Hoan Presents Plans to Aid City's Workers
Hoan Presents Plans to Aid City's Workers Mayor Calls Capitalism Dying Order Milwaukee's Socialist Executive Urges Use of Ballot and Strikes to Win Relief (By a New Leader...
...Manhattan...
...James Oneal, "The American Labor Movement," Bellamy Club, 904 Prospect avenue, Bronx...
...Philip Russakov, in turning in 84.20, reported that he had no trouble in gelling the coupons to non-party members...
...Poale Zlon Branch...
...8, held a lecture and dance on April 17 to raise money to send a delegate to the National Slovenian Convention...
...Mayor Hoaa opened' his 17th year in office, following hia runawaV victory at the polls, with a forthright indictment of the present system, followed by carefully considered proposals by which he plans to wrest an ever larger share of the city's benefits from the ownera, of industry and transfer" them to the workers...
...The lecture dance held by the Thirty-second Ward branch on March 30 was very successful...
...Unemployed comrades can secure free admission through their branch secretary...
...Manhattan...
...Each branch Is urged to visit friendly organizations to sell tickets...
...Vlpsels, and other groups...
...English C, Rebecca J arris Thursdays, 7:30...
...Arthur Rosenberg will conduct a class in newspaper publicity designed to meet the needs of Socialist party workers...
...A young peoples group Is bethg organized by this branch...
...Either Friedman, "Woman—Her Place in Freedom's Cause," 3:30 p m., 3005 Seventh avenue...
...The other branch, Jugoslav No...
...Mar...
...Hoan -reiterated his stand for public marketing facilities:, favoring the city going directly Into the business of coke and milk distribution to consumers...
...The Mid wood branch so far has made the beat response to the appeal to sell coupons so that the work of the Emergency Conference may continue, having forwarded 313.45...
...33nd A. D. Branch Socialist Party...
...Comrades who wish to arrange to be together at tables with friends...
...Entertainment will be provided by singing societies...
...Adolph Warshaw, Mrs...
...A large number of manifestos will be circulated...
...Coplea were sent to President Hoover, Governor Roosevelt and Mayor Walker...
...These will be in charge of Algernon Lee, who will be aasUted by Instructors inside and outside the teaching staff of the school...
...How America Oot This Way," 337 Bast 9th street...
...These meetings will be well advertised throughout the districts, and amplifiers will be used...
...Tyrell Wilson, "The Negro to America,' 3109 Broadway, Manhattan...
...The following Unemployed Leagues will participate in the meeting: Western Queens, Astoria, College Point, Brownsville, East New York, Bronx, Lower West Side, Harlem and Mornlngside Heights, all of whom will also be represented in the May Day parade...
...Oth A. D. Branch, Socialist Party...
...Morris Hlllqult, "Topic to be announced," Boro Park Labor Lyceum...
...People's Educational Forum...
...He recommended farther that all tenday shift work be placed on a sixhour day basis...
...August Claessens, "Race Prejudice and Assimilation," 96 Avenue C, Manhattan...
...Admission will be twenty-five cents...
...TUESDAY", APRIL 88 Herbert M Merrill...
...speaking branch on the west aide Rand School Announces Spring Term Large Crowd Expected At Dinner May 8— Concert a Success DURING the month of May the Rand School will offer special entases and symposiums which are exciting a good deal of interest...
...Socialism and Invention," 780 Elsmere place, Bronx...
...A large crowd attended and much Interest was aroused...
...THURSDAY, APRIL 38 August Claessens...
...The ruling class Is too stupid to grant such a change he said, but the workers can win it nevertheless, .. "Through intelligent use of the ballot and the general strike,-' Hoan urged, "the workers should force a rapid reduction of hours...
...Four more leagues are to be ratabliahed in the Bronx...
...Alexander Kahn...
...The sewerage commission haa already adopted a 40-hour week...
...Public speaking, August Claessens Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 to 9. English B, Alice Cohen, Tuesdays 7:30 to i0...
...Adolph Held, Mrs...
...Newspaper publicity, Arthur Rosenberg, Tuesdays, 8 to 9. Social conflicts in American history, William E. Bonn, Thursdays 7:30 to 9. Fridays, symposiums: May 6, "Is There a Place for Mysticism In the Philosophy of Today...
...August Claessens will give a course In Public Speaking open to qualified students...
...Much activity is being shown by the two youngest Cleveland branches...
...All plans are made for a huge May 1 celebration, to be held at Slovenian National Hall, 6400 St...
...The unemployed demonstration at Borough Hall, Brooklyn, last Saturday afternoon was the largest and most enthusiastic that has been held in that county in recent years...
...The fees will be set at a very low figure...
...Chelsea Finns for May Day The members of the Chelsea Branch, Socialist party, and their friends will celebrate May Day with a reunion dinner to be given In the Cherry-lane Restaurant, 42 Commerce street, on Sunday, May 1st, at 7 p. m. Members are requested to make their reservations by writing or phoning to Mrs...
...The nation la now witnessing, in the industrial crisis, "the death agonies of a dying system, and the birth pains of the building of a new and better world," Hoan said...
...Letters have been sent to unions in New York City urging them, in view of the seriousness of the unemployment situation, to write to governmental agencies requesting the floating of large bond Issues for relief, slurn clearance, *nd unemployment Insurance...
...Joseph N. Osman, Werner C. Michel...
...Clair avenue...
...Charles Sohaplro, Mrs...
...Milwaukee will act toward this end, Hoan gave assurances...
...Henry . A. Pearlman, Mrs...
...Joseph Martlnek, candidate for State Representative, will act as chairman...
...Included Is a request that Governor Roosevelt shall call a special session of the legislature without delay to act on proposed unemployment measures...
...He favored direct employment by the city of its necessary labor...
...Plans are under way to organise an English...
...He further urged an Immediate survey to pave the way for the cutting of the hours of clerical workers...
...Party members designated by their branches will be entitled to free tuition hi this class...
...Isidor Rubin, "Government Gifts to the Wealthy," 318 Van Sickleh avenue, Brooklyn...
...How America Got This Way," 1837 East 17th street, Brooklyn...
...The Central Branch, meeting at the International Ladies Garment Workers Hall, 1766 East 12th street, will hold an educational meeting every fourth Friday with outside speakers...
...Dancing In the evening will conclude the program...
...Credit for the tremendous success of the concert which was held Sunday evening, April 17th at the Metropolitan Opera House Is due entirely to the efforts of the Women's Committee of the Rand School, Camp Tamiment and Sandyvllllans...
...Socialist Party...
...Concert Great Success The School wishes to express Its deep appreciation to the friends who helped to make Sunday night concert at the Metropolitan Opera House the great success it was...
...talned on unemployment insurance petitions, some of whom signified their Intentions of joining Unemployed Leagues and the Socialist party...
...Other branches are showing more activity...
...Members of the Workers Training Clans will pay one dollar for admission to the entire course...
...May 13, "To What Extent Can the School of Psychology be Harmonised...
...A number of Communists attempted to disturb the meeting, but they were quickly repulsed...
...Leagues Join Saturday Saturday, April 23, at Columbus Circle, another unemployment demonstration will be held by the Socialist party...
...The Unemployed League of Bay Ridge and Borough Park will hold its first meeting shortly...
...Charles Solomon and J. B. Matthews will address the unemployed of Brownsville on Friday, April 27 at 215 Sackman street Big Brooklyn Rally August Claessens will speak at the Mornlngside Heights meeting of the unemployed next Thursday evening...
...E. L. Tartak, Peter M. Jack, David B. Rossi...
...The Spring Schedule The schedule will be as follows: Socialism and labor, Algernon Lee Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:30...
...Thjb would prevent waste and over-charging since "the city has no incentive to cheat Itself...
...SUNDAY, APBIL 24 Alexander Flcbandler, "The Psychological Aspect ot Soviet Experiment," 11:00 a. m., Bnrnside Manor, Burnside and Harrison avenues...
...Morris Berman sent In 110, Abe Straussman, $5, C. 8. Drosopoulos, 15, Jack Altman...
...Gala Dinner Planned Reservations are now being received for the Rand School dinner Sunday, May 8, at 6 p. m., which is to be held at Webster Hall...
...Jack Altaian presided...
...Williamsburg Branch, Socialist Party...
...Joseph 8harts, candidate for governor, will be the chief speaker...
...Sophie L. Turbow, Mrs...
...Establishing headquarters at 240 W. 14th street, the Lower West Side Unemployed League elected officers and an executive committee last Friday, and decided to meet every Friday...
...Favors General Strike The Socialist executive spoke forcefully against wage cuts, which he described as capitalism's method of "digging its own grave...
...The Problem of Unemployment," 31Q9 Broadway, Manhattan...
...rivM hiin<4r*ri alimariina »N r>h...
...West Bronx Socialist Forum...
...Hits Private Banks The contract system of public works came in for sharp criticism at Hoan's hands...
...8.50, while the Mornlngside Heights and Sunnyside branches each contributed...
...5th A D. Branch, Socialist Party...
...Hoan Presents Plans to Aid City's Workers Mayor Calls Capitalism Dying Order Milwaukee's Socialist Executive Urges Use of Ballot and Strikes to Win Relief (By a New Leader Correspondent) MILWAUKEE.—Mayor Daniel W. Hoan, Socialist, presented his newly-elected common council tola week with proposals which aim to put the city In the business of backing, public utilities and the sale of coke and milk for the interests of the workers of the city...
...William E. Bonn...
...Hoan likewise denounced the exactions on consumers of the public utilities companies and served notice he was presenting a resolution I for the institution of action on the city acquiring its own public service systems...
...Particular credit Is due to the chairman of the committees, Mrs...
...Brooklyn...
...Ernest S. Bates, Dominic d-Eustachto...
...Their attempt to hold a meeting nearby proved a failure...
...He proposed further that "the Sealer of Weights and Measures be authorised to market goods whea necessary to prevent unreasonable Lecture Calendar (All meetings begin at 8:30 p. m. unless otherwise Indicated...
...He did not mince words, denouncing the financial power ot private banks...
...A novel program in which Hendrik W. Van Loon, Heywood Broun, Morris HUlqult, B. Charney Vladeck, and Terry Donoghue will participate, Is In store...
...Ben Josephson, Mrs...
...He favored a city bank of issue, so that the municipality could be spared the high Interest charges of privately owned banks...
...May 37, "Is Proletarian Literature Proletarian or Literary...
...The central feature will be a series of symposiums an Labor and Socialism which will serve to summarize all the work don* in the various classes during the past year...
...8. Romualdl, "The Fascist Menace in Europe," Workmen's Circle School, 31st street, and Avenue X, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn...
...Jacob Blaufarb, Mrs...
...are asked to communicate with the School immediately...
...In view of the limited number of accommodations which we are accepting, comrades are urged to make reservations immediately...
...With the cooperation of the L. I. D. Recreation Huts the Unemployed League of Harlem was organized last Wednesday afternoon', 10V joining the league...
...14th avenue and 42nd street, Brooklyn...
...Those who spoke were Norman Thomas, Charles Solomon, August Claessens, David Cory and Ethel Schachner...
...He urged a nationwide reform, the introduction of the six hour work day...
...The meeting will be addressed by Norman Thomas, and other speakers...
...Anna Weiss, Miss Kate Waranoff, Mr...
...The Kings County Executive Committee haa made plana for five large open air mass meetings at which the Jobless will be organised...
...Three Boroughs Are Active AT least a dozen more Unemployed Leagues will be organized within the next few weeks in the "Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, according to reports received in the office of the Emergency Conference on Unemployment ¦ . Friday, May 6, James Oneal and Yeonard Bright will speak at P. S. 5, Intervale and Freeman street at a meeting arranged by the Unemployed League of the Bronx, of which Murray Grose is the organizer...
...Leonard Bright was the speaker...
...Coming to the subject of a municipal bank, Hoan touched on a matter very tender to the banking interests...
...Others will pay one dollar for entrance to each class...
...Over thirty dollars was netted by the affair...
...Publicity Is being given In the various foreign newspapers...
...These courses are designed to fit students for effective campaign work...
...MONDAY, APRIL 25 William B. Bonn, "The History ol Hard Times," 187 Tompkins avenue...
...August Claessens, "The Significance of May Day," Auditorium, National Jewish Verband Houses, Matthews avenue, Bronx...
...7th A. D. Branch...
...The house was taxed to capacMany New Jobless Leagues To Be Started in New York Big Rally Held in Brooklyn...
...The Thirtieth Ward Branch is being reorganized by the Action Committee...
...Mornlngside Heights Branch, Socialist Party...
...Mid wood Branch, Socialist Party...
...In Astoria, Friday, April 2», George H. Goebel will be the speaker at P. S. 5, Academy street, near Grand avenue subway station, where another league will be organized in Western Queens...
...The price ol the dinner la very nominal, $1.50...
...To conserve the city's resources and use them in the most needy channels, Hoan favored consolidation of city and county governments, unifying of administrative and legislative agencies and the consolidation and reorganization of departmental functions where they.may overlap...
...Bertha H. Mailly, Mrs...
...Morningslde Heights Branch, Socialist Party...
...8th A. D. Branch, Socialist Party...
...William Kariln, Mrs...
...Boro Park Branch, Socialist Party...
...Powerful amplifiers carried the voices of the speakers to 2,500 people who lined the sidewalks fronting.the square...
...Louis Sabloff collected $8...
...Abraham Lehman, Mrs...
...FRIDAY, APRIL 29 William B. Bonn...
...Cleveland to Hear Shaits On May 1st (By a New Laaear ,OarranMuMloat) CLEVELAND...
...Louis Waldman, Mrs...
...Resolutions demanding relief, unemployment insurance and the six-hour day and five day week were carried by acclamation...
Vol. 13 • April 1932 • No. 17
