SDF News
SDF News THE National Executive Committee will meet in New Citv •Sunday, August 11. Time and place to be announced. "August Claessens speaks on 8 -*Ts* Problems Before American <?f«w" at the...
...As a devoted worker in our movement, a genial personality, a forceful and effective speaker and writer, James Oneal is well known from Coast to Coast# as well as abroad...
...ft 4. To take any other measure, abort of war, to assure the fullest possible support to the Allies...
...Hoopes and Williams are expected to have an advantage over the rest of the party ticket...
...Edwin ' M. CJough, director of World Citizen Association...
...Hoopesand Miles Head Socialist Ticket in Reading Special to The .New Leader READING, Pa.—The Socialist Party of Reading, Pennsylvania, with the naming of a five-man campaign committee this week set into motion a strong drive to send Darlington Hoopes and Miles Williams to the State Legislature...
...Room 506, 7 E. 15th St., New York City...
...Darlington Hoopes, former General Assemblyman for three sessions Miles Williams, Raymond Hofses, editor of the Labor Advocate, and George Rhodes, head of the Reading Central Trades and Labor Council...
...o?ner Burnside and Walton Aves., Bronx...
...Rand 3c*—1 Elects News eteore...
...St, B"k?rn...
...Thursday, August 1 — Corner Kings Highway and E. 17...
...ILGWU Intensifies Gantner Boycott The boycott of the Gantner and Mattern Knitting Mills, which has locked out several hundred workers of the International Ladies Garment Worker's Union, will he intensified, the strike .committee announced...
...The author eonlcudes with a warning that labor is doomed unless both camps unite to form the vital front line of defense against the danger of Fascism...
...Pa.—Mayor Robert E. Lamberton refused permission for three projects of the Philadelphia Housing Authority which would harve cost $19,-059,000 and provide low-cost housing for 13,517 slum dwellers...
...Professor Walter Laves of the University of Chicago...
...Social Democrats and the many friends of James Oneal leffl give the Oneals a warm send-off at a farewell and testimonial dinner to be held on Thursday...
...of 0irectors At a speciaK meeting of the American Socialist Society held Monday evening...
...flcftets are $1 per adult and 50c fUvehildren under 12 years...
...has always polled a good vote...
...Simon...
...The Socialist Party is endorsing Norman Thomas and May-nard Kreuger, presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the national Socialist Party...
...Walter Dill Scott, president emeritus of Northwestern University...
...He grew up with E. V. Debs in Terre Haute...
...James Oneal is one of the veterans of the Socialist and labor movement of America...
...Hoopes lias a constructive record in the General Assembly to recommend him to the voters, and William...
...Ella and Olive Oneal are leaving New York for a permanent residence in California...
...Friday, August 2—Corner Bay Parkway and 68th St., Brooklyn...
...The Social Security Board reported that for the same month job insurance benefit payments rose to $54,900,000...
...Speakers: Morris Waldman and Julia Primoff...
...C.F.L...
...The class will begin in the later part of August and run for four weeks...
...The petition addressed to the President and to Congress offers the following fpur-point program: 1. To make available to the Allies as many planes as may be released without impairing our national defense...
...James Oneal was the editor of the old New York Call and The New Leader, the author of The Workers in American History, American Communism, and a former feature writer on the Baltimore Sun...
...Harris'New Book UrgesLabor Un ity Herbert Harris, author of "American Labor" and frequent contributor of articles on public affairs and labor relations to leading journals, is the author of a new book, "Labor's Civil War" which will be published by Alfred A. Knopf on August 5. "Labor's Civil War" is the first fully detailed history of the struggle between the American Federation of Labor and the^Con-gress of Industrial Organizations...
...August 8th, 7 p. m., at the Hotel Diplomat...
...Approximately 7,300.000 claims were filed, and a minimum of 1,400,000 claimants received benefit payments during the month...
...Dr...
...As a writer he showed a remarkable talent and the numerous articles ,and his many books brought him a reputation as a historian and authority on Labor, Social Democracy and public affairs...
...The next excursion W-jff take place Saturday, August - je...
...July 25—Corner Brigh--t» Beach and Coney Island Ave., -Brooklyn...
...54,900,000 Paid Jobless in May WASHINGTON, D. C. — Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt announced that almost 350,000 job placements were m:::k-_by State employment - security agencies during May, an increase of approximately 20 per cent over the preVious month...
...Final action on the program was left to the new Board of Directors chosen at this meeting in place of those who resigned...
...0 •8L To make available $100,000,--*00 for the purchase of clothing, supplies and food now in American storehouses for the aid of fte five million Dutch, Belgian, and French refugees within the ear zone...
...Basing their campaign on the corruptness and inefficiency of the current Democratic city administration as contrasted with the previously successful Socialist record, the committee believes its can effectively appeal to the voters to send the Socialists to Harrisburg...
...Opposes City Manager Plan The executive board of the Chicago Federation of Labor, after a careful study of the City Manager Plan, has called upon affiliated unions to oppose1 any legislation that would authorize Chicago to adopt the city manager plan of government: The new proposal, which would abolish the office of Mayor and Board of Aldermen and substitute a City Manager selected by an elected board of nine representatives, was denounced by the Federation as the first step to city dictatorship and a move to abolish democratic rights in the city government...
...Central Committee, Wednesday, August 7. ;~ * » * Street Meetings Friday...
...Chicago "Aid Allies "Group Starts Drive By M.V.HALUSHKA CHICAGO.—Five hundred petitions have been mailed to key persons in liberal and labor circles by the Chicago Chapter of the WiUiam Allen White Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies...
...S. Maggin, Charles Manhoff and Fred Schulman...
...The company manufacturers bathing suits under the trade names of Wikies, Hi-Boy, Bo-Sun and Golden Gate...
...Their New York comrades will not let the Oneals go west without some demonstration of affection and esteem...
...Comer Bay Parkway and 68th SU Brooklyn...
...Reservations for the dinner are $1.25 per person and should be sent to August Claessens...
...Speakers: August Claessens and others...
...On the Chicago executive committee are Dr...
...8 }' * • » Ludwig H. Gerber speaks over Station WEVD...
...A Speakers Training Class will be arranged Mn cooperation with the Rand School of Social Science to1 prepare speakers for the coming campaign...
...Speakers: Morris Wald-otan and Louis Epstein...
...Clifton M. Utley, author and lecturer...
...Speakers: Alex Schwartz and Julia Primoff...
...SDF Plans Farewell Dinner For JamesOneal,Leaving For California James Oneal, Mrs...
...They . e»D be obtained in Room 505, 7 As* 15th St City Executive Committee meets vjflWnesday, July 31, 8:30 p. m. • (By...
...July- 22, a general discussion was held on the educational program of the Rand School for the ensuing school year...
...August Claessens speaks on 8 -*Ts* Problems Before American <?f«w" at the Dressmakers Joint ? jfcrd Institute held at Pendle |jS Sstarday, July 27, morning |:^*MEWYORK CITY ^ Over 700 Social Democrats and IHeir, friends participated in a . 0aat Ride up the Hudson River u jj Bear Mountain Park last Pfitturday...
...Corner Coney Island and Brighton Beach Ave., BTdyn...
...Watch for details...
...t» 3. To stop the export of war . materials which may find their 'way to aggressor nations...
...This 30-per cent rise over April figures was due largely to the ? increased number of compensable claims in States which began new uniform benefit years in April...
...The campaign in favor of the plan is being carried on among women's clubs and in the rich north side towns, adjoining Chicajjo...
...Housing Plans tarred By Philadelphia Mayer PHILADELPHIA...
...Speakers: August Claessens and others...
...The Democrats have further weakened their voter appeal by nominating Fred Marks, former county detective who was con* victed on charges of being associated with the slot machines racket...
...The new members are David I. Ashe, Florence Bowers, August Claessens, Louis P. Goldberg, Dr...
...The committee include J. Henry Stump, ex-mayor of Reading...
...Speakers: August Claessens and Louis Epstein...
...Steamer Claremont is again bartered for a trip to Bear I Moon tain Park where every recreational facility is on hand...
...Harris analyzes the events which led to the disruption in the house of labor, and the subsequent activities of both groups, placing them against a. broad socio-economic and political background...
...Sunday, July 28, at 10:15 p. nr...
...Phone, ALgon-quin 4-2620...
...S. Ingerman, Herman Kobbe, Algernon Lee, Dr...
...Graduating out of a steel mill, Jim rapidly developed into an able speaker and .organizer...
...In addition, approximately 84,-000 supplemental placemen tr- were made...
...The City Central Committee of the Social Democratic Federation has elected a committee to arrange this send-off dinner...
...Berlin speaks o\ Sunday, August 4. » * * fourth A.D.- Branch, S.D.F., meets Tuesday, Julv 30, in their Club Rooms, 393 Grand St., New York City...
...Topic: "The Third Term Bogy...
...Rabbi Solomon Goldman, and Frank Knox, publisher of The Daily News and recently appointed Secretary of the Navy...
Vol. 23 • July 1940 • No. 30
