The Socialist Movement At Home And Abroad
THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT AT HOME AND ABROAD NEWS FROM OTHER LANDS ENGLAND Brock way Opposes Churchill rinner Brockway, tha National Secretary of tha Independent Labor Party, hat been choien...
...LATVIA Cooperation is a real power In Lstvla, the little republic on the shores of the Baltic Sea...
...Circle Secretaries are requested to inform the League office as to the date they veto...
...This Sunday evening, at the regular Forum meeting, Comrade James Oneal, "Editor of The New Leader," will speak on the subject, "Labor and tha Next War...
...But the rainbow* haven't had many opportunitie* to exhibit themselves in these day* when the political at' tnotpher* has been beclouded with an incessant drizzling of oil A rainbow of proletarian pulchritude, at any rate, is what is promised to those who attend the dance of Local New York of the Sooidlitt Party on the date and at the place above mentioned...
...The local Workmen's Circle Branch (No...
...A program of minimum demands for the coming elections, Including the defense of the lews protecting Labor, wss adopted and made the basis of possible coalitions with the National Bloc of H. Polncare...
...Croix and Washburn counties...
...Comrade Max Diesenhaus waa then elected aa the new organiser...
...A real fine band of able and competent musicians, will supply the rhythm to our Fox-Trot and Waltz dancers...
...For eighteen years Comrade Spash was aa untiring and faithful worker for the cause he loved end fought for...
...A new Socialist Branch was1 organised out of the membership of the Circle, and there art now thirty-six dues paying members...
...She spoke here at Orchestra Hall...
...In this country, with an area of 24,000 i square miles and a population of only 1,500,000, there were 1428 registered cooperative societies in January, 1922...
...PROGRESS IN SULLIVAN COUltTT By JOSEPH KOOPBRMAN The educational work that eras commenced three years ago in this little village of Woodridge by a few comrades is not only achieving excellent results locally, but is being extended to neighboring villages with equal success...
...There lectures, together with the other activities of the Yipsls, made local existence a little more bearable...
...A coming out party for Free Youth, the new Yipsel magazine, has been arranged by the Greater New York Ylpsels in the form of a Banquet and Ball on Saturday evening, March 15, at the Harlem Socialist Educational Center, 62 East 106th street The committee has decided to charge $1.60 per individual There are a few more reservations available and those desiring to come should communicate with Henry Zitrin, at Room 505 of the Rand School, 7 East Fifteenth street, or telephone Stuyvesant 4620...
...P, H. 15-16 Assembly District The Fifteenth and Sixteenth A. D. Branch and the German Branch of Yorkville will hold a social evening on Thursday evening, In Room 2, of the Labor Temple, 247 East 84th street...
...Consequently, the delegates to the Sofia convention voted to instruct Kszassof to resign unless the Tsankof Government agreed to a minimum program of reform within a fortnight...
...The experiment proved successful...
...AH of these Workmen's Circle Branches are now potentially active Socialist Party branches, and the future omens well for effective propaganda work In this county...
...This was as an experiment as hi some of those villages no public lectures— let alone Socialist lectures— were ever conducted and Socialism and Socialists i re still bugaboos to many of the inhabitants and especially to those of the native stock...
...281) survived but only because of its sick end death benefits...
...When the premier refused to accept this minimum, Kazassof quit...
...Tha number of unregistered, or unincorporated societies, wniild bring the total up considerably...
...THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT AT HOME AND ABROAD NEWS FROM OTHER LANDS ENGLAND Brock way Opposes Churchill rinner Brockway, tha National Secretary of tha Independent Labor Party, hat been choien aa tha Labor Party candidate in the Abbey Division by-election in which Winston Churchill isanindependenteandidete running on an anti-Socialist platform...
...Claaeseni Starts Now Cocaoo August Claessens, one of the "best known lecturers in the party, will begin a series of five lectures Friday night, Mareh 14, at the Harlem Auditorium, 68 East 106th street The first lecture will be "Aa Introduction to Science...
...All members are urged to attend...
...Tha district in the past has been preponderately Conservative.^FRANCE The feature of the annual convention of the French Socialist Party (the small group of extreme "right-wingers" who call themselves Socialists, but consider the program ef the regular Socialist Party of Frsnce too Marxian and radical) held in Paris, February 17, was a speech by Vice-Admlral Louis Jaures, brother of Leon Jaures, explaining that he had Joined the French Socialist Party because he thought it was the best representative of his brother's ideas...
...For among the judges u>hb have been selected are Ryan Walker, Samuel A. De Witt, and William M. Feigenbaum, than whom no statesman is more positively unoiletl and unvarnished...
...Meyer London, former Socialist Congressman, addressed a large audience here Monday, March 10, in Herroanson Hall...
...Accounts of the national convention of the Bulgarian Socialist Party held In Sofia on February 4 and 6, found in the European Socialist press contain the real reason for tbe resignation from the Cabinet of Premier Tsankof of Dlmo KssMSoay Minister of Railways on February 10...
...PACIFIC STATES Herman to Start on Tour Emll Herman, Pacific States organiser of the party, is to start s swing through the Pacific States March 20 on a tour which is expected to .reap rich results for the organization...
...0 members and the Young People's Association, 2,112...
...At Spooner s strong, live local has been organised and this district will be heard from" in the near future...
...LITHUANIA V u u t i Socialist...
...Marks place, at 8 p. m. sharp...
...And the multitude* which, it is expected, will be present at the dance need have no fear* that harsh treatment wUl be meted out to the comely comrade...
...YIPSELDOM Free Youth to be Diaod...
...Idaho...
...Past and Present" at the home of Comrade Meyers, 820 Riverside Drive...
...March 84, Caldwell, Idaho, March 85, Nam pa, Idaho...
...The district committee, complying with the demands of the branches', is formulating plans for more extensive and intensive Socialist educational work for the entire county...
...East Side Center Concert A large attendance is being ex- rted at the concert to be given Carnegie11Hell, Sunday evening, March 88, onAer the direction of the Harlem Semite list Center...
...Finances are in good shape, the party's income in 1923 having exceeded its expenditures by 33,109 levas (it takes about 80 levas to equal $1), and Narod, the party's central organ, showing a net surplus of 73,091 levas...
...Philip Troup, Editor of the New Haven Union, will speak at the New Haven Socialist Party Forum, Sunday evening, March 16...
...All visitors are WELCOME...
...His dates, ss announced, are: March 20, Weiier...
...Reports made to the convention showed a membership in the Bulgarian Socialist Party of 26,652, organized in 845 sections...
...April 2, Salt Lake City, Utah...
...Moreover, this revival spirit permeated not only Woodridge, but spread to all the other Workmen's Circle branches in Sullivan county...
...In response to an appeal made by Comrade Claessens at an entertainment ths sum of $1,000 in cash and $l,300 in pledges were donated—and mostly by people who do not belong either to the Workmen's Circle or Socialist Party, but who are interested in and want the educational activities carried on more extensively and in better and more suitable quarters...
...Committees were chosen to work out a.better way of collecting party dues and to take up the matter of native taxes...
...Members in those branches looked upon Woodridge with envy, and they soon began to agitate for similar activities...
...The possessors of beauty and the judge* of it, of course, will join in the dancing...
...March 26, Twin Falls, Idaho: March 88, Pocatello, Idaho...
...The Speak Right Club Will meet this Tuesday, March 18, at 78 S t Marks place, at 8 p. m. sharp...
...Members of tha branch and their friends are cordially Invited...
...It will be a glorious contrast to the gloomy political profile, indeed, which will be on exhibition before the Beauty Contest Judge* of the dance when the Socialist po*****or* of Beauty array themselves before the judgment bar...
...There will be no,meeting of Circle 7, due to the Free Youth Banquet which will be held that night All members are to meet st the headquarters at 7.30, from where they will go in a body to the banquet FRAU SCHREIBER VISITS CHICAGO Several organisations of women, including the Women's Trade Union League, the League for International Peace and Freedom, the Chicago Woman's Club, the League of Women Voters Forum, and the Chicago Woman's Aid, uniting to honor Frau Adele Schreiber, distinguished Visitor from Germany...
...Requests are being received at the State office of the Socialist Party from unorganized counties for Information with regard to organizing Socialist locals and for Socialist litersture for distribution, which shows thst there Is a feeling of revulsion against the two old parties whose leaders are all oiled up and' due to slide into political oblivion...
...There te a number of young people who crave the social and intellectual activities that the Yipel branch offers which the community lacks...
...His lectures had a wonderful effect on the entire community...
...MILWAUKEE City Platform Adopted Opposition to graft in public office, militarism, intolerance snd race hatred and approval of consolidation of tha Milwaukee city and county governments, legalisation of beer and light wines, home, rule, comprehensive city planning, play«*°.u n d. WMBtm SMe...
...The Social evenings of the Yorkville {comrades are well known to all comrades in Greater New York...
...This season the Workmen's Circle Branch, together with the Yipsls, arranged a forum program consisting of thirteen lectures...
...Among tthe other feature* of the dance will be that of Nina de Monte, the ten-year-old daughter of a member of the Italian branch, who has gained a more than local reputation with her Italian folk songs...
...In October of last year a district committee of all the branches in the county was organised and engaged Comrade Claessens to deliver courses at Mountaiqdala, Hurleyville, South Fallsburgh and Woodbourne...
...In the course of his report, Secretary Coleman says: "During the recent tour of the state secretary strong branches have been begun in Junean, Pepin, St...
...The lectures were well attended and a fairly large quantity of literature was sold...
...Under this pension law all workers must contribute 5 per cent of their wages and their employers 6 per cent...
...BRONX General Party Meeting to Be Hold The Bronx Local will hold a general party meeting Wednesday, March 19, at 8.80 p. m., at the local headquarters 1167 Boston road...
...The first eight were delivered by Comrade Claessens...
...The action of the Bulgarian Socialist Party in breaking with the Government is expected to increase its prestige with the masses of the workers and peasants and cut into the ranks of the Communist Party, now sailing under the name Workers' Party and, calling itself independent of either Moscow or London...
...MANHATTAN Proletarian Pulchritude Promised The brighter atpecte of the Socialist movement are to be very much in evidence on the evening of Friday, March Ji, at the Rand School Auditorium, 7 East 15th street...
...It was not difficult to accomplish...
...ARGENTINE Buenos Ayres.—Protests by the Argentine trsde unions sgainst the high contributions provided for in the "Social Provident Funds Law," due to go into effect January 28, have caused President Alvear to hold it up for 00 days, during which interval the Government will investigate specific cases...
...There are eleven Social Democrats and Ave Communists among the seventythree deputies composing the Lithuanian Parliament Ware ef Raacllea Sweapa Country Apparently seising upon the'excuse of Bolshevist propaganda engineered from Moscow, the reactionary Christian Democratic Government of Lithuania has been arresting and Jailing its political opponents by the wholesale during the last few weeks...
...Karlin in 22nd, 23rd A. D. Tuesday evening, March 18, William Karlin Will speak on "Revolutionary Methods...
...In 1917 the active comrades succeeded in electing a full Socialist ticket and gaining control of the Tillage government But since then the Socialist Party branch declined...
...Comrade Spaah was buried test week and the funeral was largely attended by the party members who paid their last respects to a comrade who never faltered in his loyalty even in the darkest hours...
...His subject will be "Saint Patrick...
...Furthermore, all workers must pay one month's full wages into the fund, in ten monthly instalments, presumably to give it a good start, and whenever a wage raise comes along the increase during the first month must go into the fund...
...March 28, Boise Ida* ho...
...During the year 1922, 663 new associations were formed cooperatives in the beginning of IMS...
...The literary program will consist of a talk en "Religion," by Harry Tuvim, which will be followed by a general discussion...
...Besides conducting classes and Interesting programs at their weekly meetings, the Yipsls also organised a forum and arranged public lectures...
...Some eay there is going to be a political rainbow on exhibition...
...April 3, Reno, Nevada...
...Final plans have also been made for the erection of a Workmen's Circle Lyceum...
...A resolution on the subject ef unity brought out the fact that only by revising Its basic doctrine along reformist lines could the Socialist Party of France regain its lost members, including a couple of Deputies, now in the French Socialist Party...
...SCHENCTADY Esther Friedman Speaks A well-attended[meeting was addressed by Esther Friedman, of New York City, Monday night The meeting held at Patternmakers' Hall under tha direction of Local Schenectady drew many newcomers as well as a large number of old-timers...
...Then guest of honor at a dinner under the auspices of the VYflmen » Trade Union League at King's RosDorsha Kecilal Sunday The well' known ballet dancer Dorsha, assisted by Paul Hayes aad the Dorsha Dancers will give a Dance Recital, Sunday oveaing, March 16, at the Henry Miller Theatre, 124 West 48rd street Miss Dorsha is well known in radical circles having staged the Dance Pageant at the ball of ths Rand School and performed at balls of The Call aad Forward, the is well deserving the patronage of all friends of the institutions which eke helped...
...Their are four candidates entered in the race, the Liberals having entered Scott Duskere, who was a conscientious objector during the war, while the Conservatives have entered Nicholson...
...Rainbow*, of course, do not a* a rule hold forth after daylight...
...After hearing him recount his activities during the last legislative period the party delegates thanked him for his work...
...The prisoners sre subjected to horrible living conditions in the prisons, according to data gathered by the Social Democratic members of ths Selmss...
...These activities began to instill tha Workmen's Circle-members with new life, enthusiasm and spirit, and now things are humming once more as in the days when the Socialist Party was at the top...
...These Workmen's Circle Branches, which were just es dead as the Woodridge Branch was before the educational activities commenced there, are alive and eager to work...
...Sth A. D. ACTIVITIES The 8Ui A. D., is to hold its weekly Dance, this Saturday, March 16, at its own headquarters, 73 St...
...The artiste will baiMiahei Piastro, violinist, Sokolsky-Fsas),, pianist, and Ansa Maitchik, soprano...
...The people began to appreciate it and the Workmen's Circle members became interested and joined in the work...
...Tickets are en sale at the box office...
...Ovaa,nla«s At its recent annual convention, attended by twenty-six 'delegates, representing sixteen sections, with 1,000 members, tha Aeseehtion of Socialist Young People's Orgsniiations of Lithuania voted to affiliate with the Socialist Young People's International...
...March 21, Emmett, Idaho...
...PARTpOTO WISCONSIN Complete Ticket in Wauwatosa There will be a complete Socialist ticket in the field in the coming election in the town of Wauwatosa, the party having refused to accept tenders of a joint ticket made by the Blue Mound Civic Association...
...At first local talent was ascured and the next year professional teachers and lecturers of ths Social ist movement were engaged...
...The consumers' cooperatives are said te be more and more influential as regulators of retail food prices...
...Five New Locals Formed The organization of five new locals of the Socialist Party in Wisconsin is reported by State Secretary William Coleman who has just completed a speaking and organization tour of the State...
...Miss Friedman is making the tour under the general direction of the National Office of the party...
...All who have been fortunate enough to be present at any of the Yorkville affairs know that the German comiudei sure know how to entertaio Admission will be tree aad all comrades are invited te come and Send a few pleasant hours with e comrades of Yorkville...
...At Wisconsin Rapids.and Wmisau Socialist candidates for the different municipal offices Are in the field for election...
...This it is believed will help the party considerably in the coming Presidential campaign...
...March 30, Preston, Idaho...
...In the last week the state secretary has addressed enthusiastic'meetings at Wisconsin Rapids, Wmisau and Green Bay, where the locals are rapidly gaining strength...
...Recently an enthusiastic meeting was held in Racine where candidates for all the offices in the municipal elections were nominated...
...The following Friday, Claessene will talk en "The Origin of Society...
...Jt appears that, following the wholesale massacre last Fall of the participants in the Communist uprising against the Tsankof Government, the agitation in the ranks of the Bulgarian Socialist Party against allowing Kasassof to form part of such a reactionary Cabinet gathered great force, many of the party members who had approved of the overthrow of Premier Stembolisky last June, in the hope of seeing a progressive Government rivs from the ruins of the present dictatorship having changed their attitude regarding the possibility of "boring from within" a capitalist regime...
...Marks Place, New York City, c/o Socialist arty...
...Frsu Schreiber is a Socialist member of the Reichstag, and is an ardent peace worker...
...March 28, Meridian, Idaho...
...It was accepted with great reluctance and great appreciation was extended to Waldman for his splendid work he haa done for the branch...
...These associations comprise 518 consumers stores, 171 credit societies, 188 mutual insurance societies, sat) agricultural societies ef various types...
...The Communist party has been almost wiped out, the leaders of the "Narodntki" (the Socialists belonging to the International group headed by George Ledebour, the German Independent Socialist deputy) are scheduled to be put behind bars, via a court martial, and the labor unions have been practically pat under the ban...
...The Socialist Women's organisation has 1...
...Local Hsmden will meet at the home of Gustavo Berquist, 28 Millie street, Highwood, Friday evening, March 81...
...Among the Lithuanian labor men and progressive leaders lilted nnder arrest by Ledebour's Information Service are N. Yannshkovitch, a former member of the Russian Duma, and F. Soltan, S. Stopaltis, W. Karosas, 8. Buratchae, K. Yotchus, and A. Hovitch, active Socialists...
...BULGARIA Why Socialist Quit Cabinet...
...All activities of the branch now are therefore in his hands...
...The young Lithuanian Socialists have their own paper, the Spark, which has a circulation of 8,600 and ia a powerful factor in building up the organisation...
...All those interested are requested to communicate with comrade George Figg, 73 St...
...Dutch East Indies Socialist in Bataeian Council Through a report- in Het Volk of Amsterdam of a meeting of the Indian Social Democratic Party held in Batavia on January 18, it is learned that the East Indian Socialists, most of whom sre Hollanders living in the colonies, hare a representative, Mynheer Stokvie, In the People's Council...
...Voting for fcfeague officers will take place...
...The construction of the building has now been commenced and, it is hoped, will be completed before May 1, 1924...
...As e writer and speaker for the party he was a tower of strength to the party organization in Bridgeport end the State...
...The object of this committee is to teach the Art of Elocution...
...A huge crowd is expected as the speaker as well as tha subject are of great interest to the public at large, At the last meeting of the Branch a "Speak Right Club" was organised...
...The organisation of a Ylpsl branch wss then attempted...
...All Circles 'are requested to note that voting for League officers will take place in the next few weeks...
...i r k& cooperative housing, progressive annexation and public ownership of public utilities, are voiced in the municipal platform upon which candidates indorsed by the Socialist Party will run in this year's elecU o n - _____ CONNECTICUT George Spaah Passes Connecticut Socialists suffered a severe lass during the past week through the death of Comrade George Spash after a short illness...
...Morris Berman, delegate to the Conference for Progressive Political Action held in St Louis, will report on the accomplishments of the Conference...
...Circle 6,, Brooklyn, will meet Sunday evening nt 8.30, at their headquarters, L67 Tompkins avenue...
...Comrade Hyman Waldman, organiser of the branch for the last five months, handed in his resignation...
...i April 1, Ogden, Utah...
...March 89, Lavallot Springs, Idaho...
Vol. 1 • March 1924 • No. 9
