Phila. Socialists Nominate Complete Legislature Slate
Stanley, Louis
Phila. Socialists Nominate Complete Legislature Slate Fundamental I s s u e Is Stressed in Answer to Women Voters' Questionaire jrJHILA DELPHI A.—The SocialMT 1st P a r t y here has...
...Delegate Lefkowitz of Teachers Union No...
...51 stated that he was no Communist, that he objected to calling any movement Communistic or radical Just bcr cause it was in dlsagrement with the dominant policies of the A. F. of L, and t h a t he would like to sec a representative of the committee given a chance to s t a t e his case...
...Nat Orkin...
...5 a s k e d t h a t all the organizations that had endorsed unemployment insurance be invited the conference with Typographical Union No...
...The Important Issues "You will note that we are in favor of practically all the measures referred to in your questionnaire, but we consider them superficial issues...
...We believe it would be far more Important for you to question candidates regarding their views on an economic system which allows wide-spread unci ployment, misery and economic insecurity to prevail in the midst of potential plenty...
...Thomas J. Davis, 23d...
...Francis Maurer, 10th: Elizabeth D. Hawes, 12th...
...18th...
...Edward Osntszch, 19th...
...Alexis C. Ferm, camp director, is a pioneer in the experimental school movement and was co-director of the Modern School for six years...
...Chairman Dudgeon of the Health Committee reported that the Medford Tuberculosis Sanitarium operated by t h e New York City unions had been closed down for lack of funds and t h a t an affair would be run to raise funds to employ a caretaker for the property...
...Isaac Lindset, 22d...
...Delegate Woskow of Printing Pressmen's Union No...
...A city central did not .have to accept an undesirable delegate, he explained...
...The question of consolidation of city and county government ;s a case in point...
...The denuncia tlon was contained in the minutes of the Executive Council but it was objected to by Delegate Arthur Peer of Postal Clerks Union No...
...State Senate—William Penslar...
...10 who said that his organisation had endorsed this committee...
...He asked that Louis Wcinstock, a member of Local 499 of the Painters and Secretary of the Committee under attack, be permitted to explain what the purpose of the committee was...
...President Joseph P. Ryan suggested this might be done...
...1st district...
...M. H. Goldstein, 6th...
...Wonner, 5th...
...Florence Q. Thornton, an experienced progressive school teacher, now director of the Mhnhasset School...
...David H. H. Felix, 7th...
...The director of our Junior Division Is Mrs...
...Andrew Vance, 19th...
...Delegate Lefkowitz withdrew his request when Chairman Mulholland clarified the nature of his proposal...
...Harry Laskl, 20th...
...At the present time the government is in the hands of industrial and financial interests desirous of maintaining the present inlqultious economic order based on private ownership of the means of production and the exploitation of labor with Us attendant inequitable distribution of income and economic insecurity...
...18th...
...Capitalism...
...Joseph Schwartz, 4th...
...Bessie Schick, 21st...
...Philip Van Oelder, 7th...
...6 and had decided to call in the representatives of Big Six for a conference to be followed by a conference of the officers of the various unions...
...David Braginsky, 18th...
...The official Socialist slate is as follows: Congress—Q...
...Gustavo Roberts, 24th...
...That issue is the important one before the public, not the measures referred to in your questionnaire...
...Later on Frayne declared t h a t legal action might be taken against the committee for using lh • name of t h e A. F . of L. in i ts title...
...Such a measure would increase the eflciency of local government, but would in no way touch the vital economic problem of ownership and income distribution...
...Alphonse Olbrlch, 20th...
...He also said that in his opinion the Postal Clerks' Local should be asked to withdraw Delegate Peer for defending the committee...
...Delegate Peer explained that only a few days ago his union had reaffirmed its support of the committee...
...These are the vital issues of the day...
...Certainly you should be interested in prospective legislative officials views on unemployment, wagecuts, redistribution of income, and the social ownership of t h e means of production and distrlbutlo.i...
...Delegates from the Barbers and Painters explained their organizations had a t first affiliated with the committee under a misunderstanding...
...Holland of the Stationary Firemen urged that the decision of the A. F. of L. be strictly applied...
...The following branches arc sponsoring the affair: Upper West Side, Mornlngslde and Washington Heights...
...Louis Schorpp...
...While, as a progressiveeducation institution, Pioneer Youth devotes itself completely and conscientiously to the needs of each individual child, a s a nonprofit making organization, it can care for each child at a much lower rate than the lowest fee a good private camp must charge...
...6. Delegates Prechtl of the Brewers and Fannla Cohen spoke of the need for immediate action...
...8th...
...Socialists Nominate Complete Legislature Slate Fundamental I s s u e Is Stressed in Answer to Women Voters' Questionaire jrJHILA DELPHI A.—The SocialMT 1st P a r t y here has declared t h a t the only real issue in the coming political campaign is Socialism vs...
...Clarenc...
...Kutlkoff, 1st district...
...West Side Branches May Day Dance Tonight Three of the West Side Branches of the Socialist Party will give a dance and May Day P a r t y In the Community Center, 210 West 01st street, Saturday evening A phi 30th...
...Delegate Henry L. Meyer of Postal Clerks' Union No...
...Helen Murphy...
...President Ryan directed Secret a r y Quinn to read a circular letter signed by President Green of the A. F . of L., in which President Green stated that an investigation by the A. F . of L. representative in New York, Hugh Frayne, had disclosed that the committee was a Communistic movement and all A. F. of L. unions were warned against the organization...
...The representative of the committee was not admitted to the meeting...
...It is understood that private financial interests have become heavy stockholders ih the bask ,in the reorganization...
...A special rate is offered to children of trade-unionists...
...10 declared his union was not part of the committee and when pressed by his co-delegate he explained that his president had told him that they were not and that his union had become connected under a misapprehension...
...Morris Pepper, 22d...
...A proposal of the Executive Committee to participate in the Beer Parade of Mayor Walker on May 14 to lighten the burden of the city's taxes, increase employment and abolish interference with individual liberty was enthusiastically approved with the sole objection of Delegate Gust'av Mulflnger of German-American Typographla who stated that a beer parade was ridiculous in the face of the pressing problem of unemployment...
...And, in addition, Pioneer Youth is trying to raise a Scholarship Fund to enable children of parents, hardhit by the depression, to come to camp a t the lowest possible terms...
...Legislature—Anthony Rizzo, Lit district...
...Bernard Levinson...
...Samuel Oolton, 3d...
...In an official answer to a questionnaire sent all candidates by the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters, the Socialists said: "The Socialist Party wishes to point out that this questionnaire fails to touch on any fundamental political issues before the voters...
...Russell Watson, 7th...
...Franz E. Daniel, 5th...
...Tbe camp educational staff this years consists of more experienced men and women, than ever before...
...In addition, there are special counsellors for music, rhythms, arts and crafts, shop, nature lore, athletics and dramatics...
...William E. Dunn, 25th...
...Reservations for tickets may be made by addressing Leon < nibson, 160 Claremont avenue...
...The committee in charge piomises that there will be the best of music, plenty of refreshments and everything prepared to make the evening a memorable one...
...V i c e - P r e s i d e n t Mulholland, chairman of the Unemployment Committee of the Central Trades reported that his committee had given consideration to the elabora t e employment relief scheme that had been proposed by Typographical Union No...
...Andrew J. Blemiller, 2du: Joseph Kazmark, 3d...
...Pioneer Youth Offers* An Ideal Camp for Workers' Children An organization camp-particularly when It employs a highly trained and well-qualifled staff, as Pioneer Youth Camp does, and is not run for profit—la the wise camp to choose for your children, this year...
...Jerome Winheld, 3d...
...Job Insurance Croup H i t by Central Trades Relief Scheme Proposed by I tig Six to Be Subject of Conference By Louis Stanley r s n H B chief business of the last X regular meeting* of the New York City Central Trades and Labor Council was the condemnation Of t h e New York A. F . of L. Committee for Unemployment Insurance and Relief as a Communist organization...
...Chairman Mulholland of the Banking Committee announced that a stockholders meeting oi the Federation Bank and Trust Company in which various A. F. of L. unions„in New York City were stoekhollers would be held on April 29 to elect directors and that some time after that a date for the reopening of the bank might be set...
...It is our belief that political action must be based on an economic philosophy for the government is the chief Instrument for maintaining the economic and social status quo...
...Charles Mazer, 5Ui...
Vol. 13 • April 1932 • No. 18
