New York Congress at Albany Sunday, August 13
New York Congress at Albany Sunday, August 13 THE State Continental Congress of New York will be held Sunday, August 13lh, at Odd Fellows' Hall, Albany. Delegates from every section of the...
...What next...
...Organizing a relief group here of all people, and the Socialists •re taking a very active part in it...
...Kantorovitch has never forgotten his Socialism and has earned the right to write this article...
...Other nominations include Franz Daniel for coroner, Harry Armstrong for city controller, David S. Schick for citv treasurer, and Philip H. Van Gelder for regist°r of wills...
...A bout 60 people spent a very interesting and enjoyable day...
...The tone of the conference was class-conscious...
...12, at 8:45...
...A committee of 25 was elected to carry on...
...Station fl:40 and 11:30 p. m., Standard time...
...Herbert Syme is largely responsible for the campaign of the millinery workers, assisted by Marjorie Kipp and other Socialists...
...poor director, Mrs...
...Speakers were l>r...
...The following organizations have accepted as sponsors: Workers' Unemployed League of New York...
...20, at Comrade Garrett De Young's Farm, Preakness, N. J. Directions to farm may be obtained at 685 Main Ave., Friday night...
...16, 7:30...
...I.awrence, 16th Ward...
...New York City delegates may also travel by the Hudson River Night Line...
...The fact is that the whole Social st movement of the world is going through a reorientation...
...William Beedie and Kazimier Miller initiated the organization of the Philco radio workers, and have since been commissioned representatives of the Metal Trades Council «f the A. F. of L. Charles Sehl, business agent of the Machinists' Union, has been •rtive in various campaigns...
...A call has gone out to all Unemployed groups affiliated with the Continental Congress to send delegates to the Unemployed conference, and a large turnout is expected...
...William Eckel and Walter Montross are doing general utility service for various unions, particularly the United Textile Workers Heading.—In a caucus marked by harmony and enthusiasm, the Socialists of Reading and Berks County nominated a ticket for the coming election in Red Men's Hall...
...School Director Raymond S.llofses1 and George W. Snyder, whose terms expire this year, were also nominated, with Birch Wilson of the 18th Ward the third candidate for that office...
...The meeting is being arranged by Snmuel S. White, Bakersfield, and Mrs, Ada Pennant of Baywood Park, member of Local Bakersfield...
...This is the first large gathering in years in this section of the- state...
...Auspices Branch 1. Connecticut E a s t o n.—Pinochle and college whist held Aug...
...particularly to stimulate signatures to the Initiative Petition for Unemployment Insurance circulated by the Socialist Party...
...the setting up out of taxes oa private marketing facilities a state marketing and processing system that sball function strictly at cost, aand publicize fair retail prices...
...John Sommerlatte of Cleveland, who opened the conference, was elected permanent chairman of the two-day sessions...
...Returning, the boat leaves Sunday at 9 p. m , arriving in New York City at 7 a. m. Monday morning...
...The union nas beer carrying on a bitter stm...
...A delegation was sent to the legislature with a spirited resolution against the sales tax, just as it began voting on that matter...
...The final instructions to delegates follow: "The first session will be called to order at 11 a. m., Daylight Saving time...
...Branch meetings are held every 2nd and 4th Thursday evening at the Workmen's Circle, 53 New St., New Brunswick, N. J. Passaic—Guest speaker for outdoor meeting of Branch 1, William Elsesser of Irvington...
...The return trains will leave Albany at 6:20 and 7:20 p. m., Daylight Saving time, arriving at Grand Centra...
...California Congress With 347 delegataes present, representing 146 units of farmer, unemployed, barter, union, fraternal, political groups, youth, student, etc., and with some 250 visitors also present...
...A strong picket line is being maintained at the Bergman Knitting Mills, Pastorius and Osceola Streets, which refuses to deal with the union or raise wages.PITTSBURGH GREETS DR...
...With enthusiasm resolutions were adopted: against Hitler for an economic boycott to help bring his downfall...
...The adopted report on NRA and Labor declares that "those who hail NRA as a new Magna Charta for the laboring classes forget that the history of the American labor movement is strewn with such 'Magna Chaitus,' each of which became in turn a scrap of paper and were subordinated to the employing classes when the purposes of lulling labor to sleep had been served.'' The faros program begins with help for immediate relief, certain exemptions from taxation, taxes to be paid by a limited crop share and not by cash, an emergency state fund for loans to farmers to tide them over present difficulties, etc...
...Annie Zechman, l!Uh Ward...
...Indiana .Marion.—Local Marion is doing good work holding open-air meetinn with rood attendance and sin-h enthusiasm...
...Some well informed comrade should follow up this article—perhaps Kantorovitch will do it—by considering the Socialist movement in relation to the parliamentary system with its proportional representation,] multi-party struggles, and the re- j quirement of working class parties to support or oppose the combination that forms a government...
...We agree...
...Edward Thompson, organizer, led a discussion of the NRA and labor...
...We have organized a Y.P.S.L...
...Soukup spoke of the oppressed Socialist and Trade Union Movement in Germany under the barbaric Hitler regime and gave assurar.ces that the Social Democratic party of Czechoslovakia with Socialist parties throughout the word will not rest until freedom and democracy will again be established in Germany...
...for full support and development J our free public school system, and other matters...
...American Workers' Association of the City of Tonawanda...
...E. Bonn, Henry Green and Geo...
...to support labor and the unemployed in their struggles...
...Walter C. Longitreth, and Robert Block...
...The latest casualty in this fight is Harriet Boyd Hawes, who is beinrr sued for $100,000 by the Hyde gangsters on the charge of her interfering with the conduct of their business...
...You may count on me for five subscriptions to your national edition, writes Comrade Steen, secretary...
...Calling on all the organizations of workers and farmers of the state to organize under the banner of he Continental Congress in order to fight for their demands, the conference set up machinery for continuation work with the election of Sommerlatte as state chairman, and a committee of 16 members, instructed to immediately begin the work of solidifying the Congress and drawing in other organizations into the work...
...prison inspectors, Paul Horine, I.aureldale, and Robert M. Work, 18th Ward...
...Philadelphia sent thirteen students to the summer school for Socialist organizers at Reading...
...coroner, Mark E. Seltzer, 18th Ward...
...We had Comrade Fred Strick'-'nd of Columbus, 0, here Monday, July 31, and had a rrest meeting...
...Soukup was enthusiastically greeted by a very large audience of Socialists and Socialist sympathizers...
...Frunz Soukup, president of the Senate of Czechoslovakia, addressed a general mem- i bership meeting of Local Philadelphia Aug...
...A number of cars on the excursion train have been set aside for the exclusive use of the delegates, which will be indicated by signs at the station Sunday morning...
...The times end places will be...
...recorder of deeds, Howard Moser, Kenhorst...
...Colorful cone ssion booths of various brandies will provide fsirinating games of skill and all kinds of corfecti ns and Socialist literature...
...it is only stunned...
...Councilmen Jesse George and William C. Hoverter were nominated to succeed themselves in office without a dissenting vote...
...League of Unemployed of Buffalo...
...German Socialism is not dead...
...Meeting held at Main and Passaic Aves...
...Milwaukee's Socialist City Attorney, Max Raskin, will speak on Aug- Hi * n < ' Alderman Paul Gauer frill speak on Aug...
...Prominent in the hosiery workers strikes have been Emil Rieve, John W. Edelman, Herbert Payne, Kazimler Miller, Elwin Ricmensnyder, •nd many other party members...
...Alfred Baker Lewis is on a two-week organization tour of this important section and will be followed by Warren Mullin and Glen Trimble, each of whom will make a two weeks organization and speaking tour of Western Mass...
...Gaining new members every meeting...
...Paul Porter...
...Oregon Religious leaders are taking an In r leaned interest in radical thought and activities...
...The county candidates, all of whom received majority votes, are as follows: Prothonotary, Stephen I...
...to call shortly regional and local Congresses...
...The American system is entirely different and throws no light whatever on this problem...
...Next class in Socialism, led by Andrew P. Wittel, Friday, Aug...
...11, 585 Main Ave., at 8. Passaic County Picnic Sunday, Aug...
...to continue active support of the Sonoma County farmers' fight against trust deed foreclosures...
...Milwaukee speakers are scheduled to address outdoor meetings each Sunday in August, at various —yie P«rks, while Racine speak JJJj adll address outdoor meetings during the week...
...Games and nthlt'.ic contests will beheld all afternoon...
...BOOKS IN BRIEF American Socialist Quarterly TPHE summer number of this established Socialist magazine carries as its leading article an analysis of "The German Tragedy" by Haim Kantorovitch...
...Sam Colton, Alex Wollod, Mickey Harris, Morris Gutkin, and many others have been active in aiding the organization efforts of bakers, dressmakers, and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers...
...Saturday...
...J. O. SOCIALISTS AID SHOE WORKERS BOSTON...
...Last one with Industrial Recovery Act as the subject was "standing room only," and a hot evening at that...
...O. Tabor spoke in behalf of theCzechoslovak Colony of Pittsburgh...
...Ail those who oppose intellectual truths merely stir up the fire...
...Colorado Denver.—Regular weekly meetings, with increased interest and numbers...
...FRANZ SOUKUP »T*HE Pittsburgh Socialists had * the honor of greeting one of the leaders of International Socialism when a dinner was given to Dr...
...The shoe workers, under the leadership of the National Shoe Workers' Union, are out on a general strike...
...The weight of the author's criticism falls upon the Communist movement for what has happened but he also subjects the German Socialists and their policies to a critical analysis and finds them wanting in adherence to a prole tarian course...
...6. at the farm of E. Dobin...
...The boat leaves Saturday, 6 p. m., Daylight Saving time, arriving at Albany at 6 a. m. the next morning...
...Ohio Congress Over 150 delegates met in an enthusiastic conference of the Ohio Congress of Workers and Farmers at Columbus, August 5th and 6th, representing trade union, farmer, political, educational, youth, and fraternal organizations from all over the state...
...New York Workers' Committee on Unemployment Jack Altman, of the Workers' Unemployed League of New York, will open the session at noon Saturday at the Workmen's Circle Hall ata 2 Ash Grove Place...
...Franz Daniel and Philip Van Gelder have been loaned to the Amalgamated for its campaign in the anthracite region...
...Sarah Limbach, state secretary of the Socialist Party, greeted Comrade Soukup on behalf of the Party of Pennsylvania, and the Pittsburgh Vice-Consul of the Csechoslova' Republic, Dr...
...governor and j attorney-general was opened here when Comrade *. Luther Kibler of Newport News spoke to a large crowd on a street corner...
...Gates will open at 4 p. m. Among the Socialists who will spsak in the afternoon will be Jaames H. Mr.u-er and Roy E. Bart, candidate for Governor in 19,12 and now state secretary...
...Virginia Newport News.—The campaign] for governor, lieut...
...Unemployed Delegates to Leave Two trucks will leave Union Square for Albany Saturday morning, August 12th, at 5:30 a. m., crammed full of delegates from Unemployed organizations in New York...
...It is one of the best balanced considerations of what has happened to the Trade Union, Socialist and Communist movements in Germany that we have read...
...Judicial candidates include Meyer Emit Maurer...
...J. Stitt Wilson, chairman, and Scott Lewis, vice-chairman, ably presided over the sessions of the Congress...
...The D.T.J., I Bohemian Rpnrts society, will give a spectacular gymnastic exhibition...
...Wisconsin There were only 75,000 people at tho recent stale party picnic...
...This is the first time that a street meeting has been held since the war...
...Joseph Schwartz is conducting the general strike of the United Neckwear Workers' Union...
...and had B. Emanuel here for two toys helping organize...
...George R. Kirkpalrick of San Gnbriel and Raymond Henderson of Bakersfield will be the speakers...
...The dinner and reception in his honor was given by the Socialist Party of Pittsburgh August 6, at the Young Men'n Hebrew Association...
...PennSj Ivania .hiiadelphia...
...Illinois Chicago Sor!»lists will hold their tit annual Picnic and Carnival, rltponed by rain, Saturday, Sept...
...H. Goebel as speakers...
...An attempt will be made in Albany to form the first New York State Federation of Unemployed Leagues...
...Paul Porter, Freda Cohen, and Elwin Riemensnyder are organizing the doll and toy workers...
...Knit Goods Workers Win PHILADELPHIA...
...announced later, according to P"nson...
...Delegates from every section of the state will attend, it is expected, representing trade unions, Socialist Party and Yipsel organizations, unemployed organizations, and fraternal bodies...
...Schwartz also won union recognition, time and a half for overtime and a closed shop...
...James D. Graham gives some sidelights en the economic conditions of western farmers, Ernest Doerfler contributes an informing article on "Socialism and the Negro Problem," Powers Hapgood writes on the "Socialist Party and the Labor Movement," David Berenberg puts President Roosevelt's policies under the microscope, and Harry Riseman reviews the report of the President's Research Committee on Social Trends...
...But when it comes back to life, it will not and cannot be the Socialism of the pre-Hitler era...
...Phila...
...This is altogether a creditable number...
...the cinders fy about and set Ire to that which else, they had not touched—Goethe, Socialist Party Progress Fred Henderson Tour FRED HENDERSON, London correspondent of The New | Leader, author of "The Case for I Socialism," will arrive in America October 15th for a ten weeks' lecture tour...
...to follow up with another initiative petition on taking over the idle factories by eminent domain to provide work...
...for a basic change in emphasis in our education, toward a citizenry which shall he taught to understand our pressing economic, social, political and international problems...
...pie to organize factories that have never allowed unions before, the main hindrance beinc...
...and a plan of final solution...
...New Jersey New Brunswick held second picnic Sunday, Aug...
...and with a program of significance particularly from the Committee on Unemployment and the Right to Work, NRA and Labor, and Farm Problems, the California Congress of Worker's and Farmers can be said to have been a great success at the State Fair Grounds, Sacramento, July 22nd arid 23rd...
...N e w a r k . — All New Leader readers invited to the Wednesday night open air meetings in Military Park, beginning this Wednesday, Aug...
...Snyder—herself a school teacher— has been delivering: a series of lectures on "Capitalism and War...
...of Cambridge, which has resisted all efforts at unionizing a shop where the worst of sweat-shop conditions have prevailed for years...
...J. Van Essen, Socialist candidate for mayor in Pittsburgh, acted as chairman...
...Socialists of Philadelphia have been well represented in the many union campaigns of this city...
...Locals and branches Booking Henderson dates should get in touch with the ' National Secretary, 549 Randolph St., Chicago...
...What amuses us in this country is that there are those who have not in the post-war period followed a proletarian course and who assume a critical attitude toward the Germans...
...Racine Socialists are active in organization and educational campaigns, Al Benson, state secretary of the Socialist Paarty, announces...
...Franz Soukup and Mnyor Dnn Hoan...
...Sam Bakely and Bernard Levinson are conducting the campaigns of the anit Goods Workers...
...There is a special excursion train that will leave Grand Central Station at 7:45 a.m., Daylight Saving time...
...at Pilsen Park, 26th and Albany Sts., Chicago...
...A. Z. Kratochvile, and Attorney...
...Local Mil waukie hss thrse clerics, two Methodist and one Congregationalist...
...Hitler rules but he cannot solve the contradictions of capitalism...
...Massachusetts The Party has been making intense efforts to honeycomb western Massachusetts with branches...
...The Price Knitting Mills avoided a strike j this week when the boss made an agreement with Joseph Schwartz,] organizer for the Knit Goods Work-1 ers' Union, giving all his employees making less than $20 a week a 20 per cent raise and all making over $20, a 15 per cent raise...
...This union, organized within the past four months, has made a striking effort to unify the shoe workers into one industrial union, in a territory where from f ve to ten unions have been struggling one with another in tho past...
...9 in the Easton firehouse...
...every delegate present realized that there was nothing to hope for from NRA unless the workers organize themselves to fight for any of its benefits...
...Rodney D. Snyder of Portland with the aid of Mrs...
...With pictures of the World War and illuminating sidelights on Marxian philosophy, Comrade Snyder has been delivering hefty blows against war and capitalism...
...the die hard attitude of the Hydo Shoe Co...
...Tickets sold for July 2nd will be honored at the gate on Sept...
...Franz Soukup, president of the , Czeehoslovakian Senate and member >r the Bureau of the Labor and Socialist International...
...The second session will be held at 2 p. m. The convention is expected to adjourn between 5 and 6 p. m. "Most .New York City delegates will travel by the New York Central Railroad...
...jury commissioner, J. Gordon McLean, 15th Ward...
...Two of them, Harri"t Norris and Susie Jordan, are Negroes who have done commendable work in organizing the Negro districts for Socialism...
...A collection of $40 was raised for th« Anti-Fascist Ixsague Fund (American section of the Matteotti Fund) of which Morris Hillquit is treasurer...
...John Hail has been organizing in Worcester district, Glen Trimble in New Bedford and Harry Maltzman in Amesbury, where he is now leading a hatmakers' strike...
...Racine...
...California Socialists of the central const region will hold a picnic Sunday, A11ir 20, at Bnywood Park on Morro Hay, 12 miles west of the southern end of San Luis Obispo...
...The trade- unions were also caught in the backwash of opportunism and failed...
Vol. 16 • August 1933 • No. 6
