August Claessens to Tour for The New Leader from Main to Iowa
August Claessens to Tour for The New Leader from Main to Iowa A LECTURE tour of eighteen or twenty states will be undertaken by August Claessens Binder the direction of The New Leader beginning...
...The New Leader rejoices that it can offer the services of such a comrade for a few months to the movement...
...Our Economic Chaos: An Anslysis of the Depression...
...It la preferable that Comrade Claessens should be not less than two days in each city...
...The Amalgamated has built up great prestige ai aa independent organization, but It is nevertheless eager to join the ¦una body of American labor, while the A. F. of L. not only would welcome the new organization with its large membership and aggressive cpirit but is likewise anxious to present an unbroken boat of labor in these critical VMS...
...HOW HITLERITES SMASHED ONE UNION A TRAGIC meeting with two leaders ul the German Enginemen's Union who have escaped from the Hitler terror is described by Mr...
...Everything will he done by The New Leader management to make arrangements for this tour as effective as possible...
...F. of L. Internationals of their awn created a difficulty apparently sot foreseen when the Executive Council voted to accept the Amalgamated affiliation, although the trackmen's, machinists' and firemen's locals do not compete with the regular unions in those trades...
...Write us without delay as the first section of dstee must be completed within a few weeks...
...Stanley Baldwin will lead off the series...
...Previously, Local 188 had completely tied up flour deliveries to these Arms...
...His "Manual for Socialist Speakers" reveals a man who is the master of the art of platform and open-air agitation...
...Socialist '** officials in this city will not prosecute 16 Communists arrested during the disturbances over the visit of Hans Luther, Hitler-Germany's ambassador to the United States...
...Bushelmen Win Big Victory AN agreement reached Thursday ' by the Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers and the East Side Retail Clothiers' Association means the immediate return to work of 1,200 bushelmen in New York...
...Several British Labor Chiefs to Broadcast NEW YORK...
...The Amalgamated au organized locals of teamsters who transport bundles of garments made in Amalgamated shops, while machinists and firemen working in ¦tea's clothing shops are likewise •rgsniz'd in Amalgamated locals, tot the fact that the teamsters, Bremen and machinists have strong 'A...
...Moreover, he is a sort of Jack-of-all trades in the movement, as organizer, author, instructor, lecturer, member of the Legislature, and propagandist...
...While you are about It, if you do not have a book of sub blanks, use the one below for the National Dollar Edition...
...An additional 10,000 bakery drivers and 1,000 flour truckmen returned to work with a similar victory...
...He combines an extensive knowledge of Socialist philosophy and theory with a fund of wit that makes him a unique propagandist and educator...
...This is an increase of from SO to $10 a week...
...This tour has a three fold par pose: a Sodaliat educaI tional program, strengthening the party locals, and | building the circulation of The New Leader...
...Sam Schorr, business agent, and other union officials...
...80, Sir Stafford Scrlpps...
...On September 20th the French Socialist Party called upon all workers and all friends of democracy to refrain from buying German products, and a few days later the Swedish National Federation of Labor too similar action...
...Philip Goodman, special organixer, and Julius Lifihits, business agent of the bushelmen'* local union...
...Aa a result of the favorable settlement, several hundred new worker* joined the strike Thursday...
...Nov...
...The proud union, built up after more than half a century of patient and devoted toil, lay In the dust...
...Social Attitudes in Rsre Conflicts...
...12, at 2:15 to 2:45 Eastern time, and will be broadcast weekly at the same hour...
...One was badly beaten and manhandled...
...It was followed by the decision of Railway Express Agency Employes' Union 808 to prevent express shipments into the suburbs snd neighboring states of all products of the Ward Baking Company, Dugan Bros, and other large non-union bakers...
...Socialists of the war and pre-war period need no introduction to August ClaesBens...
...August Claessens to Tour for The New Leader from Main to Iowa A LECTURE tour of eighteen or twenty states will be undertaken by August Claessens Binder the direction of The New Leader beginning the latter part of November or early in December...
...Abraham Miller, aecretary* treasurer...
...Here are a few of Claessens' subjects: "The Socialist Analysis of the NRA...
...These Include the Crawford Clothing Company...
...The victory was one of the most decisive in the present wave of garment strike...
...The whole of their officials, 80 in number, were sent to places of detention, and their general offices, district offices, ten houses, and the whole of their funds were confiscated...
...Hall went abroad to meet them...
...Nature and Nurture—Heredity and Environment...
...The route has ao far shaped up that we can now make this announcement...
...Another shot himself...
...Mayor Hoan is chairman of the League Against Fascism, which is carrying on an aggressive campaign against Hitlerism...
...After He Executive Board of the A. F. of L. had voted to accept the affiliation of the great union of men's garment workers of close to 150,000 members, and had divided the field between the Amalgamated and the United Garment Workers, ether jurisdictional difficulties arose to cause the delay...
...The agreement was ratified by a unanimous vote...
...He was a Socialist member of the State Legislature in 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1922, and shared in the honor of being one of the five Socialist Assemblymen who were expelled from the Legislature in 1920...
...Hearing that two of the officials had left Germany, Mr...
...Selfishness: A Study of Human Nature...
...Social Psychology and Social Problems...
...Assistant City Attorney John Megna, appearing for Raskin, moved in police court that the charges be dismissed and indicated that they would not be pressed in court in the event his motion was denied...
...Man...
...f*.!ent that they had been deprived of the means .of livelihood d left without homes...
...Arthur Rohan, Who has been a big factor in ¦•nding these workers together, is aa» sctive in organizing the blackeahait automobile workers, pat-' t*n makers, radiator workers and *»»»» fa other Industries...
...He will be glad to speak to union meetiaga if they can be arranged on this tour...
...He has been an instructor in the Rand School since 1914 and will be glad to advise comrades on public speaking in each city he visits...
...The union and the Joint Board are now concentrating all energies on returning aome 1,600 atrlkera to their shops on the asms conditions won from the East Side Retail Clothier*' Association...
...N. Y. Truckmen Win Great Victory Ten thousand New York striking furniture drivera returned to work as a result of a 100 per cent union victory...
...Milwaukee Socialist Official Asks the Dismissial of Cases Against Sixteen Communists MILWAUKEE, Wis...
...He has been Executive, Secretary and is now City Organizer of Local New York for the past seven years, being in charge of 70 party branches...
...What Socialism Is, Why—How—When...
...The settlement of the strike came after a day of intensive strike activity, in which the International Longshoremen's Union aided by refusing to load or check flour, bread, groceries and furniture to non-union firms affected by the teamsters' walkout...
...Following in formation from a female member of their staff, who proved to be a Nazi, their head office in Berlin, and their district offices were simultaneously raided by armed Nazis," he writes...
...A mass meeting of the striker* Thursday in th* People's House, 7 East 15th St., received report of the settlement amid great enthusiasm...
...The Love of Money and the Struggle for Existence...
...The original plans called for formal ratification of the action of the Executive, and the election of Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated, to the Executive of tht A. F. of L., by the delegate body of the convention now in session in Washington...
...Auto Workers Still Out on a Wide Front Automobile workers are out of Hants In this industry in a wide •**» from Michigan to New «mey...
...The speaker* were greeted with great applause, including Louis Hollander and J. Catalanotl, manager* of the Joint Board...
...A number of large stores not affiliated to the employers' group have also made peace with the union...
...At the same time, the Milwaukee Leader, official Socialist organ, editorially heartily approves of Raskin's action, and adds: "And we suggest that the police department and the city administration collaborate in giving Hans Luther the definite information that his presence in Milwaukee is not desired on any future occasion, since the fact that he represents the detestalle Nazi regime is provocative oi trouble...
...he Ford plants In Detroit and 2«r plants in that city are still ***ed by rtrikea and picketing, ** NBA administrators have hands full trying to bring JJ*» that will be satisfactory to *• workers...
...Address Sol Levitas, Business Manager, 7 East 15th Street, New York City, for further particulars...
...The difficulties concern them •elves with jurisdiction over tesmateis, machinists, firemen and ethers organized in special Amallamatec" locals...
...Details regarding this tour may be obtained by writing to Sol Levitas, manager of The New Leader...
...Social Attitudes Towards War and Peace...
...It was not sufflcien that they had been robbed of their general funds, and the fund which they had bull- up to provide supe annua: n in their old ™e, no...
...The series will start Thursday, Oct...
...This week the strikers at "aFord plant In Edgewater, N. J., JjW to send representatives to **rter, Pa., to discuss plana with •When there for picketing other rata...
...Instead the office of Max Raskin, Socialist City Attorney, moved that all charges be dismissed...
...2, Arthur Greenwood...
...A third was never seen again...
...They obtained the 6-day, 48-hour week instead of the 50 hours and upward formerly prevailing...
...If ratification is postponed formal affiliation may be delayed several weeks...
...Short-wave broadcasts of speeches by nine of Great Britain's outstanding political leaders will be picked up here by the NBC-WJZ network, and rebroadcast to American leaders...
...Unemployment, Its Causea and Remedies...
...He is conceded to be one of the most versatile lecturers that ever served the party...
...It is doubtful If the matter will some up on the floor in the current convention, although it is not entirely impossible...
...Affiliation of the Amalgamated Is Delayed sjLANS for the affiliation of the • Amalgamated Clothing Workers vlth the American Federation of labor, announced in these columns last week, have struck a temporary ggag, it has been learned...
...In this little aansiacturing city the Workers' Committee on Unemployment now au 3,500 members...
...and 'The Essentials of Socialism...
...Nov...
...Small in stature but with a magnificent voice, few speakers in the Socialist movement in this country have been his equal in this field...
...Claessens is instructor In Public Speaking in the Rand School of Social Sciense, and many agitators owe their effectiveness as speakers to his instruction...
...The agreement provides for a 40hour work week, instead of 44, and an increase in the weekly wage to $42...
...Besides his Msnual, he is the author of other booklets, including "The Trinity of Plunder," "Is Socialism Inevitable...
...In 1928 Claessens was chosen to tour the country with Norman Thomas, presidential candidate for the party...
...Organizing Racine Jobless RACINE, Wis...
...The victory of the furniture truckmen was won through the efforts of William Snyder, general manager of Local 138...
...Among the speakers will be three Labor Party leaders: Oct 19, George Lansbury...
...were brutally treated...
...Some are still in prison, where their wives may see them for ten minutes once a nonth...
...Several Communists were arrested by Milwaukee police—over whom the Socialist mayor has no jurisdiction—in the anti-Luther demonstration, and of course the Communist press promptly announced to the world that the Socialist Party was responsible for the brutal suppression of an anti-Hitler protest...
...It is conceded, however, that nasi and formal affiliation cannot bo long delayed...
...Labor's Boycott of Nazidom President Green's statement that this year's convention of the American Federation of Labor will seriously consider a proposal to call on the organized working people of this country to boycott all German-made goods so long as the German government continues to tyrannize over the labor movement, makes it timely to note that the labor boycott is steadily gaining strength in Europe...
...S. Hall, national secretary of the Power Group of the Transport and General Workers' Union of Great Britain...
...of th...
...The Essentials of Socialism...
...Comrade Claessens will travel as far west as Minnesota and Iowa and east to Maine...
...Claessens is a member of the Teachers' Union and an honorary member of many other unions because of the aid be has given them in their struggles as sn adviser and speaker...
Vol. 16 • October 1933 • No. 15
