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SDF News •arsons memina social MoMfe idea, and i.rer-esfed /¦ receiving literature about rne Socio/ n.meerei!f Room 200, 7 East 75f/» Streef. Now for* CWy. NATIONAL The program for the National...
...Question Box, 7 East 18th St, Now York City...
...22, Elias Tartak, "Napoleon at the Channel...
...Algernon Lee presides and answers questions on international, national and municipal affairs...
...The Workshop for the manufacture of clothing for the relief services of the American Red Cross, the British War Relief Society- winch aids allied nations, is now located in Room 505, People's House, 7 East 16th St., New York City...
...Center, 844 Utica Ave., B'klyr...
...CZECHOSLOVAKS—NO BREAD FOB GERMAN TROOPS Czechoslovak channela report that important crops of rye and wheat from Bohemia and Moravia will not be available for feeding the German troops this spring and summer as the result of sabotage by the patriotic Czechoslovak peasantry...
...Monday...
...Mid-Bronx Branch meets Monday, Jan...
...Rugby Club and our branch...
...A. ·. Lewis Speats of Tremont ACP Club The opening lecture in the forum conducted every Tuesday evening by the Tremont A.L.P...
...in the W.C...
...East Flatbush Branch 1. Ninth Anniversary Banquet and Dance, Saturday, Jan...
...Minn...
...11th, at 8:30 p. m., at 7 East 15th Street Edward M. Cohen, Instructor in Social Studies, Samuel Tilden High School, speaks on "The Beveridge Plan and Its Influence...
...On Tuesday evening, January 12th, Alfred Baker Lewis will address the forum on "A Program for a War and Peace...
...Flatbush-Central Branch Social gathering, card party and refreshments for the benefit of the Emergency Fund will be held on Saturday, Jan...
...in the W.C...
...For the first time in many years the state nominees of the Farm-Labor Ass'n were beaten in the primaries when last fall America Fireter Hjalmar Peterson defeated Paul Ras-mussen...
...NATIONAL The program for the National Conference of the Social Democratic Federation to convene at the People's House TEast 15th St., New York City, on January 22, 23 24RS fbBows: The opening session, Friday, January 22, will be held in the Debs Auditorium, and it will be a panel d scuasion on the topic "Is Socialism Still Valid...
...It is expected that state chairman Elmer Benson, who in the past has accepted Communist support, will decline the post this year...
...All branches are to elect officers, delegates to the City Central and other committees and delegates to the National Conference within the next two weeks...
...member, on his 50th Birthday, to be held at tha W.C...
...Forums, etc...
...Contributors HARRY D. GIDEONSE is President of Brooklyn College...
...Observers predict that former legislator George Olson will be named in his place...
...Notice to Branches...
...Los Angeles...
...Sunday morning and afternoon further sessions of the conference trill be held and of the various committees...
...club at 862 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx, was a huge success...
...Connecticut August Claeasens speaks in New Haven, Sat...
...A fund of $10,000 is being raised and will be presented to Algernon Lee as trustee and it will be used for the causes and institutions to which Lee has given half a century of devoted service...
...23rd, at Mollie's Restaurant, 85 Second Ave., New York City...
...9th, 8:30 .p...
...General Membership Meeting Friday, January 15, 8:30 p. m., at the W.C...
...Melders Union Strike Succeeds—Reinstates Negroes Fired by Alabama Float AFL President William Green has congratulated Harry Stevenson of the International Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North America, for preventing an employer in Mobile, Ala., from discriminating against Negro workers...
...1235 Grand Concourse (near 167th St...
...NEW YORK CITY Meeting of all branch officers, members of Organization, National Conference and January 24th Banquet Committees, to be held on Sat., Jan...
...AU will adjourn at 5 p. m. for the Algernon Lee Testimonial in the evening...
...11th, 8:30 p. m., in the office of Dr...
...BaphjudAbramovitch Bertrand JRussell, Prof...
...January 18th...
...12, 6 p. m., at 128 North 10th St., Phila., Pa...
...at the W.C...
...Scores of volunteers are busily at work daily from Monday through Thursday, from 10:30 a. m. to 3 p. m.| and on Wednesday evenings...
...Banquet to Samuel Tracht man, active S_D.F...
...Special meeting...
...29th, Elias Tartak, "War and Peace by Tolstoy...
...The management of the Mobile Pulley Worts, without cause, fired a, number of Negre workers...
...9th, 2 p. m., at 7 E. 15th St...
...Sidney Hook' jobn Chamberlain Max Eastman, and other prominent speakers will lead the discussion...
...10th, Bridgeport, 8:80 p. m...
...JAMES BORTY, journalist and writer, is author of Oar Master's Voice, an expose of advertising, American Medicine...
...Stamford, Sunday, Jan...
...19th, 8:30 p. m., for the ILGWU...
...Branch meetings are held every Monday, 8:30 p. m., at the same address...
...August Claessens, toast-master...
...Topic: "Winning the W«r »mi the Pp'.cp " Seminar of the Labor Educational Center, S.D.F., 415 S. 19th St., Phila...
...F.LP...
...Labor Lyceum, 416 S. 19th St., Phila., Sunday, Jan...
...Indications from responses to date promise a gathering of considerably over 1,000 guests among whom will be outstanding leaders of Social Democracy, Labor and Liberal thought public officials and friends of Lee from many states...
...16th, 8:30 p. m., at 362 E. 51st St., B'klyn...
...Meeting Monday, Jan...
...Those desiring satisfactory seating arrangements are urged not to delay their reservations...
...Program on Station WEVD, Saturday, January 9, at 9:46 p. m...
...Jan...
...MAX C. OTTO, one of the leading figures ha American thought...
...will be held and will be followed by the opening of the National Conference with delegates and members-at-large participating...
...is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin...
...Labor Lyceum, 72 Legion Ave...
...August Claessens will lead the discussion on Social Democrats, and political action and other problems coming before the National Conference in New York...
...Defying imprisonment and execution, the Czechoslovak farmers disobeyed decrees for the compulsory sowing of wheat and rye last autumn, as the German authorities are now learning...
...Labor Lyceum, 415 S. 19th St...
...Few observers would predict any success for the convention...
...Banquet reservations are (3.50 per person...
...Another group of former, members of the Socialist Party has joined the Jewish Socialist Verband Branch which meets in the ft C. VTadeck Center...
...Send requests for dates to Room 200, 7 East 15th St, New York City, tory...
...Maggin...
...Morris Hillquit Branch...
...Algeraon Le...
...Leon Blum Branch...
...Watch for announcements...
...Stevenson- then confered with v Navy authorities and was consequently ahle to promise the Negre workers that if they returned to the job the cases of the other workers would be reopened...
...Center, 189 Neptune Ave...
...Philadelphia...
...m., at the W.C...
...A Monday evening Forum will be started on February 1st under tbe joint auspices at the A.L.P...
...East Flatbush Branch 2. Tenth Anniversary Banquet, Saturday, Jan...
...City Executive Committee meets Wed., Jan...
...Election of officers, delegates', etc...
...Calif...
...19th, ? p. m. William Morris Feigenbaum will speak for the National 'Office, S.D.F...
...He has contributed frequently to The New Leader...
...Large portions of the 1941 crops have been concealed by the peasants to keep them from the Germans...
...HANS KOHN is Professor of History at Smith CoUege...
...Dean Alfange was the guest speaker...
...Annual New Leader Sinner Symposium, Sunday, March 14, at the Labor Lyceum...
...Friday, January 8th, 8:30 p. m., Anup Singh, "Britain's Last Chance in India...
...Sunday, Jan...
...Topic: "American Labor and' the Threat of Political Reaction...
...The FLP suffered a further setback when its Senate designee Harry Peterson declined the nomination...
...BTtlyn...
...MARK STARR is educational director of the ILGWU...
...There have been many union and individual defections...
...Bam «est recent book was World, Order in Historical Perspective...
...In past years the party has been rent on the Communist and interventionist issue...
...17th, Jewish Center, Prospect St...
...13th...
...WILLIAM BEARD KILPATRICK...
...Frfharetaon Professai Emeritus at Teacher's CcJtege, Colansbt* IMsssnslap, termer estate* of Social Frontiers, is a leading oaiaHiinlisJ in she pi issjpsasi e »am ramie mnvsjiasrt in the ? stasia...
...In the afternoon between 2 and 4 p. m. the second session on the panel discussion on "Is Collectivism Compatible With Democracy...
...Where Life Is Better, etc FELIKS GROSS is one of the leaders of the Polish Socialist Party...
...S.D.F...
...The combination of a severe defeat aed an off-year parley may plunge the Farmer-Labor movement into a deeper well than it is in today...
...August Claessens speaks for the Joint Board, ILGWU, of Phfladelphia, Tuesday, Jan...
...Algernon Lee, 70th Birthday Testimonial Banquet Jan-nary 24th, 6 p. m., at the Hotel Commodore...
...the company refused to take the Negroes4 back, Stevenson called a strike and declared that the company had "defied the President who asked that there should he no discrimination toward colored workers in this country...
...Speakers: Dean Alfangc, Algernon Lee, and others...
...HERMOINE PAN ? EN is the daughter of Justice Jacob Panken...
...William Morris Feigenbaum speaks on "Liberalism and Culture" at the New Bra Club, 274 E. Broadway, New York City, Friday, January 15th, 8:30 p. m. William Karlin, Friday, January 22nd, Topic: "America and the New Order...
...Sand questions to toe S.D.F...
...Seeks to Rebuild Shattered Party The forthcoming convention of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Association, February 20-21 in Minneapolis, is expected to reveal the sharp decline of the party from its strength in former years...
...Labor Lyceum, 12 Hud* son St...
...The company was finally forced to «ehe back ail the men, including the discharged Negroes...
...9th, 8:30 p. ni...
...Women's Committee...
...Program for January...
...South Norwalk, Thursday, Jan...
...Checks for the reservations for the Lee Testimonial Fund should be made out to Abraham Miller, Treasurer, Room 200, ? East 15th St., New York City...
...Jan...
...Many Czechoslovak farmers have - been placed before firing squads and sent to concentration camps for agricultural sabotage against the Germans...
...August Claessens will have ready for February a new lecture on "Abraham Lincoln, His Life and Humor...
...Saturday morning, January -23, meetings will be held hy the Na-tioaal Executive, N. Y. State Executive and Women's Committees from the Eastern States...
Vol. 26 • January 1943 • No. 2