New York Congress Builds For Future
New York Congress Builds for Future A LBANY.—Close to 200 delegates from all jKirts of New York State came to this city last Sunday at tlie call of Louis Waltlinan, nameil state convenor of the...
...ucker Smith, Brookwood head, in the home-owners' plight, and tobert Hoffman, chairman of the >ewly formed State Federation of Incmployed Associations, on the niaerable predicament of the job-es.s...
...The tale of the one day conference could l>e spun out at length...
...Next week August Claessens, Socialist Party organizer, will be the lecturer...
...August ' 'laessens gave a stirring talk on he necessity for organization, es-)ecinlly in order "to wring con-¦essions from those predatory lirds on Capitol Hill...
...The International Federation of Trade Unions, at its meeting in Brussels, passed an urgent resolution calling upon the Director ot thf T.L.O...
...Congresses Average Two ¦ Week State conventions to form divisions of the Continental Congress of Workers and Farmers are being nold at the record rate of two a week in spite of the summer heat...
...Friday evening there is a Waiters' Revue, and Saturday the concert includes Ceiia Adier, Yoichi Hiraoka, xyJo-phonist, Jerome Goldstein, concert violinLst, and Jerome Andrews, male dancer...
...Inquiries on the Illinois Congress Legal Board should be addressed to (Jhaiwnan Lerner of the Illinois Congress at ^ Surf Street, Suite 711, Chicagiir False Story of "Law Against Strikes" MONTEAOLE, Tenn...
...on the following topics: 1. "Social Psychology—Its Scope, Data and Objective...
...The police lieutenant refused to issue one and stated that only the court, which would be in session Sunday morning, had the power...
...The quotation from Roosevelt, from an address in Milwaukee in the recent campaign, follow: "I am told that with respect to the enforcement of the law as regards serious crimes and dangerous criminals this city has a splendid record...
...Jack Altman and Amicus Most led the large crowd to the police station and there wanted to swear out a warrant against the Salvation Army head...
...The relationship is with crooked politics, involving both of the major parties, as Judge Ker< nochan eoitceded, and not with politics per se...
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...4. "The Nature of Social Behavior...
...One projecf already started is a library on labor case work and especially material bearing on NRA...
...avid J, Saposs, of Brookwood -nbor College, and Joseph Baskin, ¦general secretary of the Work-nen's Circle, also spoke under the :iame heading...
...The white delegates walked out with their belongings in protest, formed a picket line around the building and started a protest meeting...
...B. "Social Psychology and Socialist Problems...
...When asked by Altman as to where the delegates could sleep, the lieutenant answered, "in jail...
...AUGUST CLAESSENS AT CAMP TAMIMENT AS the Camp Tamiment season proceeds its success is constantly growing, the crowds are becoming bigger and better, and good times give way only to better times...
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...2. "The Instinctive 'Basis of Behavior...
...elix Cohen reported for the resolutions committee...
...All visitors have remarked the fact that this year the lectures are drawing larger crowds than ever before...
...While I join the U. S. Attorney George Z. Medalie, and Frederic Kernochan, presiding ju.stice of the County of Special Sessions of New York City," Solomon concluded, "in linking racketeering with politics, I must insist there is no necMsary and ineviUble association between the two...
...Brilliant Unity Program Elias Tartak is speaking on "Proletarian Literature and Its Value for Propaganda" at Unity House this weekend...
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...ably know, the Socialist Party has been electing mayors by oveN whelming vote of the citizens for a period of 20 years.' ' Italian Socialiat* Form N. Y. Gty Committee A city committee of Italian branches of the Socialist party in New York was constituted at a recent meeting, at which a number of the branches were repre« sented...
...Solomon Reminds Copeland Of Racketless Milwaukee pHABLE3 SOLOMON, Socialist ^ candidate for mayor of New York, has sent a letter to Senator Royal S. Copeland, chairman of the Senatorial Committee investigating racketeering, suggesting that the committee hold a session in Milwaukee, to ascertain why that city is free from racketeers and rscketeering, and suggesting that Socialist rule has something to do with that fact...
...I hey arrived Sunday morning, sweltered ihrouf^h two clf)se-packed, meaty sessions at Odd Fellows' Hall with an hour out for lunch...
...Workers and furmers~not as many of the latter as had been hoped for, but New York State is .singularly lacking in genuine rank-and-file farmers' organizations— met and discussed their common problems, saw a common road ahead, set their feet upon it...
...At about midnight, after the conference adjourned, the delegates went to their quarters and they learned that despite the state laws against race discrimination in liotels, the Salvation Army head refused to allow the Negro comrades to sleep there...
...The criminal courts and other agencies of law enforcement are beyond question admirable...
...Solomon quoted President Roosevelt as having said, "There is no rule of the racketeer in Milwaukee...
...Under the leadership of Attorneys Jacobs and McGulloch of Chicago, nearly a score of lawyers have been enlisted in a group which will be known ss the Illinois Congress Legal Board and affiliated with the Congress as an organization...
...There is no rule of the racketeer in Milwaukee, and for this I congratulate you...
...Vanni Montana was chosen organizer, D. Saudino secretary, and others on the executive nie Girg« lamo Valenti and Comrades Lupis, Voccaro, Aquino, Celli, Mailclli and Zattoni...
...With a combination of philosopher and humorist like August Claessens as the speaker it is certain that next week the lectures will be an especially popular feature of camp life...
...The delegates to the sUte Unemployed conference at Albany August 12th learned otherwise | Reserva^ons had been made at the Salvatkn Army hotel for U delegates...
...The city committee was established to work for Socialism among the various Italian fraternal, civii, labor and political organizations in the city and vicinity...
...The new Cily Committee will work in close cooperation with the city organization of the party...
...f)ld friends who come back are delighted with the charm and comfort added by the improvements in the grounds and equipment, and they all testify that the spirit of the place is more friendly and delightful than ever...
...listened (o S|)eeches remarkable for tlieir brevity and pointedness, adopted a declaration of principles and resolutions, elected a Committee of Action, and went their separate ways through a heavy rain-^torm, dog-tired but happy...
...Bug wood" cutters working for subcontractors of the Tennessee Products Company have gone on .strike against a 75 cents a day wage for a 12-hour day and organized the Cumt)erland Mountain Workers' I.eague...
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...The jiolice came and broke it up and informed the comrades that they must move, and to make their complaints at the police station...
...N'orman Thomas addressed the State Congress on "Labor and NJIRA," making a special plea for liemocratic and militant unionism...
...ink 'Km Up—and Fight Like Anything for a New Social Order" . . That's what the message of :he sober but determined convention can be ))()ikd down to...
...Ulinon CongreM AffUiatea Lawyers CHICAGO.—In accordance with the decision of the Illinois convention of the Continental Congress, a committee of lawyers has been organised under the Congress' Executive ('omraittee to render legal assistance to workers' organizations under the NRA...
...He suggesU that "it would be interesting to learn why it ia that in a typical American city of approximately 700,000 population, that is so, especially in view of the fact of the proximity of the city of Chicago, which is identified in the minds of people the world over, with racketeering and gangsters...
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...Delegates were i)resent from Brooklyn Downtown, Bronx, Westchester, Canarsie and I^oiig Island...
...There will be five lectures, one each evening August 2l8t to August 2Bth, Albany Salvation Army Bars Negro Delegates New York is supposedly an enlightened state...
...In the course of dealings with Marion Sanders, subcontractor, exploiting the .section back in the mountains five mile.^ from Monleagle, the workers were I "Id that they would be in jail if they continued their strike, as now "it's against the law to strike...
...Comiadc Claessens will discuss "Modern Social Psychology...
...It was pointed out that Leuschner was a workers' representative on the I.L.O., chosen by workers' representatives when Germany was still a civilised 'country, and that fact lifts his...
...Minnesota and Ohio paired August a and 6; Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho staged a joint conference on July 29 and 30, while July 22-24 saw state organizations established in California, UUh and Illinois...
...Those not accustomed to a Socialist camp are astonished to see a great crowd of people who have been swimming, boating and playing tennis during the day gather to hear a serious lecture in the evening...
...This same falsehood is being used in other backwoods sections is the belief of Congress people here, and wide publicity should be given to the fact in order to stamp out this Te...
...IJELP clinch the arguments * * of our speakers by selling The New Leader at all meetings...
...luild a Workers' and Farmers' VIovcment on the Political Field...
...The next morning Al Levy of the Bronx swore out a warrant and Al Helskin, Bronx attorney, stayed over in Albany to press the case...
...Socialists and non-Socialists agreed on a set of principles...
...Its police department is admittedly in the forefront among American cities as to efficiency and honesty...
...New York and Iowa both chose August 1,1 for their meeting.s...
...A recently returned grnest said: "They have the most wonderful dancers up there that you ever saw, but they don't do all the dancing...
...Talk of VIRA filled the air for some time, but there was no difference of opinion about it—everybody knew it offered labor a belter chance than labor has had for some lime to organize, im...
...New York Congress Builds for Future A LBANY.—Close to 200 delegates from all jKirts of New York State came to this city last Sunday at tlie call of Louis Waltlinan, nameil state convenor of the Continental Congress of Workers and i'armerS at its nation...
...conference in Washington...
...3. "Habits and Social Environment...
...Announcement of the new national edition of The New Leader evoked enthusi-:istic response from the delegates...
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...This, it would seem, is abun« dantly borne out by tl e experience of Milwaukee where, as you prob...
...It is a place where grouches are all forgotten...
...everybody also ¦iaw the dangers ahead for a /(omnolent or a credulous, a weak, t timid or n mercenary labor movement...
...Louis Wald-nan acted as chairman...
...Mysteriously Missing U/HAT may yet become another " Stelling case is the mystery over the disappearance . of Herr Leuschner, a German member of the governing body of the International Labor Qfflce in Geneva...
...In the morning sesi-ion Howard y. Williams of the League for ndependent Political Action spoke >n the problem of the farmers...
...Old Man T<'oul)le just never found it, and Mr...
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...A vote was taken amongst the delegates and they decided that they'd rather sleep at the Workmen's Circle hall which had been offered by the local comrades and where they did sleep...
...You have learned well the les.son that we all need to learn, that property and life must be made safe, and that no country should claim to be democratic, in a true sense, unless it has made certain of tho.se primary human possessions...
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...German Workers' Delegate on I.L.O...
...Sunday Sigmund Spaeth and the Gorodner Trio consisting of flute, cello, and piano, and August Claessens will be there all next week...
...The group will interest iiaeM not only in appearing in court in defense actions but in resisting or securing injunctions for unions, drawing up agreements, instituting writ proceedings, etc...
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...position above the control of the Hitler government...
...Ruild a Workers' and Farmers' Movement on the Economic Field...
...to make official approaches to the Hitler regime and if necessary to the League of Nations itself...
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...During the current week Algernon Lee, President of the Rand School, is delivering a series of lectures on "Wit and Humor in American Literature...
...Fault Finder never did check in...
...the waves dance, the leaves dance, and people's eyes and hearts dance...
Vol. 16 • August 1933 • No. 8
