On the International Font
S O C I A L I S T M O V E M E N T A T H O M E A N D A B R O A D T h r o u g h t h e S t a t e s MASSACHUSETTS Th* General District Committee i lor New England decided at its last two...
...A letter from the attorney representing Birch Wilson in the Old Forge Free Speech case was nad, and the secretary wai directed to take whatever action is necessary to the end that the case be brought to trial at an early date...
...Centred* McKay writes for ?00 application cards and other supplies in like quantity...
...He will be better known in Socialist Party work very soon...
...Is this Connection, it is important to note that La Follette carried an election rrecinct in Holyoke and that the only a Follette work that had been done was done by the Socialist organizers Lewis and Weisbord...
...This must be credited to the Socialist* and to the Socialists 'only and is an emphatic refutation to those who within the La Follette ranks have maligned the party...
...He reports he has 50 prospective members in one plate alone, a town heretofore unorganized...
...Motion passed unanimously...
...Comrade Eckard, chairman, and Bixler, lecretary...
...MAINE In Maine, some organization work it being done spontaneously by the recently acquired members and soon after Men Year organization work will b* carried on with greater intensity throughout the entire New England district...
...McKay was the Socialist Party candidate for Congress from the Firs tDistrict, and made a splendid campaign...
...The secretary reported, that he attended the State conference of the C. P. P. A., and gave a resume of the action* of that gathering...
...Letters from comrade Lewis and VanEssen favoring such action were read...
...He is among the recent recruits to the cause...
...KENTUCKY From the "solid South" comes good news...
...Motion made and carried that we request the C. P. P. A. committee to seat some of our members a* delegatti from their respective counties, Motion made and carried that beginning with December 1, the wiges of the State secretary shall be $75 per month, and that the present State secretary be continued in office for the year 1925...
...S O C I A L I S T M O V E M E N T A T H O M E A N D A B R O A D T h r o u g h t h e S t a t e s MASSACHUSETTS Th* General District Committee i lor New England decided at its last two meetings: 1. That they Org* all members in die New England district to prepare for the Conference for Progressive Political Action meeting that will be held in Boston, December 14, by distributing leaflets and pamphlets, arranging for debates and discussions, to show the advisability of forming a Labor party...
...Over 215,000 leaflets were distributed and the State was honeycombed again and again with speeches...
...At this time a Utter from comrade Lewis rendering his resignation, as a member of the committee, for.the reason that he expects to live in Boston from now on, was read...
...Louis Local office after four months hard campaigning...
...Davie* is on* of the Labor members of the British Parliament...
...Motion by Sehl, and seconded by Aulenbach, that all locals and branches be officially notified of the Committee's action with regard to The Worker...
...Vaughn and Youngt of Harrisburg...
...Motion made by comrade Sehl, and seconded by comrade Aulenbach, that we merge The Worker with The New Leader on the terms oifered in the letter from Business Manager Solomon of The New Leader, under date of October**:-, and The Worker be discontinued with the issue of November 29...
...PENNSYLVANIA State Executive Committer Meet* Meeting call*d to order by Secretary Hoopes...
...CONNECTICUT The New Haven Socialists are flannlhg meetings every week until he election of December 16, when a successor to the 1st* Senator Brandergee will be chosen...
...Kansas City, Mo., is lining up th* newly discovered Socialist sympathisers...
...Motion that th* secretary be instructed to write all locals and branches directing them to comply with the party constitution, by suspending all members, whose dues are three months or more in arrears, and •ending the Stat* Secretary a full lilt of all member* in good itanding, and a monthly report on cardi to be furnished by the State office...
...Leo M. Harkins, of the National Executive Committee and others were present...
...For the first time in years Louisville, Ky., is ready for party work and wants a charter...
...Motion made and carried that our delegates on the State committee of the C. P. P. A. be guided by the principles laid down in the report of the Committee of Fifteen adopted at our last National convention, and that they work for the formation of a Labor party based on the affiliation of groups, and not on individual membership...
...will speak...
...Motion made and carried that we send two delegates to the National conference of the C, P. P. A, to be held in January...
...Secretaryorganizer WeUbord will be the main lecturer up to spring...
...NEWIERSEY Cla*s*cn* Lecture in Camden Auguat Cl*es»«ni of New York will deliver his.regular Saturday night lecture at 'Maennercher Hall, 1031 North 27th street, on the subject of "Selfishness...
...Louis branches, working with the local office, will put on an active organization campaign...
...Motion was made and passed that the resignation be accepted, and that the Executive Committee of Local Philadelphia be asked to recommend tome comrade to take Lewis' place on the S E. C„ and that the committee vote by mail on the election of the said comrade...
...Comrades Joseph E. Cohen and Darlington Hoopes were elected ai delegate*, aad William J. VanEssen, as alternate delegate...
...2. Intensive educational work will now be done in the district...
...The dues-paying membership jumped to over four times than what it was fw the seme period in 10211...
...They intend transforming them into Socialist Party members...
...MISSOURI Secretary Brandt is back in the St...
...DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District Secretary Matteson it preparing for the drive in Washing ton, D. C. H* particularly urge* that we stop hammering upon the somewhat ossified intelligence of the middle or later—age Republican or Democratic worker and pay more attention to the plastic mine...
...It was decided to engage Warren E. Fitzgerald of New York as assistant organiser commencing January 1. ! 3. During the campaign over 5, *00 pamphlets were sold oy organizers Lewis and Weisbord themselves...
...A suggestion worth while...
...Traasurer made a fall report of all receipts and expenditures from March 1 until November 1. Motion made aad carried that the State Secretary be instructed to write comrade N. Chanin, secretary of the Jewish Verband, demanding a long overdue detailed report of th* membership of the Jewish branches in Pennsylvania, informing him that if he fails to comply with this demand, the State Executive Committee will enter protest with the National Executive Committee of the Socialist Party...
...Result: the St...
...of youth...
...He formerly served in the Montana Legislature with distinction, truly progressive even then, although elected a* a Democrat...
...Johr McKay, National organizer, reports conditions are very favorable...
...The subject of the debate ia: Resolved, That the tactics of the Soyieti of Ruiiia are more progressive in advancing th* cause of the workers, than th* tactics pursued by the British Labor party...
...Nearing will uphold the afli niaiive, and Davie* th* negative, and a most interesting discussion between those two able exponent* of their respective policies is expected...
...In addition to the members of the Committee, comrades Tamme, of Local Westmoreland...
...Comrade W. C, Goodman sends a rush order for organization material...
...Members present— Aulenbach, Bixler, Eckard and Sehl...
...Debet* in Philadelphia Considerable interest ia being man ifested in a debate, which is to be held between Scott Nearing and John Langdon Daviei on Tuesday, November 26, at 8 p.m., at the Young Men's Hebrew Association, Broad an-' Pine streets...
...The lecture* continue every Saturday night for six weeks, under, the auspices, of Local Camden, N. J., Socialist Party MONTANA Organisation work is already planned...
...The first meeting will be held at H«rm*nsen's Hall, IBS Crown stre*t, at 8 p. m. The candidate for United States S.-nator, ' Martin F. Plunkeit...
...He report* tint a general membership meeting was held *nd the Back-onthejob letter fully considered...
...The vote for La Follette surpassed expectations...
...For the first time, a good turplu* it in the treasury end it is possible to carry out a system of lecture circuits...
...The Socialist vote in the State, it is believed, will at least equal that of two years ago...
Vol. 1 • November 1924 • No. 45
