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SDF News CnfijEEENCES will be arranged in Chicago, Philadelphia, ¦W%flB Angeles, Boston, Cleveland and other cities, initiated #tfce S.D.F. and to which will be invited labor, fraternal gad...
...Judge Jacob Pan ken's reminiscences were of the International Socialist Congresses, and the scholarly contributions by • Oneal to the literature of Socialism and to the history of our country, and his journalistic efforts on the New York Call and Leader...
...Gerber spoke quietly of his work together with Oneal...
...The Upholsterers* oilsMlaatliiii is composed of 40,0000 ny allien with local anions in forty-six St)S4lU...
...Ashe, Edward McAlinn, and Al Hassman, both business agents of the local, and Assistant District Attorney LoscaKb, the District Attorney announced that, "If picketing is orderly and there is no other disorder, this office will not interfere...
...August Claessens will have charge of the group each evening beginning at eight o'clock...
...The army has already been given $224,000,000 of the $700,000,000 required for new plants...
...Speakers: Alexj ander Schwartz, Sam Bobrowsky...
...Subject: Issues and Backgrounds of the Campaign...
...Tuesday, September 3: Algernon Led, President of the Rand School...
...i Wednesday, August 21 Corner Bay Parkway and 68th St., Brooklyn, 8:30 p. m. I Speakers: August Claessens, Julia Primoff...
...The new powder, loading and storage plants will be designed for long life but will be operated when stocks of munitions are needed...
...and to which will be invited labor, fraternal gad sympathetic organizations and individuals, to organize j-jependent campaign committees for the election of Frankjjjjj...
...oetg at Hotel Riverside Plaza, 2« West 73rd St, on Tuesday, Sept 10...
...Feeling the necessity of a publishing fund to print books of service to the Labor and Social Democratic movement, several representatives of labor groups met before the dinner and contributed $500 towards the goal of $5000...
...It has also contracted with the duPonts to operate a $26,000,000 powder plant in Southern Indiana...
...utes, all kept to that mark...
...Many gifts were presented to the Oneal family, and Mrs...
...Lena Morrow Lewis told of the many letters and gifts from comrades in all sections of the country which had poured in to her request for tributes to Oneal which were presented hi a beautiful —>»«M» j»*a>~ u Oneal responded to the many eulogies with a short moving speech...
...Lee mentioned the high regard felt by Kautsky for Oneal, who was mainly known to him by his , works in labor history...
...Tuesday, September 10: Eli L. Oliver, State Executive Director qf the American Labor Party...
...The talks were rich in the anecdotes and lore of Socialist and Labor Algernon Lee recaH«aV^^| early efforts ,.in Indiana* wjaaeu after a grueling twelve-hour s®C as an iron puddter, Jim- would edit The Toiler, a small labor paper spreading the ideas of Socialism...
...40,000 ML UpkoMmrrt Endorse Roos avafr NEW YORK, N. Y.—Declaring that the Upholsterers* International Union of N. A., affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, is anxioos to do its share in preserving these United Staec as the great free nation that it is, where all are equal, the members of the General Executive Beard of the Upholsterers* International Union adopted • resolution endorsing the candidacies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace for President and Vice-President of she United States respectively...
...Toastmaster Gus Claessens kept things moving at,a lively pace...
...Ci,..i \Aftal-tnnt "rC* l . MvvTin^s Friday, August 16 Burnside and Walton Aves., Bronx, 8:30 p. m. Speakers: August Claessens, Eli Rosenblatt, i Sylvia Orr...
...and Townsend 1 Ave., 8:30 p. m. Speakers: Mor: ris Waldman, Mitehel Rosenblatt...
...Subject: Defending Democracy—Democracy as a Way of Life...
...Israel Feinberg of theLL.G.W.U., Abraham Miller of the Amalgamated, Samuel Beardsley of the Jewelry Workers, Frank Crosawaith of the Negro Labor Committee, A. N. Weinberg of the Paper Box Makers and many others spoke of Oneal's contributions to the clarification of political thought and of his writings and aids to the labor movement...
...Traditionally, the United Stats army has maintained a system of government arsenals forming the nucleus of a munitions industry but incapable of rapid expansion...
...Corner 4th St...
...He was an editorial writer on the old New York Call, a feature writer for the Baltimore Sun, a noted contributor to many liberal and radical periodicals, a frequent party official and candidate and editor of the New Leader since 1923...
...Tuesday, September 24: George Backer, Formerly Member of the City Council...
...Rand School, ALP Speakers' Course To Hear Laborites The announcement of a Campaign Training course to be conducted by the American Labor Party and the Rand School has been received with great enthusiasm...
...The fund was named after the retiring editor of the New Leader in grateful tribute to his decades of efforts...
...Monday, August 19 Corner Wilkins and Intervale Aves., 8:30 p. m. Speakers: August Claessens, Herman Miller...
...Speakers: Alexander Schwartz, Louis Epstein...
...Following is a list of the speakers who will lead the discussionsof issues which the students will be called upon to discuss...
...The evening was one of festivity and tribute to the work of Jim Oneal...
...meeting, and plans for street meetings...
...He recalled his • Indian* boyhood, his work 1st the steel mills, and the subsequent end in prison for many of his early companions...
...One does not require compliments...
...Elias Tartak will speak aB^Cnrrent Events...
...he closed, "for doing what one wanted to do...
...The announcement of the James Oneal Testimonial Fund came from Adolph Held, president of the Amalgamated Bank and head of the Forward Assn...
...McLevy reminded the audience of Oneal'g activity to save the movement from the present disastrous consequences^ A dramatic event was the spontaneous and rising ovation given to veteran Julius Gerber when he was called on to speak...
...band at Camp • Eden, located ia the heart of the Highlands of the Hudson, a beautiful location and camp owned and operated by the Jewish Socialist Verband...
...Upper West Side Branch...
...For himself, he told the hushed crowd, one of the sincerest accomplishments of Oneal was that like Eugene Debs there was always that common touch, always "Gene" and "Jim...
...He told the audience that the Socialist movement had done mere for htm .than he or -anyone could do for it...
...After a conference between Mr...
...The employer in this case, who is extremely wealthy and politically active attempted to frame the pickets by bringing charges -of criminal libel 'against them...
...Friday, August 23 * Corner Brighton Beach and Coney Island Aves., Brooklyn, &:30 p. m. Speakers: Algernon Lee, Louis Epstein...
...Corner Burnside and Walton | Aves., Bronx...
...He recalled the appreciation by the noted historian Charles A. Beard of On ear s "Workers in American History...
...He spoke of the days of soap-box campaigning, of activities in the state and national offices...
...Liberals Drive to Extend Gov't Operation of 60 Arms Plants WASHINGTON, D. C. — Progressive circles here are looking to a popular drive for government ownership of munitions and some strategic defense plans as a means to counter balance the failure of an excess war profits tax to develop...
...The pi hi is to have the campaign cadets meet at seven o'clock, have one hour of discussion of campaign issues, one hour of training in Public Speaking, and then have a whirl at actual experience before a street crowd under the tutelage of August Claessens...
...Ladwig H. Gerber speaks on •Combating the Fifth Column in tgljnited States" over WEVD Sunday, August 18, 10:15 p. m. i*r...
...The efficiency of such plants is daily evidences by factories already operating asr part of the permanent munitions industry the government plans to set up...
...Leading Socialists, Laborities, Pay Tribute to James Oneal at SDF Farewell Dinner Mix some earthy humor, some homely sentiment, the surprise appearance of Bridgeport's Mayor Jasper McLevy, the announcement of the James Oneal.Testimonial Fund, the tributes of men and women from all sectors of the Labor and Socialist movement, add heartfelt emotion, and you have tite high spots of the Social Democratic Federation testimonial dinner attended by several hundred persons .last Thursday evening...
...Many of the other government factories will ha located in the easily defended sectors between the mountain ranges of the Allegbenies and along the Mississippi Valley...
...Subject: Issues of the Presidential Campaign...
...Prominent Social* Democrats wiir speak at mass meetings *rr»ng*d in these clt!es- Li*era- ¦ ?Searbeing prepared and radio Spieasts will be made...
...Re traced the growth of "a half-illiterate kid" from a family constantly afflicted with the TB contracted in the nulls to a person who "Was privileged to serve in the Socialist ranks...
...Brighton Beach and Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, 8:30 p.m...
...Oneal is the author of "Workers ia American History," "American Communism," "The History of Local 10, LL.G.W.U.," and tens of pamphlets on Socialist topics...
...The classes will be conducted1 in the Rand School beginning on August 27...
...Subject: Meeting "the Arguments Against the New Deal...
...Jasper Mc Levy's Scotch burr gently told of the simplicity and warmth of Oneal...
...Watch jjjj^eelurnn tor announcements...
...Roosevelt aid Henry Wallace...
...Many speakers touched on the common background and development of Debs and Oneal...
...The cost per person is $4.50 for the two days and it includes bus fare...
...A symposium .conference ore "American Defense and the War rinst the Dictatoaships" will1 held at Camp Eden, ColdSpring, on the Hudson,.Saturday, jad-Sunday, August 17 and 18...
...These locals are near the water and coal supplies so vital to munition defense...
...Meeting of the Amalgamated inoperative Branch in the Bronx, Monday, August 19, at 8:30 p. nf., in the Assembly Hall...
...and Avenue C, ! Manhattan...
...Many contributions and pledges to the Oneal Testimonial Fund were received at the dinner, among which was a $26 pledge by the New Leader mads by George I. Steinhardt in behalf of the Board of Directors...
...It will be capable of supplying an army of 2,000,000 men with the tools of war...
...Bases leave 11 a. m. Saturday, Jngost 17, at 175 East Broadway, and at noon at Woodlawn Station, I.R.T., Bronx...
...Speakers: August ' Claessens, Gertrude Gellman...
...Thereafter, he announced, no speakers would be permitetd to touch on the national or international scene...
...The Socialist movement-, he said, gave him a purpose and a stimulus to learning...
...In a few well-chosen words- he polished off Herr Stalin, Signor Hitler and Tovarish Mussolini...
...Each of these speakers will .address the class at the Rand School at seve no'clock: Tuesday, August 27: Dorothy Bellanca, Vice-President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America...
...j Tuesday, August 20 ¦ " Corner 170th St...
...Assistant Secretary of War Patterson described as an "innovation" the idea that most of the projected 60 ordnance plants to be built with federal funds would be established on a permanent basis...
...The business of the meeting will be a discussion on the A.L.P., report of N.E.C...
...Of' the more than score of speakers from trades unions, fraternal groups and the Social Democratic Federation who spoke their allotted two or three minLocol 1 Pickets Fr—4 or Tromaed-ap Charges Fifteen members of Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers who were subpoenaed because of complaints that their picketing the home of Joseph' E. McAuliffe, head of the Triangle Conduit and Cable Company, disturbed the neighbors' peace, were released from those charges, it was announced this week by David L Ash, counsel for the local...
...jtj Every recreational facility is cat...
...The conference is arranged by the Jewish Socialist Verband and many prominent men of the labor morernent will participate...
Vol. 23 • August 1940 • No. 33
