chicago, 1935. 24 pp. $.15.
Defines in simple terms the economic theory of wealth and
discusses in some detail the distribution and make-up of our nation¬
al wealth. Some interesting charts showing occupation classification
and distribution of wealth.
Educational Research Project Fifteen.
**Why We Are Interested in Electric Power. Educational Research Proj¬
ect, University of '"Chicago, Chicago, 1935. 16 pp. $.15.
Discusses the social aspects of the industry, giving inter¬
esting data on the various contacts that individuals have with this
industry.
Goslin, Ryllis A. and Goslin, 0. P.
*F-ich Man, Poor Man. Harper & Pros., New York, 1935. 65 pp. $1.00.
A study of economic conditions, and trends, using -pictorial
charts and extremely simple explanatory text.
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Hoover, Herbert
Challenge to liberty. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 193a. 212
pp. $1.75,
A discussion of the abuses of liberty as defined by the
author, the capacity of the true "American System" to overcome these
dangers, and the systems alternative to liberty that are being of¬
fered to the United States.
International Industrial Relations Institute
IRI Broadcasts on Social Economic Planning. Office of Associate Dir¬
ector, International Industrial Relations Institute, 130 East 22nd
Street, New York, 1934. 40 pp. $.30.
These broadcasts stress the difficulties of living in the
depression and the possibilities of social economic planning.
Jerome, Harry.
Mechanization in Industry. National Bureau of Economic Research,
New York, 1934. 466 pp. $3.50.
This is a detailed study of changes in mechanization in in¬
dustry, using the term in its broadest sense with some attempt to
determine the factors that bring mechanization, measure the changes,
and estimate the effects. A useful reference book for teachers.
Johnson, James Weldon
**Negro Americans. What Now? Viking Press, New York, 1934. 103 pp.
$1.25.
An analysis of goals and methods in the struggle for negro
rights. Forces and resources such as the negro church, press, size
of group are enumerated. Techniques—e.g., education—are discussed.
The book is written in extremely clear, simple and forceful style.
Laidler, Harry W.
**America in the Depression. League for Industrial Democracy, New York,
1935. 32 pp. $.10.
This is a supplement to How America Lives, with further facts
on wages, industrial relations, child labor, education, etc.
Laidler, Harry
How America Lives. League for Industrial Democracy, New York, 1920.
Third edition, Revised. 54 pp. $.15.
Facts, figures, and. criticisms on the present distribution
of wealth; contains good statistics on wage-rate trends.
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League for Industrial Democracy
Looking Forward. League for Industrial Democracy, New York, 1935.
30 pp. $. ID.
Outlines for discussion and study of subjects that concern
all American citizens, such as the government in business, national¬
ism in Afterica, the march of labor.
Leven, Maurice; Moulton, Harold G.; and Warburton, Clark
America's Capacity to Consume. Erookings Institution, Washington,
D.C., 1931. 265 pp. $3.00.
According to the foreword of America1s Capacity to produce,
this later book seeks to answer two questions; what influence does
the division of income among the various income groups have upon the
relative proportions of the aggregate income which will be saved for
capital purposes and which will be spent for consumption; and what
increases of income among certain income groups would be required to
absorb the full output of our productive capacity? Source, distri¬
bution, and use of national income are discussed.
Loeb, Harold and Associates
The Chart of Plenty. Viking Press, New York, 1935. 180 pp. $2.00.
The text is a study of America's product capacity. While it
is based on the findings of the National Survey of Potential Product
Capacity, it is Mr. Loeb's personal interpretation of the meaning of
the figures. His conclusion is that "if the existing plant and man¬
power in the United States were fully employed in the production of
honest goods and services for the consumer, the total output value,
in 1929 dollars would be....an average per family of $4400." The
book should be compared with America.' s Capacity to Produce.
Means, Gardiner C.
Industrial Prices and Their Relative Inflexibility. Senate Document
No. 13, 74th Congress. Government printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
1935. 38 pp. $.10.
A brief, difficult, and extremely scholarly exposition of the
theory that our economic difficulties have a good deal to do with the
fact that agricultural prices are market prices, while industrial
prices are administered prices.
Moulton, Harold G.
Income and Economic Progress. Brookings institution, Washington, D.C.,
1935. 191 pp. $2.00.
Summarizes and draws together the three previous studies on
Consumption, Production, and the Formation of Capital. Discusses ways
and means by which a more effectively operating economic system may
be promoted, and offers Brookings' solution to this difficult problem.
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Moulton, Harold G.
The Formation of Capital, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.,
1935, 201 pp. $2,50.
This volume, the third in a series on the distribution of
wealth and income in relation to economic progress, analyses the
factors involved in transforming money savings into capital equip-
ment.
Moulton, Harold G.
**"The Trouble with Capitalism Is the Capitalist" in Fortune, Volume
XII, No. 5, Pp. 75 ff., New York, November, 1935. 46 pp. Reprints
available from Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The article summarizes the conclusions of the investigation
recently made by Brookings Institution under direction of Harold
Moulton. It is full enough to permit of criticism of Moulton's
rather widely circulated ideas, without recourse to the original
extensive text. The summary of conclusions on production will need
augmenting.
National Association of Manufacturers
**The Platform of American Industry. National Association of Manufac¬
turers, Congress of American Industry on December 4 and 5, 1935,
Washington, D.C. 13 pp.
An exposition of the policies on which "a revival of private
enterprise and the preservation of the American system depend." Sum¬
mary of committee reports, and of resolutions are also included.
Clear presentation but difficult vocabulary.
National Education Association
*Modern Social and Educational Trends. Research Bulletins, Vol. XII,
No. 5, November, 1934. National Education Association, Washington,
D.C., 1934. 42 pp. $.25.
Twelve charts, with explanatory texts, on such topics as
Population and Its Trends, Transportation, Labor Conditions. Each
section is concluded by a discussion of the implications for educa¬
tion of phenomena described. Charts are easily understood, and text
is fairly simple.
Nourse, Edwin G. and Associates
America's Capacity to Produce. Brookings Institution, Washington,
D.C., 1934. 595 pp. $3.50.
According to the foreword, the objective of the book is to
"ascertain the general trend of capital expansion in the United States
and the capacity of our productive plant and labor supply to produce
the goods and services which society requires." The volume examines,
one by one, the productive capacity, and actual production, in eight¬
een industries, and various services. Should be compared with The •
Chart of Plenty
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Ogburn, William F.
♦♦♦You end Machines. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1934. 55
pp. $.25.
The author stresses the importance of the machine in modern
civilisation, but points out its social implications. The style is
breezy, very simple, and colloquial, with concrete examples drawn
from every-day life.
Pictorial Statistics, Inc.
♦Dramatizations of Social and Economic Facts. Pictorial Statistics,
Inc., 160 East 36th Street, New York, 1935. 12 pp.
While prepared primarily as publicity for Pictorial Statis¬
tics, the pictorial charts of which the booklet is composed are ex¬
tremely suggestive of the possibilities of pictorial statistics.
Wallace, Henry
♦♦America Must Choose. Foreign Policy Association and World Peace
Foundation, New York, 1934. 33 pp. $.25.
An analysis of nationalism, internationalism, or the middle
ground, with a study of the implications of each course.
Wallace, Henry
New Frontiers. Reynal and Hitchcock, New York, 1934. 314 pp. $2.00.
See under ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS, Agriculture.
Warne, Colston
The World Economic Depression. American Association of University
Women, Washington, D.C., 1932. 63pp. Mimeographed. $.50.
See under BIBLIOGRAPHIES.
UNEMPLOYMENT. SOCIAL SECURITY. AND RELIEF
Aldrich, Winthrop W.
The Financing of Unemployment Relief. Chase National Bank, New York,
1934. 19 pp.
Reprint of a speech by Mr. Aldrich urging direct relief in¬
stead of work relief,
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Committee on Economic Security
Re-port to the President. Committee on Economic Security, Washington,
D.C. , 1935. 53 -op. Obtainable while supply lasts, from Office of
Specialist in Workers' Education, Works Progress Administration,
Washington, D.C.
This report embodies the Committee's recommendations for leg¬
islation on unemployment insurance, old age pensions, child welfare,
and public health. The detailed data presented in support of the
Committee's conclusions will provide valuable factual material. Tech¬
nical.
Douglas, Paul H. and Director, Aaron
The Problem of Unemployment. The Macmi11an Co., New York, 1931. 505
pp. $3.50.
Discusses causes of unemployment, various kinds of unemploy¬
ment, and suggested remedies.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
Security for the Masses. Educational Research Project Fifteen, Univ¬
ersity of Chicago, Chicago, 1935. 23 pp. $.15.
Analyzes the workers' needs and income to show the need for
social insurance of various kinds. Simple vocabulary, but material
is inherently difficult. Explanation of charts, and paragraphs of
source material are appended.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
* * *Unemployment Insurance. Educational Research Project Fifteen, Univ¬
ersity of Chicago, Chicago, 1935. 40 pp. $.25.
This pamphlet sketches the condition of uncertainty in which
most of the country's population lives at all times. Material is
well-centered around pictorial charts. Usefulness of unemployment
insurance, and problems involved in organizing such a system are ex¬
amined. Outlines of certain bills and plans are appended, as are
glossary, selected paragraphs from authorities, and bibliography.
Text itself is only sixteen pages in length, and auite simple.
Educational Research Project Fifteen
**What Hope for the Jobless? Educational Research Project Fifteen,
University of Chicago. Chicago, 1934. 25 pp. $.15.
This lesson on unemployment, the first of a. series for adults,
is built around charts showing the extent and trend of unemployment,
the trend of production and man-output from 1920 to 1929, and others.
The illustrations catch the reader's eye and lead him into the text¬
ual material. The vocabulary is not ea.sy.
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration
**Self-Help Cooperatives: An Introductory Study. Division of Self-
Help Cooperatives, Works Progress Administration, Washington, D. C.,
1935. 50 pp.
This manual on the history, organization, and operation of
a self-help cooperative is written simply and will be of interest to
students who wish to understand the various forms that relief plans
are taking.
Gilson, Mary B.
Unemployment Insurance. University of Chicago, Chicago, 1933. 30 pp.
$. 25.
A compact pamphlet discussing need for unemployment insurance,
and experience in administering it in this country and abroad. Con¬
tains a great deal of information in concentrated form. Written be¬
fore passage of Social Security Act.
Green, William
**The Thirty-Hour Week. American Federation of Labor, Washington, D.C.,
1935. 4-8 no.
See under ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS, Industry.
Harper, Elsie
***0ut of a Job. Woman's Press, New York, 1931. 52 pp. $.50.
Proposals for unemployment insurance, containing questions for
discussion, and bibliography.
Hill, A. C. C. Jr. and Lubin, Isador
The British Attack on Unemployment. Brookings Institution, Washing¬
ton, D.C., 1934. 325 pp. $3.00.
In addition to a description of unemployment insurance, meth¬
ods often passed over, such as transference overseas, and relief work,
are described at some length. The account is narrative, rather than
statistical. It is not, however, easy reading. The presentation is
scholarly, rather than popular.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
An Outline for Teachers on Unemployment Insurance. I.L.G.W.U.,
New York, 1935. Mimeographed. 9 pp.
This outline for teachers deals with the main features of
concern to those studying the topic. It supplies some factual infor¬
mation, and indicates where additional facts may be found.
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Kennedy, John C.
Unemployment and Its Problems. Affiliated Schools for Workers,
New York, 1935. 12 pp. $.05.
The outline includes a description of unemployment and a
discussion of unemployment insurance here and abroad.
Matthev/s, William H.
**Relief Can Be Too Cheap. Association for Improving the Condition of
the Poor, 105 East 22nd Street, Hew York, 1935. 2 pp.
This is a reprint of Mr. Matthews' article in the January
1935 Survey, in reply to Winthrop W. Aldrich's plea for concentration
on direct instead of work relief.
Moult on., Harold G. and Leven, Maurice
The Thirty-Hour Week. Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 1935.
20 pp. $.15.
See under ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROBLEMS, Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
**The Social Security Bill. National Association of Manufacturers, 11
West 42nd Street, New York, 1935. 46 pp.
The taxing provisions of the bill; its advisability in the
light of foreign experience; its major economic aspects and specific
defects are discussed. The style and vocabulary vary as to diffi¬
culty from chapter to chapter; parts of the pamphlet are extremely
difficult. The material has great value, however, in presenting the
employers' point of vie?/, through an employers' association.
Ochsner, Edward H.
**Social Insurance and Economic Security. Bruce Humphries, Boston,
Mass., 1934. 289 pp. S2.50.
The author states that his purpose is to "take up the more
basic faults and underlying fallacies common to all of the subdiv-
isionb of social insurance." The book should prove valuable as an
aid to the examination of the point of viev/ and arguments of those
opposed to social insurance.
Rockwood, Edith
Security for Children; Applying the Social Security Program in Local
Communities. National League of Women Voters, 726 Jackson Place,
Washington, D.C., 1935. 12 pp. Mimeographed. $.15.
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Brief analyses are mad® of the federal offer in various
phases of the Security Program affecting children. Included also
is a list of questions on which the League says local groups should
concentrate, if interested in promoting acceptance of federal terms
offered to States.
Rubinow, I. M.
**The Quest for Security. Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1934. 638 pp.
$3.50.
A narrative account, rather than a detailed or statistical
study, of the economic hazards of wage earners, and types of insur¬
ance appropriate to each. A good deal of space is devoted to the
"background of the movement.
Social Security Board
**The Social Security Act. Social Security Board, Washington, D.C.,
1936. 15 pp.
A "brief explanation of its provisions.
Thompson, Laura A. Compiler.
Unemployment Insurance and Reserves in the United States: A Selected
List of Recent References. Bulletin No, 611. Bureau of Labor Sta¬
tistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1935. 54 pp..
See under BIBLIOGRAPHIES.
Warburton, Amber A.
Economic Security in the United States. Affiliated Schools for Workers,
New York, 1935. 12 pp. $.10,
This is a study outline of the various kinds of insecurity
encountered by individuals, and the attempts that have been made, and
are now being made, to meet them. Includes bibliography.
Whitney, Anice
Operation of Unemployment Insurance Systems in the United States and
Eoreign Countries. Bulletin It-166. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1934. 121 pp.
This bulletin consists of a series of articles by Anice Whit¬
ney, which first appeared in the Monthly Labor Review. The report
shows the experience of benefit plans and insurance systems, during
the depression. The bulletin supplements Bulletin No, 544 of the
Bureau, and its Supplement. Rather difficult.
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Young Men's Christian Association, Industrial Department of National Council
**Twenty Questions oil the Economic Security of the People. Associa¬
tion Press, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, 1934. 48 pp. $.25.
A study outline containing three pages of bibliographical
suggestions, twenty suggestive questions, and approximately 34 pages
of text. After a general introductory discussion of the facts of
the situation, three chapters are devoted respectively to unemploy¬
ment, old age, and sickness as three causes of insecurity. The at¬
tempts of other countries to deal with these conditions are discussed.
Vocabulary is rather difficult.
Young Women's Christian Association
**The Eederal Social Security Act. Memorandum to Chairman of Public
Affairs Committees of Local Y.W.C.A. 's, January 3, 1936. National
Board Y.W.C.A., 600 Lexington Avenue, New York, 1936. 7 pp.
Questions and answers on the general provisions of the Act,
and its special phases.
THE NEW DEAL—General
Note: Although much of the legislation covering New Deal activities has been
declared unconstitutional, classes may wish to study contemporary
sources. Eor that reason at least half the material included in the
original bibliographies has been listed in this revised edition.
Ayres, Leonard P.
The Economics of Recovery. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1933. 189
pp. $2.00.
An early critical examination of the economic theory of the
recovery program with conclusions generally unfavorable to the Ag¬
ricultural Adjustment and National Industrial Recovery Acts.
Beard, Charles and Smith, C-. H. E.
The Future Comes: A Study of the New Deal. The Macmillan Co,, New
York, 1933. 178 pp. $1.75.
Digest of New Deal legislation.
Chase, Stuart
The New Deal. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1932. 257 pp. $2.00.
An exposition of the need for a New Deal, in the Stuart Chase's
usual vivid style.
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Columbia University Commission of Economic Reconstruction
Economic Reconstruction: Report. Columbia University Press, New
York, 1934. 250 pp. $3.00.
Special reports on economic problems presented, by national '
planning and by the American recovery program: Barker, J. W.;
Michel, W. C.; Person, H. "Report of the Subcommittee on Production
Capacity"; Clark, J. M. "Productive Capacity and Effective Demand";
Gayer, A. D., "The Nature and Functioning of the Post-War Gold Stan¬
dard"; "Monetary Policy and Public Works"; Schumpter, J. A., "The
Nature and Necessity of a Price System"; Gayer, A. D. , "Monetary
Policy and the Monetary Standard"; Hansen, A. H., "The Flow of Pur¬
chasing Power."
Fraser, Herbert F.; Malin, P. M.; Wilcox, Clair. Editors.
America1 s Recovery Program. (Based, on the William J. Cooper Founda¬
tion Lectures delivered at Swarthmore College.) Oxford University
Press, New York, 1934. 253 pp. $2.00.
Contents are as follows: Dickinson, John, "The Recovery Prog¬
ram"; Tugwell, R. G., "New Strength from the Soil"; Onthank, A. H.
"How Codes Are Made"; Wolman, Leo, "Labor under the N.R.A."; Sachs,
Alexander, "National Recovery Administration Policies and the Prob¬
lem of Economic Planning"; Tily, H. J., "Business under the N.R.A.";
Pasvolsky, Leo, "American Monetary Policy and Its International As¬
pects"; Thorp, W. L., "International Economic Policy"; Berle, A.A.
Jr., "Banking Reform."
Kennedy, John C.
**Present Economic Set Up. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1933. 12 pp.
$.10.
Five mimeographed lectures on the various phases of the re¬
covery program; written in clear and simple style.
Lindley, Ernest K.
**The Roosevelt Revolution. Viking Press, New York, 1933. 328 pp.
$2.50.
A chatty favorable account of the recovery program and its
personnel by a journalist.
Marshall, Leon C. .
**Unemployment Relief and Public Works. Bureau of Publications, Teach¬
ers' College, Columbia University, New York, 1933. 29 pp. $.25.
Discussion of unemployment relief, public works, the F.E.R.A.,
C.C.C., P.W.A., long-range planning and the Tennessee Valley Author¬
ity.
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Stolberg, Benjamin and Vinton, W. T.
The Economic Consequences of the Hew Deal. Harcourt, Brace & Co.,
Hew York, 1935. 35 pp. $1.00.
A criticism of Hew Deal legislation, particularly of the
Hational Industrial Recovery Act.
Thomas, Ho rman
The Choice Before Us; Mankind at the Crossroads. The Macmillan Co.,
Hew York, 1934. 249 pp. $2.50.
Critical examination of the Hew Deal "by the presidential
candidate of the Socialist party.
U.S. Tennessee Valley Authority
Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting a Copy
of a Communication from the Tennessee Valley Authority. House Docu¬
ment Ho. 365, 73rd Congress, Second Session. Government Printing
Office, Washington, D.C., 1934. 3 pp.
Brief resume by the Chairman of the progress of the Tennessee
Valley program.
THE HEW DEAL—The H.I.R.A.
American Federation of Labor
Report of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor
to the Fifty-Third Annual Convention. American Federation of Labor,
Washington, D.C., 1933. 128 pp.
An early estimate of labor's position under the Act.
Dearing, 0. L.; Homan, P. T.; Lorwin, L. L.; Lyon, L. S.
The A.B. C. o_f the H.R.A. Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. ,
1934. 185 pp. $1.50.
Legal and. economic issues of the Hational Industrial Recov¬
ery Act with major emphasis upon administration. Appendices con¬
tain text of act and sample codes.
Kellor, Frances
Arbitration in the Hew Industrial Society. McGraw-Hill Book Co.,
Hew York, 1934. 256 pp. $2.00
Legal analysis of act; analysis of the relation of trade
practice provisions to earlier anti-trust legislation.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Individual Bargaining and Collective Bargaining under the N.I,R.A.!
A Statistical Study~of Recent Practice. National Industrial Con¬
ference Board, New York, 1933. 37 pp. $1.00.
Statistical study based on returns to questionnaires of in¬
creases in collective agreements and employee representation plans
since the passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act.
National Recovery Administration
Conference of Code Authorities and Trade Association Code Committees.
United States News, Extra N.R.A. Edition, Vol. II, No. 11. Washing¬
ton, D.C., March 16, 1934. 94 pp. $.25.
Verbatim report of code authority conferences on problems of
code administration. Proceedings of general sessions and group
meetings, March 5th to 8th. Primary source material.
Stein, Emanual; Rauschenbush, Carl; MacDonald, Lois
Labor and the New Deal. Crofts Co., New York, 1934. 95 pp. $.25.
Labor's legal position under N.R.A.
Valenstein, Lawrence; Weiss, E. B.
Business Under the Recovery Act. McGraw-Hill Co., New York, 1933.
314 pp. $2.50.
Selling and advertising as affected by codes approved under
the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Whitney, S. N.
Trade Associations and Industrial Control: A Critique of the N.R.A.
Central Book Co., New York, 1934. 237 pp. $3.00.
Chapters on trade associations; previous experience of trade
associations in industrial control; regulation of industry by indus¬
try and by government, and critical estimate of the "stabilization"
policy of many codes.
Woll, Matthew and Walling, W. E.
Our Next Step—A National Economic Policy. Harper & Bros. , New York,
1934. 199 pp. $1.00.
Third vice-president of the American Federation of Labor ex¬
presses his sympathy for objectives of the N.I.R.A., doubts their
realization and faces the issue that increased mass purchasing power
implies government control of both prices and of profits.
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SOCIAL EE ORG-All IZ AT I OK — General
Bowen, E. R.
**Sweden, Lend, of Economic Democracy. St. Francis Xavier Extension
Department Antigonish, Nova Scotia. 8 pp.
A brief description of economic organization in Sweden.
Browder, Earl
Communism in the United States. International Publishers, New York,
1935. 349 pp. $3.00
A series of short essays summarizing the official Communist
position in 1935, on many important issues of the day, and on points
of economic theory. The technical phraseology of the book as well
as its theoretical nature make it extremely difficult reading for
any one little acquainted with the aims, methods, and platform of
the Communist Party.
Calverton, V. F.
For Revolution. John Day Co., New York, 1932. 24 pp. $.25
The aim of the pamphlet is to show that...the task wnich con¬
fronts us is not to work to avert revolution, but to hasten it, in
order to avoid worse chaos.
Chase, Stuart
Move the Goods. John Day, New York, 1935. 32 pp. $.25
A criticism of the report to the President made by the Du¬
rable Goods Industries. Stuart Chase commends their outline of the
problem, but condemns the proposals, holding that these will not
lead to the needed new ratio of work income and capital income. He
concludes his pamphlet with a series of counter-proposals.
Coyle, David C.
**Brass Tacks. National Home Library Foundation, Washington, D.C.,
1935. 146 pp. $.15
A study of the bases of oxir present economic difficulties
that are causing "want in the midst of plenty", and suggestions for
malring capitalism work. Style is popular, but vocabulary is very
difficult.
Gideonse, Harry D. Editor.
The Economic Meaning of the Townsend Plan. Public Policy Pamphlet
No. 20. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1936. 37 pp. $.25
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Compact and documented critical analysis of the Townsend Plan.
Plan is described; payments are discussed against background of the
country's finances; administration and effect of transactions tax is
discussed. For student use, material needs simplifying. Statement
is signed by twenty-two experts in one or another of the social
sciences.
Ilin, M.
**New Russia,' s Primer. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, 1931. 162 pp.
$1.75
An account of the economic activities of the Soviet Union.
Lai dier, Harry and Thomas, Norman
The Socialism of Our Times. Vanguard Press,. New York, 1929. 377 pp.
$.75
Laidier, Harry
Socializing Our Democracy. Harper & Bros., New York, 1935. 325 pp.
_____
The first chapter is devoted to a documented discussion of
facts and ideas concerning existent equality of opportunity, waste and
insecurity, democracy, international difficulties, etc. The remainder
of the book is devoted to an examination of the society the Socialists
in office would seek to achieve, and to a differentiation of Socialists
from other reforming groups. Vocabulary and concepts are difficult;
but book lends itself to adaptation and summary.
National Catholic Welfare Conference, Social Action Department.
Organized Social Justice. N.C.W.C., New York, no date. 31 pp. $.15
Outlines the plan of occupational groups of employers and
workers, meeting separately, advocated by the National Catholic Wel¬
fare Conference, to promote social justice.
Soule, George
s A Planned Society. The Macmillan Co,, New York, 1932. 295 pp. $2.50
Suggestions for making capitalism function without changing
our form of government. A semi-popular analysis by an editor of the
New Republic.
Thomas, Norman
America's Way Out. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1931. 324 pp. $2.50
Gives analysis of economic crisis in America and socialist
program for reform,
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Wolff, Gertrude
Modern Economic Systems. .American Education Press, Columbus, Ohio,
1933. 24 pp. $.15.
An analysis of capitalism, fascism, socialism, communism.
The last section is called the New Capitalism, and the pamphlet
reveals a strong bias toward this program.
FASCISM
Chest for Liberation of Workers of Europe.
**Labor Under Hitler. Chest for Liberation of Workers of Europe,
3 West 16th St., New York, 1935. 31 pp. $.05
After a brief sketch of the strength of the trade union
movement in democratic Germany, the pamphlet sketches the dissolu¬
tion of the movement and its final character under Hitler.
Greene, William; Citrine, Walter; et al.
**Labor, Democracy and Fascism. Chest for Liberation of Workers of
Europe, 3 West 16th St., New York, 1934. 30 pp.
Included, are reprints of addresses of Walter Citrine
(14 pp.), William Green (2 pp.), Charney Vladeck (l pp.) and Re¬
ports of Two Committees. The pamphlet is a reprint of one part
of the Proceedings of the 54th Annual Convention of the American
Federation of Labor at San Francisco, October 1-12, 1934.
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.
Fascist Words and Fascist Deeds. I.L.G.W.U., New York, 1935. 19 pp.
$.15
This is a brief mimeographed text, arranged in outline form.
Its purpose is to discuss the difference between Fascist words and
Fascist deeds in relation to the workers. The material is drawn
from various sources, ranging from Italian newspapers and speeches,
to Communist denunciation. While the outline has been prepared pri¬
marily for teachers, students can very well read much of it, as most
of the quotations are in popular, journalistic style.
COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT
Alanne, V. S.
***Fundaments of Consumer Cooperation. Northern States Cooperative
League, Minneapolis, Minn. 1935. 102 pp. $.25
A brief but thorough study of the origin, aims and method of
the movement, the principles underlying it, and comparison between
the consumers' and producers' cooperative movement.
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Childs, Marquis W.
Sweden: Where Capitalism Is Controlled. John Day Co., New York,
1934. 32 pp. $.25
Contains a discussion of the value of cooperation of con¬
sumers.
Cowden, Howard A.
A Trip to Cooperative Europe. Union Oil Company Cooperative, North
Kansas City, Mo., 1934. 32 pp. $.05
This illustrated pamphlet is written in the form of a travel-
logue describing the author's trip to England, Scotland and Sweden,
where he visited the floxirishing cooperative interprise in those
countries.
Cowling, Ellis
***A Short Introduction to Consumers' Cooperation. Central States Co¬
operative League, 1410 North Main St., Bloomington, 111., 1935.
48 pp. $.15
An attractive little pamphlet, in "brief scope, and simple
language, outlines the history of the movement, its present status
in this country, its economic philosophy, and the principles upon
which it is based.
H, S. National Emergency Council.
Consumers' Cooperation. Consumers' Division, U. S. Department of
Labor, Washington, 1935. 26 pp.
Brief introduction to consumers' cooperation, tracing the rise
of the movement, its basic principles, its legal position and the
government's relation to the movement.
Webb, Beatrice
The Discovery of the Consumer. Cooperative League, New York, 1935.
32 pp. $.15
The Secretary of the Cooperative League, the publisher of the
reprint of Mrs. Webb's, says in the foreward: "The Discovery of the
Consumer by Mrs. Sidney Webb is to me the clearest brief analysis of
the fundamentals of a future Consumer-Producer Cooperative Economic
Organization of Society I have ever read." "It discusses Consumers'
Cooperation in its two-fold forms - voluntary and obligatory and its
relationship to a universal organization of producers in vocational
groups".
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ENGLISH. PARLIAMENTARY L4W, AND LA30R DRAMA
Rote: For novels, biographies, poems, of ospecial interest to workers
groups, see Suggested Reading List, distributed by Affiliated Schools
for Workers. For Labor Drama bibliography see Annotated List of Mate¬
rial. issued by same organization.
Blanshard, Paul
♦**How to Run A Union Meeting. Workers Education Bureau, New York, 1923.
35 pp. $.25.
A simple manual of parliamentary law, that tells exactly what
a chairman of a meeting should do.
j&rookwood Labor College.
***Parliamentary Law and Public Speaking. Extension Series. Brookwood,
Katonah, N. Y., 1935. 35 pp. $.10*
Presents duties of officers of any organization, the hints for
efficiently fulfilling these duties; outlines the purpose of funda¬
mental procedures in parliamentary discussion. Stated in clear and
simple terms.
Clsessens, August
**A Manual for Socialist Speakers. Rand School Press, New York, 1933.
31 pp. $.25
This pamphlet will be useful for non-Socialists as well as
for Socialists; the references to Socialism are purely incidental,
while the hints on speaking are of general usefulness. The material
is particularly valuable for students who are attempting to prepare
themselves for speaking, without the help of a teacher. The vocab¬
ulary is somewhat difficult.
Golby, Josephine
***Grammar for Grown-Up and Foreign Pupils. Brookwood, Katonah, N. Y.,
Mimeographed, PP. not given. Price not given.
A 17 page syllabus, giving the most common rules in a clear
and simple manner.
EDUCATION
Annual Conference of Teachers in Workers' Education at Brookwood
A Survey of Ten Years. Brookwood, Katonah, N.Y., 1931. PP. not given.
The third session of the conference was on teaching, text
books, and materials for workers' classes.
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Ajj&ersonv Martha and. Lindeman, E.C.,
Education Through Experiepce. Workers1 Education Bureau, New York,
1927. 49 pp. $.,25.
Helpful description of a method of instruction which "calls
for a working community of learners and of teachers."
Benjamin, Harold, Editor
"Education for .Social Control". Annals of American Academy of Pol¬
itical ana Social Science, vol, 162, November, 1935. 242 pp. $2.
A collection of articles on the objectives of education,
special methods and agencies, and descriptions of foreign experience.
An article on workers' education, "Workers' Education as Determining
Social Control", by Hilda W. Smith, is included.
Bowman, Leroy C.
How to lead a Discussion. Woman's Press, New York, 1934. 31 pp. $.25.
Convincing arguments for the use of the discussion method,
and makes practical suggestions on the duties of the leader and means
by which he can avoid the pitfalls inherent in this medium. Valuable
for inexperienced leaders who wish advice on a difficult job.
British Institute of Adult Education.
Group listening. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1934. 23 pp. $.25.
Report prepared by the British Institute, for the National Ad¬
visory Council on Radio in Education, Inc. and. Published by the Univer¬
sity of Chicago Press, as Number eight of the Council1s Information
Series. About two-thirds of it is devoted to practical suggestions on
organizing and leading discussions based on radio speeches.
Carter, jean.
Mastering the Tools of the Trade. Affiliated Schools for Workers,
New York, 1932. 44 pp. $.25.
Presents outlines and suggestions for the study of English
through which workers can acquire a wider use of this tool. It will
be found valuable by students and teachers alike. Discussions on the
methods of reading, listening, writing and speaking are included.
Carter, Jean. Editor,
The Social Science Workshop; A Scrapbook. Affiliated Schools for
Workers, New York, 1935. Five sections, of approximately six pages each.
Mimeographed. $.25.
This scrapbook discusses the workshop as a method of teaching,
and recounts various experiments in Workers' Schools, Local Classes,
and the E.E.R^A. Training Program. Samples of charts are also included*
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Carter, Jean and Smith, Hilda W.
Education and the Worker-Student. Affiliated Schools for Workers,
New York, 1934. 72 pp. $.25
An excellent introduction to the aims and methods of workers'
education, based on the experience of teachers and students. Illus¬
trated with numerous concrete examples of student reactions and suc¬
cessful teaching methods.
Cartwright, Morse A.
Ten Years of Adult Education. The MacMillar Co., New York, 1935.
208 pp. $2.00
The book summarizes the events of the last ten years; problems
met, experiments tried, and results achieved. An excellent index per¬
mits speedy reference to very brief accounts of workers education in
various parts of the book.
Cohn, Fannie
Workers' Education and Labor Leadership. (Reprinted from Workers'
Education Bureau). International Ladles' Garment Workers'
Union, New York, 1935. 4 pp.
This four-page reprint puts very cogently the need that labor
leaders and rank and file members have for workers' education.
fUBfirojlgs, Milton C.
Eirst Steps in the Group Discussion Method. Technical Service, Works
Progress Administration of Connecticut, 350 Institute of Human Relations,
New Haven, Conn. 1936. 10 pp.
Includes suggestions for physical arrangements, uses of the
method, carrying on discussion, and judging results. The values
inherent in the method and the special problems that arise in connec¬
tion with its use are dealt with.
Dewey, John
The Way Out of Educational Confusion. Harvard University Press,
Cambridge, Mass., 1931. 41 pp. $1.00
"He discusses the existing conflict in the field of education,
the dissatisfaction with present conditions on the part of the radicals
and conservatives alike, and a possible solution of the problem."
Pages 30 - 37 deal with the project method.
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Elliot, H. S.
The Process of Group Thinking:. Association Press, New York, 1928.
229 pp. $3.00
An outline of the processes "by which democratic participation
may be secured in the deliberations of groups, large and small.
Elliot, H. S.
The Why and How of Group Discussion. Association Press, New York,
1923. 56 pp. $.25
A Pamphlet outlining procedure.
/
Ellwood, Charles A.
Psychology of Human Society. Appleton Co., New York, 1925. 495 pp.
$3.00
Pansier, Thomas
Discussion Methods for Adult Groups: Case Studies of the Forum, the
Discussion Group, and the Panel. American Association for Adult Ed¬
ucation, 6C East 42nd St., New York, 1934, 149 pp. $1.50
The volume is intended to help discussion leaders perfect their
technique in conducting various forms of grohp discussion. The merits
and defects of the forum, the discussion group, and the panel are point¬
ed out, in each case followed by stenographic records of actual meet¬
ings, with comments by the author on the devices used by the leader and
the reactions of the audience.
Follett, Mary
Creative Experience. Longmans, Green & Co., New York, 1924, 303 pp,
$3.00
The book suggests that a way be sought by which desires may
interweave, a method by which the full integrity of the individual
shall unite with that of society. It is a plea for behavioristic
sociology. She analyzes (l) what the persons in a social situation
are doing, (2) what they think they are doing, (3) what they say
they are doing.
Hader, John J., and Lindeman, E. C.
What do Workers Study? Workers' Education Bureau, New York, 1929.
66 pp. $.35
Brief descriptions of courses at Raskin College, London Labour
College, German Labor Schools, Brookwood Labor College, Commonwealth
College, Work Peoples College, Bryn Mawr Summer School, and Barnard
Summer School for Women Workers.
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Han some, Marius
World Workers' Educational Movements. Columbia University Press,
Hew York, 1931. 580 pp. $5.00
An account of workers' education in countries where there is
■an active movement.
Kallen, Horace
Education, the Machine and the Worker. New Republic, New York, 1925.
204 pp. $1.00
A discussion of the underlying preconceptions of labor educa¬
tion, the social and economic scene, the mental atmosphere and the
institutional and personal psychology in which it arises and to which
it is applied, together with a cursory explanation of the history of
labor education.
Kilpatrick, W. H.
Educational Frontier. Century Co., New York, 1933. 325 pp. $2.50
A fine challenge to organized education in the midst of world
change.
Klinefelter, C. P.
Points on Leading Group Piscussion. Education Division, Works Pro¬
gress Administration, Washington, D. C., 1935. Mimeographed, 5 pp.
A brief statement of the advantageous times to use this method,
and helpful points to remember in leading groups.
Lindeman, E. C.
Social Discovery. Republic Publishing Company, New York, 1924.
375 pp. $1.00
A combined philosophical and practical analysis of the ability
of educated human boings to consider what the behavior of man in
society really amounts to. with emphasis upon the importance of meth¬
odology in teaching the social sciences.
Lindeman, E. C.
The Meaning of Adult Education. New Republic, New York, 1926. 222 pp.
$1.00
A well thought out statement showing how adult education must
find a group process through which intellectual, moral and spiritual
values giving direction and meaning to life, may be found.
Plunder, Olga Law
Monograph on Methods of Teaching English to Workers1 Classes.
9357
Affiliated Schools for Workers, New York, 1931. 14 wo. $.25
An excellent introduction for teachers new to the field.
Robinson, J. H.
The Mind in the Making. The Relation of Intelligence to Social
Reform. Harper & Bros., New York, 1921. 235 pt). $2.50.
An essay on the efforts being made to raise men's thinking
onto a plane which may perhaps enable them to fend off or reduce
some of the dangers which lurk on every hand.
Russel, Bertrand
Education and the Modern World. W. W. Norton & Company, New York,
1932. 240pp. $2.50
Chapter 14: Propaganda in education.
Sheffield, A. D.
Creative Discussion. Association Press, New York, 1927. 63 pp.
$.50
The chapter headings are a clear indication of the usefulness
of this statement, namely: Discussion to Get Somewhere; Literatures
Not Subjects to Be Studied; Conference Not Debate, the Method; The
Leader; The Use of Pacts and Authorities; The Group as a Clinic For
'•Mind-sets"; Reading for Discussion Leaders, etc.
Sheffield, A. D.
Joining In Public Discussion. Doran, New York, 1922. 168 pp. $.75
A well planned, pamphlet on speaking for labor unions and
other discussion groups, with suggested exercises at end of chapters.
Smith, Hilda W.
Women Workers at the Bryn Mawr Summer School. Affiliated Schools for
Workers, New York and American Association for Adult Education,
11 East 42nd St., New York, 1928. 346 pp. $1.00
A history of the first seven years of a pioneer venture in
workers' education.
Thorndike, Edward L.
Adult Learning. The Macmillan Company, New York, 1928. 335 pp.
$3.00
A general statement upon which the early adult teaching based
its faith, namely that adults with life experience made able students.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Discussion: A Brief Guide to Methods. Office of Assistant Secretary,
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., 1935. 12 pp.
This "brief pamphlet outlines the methods of the panel, the
forum, and the discussion group; and offers practical suggestions to
leaders. Bibliography of nine helpful titles appended.
Wolfe, A. B.
Conservatism. Radicalism, and Scientific Method: An Essay, on Social
Attitudes. The Macnillan Co., hew York, 1923. 354 pp. $3.50
An analysis of the sources, characteristics, and the socio-
ethical bearing of the three attitudes.
Workers Education Bureau
Workers' Education Yearbook. 1924, Workers' Education Bureau,
hew York, 1924. 199 pp. $1.00
The 1924 edition includes a complete report of proceedings,
third hational Convention on workers' education in the United States.
Some of this material is suggestive in method.
Workers' Education Bureau
Workers' Study Groups. Workers' Education Bureau-, New York,
1935. 5 pp. $.05
A brief manual on the conduct of study groups, prepared to
assist -union groups in the development of their voluntary group study
programs.
Workers' Education Bureau
Labor Forums. Workers' Education Bureau, hew York, 1935,
6 pp. $.05
A brief manual on conduct of labor forums. The following
subjects are discussed; purpose, how to organize a labor forum;
time of meeting; choice of speakers; possible results.