Final Drive On in Orr Campaign
Friedman, S. H.
Final Drive On in Orr Campaign Despite Arctic Weather I Scores of Workers Go Out f With Socialist Literature By S. H. Friedman OEFORE the next issue of The **New Leader goes to press, the...
...The hall will be decorated with pictures of Morris Hillquit, and draped in the red of the movement to which he gave his noble life...
...The voters, who will vote that history, will have had a great deal of help from the Socialists and Yipsels of the city, who will be able to say that they did their best, during a short but feverish campaign, to see to it that the RIGHT kind of history was written...
...And then each comrade made a special donation towards the funds needed to furnish the new home...
...This is dangerous, for collapsing capitalism will seek to direct this revolt into Fascist channels...
...Minnie Appears on the Picket Line in Newark Local No...
...There are five or six days left, depending on when you get this copy of The New Leader...
...She is a faithful picket...
...The lecture will be illustrated with rare pamphlets and books.HENDIN LABOR CHAIRMAN The City Executive Committee has chosen Dr...
...make up your mind what you're going to do...
...If this work is to result in creating class-consciousness, a realization among the unemployed that Socialism is their only emancipation, permanent organization is necessary so that the confidence in Socialists gained by their leadership in these struggles can be utilized to educate for Socialism...
...Through the NBA greater and greater attacks are being made on the standard of living...
...Astoria Establishes Socialist Home STARTING with a bankrupt treasury but with an enthusiastic determination to establish permanent headquarters, the comrades of the Astoria Branch of Queens translated their desire into action and on December 19th informally opened a beautiful Socialist home at 899 Steinway St., near Broadway...
...branches...
...let Campaign Manager Jack Altman know where you fit in, and then: GET ON THE JOB...
...B. C. Vladsck for The Jewish Dally Forward...
...His voice will resound and re-echo where the 26 Republican and 25 Democratic legislative ciphers "sit like .uppets in a row," as another Assemblyman, Sam De-jWitt, once wrote in a notable poem •bout the bosses' dummies the people of New York usually send up to Albany...
...Set up a branch committee, obtain instructions from the above sources, press this work forward and it will be found to be one of the best methods of building the party...
...Unless Socialists are prepared to direct the rising revolt, the masses may turn towards some demagogic American Hitler...
...The Astoria Y.P.S.L...
...Abe Miller for the Amalgamated...
...The New York City executive committee is planning an intense drive among the branches in the city to extend the work of the Workers' Unemployed Leagues...
...In Schenectady the Central Labor Council has accepted the Unemployed Leagues as members...
...Because unemployed organizations are "non-partisan," some Socialists believe that they are valueless...
...Admission to the Memorial will be by invitation issued by representatives of organizations with which Comrade Hillquit was in one way or another associated in his lifetime...
...Every day—rain, snow or fair wcathero-Minnie accompanies the men on their rounds...
...The men, in spite of the usual efforts of the employers to break the strike through all the well-known means (and a few new ones), are waging a wonderful fight—and they swear by "Minnie...
...Joseph Baskln for the Workmen's Circle...
...But it must be realized that the great mass of the unemployed are not yet awakened to Socialism...
...The highlights of the coming -week are the appearance of Norman Thomas in the Bronx to support Orr's campaign...
...Only when all officially elected delegates are seated will members of the general public be admitted to whatever few seats may be left...
...Her name is "Minnie the Moodier" and her favorite occupation 'Is making faces at the scabs who go in and out of the shops...
...The speakers will represent various organizations, and each will be confined to a brief speech, in order to maintain the impressive dignity of the occasion...
...Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Socialist 779, Socialist vote polled was by Lapp for Jury Commissioner, who received 1,026...
...Detailed plans arc available both from the National Office and from Saul Parker, chairman, Workers' Unemployed Leagues, 7 East 15th Street, New York City...
...votes...
...66, 141s...
...A week before the members had voted to accept the report of Comrade Sheer, who had located a suitable place...
...We must press this work, one of the most Important phases of the class struggle...
...Jessie Wallace Mnghau, secretary of the, Iconic, pi edicts that It "Will gO fur to break down the war psychology...
...Come to the watchers' meetings Wednesday night at the Bronx Labor Center, 809 Westchester Avenue, the Bronx, to learn just how to "watch...
...The "New Deal" is breaking down...
...they are potential scabs, weapons in the hands of the capitalist as a constant threat to the employed workers, both organized and unorganized...
...With two to be elected to the city council, Lewis and Harrier, Socialist candidates, received 445 and 400 votes, respectively...
...Louis Hcndln Cliuirnian of the Labor Committee...
...Workers and farmers are losing confidence in Roosevelt...
...or the (lame of Disarmament.1' The game Is similar to which but consists of four, set* of thirteen cards—Shops, Hooka, Farm* (Civilisation Cards) and ttuni...
...The War Reslstera' league la making a special Christinas offer of "duns" and a booklet of satirical war parodies, '•tin- Challenge of Mart and Other Verses," written by Or...
...The weather's been bad, and a lot of the things we had hoped to do couldnt be done in the sleet and rain and cold...
...Ha' Kantorovitch for the Jewish section of the party...
...The Socialist Party must everywhere take the initiative and assume the leadership in the struggles of the unemployed...
...On the county ticket, Fehnel and Gilbert, Socialist candidates for Judge of the Common Pleas Court, received 650 and 607...
...24, at 8:30, on "Pioneer American Labor Thinkers...
...Two Farmer-Labor candidates, Heim-bach and Breier, received 422 and 846 votes...
...Gaell, Socialist, for controller, received 396 votes and Wilson, Farmer-Labor, 345...
...If he's elected Thursday —with YOUR help—he'll hold the balance of power in the Senate up at Albany...
...Get this straight, comrades...
...They will also learn the importance of mass action...
...A list of over 25 active Socialists, Including union member*, was approved as members of the committee...
...The branch, one of the most proletarian in its member ship make-up and many of whom are unemployed, secured enough pledges to cover the rent for one year...
...For County Controller, Koons, Socialist, polled 898 votes and Parks...
...22nd) at the mass meeting in Eismer Hall, 170th Street and Morris Avenue...
...Samuel Orr . . . you know him: former Assemblyman, labor attor-Bey, fighter for the Bronx Tenants' League, for the Socialist move merit, for the rights of the working class—is running for state senator...
...The party organization in Allentown has been built up in the past two years arid much education work has been done by the local...
...llrndln has served as advisor and arbitrator and until recently presided over the Unemployment Insurance Fund of the Intl...
...i Hillquit Auditorium Will Be Dedicated at Memorial Meeting A TRIBUTE to the life, the work and the character of Morris Hillquit will be paid Friday, December 29th, when the Hillquit Auditorium of the .ironx Labor Center, 809 Westchester Avenue, will be dedicated with a Hillquit Memorial meeting...
...William M. Feigenbaum for The New Leader...
...Unorganized and uneducated, the unemployed can be used to smash the unions...
...A new and greater bitterness is rising...
...23 rd, starting at 7:30 from headqiarters at 809 Westchester Avenue, the district will witness a great automobile parade and demonstration, flaunting from every type of vehicle banners and slogans urging support of Socialism...
...Tuesday, Dec 26th (two days before election), a final mass meeting will be held at Public School No...
...In a week the headquarters were ready—a splendid testimonial to the fine spirit of cooperation that can be found only in the Socialist movement and proof that Socialists when they so determine can move mountains with their faith...
...The experiences in those sections where the unemployed organizations have been successful indicate that it is possible to create permanent unemployed organizations, and that from the ranks of these organizations a great number of hitherto backward workers can be brought into the party...
...By organizing and educating the unemployed we unite the employed with the unemployed, so that instead of fighting each other they fight their common enemy...
...Other speakers will be Frank R. Crosswaith, Charles Solomon, Jacob Panken ,and Samuel Orr...
...Hufhan, for forty cents...
...Algernon Lee, speaking as Hillquit* closest personal friend...
...Oneal Lecture Sunday James Oneal, editor of The New Leader, will lecture at the Open Forum of the American Labor Party, 149 East 42nd St., Sunday, Dec...
...Street and Cypress Avenue, when Jasper McLevy, Mayor of Bridgeport, Dr...
...Socialists who are members of trade unions should use these arguments to draw the unions into the work of organizing the unemployed...
...To Organize the Unemployed By Amicus Most S\NE of the immediate major ^ tasks facing the Socialist Party is to build up and enlarge the organizations of the unemployed...
...The new Civic Works program, inadequate as it is, cannot endure long...
...Among the organizations invited to send delegates are the locals of the Central Trades and Lsbor Council, the /nited Hebrew Trades, branches of the Workmen's Circle, Socialist Party branches and county and state committees, the Forward Association and The New Leader Association, Y.P.S.L...
...The Astoria comrades, as their first official act In the new Socialist home, voted to make the official house warming in February doubly significant by making it a county event as wall, with the proceeds to be shared equally with the County Committee...
...Farmer-Labor, 541...
...The next highest for Poor Director polled 958...
...THE GAME OF GUNS Tim War Healsters' League Is en-kcikIiik in a novel form of anil-war propaganda by means of a lively nam* nf cards failed "linns...
...He is recognized as a keen observer of the labor movement...
...Other cities should do likewise...
...As we emphasized last week, seven hundred watchers—men and women —will be needed to police every polling place...
...Harry W. Laidler, Orr, and others will speak...
...Final Drive On in Orr Campaign Despite Arctic Weather I Scores of Workers Go Out f With Socialist Literature By S. H. Friedman OEFORE the next issue of The **New Leader goes to press, the special election in the 21st State Senatorial District in the Bronx will be a matter of history...
...This is the seventh week of the strike in the Precious Jewelry Industry, and the bosses have refused to recognize the union or agree to collective bargaining...
...The case has bean referred to Washington for prosecution, and action is expected soon...
...Let's list them: look them over...
...They have a skunk—not a live one, to be sure, but a stuffed one—mounted on a platform with wheels, who goes bravely out every morning at the head of the picket line...
...2 of the International Jewelry Workers' Union of Newark, N. J., are employing a picketing method both amusing and effective...
...Then a miracle happened...
...Ethel Schachner for the YPSL...
...Other jobs were carried on by the comrades old and young...
...The New York State Federation of Unemployed Organizations recently adopted a resolution, declaring that under no circumstances would they consent to be used as scabs...
...By finding the party always on the alert, always ready to do battle for them in their day-to-day struggles, they will get rid of their false notion that the Socialist Party is merely another bunch of politicians looking for office...
...Julius Hochman for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union...
...Those Interested may write to Comrade llughsn at 171 West 11th St., New York niv ANTI-FASCIST WORK ' IN ARGENTINA La Vanguardia of Buenos Ayres brings word of the launching of the AgrupaeUm, FemMna Anti fatoiila Narimml — the National Women's' anti-Fascist League— which seeks to awaken and organize women throughout Agcn-tina, regardless of religions belief or political affiliation, •for the defense of the republic and of their homes" against all antidemocratic attacks...
...Meanwhile thousands of leaflets must be distributed, posters must be- placed, voters must be can vassed, open-air meetings, whenever the weather allows them, must be addressed and manned, money must be raised, pledges must be kept—remember, it's these last few days that count 1 Finally, watchers must get ready to get on the job and WATCH...
...Circle, out of their poverty and their magnificent enthusiasm and will to do their share, added the last affecting touch by raising f 10 for the Inn 1 quarters...
...The speakers and the organisations they represent, will be Louis Waldman, State Chairman of the .Socialist Party, who will preside, Jacob Pan* ken for the party organization...
...Every party local and branch should consider methods of building up the Unemployed Leagues...
...Further announcements regarding this will be made at an early date...
...City and County Poll Good Socialist Vote ALLENTOWN, Pa, — Election returns of the recent city and county elections, now complete, show an excellent vote for the Socialist candidates...
...He will speak Friday night (Dec...
...Saturday, Dec...
...Pocket-book Workers Union...
...The Memorial will not be a mass meeting in the usual sense, with the doors thrown open to the general public, for there is no room in any hall, no nutter how large, for the throngs of men and women who revere the memory of Morris Hillquit and who will seek to pay tribute to his usefu' and beautiful life...
...The old parties are in earnest in their battle to get their man in and to prevent our man from having r chance...
...The Finnish Workers' (horns will sing revolutionary songs, and there will be a fine program of instrumental music...
...Everywhere we see this revolt—but it is undirected...
...A survey of the comrades present resulted in the drafting of their mechanical abilities, and the carpenters, painters, electricians, artists, etc., among them cheerfully volunteered their services for the cause...
...THOMAS-MINOR DRBATB Friday night, December 22nd, at the same place, Norman Thomas debates Robert Minor on Socialism versus Communism...
Vol. 16 • December 1933 • No. 26
