Socialist Party Progress
¦ Socialist Party Progress Proposed Amendment National headquarters of the Socialist party has been notified that the party members of Reading- Pennsylvania, voted to initiate • referendum to the...
...Many of the suggestions were adopted by the governor's committee...
...Oscar Ameringer, editor of the American Guardian, will speak on "Technocracy and Social Planning" on Sunday eve., January 29th...
...At a meeting in the home of W. Hallert a charter was granted to the newly organized Socialist local at Fort Atkinson...
...The County Committee of Local Hudson County will meet Monday night at party headquarters, 266 Central Ave., Jersey City...
...Locals desiring to second the motion should send seconds to the executive secretary, 549 Randolph Street, Chicago...
...Martin Farber, financial sec'y...
...These decisions were reached at a state conference, the largest in the history of the party, more than 300 party members attending...
...Philip Nemoff, rec...
...On Jan...
...The proposed amendment reads ss follows: "The national executive committee shall also issue exempt ¦tamps to be given free to the state and local organizations as required when asked by such organizations...
...BVidmeaerU-Tae Senior J J JX...
...J. Lichtenstein, representative of the Polish Bund, will open the series with a lecture on Wednesday, February 1. Joseph Baskin, General Secretary of the Workmen's Circle, will follow with a lecture on February 8. Other speakers will be Nathan Chsnin, B. C. Vladeck, WilUam Karlin, Dr...
...YPSL vs...
...sec'y...
...The motion must be endorsed by at least five locals in three different states, having a total membership of 20 per cent of the party...
...Lon i~«ay Call's address at the Bronx Free Fellowship, Azure Masonic Temple, 1591 Boston Road, Sunday, 22, at 8 p. m. At the 9 o'clock Forum, Dr...
...This is the first of a series to be held by the Socialist Party of Providence...
...The party's legislative eomittee sent copies of the bill to the Baltimore Feederation of Labor and the State Federation of Labor for their approval...
...But even more important will be decisions in the matter of lecture*, public campaign meeting* and other activiThe 8th Ward Branch of Jersey City will meet next Wednesday night at the Labor Lyceum, 94 Belmont Ave...
...Hollywood.—Representing the greatest consistent increase in membership of any Socialist Party jocal in California, membership in Jjocal Hollywood has now paased went hundred mark, with three ***!» in the Hollywood Conference, where there was only one a short figg ago...
...Charles A. Parr, literature agent...
...Party representatives were invited by a legislative committee on old age pensions and unemployment insurance appointed by the governor to sit in on the deliberations of that body...
...Sunday, Clifton Fadiman, "The Crisis in Culture: Europe...
...15, at Los Angeles which will be attended by upwards of 100 delegates from southern California locals...
...Their activities have been gaining widespread publicity...
...The organisation meets every first and third Thursday of the month...
...Plans were discussed for future events...
...Mayor Hoan of Milwaukee opened the conference with a stirring plea that the party fight for a constitutional convention to socialize the state, He further urged that every county in the state be organized...
...Organization of the unemployed has been started in Madison, Marinette, and Milwaukee...
...28, at 84 Park Place, Newark...
...Reservations for "We, ths People" should be made to ths L.I.I)., Alg...
...21, at 8 o'clock...
...All lectures start at 8. Morris Gordin is giving a course of lectures on "Literature and Ideals," Wednesday evenings, for the Clarion Club, 827 E. 9th St "The Drag of the Profit Motive" will be the subject of an address by Dr...
...Th* last lecture by the branch, at School No...
...29, in the Debs Auditorium of the Rand School...
...The Washington party Is conducting a Sunday evening forum, a labor chorus and s Rand School extension class in Socialist fundamentals...
...August Claesaens spoke on "Unemployment" and an analysis of its causes and remedy...
...at 8, at Palastine Hall, 260 Weybosett street, Providence...
...Charles R. Stockard, "The Scientific Method: Analysis and Understanding, the Experimental Method...
...12, was attended by 260 people...
...NEW JERSEY Hudson County.—A meeting of great importance will _take place Sunday, Jan...
...6, at 255 Court St, Newark...
...S3, at 2M Central Ave, Jersey City, starting at 2 :S0 p. m. The meeting will elect officer* fur 1988...
...The Workmen's Council of Local Marion have opened a soup kitchen, and we are furnishing soup to about twenty-five families...
...George B. Vetter under the auspices of the Ingersoll Forum, Pythian Temple, 1*5 W. 70th St., Sunday, at 8. The week's program of the People's Institute Cooper Union lectures is as follows: Friday, Dr...
...Meetings are held Fridays at 8 p. m. at 298 Wood ave...
...6, Jan...
...Branches and locals represented at the initial Federation Central Committee meetings included Hollywood, West Hollywood, San Fernando Valley...
...The provision of the state law by which this action was forced seem to apply to all California public schools...
...The committee consists of William A. Toole and Charles Bernstein...
...Delegations were present from Racine, Madison, Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Caledonia, Kenosha, Two Rivers, Horicon, Green Bay, Manitowoc, Wausau, Crandon, and Chicago and Rockford, III...
...At 2:80, Major Joe...
...Circle has been gaining members steadily...
...The following comrades were elected for the year 1933: Dr...
...Karlin at Greenwich House William Karlin, recent Socialist candidate for Attorney-General, will speak at the Greenwich House, 27 Barrow St, Sunday, Jan...
...series of lectures opened with Psul Blanshard as speaker...
...Educational plans were presented by Andrew Biemiller, newly oppointed educational director for the Socialist Party in Milwaukee...
...The Sunday meeting at 11, in Town Hall, will be addressed by John...
...LECTURE NOTES "Magic in Modern Life" will be the subject of a lecture by Dr...
...Other locals in the state who have had trouble getting use of schools for meeting places should write to Comrade R. W. Henderson, an attorney in Bakersfield, for information about the law involved...
...Los Angeles...
...Wheless will spesk on "The Catholic Chureh and the Bible...
...His reception has been warm and cordial throughout...
...At the last meeting of the branch, held at Labor Lyceum, 17th St and Tyler Place, installation of officers was in order...
...The occasion will include dancing to the music of an excellent orchestra, in addition to the display of athletic prowess...
...We have an orchestra of nine pieces which is doing fine work...
...A junior group is being organized and meets every Sunday from 4 to « at the Workmen's Circle Hall In conjunction with the fifth district branch of the party, each organisation contributed $1 for a sub to The New Leader for the Public Library...
...Our work is progressing nicely at present in this part of the state...
...It now boasts of a membership of 85 with new recruits steadily coming in...
...Other officers are: Stanley Rogers, vice-chairman...
...A convention will be held Sunday afternoon, Jan...
...Zslffdh of Milwaukee, Mayor M. VJBaxter of West Allis, Mrs...
...MARYLAND The Socialist Party has sent Us unemployment bill to Governor Ritchie and to the President of the State Senate, also to the Speaker of the Genersl Assembly of Maryland...
...CALIFORNIA Bakersfield Wins Right to Meet la Schools.—Local Bakersfield has forced the school board to give the Socialist Party the right to hold meetings in the schools without payment of rental...
...Otts, professor of American Literature at the College of the City of New York, will speak on "National Ideals In American Literature...
...The program will start a 5 p. m. "We, the People" There will be a pre-opening performance of Elmer Rice's new drame, "We, the People," at the Empire Theatre on Jan...
...Both organisations are appealing to all groups of the movement — Socialist Party Branches, Work-mens' Circle Branches, Yipsel and Young Circle Leagues — to keep the date open for this affair...
...Socialist Party Progress Proposed Amendment National headquarters of the Socialist party has been notified that the party members of Reading- Pennsylvania, voted to initiate • referendum to the party constitute to permit unlimited supply of exempt stamps for unemployed members when requested by state and local organisations, The present constitution provides: "Exempt stamps to be given free to state sad local organizations at the ratio of two to five for regular due stamps bought and paid for, when asked by the organisation...
...Emil Seidel, state executive board member, stressed the need of organizing farm as well as city workers.,-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The Tenants' League, representing the poorer tenants and those in greatest need of protection, waa formally organized Wednesday night by the District of Columbia's Socialist Local...
...Everett Dean Martin, "Voltaire: Treatise on Toleration-Justice as Respect for Human Personality...
...Camden^-The Socialist Party of Camden will bold a Card Party at headquarters on Saturday evening, Jan...
...Harold J. Ashe, executive secretary and organiser...
...The conference was unanimous in its demand that the time is ripe to push for socialisation...
...W. Scott Lewis is chairman of Local Hollywood...
...Streiff, Buickerood, and Kolb have been appearing regularity be-before the Portland City Council to press the party's demands upon the city...
...Tuesday, Dr...
...RHODE ISLAND The L.I.D...
...Petersburg in Williams Park, where over 1,200 people listen to band concerts...
...A mass convention of organized labor, farm, and unemployed groups will be called in Madison during the next few weeks, A special committee consisting of Mayor Hoan, State Senator Polakowski, City Attorney Max Raskin, Alderman Coleman and Andrew Hie miller of Milwaukee, Arnold Zander of Two Rivers, and Art Howan of Racine Was selected to arrange the conference and to submit the .program, A committee on organization was appointed to strenghten the state organization, consisting of Carl Mlnkley, Paul B. Bcbjsjdt, Maud McCreery and Wm...
...FLORIDA Sam Seidman is continuing his fine propaganda work here...
...the YCLA The Young Circle League of New York and the Yipools of Brownsville have decided to have it out Saturday night, February 4th, on the basketball court at the Labor Lyceum, 219 Sackman street, m, order to aid the Brownsville Labor Lyceum in its financial struggles...
...Maurice Kains, treasurer...
...Coincident with the dissolving of the Los Angeles County Central Committee, eight locals and branches have organized the Southern California Federation of Socialist Party Locals and Branches, designed to include member branches and locals throughout the ten southern counties of the state...
...Dr...
...Frederick Kettner will speak on "Spinoza and His Philosophy" under the auspices of the Freethinkers of America, Stelnwsy Bldg, 118 W. 67th St., Sunday, at 8:80...
...WISCONSIN Wisconsin socialists have demanded the state take over idle factories and give the unemployed jobs...
...He is scheduled to speak in St...
...Haridas Muzumdar will address the Community Forum, 66C West 110th St., Sunday, at 8. Subject: "The Hindu Way of Life...
...Leo Krzycki, will serve as an ex-officio member...
...Workers' Sport Alliance There will be a public exhibition and dance in connection with the convention of the first district of the Workers' Gymnastic Sport Alliance, Jan...
...A vigorous campaign to organize the unemployed behind this demand will be launched...
...A discussion period follows each lecture...
...Ada Burrows of Horicon and Glen Turner of Madison...
...Albert Katsmark, treasurer...
...and Second Ave., Sunday, at 7- "5...
...West New Terk>-The Branch is making progress since receiving its charter last September with 9 members...
...Haynes Holmes on "How Can We Live Without Money...
...Norman Thomas is booked to speak at a Forum meeting in Woonsocket, February 12...
...Polish Workers, Pasadena, Centi-neila Valley, South Park and Long Beach, with 460 members in good standing...
...26, John Haynes Holmes will speak on Ehr-lich's "God's Angry Msn...
...Margaret Widdemer rill speak on "Pre-War Woman" in the Community Church Center, 650 West 110th St., Jan...
...22, at 8 p. m., on "Has Socialism a Future in the United States...
...NEW MEXICO A state convention of the So-cialist Party of New Mexico has been called to meet at Clovis, Sunday, January 22, OREGON The socialist movement in Oregon is gaining momentum and speakers find themselves hard pressed to fill all available speaking engagements...
...Things are complicated here by the Negro question and by religious bugaboos," he writes, "but they need Socialism just aa much as the North, and the right people sent down here could do wonders...
...From there he goes to Clean-water, arid then he proceeds to Miami...
...Morris Gordln speaks oa "Tech-mocracy, the Rule of the Professors," Jan...
...In "We, the People" the author of "Street Scene" has taken for his theme the tragic situation in which the mass of the people find themselves today...
...Edmund Chaffee at the Labor Temple, 14th St...
...The Low Cost ox High Living" will be the topic of Rev...
...Membership in the Federation is not arbitrary, but is optional with each locaL Officers of the Federation are: Stanley Rogers, chairman: John Spears, vice-chairman...
...Lectures start at 8:15...
...Branch (now Local) a ?lP!Sk waa "organized last nSPl with_Mven members.| In October a West Hollywood branch *".™a*nized, while in November North Hollywood (San Fernando Valley Local), p«anB c,n |or or...
...INDIANA Local Marion held a picnic with more than 160 leading Socialists to talk over organization and a plan of action for the future...
...The Conference holds weekly propa-IMfa meeting at 5402 Hollywood &«mI$.wn,le th« branches also ".eatings twice monthly...
...Workmen's Circle Lectures Workman's Circle Branch 4, which meets every Wednesday eve* ning at 76 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, has arranged a series of ten educational talks...
...4-6865...
...These organizations are expected to spread rapidly...
...The party was represented by George Buickerood, Charles Kolb, and Albert Streiff...
...A dinner was served aU*oon and in the afternoon we listened to a master address by Comrade Steven Garrison of Montpelier, Ind...
...CONNECT* UT Hsmden Socialists will elect local officers for 1983 at the local meeting at the home of Ernest Castlglioni, 2869 Whitney ave., Thursday eve., 8 p. m., January 26th...
...20th for the benefit of the League for Industrial Democracy...
...These series will continue until March 5th, every Sunday afternoon at 4.30 at the Providence Plantations Auditorium on Weybosett street...
...ganislng a Beverley Hills Local of ine Conference in January...
...he will discuss "Technocracy as a Socialist Sees It" William E. Bohn will lecture on "The Future of Political Parties in America,'' on Feb...
...Henry Jager, veteran Socialist, will be the speaker at the Sunday evening Forum...
...New Britain.—Local New Britain baa voted to institute a "forum hour" for debating political science, unemployment, the money system, and other questions...
...Ethel Fonda Jackson, executive secretary: Mildred Gardner Ash, recording secretary...
...A report of the doings of the state executive committee will be made by W. E. Davis, committeeman from Hamden district...
...The constitution provides than the motion shall remain open for seconds for a period of three months, but as soon as the required membership has endorsed the motion, it will be submitted for an individual vote by all the members of the party...
...Robert Beatty, recording secretary...
...Anne Abbott Kinney, treasurer, and Harold J. Ashe, organizing secretary...
Vol. 15 • January 1933 • No. 3
