Joseph Schlossberg, at Sixty, Typifies Noblest Labor Ideals
Klein, Gertrude Weil
Joseph Schlossberg, at Sixty, Typifies Noblest Labor Ideals By Gertrude Weil Klein s°aw8 not cease from mental fight, ¦ Nor shall my tieord sleep in my hand, f& «e have built Jerusalem la...
...A new social order must come if civilization is to survive...
...Perhaps it was sufficient in those days for a labor leader to be a pure and simple trade unionist...
...Tnoo__8:15 p.m...
...M. Kitzcliarles...
...group has already held Its organization meeting in our new headquarters under the leadership of Al Shapiro and Sum Pollack...
...E. A. Ott, Trevor Teele, Cliapin Perry, Arbutus Whipple, John Heed, Orpha I.ee, Hugh Cliaffin...
...8:13, Royal Dutch Traveler, lleudrik de Lecifw ; 10...
...the usual intermediary profits...
...Crawford Clothes, $18.75...
...T. Oliver...
...7th A.D.— Special meeting, 789 Elsmere i'l...
...But it seems to me that today Sam Gompers himself "would stand alongside of Sehlossberg and call him Comrade...
...But it has its quota of Joseph Schlossbergs at the helm, quiet men whose pictures do not make the newspapers, but whose influence, even upon those who have lost their boyhood enthusiasm and fire, is immeasurable...
...M. Feisenbanm—"The British Labor Party...
...tions and in social legislation...
...Thorns* appealed, amidst cheering, for « big turn-out in the May Day det...
...Tuesday, May 7th, 1.30 p. m., Amalgamated Houses...
...8:30 p. m., 788 Elsmere Place, Bronx— "Women Up to Now and Women Under Socialism...
...The spread of the insidious and terrible poison of emo Joseph Sehlossberg' racketeering into all manner - of enterprises in our country has made it more than ever important that the labor movement cherishes not only its integrity but its social idealism, There is not always a great deal of difference between the astute, sophisticated, efficient labor leader and his opponent, the able business man...
...Crawford recently announced that business, during a two-month period just passed was more than double that of the same period last year...
...Many years ago Gompers said that the philosophy of the labor movement was to have no philosophy, and the labor movement as a whole has pretty closely followed in his footsteps...
...Wednesday, 1:30, Bensonhurst, 6618 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn— "Municipal Socialism...
...Union, and J. Mendelowttz, orgaf* iser, who was chairman...
...The conference called by President William Green of the International officers and the leaders of the central-and state labor bodies to mobilize organized labor behind the Federal tion's national legislative program including the enactment of the Wagner-Connery Labor Disputes Bill and the Black-Connery ThirtyHour Work-Week Bill, shows how keenly aware responsible leaders have become of tile necessity sf pohucai itttion in the interest at _________" Women's Committee Activities ' The following are the activities of the Socialist Party's Women's Committee ior the forthcoming week: Class in Practical Political Problems...
...William M. Feigenbaum—"Municipal Socialism...
...Wed__8:30 p.m., Charlotte Tonliazy...
...I0:1">, University of the Air, Current Scene in Washington...
...Chelsea lirancli, W I.VI) studios...
...10:30, "Processional," drama by the Theatre t'uion...
...Furthermore, the tremendous I volume enjoyed by Crawford permits the smallest per-garment profit in the industry and commands great price concessions in the open markets...
...10, League Tor Industrial Democracy Presentation, sketch...
...Speaker, Esther Friedman...
...10:45, Forbes and Kroll...
...Thars.—8:1a p.m...
...and who remained, if they in, bruised and buffeted and SsOsd-—but steadied...
...The direct relation of government to labor and to industry is now fully recognized by the American' Federation of Labor...
...8:30, Siginund Spaeth...
...Tee Unemployment Insurance law represents a distinct gain in the field of enlightened social legislation...
...This meeting was very encouraging and we urge all party members in the district to scud their children to the next meeting Friday evening...
...Sdasssaejg, in turn, told the j Mayjst, that should he some day , eutaWthe White" House, he would arsia eargratulate his friend, but he weald again have to give him tat same answer to the same question...
...The speaker.-, in addition to Waldman, were Norman Thomas, who was warmly applauded as he declared tljat with the breakdown of NRA "the fight is ;u.-t beginning...
...I hope that what I lack through being an "outsider" and sa ordinary worker in the ranks wiS be forgiven me because of the eery special feeling of gratitude which I, and people like me, feel...
...And men are taking full advantage of the wonderful savings offered by New York's Largest Clothing Chain...
...Brother Schlossberg, to you the grateful felicitations of every Socialist...
...Seating capacity limited to 120...
...May 5, under the auspices of the Midwood Branch at the llatbush Cultural Center, 1719 Ave...
...Wp, of course, am not one of those ¦eso was there back in those early lad glorious days which made 'amalgamated history, so that in a tense perhaps I am not the proper person to be writing this, appreciation...
...Cinema directors, like Eiscnstein, I'udovk'm and Dovchenko, have testified that it was only after seeing "Chapayev" for the fifth and sixth time that they could view it with sufficient detachment to appraise its technical aspects...
...81 Van CourUaudt Park So...
...And, since Crawford Clothes deliver all that can be asked of fine clothes, they wear them and pocket the difference...
...The few speeches want brief and quiet and comfWffM overshadowed by the music of tat vocal and instrumental ¦ -jjjfi,j Hillman, General PresiMtM the Amalgamated Clothing Werfcers...
...It is a widely circulated and absolutely true statement which reads, "Crawford Clothes feature S40 to $50 fabrics, style and work manehip...
...z 1 'a i"--.'"-' BRONX lower fth A.D.—Brawn lurrthig Tuesday, May 7, 1638 E. 172nd St...
...Fri.—3:30 p.m...
...I. H. Goldberg, organiser of Local 24...
...Just because a man has money," they appear to reason, "is no excuse for throwing it around haphazardly...
...10:30, Gotham Male Uuartet...
...Perhaps it was better ^for the fledgling organizations that its leaders -were hard-headed, shrewd, courageous and honest as most of them were, and are...
...violin...
...Anton Vyskoril, Gustave Lokkt-u and 11...
...unless <7th,r« is,- specified...
...MANHATTAN 4th A. D.—Branch will meet Tuesday evening at 8:30...
...Chapayev," the Talkie That Goes Silent Chapayev, the famous Russian talking picture with English superimposed titles, which had a phenomeal run of f«wr months on Broadway, and which will open for its first New Jersey showing at the Little Theatre, 562 Broad Street, Newark, on Saturday, May 4, is noted in the cinema world as the only picture which deliberately goes silent at its most important moment...
...Lectures listed below are under the auspices of Education Committee of Socialist Party...
...3 p. m., Class in Public Speaking, Rand School...
...MAY ( Manhattan Gears* H. Coebel...
...This i> not only true in New York City, but in every other city in which Crawford Clothes are sold...
...The enactment of anti-injunctidh laws in New York is another achievement of which organize...
...3 p. m., Midwood, 1719 Avenue P. Class in Tragedy of Waste...
...10, Symposium...
...For Sehlossberg, as he told HjPltayor and the audience at ilpen Hall, is first and always a jHpalist, and no ties of friendship, |a»ioyalties of any kind, are above Hp devotion to the Socialist ideal...
...Monday, May 6th, 1:3D p. m., 7 E. 15th Street...
...1:30, Rand School—Class in Social and Political Revolutions...
...P. Subject, Primaly Groups and KnviroiinienLs: The Organization of Personality and Attitudes...
...The labor movement once had "walking delegates," men who walked and organized...
...Indeed...
...LaGuardia, whs was with Sehlossberg and the other pioneers in the early days of the straggles of the tailors, laughingly told the audience that when at was elected Mayor, Sehlossberg congratulated his old friend...
...Blake wrote of Aaerica at the time our country MjriOved liberty and freedom, but -as o « P u ¦ ^^^^^ jadi jam s u o j BHHj « ft aSp»MM>u3J ¦p^^^^Hk j« n i ui o q m ' m pat m o u j| aTflg 'J^L aOsa»*t -lan-i} WMSm « p u k a^i* ¦ '*~3m^^r pa **ux oq* n ^^^^^ Ijj'iuaai a a o a ¦N' * 1 *•*}*• i »»* u! *• w- «•***¦ jam iliu beacon that for the sdncTement of this Jerusalem, the sjnkJeophy of Socialism is a neces{ety corrollary...
...William E. Bofan—"Medicine Men of the Depression...
...2 piano team...
...Organized labor in general afls the Millinery Workers* Union fh particular," Waldman said, "may well celebrate the achievements of the trade-union movement in raising the standards of living of taw workers in the organized industries and indirectly of hundreds of thousands of workers in industries nit yet organized...
...talk...
...Yorkvllle Branch, 211 Last 84th Street...
...Brooklyn Henry Kruchler— "\\ ill a Labor Party Develop in the L. S...
...Mm.—» a.m., "Starting the Day Bight," Jacob S. List: 3:3» p.m...
...10:15, "The National Eabor Scenc," University of the Air...
...Thursday, 1:30, Brownsville, 92 Livonia Ave.—Municipal Socialism...
...By turning all vital services into public services ana by socializing credit, transportation, trade and basic industries, the nation could bring to the American people economic security and social justice...
...And there is sometimes a dangerously thin line between the "pure and simple business union" and a racket...
...0:15, Jennie Moscowitz, sketch...
...The big stage was bedecked with over 40 great wreaths from locals and shops, and 50 telegrams were read from important trade union and Socialist officials...
...In the broader field of social legislation, the trade-union movfe ment, aided by the progressive aal Socialist groups, has likewise scored important victories...
...Capitalist civilization based upon the profit system cannot and wiB not solve the social and economic problems' of our time...
...MAY 7 Manhattan Algernon Lee—"Socialism ami What It Stands For...
...Aaron Leveiiatein— "Tile forty Situation...
...Then Crawford aells every Crawford garment in Crawford ownedanti-operated stores, which eliminate...
...Socialist Party History and Organization" at .030 Bainbridge Ave., near 206 St., Tuesday, May 7. Meeting of Headgear Workers Backs Washington Conference E" VERY Socialist and trade unionist shoulfl throw his full strength behind the conference called by President Green of the 'American Federation of Labor for the war against company unionism and for the enactment of the 30-hour law and other labor legislation, declared Louts Waldman, Socialist Party state chairman, in a vigorous labor address Sunday...
...Crawford makes every Crawford garment in Crawford owned-andoperated union workshops, which results in lower production costs...
...I am not one of those who at any time has belittled the amazing achievements of the.labor movement or of its leaders...
...a :3V, Italian Musirale...
...labor movement is sparsely, I but glowingly studded with Lgp aad women, who, like-the poet gavted above, have never ceased tie fight to build Jerusalem wherefter they may be...
...leper Nth A. D.—Lecture by Julius tierber...
...We are huppy to announce that we have opened our new spacious headquarters at 204 East Broadway...
...The next lecture in the series on Social Attitudes will 1m- held Sunday...
...Satisfy Most Critical Men Plenty of men who could afford to pay almost any price for theii clothe* are wearing Crawford Clothes exclusively...
...The celebration brought a crowd that jammed the vast theatre to the very roof and that sang and cheered for trade unionism and for their own union during a long program of music and speeches...
...Features of the Week oa iuh Kc) WEVD (M1 m Son.—11 a.m...
...Amalgamated Cooperative lirancli...
...the officers of the New York Joint Board, who had arranged the celebration...
...Raymond Shannon, baritone...
...Hicliuid M. Hair, Sigurd Xordahl, \V...
...Waldman was speaking at a vast mass meeting at the Hippodrome to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Local 24 of the Millinery Workers' Union, and he took the occasion to hail the substantial achievements of organized labor in the direction of improved living condi^^^^^^^^ Max ZaritcKy Head of the Millinery Workers' Union, whose twenty-fifth anniversary was celebrated (it a monster mass meeting...
...IGlh A. I...
...A county committer lias been organized with J. G. Hoth us chairman, and with the Ave* wards of Ithaca and the towns of tin county represented by tint following: John Hassan jager...
...String Ensemble...
...5th-17lh A. D., Stuyvc*ant Ave...
...The Talent Detective...
...10:15...
...10:45, Guy Harris, songs...
...for Joseph Sehlossberg...
...today it has "business agents...
...Sasiavsky String Uuartet...
...labor may well be proud...
...But," he added, "compared to what still remains to be done to bring to labor economic security, freedom, abundance and peace the achievements to date can only be counted as a beginning...
...Forward Hour, music and sketches...
...I 40 not know whether it was a ISOey accident or one of those in1.1 Hslill inspirations which guided Oa committee in charge of the celebration in honor of Joseph gchiossberg's sixtieth birthday, but accident or inspiration, it was emiasatiy suitable and fit that it be a fSfhvsl of music rather than a .fas* ef food...
...Joseph Schlossberg, at Sixty, Typifies Noblest Labor Ideals By Gertrude Weil Klein s°aw8 not cease from mental fight, ¦ Nor shall my tieord sleep in my hand, f& «e have built Jerusalem la England's green and pleasant land...
...6618 Buy Parkway...
...8:tj, University of the Air, "What Xext for America...
...onstration...
...With great gratillcation we also take pleasure in announcing that a large V.P.S.L...
...MONDAY...
...Socialist Women's Committee, talk...
...Important organization matters...
...10, Hippodrome Grand Opera...
...Braaklyn Wm...
...Metropolitan String Ensemble...
...May 7, at 8:30 p.m...
...8:4o, Metropolitan String Ensemble...
...TUESDAY...
...He had imagination enough and was flexible enough in his own mind to have understood that the complex and enlarged problems of these challenging decades could not be met by pure and simple trade unionism,--• I- think he would have agreed with us that the philosophy behind the Chamber of Commerce-inspired NRA, the Automobile Labor Board, the Leo Wolmans and the Donald Richbergs cannot be answered by "business unions" devoid of a philosophy, shorn of an "ultimate vision...
...our comrades Jacob Panken and Louis ¦ Wtr*— were among those who expressed their esteem and affection for Joseph Sehlossberg...
...I.cctur,- begins promptly at V p.m...
...It was left to Mayor LaGuardia to bring out - a pointed characteristic of the man...
...LECTURE CALENDAR (All lectures bruin at 8:30 p.m...
...Adit...
...Hotel Clarldge...
...8 p.m., Brookwood labor College, talk...
...12 noun, Lillian Shrlsoii, soprano...
...Prof...
...Claessena Lectaraa at Midwood Midwood Forum: The second scries of lectures by August C.laessens started last .Sunday with a capacity house...
...10:30, Medical Hour...
...Comrade and...
...In the contest throughout the world for the supremacy in government and industry between the two philosophies, that of dictatorship, whether it be Communist or fascist,'and that of democracy, organized labor, as a condition of its own existence must fight for democracy...
...I sense quite sharply how entangling alliances with revolutionary philosophies might have proved irksome and costly impedimenta in the difficult and hostile path of the labor movement...
...By the fate of history, organized !abor has become the most important single force for the preservation and extension of democracy in the country...
...William Blake...
...Alex Rose and Nathaniel Spector, secretary-treasurer and manager of the local...
...Edwin A. Burtt of the philosophy Department of Cornell spoke on "Socialism as a Moral Ideal" at the May Day celebration meeting at Ithaca Thursday evening...
...Party Progress New York State Tompkins County...
...The canvassing of enrolled Socialist voters will be continued this Sunday...
...and fulfilled hp people here and there whom jjHSfestinctively recognized as aHhdes-i n-trms, men with a J^Bt inner vision—I can't help UPhg here of Shiplacoff—men y Joseph Sehlossberg...
...10, Gertrude Well Klein, New Leader .News Review...
...Max Earttzky, president of the Cap and Mil-1 linery section of the International...
...Sat.—0 p.m., "Jewish F.vents of Ibe Week...
...8, Jacob Suzanoff, songs...
...Bronx Dr...
...10:38, "Newspaper Guild on the Air," talks...
...Irish Blackbirds Orchestra ; S :3U, "The Virginians," vocal quartet...
...Bronx.— "Municipal Socialism...
...Joseph Schiossatrg is one of this deathless company...
...He typifies something to us, to these of us often laughed at as ptets, as visionaries, as melamdin ei{ teUemiels, who came to the wptv movement young and eager dpt~iftersl!y ready to die for our sjAar...
...But when LaGuardia asked whether he had voted for him, Sehlossberg ouiekly answered "Oh, no...
Vol. 18 • May 1935 • No. 18
