First May Day Duty: Build Socialist Party
Hillquit, Moris
First May Day Duty: Build Socialist Party Campaign Fund Drive Offers the Oppoirtamty THE first week of the s ix weeks' drive to provide a 125,000 national Socialist campaign fund comes to a...
...The Brooklyn franchise Is particularly indefensible because It should have yielded the city a t least ten million dollars In additional revenue...
...Rosner appeared for the Socialist Party...
...Not a dollar was appropriated' for May...
...Rosner said1 the c i t y could sell unemployment relief bonds maturing in five years to the city's sinking and1 pension- funds which- by May 1st will have- 25 million dollars available for investment in city- securities...
...Tbe hard times ssam to have intensified: the determination to make Socialism the dominant issue before t h e people...
...That shows you how little you know," the Mayor shot back...
...off ifi.ooo heads of families receiving work relief...
...The c i t y i s about to give a franchise to two favorites for bus operation in Queens for two and a quarter million dollars less to the c i ty than is being offered by responsible bus operators...
...1,200 a day wore a topped, This- h a d been done so t h a t the Horns Relief Bureau!a funds, could last until June 1st And for the same reason, the Bhnergency Work Bureaui financed by private funds, on the F i r s t of May, is...
...To his consternation and) dismay, the Commissioner answsvad...
...W. N. Relvo, national secretary of the Finnish Socialist Federation, with headquarters at Fitchburg, Mass., wired Lewis t h a t c special drive would be conducted among the Finnish branches with a view of raising $500 of the $1,000 assigned to the Federation before the national convention...
...Or we may enter Mia cjuupaigu with the firm di'terniliuatton t o build up the party throughout the rwuiitry a a a permanent...
...Rosner insisted1 that the money could be provided without any additional cost to the taxpayer through proper economies and tbe development ef new sources of revenues...
...En» forthcoming- National Convention a t Mi< party must be furnished with sufnolent funds to 1 n s um tli.- iiNin.ili.ili- organization of a vigorous and sustained oaiupaiirii for Socialism in America...
...In addition, now applications for relief which hod been coming, in a t the r a t e of 900' to...
...It haa suiajLanUal o Uriel of orgnnlutiun In aight addlttoaal SaWSSS and hnrslly ru»< Mima u a poUMoal tatitor lit t h e mnudulng H U H ! )' seven start— of the union...
...Rosner retorted "the assumption appears to be t h a t no additional relief is required until after June i. . The city ought to appropriate five million dollars at once for the month of May to carry on existing relief work...
...Heinhold Niebuhr, Devere Allan, B. C Vladeck and other members of the New York committee are among those assisting the drive among special groups to whom they are appealing...
...t h a t "every fact was trus" and t h a t an immediate appropriation of $5,000,000 was necessary for May...
...Utah's quota of $150...
...The Mhyor at the outset said "there is no need, for a hearing at the moment since it will be several weeks before the money win be voted...
...Ororse W. Heewcr at the sanugstnated...
...Restore these salaries to the 1925 levels, and you save $2,500,000 annually," Rosner concluded...
...Six Louis Swings Into Action With Nathan Chanin, national secretary of the Jewish Socialist Verband actively supporting the drive, Verband branches have promised to conduct activities for the purpose of raising funds...
...8 b Louis .socialists have subscribed $60 of the $200 quota as* signed to Missouri, and are planning a dinner to raise the balance...
...When, the roll is called in Milwaukee, a n d contributions are announced, there will not be many Socialist groups among the absentees,'' Lewis deulared...
...Maryland . S o c i a l i s t * , at a special Joint oity and s t a t e campaign committee meeting, following a canvass of all their resources, subscribed |500 to the first half ot i ho fund, to be raised by June 1, and 1600 for the second half...
...With another ten million dollars going...
...Sunday at 11 a. m., Wellington Auditorium, Dorchester, and Boston...
...Today our party Is poll til tally aignitleant In only three status: Wisconsin, Pennau/lvania and New York...
...Under the existing arrangement the B. M. T. will net a 100 per cent return, on the Investment...
...I n New York tbe Young People's) Socialist eague, lad by J u - llusi TTmansky, have assumed the conduct of a special campaign among group*, in sympathy with the Socialist movement...
...to the city, the annual profit would still be 40- per cent...
...Taylor Bucks Rosner The...
...The Socialist spokesman then revealed that salaries of important city officials had been boosted $2,500,000 since 1925...
...Massachusetts, which held second' place last week, with 40 per cent of i ts fi ,500 quota subscribed and paid in, continued to climb towards Its goal, with special committees, personal appeals, and letters from prominent Socialists striving to give Massachusetts the distinction of being among the first to subscribe and fully pay the quota...
...Foreign language and English speaking branches, woman's auxiliary organizations...
...Pennsylvania was the first, subscribing its quota before the, drive was formally launched...
...Walker Ousts His Socialist Critic INFURIATED by Henry Rosner's irrefutable argument for financing necessary unemployment relief...
...I h s Las* Sfcswr "It's about thus," continued R o s n e r , "the city stopped giving: away...
...a policeman to eject him from the Board of Estimate meeting room last Tuesday...
...The Importance of the National Campaign Fund Drive jH.liii, al <-oatdiUuaa of the country are <-• trmitnly favorable to tbe nyw-tahat nuivmnent, more favorable Hum t h n y have bean in m a ny years...
...That is why the drive tor a campaign fund wMnh Stars Lewis Is uonduuttng...
...Marion...
...Prank Crosswalth representing the Socialist party...
...It will taku a good deal of money to finance tbese ac.MLttea on evor so modiist a scale and with ever so umi-li volunteer work...
...there- would1 be $12,500,000 fund built up to payoff the bonds...
...First May Day Duty: Build Socialist Party Campaign Fund Drive Offers the Oppoirtamty THE first week of the s ix weeks' drive to provide a 125,000 national Socialist campaign fund comes to a close with approximately $5,000 of the required, amount subscribed...
...The occasion was a hearing on a 20 million dollar request for unemployment relief by the city welfare commissioner for the period beginning with June 1st and endingNovember 30th...
...BJuC that task calls tor hard work, with a i «t u s of (irQiuilsnm In Mas Beast and other phwwird and uninterrupted aottvlttes from the opontogt of our oonventton to the day ol* t h e election...
...James Smiley, veteran Socialist, has sent In part of the fund he has agreed to raise...
...Ruth StandlBh Baldwin, of Connecticut, has collected 60 percent of her quota, Howe Hiejflns, of Maine, has undertaken to raise $100 of Maine's quota to the national fund...
...How will n» H. . . uUiste of the United lake *Jiniiiaj;<- of ifi.ii iinparaUnled op|»ortiiiiitie* In t h e .-..i...
...By setting aside the $2,500,000 a year saved' in this way for five years...
...All of Mame states nan be organiMsd toe ttottiaJ tarn...
...With its quota thus folly subscribed, and part of it paid in, Maryland is the second State to subscribe its quota...
...You are through using, this board as * soapbox for y o u r propaganda," yelled' t h e Mayor, Rosner continued talking...
...In on the general sentiment of <nsKWiit*-iit and roll up n x»od-«iuuI vote for our ttitkrt, but tn that cuae our gain would »>.•• purely cphrsiwral and nv ,-i T to be wiprd out with the paealng of the acute netMHMttfo crista...
...David Elsenberg of the Workmen's Circle...
...Young People's Socialist groups- all a r t throwing their energies into the drive...
...Common at 4 p. m. The Speakers are Charles W. Brvln, former city editor of Hew York Call, representing I. L. a. W. U...
...tor the party Is of such vital Importanoe to our movement and why every Sooiaust should" exert himself to the very limit to help 111 hi In t h e drive...
...and" important fautor In t h e political lift* <>' America...
...Jugoslav branches have generally been among the first to respond to an appeals for Sociali s t support A number of Jugoslav branch contributions received wlD be credited to quota of the Federation...
...tjlrihtdiliinl <*]#*-1 I o n ? We may without any i-xtnwnnnary ntlhrt cash...
...The Baltimore group of the Varband responded first, with a subscription of |100...
...The money is needed right away and' your proposed economy won't materialize for 12 months...
...Since you know so much," challenged the Mayor, "lefs hear It...
...t h e city's streets to favored bus operators): for a songs" The Mayor, his face reddening shouted,, "The city htm not voted: a franohlse in, AM- years...
...Finnish branches have begun to forward their subscriptions to Lewis, as s result of the appeal ha Issued...
...In New Jersey, Andrew P. Withal, state secretary, has undertaken to per sonally visit, a group of prospect t i V B contributors in Northern New Jersey...
...I n support of this contention he cited the fact that the City Home Relief Bureau had j u s t cut down t h e daily allowance to families from $1.00 to 30 cents, and was providing no relief for 30,000 families who had1 registered but had not been, investigated...
...Mayor replied that that was not t h e case and called upon Commissioner of Public Welfare Taylor to refute Roaneris statements...
...In Annapolis, Md., Rev...
...One of the first of t h e Finnish group t o act was Armas Koski, secret a r y of the Finnish branch at Port Ghsstar, N. Y. Charles Pogorelec, national secr e t a ry of the Jugoslav Socialist Federation, with hindquarters- in Chicago* is expected to match the subscription of the Finnish Federation...
...In self defense, however, he acknowledged that he had not requested that sum because the fity could not afford it "That's right," the Mayor agreed, "the city cannot burden the taxpayer any further...
...Local Norwalk, through Arnold Freest-, secretary, reports that $32 unsubscribed to the national fund.Individual Donations Made Individual contributions are continuing to pour into the drive headquarters, as a result of the solicitation of members' of tbe Committee of One Hundred...
...Roans, retorted: "The city gave a franchise to...
...Those desiring to assist the drive without halving the committee undergo the expense of personal appeal to them an- asked to send their contributions directly to Lewis, 90Z—15th street, N. W., Washington, D. C. May IJiiy in Boston B 0 8 T O H . — T w o May Day meetings are scheduled...
...Activities through the country prevent a full account of t h e work being dons in support of t h e drive, Lewis declared, but the- favorable response a t the outset Is continuing, as new sod old Socialist branches tote hands...
...To aublnvti t h a t purpose wti cannot rely on t he mere twformtduted, unodnuatod and unorganised popular iMintiiiMint of dlaeontent or en our ovwi c frcrvnaonnt enthusiasm...
...S. AJderton is working among Socialist sympathizers at Palo Alto, California, while San Francisco Socialists have called a special meeting to raise their quota for t h e fund...
...the Mayor ordered a police attendant to eject hum Subsequently, the Board of Estimate went into executive session and' approved a five million dollar appropriation for unemployment relief for the month of June and July...
...930 Is Branch's Mlnlmnm While definite reports of total amount raised, by branches and locals which had: m e t since April 21, the day the drive w a s launched, ware lacking, Information received a t the National Drive Headquarters by, Marx Lewis, director, indicated that no branch had subscribed less than $30, declared to he the average t h a t had to be oe tained from each of t h e 700 groups if the goal was to be achieved, while In many instances the amounts subscribed, some of which were paid in immediately, were $50 and tlOO...
...Ernest Mallot, secretary of Local Marion, Indiana, reports that it has subscribed its quote, of $30, and appsinted a special committee for further solicitation...
...In Utah, Ohio, A. Kennedy,, state secretary, announces meetings of several locals to raise...
...Among the outstanding developments during the week was the activity of the foreign language federations...
...They have been fairly welt sripenitasd hetort: the war...
...Mayor Walker ordered...
...laying...
...the Brooklyn Bus Corporation) last summeB tor 5 percent of gross revenue when the city could have gotten 15 per cent just as easily...
Vol. 13 • April 1932 • No. 18
