The Front Page quote from the July 1938 issue of the Socialist Standard
"There are no such things as defensive or aggressive wars under capitalism . . . Wars are not caused to 'defend democracy' . . . Wars are caused in the search for profit”
This Month's Quotation
Our Panel this month is taken from the New Leader (20/5/1938), who quote from the pamphlet, Labour & War, by Harry Pollitt, published by the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1934.
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That's the July 1938 issue of the Socialist Standard done and dusted.
Some explanation - and apology - about the front page quotation feature in the Standard in the 1930s and the 1940s:
Looks like I was wrong when I previously posted the following below:
"Starting in January 1939, and continuing on until December 1941, every issue of the Socialist Standard carried a quotation on its front cover.
More often than not the quoted person was someone famous in their respective field and it's interesting to note the range of individuals selected for inclusion in this exclusive and rarefied company. (You know I'm joking, right?)
As mentioned above the practice was discontinued in 1942, and my guess it was when wartime paper rationing kicked in and the Editorial Committee for the Standard realised that they no longer had the luxury of being able to have a standalone front cover. It was now the case that every inch of the magazine had to have (socialist) text crammed into it.
A shame, really, because the inclusion of these quotes month-on-month gave a wee window into the SPGB that hitherto was unavailable. This is all the more true for the reader and/or transcriber 75 plus years on."
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