July 28 Picnic Expected to Draw Over 25,000 Workers
July 28 Picnic Expected to Draw Over 25,000 Workers ALL indications point to a record-breaking: ' turnout for the annual Socialist Picnic which wfll open the New York Socialist campaign on...
...I hav.' no time to vyrite tneso epistles and th...
...Literature distribU' tion will start as soon as finances |>ermit, A mass meeting is scheduled in the Queens Labor Lyceum,'Friday, July 20th...
...I'iaiio Sliidi.....lie i1it(lit up...
...The fact that we did not raise more is due to many reasons, chief of which is economic...
...at K:l...
...The resolution does vol [ hind the members of the New York] Socialist organization but it is, o recommendiition to the party mcTn-' bers in the forthcoming refcren-dnm...
...lUertlon of liruiu-li ollii'rrs...
...They will incluc'c a soccer game between the Young Circle League and the Union Chy Soccer Club, both organizations affiliated with the Workers' Gymnastic and Sports Alliance...
...CAMP EDEN A letter from Jack Gorman of the 2nd A. D., Bronx Branch, who is spending his vacation at Camp Kden, d.'serves our attention here...
...let us all cooperate toward the end that we exceed al...
...A contest is being sponsored by the conference in order to obtain funds to fight fascism...
...Stuyvesant Heights Branch Holds Picnic The first social to be held in the new hea.lqdarters of the Stuyve-.sant Heights Branch (r>th-17th A.' D., Kings) will take place this Saturday night at 310 Sumner Ave., corner |tIpnroe St., Brooklyn...
...chair niHii, Harry UnliliiNoii: sixiilirrs...
...JolIV and Wlirn'd II...
...the June 22 order was filled only on July 2. I don't know where Comrade Thomas gets his authority to state that the calendar year is the only I basis to figure the membership...
...Washinfton Helchls Branch...
...Duffy Tour...
...A ('oilli-i elice and picnic of tlie S4H'lallS...
...frrtfmbtibh Department T Notes of Local N. Y. By Henry Fmcbtor UNITID SOCIALIST DRIVE 1 KE-EXAMINATION of the r* branch quotas and the amount] gut i» shows some cases of excel-tnt loyelty on the part of some, id (xtreme laxity on the part of fliers...
...New York's Party Membership By Jiilius Gerber I AM sorry that I have to ask you * that I have to ask you I'or a little spa'',' to correct (Comrade Thomai...
...The Ainalj;!:amated Branch in the ronx, up to date is a complete Isappointment...
...li:t(l SI...
...The 8th A. D., Bronx, a ramli usually responsive to all irty .ills, has sent in |30, which, ( course, is far, far below what c«n and probably will do...
...Illh 11...
...lISS I'reildent SI...
...was^.so conclusive that the N.py.C...
...Dlrrctlona: Kast Side Suliwiiy, Whitr fluins Tniln, lo aitSlli Slrrrt station, tlifiiee by liu« direct I) parli...
...ileriiian J. Ilnlin will act as coniiiiodiire, hIIIi John i:lll.soii, liusinesH aKent of llie HOilors' irllion, as vice collillloiiore...
...But where is it wrong to buy stamps in the first part of the year when it will in no way increase the standing of the state organization with a convention two years olf...
...We have been without dues stsmps since June 23, thoug* stamps were ordered on June 22 and 26...
...Delegate Martin 11...
...Nevt linilicli iiii-elinu 'i'liesdav, July 17, at iieudtiuar-\v\s...
...Yorli...
...spa^'e in The ,New r.eadi'iciiild lie iin«'il to much betlcr purpose...
...McetiiiK on July 11 III .'lOO I lisl Street, Ilrooklyn, for tlie iiili |)ONe of dlHcusNlllK llle Dei'lai'.-iliiol of 'riiii-iples and for iioiiiiiinlioii of can-didules...
...I can unde.-stand how there is »ome-j thing wrong in ordering large quantities of stamps in Deccinberi particularly before a national convention, as that increases representation and voting power in the convent,ion...
...If these 1,512 stamps and tiio exempt stamps for DecBmber were added to 19.13 it would more than wipe out the apparent loss of 216 ascribed to our state in the National officii report...
...I am glad Comrade Thomas credits Henry Fruchter wit)^doing everything to raise New York^ quota on the National Drive, but in his original article Comrade Thomas did not And fault with the person in charge of raising the fund but with those in control of the party in New York, Implying that we sabotaged the fund...
...The laial hHI leave the foot of Aiiilier.Hl Street '1 n.iii...
...Ilusiiiess iiirelInK and iioMiinatioiis for candidiiles, Moii-(hn...
...AuKust ClarnK'nii' "Tlic»« I I'lti-d Slates...
...Among the various features, a labor sports festival will be provided for the sport fans...
...Middlrburfh...
...Samuel H. Friedman has been suggested for the former and Herman Woacow for the latter by the Joint nominating committee...
...Street meetings are held regularly in different parts of the Nazi district...
...It is important to rush ( Drive with all our energy so as leave the field free for the piiiiK campaign...
...Down, iwn Brantii, Kings ("ounty, has ine ijuite well and I am grateII to the comrades there...
...Party iiieinliers wishing to li:ive one or more dozen of such eggs at the market price should leave their Halites and addresses wltli 1'he New Leader or Party Stale Oflice...
...OrKanixer DulTy coni' pieted his lour of the lliidsoii liiver secllon last week...
...BROOKLYN tlh-ITth A. D. Outdoor meeting Krlday iilgiit, llroadway and Monroe SI...
...so are the accommodations all around...
...Two ba8i4>all games will be played by Ix)cal 10, Cutters' Union, I.L.tJ.W.U., vs...
...Sacknvin St...
...President :i-.'i.'t'j:i...
...In addition to addresses by Charles Solomon, candidate for Governor, and Norman Thomas, candidal'- for United States Sen ator, other varied attractions are b«ing arranged for a nMst enjoy-al>l« day...
...More than 200 organizations, among them a greater runrber of trade unions than in many years past, as well as branches of the Socialist Party, branches of the Workmen's Circle, and other labor fraternal l>odies, have abv'ady secured large blocks of tickets...
...Spell recognition, too, must go to e Amalgamated Branch, Kings Minty, whose leading spirit is jmiiiii Grecnberg...
...Unlike somn states, New York does not pad, because of our pay-as-we-go method of buying stamps...
...If the capitalist system should collapse in a general chaos and confusion, which cannot permit of orderly procedure, the Snrialist Party, whether or not in such case it is a majority, will not shrink from the responsibility of organizing and maintaining a govcriment under the workers' rule...
...Kings...
...til A. I)., New Yorli...
...As a rule, particularly at tho end of the month, we are without stamps, the National oAire being ^ardy In sending them to us...
...I do challenge that statement of our meml)ership as given in the National office report for lU.'J.'t, and I will refresh Comrade Thomas' memory...
...The evidence I «ubmitte<l to the N.K.t...
...They the Socialists) will meet war and the detailed plans for war ijl-^ ready mapped out by the war-' making arms of the government by massed war resistance...
...Curlis'of Oiieoiila on "Aiiierica Must (ilioose," Durliitf the aflernooii session 111 prohleiiiH connected Willi tiie orxaiil-/fitioii ot tiie Socialist Pari) in the (loii-grissional District will lie taken up al ieiiKtii...
...July 28 Picnic Expected to Draw Over 25,000 Workers ALL indications point to a record-breaking: ' turnout for the annual Socialist Picnic which wfll open the New York Socialist campaign on Saturday, July 28, at Ulmer I'ark, Brooklyn...
...Comrade Thomas finds it wrong to order large (luantities of stamps in the beerinning of the year...
...Iteiir Moiiiitalii troiii ijullery Park, 'rickels in iidviiiice can l)e secured from S. (iolilstelii, (»r-g.liilzer...
...New York does not order .stamps but buys stamps as they are sold—and we buy small quantities at n time because of lack of funds...
...Prominent speakers-Y July 20th, with prominent speakers...
...Louis Anti-War Resolutions are still in force, now therefore be it Resolved, that the Socialist Party of the State of New York in con vention assembled expresses its strong dissent from the Declaration adopted at the Detroit convention, particularly the following provisions: | "They (the Socialists) will I loyally support, in the tragic j event of war, any of their comrades who for anti-war activities or refusal to perform war service ronie into conflict with public opinioii Of the law...
...At its mcitin|{ in January, 1934, I appeared before the N.K.t...
...with an idea of gelling a local cliiirtered al MIddielowii...
...It was supplemented by a\ later document recommended as a | auhstitntp Declaration, elsewhere referred to...
...There will be refreshments, games, dancing and general jolliflcation...
...Illh A. D. ICxeiMillve Cuininltlee meets TiK-s., July 1(1, at lionir of Coniiadf l''ii'iiaiiiili'r...
...Other features will include continuous dancing furni»he<l by Joe Cappi's WABC orchestra, as well as an all-star concert, movies, and other amusements...
...I am sure that both Comrades Gerber and Thomas arc primarily interested in making it a huge success...
...He at last admits that as far as the party machinery is concerned we are (Itiing all we can...
...The controversy which is engaging the attention of some of our leaders a.* to the relative success or failure of the Drive in New York is of interest to us here only in the measure in which the Drive receives stimulation...
...ami protested against that reiMirt, and 1 presented leiaMs and telcKrams showing that the State .Secretary of New York had ordered from the .National oflice and jiaid for in Dccembe.', lii.'i.'i, for 708 rcgulni' and 744 dual stamps, or a total of l,f)12 duos stalnps which the National oflice, f(rt- some reason, did not send us until January, 1!);I4, >and with whi(!h we were not credited in December, Ht.'l...
...Itesides, as 1 said in my last letter...
...On the basis of the last I'ull year H).3.'l, in the official report of the National office, not challenged by New York, the state showed a loss of 21(1 members us compared with 19.12...
...New Yorl^'s record of the first four months of l!Kt4 is encouraging, but the habit of order, ing dues stamps in quantities early in the year makes prediction for the whole year impossible...
...District to Nominate on Monday A joint meeting of the 10th Congres'<ional District Branches (&th, 6tn and 28rd A. D.) King^ will be held Monday ni^ht at the BrowRsvilW Labor -Lyeeam, 'S19...
...Oandidatoet for Congress and State Senate will be nominated...
...nic branches in Queens County redone splendidly...
...I We have raised up to date over IfiOO...
...Disins-siiin ot Dft-liirHtioii nf rrliiei|ilea M<in-dav, July V; .Hiix Uelsuii and Charles SoloiiKiii...
...Outing Im 'Itu.h'I Hrooli (111 Sunday, July 8lh...
...Ridgewood Anti-Nazi Work The Labor Conference to Combat Hitlerism in Ridgewood reports progress...
...The Astoria branch, nnyiide and Flushing, branches members enjoying no unusual iterial well-being, have re-ondcd in an extraordinary nieas-t...
...some of them ually going beyond their (luota lipiations...
...We often have to writp and telegraph before the National oflice sends us stamps...
...11th Ciincreaslonal District I'lrnir...
...IHIh A. U. Hranch 1. Iluni ride on Sunda>, .Inly Ntli^ on S.K...
...Ifraiiili norni-Haled ,1 Ilk Allinan for Assembly at the last meeting, held Monday al the Brownsville Labor Lyceum, lie was llii' iiMiifiiiiKiliu rluiic'o of the conn i.des...
...their expectations...
...Brooklyn...
...but when we figure increases or decreases, any period will do, provided that during that period there Is no padding...
...Open Koruni, July Kill, 8;:«), at lira<li|narirrs...
...A personal canvass in each district might result in a speedy' raising <f the branch quota...
...I am having a splendid time here and the place is a paradise of beauty and charm...
...I.ociil lliill'alo w III hold a hoal trip down NiiiK'irii Hiver to (iniliil isiiind Siiiida.N, July Ti...
...and Socialist sympathizers of Delaware, Chenanxo, Otsego anil llrooiiie countlea is to i)e iield at tile farm home of rierre DeNio...
...Party Notes city B»calU* CaMaltUt will mrel »t Cll'jr Central OmmIMm will mfet WHiirs<l«>, July 18th, al 8:30, Omnliers »|| PrsBscandlati MMtinc .Muyimrit krrugrr wifl uitdresa our iii-iil niretiiiK Monday, July »tli, at 6 p. m., ill Itooiii 508, 7 Rust ISth Street...
...He says, in part: "Your remarks about Camp Eden do not do the camp justice...
...In addition, I proved in my last letter, that New York has the smallest percetotag^ in exempt stamps...
...over $<!.') was Du^lit in to the credit of this llicli...
...nd be it further Resolved, that we urge the party members throughout the state and in the country at large to vote in the referendum against the proposed Declaration of Principles...
...I would strongly {e all bvj.nch officers to go over » list of their members and Mii'li a personal drive among such who do not visit braiich meetings...
...The Slate Oflice e*-pei Is to assJKii liini to (IrniiKe County tiexl...
...They bad nownere and only crente bad feeling...
...I therefore consider it necessary and Important to rttrrrrt these eridncoiiH stalcrni nls...
...New York State HulTalu...
...The 2.';rd A. I...
...The calendar year niay be good for fiscal reasons, or^ for purposes of representation...
...I dislike to mention the rsiiches which have as yet sent I either lO^donation at all or one f luglil^ amount...
...I don't know the reason, but such has been our experience...
...I am ad^vising all my friends to come out here...
...12th A. I)., KinKs...
...On the basis of tickets sold already, based upon returns in past years, there should be upwards of 25,000 gathered for the opening of the canipiiign of New York's standard bearers of the Socialist F^arty...
...ilpisier of l.6cal Huffalo, who ruiiH.a ;hliken and egg farm at Ahlrii, Krie County, pledged as his rontrihntloii a crate of eggs...
...to open 10 u.ni wllh a short address hy lllldred X. IVek...
...This is necessary to keep the record straight...
...One ciintrlhulion was iiiude at llie State txiiiveiitioii liaii-quet wiiicli is unique...
...Merle A. Wilson will folldw witli nil Address on the sllhject of "I'nein-piovlliellt ¦' and the IllornlllK session will coiiciiide Willi an address hy Lewis Ii...
...unanimously (including Comrade Thomas) decided to give New York credit for these stamps in December, 19.1.1, and even increased New York's representation in the national convention by one delegate...
...T'le .same is true of the orniriKside Heights branch, the illatfi^ branch and the 16th A. D., ingB...
...Ilranoh ineetiiw next Monday, July 9th...
...It (the Socialist Party unhesitatingly applies itself to the task of replacing the bogus democracy of capitalist parliamentarianism by a genuine workers' democracy...
...Then tThe New York membership would show an even larger percentage of increase than it does now...
...Illh A. U...
...2nd A. I...
...ilock lllfl, Delaware ('.i>uiit\, next SiindHv...
...Organizations can still secure tickets on a profitable arrangement by communicating with the Picnic Committeo at 7 East 15th Street...
...Surely, with a considerable mbcr of branches still to be ird from we ought to raise at It $300 within a comparatively irt time...
...Perhaps if we were to give exempt stamps promincuously and Willi lut cufitrul (and there is a tendency by certain members to use nothing but exempt stamps) we could use 25%,^or a larger percentage of exempt stamps...
...the Cloak and Die.ss Teamsters' Local 102, I.L.O.W.n., and a second game between tho Vesa Athletic Cluib and the R. V. Deba Baseball Club...
...New York Socialists Oppose Detroit Declaration The fnllowing retmlution was riirricd by the New York state con-reiitioii 1)1/ a vote of 10 to 4.'t, representing a membership of 2,026[/2 to \,05-i...
...lOlh G>ngr...
...2II!I I llcii Ave., Ilrooklyn...
...Wh» Wants Eiis...
...Kerr...
...at our new liead-(luiiiters...
...Wiiliiii M. I'l-itfi'iiliitiiin niis iKiniiiiuleil lor llic Asseiiilily :it ii neii-rral iiieiidicrshlp iiieellntl Mondiiy iilxhl...
...But we are not interested in fictitious increases and we have tried to control the issuance of exempt stamps as much as possible...
...MANHATTAN / Upp«r Wr«t Sid* (100 Wist 721x1 St...
...Tho food being served is excellent...
...My attention I been called to the fact that ly fi'W large donations have come fnjm individual members and Bpathizcis...
...and I am publicly rgiiiK the members and <)tticer.f »huiry up and fall in line...
...Comrade Thomas in The New Leader of June .10, in answer to my letter printed in the same issue, says: "As to party mcml)ership, ^he fair basis of comparison is by the year...
...nevertheless iwnpllil listing of amounts do-»ttd mil have to /be published py soon...
...Whereas, the Socialist Party of the State of New York is a social democratic party, and Whereas, the recent national convention of the Socialist Party at Detroit, Michigan, adopted a Declaration • of Principles which, in some of its features, is in conflict with the principles and tactics of social democracy, and Whereas, the Declaration ofj Principles adopted in 1924 and the St...
...noiiiliiatlng eoninilttre will reiMirl...
...Nicholas Ave...
...A ioral was orKniiizeil at Middiehiirgli, Schoharie ('.oiinly, a few da.vs' lief ore the Slate ('oiiveiitlon...
...Proceeds from admissions wjll go to the rent and united drive fund...
...I am sorry that I have to take this space, but I consider it necessary because there Is a tendency in certain quarters and among some comrades to belittle New York, and they never pass up an opportunity to find fault with New York (maybe because they love us so much...
Vol. 17 • July 1934 • No. 27
