Socialist Party Progress
Socialist Party Progress Oregon Portlands The party of Oregon has chartered the Oaks Amusement Park here June 18 for their annual picnic. Two bands will take part in the program and...
...Secretary-Treasurer, George C. Brickner...
...By Clarence Senior Two points mentioned in the resolution of the Woman's Committee of New York indicate points of misunderstanding...
...New quarters of the San Francisco local at 1067 Golden Gate Avenue will offer increased facilities for the Thursday evening forums and Sunday morning study classes...
...Francis Koschel, Secretary...
...Alfred M. Bingham, editor of Common Sense...
...BUFFALO JOBLESS ROUT COMMUNISTS BUFFALO, N. Y— The annual meeting of the Buffalo League of the Unemployed on Sunday, June .'Irrt, was featured by an unsuccessful attempt of the Communists to secure control...
...I_ A NEW SOCIAL ORDER "Ideals for a New Social Order" will be discussed by Dr...
...C. A. ' Hathaway, Central Committee of the Communist Party...
...Speakers, Harry Lichtman, candidate for assembly...
...June 28 Olivia Ward Bushbanks, "Social ist Women—The Rattle Against Race Prejudice...
...Nominations for candidates in the fall election will be made...
...Coming Events,—Friday, June 9, Outdoor by Irvington branch, Centre Playground, Springfield Ave...
...Literature Agent, Robert Compton, 72 Forrest St...
...The following were elected members of the State Executive Committee: Carle Whitehead and P. Mucklo of Denver, three years...
...W. Thrall, Margaret Collins...
...and Main St., with Henry Jager of New York as the speaker...
...how oppose imperialist war, defend Tom Mooney, the Scottsboro boys i and political prisoners, oppose Fascism when in all these issues Socialists are accused of being betrayers ? The open letter states the terms on which alone any joint action can be considered...
...Professor Lewis L. Lorwin of the Brookings Institution...
...Elsie Jackson, S. S. Kahan, Harry Watstein, L. Gechter, Nelson Rostow, Oscar Newby, Mrs...
...A companion motion also recorded the S. E. C. as condemning any such expenditures if, in fact, they are being made...
...Chairman, Harold R. Raltt...
...Samuel S. White, secretary, and Mrs...
...Louis Waldman...
...Local speakers are being trained and the branches exchange speakers...
...Among other things the open letter asks, how can Socialists work with Communists for jobless relief when they are accused of opposing such relief...
...The library will be formally dedicated in September to the memory of the great Socialist leader...
...Holmes of Bwarthmore...
...The money loss was slight, but many hours of labor will be needed to put the Park in condition...
...ProfesBor Peter H. Odegard of Ohio State University...
...outside of Denver, J. Edward Johnson, Colorado Springs, and W. Senter, Goldfield, for three years...
...secondly, the persona Were not asked to serve with the idea that they would represent sections of the country, but were Socialists and non-Socialists from various organizations asked to secure the interest and participation of their member organizations not as women but as persons whose ability would contribute to the success of the Congress...
...Committees will be f. rmed to interview Gov...
...Michigan Detroit.—Branch One is having a musical evening Saturday, June 10, at 8. Pennsylvania Reading...
...cessation of slander, recognition of the Yipsels as a sincere working class organizntin, respect its integrity as such, and' "withdraw spies admittedly planted in the Y. P. S. L. ranks by the young Communists...
...Grasso, Chas...
...Charles H. Rohrer, vicechairman...
...This information must be in the party office no later than Tuesday of each week as the schedule is always made up a week in advance...
...At Central Committee meeting Monday, May 29, at Freeport, George Freeman was elected County Organizer to fill the 1933 term left vacant by resignation of Sofus Christensen...
...Marvene Compton, 72 Forrest St...
...An open-air meeting will be held Saturday night, June 10, at North Ave...
...Professor Phillips Bradley of Amherst...
...Through Winston Dancis, national secretary, the National Executive Committee of the Young People's Socialist Leagufe has sent an open letter to the national committee of the Young Communist League citing the history of the Communists' attitude toward the united front...
...Women's Committee will give a series of four talks over WKV1) on four consecutive Wednesdays from 4 to 4:15...
...This growth bas been attained in a conservative farming, small home owner area...
...It was voted to accept the invitation and to recommend to him tlat such State Congress be held in New York City on July 8 and 9 next, and with the further suggestion that the basis of representation be the delegates which represented the state at Washington with the representatives of such additional organizations as can be interested...
...San Francisco...
...Although I have received no communicaiton of the action of your Committee as reported in The New Leader of May 20, a correction should be made...
...Professor Jesse 11...
...Mary Raker .secretary of Quincy local, speaks June 9. Dorchester branch meets at 780 Blue Hill Ave...
...Considered by committeemen as being the most important session of the S. E. C. this year, other decisions included sppointment of a committee of two to "act as official observers" for the S. E. C. at a preconvention Continental Congress on June 10 in Bakersfield...
...The S. E. C. held a special meet ing June 2. l.ouis Waldman tendered a report as State Convenor for the Continental Congress and extended invitation to the state organization of the party of New York and its constituent units to participate in a state session of tinCongress in the near future...
...Secre tary, Boyd II...
...sheriff, Jerry Sabantino...
...Felix Cohen, instructor in the New School for Social Research...
...tax collector, Edwin O'ConrjJI...
...Speakers' Conference.—All So cialist Party speakers are urged to attend conference called by the Educational Committee Thursday evening, June 15, at 8:;t(), 7 E. 1Mb St., the first of a series the com mittee plans to hold with speakers, i These conferences will seek to j bring about uniformity in handling important public questions...
...how oppose wage cuts when accused of favoring them...
...For the first time, the Party named a full ticket for all tiffnes and a platform was adopted calling for municipal ownership and operation of utilities, slum elimination, .adequate unemployment relief, municipal housing, reorganization of the city govern ment and the city's finances, and adequate educational facilities...
...New Rochelle.—An Unemployed Citizens League was recently organized here, with 200 in attendance at the meeting...
...COLO...
...He declared that this committee admitted that their membership was at least fifty per cent Socialists...
...While there were not as many Women as men delegates to the Congress, there was a goodly num- j ber of women, chosen for the most part not because they were women out because their activity in organizations represented had resulted in their election...
...Dane is Asks Questions On the United Front CHICAGO...
...The committee read from the platform in Washington, D. ('., was a Continental Congi'cs committee and not a party committee...
...Stephens, Forrest St...
...town clerk, B. F. Jackson...
...Newton.—Last meeting of the caring at the Newton YMCA Monday, June 18, at 8. Alfred Baker Lewis will apeak on "Tricks of the flew Deal...
...Charles Harrell and Leonard Bright...
...June 17...
...The following officers were elated: Organjzer, Herman J. Hahn...
...ciaiist Federation of the San Joaquin Valley has arranged a lecture tour for Oleta O'Connor, who spoke at Fresno, Kingsburg, Taft and Bakersfield (twice), and to several church groups...
...Altogether the work of individuals and committees and the earnestness of the delegates in their desire to draw up a program to which the joint efforts of participating groups could be directed in the months ahead was noteworthy...
...Pea-1 B. White, treasurer...
...Isador | Lubin, Brookings Institution...
...General membership meeting Friday, June 30, 8 p. m., at 3 Joy St...
...The motion carried unanimously...
...There will be no regular meetings of Newton local during the summer...
...lalist Party of New York...
...A motion was adopted inquiring of the National Executive Committee whether Socialist Party funds are being used for continuation work of the Continental Congress...
...It is especially desirable to know how many machines we can depend upon for the Camp Eden Conference, June 17 and 18...
...Plans for the mayoralty campaign and summer speaking will be made...
...New Jersey Essex County.—Rev...
...Circle...
...CALIFORNIA PARTY REJECTS BID FOR "THIRD PARTT MOVE | OS ANGELES, Cel.—Declaring itself irrevocably opposed to any third party movement, the Slate Executive Committee of the Socialist Party at its meeting here Saturday, June 3, adopted a motion advising "all members that it is a violation of the National Constitution to aid or assist in the formation of a third party...
...Hempstead Branch will meet Tuesday, June 13, at 32 So...
...LJJ) TO DISCUSS NEW CONSTITUTION ¦DEFINITE steps in the creation of a Socialist America will he presented at the June Conference of the League for Industrial Democracy when "A New Constitution for America" will be discussed by outstanding speakers during a four-day session...
...Trenton.—Monday, June 12, a peat demonstration will be held by the American Federation of run fashioned Hosiery Workers and the Associated Silk Workers in conjunction with the Socialist Party of New Jersey at Trenton...
...Massachusetts Boston.—Central Branch meets every Friday evening at 3 Jay St...
...register of voters, John Corbitt...
...Florence Kirkpatrick were' elected as observers...
...SOCIALISTS HOLD CONVENTION rvENVER, Colo—Fourteen dele*^ gates were seated at the state convention of the Socialist Party which met here last week, 9 from Denver, one each from Colorado Springs, Victor, Fort Collins and two from Goldfield...
...Auburn.—Dr...
...The ticket, in addition to Polsky, includes for controller, I. Alpert...
...Nassau County...
...Bernard C. Claussen of Local Onondaga County, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Syracuse, lectured' on "Frankenstein"-at the Fulton Street School recently._ He was introduced by Rev...
...Leon Rosaer Land, this Sunday evening at 8, Bronx Free Fellowship, Azure Masonic Temple, 1591 Boston Road, near E. 172nd St., Bronx...
...The* Socialist Party branch has nominated Bright and Antonio Lombardo for City Councilmen...
...Saturday, June 10, Meeting of Falcon group, ages 7 to 15, County headquarters, 1085 Broad St., Newark, 2 p. m. Saturday, June 10, Open House at headquarters, 1086 Broad Bt, Newark...
...From Bakersfield she went to Los Angeles and vicinity...
...First Class in Socialism, led by Andrew P. Wittel, at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Hall, Friday June 16, at 8. , New York State State Executive Committee...
...NEW LEADER FORUM THE WOMEN'S COMMITTER By Ethel Davis To the Women's Executive Commute, So...
...every Tuesday at 8. Speakers and discussions...
...Nicholas Kelley, former assistant secretary of the Treasury...
...Treasurer, Endsworth Newbury, R. D. '2...
...Com rades Charles Solomon and Henry Rosner will speak on "The Roosevelt Administration and Socialist Criticism...
...Congressman of Minnesota...
...We have placed The New Leader in the Van Nuys Public Library, following refusals of a free copy each week...
...The dramatis personnae Will include the notorious characters of Honest Andy Felon, Franklin Ycsanilno Roseyvelt, Waller Upserviee, Arthur Rrispain, and n Sbonis from the Daughters of No lore American Revolutions...
...Henry J. Rnsncr, research secretary, City Affairs Committee...
...Damage which will require the labor of many days to repair was visited upon the Socialist Park in Sinking Spring by a cloudburst which flooded the grounds last Monday night...
...Refreshments, entertainment, speaking...
...California San Fernando Valley...
...Executive Committenaat large, Robert A. Hoffman, (JWlst N. Hawkland, Violet V. Moorhouse, Gayne Sullivan, Ida Calhoun and George Baron...
...A special call was issued by Organizer Bigony for volunteer labor at the Socialist Park...
...city clerk, George Gault...
...East Hempstead unemployed organized...
...The report of the committee on credentials indicates that out of 4,31)1 delegates in attendance 580 were from workers' fraternal group.-, 742 from unemployed groups, 401 from student and youth groups, 535 from trade unions, 193 from farmers groups, 442 from cooperative and educational organizations and 1,497 from political groups which contained many groups outside the Socialist party...
...A report oa United Fronts by a United Front sub-committee considered both the problem of United Fronts with the Communists and the less tangible united front tendency with "liberals...
...All street meetings] will be cancelled that "veiling...
...This will be fifth in a series of public meetings being held by this branch...
...County Convention will, be held Sunday, June 18, at 2, at the Inwood Hall, Lord and Bayview Aves., Inwood...
...Notices will be gent next fall stating when meetings start . We expect to do educational work and will start a YPSL group in the fall...
...Waverly.—Local Waverly, Tioga County, has elected permanent officers: Organizer, Mrs...
...Passaic—Samuel Seidman will deliver the second of his outdoor lectures held by Passaic Branch One at Main and Passaic Aves,, Saturday, June 10, at 8.15...
...F. Underbill and F. Kidneigh, two years...
...Carle Whitehead of Denver spoke of his plans for an extended agitation trip of the state and the prospects for a good Socialist movement in the state...
...Norman Thomas and Paul Blanahard will act as chairmen of the conference sessions, and the speakers will include besides themselves, Prof...
...J. Rhoads, one year...
...Much of the success is due to the hard work of the Executive Committee, Ralph Knight, Chairman...
...The decision was the outgrowth of a report by Harold J. Ashe, State Secretary, that he had been approached by an official committee appointed by' another organization and asked "what they could do to assist in the formation of a third party...
...Speakers were Rev...
...E. H. Kaempf, Organizer Essex County...
...Ashe and Mrs...
...Communists ran a full slate of candidates for all offices but none were elected...
...A proposal from the Socialists of New Mexico for a four-state encampment was considered and a committee cleared with full powers to try to arrange for an eight-state affair to include New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado...
...fireay at the Thursday evening orums during the month of June...
...Donald B. Cloward of the First Baptist Church of Auburn...
...Doctor Claussen advised all those who desired to save civilization to join the Socialist movement...
...John Henry Bell, Rev...
...Marjorie A. Hay and Fred Beckes...
...It quotes from Communist documents to show that the Communist idea is to destroy Socialist organizations, not to work with them on any common issues...
...register, J. Cooperman...
...William Stephenson and Anne Abbott Kinney, Organisers...
...Walter J. O'Hagen, Organizer of the Cayuga County local, presided...
...NEW YORK CITY Street Meetings and Outdoor Speakers.—A letter has been sent to every branch organizer that all party speakers have been requested to volunteer for outdoor meetings...
...Satunluy evening a skit, "The Unconst itutional Convention- The People in Convention Dissembled," by K. Michael White, will be pre tented...
...j Regular meeting of the City Executive Committee, Wednesday, June 14, 8:30, 7 East 15th St...
...Hempstead, Franklin Square, Freeport to follow...
...Connecticut New Haven.— Isadore Polsky, Socialist veteran, has been named for Mayor...
...If to the women present there was a wish that women might have' played a more important part it I nhould stimulate those present to go back in their communities and actively work for increased participation of women whose ability will make them invaluable as the plans and program of such gatherings as well as that of the party evolve...
...Walter Edwin Peck and Rev...
...I ocal Bakersfield has reelected all officers: Frank Orear, chairman...
...The committee will also try to get the cooperation for this affair of all the groups that were represented at the Continental Congress in Washington...
...The local will hold its meetings as basket suppers in city parks dur ng the summer...
...The list of women that I announced was not the National Women's Committee of the Socialist Party but the National Women's Committee of the Continental Congress...
...A new constitution was adopted which bars from membership all persons who are already members of unemployed or other groups with antagonistic programs or principles...
...The committee voted to appropriate some of the income from the memorial fund for the purchase of new books for the library, which is in the People's Huse, 7 East 15th Street, for the cataloguing of valuable pamphlets and for renovation of the library...
...Plans call for organizing in Roscoe and fanoga Park and also a YPSL...
...Jessie Wallace Hughan, Dr...
...Hamilton L. Garner, Church oi the Redeemer, Newark, will speak at the Central Branch at 1085 Broad St., Newark, Thursday, June 22...
...June 21—Estelle Abramson (in charge of kitchen to feed unemployed of Furriers' Union), "Socialist Women and the Community Kitchen...
...Ixm Angeles YPLS's will present a road show in Emerson school on Saturday night...
...June 25...
...Street Corner Platforms.— Branches requiring the regular size step ladder street corner platform, take notice that these can be obtained at the city office, 7 EaBt 15th St., for 15...
...Harry W. Laidler, L.I.I...
...George Gault, Yale Rosh,' M. Freedman, Peter Panico, Michael Caporalli, Theodore Potenza, Herman Tenin, Harry Charon, Paul Zemke, Mr...
...city treasurer, William E. Uphaus...
...City Executive Committee...
...The two have a total of 52 members...
...Ashe said two of the three on the committee are red card members and that many mem-1 bers of the organization carry red j cards...
...Branch organizers must got in touch with the city office at once and send Organizer Claessens a list of corners, dates, etc...
...Automobiles Wanted!—The city office would like to hear from all comrades who have automobiles and are willing to donato the use of them, or volunteer to drive out| ings during the summer months...
...Two bands will take part in the program and short speeches by our best speakers...
...Interesting speakers will talk on such topics as "Life Under Socialism,'' "The New Deal," and the Continental Con...
...Sen Joaqaia Valley.—The So...
...Karl N. Uewelly n of Columbia...
...Present were J. Baskin, B. Charney Vladeck, Horace and Louis London and Morris Berman...
...Harry Moore and various legislators...
...The non-party member sug- j gested political-trading with "Progressive Democrats" in the 1934 Congressional elections...
...John Chamberlain, author of "Farewell to Reform...
...Condon, Salida, and J. Landis for two years...
...Surely, on this basis and this alone, do women want to take their pert in the social, political, and economic reorganisation of society...
...Following objection to the second part concerning liberal united fronts, the report was accepted and the committee was empowered to expand it before sending it to the membership...
...W. B. Roberts, Iola, and J. 'Kimber, Wray, for one year...
...The following is the Aldermanic slate: Paul Minear, II Freedman, B. Alshonsky, Joseph Schwartz, M. Kanoff, Meyer Toweroff, Don Caliendo, M. Greenberg, Paul Blum, A. Mamleiino, Isadore Miller, N. Oravi, Mrs...
...Organ ized less than six months ago by nine transfers from Local Hollywood, this local claims a new state record...
...Meyer London Library A meeting was held this week at the Rand School of the Meyer London Memorial Library Committee...
...Professor Broadus Mitchell of John Hopkins...
...The Conference is to be held at Camp Tamiment from Thursday, June 22, through Sun.lay...
...Elsesser, for Freeholder...
...Fleming James, Mrs...
...The committees of the Congress 1 of necessity had to be composed of jjersons whose knowledge, experience, and activity was recognized as valuable to the work designated to the committees and appointments of women as well as men Was made on that basis ami not on the basis of sex...
...June 14- Gertrude Weil , Klein, "Socialist Women Fight Against Child Labor and the Sweatshop...
...Spruce St., West Hempstead...
...Professor Luther Evans of Princeton...
...The second misunderstanding was that the meeting in Washington on May ti and 7 was a meeting of various groups and not a convention of the Socialist Party...
...at Lincoln PI...
...Designed for more than 75 square miles of territory, the local has divided into two branches, one meeting in North Hollywood, the other in Van Nuys...
...Clark Handelman...
...H. Matthews, exec*u!ive secretary, Fellowship of Reconciliation...
Vol. 15 • June 1933 • No. 23
