Lawyers Explain Rights of Citizens in Political Propaganda in New York City
Lawyers Explain Rights of Citizens in Political Propaganda in New York City By the Socialist Lawyer*' Ass'n. IN New York City, person* dis* tributing political literature are often harrassed....
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...The specific demands of the union are: Recognition of the union, reduction of the bad cigar penalty, and reinstatement of workers discharged for union activity...
...789 Elsmcrr Place, 7th A. I...
...S. The Millwood Branch has redoubted Its activity since moving to new headquarters, August Claessens spoke to an audience of about 1711 last Sunday evening...
...When called upon to testify against the Socialist leaders, Korbel turned pale and stammered in the presence of the men he had betrayed...
...free...
...Lecture in the spacious auditorium of...
...Arrests have also been made of persons distributing non-commercial literature on the ground that such conduct constitutes disorderly conduct tending to a breach of the peace under that Very broad subdivision 2 of Section 722 of the Penal Law, to wit: "Acts in sucM a way as to annoy,' disturb, interfere with,-obstruct or be offensive to others...
...Moiiilugsldr Heights Branch...
...Hand School...
...April S. Arrangements made for circulation of .'.MOM petitions beginning week of April 1.1...
...Efforts by the judge aad the State's attorney to hold him to his former voluminous accusations were of no avail...
...Weiss is the director,' has instituted a Tuesday evening educational program...
...The conduct of these policemen most not be permitted to go unchallenged since civil liberties and ! constitutional guarantees would '< come to depend upon the whim | and caprice of the antagonistic I patrolman...
...Augusta Solomon la rondscliiix a class on Parliamentary pro cednrr...
...W. H. Ernst, Cigarmakers' Union j Local 346 is on strike against inI tolerable working conditions at the Finck Cigar Co...
...APRIL 14 Manhattan John Lrwine "Socialism and l!tf A.urrloan rendition...
...Once again, labor is penalized for having been too efficient and productive, while an industary that is1 altogether heartless in its dealing .with labor refuses .to set forth any program to prevent these periods of recurring curtailment and wageslashing...
...MANHATTAN 4th A.I...
...APRIL IS Manhattan Dr...
...the limitations which restrain I the action of kings and governors are but ropes of sand to a New .York policeman...
...ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Fifty-five delegates, representing the Workmen's Circle, the Unemployment League, the Central Trades and Labor Council and the Socialist Party met here Friday to begin plans for May Day activities here...
...0th A.I)., 1ST Tompkins Avr...
...attended...
...756, holds that such distribution, orderly otherwise, does not constitute disorderly conduct...
...There is one notable exception—an ordinance (Chapter 17...
...Admission by red card...
...Bronx l>aboi Center 8-4-5, 8U9 Westchester Ave...
...is the time set for the mass demonstration in front of fluCity Hall...
...We have reached a point where something better than quack doctoring has got to be done about this industry whose workers are on the mudsills of our economic structure...
...Julio* L'asanskr—"Socialism and War...
...Many applications for mend . rship have been received in the past week as a result...
...Korbel...
...Subject: "Munitions Investigation...
...IHXyTday celebrations arranged in big cities Socialists of the United States have been requested by the party's national committee to center their May Day demonstrations around agitation for the 30-hour week, with no reduction in pay...
...Green to :iw astkuutl convention of the Workers' Alliance in Washington last month, stating that he would orre cooperation to "preserve and maintain wage standards, hoars sad conditions of employment upon public works and public relief srsjsctr...
...Non-union pickets are not allowed and we are not quite strong enough to start a fight on the is* sue...
...He said it was not true there had been any question of revolution, but plans for armed resistance, if they had existed, had always been coupled with the proviso that this was only to be offered against a government that violated the Constitution...
...interferred with and annoyed by policemen...
...The mills say they cannot maintain the 'increased wage scales' unless they can now shut ddwn a part of their • operations to stop production...
...Bronx...
...The Workers' Committee will also participate...
...et-al...
...The courts, the legislature and the Constitution of the State of New York have established the right of persons to distribute political literature...
...Tentative plans for raisin* funds discussed May 11 at II a.m...
...Patternmakers Launch Organization Drive In New York City 4 ¦ A mass meeting of the Dress Patternmakers' Union, Local 31, I.L.G.W.U., April 2nd, at the Hotel Delano...
...Many cigar stands are returning Finck cigars or taking them off their counters...
...A committee has been appointed to contact other A. F. of L. groups to ask their participation...
...twenty years...
...Since then, he has refused and ignored all attempts to the workers to discuss anything...
...Arkansas Tightens "Sedition" Law ¦ ITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The Ark*"* ansas House has passed a bill "to prescribe punishment for circulating seditious literature" by a vote of 6,3 to 22...
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...This class starts 1 z3...
...MILWAUKEE.—The local Trades Council has unanimously accepted an invitation from the Socialist Party to take part in a joint May Day rally...
...The judge ordered the accused to stand up one by one and each man he had betrayed looked Korbel between the eyes while the man stammered something about "an automobile accident, concussion, loss of memory...
...9.1 Ave...
...AmalicamaLed Cooperative Hranch, 84 Van Ci.i tlnndt Park South...
...Guest speaker: Eleanor lirannon...
...The measure, if accepted by the state Senate, will prevent the circulation of papers, cartoons or printed matter designed to attack the government...
...PATIENCE THAT LEADS TO STARVATION IS NO WW - MclUHON Shortened Hours in Mill i. Operation, He Asserts, Mean 25 Per Cent Cut m Pay < ' "What the curtailment order fof i the cotton textile industry means is a 30-hour week with a 25 per cent cut in pay and if that is justice for the textile workers then we ask the Recovery Board to explain it," said the United Textile Workers of "America in a statement issued by President Thomas F. McMahon, denouncing as an "outrage" the official order of Nations 1 Industrial Relations Board for a three-months period of curtailment...
...Expressing alarm over present conditions among tenants in eastern Arkansas, Ivy Crawford of Mississippi county urged adoption of the bill during debate...
...Cooperation of Socialists and trade unionists has been previously reported from Cleveland and Philadelphia...
...4th Street...
...BRONX Lower 6th A.II...
...They are raing to stick it out till they win...
...April 16, 1 iM p.m...
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...Workers Ask Hearing "More than that, whereas it has been the general understanding since the Winant Board made its report last fall that there would be an open hearing for the whole industry before NRA, this latest order today tells us we may have a hearing 'if small delegations from both sides make it appear 'desirable.' We hesitate to say it, but to us this looks like a breach of faith somewhere...
...The Appellate Court in the case of Peaam vs-'Wack...
...P. About 12T...
...WEDNESDAY...
...IS* Miser S«7 241 N. Y. Supp...
...Fairmont Athletic Club vs...
...108 West 43rd Street, New York City, launched a campaign for the organization of the trade...
...An invitation was extended to all dress patternmakers in New York City to join...
...SMI West 12.1th St...
...The kind of patience that leads to starvation has no virtue of which textile workers are aware...
...Local trade union, fraternal snd social organizations will be ill vine for discussions regarding participation...
...Ernst and others active in the \ strike...
...KANSAS CITY, Kans.—The local May Day rally will be joined by about twenty-five trade union locals...
...An occasional arrest may be made, but a conviction will never be sustained by our higher courts...
...Credentials will be sent b* the Workers' Alliance to its loaiignttn as an identification to thg^yjC at Ia bodies...
...Let us say that not for many months has an official order been based upon stranger 'promises or contained stranger language...
...Samuel lie Witt win be the speaker...
...Maoference follows the sendmraf a telegram by Mr...
...liM p.m...
...Jamaica Branch, 9218 New York Blvd...
...Basis for Order Unsound "Let us ask the board how long they think textile workers can or will stand such treatment and such fruitless efforts to 'cure' what is so wrong in the industry that nothing short of drastic and properly conceived efforts ever will effect a cure...
...Aditional reports: CAMDEN, N. J. — Six trade unions, all local organizations of the unemployed and the Socialist Party, are joining in this year's South Jersey May Day demonstrations...
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...the newly opened Flat hush Cultural Center, 1719 Ave...
...This all-girl union is handicapped by lack of money, but they are going at it with a fine spirit and solidarity and with support from the general public they will make the Finck Cigar Co...
...Watch The New Leader for further announcements...
...If curtailment is a remedy, then why did not that curtailment effect the cure...
...Bingham, 61 Misc...
...It would be a dangerous and un-American thing to sustain an interpretation of a city ordinance which would prohibit the free distribution by a body of citizens of a pamphlet setting forth their views...
...Monday, April l"i...
...We call attention to tlje fact that there was a curtailment last fall prior to the national strike, added to which the strike almost completely stopped all production for four weeks...
...Amalgamated House...
...i These cases make it clear that the conduct of the police in interfering: with the distribution of political literature is in defiance of the law...
...Socialists of San Antonio are active In the strike in •many ways...
...This speculative discussion of a hearing is contained in a resolution by NIRB accompanying the order...
...In the language of court: . . the defendants were well within their rights in distributing the circulars in question...
...Is stilt conducting • class, led by Esther Friedman on Stuart Chas"'s "The Tragedy of Waste," In addition, Mrs...
...The bill provides for punishment for encouraging "any person to commit an overt act with a view of bringing the government into public hatred or contempt...
...May Day itself was originated in 1886 by the American Federation of Labor, who called demon* strations for that day for the 8hour day...
...At the conclusion, Mr...
...KINGS Flatbash ( ultuasl (enter held its uousewaroiing lasnquet on April • at 1719 Ave...
...Seciton 13, of the Ordinances of the City of New York) which prohibits the distribution of all ¦ circulars within any park or parkstreet...
...in or upon any street or public place...
...Branch Executive (.on i mi tin Will meet at liradquartr ra next rue-day evening at k :3m...
...This strike is an aftermath of a more or less spontaneous strike against similar conditions in August 1933, when the union was organized...
...THURSDAY...
...J.ml Snyder Avenue...
...20Oa SevcnthAv...
...Plans tor the May 1st demonstration will be considered...
...P, on Wednc-.day at 2:3a...
...This proposal will be pieced before the executive council at its next meeting...
...They (the police) seem to imagine that because they are po' lice officials they are free from all constitutional restraint...
...Lectures listed below ire under the auspices of Education Committee of Socialist Party...
...unless itherwise stated...
...1 lirKra Branch, WEVD Studio...
...Matthew M. Levy, the demands of the union, and Phillip Kapp on the cooperation of the Joint Board and the other crafts of the industry...
...Frequently, arrests made or summonses issued...
...We ask reopening of the entire code and we agree that if this is not done then we shall be satisfied to have the President impose a code as he did in the cotton garment industry...
...The Appellate Court considering this ordinance in the case of People vs...
...held that it applies to commercial literature only and not literature of a political nature...
...Its-national .'eaaVanrterK are Room G09, Commerce Building, Milwaukee, Wis., and the national secretary is Paul A. Rasmussen...
...He retracted his...
...Qaeens Me I os Most—"The Nature of Fascism...
...SUNDAY...
...The whole thing is a crazy quilt...
...133, 191 N. Y. Supp...
...The meeting was exceptionally well attended...
...Party Notes New York City Won ens Conference Against Hiirh Cast of Living...
...cigar makers fight san antonio bosses By William Plampin CAN ANTONIO, Tex.—Under the *** courageous leadership of Mrs...
...Constant moisture I caused a let of sickness...
...4-1 Ith A.».e24l So...
...Sanitary conditions were improved ! and, the weighing system changed, but Finck refused to reinstate Mrs...
...SPY BREAKS DOWN FACING SOCIALISTS IN AUSTRIAN TRIAL VIENNA.—The clerical fascist government has received a shock in its prosecution of 21 leaders of the Socialist Defense Corps for their part in the fight against fascism a year ago last February...
...The Socialists are charged ¦ with high treason and the prosecution relied mainly on- the police spy...
...For further notice rend The New Leader...
...The contention has been made that sueh distribution molests pedestrians...
...The police warn distributors that hand, ing out handbills, leaflets, etc., constitutes a violation of law...
...This position, however, is not supported by our courts...
...Johnson, et al„ 117 Misc...
...Printed reports of the detailed activities ol our branch during the last year will be limited to sympathizers and comrades for propaganda mtrpnSrs...
...APRIL IS Brans David |. Ash*—"Ulmr and the l.aw...
...A mass meeting is planned lor the Centre Hi coniuttctlon with the large conference on the Itieh Cost of Living...
...The result was a large number of new members...
...urginc the closest colanifinn with the units of the Workers' Alliance on the above quesuoe...
...and methods by afcfch anion standards might be ggjjtsjjad in the new works proaass...
...a decent place to work in...
...Women's Unit, Mldwaod-Brichtaa Mr, holding its meetings at the Klatbuah Cultural Center, 1719 Ave...
...Those convicted will .be imprisoned for from five to...
...previous declarations about the guilt of the individuals accused and asserted he could not say whether or not they had attended the January conference at which the methods for dealing with an anticipated attempt by the fieimwehr to overthrow the republic were discussed...
...Thousands of Well-Dressed Men to Greet Palm Sunday Wearing Crawford Clothes Because New York's largest clothing chain — the Crawford Clothing Company—is offering the greatest values ic its entire history', thousands of men have made their way to the firm's many retail stores, seeking the 4118.75 clothes which have been valued by the industry at $40, $50 and $60...
...The Unit Is helping the Service Men's strike at Brighton Beach...
...tiooai union of unemployed and relief workers with some 460,000 •tubers in 26 states...
...Tuesday...
...The New Leader widely d istii bulcd...
...I hold that the ordinance in question was never intended to prevent the lawful distribution of anything ether than commercial and business matter...
...but in reality, it was a shower and,the girls had to use i umbrellas...
...The Educational Committee of which Mrs...
...21st A.D., Colby Academy...
...will speak on Social Insurance In the I...
...In five months the disease has came back upon us and again our people face the misery of a slash of onefourth off of their already miserably inadequate wages...
...At that time there was a device in the factory designed to keep the atmosphere damp for "the tobacco...
...QUEENS Astoria (:j*-:;2 Sl-Lrway St...
...Auspices,Midwood It nnrh lectures start promptly at '.I p.m...
...To hold otherwise would be contrary to Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution of the State of New York which provides that: "Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, . . . and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press...
...19-21*1 A.IK...
...The speakers were the local's officers and August CUessens, who stressed the need for union...
...The continuation committee met Saturday...
...Hranch meeting-Tuesday . April 18, at 1638 East 172nd Street...
...An enroll-d voters- meeting will lie held at the headquarters on Tuesday, April 16, *-:t» p.m...
...The company was, also short-weighing the -giri8.-»s» y in...
...Brooklyn Was...
...of L to Work fitb Workers'Affiance 0§ Present Wage Scales pjajyj for cooperation between tie American Federation of Labor jsstbt Workers' Alliance of Amer4S acre announced as "on Ahe by David Leaser, chairman of (he Workers' Alliance, following jjgference last week at Washingtaveith William Green, President d ae A. F. of L. baa interview, at which Frank *anjgr, chairman of the People's sjpioyment League of Marya ¦ member of the national (¦jetnve board of the Workers' Ajfisnce, also took part, the quesrjaj of wages, hours of labor and MpjBjomv of employment on public oaks snd public relief projects est djofiiirrrl...
...The canvass of enrolled Socialist voters brought several prospects for membership...
...Tbe Workers' Alliance is a na...
...We are (lunkrul to I. Minkoff for the Splendid talk he delivered' last Week...
...Karlia—>'Can There Be a fnited Front...
...It Brooklyn Aajtnst Claessens—"Our Social lleri uitse -the Acceleration at Intellectual '.Proarea*.*' Fourth in a scries of live Sunday itiuhl lectures on Heredity and Ivnvironment...
...On April UX Irtrui Rittenhoune, formerly wiih the Conunrittr.» of Economic Security of Washington, 1...
...A proposal by the Workers' Alliance that a joint campaign be started with the A. F. of L. to organize 3,500,000 relief workers to be employed in the new works > program, met with favorable re; sponse by President Green, said Lasser...
...Simon Btrlia - ••Immondities ol the Capitalist System...
...Generally, the conduct of the police in interfering with well defined civil rights is based upon Chapter 22, Section 15, of the Ordinances of the City of New York which provides that "no person shall throw, cast of' distribute . . . any handbill, circular...
...APRIL 1* Manhattan Bela l,aw—"Social ism, t'topia and Scientific...
...A special meeting of ..the Central Trades and Labor Council will be held Thursday to guide the 30-hour week demonstration...
...Wednesday and Thursday no classes on account of Caste r holidays...
...For party members only...
...Slovit—•'Socialized Medicine...
...Use this effective weapon for deucation, agitation and propaganda undaunted by illegal police action...
...LECTURE CALENDAR (All Ice I u res begin at 8:30 p.m...
...With the aid of the Jewish Downtown Branch, we are attempting to araalll11¦ a live Falcon group...
...Louis P. Goldberg—"Functions or Socialists In Trade I'nlons...
...On April 16, l-aogdon Post will speak on the Housing situation...
...Green anjounced that he would send a let...
...We want the whole truth to come forth and in public and nothing less will satisfy us...
...A collection was made tor the strikers and food la being ¦ou.ribiiled continually...
...We also received .to subscriptions for The New Leader...
...Subject: "Munitions Investigation...
...Sedition" under the bill will be a felony...
...Mr to all central labor bodies and stste federations of labor of the A. F. of I...
...Headers of The New Lender understand the Importance of this demonstration...
...Bran i Wm.M.Feigen baa as - "Workers Abroad...
...The Labor Board took away his Blue Eagle last September for failure to reemploy the union leadera...
...That looks to us like inverted economies...
...This strike was partially won...
...The ranks of well-dressed men who filled the Crawford stores...
...who was arrested a few days before the fighting, together with the accused...
...APRIL 17 Manhattan Max Delaon— C. A. Gerber— Francis Henson—I oruni- "Buffalo N. E. C. Medina...
...We are told curtailment is needed because of 'inadequate consumer demand,' so that if the public doesn't buy enough we must quit our jobs...
...New leader subscriptions ure being wdlcrled...
...TUESDAY...
...Sunday forums are growing in popularity...
...His comment on tenant conditions follows organization in Poinsett, Mississippi and Crittenden counties of the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union, members of which have been recently involved in several disturbances...
...As ' a counter to that pro position we are filing formal request for an open hearing...
...Practical Problems Class...
Vol. 18 • April 1935 • No. 15
