SOCIALIST MOVEMENT ATHOME AND ABROAD
SOCIALIST MOVEMENT ATHOME AND ABROAD Through the States NEW JERSEY State Convention A special Statf Convention of the Socialist Party of New Jersey will be held at State Headquarters,...
...The Socialist Party ef Bridgeport will move into thur new headquarters January 1. 1925...
...helps them in arranging very interesting program...
...Under it, in return for amnesty for some political prisoners anef a little more liberty of action, the Socialist* were to abstain frim organising the farm laborers and railroaders and from insisting upon their right to campaign in the rural districts...
...Meetings of protest called for the following Sunday were prevented by a great Show of military forces, but tha resentment of the workers was only msde the more violent At a meeting of the Executive Committee the attitude of the Parliamentary group was fully approved and all workingclass organizations were advised to be ready for possible demonstrations against the Bethlen outrages...
...Caspe, who also spent some time abroad, will give his point of view...
...What effect it will have upon the party opposition, largely made ud of refugees who inslit that the party chiefs are not revolutionary enough and are "tools of the bourgeoisie," remains to he seen, but it is hoped thst the fight with Bethlen will mske them pes the need of a real united front...
...A little intelligently directed concerted action eoutd result in giving Washington Heights the banner branch of Manhattan, a branch with permanent headquarters, an active corps of officers and as good a field for propaganda as there is In the city...
...22nd-23rd A. D. After a long period...
...The- branch decided to put the new organising plan into operation immediately, that a period of preliminary activity would be advisable in nrder that the bigger program embodied in the plan will have the oeneht of a larger field of active worker...
...This is the time to make It such...
...for instruction to it* delegates...
...Recording Secretary, Bertha Steiner...
...Matteotti's aeat from the Venetian district has been taken by his comrade, Elia Musatti...
...Norman Thomas was unanimously elected at the last meeting of the Centre...
...When some followers of Mussolini had the hardihood sto remove a crown of flowers recently placed at the scent of the kidnapping of Matteotti in his memory and throw it into the river, public indignation was so great that the Dictator himself was forced Jo issue a denunciation of the vandals...
...Circle 7, Manhattan recently celebrated a change of meeting from 132 Broome street to 24 Ridge street, and will hold their next meeting January 10, et S o'clock...
...so much thst they hsd their seeretsry check up the number of Fescisti actually killed during the civil strife and found that it totaled just 234...
...Every member of the branch, every active Socialist and every enrolled Socialist is urged to attend...
...The Executive Committee voted to recommend to the Socialists of Norwich, Conn., that tl.ey make a protest against .ho proposed sale of their electric power p'ant to the power combine...
...Committee of the Socialist Party of Local New York as the representative of the Local en a joipt Yipael Committee coniisting of a representative from each of the Greater New York Locals having for its purpose the furthering of Yipsel activity and propaganda...
...Branch 7 meets every second and fourth Thursdays at its club rooms, corner Tremont and Third avenues...
...When Julius Peidl and ten other Socialists were thrown out of Parliament on November 28 and their legislative function* suspended for twenty-five sessions, the rest of the Socialist group of twenty-four Deputies decided to boyeott the National Assembly until normal conditions were restored and apology made for the outrages...
...Comrade Panken will speak on the "C...
...The date for the S—' i convention was set when it was expected that the national convention would be held in January, and as all arrangements have been made and as there seems to be no good reason for postponement the date originally set will be adhered to...
...This agreement was practically extorted from the Socialists by Count Bethlen under threat of no amnesty whatever for several hundred workers then in Horthy's jails and of seizure of the party's co-operative enterprises...
...The Unitarian Socialists are determined to keep the memory of their murdered leader, Giacomo Mattdbtti, before the public and to use his beloved name, in the wrrds of Filipo Tumi, as the devout Christians used the Cross, to exorcize the devils of Fascism...
...Outsiders are welcome...
...Another Faacista Legend Shattered One of the reasons most frequently cited by Mussolini end his lieutenants as justification for their domination of Italy is the alleged loss of 3,000 Fascist* lives in conflicts with the "Red*" This tale finally got on the nerves of the Unitarian Socialist...
...All get to work now to put the 22nd23rd A. D. on the Socialist map...
...New1 York Activities * BUFFALO Local Buffalo, Socialist Party, lost one of it* veteran members in the sudden death on December 23 of Comrade Walter E. Green...
...Th* committee will function aa soon as th* Bronx elects its representstive...
...Financial Secretary, Sol Farber...
...There will be a musical program as well as an able speaker, probably Meyer London...
...I News items concerning Pennsyl; vania Socialist activities should bo 1 sent to that address...
...Announcement of the engagement was made at the residence of Miss "'assev last week and Comrade Berman is receiving the congratulations of his many friends and comrades...
...hy Regent Horthy and Prenver Btthlen, of the Social Democrats and other opposition Deputies who ventured tn insist upon an open discussion in the National Assembly of graft charges and outragea committed by the Hungarian Fascisti, known as Awakening Magyars, may result in restoration of party harmony shattered some time ago by sharp criticism of the actions of the Socialist Deputies and the Executive Committee...
...P. P. A. at the Coming Conventions...
...HUNQARY Oppression May Bring Harmony Oppression by the Hungarian, Government, header...
...Discussion- will, follow, and the sentiment of tha Bronx membership will be gauged...
...Th* three sessions of th* Netional Convention, January 1, 2 and S are expected to attract every member...
...The Circle meets every Sunday evening at 1804 Lincoln place...
...The Fsbisn Orel* is now Number 5, Brooklyn, meeting every Friday evening at 167 Tompkins avenue...
...A fin* time was had by all," is] th* general statement of all that were present at the dance given by Circle 2, Brooklyn, at their headquarters, 1304 Lincoln place, last Sunday evening...
...August Claessens lectures every Friday evening on th* topic, "Social Progress and Human Nature...
...It Is an ideal rendezvous where members and friends can meet any time of the day or evening...
...With thts* addition* to our ranks, we bid fair to progress to even a greater extent than the organisation of 1*17, when it was at its height...
...Local Bridgeport will bold it* first meeting of the New Year at Its new headquarters, room 33, Lincoln Building, 62 Cannon street, on Wednesday evening, January 7. The headquarters are centrally located, contain all the latest improvements and conveniences, and are attractively furnished...
...Buffalo readers of The New Leader are urged to attend the meeting of the Buffalo Public Forum on Sunday, Jamiary 4, at the Elm wood Music Hall, at 2.30 In th afternoon...
...All men-bers are urged to attend...
...Discussion will follow...
...We hope to be permanently located by our following meeting...
...Special mention is *ut u Circle 6, Brooklyn, which came down ope hundred per cent strong...
...Th* Cutis wishes to thank all tha league aad patty members for the eeefcratlen shewn...
...The International Front ITALY _ Ready for Electoral Battle Although the leader* of the Italian Socialist parties, both Unitarian and Maximalist, are quoted by cable aa not expressing much confidence in the outcome of elections under Fascists rule, in case Dictator Mussolini makes good his latest bluff, dissolve* his hand-picked Parliament and goes before the voter* demanding an expression of faith in himself and his policies, their parties sre growing fast snd, sven under the proposed American system of congressional districts, the number of socialist Deputies is likely to be materially increased...
...4th A. D. A special meeting of the branch will be held in the new club rooms, 24 Ridge street, on Thursday, January, 8, at 8.30 p. m. New officers will be installed ind members will vote for a delegate to the Chicafro convention...
...It will be delivered at the Bronx headquarters, 1167 Boston Road, at 8.30 shsrp...
...His subject will be "Labor 3nd the Next War...
...The Socialists got their figures from a Fascista namphlet distributed during the electoral cam------ .--.-____ paign last winter telling of the heroic deeds of the Fescisti during th* three years preceding the march on Rome in the Fall of 1922 and listing the fallen "black shirts" at 147...
...Maurice Caspe, 73 West 119th street...
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...Labor Mexico, What It Really Is and How W* Can Help," will be the topic of Morris Novik, Executive Secretary of the Greater New York Y. P. S. L., at the meeting of Circle 8, 207 ESst 10th street, Sunday afternoon, at 3:80...
...A reading room, where all the leading Socialist publications, books and literature can be secured', will be one of the lead ing features of the new quarters...
...Gladys Chandler...
...Everything point* toward a successful convention...
...The Juniors, meeting at 420 Hinsdale street, have become a senior circle...
...League members should bring their friends...
...Ev«ry member should attend this meeting...
...who, with Karl Peyer, Johann Vanczak and Alexander Propper, had signed the agreement, defended their action a* in the best interest of the Hungarian workers and pointed out that, as the Government had not lived up to it, the Socialists hsd for s long time considered it null snd void...
...The party's membership card for 1926 will carry the photo of Matteotti, with a tribute by Turati, and an agitation has been started in Rdme to have the new bridge to be built over the Tiber named after the Socialist martyr...
...A report will be made of our New Year's eve banquet Tickets are also available for our theatre benefit...
...No circle will hold its meeting this week...
...Admission will be free and a questionnaire will follow the lecture...
...This was seized upon by the bour"->',is nress of Budapest as a pretext for asserting thst the Socialists were preparing a general strike, which wss promptly denied by Nepszava, the Socialist organ, which had come out again after having been under the ban of the censor for seversl dsys...
...Brooklyn has elected Louis P. Goldberg an old-time Yipael member and director...
...PENNSYLVANIA TO PENNSYLVANIA READERS Information concerning the Socialist Party of Pennsylvania may be obtained from the State Secretary, Darlington Hoop**, 418 Swede street...
...A large attendance is expected...
...hibernating, the 22nd-23rd A. D. branch has thrown off its apathetic sleep and i* developing an unexpected spurt of activity, so much to that some members seem to have difficulty in keeping up...
...PARTY NEWS • CONNECTICUT At j. meetin' of the State Executive 'Committee of the Socialist P»rty of Connecticut held in New Haven, a committee was appointed to look into the cost of getting out a monthly propaganda paper for Connecticut Martin F. Plunkett was appointed to attend the annual meeting of The New Leader Board of Management TuesUay evening, December 30...
...At it* meeting last week an ambitiou* program was outlined...
...W* have two new circle...
...Comrade Green was an active Social!* for many years snd was a freSuent candidate for nublic office, [e is survived by hi* widow, Comrade Matilda Green, and a daughter, Mrs...
...Comrade Green will be mined by many nationally known Socialist speakers, for moil of them stayed at Comrade Green's home when In Buffalo...
...DW Ingermann has just returned from abroad and she will be able to give a vivid picture of what is happening on the other side...
...Monticello, N. Y. August Claessens will deliver the first lecture of a series of six lectures on "Modern Social Problems" at the Monticello Labor Lyceum, under the auspices of the Workmen's Circle, on Tuesday evening, January 6. Woodridge, N. Y. August Claessens will deliver the first lecture of a series of six talks on "The Story of Human Progress" St the Woodridge Labor Lyceum on Wednesday evening, January 7. Auspices, Workmen's Circle...
...THE BRONX Judge Jacob Panken will address a general membership meeting of Local Bronx on Monday evening, January 5, at the headquarters, 1167 Boston Road...
...The committee voted to get out subscription blank* for the purpose of collecting funds to jay the delegatea' expenses to the Socialist Party convention, February 25, in Chicago...
...A grand opening-meeting i* to be held at 60Q West 161st street, corner of Broadway, Tuesday, January 13, 8.15 p. m., at Gillis Foyer, ground floor...
...The program for Wednesday'* meeting includes the election of officers, plans for increasing the membership and propaganda work, and arranging for the annual-gettogether banquet to be held the latter part of the month...
...In order that the membership might be as fully represented as possible and that the decisions of th* contention might truly reflect the opinion of the membership throughout the State, a very liberal basis ef representation was decided on and til branches are entitled to send one delegate for every ten members or major fraction thereof...
...Norristown, Pa...
...Has...
...nan, Mayor Hylan, -McAneny, WsUdntsUi, Ueiansjy To Discuss Transit Msyor John F. Hylan, George B. McAneny of the Transit Commission, Lout* Waldman, and John H. D*Igney, have been invited to take pert in a discussion of transit problems at th* Civic Club, 8 West lgth street, W-edneiday evening, January 7. Admission will be free...
...The speaker will be Paul Blanshard, field secretary of the League for Industrial Democracy...
...Yipsel Notes New York City Due to the National Convention, there will be no circle meetings on Saturday evening, when a reception and dance will be arranged in honor of the delegates to be held at the Debs Auditorium...
...Upper West Side Branch Owing to the fact that Rev...
...They meet every Sunday evening st 8 o'clock...
...Hymen Hochberg, their organizer, invite* all Y. P. 8, Li member* to visit the new place...
...Branches 2 and 4 will meet on Tuesday night, January 6, at the Bronx headquarters...
...to this was added the record of slain Fascisti printed in Mussolini's paper, Popolo d'ltalia, since his seizure of power, which numbered eighty-seven, making-a total of 234...
...The lecture of January 9 will deal with "The Role of Environment in Social Evolution...
...All are invited te attend th* meetings...
...That the Fascisti would fail to record the killing of any of their partisans is hardly credible, se the Socialist compilation is likely te stand unrefuted...
...NEW YORK CITY The maify friends of Sam Berman, who for many year* was an active member of the Sixth A. D., were pleased by the announcement that he had become engaged to Miss Lillian Wassev...
...This statement of the party's attitude wss incorporated in the resolution adooted by the National Committee...
...SOCIALIST MOVEMENT ATHOME AND ABROAD Through the States NEW JERSEY State Convention A special Statf Convention of the Socialist Party of New Jersey will be held at State Headquarters, 266 Central Avenue, Jersey City, on Sunday, January 4, for the purpsse of electing and instructing two tie Itgatte to the National Convention at the C. P. P. A. to be held February 21...
...Gertrude Weil Klein, their direeter...
...Howell is moving hi* headquarters, the Upper West Side Branch will meet Tuesday, January 6, at the home of Comrade Dr...
...An Executive Committee of five wa* elected consisting of Sam Berkowits...
...At the meeting, Party Secretary Stephen Farkas...
...A musical programhas been arranged to follow the, discussion...
...Mollis Friedman, Hymen Hochburg, Miriam Miigrim, Tillie Rosenberg...
...This committee will work out ways snd me*ns by which the Yipsels will be able to have the active support of the party and will therefore be in a better position to carry out their activities...
...Brooklyn An open discussion of Hiliquit's book, "Present Day Socialism," led by Elizabeth Friedman, Educational Director of Circle 6, Brooklyn, will take place at their next meeting held at 167 Tompkins svenue, Sunday evening...
...The struggle within the Hungarian Socialist Party cam* to a head st a meeting of the Nstionsl Committee, which, as reported in Nepszava of November 16, adopted a resolution by a vote of 105 to 5 approving the action of the Executive Committee and hinting at the expulsion of the dissidents, esnecially those living srfely abroad, who were exploiting an agreement effected bv the party leaders with Premier Bethlen in 1921 against the Executive Committee...
...Educational Director, Lester Diamond...
...The first session started Thursday, January 1, at 12 o clock, at the Rand School Auditorium, 7 E«st 15th street...
...Comrades in Bridgeport and vicinity are urged to be present both to inspect the new quarters and to participate in the deliberation* of this important se««ion...
...When this statement was msde public a howl of protest went up from the Fascista press, but no data were cited to refute it...
...Anna Ingermar.n will address the meeting xn Labor conditions in Europe...
...The coavention wjll be called, to order at 2 P.M...
...The piece wss crowded with Yipsel, Mather* rf the Greater New York League with party members of Brooklyn and with e lot of school friend* ef the member...
...Number 8, Brooklyn...
...Circle 7, Manhattan, meeting at 24 Ridge street, elected th% following officers for the coming six months: Organizer, Joe Feldman...
Vol. 2 • January 1925 • No. 1
