John Spargo
John Spargo was a British political writer who, later in life, became an expert in the history and crafts of Vermont. At first Spargo was active in the Socialist Party of America. A Methodist preacher, he tried to meld the Protestant Social Gospel with Marxist socialism in Marxian Socialism and Religion: A Study of the Relation of the Marxian Theories to the Fundamental Principles of Religion (1915). He also founded a settlement house in Yonkers, N.Y. Spargo moved steadily to the right after 1917 when he supported American intervention in World War I. With AFL leader Samuel Gompers he organized the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy in 1917. Spargo helped draft the Colby Note that formalised the Wilson administration's anti-communist policies. He strongly denounced the Bolshevik Revolution in Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy (1919). He opposed the foreign policy of the New Deal, especially its recognition of the USSR in 1933. He supported the House Un-American Activities Committee in the late 1930s and Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s. He endorsed Barry Goldwater In the 1964 Elections.
The Bitter Cry of the Children
Witness the heartbreaking reality of children robbed of their innocence and health, trapped in a cycle of poverty and neglect.
By John Spargo
Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles
Explore the transformation of a misunderstood political ideology into a movement seeking societal wellbeing and justice.
By John Spargo
Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy
Venture into a historical analysis where a rising political movement clashes with democratic ideals amid the backdrop of a nation in revolution.
By John Spargo
"The Greatest Failure in All History" A Critical Examination of the Actual Workings of Bolshevism in Russia
Discover how a seemingly powerful political movement held onto power through oppression and manipulation, revealing its true nature as a step backward for progress.
By John Spargo
The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg
Discover a series of letters that seeks to clarify socio-economic injustices and the reasons behind the unequal distribution of wealth in an early 20th-century society.
By John Spargo
The Jew and American Ideals
In a time of rising prejudice, one author steps up to defend a community and the ideals of a nation against the shadows of conspiracy and hate.
By John Spargo