BY DEBORAH LIATOS
NEW YORK - Pathfinder's publication list for the month of October gives a concrete picture of the importance of the $125,000 Pathfinder Fund, which has entered its final weeks. Europe & America: Two Speeches on Imperialism is now back in print, after being unavailable for many years. The pamphlet consists of two speeches by Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky from the 1920s. Socialism on Trial, the testimony of Socialist Workers Party leader James P. Cannon in his 1941 trial for speaking out against World War II, has just been issued with new, more readable typesetting.

The text for Le visage changeant de la politique aux États-Unis, the French translation of The Changing Face of U.S. Politics - Working-Class Politics and the Trade Unions, is now on the press, and the book will be released October 28, in time for the Young Socialists founding convention in Canada at the end of the month.

A steady flow of fund payments is coming into Pathfinder's office now, putting supporters of Pathfinder in a strong position to not only meet the goal in full and on time, but surpass it, by the November 1 deadline. The $19,468 received brings the campaign to nearly $91,000. Comparable collections in the remaining two weeks will take the fund drive beyond the $125,000 international goal.

Chicago and Des Moines supporters of the fund were also co- sponsors of the conference entitled "The Coming American Revolution." Featuring Jack Barnes, author of The Changing Face of U.S. Politics and Mary-Alice Waters, Pathfinder's president, the conference celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and the 30th anniversary of Ernesto Che Guevara's death in combat in Bolivia.

"The October 18 event in Chicago helped us take a big leap in the amounts pledged and collected," wrote Ray Parsons. His note was sent with more than $800, putting Des Moines backers at 96 percent of their goal.

"We worked on the fund in the course of the conference, and got 13 new contributors as a result," reported Alyson Kennedy of the collection efforts that brought Chicago supporters up on target. "We only need $286 in pledges to match our $12,000 goal."

Toronto and Vancouver met their goals two weeks before the deadline, helping to keep Canada fund supporters at the top of the chart.

Supporters in Pittsburgh are discussing who to approach on the job and in their unions for contributions, Chris Remple wrote, and are planning similar discussions "with those we work with in solidarity with the Cuban revolution, with the Irish struggle, and with the fight for justice for Jonny Gammage," who was killed by the police. Remple reported a fund meeting is also being organized in collaboration with supporters in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.  
 
 
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