SDF Will Help Build New Party
SDF Will Help Build New Party * HTMBF.BSHIP MEETING of th* A N«* York Stat* Social Democratic •^ration on May 3 adopted proposals m am Sute Exocntivor Committee, to a* afset that the SDF shall...
...Why should a leadership that has 'the majority' fear an opposition...
...members attended several May Day celebrations held last week-end by Local New York, S.D.F., the German branches, "Neua Volks-seitung," and Jewish Socialist Verband...
...Tribute to Dr...
...It is clear that the administration makes no mistake about their action...
...but in our union, where they are in control, they rule with an iron hand...
...Our job will therefore be to continue to fight until we force the bureaucracy to submit to an honest elections in accordance with democratic procedure...
...New York S.D.F...
...Tha City Central Committee meets Wednesday, May 10...
...Simon Berlin for his many years af SSiiia* to tha City Central Committee will be Undo red at tha S-DJ...
...NEW YORK CITY.—Annual.City Convention convenes Saturday,, May 13th, 2 p. m , at 7 East 15th St...
...the SDF will urge a pester degree of democracy...
...SDF Will Help Build New Party * HTMBF.BSHIP MEETING of th* A N«* York Stat* Social Democratic •^ration on May 3 adopted proposals m am Sute Exocntivor Committee, to a* afset that the SDF shall join tha got liberal labor party in process of gyeaaisBtioii...
...hthWmr l/eioo Revive...
...hut when it comes to discussions and decisions, they are not such welcome gueats...
...AIM STOCKHOLM, Sweden.—Three labor argaaisations, those of the transport workers, the railroad men and the sea-Baav have together appropriated 127,000 tosaar ($31,750) to the International Transport Workers' Federation for the part-war revival of the labor union movement in countries now dominated by tba Nans and the Fascists...
...It remained the same dictator clique, the same system, the same tactics...
...Branch organized in West New York...
...Admission $1, including refreshments...
...The persist lit I of the new psrty should be to become sn independent liberal-labor party aa soon as the political situation ¦akas this practicable, and not merely S tool ef major party politicians...
...The fur workers were given to understand In a round-about way that they must only show their fares to the meetings...
...i iiniuig sessions Sunday, May 14...
...As SDF is opposed to indiscriminate •asarsessents and to unprincipled deals adtfc aid party machines, such as wesk aaal the former ALP, Communists and si other totalitarians should be rigidly lainM from membership...
...The Progressive Furriers pointed out that in the elections in the ll.l.WU, the Communist opposition was permitted watchers...
...Hut in a union controlled by Communists, no watchers were permitted...
...Why shouldn't they permit the opposition to have watchers...
...Not only do they get watchers in the polling places from beginning to the end of elections, but in some local unions" they even get representation in the election committees...
...The statement said in part: "In unions which are governed by democratic procedure, such as the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, the minority groups receive full protection...
...mors Inartk social reform measures than tUT- proposed by the two old parties, bjdsdksg socialisation of basic industrial sad public utilities...
...No official bothers with the workers, and no ruling takes the masses seriously...
...Charge Watchers Not Admitted Progressive Croup in the Fur Workers Union, which is headed by Communist leaders Ben Gold and Irving Potash, charged this week that the union leaders had refused to permit opposition watchers at the polls...
...Upper West Sid* Branch meets Tuesday, May »th, 8:30 p. m., at Adolph War-show's home, 1 West 86th St., corner Central Park West...
...whenever prac-mst'- the new party should nominate Hi asm independent candidates, endors-Saj candidates of the Republican or Democratic parties only when they have fires eatstanding service to the liberal ass* labor movement, such as Roosevelt sad Wagner...
...The members come to the local meetings not of their own free will, but under the threat of a fine which is forced upon them...
...August Claessens will be present...
...Peterson, N. J.: I. Levin-Shatxkes arid August Claessens will speak at a two-day conference of New Jersey Branches, J S V , at the Workmen's Circle I ».i.-.i Lyceum...
...Misha Maggid, clarinetist, and others will participate in the concert...
...National Fund, Saturday, May 20, at the Rand School, , . . Russian Branca, S.D.F.: Get-together on Friday, May 12th, 8 p. m., at the Horizon Club, 23 West 53rd St., N.Y.C...
...A symposium on the topic "America and Russia" will be held with Esther Friedman, Victor M. Chernov and Prof...
...We, therefore, have come to the contusion that it makes no sense to participate in such elections...
...on to Bear Mountain Park, Saturday August Ith...
...New Jeraey: New J.S.V...
...Responses are received daily from other cities...
...SDF NEWS NATIONAL — The National Executive Committee meets Sunday, May 7th, 11 a. m., at 7 East 15th Street, New York City, On the agenda are organisation matters, radio broadcasts, new literature, a monthly bulletin, snd important resolutions...
...Chicago, III.: Organisation and National Fund meeting, Saturday, May 27th...
...Hundreds of S.D.F...
...Pittsburgh, Pa., sent $1,000 this week...
...Functioning as a group 3E that party, the SDF will make uikmi proposals...
...The $10,000 Organization Fund drive is in its last weeks...
...Cleveland, Ohio: August Claessens speaks here on May 26th...
...The Croup stated that under these conditions, no free elections could be held...
...Here they practice the same stale Tammany politics...
...Delegates from 32 branches, along with fraternal delegate* from a number of institutions and friendly organizations, will art upon proposals dealing with the new liberal labor rmrty, with S.D.F...
...So the workers come to the meetings, stamp their unions cards and leave en masse...
...In the last elections of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union the so-called left wing "Rank and File" groups made a lot of noise about unity and democracy...
...Branch Officers' Dinner, May 13th, 7 p. m., at Schor'a Restaurant, 123 Second Ave...
...Annual Blears...
...Flatbush Central Branch meets Sunday, May 7, at 7 p. m , at the home of I-ouis P. Goldberg, 254 Henry St., Brooklyn...
...Algernon Leo answers questions on current issues over Station WEVD every Saturday at 9 Ab p. m. . . . Workmen's Circle Debs Breach CM: Social and card party for S.D.F...
...G. P. Deneke...
...Philadelphia, Pa.: Algernon 1-ee and August Claessens speak at a gathering May 21st, at which more than $600 will be raised for the Fund...
...Free discussions have been discouraged...
...Progressive Furriers Denounce Union Elections...
...They know that the fur workers have no faith in them...
...The paid officials monopolize the meetings with long speeches, which very often do not comply with the immediate needs of the fur workers...
...The leadership In the Fur Workers Union it today just as far from demo-crstic procedure as they ever were before...
...As fsr as their personal rule Is concerned, nothing has changed...
...Branches, trade unions, Workmen's Circle snd other groups are doing nobly...
...United Progressive Furriers: B. Baras, Secretary...
...Topic: "After the War What...
...organization problems, and with various national and city politicaTquestions...
...Maria Bern, radio singer, will sing Russian and Yiddish folk songs...
Vol. 27 • May 1944 • No. 19
