Book Reviews : The Communist Problem in America. Edited by EDWARD E. PALMER. (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1951. Pp. xvi, 496. $2.50.)
| DOI | 10.1177/106591295100400428 |
| Date | 01 December 1951 |
| Published date | 01 December 1951 |
| Author | Carroll Hawkins |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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subclassification.
While
there
is
a
number
of tables
of
statistics
(some-
times
on
widely
diverse
subjects)
there
is
no
list
of
tables-or,
for
that
matter,
of
maps
or
diagrams.
These
may
be
captious
criticisms,
springing
from
pet
ways
of
teach-
ing
the
subject.
All
the
appropriate
raw
materials
for
the
presentation
of
these
seven
governments
are
provided
in
detail.
The
dimensions
of
the
book
suggest
that
it
would
be
most
appropriate
for
a
course
running
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a
full
par
Stanford
University.
PHILIP
W.
BUCK.
The
Communist
Problem
in
America.
Edited
by
EDWARD
E.
PALMER.
(New
York:
Thomas
Y.
Crowell
Company.
1951.
Pp.
xvi,
496.
$2.50.)
Professor
Palmer’s
stated
reasons
for
publishing
this
collection
of
readings
are
mainly
two:
the
desire
to
give
citizens,
particularly
college
students,
an
understanding
of
world
Communism
and
the
problems
that
Communism
poses
for
our
democracy;
and
the
lack
of
any
satisfactory
volume
of
reading
materials
to
aid
in
accomplishing
this
necessary
task.
The
editor
has
arranged
his
material
under
four
major
headings.
Part
One,
&dquo;The
Strategy
and
Tactics
of
World
Communism,&dquo;
is
comprised
almost
entirely
of
material
reprinted
from
House
of
Representatives
Docu-
ment
No.
619.
Part
Two,
&dquo;The
Communist
Party
in
America,&dquo;
offers
selections
which
deal
with
the
nature
of
the
American
Communist
party,
its
development,
its
mission,
and
its
ties
with
Moscow.
In
Parts
Three
and
Four,
&dquo;Toward
an
Informal
Solution&dquo;
and
&dquo;Toward
a
Formal
Solution,&dquo;
the
impact
of
Communism
upon
American
politics,
education,
civil
liberties,
and
the
trade
unions
are
discussed,
as
well
as
the
informal
and
legal
actions
which
have
been
taken
against
it.
The
strength
of
the
volume
lies
in
these
last
two
parts.
Controversial
positions
expressed
by
leading
educators,
lawmakers,
and
concerned
lay-
men
regarding
the
best
manner
of
meeting
the
Communist
threat
to
our
free
institutions
underscore
the
complexity
of
this
task.
In
one
long
article,
the
differing
views
of
important
American
educators
with
regard
to
the
question
of
Communists
as
fit
teachers
are
summarized.
In
separate
articles
Professor
Sydney
Hook
and
Alexander
Meiklejohn
debate
the
question.
Equally
informative
and/or
thought-stimulating
selections
about
such
topics
as
Communism
in
American
politics,
the
federal
loyalty
pro-
gram,
and
anti-Communist
legislation
are
supplied
by
Professor
Arthur
M.
Schlesinger,
Jr.,
Cabell
Phillips,
Russell
Porter,
President
Truman,
and
Senators
Homer
Ferguson
and
Karl
Mundt-to
name
the
authors
of
but
a
few
of
the
selections.
A
brutally
vivid
picture
of
the
manner
in
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