Mooney Says Labor Heads BetrayedHim
Mooney Says Labor Heads BetrayedHim t „„ Victim I s s u e s Kp'alet A t t a c k i n g frm'- U n i o n i s ts ^KFJF \00" Cam*»«a*nt> BL^kcISCX) . — I n an apl l B e rank and file of \JLFN...
...and Dr...
...Members that are proposed during the celebration will get one quarterly bin free...
...As an example of what farmers face In this section .the experience of Clarence Oakley, a tobacco farmer on a rural route out of Hillsboro is typical...
...Not one-tenth of our citizens have responded and it is a lamentable fact that many of our wealthy men and women have failed to respond while many others, haver sent insignificant stuns...
...The vote of all candidates, compared with the vote cast last November, is indicated in the table below...
...He received a total of $176 for his entire tobacco crop...
...Meanwhile the comrades and organizations are requested to bear the date in mind...
...BpCartby, former building Ewr"* Jonn O'Connell, sec|Aa San Francisco Labor f a...
...At the Richmond Hill High School Socialist meeting Monday night about a hundred voters attended with comrades Waldman, Shapiro and Oneal as speakers...
...Discontent with the unemployment situation is being dramatized in the middle west, "declared Mary Fox, executive Hecretsry of the League for Industrial Democracy, just back from a tour of a dozen mid-western states...
...Party locate or other groups in western states desiring to secure the service of Comrade Crosswaith for a stogie lecture or for a longer organising campaign, should address National Headquarters, Socialist Party, 265S Washington Blvd., Chicago, BL N. Y. Labor Temple to . Celebrate Anniversary...
...Strikers Picked Up Clifford Holgate, 22, hosiery striker, was shot and slightly wounded by Harry Ingleheam during a small demonstration outside the Ingleheam home...
...This is probably Pennsylvania Dutch for "Higgins...
...Mayor Mackey warning of the immediate need for militia to protect property unless milnoaaires give to soap kitchens...
...Crosswaith's Tour to Include Ten Weeks Organization Work CHICAGO...
...Wohnan will urge insurance to be paid for by industry and administered by industry, While Professor Krueger will speak for compulsory unemployment insurance to be paid for by state and employer and administered by the state...
...Some of them give 1100, then go to Florida for the winter and the poor man stays here...
...He is a veteran of the movement in that state, having been the party's standard bearer for Governor...
...I could not Ma framed...
...After paying for labor, fertilizer and other items be had a net balance of $24.40 for the season's work...
...During the hearing...
...a prominent attorney advising trustees of an estate to give 9100,000 to jobless relief to avoid revolution—are a few of the happenings over the week end...
...If there was ever need for an organised Socialist movement in this section it is now...
...The Socialist...
...James W. MulC gt The San Francisco 5rion," now state labor 2 a under Gov...
...Remember, that book is going fast aad one the coupon below...
...He adds that fife is still worth while "because The N ew Leader comes out neat Friday...
...We'll have to get Jim Maurer's opinion regarding it...
...Programs and details of the various phases of the celebration are being worked out by the arrangements committee and will he announced in the near future...
...But—the workers can't collect dividends out ot the surplus their labor has piled up...
...1th District 19S0 D. Quale, 30,897...
...Displayed in .Many Cities Trade unions, labor societies, and individuals in many cities have taken up circulation of the "service flags" among their members and acquaintances who are out of work...
...Leo Wolmah, for the American A s sociation for Labor Legislation, will discuss "Insurance for the Unemployed" Mr...
...The station is circulating a petition which it will present to the radio commission...
...federation of Labor, —fly state harbor comSfS^sr Governor Young, ^a the Calif oraians whom Sensed* "labor misleaders...
...These events will take place on Saturday evening, May 2nd, and Sunday afternoon and evening...
...If the Socialist Party can cultivate this field it is likely that within the next year or two it will obtain a permanent foothold in the South...
...Meriden, Conn., represents the Higgins family in the person of L. E. Hellin who senos a yearly...
...Two small mills were settled on a basis of union recognition...
...May 3rd, at the Labor Temple, 243 Cast 84th Street In connection With the festivities, a Journal containing a history of the Labor Temple as well greetings of friends) and organisations will be published...
...It has been of tremendous appeal to the jobless in small towns as well as large cities...
...The idea spreads from house to house, from neighbor to neighbor...
...After indicating the number of unemployed in the home to which it is displayed, the poster declares: "The Government insures the soldier—he fights its wars...
...g adiarrenberg, secretary SjjL...
...Party bad nttle time in which to make any effective campaign for its two candidates, David M. Cory in the 7th District and James Ones...
...The magazine win now be freely sold in Pittsburgh where as long as it is issued it will be used aa part of the Pennsylvania agitation for action on the Unemployment Insurance bills proposed by Socialist members of the Pennsylvania Assembly...
...We notice that one sub in that state is a renewal from a' town bearing the name of "Kleinfeltersville...
...Up to the present time a great proportion of the relief funds has been contributed by the working class...
...Unemployed Are Displaying "Service Flags" Star Represents Each Jobless Worker—Unemployment Insurance Demanded A VARIATION of the "service flag" which appeared to windows of homes throughout the nation during the war has made its appearance in many cities as part of a demand for government aid to the unemployed...
...Sunday's session, beginning at 1 p. m. will discuss "Club and inter-Club Activities and the Relation Of the Young Circle Branches to the Rest of the Young Circle League" There will be two sessions Monday, the 23rd, at 10:30 a. m. and at 2 p. m. The morning session will bring a discussion of "Problems of Young Circle Clubs" and the afternoon will be taken up with the report of the Resolutions Committee and a discussion of recommendations...
...It will be necessary to call upon the militia to preserve order...
...The convention will be adjourned at 6 p. m. The first issue of the Young Circle "Bulletin" was published Feb...
...Total 123,367...
...Rolph...
...He has been a candidate several timeu in New York for various positions on the Socialist ticket, aad was condldate for governor of N e w York on the American Labor ticket in 1924...
...booklet purports to fZ^aride story" of a hook•aaaa politico-labor leaders 1 srpsr*oon heads when La- Hekert first ran against fa J. Heney as district atETg 81a Francisco...
...Leaders were delighted with the response...
...9th District 1931 D. Rudd, 15,277...
...S. Oneal, 515...
...He Is known as one of the foremost orators in the party...
...Extreme Distress Found In N. Carolina District (By a New Leader Corrtipsndenti WINSTON - SALEM, N. C. — Clarence H. Taylor, organizer for the Socialist Party with headquarters in this city, has had an interesting experience in this region...
...Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Washington and Connecticut are all bringing reports from the Higgins tribe...
...21st, at 8 p. m. Members and their friends are requested to make reservations through the League's office, 20 W . Jackson Blvd...
...Then Vic, who malls out that book, "The Workers in American History," baa been kept busy mailing and wrapping...
...The poster's distributed by the League for Industrial Democracy and affiliated local groups, bear read "service stars...
...The Commission revoked the station's license, then renewed it, only to revoke it for a second time without giving the'station any notice...
...In addition, he will spend a week each in Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Chicago, and two weeks in Los Angeles...
...The leaders' of •tVfif L. have always told in public office to haw protest coming from •aw in my behalf...
...Socialists and sympathizers who can help should send their contributions to Clarence H. Taylor, General Delivery, Winston-Salem, N. C. A t the present writing he is unable to purchase Che gasoline to get to-his next meeting...
...Police Capt...
...A total of 15,000 copies of the special campaign address went to the voters In the two districts...
...Five applications for membership were received and at a previous meeting two other applications were signed The Republican and Democratic candidates had arranged for meetings in the Richmond High School but they had to be abandoned as no voters attended...
...frame of Sender) ' Pittsburgh Socialists Win Court Fight for Right to Sell "Unemployed" in Streets PITTSRBURGH, Pa.—"The Unemployed,'' published by the League for Industrial Democracy, will again be sold upon Pittsburgh streets by the unemployed after over a month's suppression...
...The unemployed textile worker needs warm clothes...
...Brouillet, president L f Council when Mooney C^ed...
...thousands of non-union hosiery workers striking with tea jailed: a striker shot by a scab with the approval of a police captain, voiced in court...
...Washington, three renewals sent by Comrade Fuhrberg...
...I had m to expect that kind of atP * * a tie rich and powerful BP* who fawned upon them, I * And the foremost local to** labor acting or trHnirrng more than I could ** tear " H f concludes*with the decg t h a t there is no hope in past leadership of the A . F. "*P* "Our (Billings and P>truggie for freedom is ^*My bound up with the ^fttaUon of the future of B * * * * 0 workers...
...Judge Jones took the brief under advisement and in the faosj of what was acknowledgedly one of the moat brilliant and conclusive arguments aver, presented to the County court, bowed to its logic and remitted fines and costs after consultation with the full bench of judges...
...j_ jjesders Betray Tom U y as title...
...In each case a thousand or more letters with a special leaflet were mailed inviting registered voters to meetings but interest was lacking...
...Tital and inseparable WM!L 8 t r u « 8 l e - If they are E « Z _ t h e i r f r e e d ° m it will pgatoagh a real industrial B r * * 1 solidarity of the E * j * * « demanding their P*rdon and insisting ET", «tanands be met im— • ^ t has caused conB E r " r a a k s °* those who B B S . * ° r % for the reSX-ooney and Billings and ^ P a r t e d company with B i t o s ^ ^ ! * work...
...WeB, that latter should spue thousands of Jim and Jane Higgins to do their utmost the next few weeks...
...Including blanks...
...Some dozen mills were closed...
...The service star poster as well as the demand for unemployment Insurance has revived the spirit of men and women out of jobs for' months...
...The first session at 2 p. m., will discuss "What Part Do the Young Circle Clubs Play in the Workmen's Circle and What Part Shall They,Play in the Future...
...He was not arrested...
...Their owners can collect dividends out of the surplus piled up in good years...
...When the petition is signed, at should be sent without delay to Station WEVD, 45 West 45th Street...
...A tremendous, spontaneous demonstration centered about the huge Apex mills, employing 2,000, where workers had been put on full time for the first time is months...
...In the evening all the delegates will be guests of the N e w York Clubs at the Forward Han...
...Frank R. Crosswaith, Negro Socialist, orator and organizer, has secured ten weeks' work for organization campaigns among labor and Socialist groups for a tour being planned by national headquarters...
...Gerber this week urged readers- of The N ew Leader to help assemble this petition...
...Ej auoalet also shows how • IsCarthy accepted $10,000 Eftl Plane Gas and Electric Bjb safi gives the names of Eaail mi the San Francisco |M ssservisors who, Mooney Expropriated funds to aid K las frame-up of Mooney B b . The booklet cites a BJc labor leaders who ac'Herattie jobs of governors, g psjapskt is sponsored by Ike Jiiieasy Molders' Defense Ijttse, P.O...
...9th District 1030 D. O'Connell, 60,097...
...It was PH still more when I diaptaat ten of the" twelve • • t local labor leaders were aiaively conniving at keepB j l men in prison or doing • * * kelp them...
...7th District 1931 D. O'Malley, 9,969...
...The League for Industrial Democracy office in thir city, 112 East 19th street, is filling dally mail requests from many other cities...
...two from Sheridan...
...Hosiery [Worker, to predict 4,000 to 5,000 would be out by the end of the week...
...I t contains news of the clubs throughout the U . S. and a variety of articles of current interest...
...I say to you it is the poor man who has saved the situation...
...This threw Ms despondent mood...
...Tom Mooney, . ? jjfe imprisonment in K L ^ penitentiary for a B ^ j i hs did not commit, 5a 52-p&ge pamphlet in J^naarts that certain soSJTnusleaders" not only KM| anginal frame-up but E L acre secretly sabotaged . nave t1'"1 released...
...New Leader readers should cut out this petition heading, attach a sheet of white paper to it and collect signatures...
...R. Gehris, 13,2 1 1 ; S. Oneal, 1,895...
...The Socialist Party which is handling the magazine In Pittsburgh, has won the court battle started when Blanc hard Wright, an unemployed worker, selling the T f " ' " * on the streets, was arrested Jan...
...Many • B ? * * * °f doubt and s a f The New Leader Fan Mail TILS week we are facias...
...I would never P ten arrested...
...Then there arrives a letter for the whimsical Mac Coleman from Sol Perrin who says that he nearly cried over the way Mac handled General Pershing...
...This section is afflicted with widespread destitution with a working population discontented with the misfortunes that h a v e overwhelmed them...
...a difficult problem of selecting from tetters of the Higgins family working for subscriptions for The N e w Leader...
...L. I. D. Luncheon Will Discuss Job Insurance At Woodstock Today The N e w York Chapter of the League will hold a discussion this Saturday, Feb...
...Both Holgate and Ingleheam are under bail...
...Walter S. Hutchins of Greenfield, Mass., arrives with two renewals...
...The conference, which will take up steps to fight for the continued operation of the Socialist and free speech station, will be held Sunday, March 1st, at the Broadway Central Hotel...
...The Government should insure the worker—he creates its wealth...
...14th...
...Two suburban mills unexpectedly were closed by the walk-out...
...WEVD Seeks Petition to Aid In Fight for Radio Freedom Labor Conference for Station Will Be Held On Sunday, March 1 FtEI.TMTNARY to the hearing on the case of W E V D before the Federal Radio Commission on March 3rd, labor forces in New York City will hold a WEVD conference...
...COUPON (Bates f t a Year, SI far 6 Month*) THE N E W IJCAIWKaL 1 East 15th Street, N . Y . C. ' Enclosed you will find T for which you will eater the following subscriptions to your paper: Name . i - • Address 4.- — (For Six Montbsr tForOoeYe»r> A Name '• Address iFor Six Month»> tForOnoToori Name • > ' lf Address 4 ' (For Six SteoUut ' (For On e Yemr...
...S. Cory, 442...
...K_ jipo charges that WilEg^ president of the AmerfcpHnn of Labor, and Mat• M, vice-president, have BLn the A. F. of L. from jrgtng his pardon...
...Comrade Crosswaith founded the Trade Union Committee for Organizing Negro Workers In 1925...
...Industry and state must pay wages to the workers when the machines stop...
...The workers go cold and hungry, they lose their homes...
...R. Koch, 5,640...
...Michael J. Hallahan openly approved firing into the crowd by Ingleheam...
...From Minneapolis comes a yearly from J. A . Gonstead and Pennsylvania registers twice, one from Hillsville and...
...From Seattle...
...Perrin hopes that the book will "end all wars", otherwise "civilisation will not be worth preserving another day...
...If Haas of the A. F. of L in • • w e r e 'right' I could not Eh a prison...
...trank and file of the trade nave always believed in my fce," he said in his letter, •sir desire and wishes have •averted and sabotaged by pa leaders...
...Here is the petition form: Young Circle League To Hold Three-Day Eastern' Conference The Eastern States Conference of the Young Circle League will be held in the Executive Room of the Workmen's Circle, 175 East Broadway, N e w York City, starting Feb...
...Taylor has been holding many meetings and has had responsive audiences but tH% people are so bankrupt that literature sales are poor and collections are very small...
...Box 1475, San •pa Mooney says that for Hears he has hesitated to •story of the position taken Bnsible labor leaders in his Et that he 'cannot remain Key longer...
...Although the Socialist meetings brought out small audiences, the other candidates were unable to hold any meetings at all...
...Total 49,936...
...R. Wagner, 53,552...
...Total 14,247...
...W. C. Debs Branch Will Celebrate Its Tenth Anniversary The Debs English speaking branch of the Workmen's Circle will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a banquet and dance on Sunday evening, February 22nd, at Ambaah Mansion, 76 Second A v e , Manhattan * All members, their families and friends will have a good social evening together at the anniversary celebration...
...The branch meets the second aad fourth Fridays of each month at 3 Wept 16th Street, Manhattan 15 Are Jailed as 2,000 Strike in Philadelphia Hosiery W.orker.ft^De Up Dozen Plants in Walkout—Mayor Is Panicky ---PHILADELPHIA, <FP).—HcWever calm the remainder of America, may have been, Philadelphia baa been giving signs of unrest...
...W*L and Billings," he B * 8 living symbols of the p a struggle between labor r * * - Their fate, their p their hopes, their very Bl...
...The general strike of non-union hosiery workers called by the union affected thirty of the forty mills to the district, brought out 2,000 the first day and caused John W. Edelman, editor...
...Total 21,432...
...21st, at the Hotel Woodstock, 127 West 43rd Street, where Noel Sargent, of the N a tional Association of Manufacturers, Maynard Krueger, of the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania...
...Jobless men and women, as well as sympathizers with unemployment insurance, are placing the service stars in their windows, t h u s graphically representing themselves as drafted into the army of the unemployed...
...1. The Youth Committee of the Workmen's Circle is sponsoring the Conference...
...Mooney Says Labor Heads BetrayedHim t „„ Victim I s s u e s Kp'alet A t t a c k i n g frm'- U n i o n i s ts ^KFJF \00" Cam*»«a*nt> BL^kcISCX) . — I n an apl l B e rank and file of \JLFN workers to join in W^\anr"f demanding his | L ^ | pardon...
...Defense pleas have been made that Ingleheam was defending his sister...
...There are 250,000, including 50,000 children, without the barest necessities in Philadelphia, according to Mayor Mackey's radio speech, and if job relief funds break down, "it would be absolutely Impossible for the police force to contend with the condition which would be created...
...In other words the poor man is protecting the interests of the rich...
...Large distributions have taken place in Pittsburg, Erie, P a , Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati...
...Ruth Fox of N e w York City renews and sends a yearly for a reader in Paris, France...
...The reverse side of the unemployed service flag contains cartoons by Fitzpatrick and by Flambo, British labor artist, Illustrating these legends: "The unemployed baker pawns his clothes for bread The unemployed shoe worker has no shoes...
...A committee is sending a circular to Socialists and sympathizers throughout the state in the hope of getting enough contributions to keep Taylor in the field...
...THOMAS I N CHICAGO TODAY CHICAGO.—The Chicago Chapter of The League For Industrial Democracy will give a party In honor of Norman Thomas, who will speak on T h e Next War," in the Men's City Club, 315 Plymouth Place, Saturday, Feb...
...R. Greenstone...
...Leaders predict it will close within a week...
...He is* a member of the Carpenters Union and is getting before unions with the Socialist message...
...The poster continues: "When the machines don't work, their owners take care of them...
...4014...
...Arrests on the first day of the strike amounted to about fifteen, a surprisingly small group, considering the excitement which prevailed...
...The editor has been interrupted so often to write bis John Hancock in the books that are malted that he has finger cramps...
...The hearing before the radio commission will be held in Washington on March 3rd...
...Called upon to pay a $50 fine for violation of an ordinance requiring vending license for peddlers the case was appealed to County court by the Party through its attorney, Maurice Schneirov, In his brief, submitted to the Court some weeks ago, Schneirov declared that while as a matter of fact the ordinance quoted did not apply and was not used against vendors of newspapers aad magazines, any attempt to so apply it would be a direct attack on the constitutional guarantee, state and national, of freedom of the press...
...Actual brutality has been considerably reduced since the outbreak at the Schletter and Zander shop a month ago which caused such a bad reaction against the cops...
...Sargent will oppose compulsory insurance, Dr...
...and he has been active in organization work for most of the unions which have Negro workers...
...Including blanks...
...r j i w "Inside Story" Kan...
...Nevertheless, these candidates polled about the same proportion of their party vote as the Socialist candidates did...
...He is just completing a week's tour in Pennsylvania, and win return for four weeks' work in that state in May...
...Demand unemployment insurance...
...Festivities on May 2, 3 ' The MM York Labor Temple will caiabrsta its Twenty-fifth Anniversary with a two day celebration...
...Ehaaoiit Older Quoted Kptmphlet quotes Fremont P "My Own Story:" Ik little faith in human naBt l4ad left after the (San P») graft prosecution was psbty lessened by my expa hi trying to bring about [Won of these two men to .and Billings...
...Fickert, Eaa of the United Railroads, Kail t » Heney graft indie tK| anawt officials of The Ejbfiroeds and later indicted Eg a concocted evidence...
...The program will be broadcast over the National network of the National Broadcasting Company at 1:49 P. M. Eastern Standard Time...
...one for each member of the household "drafted in the army of the unemployed...
...There Bar been a single major Bh California who honestly ptsrely urged any Governor Waste to pardon me...
...S. Robinson, 3,936...
...Police pick up strikers whenever they think "they can break up a picket line or whenever they think they can pin an offense on the pickets...
...Apathy Rules Special Poll In Brooklyn Small Total Vote Is Cast in Election for Congressmen AS was anticipated, only a small number of voters participated in the special elections in the 7th and 9th Congressional districts on Tuesday to fill vacancies due to the death of two representatives...
...G. August Gerber, director of the station, has enlisted the support of outstanding leaders in the progressive world to help in the fight to maintain the station...
...There are 6,000 non-union workers in the industry here, 9,000 union...
...Police breaking up a Socialist unemployed demonstration and holdin g an organiser for bears Incommunicado while they Insist be baa been released...
...in the 9th...
...During the two weeks prior to the election several meetings were held In both districts...
...We demand unemployment insurance...
...Michael Casey, Zpt of the International Kgaion...
Vol. 12 • February 1931 • No. 8
