Anti-War Day A Big Success
THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT A T HOME A N D ABROAD MASSACHUSETTS Organiser Alfred Baker Lewis hai returned from the Western part of the State to Boston, and has been holding meetings in Cambridge,...
...Organizer Albert Welibord held a meeting in the town haU In Arae*bury under the auipieti of Local Ameabary, H* debated under the auspices of the Uai?d Cloth Hat and Cap Makers' Union on the question: "Resolved that fhe workers of America should support La Voilette for President in this campaign...
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...Vincenio Mssseri of Pueblo, Colo., participated in the convention as a fraternal delegate, representing the Italian Columbian Federation of Mutual Benefit Societies...
...Bertelli and Romualdi editors of La Paroto...
...The following were elected to the National Executive Council of the federation: Paul Velciai, Fort Dodge, Iowa...
...Resolutions, protesting against the reactionary stand of the Peterson, N. J., authorities against the silk workers' strike and the threatened deportation of Nigra and other radical I. W. W. elements and the decision of Judge Thayer, denying a new trial for Sacco and Vaiuetti, were passed, A message of greetings was sent to the Socialists of Italy and to all the victims of Fascist reaction, A message of love and devotion was likewise sent to Comrade Debs...
...Girolamo Valenti, New York City...
...The members of the Union voted it was one of the heat debates ever held at the Union haadjuarters...
...Aldo Cursi, Rochester, N. Y...
...J, Pellegrini, Milwaukee, Wis...
...Vittorio Buttis, a veteran Socialist, 60 years old, was elected secretary of the federation...
...James Bettistoni of Buffalo presided a t most of the sessions...
...this organization was endorsed by the convention...
...THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT A T HOME A N D ABROAD MASSACHUSETTS Organiser Alfred Baker Lewis hai returned from the Western part of the State to Boston, and has been holding meetings in Cambridge, CheU tea and Dorchester, Also In Lynn and Salem, Collections and booktaies have been excellent...
...It endorsed the stand of the mother organization, the Socialist Party, in the present political campaign, pledging all the federation's efforts to the election of the Labor-Progressive tieket, headed by La Follette, It decided to combine the Italian Labor Printing E«tablisnment with the Italian People's House ml Chicago and make them one corporation under the direct control of the federation...
...6. Artoni, general organizer of the A, C. W. of A„ on the Mutual Benefit Societies...
...Cursi, manager of the Shirt Makers' Joint Board, reported on Trade Unionism...
...RHODE ISLAND A large mass meeting was held by the Rhode Island comrades Sunday night, at which Organizer Weiibord spoke together with the local candidates for the State ticket, headed by fred Hurst...
...I II Italia* Socialist Federation BUFFALO, N. Y.—About fifty delegates, representing Italian Socialists from nearly all the United States, except the Southern and Pacific States, gathered, in national convention in Buffalo, October 10, 11 and 12...
...D. Desio, Buffalo, N. Y...
...Seraflno Rtmusldl, acting secretary of the federation, opened the convention...
...Comrade Ehrenfried, candidate for Congress in the 41st District, spoke in behalf of Local Buffalo, Socialist Party...
...Severino Polio, Clinton, Indj D. Moro, Boston, Mass...
...It also decided to hasten the plan for the changing of, the weekly, La Paroi» i*l Pepole, into a bi-weekly paper—a step destined to bring about the launching of the Italian Socialist daily paper by the year 1024...
...A. Pellicci, Old "Forge, Pa...
...Laberge is one of the old standby's of the party, having been one of the •nly lotir American members in the whole State of Maine to keep up his membership from the time when the Mairte SUte organization was broken up, t o , d a t e . ^ t , ^ ' NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT Comrade Albert Wtisbord has been elected^ Wstrict S*eretary-Organizer, Comrade Helena Turits having resigned as District Secretary to enter the Rand School of Social Science a* a full-time student...
...MAINE Comrade Laberge is organising a local in Lewiston and Auburn...
...The report on the newspaper was made by Professor Giuseppe Bertclli, while Valent» reported on organization and propaganda...
...The t r e a t meeting for La Folltttt in Boston, attended by slmosr 10,000 people, was covered with Socialist leaflets by members of the Young- People's Socialist League, and in addition several hundred Socialist pamphlets were sold...
...This convention went on record as the most constructive gathering ever b,eld by the Italian Socialists in America...
Vol. 1 • November 1924 • No. 43
