Convention Takes Spirited Stand on United Front
Convention Takes Spirited Stand on United Front •THE Gty Convention of the * Socialist Party, at its session last Saturday at the People's House, by a big vote adopted a resolution brought...
...The New Leader grows better and strongsr with esch succeeding issue...
...The chief necessity at I he present stage is to compel the employers to abandon their policy of starving the workers into submission...
...On Thursdays the Symposium on the "International Socialist Movement" under the direction of Hslm Kantorovitch with the sssistance om Comrades Low, Ingermsn, Lipshits and others...
...It is in this SOUndnSSS of statement thst makes, our paper a strong ons...
...The Rabbit and Tadpole Tail Tecniques: Other Methods of Ceil Study...
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...In addition the convention heartily endorsed the New Continental Congress to be held May 6th and 7th in Washington...
...Deputy Radaceanu lias declared that throughout the entile country, regardless of the limitations of the siege statute, the Social Democratic Party and the labor organizations a. Hated with it has been persecuted, losing many leaders by arrest...
...It was opposed by Oneal, August Claestens, Bela Low and William M. Feigenbaum...
...ROUMANIAN SOCIALISTS IN FIGHT ON GAG LAW gU CHAR EST.—The Mate of siege declared by the government ol Koumania to defend it self against Communist activities has Iteen denounced as a siege against the working class by the Social Democratic depu ties, Kail.ii...
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...Spaeth is naming this series ganization of sound towards beauty...
...The fact that discontent and unrest among th< workers have recently become more Intense is attributable to the simultaneous exploitation and persecution of the workers by the employers and the authorities...
...Such united action would bring immediate benefits to the unions and to the working class in general," The convention concluded its session by adopting unanimously a report of the committee on Cooperatives submitted by William T. Hade...
...Spaeth says, "rhythm, melody, harmony, tone-color and form...
...Charlie Chaplin's "The Rink" will slso be shown...
...These districts are I hose in which a state of siege has been declared...
...The necessity for books is highly stressed snd all individuals who wish to co-operate are Invited to correspond with Don West, Georgia Workers Co-operative- Library, Kenesaw, Georgia...
...Wednesdays el 7, William E. Bohn on "Revolts tionsry Epochs in Europcsn History...
...members snd sympathizers are asked to come out in full force to show their unalterable opposition to the system which breeds Fascism snd war...
...Organized youth workers snd students are the only power which can end these crimes...
...His former Communist affiliations were questioned, and Rivera presumed his expulsion to be based on purely cultural grounds, since bdenounced the painting of Soviet Russia on artistic grounds...
...John Sloan, president of the InI dependent Artists' League, introduced Rivera, after thoroughly i damning the Rockefellers and Fords who were dissatisfied With the work of Rivera in Detroit...
...In the course of his attack in the Chamber, Deputy Mirescu made the following declaration: "I consider it necessary to point out that this official version is not in accordance wth the facts and it plainly tendencious...
...On the 16th anniversary of America's entrance into the World War, the working class youth, faced by Fascism, protests the murder of German workers, the abolition of democracy, the denial of civil liberties, and all that Fascism brings in its wake...
...The lecture at the Rand School will be his only public lecture In New York...
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...s Referring to the hubbub in Dei troit over the murals he painted ' for the Chamber of Commerce, he declared the objections were bssed on the fact that his painting showed the worker the things the priests and bankers wished to keep hidden from them...
...His main speech he cut short, preferring to answer questions...
...7, Everett Dean Maftin, "Karl Marx: Critique of Political Economy-Justice Versus the Capitalist System...
...Th • proletarian art he is seeking to create, Rivera said, can only be successful insofar as it appeals to the greatest number of workers...
...The present situation of the working class is intolerable, and cannot continue...
...YOUTH ANTI-WAR AND ANTI-FASCIST MEET AGBEAT Socialist Youth demonstration against Fascism and war will be held on Union Square, Saturday, April 8, at noon...
...So far as we Social Democrats are concerned, we declare that we support the just claims of the working class and that, standing shoulder to shoulder with that class in the struggle for the fulfillment of its demands, we will support it constantly and with all our might against the empoyers and against the unjustified behavior of the authorities, by offering open resistance to any restriction of civil rights and liberties...
...Karl Curtius, son of, the former foreign minister of Germany, will speak on "Affairs in Germsny Today," under the auspices of this Esst Side Forum, (Church of All Nations), 9 Second Ave., Apr...
...Henry J. Fry, "Experimental Methods...
...When the subject of revolution was brought up Diego Rivera assured his questioner that the workers are interested in losing the smallest possible number of workers...
...Fascism has throttled the working class movements of Italy, as it proposes to do in Germany...
...Show your solidarity on Union Square Saturday, April 8, at noon...
...The basis of this series will be my definition of music as the or Dr...
...The Highlander Folk School The Highlsnder Folk School has successfully completed its first term of educstion of farmers and industrial worker., for the cooperative commonwealth...
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...The convention also adopted a resolution on the German situation after a heated debate upon ¦ minority resolution sponsored by J. B. Matthews in which was incorporated strong censure of the German Socialist party...
...City Executive Committee, adopted March 22nd, which calls the attention of the Party to the fact that a real united front is possible only on an international basis...
...But this, he concluded, depends upon the good graces snd willingness of the ruling classes to submit themselves to the guillotine...
...With the aid of an interpreter, i Rivera proceeded to sketch the basis of his aesthetics which de. manded a revolutionary art...
...If the series continues beyond the introductory programs, the subject will be taken up in more detail...
...Sigmund Spaeth beginning Thursday, April 18th, at 10:16 p. m. This course has been endorsed by the heeds of the Departments of Music in Columbia, C. C. N. Y. and N. Y. U. "The Enjoyment of Music," and hopes to make it a serious attempt to explain the fundamentals of music with illustrstions on the piano...
...Lsski Is guest lecturer at Yale University...
...Arrangement for attendance is to be made at the office of the School...
...The mass meeting and parade has been arranged by the Young Circle League, the Young Poale Zion Alliance, the League for In due trial Democracy, and the Young Peoples' Socialist League...
...In South America, in the Tar East are sparks to set the world afire...
...The deputy demanded that the government openly pro claim its intentions and slate whether it desires to break up the organized workers' movement...
...He called for an entire revision of bourgeois artistic and aesthetic criteria, decayed as it is, to replace it with the fresh vision of proletarian art, which at present muj-t bo propaganda...
...The Matthews resolution was defeated by a vote of 72 to 38, and the committee's resolution was adopted after an amendment had been incorporated deleting some criticism of the German Communists...
...In addition to Matthews the substitute was defended by Lawrence Rogtn, Louie Sadoff, Edward Levinson and several others...
...Sixteen years after Amerca's entrance into the World War "to end wars," closer than ever wo find the menace of a .iew conflict...
...You may depend on the cooperation of our branch hi building up the Socialist press...
...The motion to strike out specific denunciation of the t ommumsts as being responsible for the German debacle was made by Julius Cerber, and after the Matthews substitute was defeated the (Berber motion was accepted by the resolutions committee as part of its report...
...The Social Democrats denounced the law ii|»on its introduction into Parliament and recently brought torth facts confirming their predictions as to ieril meaning of the measure...
...Workers' Training Course students are Invited to attend all of the symposiums...
...and Second Ave,, Sunday at 7:46...
...The City Convention reaffirms the statement of the...
...John Soo Ahrn will spesk en "The Mensce of Japanese Imperialism," at the Community Forum, 550 W. 110th St., Sunday at 8. At the Sunday service, Town Hall, 11 a. m., John Haynes Holmes will speak on "Why Are Jews Persecuted...
...Under the directorship of Don West it is planned to start a chain of libraries for the use of the fsrmers snd workers...
...Werren H. Wilson will speak on "The Plight of the American Farmer" in the Labor Temple, 14th St...
...The report calls for the establishment of a permanent committee on Cooperatives in the party, education of party members in the principles and practice of cooperation, and an appeal to all members to support the cooperative movement...
...to spply the existing legislation for the protection of labor seriously and strictly...
...The stand on the Negro question Is courageous and sound...
...The performsnces will be given st 3:30 snd 8:30 p. m. at the New School, at U...
...There are five principal factors in this organization," Dr...
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...The first person I showed 'The Call to Action for a New Continental Congress for Economic Action' (The New Leader, March •8th) demanded that I send In his •ub...
...In an. swer to a question, he ssid, "Art . which is not propsganda . is not t art...
...Frsncis W. Symington, Chicago...
...Our aim must be a real united front with the organized workers on a basis of mutual under, standing and trust...
...Professor Laskl, who is connected with the London School of Economics, is suthor of many books on political science...
...and to put an end to police persecution and unjustified measures of inter-, ference with the activities of the workers...
...As a result the .working class has lately been reduced to a condition of appalling misery, and to a degree of exploitation such as is characteristic of colonial territories...
...The "United Front" resolution, after reciting the conditions under which the Communist offer was made, concludes...
...As soon las books and funds increase the number of libraries will be spresd through the section...
...The City Convention therefore calls upon all Party members and branches and friendly organizations not to join any so-called united front with the Communist Party or with ahy of rbe various Communist organizations until the Labor and Socialist International andiour own National Executive Committee have acted on and approved this proposition...
...These artists are also giving a recital of two violin music at the Debs Auditorium, 7 East 15th St., on Friday, April 14th, at 8:30, under the auspices of the Upper West Side Branch...
...LECTURE NOTES People's Institute lectures in Cooper Union during the coming week: Apr...
...Harry A. Overslreet, "Must We Choose Between Individualism and Collectivism...
...The adoption of resolutions was the main business of Saturday's session, other resolutions calling for support of The New Leader, on the new trial for Tom Mooney, and favoring the Unemployed Workers' League and the Bronx Tenants' leagues...
...Admission free...
...A musical program will precede the lecture...
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...Convention Takes Spirited Stand on United Front •THE Gty Convention of the * Socialist Party, at its session last Saturday at the People's House, by a big vote adopted a resolution brought in by the Resolutions Committee headed by James Oneal calling upon party subdivisions and individual members of tbe Socialist Party to take no position on the so-called "United Front" offer of the Communist Party until action had been taken by the National Executive of the Labor and Socialist International...
...r HAROLD J. LASKI AT RAND SCHOOL HAROLD J. LASKI, British economist, will speak on "The Crisis in Democratic Government," Monday, April 17, In the Debs Auditorium at the Rand School...
...The central library Is near Kenessw, In the heart of the Georgia textile country, on ground donated to the movement...
...Members of the Socialist Party will be welcome...
...But it must be realized that the working class cannot be appeased by mensures of intimidation and by the terrorist declaration of a state of siege, which the Government de clares to be the only remaining solution...
...Tuesdays snd Thursdsys, 7 U 0, Symposium on "The American Scene" under the direction of Comrade Lee, with Comrades Fine, Berenberg, Tyler snd others psrticipating, will be held on Tuesdays for Ave weeks...
...Entirely different measures must be adopted in order to achieve this result...
...Mondays at 7, Nathan Fins of "American Socialism at Work.* Haim Kantorovitch on "Philosophy of Marxism...
...RAND SCHOOL NOTES The following courses are to be conducted from April 24th to Mar 2«th and will complete the woaf of the Workers' Trsining Course for the yesr...
...FOR PIONEER YOUTH Pioneer Youth's work among workers' children in New York and Philadelphia and in summer camps in West Virgina and North Carolina, have won it a secure place in the labor movement...
...12, at 8:30...
...Virginia and Mary Drane, DuoViolinists, will be beard over WEVD on the University of the Air program, with Hendrik WilIem Van Loon, Friday evening, April 7th, at 8:30...
...The "black plague" of Fascism is spreading over the world destruction snd chaos, hand in hand with Fascism and war...
...Democracy in Crisis," his latest book, Is just off the press...
...In Prahova, Galatz, and C/.crno witz the activities of the SocialDemocratic Party have either been entirely suspended or severely curtailed, while party members I hemselves are under constant surveillance...
...To help continue the work, Pioneer Youth is giving two benefit performances next Sundny, April 0th, of "Road to Life," the famous Russian picture dealing with its homeless boys...
...B. Robinson, Calf RIVERA DEFINES PROLETARIAN ART Diego Rivera, distinguished Mexican proletarian artist, spoke before an audience Wednesday that crowded the Debs auditorium, for the Chelsea branch of the Party on "The Art of a Revolutionist...
...MUSIC OVER WEVD A new course in the appreciation of music will be given over Station WEVD by Dr...
...The Matthews resolution contained denunciation of the German Communists even more vehement than that of the committee, but added that "Socialists cannot view with complacency the record made by the German Social Democracy, a party several times within the reach of complete power...
Vol. 15 • April 1933 • No. 14
