Cahan and Panken at Boston New Leader Dinner Sunday
Cahan and Panken at Boston New Leader Dinner Sunday Hr Entertainment and dance KMO by the Debs Branch of the Egfcmen's Circle a matter of RsWy>t n e series of New Leader Kjrs'goes on in...
...There | will be a small admission fee...
...The number of active ! branches dropped to two-thirds of i the 1933 figure, and the number of dead locals has doubled...
...1:30 p. m., Rand School: subject...
...I Apr...
...Henry Johnson, organ- .= izer...
...Hamden—Walter E. Davis, town j chairman...
...Michael Strange, dis- , • i tinguished poet and actress and ;, - radio star, will be the featured | | I speaker at the anniversary enter- i 1 • tainment...
...Coney Island Forum...
...10, The Working Class in i 1787—James Oneal...
...Another i rally for the Bronx County mem' bership will take place at Burnside ! Manor, and final plans are now j [ being made by the Bronx County | t Committee...
...Public Speaking and Parliamentary Practice...
...This decline has brought the party in 1935 back to the 1933 level...
...the Social Eirviramneat," 2307 Broadway (near 84th St...
...Michigan Approves R a id On N. Y, State and Reports 1 Heavy Membership Decline The state convention of the So- j cialist Party of Michigan was held in Flint on January 5. Michigan ! is one of the "militant" states with a heavy decline ir...
...Bronx Bronx County Ball The Bronx Concert and Ball on : March 21 in Burnside Manor, Burnside and Harrison Aves., will have I in addition to a fine dance orches- ] i tra a fine program for those who demand more than dancing...
...The Garrison Film Co...
...i Manor, Mt...
...All is quiet in the "activist" state : of Michigan, the quietism of the j I dead...
...William Morris Feigenbaum, Associate Editor of The New Leader, j is scheduled to speak at Woodridge I cn the following Sunday, February 16, on a subject to be announced, j Dewey, Schlossberg and Marshall at Rand School j The Public Schools and the Social Situation will be discussed at j the Rand School Forum meeting j February 28th at 8:30 p. m. The j speakers will be three practical school men and America's Number One philosopher...
...Workmen's Circle Br 650...
...The vote on the Graham motion i I closed in Chicago on Thursday, i • February 6, and the results will | , be known early next week...
...Local Stamford is now meeting at 487 Main St...
...844 Utica Ave...
...Brownsville Labor Lvceum, 219 Sackman St...
...The motion reads: i "That the action taken by the N.E.C...
...2nd AJ...
...every Tuesday eve- ] ning...
...Morris Kruchkow, treasurer...
...Gilbert Davis, recording . secretary...
...j The success of the first public meeting has encouraged the party organization to plan a second rally Thursday evening, February 27, at ; Cooper Union, in support of the ' | Child Labor Amendment...
...berg...
...William M. Feigenbaum — "Two Great Socialist Leaders—Eugene V. Debs and Keir Hardie," 1SS1 Washington 9ve., Bronx...
...17, The " ! Constitutional Convention — Wm...
...Amalgamated Houses: subject, "The American Social Strueturs...
...West Side Forum...
...1113 Brighten Beach Ave.: subject...
...subject...
...The Party State Constitution provides : i \ that motions for referendums shall j " : remain open six weeks for seconds j J : and requires the support of six I - I locals in six different counties, hav- i ing an aggregate of 10 per cent erf i s j the party membership before the j | expiration of six weeks...
...New York State i I Rome.—Local Rome has moved I 1 for a referendum on the calling of - a special State convention...
...August Claessens "The Relations Between the Trade Unions and the Socialist Party...
...Thursday...
...e i nm/laihwd 1 . ] By George Field j The Big Labor Rally i TIE labor rally last Sunday 1 afternoon at Manhattan Opera j j House is now history, and I must admit that I look back upon it with } a sigh of relief...
...Debate on Socialism Before Branch 607 on Friday A Debate will be held Friday, ; ! February 8, at Beethoven Hall, 210 1 E. ota St., New York City, under : the auspices of the Wilner Youth i Branch 607, Workmen's Circle, on j i the subject, "Resolved that Social; ism offers a better solution for the worker's problems than a liberal or limited capitalism...
...It i _ : was therefore a question whether, j i immediately on the wings of se- 1 '• cession and in the midst of prepa- I) ration for the primaries, we could '.' rally the workers of New York at !' a public meeting under our banner, j More than 2,000 workers came on j i a cold Sunday afternoon to • save labor and social legislation from i j attack by the courts...
...Spurgeon Hewitt and i W. C. Rauecher, auditors...
...guts: speaker...
...j lution of the Problem—L...
...4th-14th A.D., WilUamaburgh, 241 South 4th...
...Frederick Miller, publicity j agent...
...Saslav- i | sky is the musical director of the 1 radio station...
...KINGS CPUNTY Bensonhurst Branch...
...party membership and vote...
...Lower 8th A.D...
...Brojuklvn...
...Every 11 week over twenty forums and lec...
...E. Bohn...
...i- I 1 Graham Moves to Rescind :- Action of the N. E. C. in Suspending N. Y. Charter j- j . r ' j James D. Graham of Montana, * j member of the National Executive v j Committee of the Socialist Party...
...i I 2nd A.D.—A card party and | buffet lunch will be held Wednesday evening, February 12 (Lincoin's Birthday), at the Paradise...
...6, Supreme Court and the i "* I New Deal—Ben Wyle...
...Rieei Perlstein, treasurer...
...The affirm• ative will be upheld by Dr...
...Isaac A. v Alpert, town treasurer...
...The years of confusion j ' I and disruption within our own j-j ! movement have made this type of j •: • constructive work impossible...
...Raymond Thorley, secretary- i treasurer...
...TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Esther Friedman—"The Situation in the Socialist Party," 579 Dumont Ave...
...instructor...
...H. Katz ; and the negative by Dr U p t New Haven Lecture I a ^ J U s m l s o r r o w L e w i Morrow Lewis of California will give the fourth and last of her aighly successful series of lectures ! at Socialist Hall, 53 Orange St...
...Jewish Branch...
...i o f the party, such as the Man- I 1J hattan Opera House meeting and ' I the Boro Park and Bensonhurst j ' j rallies, must go on...
...Tickets are available at the city office from Dora Fassberg...
...ji i The Oneal lecture will begin i . February 9th and will continue ji through March 15th, and will take 1 . | up the story of trade unionism and i Socialism against the background ] i of economic and political history, i In addition to the three major ; series Dr...
...Burnside Manor, Burnside ind Harrison Aves., Bronx...
...14, at Kingsway Mansion...
...E ic:: ar.d Jerome Ave.-., Urcr...
...The chairman j will be Dr...
...Last Wednes- . 5 | day night the meeting of the Cen! tral Committee was opened by the 1 : educational department with a 3 brief address on an important . e ] public question or plank in the I i Socialist program, and this will be j t continued once a month...
...Solomon at Passaic March 14 ; Saturday, March 14, has been definitely set aside by several Socialist Party organizations in Passaic County as the date for a New Leader dinner at which Judge : Charles Solomon will be the fea1 tured speaker...
...SUNDAY...
...Cahan and Panken at Boston New Leader Dinner Sunday Hr Entertainment and dance KMO by the Debs Branch of the Egfcmen's Circle a matter of RsWy>t n e series of New Leader Kjrs'goes on in three cities...
...and 14th Ave., Brooklvn...
...James Oneal — "The Socialist Movement," 95-16—111th Street...
...The Fleisher Woodwind^, » Quintet and J. Salkin of the Curtis | ] - Institute of Music will be among j , s ' the participants in the gala pro- ;, - gram, in addition to Dr...
...17, The Purpose of j n | the Constitution—Wm...
...William M. Feigenbaum — "The British Labor Movement," 2202 Mermaid Ave., Brooklyn...
...R&nd School...
...August j Claessens will be guest speaker 'at the branch meeting, Feb...
...10, 3 p. m...
...The Supreme Court and f Social Legislation This course of Monday lectures i ' at 1:30 p. m., arranged by the 0 j Socialist Lawyers' Association, t I will give a history of the crucial o j decisions of the Supreme Court f : and make clear the class conflicts ! involved...
...The American Social Structure...
...Franklin A.Taylor, recording secretary...
...8th A.D...
...secretary...
...It is designed to furnish ^ i material for an understanding of | the present conflict with regard to i the position of the court in our •• j federal political structure...
...Bela Low—"Socialism and Democracy," Paradise Manor...
...Brooklyn: East Flatbosh Jewish Branch...
...Electiona for I delegates to the City Central Committee...
...F. R. Norton, literature agent and registrar of voters...
...Eden and Jerome Aves...
...at 729 Seventh Ave., New York...
...FEBRUARY 10 Aujrust Claessens—10 a. m,— "Industrial versus Craft Unionism," Board of Education, Adult Education...
...Richmond Hill, L. L; Jamaica Br...
...Tuesday, Feb...
...Followmj |tiat will be a card party and E § | in New York on March 6 th...
...Nelson Niles, assistant or- • ganizer...
...Terence McCarthy—"Which Way Recovery — England's or America's...
...The total number of branches declined...
...FEBRUARY 7 Charles Solomon — "Shall W' End or Amend the Constitution...
...1:30 p. m...
...Louts Hendin—"Pospects for a Labor Party," Borough Park Labor Lyceum, 42nd St...
...German American Conference...
...WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Herbert M. Merrill — "Science, Invention and Socialism," 844 Utica Ave...
...10, at Kings| way Mansion, 1602 Avenue P. Discussion follows business meeting...
...10, at 169 Lott -St, between Tilden and Beverly Rds...
...Readers of this paper who leaser of the whereabouts of a copy of the victrola record of GENE DEBS are asked to get in touch with the Garrison, Film Distributors, Inc...
...j At the first of these meetings • State Chairman Louis Waldman 1 i analyzed the State Labor Relations I 1 j Law introduced by Assemblyman . | Neustein at the request of organ[ j ized labor and the Socialist Party, j ; In addition to the branch repret ! sentatives of the party, leaders of i trade unions attended this session 6 j and exchanged views on the pro'• j posed measure...
...1:30 p, m...
...j Now that the Socialist Party has ; ~ 1 once more assumed leadership in | . j the furthering of a constructive I ! program and is working in close i - : cooperation with organized labor, 1 every member of the party must 0 j "shoulder arms" and take an active j 3 part in all the important tasks .. before us...
...20, Working Class So...
...23rd A.D...
...7th A.D.—On Tuesday evening...
...The committee, composed of I. Cohen, S. Lipenholtz...
...Lee, 43 Fifth Ave...
...j , 1 The Debs School will celebrate j its first anniversary Saturday Feb- _ ruary 22...
...S. / August Ciaess«Ufe<-"The Socialist Party ""of the U. S. A.", 6618 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn...
...The attendance at the lectures has steadily increased, and the j question and answer period shewed a deep interest in the subjects...
...And yet the public functions j...
...FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Jacob Panken—"Child Criminality and...
...raid on New York state, i The report of the state secretary j to the convention carries the f oii lowing paragraph: | "The average membership in the i party in 1935 dropped more than 200...
...Rand School: subject...
...Detailed plans and program will be announced later...
...j • Waterbury—Philip C. Brainard, ; a town chairman...
...March 30, Supreme Court ! I and the New Deal—David Asch...
...The American Social Structure...
...P. Gold• ibere...
...David Mansell, financial sec- < retary...
...I t , St , 6618 Bay Parkway...
...The "militants" have worked out the theory that they are "activ- j ists" and that the militant Old Guard are "quietists...
...Only the re- j ' I newed courage and enthusiasm of I ! the Socialist Party members make ' j such efforts possible...
...Letters have been mailed 1 to the branch representatives r urging them to get together with neighboring branches and make the necessary arrangements for these j e' meetings...
...Louis P. Goldberg — "Lawless Judges," 937 Eastern Parkway B'ooklvn...
...Stratford—George Thorley, chair- ] man...
...Stamford—Fred S. Ruckel, town j chairman...
...16th A.D...
...William E. Bohn—"Socialism and the American Labor Movement," 95 Avenue B; 6th A.D...
...on Saturday, Feb...
...Harry B. Stark,1" literature agent...
...A victrola recording was made of one of Gene Debs' speeches sometime between 1910 and 1912...
...Refreshments...
...instructor, Esther Friedman...
...Gustave t Birk and John Johnson, grievance ' committee...
...Feb...
...Henry R. Lirrville, j I president of the Teachers' Guild, j The addresses will be delivered by j Professor John De-wey, Joseph I Schlossberg, members of the Board I of Higher Education, and James [Marshall, member of the Board of j ': Education...
...explained that they are interested in obtaining the use of a DEBS record, hecause they are interested in completing the motion picture of the highlights in the life of Eugene Debs...
...e Room 200, 415 S. 19th St...
...Rebecca Jarv...
...E. Alden Curtis...
...subject...
...21st A.D.—Branch will meet | Monday, Feb...
...Hartford—Victor Harris, chair- % man...
...Ter, er.ee McCarthy, speaker...
...Labor in American History...
...Lecture Calendar FRIDAY...
...instructor, Esther Friedman...
...Michigan and five other "militant" states tell the same story of a heavy loss in members and ^.-ote...
...FEBRUARY 9 G. Aueust Gerber—"Labor and Politics," 204 East Broadway: East Side Forum...
...Eva Adams, j temporary secretary...
...I Bridge Party, Friday evening, ' Feb...
...On the concert progrom will be Lucien < • Rutman, tenor...
...Esther Friedman will be in, v 1 charge of the course and will con. duct discussions cf the points j n made in the lectures...
...instructor...
...Wednesday...
...Brooklyn...
...13, K j The Constitution, the Court and 0 the Working Class—L...
...meets Monday, February 10, at Burnside Manor, Burnside and Harrison Aves...
...On Many Fronts || The Socialist Party is engaged ] • • on so many fronts, it is amazing j i that so much is being done...
...On Tuesdays at 1:30 , r 1 William E. Duffy is lecturing on >- | the History of Labor in America, e On Mondays at 3, Rebecca Jarvis > ; is conducting a class in Public IT Speaking and Parliamentary Pracie ; tice...
...s c Enrolled Voters' Meetings In the next few weeks a series of regional rallies will be under way, planned particularly to at.J tract the enrolled voters of each district...
...The addresses will be I J short in order to allow time for I | questions and discussion...
...All sing over WEVD and ] i during the Forward hour...
...Brooklyn...
...New Leader readers cordially Invited...
...I The Oneal lectures constitute j 1 1 one of three important series, the 11 others being given by Dr...
...Terence McCarthy—"Why Brit ish Labor Supports Sanctions,' 1113 Brighton Beach Ave., Brooklyn...
...Leonore Cori, so- : prano, and Nicholas Saslavsky, j baritone...
...Among' the other cities and towns that i j have thus far reported local of- ! ficials elected, are: New Haven—Celia D. Rostov, reelected town chairman...
...2nd AJD...
...John W. Ring.v treasurer...
...I E. Bohn...
...Meyer Gere, financial secretarv...
...8, at 3 p. m. j Her subject will be "The Passing ' of the Institution of Private Property...
...Women's Activities Women's afternoon classes on '"The Constitution and the Stiprerne Court": Monday...
...Upper West Side Socialist Forum...
...R. C. Fisher, j corresponding secretary...
...Jesse H. |, . Holmes and others...
...James On*?al...
...L. Grief...
...on January 6 at Philadel( t phia, suspending the charter of | Xew York and appointing an ad- j * I visory committee, be rescinded and : ^ : striken from the minutes...
...Several districts have I already held large local rallies...
...Midwood.—Business meeting on , Monday evening, Feb...
...F. D. Barringer, ( registrar of voters...
...Jesse H. j t I Holmes, professor of Philosophy in • c i Swarthmore College and Director j . of the Debs School, on An Intro- i i duction to Ethics, and by David H. '• c • H. Felix on Capitalism Today...
...Esther Emerson, secre- tary...
...S. Raff, S. Roff, S. Epstein and A. Sawicki from Paterson, and H. Miller, A. Simon and A. Fischer of Passaic, is hard at work completing ar1 rangements to make the affair one of the finest in the history of Passaic County William Karlin at Woodridge Forum Sunday William Karlin, New York labor attorney and former Socialist Assemblyman, who was the candidate ! of the Socialist Party for Attorney ' General in 1934, will be the speaker at the Woodridge Fcrum in the j High School auditorium, Woodridge, Sullivan County, Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock...
...After a I referendum is thue duly initiated, I \ \ a period of six weeks is allowed j • | for voting...
...March ! B 116, From the Dred Scott Decision a : to the New Deal—George Rifkin...
...1 • i ; , -life CONNECTICUT Party Officers Elected Bridgeport.—Mayor Jasper Mc- i Levy was reelected Party town . chairman, and City Treasurer John * Sheston treasurer of the Local at a recent party meeting...
...Hajkiffe Panken and Cahan are HSaaf tbe_ trip to Boston espe• eially for the affair, which ia held solely to build up increased support for The New Leader...
...tures are being conducted in dif- 11 ferent parts of the city...
...Socialist Party News...
...l:S0 p. m...
...The American Social Structure...
...P. Golds...
...S.P...
...j The two other courses being con- < I ducted by the women's group will i continue...
...j has made a motion in that body ; to rescind the action it took in sus| pending the charter of the State J j of New York...
...Card Party March * March 6th the Chelsea Branch of | the Socialist Party in New York I will hold a card party and dance in the Debs Auditorium, 7 East 15th St., for the benefit of The New Leader...
...The subject of his address will be "Dictotorsbip versus Democracy...
...2307 Broadway (near 84th St...
...Graham submits a long comment in support of his motion, pointing | out that in comments on other moj ' I tions made in 1934, he had warned j ' j Thomas, Krueger and other memj bers against flirting with the Com- | . | munists and that the party was ', \ drifting to a fatal division...
...13, 3 p. m...
...irstructor, Esther Friedman...
...I February 11, the branch will have ' a special meeting at 791 Elsmere Place, to elect officers and discuss ' important activities...
...W. E. Duffy...
...The Boston dinner in the interest ^HVfce New Leader, to be held February 9th, promises to _ H memorable event, with AbQatm Cahan and Judge Jacob fcahec as main speakers...
...Gerald Covello, publicity agent...
...George Thorley...
...MONDAY...
...March 2, The Supreme Court ,1 I Until the Death of John Mar- (shall—Irving'Nussbaum...
...Monday...
...Helen Hewitt, entertainment i chairman...
...Wallace Lewis, 1 financial Secretary and treasurer...
...It ia some time j since the Socialist Party or any t ! of its institutions has attempted i united action with organized labor t in behalf of progressive social | 1 j legislation...
...208 West 24th St...
...I, k ' Admission by ticket to be secured j , ^ at the office of the Debs School...
...Considering •. all the odds, this meeting was a 11 great success...
...March 9. ! The Supreme Court to the Dred ; I Scott Decision—E...
...The branch organizers through- t! out the city must get together ; soon, arrange for centrally located ! e meeT*.ng rooms and communicate . with Local New York for a date I s and speakers...
...Village Branch...
...Algernon Lee—Topic to be announced, home of Dr...
...Hundreds , 1 • of members of the party, the most j ( \ experienced and loyal, are busy |, • | getting signatures to party peti- \ • ' ! tions...
...Tuesday...
...This convention by a vote of 17 to 3 voted to approve 1 the N.E.C...
...j The Central Committee ^ The Central Committee was a i I battle ground for years...
...Spaa by the Chelsea Branch of Seal New York, and a dinner in aEsic on March 14th with Judge Series Solomon as the featured 7The Boston dinner, to be held at pf©erehe*ter Manor, 800 Morton ^Etis under the direction of a Etpatentative committee of trade Hmuets, Socialists of every secHtaf the party and of the WorkHp>* Circle...
...Holmes is conducting a j . j course in current events around , the samovar, and there are courses f in Russian, in art posters, puppetj eering, and film and photo and ( , 1 dance groups, and choruses and j j j orchestras...
...Special to The New Leader PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—A aeries * of six lecturer, on the History of r j Labor in America and Trade ' Union Problems by James Oneal, I editor of The New Leader, to be s ! given Sunday afternoon at 3, will a j feature the late winter program of t j the Debs School of Social Science ! c which is conducted at 415 South j t [ | 19th Street...
...Now that it has been freed from the dis-1 i ruptionista, it has launched a new -1 program and policy...
...d i March 23, From the Dred Scott ! ' Decision to the New Deal—Max H. i ,f i Frankel...
Vol. 19 • February 1936 • No. 6
