Honor' of Serving on Rump State Committee Spurned
Jones, N. R.
'Honor'of Serving on Rump State Committee Spurned By N. R. Jones Telegram to The New Leader UTICA, N. Y.—I received notice from Secretary Senior today. Naturally. I will net accept. By...
...Since the close of the war Vladeck has devoted a large portion of his time to relief work for Jewish victims of the war, and since 1933 in anti-fascist work...
...We, the undersigned, designated members and alternates of this committee, declare herewith that we shall not serve end chat we s-hall continue to work tor the Socialist Party as at present constituted in New York State...
...For nearly five weeks we worked sincerely and zealously for peace...
...The celebration will take the form of a testimonial mass meeting and concert at Cs-negie Hall, Saturday night, and a dinner at the Manhattan Opera House on Sunday night, January 12...
...By pre-judging the case, by punishing the state organization without a hearing and trial, the National Executive Committee has forfeited any right to consider its action in line with the needs, policies and tradition of the Socialist Party...
...Adolph Held, president of the Forward Association and of the Amalgamated Bank...
...The statement issued by those who have lefaaed to serve oh this secessionists' "state committee" follows: The Stotement & "At the last meeting of the National Executive Committee Of the Socialist Party 'the charter of the State of New York was suspended and a* committee of 15 appointed to supersede the regular state organization...
...To Comrade Dimmick we may say that the proposal he makes was made by the Forward committee at Philadelphia and the Thomasites rejected it...
...In the last House Labor had 24...
...We call upon our membership in the State of New York end upon Socialists throughout 'the country to express their resentment of this action in unmistakable terms...
...MINE members and alternates, appointed by the National Executive Committee at its recent Philadelphia meeting to supersede the regular New York State organisation whose charter it had suspended, in a signed statement declared they refuse to serve because "the National Executive Committee has forfeited any right to consider its action in line with the needs, policies and tradition of the Socialist Party...
...Thousands of men and women, Socialists, trade unionists and battlers for liberty and freedom will unite unite in the celebration...
...to the rump state committee makes the total number refusing to serve now eleven...
...We suggested that, if necessary, a special committee be appointed to supervise the election...
...Joseph Weinberg, Joseph Stein, William E. Bonn, Simon Berlin and Abram Hershkowitz, manager of the insurance fund of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers...
...It is quite clear that the suspension, instead of promoting peace, has been ordered for the purpose of promoting war...
...Labor Vote 387,931 in NewZealand |yrAILED figures of the elecrf tions held in New Zealand in December, just received by mail, indicate that the magnitude of the socialist victory was even greater than the cables indicated...
...By George Dimmick Telefffvm 16 The N&w Loader ROME, N. Y.—I will decline but Rome demanded State Committee awaJstn to crisis and duty by calling or encouraging local motions for special state convention...
...The appointed members and alternates who rejected the designation by the N.E.C...
...Vladeck, who had taken an important part in the Russian revolution of 1905 and came to this country in 1908...
...The above late telegrams from two party members appointed by the usurping N.E.C...
...In 1914 he became manager of the Forward in Philadelphia, and shortly thereafter he came to New York to live...
...They called upon all members of the party in the State of New York and upon Socialists throughout the country to continue to work for the Socialist Party as at present constituted in New York...
...B. Charney Vladeck, general manager of the Jewish Daily Forward...
...Object to include new election State Committee...
...Joseph Baskin, secretary of the Workmen's Circle...
...The popular vote was as follows: labor _387,931 National (the defeated government) _246,984 Democrats _ 62,770 ^dependents_ 45,396 j "The Communists polled ,494 or a little over one-thoussndth of the Labor vote I The total, including 19 parties, ¦set of them unimportant, was Vladeck to Be Feted *T*HE whole labor and Socialist . movement in and around New York is uniting to celebrate the 50th birthday of B. Charney Vladeck, general manager of the Jewish Daily Forward, head of the Labor Chest, and one of the foremost of the Socialist orators in this country...
...Vladeck is now a member of the City Housing authority and is a recognized expert on that subject...
...He addressed the American Federation of Labor convention at San Francisco as a special guest of the convention, and he has devoted considerable time since then to work in organizing the unions against the menace of fascism...
...Signed) Abraham Miller, Adolph Held, Joseph Baskin, B. Chamey Vladeck, Joseph Weinberg, Joseph Stein, Simon Berlin, William E. Bohn, and Abram Hershkowitz...
...The front of "The Leader" is crumbling air along the line.—Editor...
...are Abraham Miller, secretary-treasurer of the Joint Board of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America...
...International Young Socialist Corretpondence Young Socialists interested in engaging in correspondence with Socialist youth in England--and Canada may secure correspondents by sending their own name, address, circle or branch* and any particulars regarding the kind of correspondent preferred, . to Edward Simpson, Id East 208th St., Bronx, New York, plus postage...
...If the National Executive Committee had been imbued with the spirit of fair play and democracy, they would have found no occasion for the suspension of the'charter...
...We have proposed to Norman Thomas and his group to hold a new election in the city end State of New York on a basis of proportional representation1 in order to assure each group and shade of opinion within the party complete representation on party bodies...
...The Labor party swept the country, electing 58 out of 80 members »t the House of Commons, the largest majority any party has ever received in the history of the Dominion...
...In 1917, and again in 1919 he was elected to the/New York Board of Aldermen...
Vol. 19 • January 1936 • No. 2
