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{ ) . f a Mes ~ ~~ Saye A review of the sbook, "Toward A ‘Sociaiiet- America: A Symposium of Essays By 15 Contemporary American. Socialists," which was edited by HELEN ALFRED and published by Peace Publications, New York, New York, - revealed that one of . | - the essays was authored by W. E, B. DU BOIS. DU BOIS'essay is contained from page 179 to 191 in this ‘book and is captioned, "Te Negro and Socialism." ou, In his essay, the author points out advantages for the Negro people under Socialism and disadvantages under Capitalism. On the last page of this article, the author states as follows: : . a i aa " , . . Thus it is clear today that the salvation of American Negroes lies in soclalism. They should support ali measures and men who favor the Welfare state; they should hA vote for government ownership of capital in industry; they shoul favor strict regulation of corporations or their public ; ownership; they should vote to prevent monopoly from con- ; trolling the press and the publishing of opinions. They sg favor public ownership and control of water, electric, and atomic power; they should stand for a clean ballot, the encouragement of third parties, independent candidetes, and ‘the| elimination of graft and gambling on Felevision and even in churches. I, "The question of the method ‘by which the socialist Vy | state can be achieved must be worked out by experiment and ° reason and not by dogma. Whether or not methods which were { right and clear in Russia and China fit our circumstances is not for our intelligence to decide... This may well be a _aaffieult program, but it As , ONky one," f tal ai A characterization of Peace Publications appears in the Appendix hereto. Se