The Workers Abroad

...The other one embraces a minority of the dues-paying membership and is labelled "Right" or "Neo-Soclslists...

...The Workers Abroad An International Review of the Socialist and Labor Movement of the World By Mark Khinoy New Crisis in French Socialism WANDEKVKLDE, Adler snd the other leaders of the Labor and Socialist International did not succeed in their French mission...

...One of the leaders of the Neo-Socialists, Marquet, the mayor of Bordeaux, proved again the growing suspicion that he is drifting toward a modified, civilized so to say, National-Bolshevism or National-Socialism...

...In the South particularly, he said, the traditional marginal position of the Negro in industry had been narrowed under the policies of the NRA, and the Negro "sharecropper" farmer had been pushed to his lowest level of existence...

...Do not rely on gossip and do not exaggerate...

...It adds that "the place of banishment has been changed for many comrades,'* but that the situation in the places of exile and banishment la very desperate...

...The release Is in reality only nominal, for the present passport system (in the Soviet Union) Is such that they are Hot permitted to live In large1 industrial centers and will be forced to choose small provincial towns, where gainful employment is quite an unattainable dream...

...An exceptionally great percentage of those present were, according to Comrade Ajax of Brussels, young Socialists...

...One has under Ms banner s majority of the members snd parliamentary, state and municipal representatives and is unofficially labelled "Center" and "Left...

...V Railroad employees must be entirely free to join or not to join any organization they choose, and the labor unions must pny their own expenses, Mr...

...If they do not voluntarily withdraw from these activities, legsl action will be taken to compel them to do so...

...The party applied for membership In the L.S.I., but it would be a misfortune to accept It a* long as Marquet is associated with It...

...The vote was 175 to Iff STORIES of the NRA Do you know of any cote* of nibbling at the NRA in a code industry...

...There were preeent sn unexpectedly great number of delegates snd guests—about 400 of the fint and 1,200 of the second...

...Johnson cited as an example the effect of the NRA on the Negro laborer...

...This was stressed in keynote speeches by Renaudel, Deat and Montagnon, and still more in the Program and Declaration adopted...

...Mayor McLevy is to appear at a public hearing in Su]>erior Court in behalf of depositors in two closed bankH to protest the $20,000 partial fee asked by the receiver, George N. Foster...

...Communists Support Socialists in Madrid Election (SOMETHING unusual happened In Madrid...

...If we are to believe Marcel Deat, general secretary of the new party, 15 federations (state organisations) have already held conventions, 18 others are fully organised and calllrsglocal conventions...

...Socialist Prisoners Freed in Soviet Union THE Socialist Westnik, official publication of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party (Menshtvlk), is authority for the glad tidings that "more than a score of comrades have been released...

...In 28 other "departments," or states, the foundation for locals is laid...

...The higher wage standard, he said, had resulted in lifting from the Negro jobs that formerly no white, man would deign to perform...

...Trying to Win the Middle Class to Socialist Cause ¦yillC new party is making a special appeal to the youth * snd the unemployed by reducing the membership dues to 5 frsncs (about 30 cents) a year...

...The winner received 42,291 votes, the Socialist 9,710 and the Communist 473...

...On the other hand, there is a report that the lone Communist sleeted to the Cortes on this second ballot owes his success tp the support of Socialists...

...The local *~ Communists supported the Socialist candidates In the parliamentary elections of December 3. Is It because one of their leaders, Henri Lacroix, joined the Socialist Party, or because in this case they had to choose between Catholic and Socialist candidates, and they preferred the "lesser evil...

...Want is great...

...The French" press reports a similar situation In another election district...

...By Abraham Knepler BRIDGEPORT.—The first step in the legislative program of Bridgeport's Socialist administration was undertaken Monday night when the Board of Aldermen approved a resolution authorizing Mayor Jasper McLevy to appoint a committee of seven to study the merit system and the civil service plan for municipal employees...

...His speech left the impression that Marquet is not at home even in the new "right" party...

...Among them 28 Deputies snd 3 Senators...

...The convention of the "Neo-8ocialistsM organized a "So cislist Party of Prance," as opposed to the old "French Socialist Party" led at present by Leon Blum snd Paul Fsure...

...In all of them found its expression another point of disagreement among French Socialists—the question of political power, the methods of its seizure and possible allies from other not purely working class groups...

...It is expected that Milwaukee's fine civil service system will be given considerable attention and study by the commission...

...After s quarter of a centry of Socialist unity, France has again two Socialist parties...

...McLevy has received so many requests, some from people hundreds of r iles away, to give radio talks on the administration's activities and aspirations that he intends to make weekly radio broadcasts over WICt', starting as soon as he ran find a "breathing spell" from the multitude of duties that have demanded his r.ttcntion since his inauguration...

...Labor Union Control By Railroads to End Railroads must cease paying any part of the expenses of labor organisations and rail officials must refrain from any participation in or supervision of company unions...

...The resolution was introduced by Alderman John M. Taft, Socialist/ The commission will devise a plan of civil service to be submitted to a referendum vote rext November...

...Negro Workers Shifted to Lower Paid Jobs as Wages Rise in Code Occupations Speaking at a three-day conference of the American Ethical Union, James Weldon Johnson, Negro author, declared that the position of the Negro worker is worse than before the enactment of the National Industrial Recovery Act...

...He spoke very reluctantly and at the very end of the convention...

...McLevy Protests Big Fee Paid to Receiver Socialist ytdmlslsfrorios Teres Attention to Improvemest of CMi Service-Meyor to tYeeefcosr Every Week...

...The gathering brought many surprises, both organisational and ideological...

...Help with clothing, food and money Is urgent...

...The French Senate decided Nov...

...This occurs because in many instances where the NRA increased wages in occupations where many Negro workers are employed, white wkroers slip into the increased wage jobs...

...But this all-important subject deserves specisl treatment and will be taken up, if space and the editor will permit, in a future issue...

...Twenty Socialist votes for every Communist vote was the result recorded in the Ecuadorean Presidential elections Dec 15...

...Here are a few report* from the NRA front...

...Eastman declared...

...McLevy has explained that in his opinion the fee is excessive, especially in view of the fact that the great majority of the depositors are working people of small means...

...The second party came into being on December 3rd st s special convention called by the vetersn Socialist, Pierre Renaudel, and the six other deputies who were recently expelled for "continuous and persistent breaches of discipline" in ignoring decisions of the party conventions and conferences...

...It is reported in a correspondence from Moscow in the November 25 issue...

...We want the facts...

...14 sot to place on the agenda the question of woman suffrage, sponsored by Socialists sad approved by the Chamber of Deputies...

...Some of these locals hsvs quite s large number of members—6,000 in La Gironde, 2,500 In La Seine...

...We recently asked our readers to report eases of violations...

...the number of dues-paying members was alio unusually high...

...This notice was given December 8 by the Federal Coordinator'of Transportation, Joseph B. Enst-man, who announced that replies to one of his questionnaires disclose that some carriers are exercising influence contrary to the intent of Section 7 (e) of the Emergency Railroad Transportation Act, 1933...

...And to the middle class elements of the 'city and village, whose anti-capitalist animosity toward Big Business it is trying to exploit in order to win them to Socialism before their rebellious mood lesds them toward Fascist demagogues...