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NEW LEADER FORUM NOTICB Correspondents arc agaia urgently requested to make their letters as short as is consistent with ftresentation of their views. Long etters crowd out others...
...Also for our community classes and library wo need many more books of general literature, from the classics to the latest fiction and juveniles...
...A REQUEST FOR BOOKS By Mylea Horton As we begir the second year's work at Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee, we find ourselves greatly in need of more books...
...This year we have furnished leadership in the South's most important mining strike*, at Wilder, Tennessee...
...LECTURE NOTES August Claessens, "Problems in Trade Unionism," Sunday, June 4, 3 p. m., at 31 South St, Manhattan...
...An excellent program as well as a good meal has been prepared...
...Party members have been active in a number of strikes...
...The branch will have its House Warming Banquet Saturday, June 10th, 8 p. m., at the same place...
...Party members are asked to participate...
...Socialist Party Progress California Alameda County.—Seven public meetings held in April to stimulate interest in the Continental Congress and two branches recently organized...
...Plans are under way for a series of lectures and discussions at the same address...
...participates in officially by the Socialist Party, Communist Party, Friends of Soviet Russia and other orgamutioas, over tXKI sympathisers heard J. B. Matthews of New York call fat unity In the flght for Soviet res...
...Plum are going forward for the Bay District picnic at Alvarado Park on the 25th of June...
...Pilgrimage to Grave of Meyer London The annual pilgrimage to the grave of Meyer London, who was killed by a taxicab on the street June 26, 1926, will be held Tuesday, it is announced...
...Members of the Economic Equality League cooperated in organizing the locnl...
...American Seamen and Harbor Workers' Club...
...Branch No...
...From time to time we have been compelled to run this notice because of lengthy letters received that cannot be u»ed...
...The State Executive Committee has invited Arizona, Utah and Colorado to help in arranging a Socialist encampment and more information regarding this is promised in the July Bullet in...
...The Socialist movement that does not frankly rest on the interests of the working class is a fraud...
...He will cross Virginia and West Virginia and ge west to Arkansas and Oklahoma at his own expanse...
...Editor...
...Comrade Zucker was one of the most active Socialists in the city and it is expected that Socialists and friends in large numbers will attend the unveiling...
...A WARNING By Algernon Lee It has just come to my knowledge that behind my back a certain party member has been spresding a rumor that I was registered in the Cairo Hotel at Washington and that I did not check out when the management refused accommodations to a Negro delegate...
...SYMPOSIUM ON THE DEPRESSION "Who Will Lead Us Out of the Depression...
...Such a claim is either the product of deceit or ignorance...
...This Is the only school in the South devoted to the training of native leadership for labor and rural socialistic and cooperative movements...
...A state convenor was selected in the person of Forrest Wallace, attorney, Veedersburg...
...Several singing societies and two orchestras will furnish the music...
...In addition to Soukup, the speakers will be B. C. Vladeck and Powers Hapgood...
...Dale DeWitt, Minister of the Hollis Unitarian Church, will speak on "Can Ethics Be Useful Today...
...G. Knowlirfg in a lecture entitled "Honors of War...
...Our living comes from a small farm...
...Affiliated with the Conference were Jewish, German and Italian language organizations which succeeded in enrolling under the anii Fascist banners many groups which had little in common with the left movement...
...The meeting was characterised by perfect harmony...
...Details can be secured from Chairman Pearsall, 25 Crescent Court, Berkeley...
...The meeting will be preceded by the 8 o'clock Fellowship Service at which Rev...
...Our students and teachers are giving fulltime service to the labor eause in the South, all without salaries...
...All our work is done So we must look to interested friends for books...
...The conference denounced "the present dictatorship of the State of Indiana to establish a precedent for the suspension of future elections...
...More than 10,000 woikcrs paraded and demonstrated and more than 4,000 workers stayed through the rain to hear the speakers...
...egnition...
...Those inter, sated in arranging meetings should write him at 65 M street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Zuckef Stone Unveiling The unveiling of a stone to the late Abraham Zucker will be held Sunday, June 11, at 1 p. m., at the Workmen's Circle plot in Mount Carmel Cemetery...
...this medium for general propaganda purposes...
...June 10, Burbank Junior High auditorium...
...Pennsylvania Philadelphia.—The publ ic allVns committee of the party plnns a conference of building trades workers, jobless architects and engineers to demand that city funds, provided by the Federal public works bill be used to clear slums and to construct municipal homes to be rented at coat...
...Bronx Bee-Efl Club...
...Books placed in our school viil be used constantly and creatively...
...Study clasaes have been formed in a number of cities and four classes are taking the Rand School course in Indianapolis while the capital city has 19 branches doing good work...
...The "practical Socialism" that attempts to ignore these class conflicts is impractical...
...This concept is basic to any genuine Socialist movement.—Editor...
...There were 252 organizations, representing trade unions and all Socialist and Communist-controlled organizations...
...Reinhold Niebuhr said in a recent editorial: "No worthier cause exists to claim the support of those who believe in labor education.*' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Why do you say so much about the working class when Socialism will benefit all the people...
...Soukup in other parts of the country through the Bohemian Federation of the Party, Charles Glaser, secretary, 3661 W. 26th St., Chicago...
...The membership is six times more than last year...
...If any reader is interested in this offer, communicate with The New Leader...
...The speaker for the Socialist Party, Harlan E. Glazier, called for solidarity of the working class amid deafening applause and the organiser, Robert Shosteck, also spoke briefly...
...This united front was called by the county central committee of the Socialist Party...
...The parties of capitalism claim to represent "all the people," which is intended to appeal to capitalist and laborer, landlord and tenant, creditor and debtor, exploiter and exploited, and so on...
...Stitt Wilson and Stanley D. Wilkins, delegates to the Continental Congress, will speak June 7, Berkeley High School Auditorium...
...FRENCH BOOKS AVAILABLE A reader of The New Leader in New York City announces that he has some of the works of Jules Verne and the "Three Musketeers" by Dumas, all in French, which he would like to give to some worker's child that will appreciate them...
...Recently the twelfth educational meeting, held in high school auditoriums, was hold in Berkeley...
...1 presented Mr...
...Knowling illu tinted the subject with lantern slides, and advocated the use of, INDIANA PARTY STAGES REMARKABLE COMEBACK INDIANAPOLIS.—With S3 locals * in Indiana and 86 membere-atlarge, the Socialist Party is returning to its pre-war vigor...
...Those who intend to participate will gather in front of the building of the Jewish Daily Forward at noon, and will be driven to Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens...
...Powers Hapgood was appointed on the National committee for continuation, and from thi group was named to serve on the executive committee of seven to map out plans for future action...
...Brief addresses will be delivered over the grave of the great Socialist leader...
...George J. Lehnert was chairman and Emma Henry secretary of the delegation...
...and have brought Norman Thomas to Tennessee...
...Reports from various, sections of the state forecast excellent work of agitation and organisation this summer snd the state finance committee reported plans for a drive to raise a thou, nd dollars in sixty days...
...will be the subject of a symposium to be held under the auspices of The Unemployed Teachers' Association in Stuyvesant High School, 15th St...
...Claessens at Free Fellowship August Claessens will address the forum of the Bronx Free Fellowship at Azure Masonic Temple, 1691 Boston Road, near E. 172nd St., Sunday evening, June 4, on "Attitudes in Race Prejudice and Conflicts...
...A state picnic is also being considered...
...It is expected that the picnic will be the most successful in the history of the Party in Chicago...
...WMMNCTON HOIKS UMTED RONT S7ST WASHINGTON, D. ft—At a united mass meeting for recogsaV tie* of Soviet gassia...
...Speaking dates are being arranged for Dr...
...Henry Flnry, a member of the party for years, will make an ante trip in July and August agitating and organizing for the party as a volunteer service...
...Washington Tacoma.—A local with 17 charter members has been organized in this city with A. A. Smith as the secretary...
...It does not serve the working class, it cannot serve the aim of overthrowing the ruling class, and it is certain to expire in the morass of political opportunism...
...DRydock 4-5902...
...and First Ave., June 9. Dr...
...Bernhard OsterPnk, B. Charney Vladeck and Clarence Hatha "ay wi|ll speak...
...Any Socialist movement worth its salt denies that a party can represent classes and economic groups having interests in conflict with each other...
...Two new branch headquarters have been opened, one in West Philadelphia at 614 S. 52nd St., the other in Kensington at 154 E. Allegheny Ave., in the textile district The North Philadelphia branch is publishing a weekly mimeographed paper, the Kesington Socialist Jas Miller, Edward Norton, John Green and George Ogden have been elected organisers...
...Business meetings are held the fii st und third Mondays in the Felllovvship Room at 2419 Haste St...
...Delegates to the Continental Congress reported...
...Just now we need the best works on Economies, Sociology, labor history and tactics, Socialism and Communism, and the other important political and social movements of our day...
...At the recent state conference in Indianapolis, Indiana Socialists adopted a resolution denouncing the "skip election law" which deprives the voters of the right to ! elect city officials for the time be I ing...
...Eleanor Nelson is in charge of the West Philadelphia headquarters...
...ComSouktap HsjaxKn«r at Chicago Social* Picnic CHICAGO— Fraas Seukup, president ef the Czechoslovak Senate and member ef the executive of the Labor and Bocialatat International, will be the principal speaker at the annual picnic ef Cook County Socialists, Pilsen Park, 2«th St., near Kodak Ave., July 2. He will speak on the "Rise of Fascism' in Europe...
...New Mexico The state office of the party has Issued its first mimeograph bulletin at Clovis...
...Michigan Detroit.—"Only the united front of the entire working class can smash fascism"—the slogan of the Detroit United Front Conference Against Fascism — resounded in Grand Circus Park Saturday afternoon when, in two huge parades, the masses gathered to protest the Hitler terror in Germany and any anti-wi rking class dictatorship in this country...
...Illinois ----------Chicago.—At the meeting of the 6th Congressional District Branch, Wednesday, June 7, at 8:30 p. m„ at 8223 W. Roosevelt Rd., Room 201, the discussion on the United Front will be continued...
...All those desiring to participate are requested to communicate with Henry Fruchter at 175 East Broadway, Tel...
...The basic agreement of no vilification of participating groups was adhered to strictly by both the Socialist und Communist speakers but was broken by the Proletarian Party speaker who attacked our German comrades...
...Practical Socialism should make no distinctions between workers and citizens in general — J, Stern, Illinois...
...A committee of thirteen members on continuation and organization was also (selected by the group while in Washington, representing all the organizations participating...
...New York City...
...Long etters crowd out others because our space is limited...
...Indiana had 57 delegates representing five organizations...
...We charge no tuition, or other fees...
...A gymnastic drill by the Jugoslav Sport Club, a soccor tournament by the Italian comrades, a baseball game between the Milwaukee Ypaels and the Chicago Young Circle League, and a general athletic field meet are among the numbers...
...have organized new Socialist locals and study classes...
...August Claessens, "Lessons From the World War," Friday, June 2, 9:80 p. m., at 750 Prospect Ave...
...Emma Henry, State Secretary, and Ed Henry, former secretary, have worked vigorously for a number of years to bring about this revival...
...This person knows that he Is lying, and those to whom he has made his malicions insinuations may form their own judgment of his character...
Vol. 15 • June 1933 • No. 22
