THE SOCIALIST PARTY AT WORK
THE SOCIALIST PARTY AT WORK NATIONAL Fivt district organisers art now in the field: Emil Herman in California; Murray E. King In Mm nesota; William H. Henry in Illinois; Joseph F. Viols in Ohio;...
...Paul in a leaky box car and for the first time thought of the injustice of a social system that made a tramp of a man willing to work...
...Comrade Lewis has organised a healthy local in Qulncy, Mass...
...Frequent . omments were: "The best spirit in msny years," "By far the largest attendance we have had in a decade," "Keener attention to speeches than for a long, long time," "Literature sales phenomenal," and *o on...
...July 7, 8:80 p. m., a t Billings Social Club Rooms, 3786 Broadway, corner 167th street...
...Speaker: Leonard C. Kaye...
...3rd District, Louis O. Krahl...
...The editor of th* Finnish paper...
...The t e rm "scientific," st applied to Socialism, haa nothing to dp with "measuring and accounting, hut with the fact that Sotialiim h a t aa historical foundation on tha systems of socitty that have gone before, and It tha next atop in social evolution if the peoplee of the nations have the intelligence and- orge'nItatlon to tak* hold of tha huge forms of production which capitalist development has brought Into being—London "Justice...
...Organi*>r, Karl R Jursek...
...That night Reinbold left St...
...This gathering will give all friends, comrades ana associates of Comrade Roewer sm opportunity to express their appreciation of the work he is doing for the Socislist Party...
...This is a challenge to the rest of the State, INDIANA The Terre Haute Tribune carries an interesting story of the Socialist campaign and an interview with Phil K. Reinbold, Socialist candidate for Mayor...
...Marlus Hansome, Rand School lecturer, will speak on "Contributions of Biology to Sociology...
...at large, Walter E Davie, John Kennedy, Karl Jursek and Joseph Pede...
...4th District, Carl R. Johnson...
...New* Item* concerning Pennayl-vaaia Socialist activities should be sent t* thai eddre...
...Upper Wast Sid* Branch Tuesday...
...His latest is eight new members at Weymouth, Mass...
...Speakers: May Harris Mainland and Ernest K. Hsrrsen...
...Mary Stotler and Mrs...
...No definite arrangements have yst been made for the placing of a District Organizer in Pennsylvania, but it is hoped that wa can make a definite announcement on this matter in the very near future...
...every Satarda...
...There is s fin* suggestion for Com* rades In other ports of ths State...
...Mae Diebler, sister of the late Marguerite Prevey, is on the firing line to battle in the coming contest, with Mrs...
...Now thst is s happy idea...
...B R O N X More than fifty street meetings have been held during May and June in various parts of Bronx County...
...LOCAL NEW YORK Thomas en East Sid* Socialists of tl e Lower East Side are planning a big demonstration for Norman Thomas, Socialist and Labor candidate for Mayor, for Friday, J u l y 10...
...CALIFORNIA State Secretary, Lena Morrow Lewis, of California, ia putting en-orgy and "pep" into bar work ia conjunct ion with the coming regional conventions and demonstrations...
...The district is being thoroughly cirI cularized in preparation for a rousing rally...
...Victor Spivack, Athletic-Social Director...
...Jamaica's Picnic a Sue**** Braving th* showers of rain and blast* of wind that swept Gerken's i yprete Hills Garden last Sunday, the Socialists of Branch Jamaica and their friend* turned out In good numbers and helped make their combination picnic with the Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit Society a real success...
...Two, perhaps three, more will presently be in the field, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, and in Missouri...
...Hudsoa County's *tr**t campaign has begun and will continue till November, The Treasurer** report showed a balance on hand ef $231.16 aad $11 waa voted for ths cervices of th*) Stat* Secretary Reports showed thst county ticket* have been filed] in Bergen Essex, Hudson snd Passaic counties Recommendation that Comrade Newman be not employed as District Organizer wa* concurred in...
...District Secretary, Warren Edward Fitzgerald is doing organizing work in Haverhill, Mass., and reports that local coming back in fine style...
...Comrade Zolo of Anson ia waa elected te fill a vacancy on the State Executive Committee in ths Fifth district...
...3rd A. D., Mstthist Palm end Charles Freyt 4th A. D., Sadie C. Smith and Ernest Mtgerlin...
...Y1PSELDOM J u n i o r Ylpsela s At the Semi- Annual Convention of the New York City Lesgtt* bf the Junir-r Y P. S. L. the followi n r officer* were elected: Louie Ygvnsr...
...Tha following candidates, were nominated for State officers of the SociaBat Party: State Secretary, Martin F. Plunkett...
...Eugene V. Debs had just won his victory on the Great Northern...
...Ha has started on another-one in Abington, Mass, According to all indications, this one will he born with hair on its chest...
...Sport and games with prizes were also on the program and fresh farm products for refreshments...
...Th* State Secretary wa* ia> structed to writ* th* National Office urging the (election of en organizer PENNSYLVANIA TO PENNSYLVANIA READERS Information concerning the Socialist Party ef Pennsylvania meg be obtained frees the Slate S*«-retery, Darlington Heeees, 4lS Swede street, Near let* wa, Pa...
...Snd District, William James Morgan...
...Paul, Debs was enthusiastically saluted by section men, each man tilting his cap as he stood with one foot on the blade of his shovel...
...Neon-Day Str««t Meeting Thursday, July 9...
...Lester Shnlm*n, Financial Secretary...
...Undoubtedly there will be a good delegation there from the New England States...
...Comrade David Shier, secretary of the Jewish Socislist brsnch of Minneapolis and local correspondent for the Daily Forward, fought along distinctly Socialist lines in his candidacy for election to ths Library board...
...6th District, no nominee...
...a— Eaeculiv* Committee Mond*y, July 6, 8:30 p. m. 7 E a i t 16th s t r e e t , Room 506...
...Executive Committee, let District, no nominee...
...2 2 n d 23rd A. D. Wednesday...
...Alfred Baker Lewis is energetically canvassing his territory...
...Speakers: Leonard C. Kaye, Ernest K. Hsrrsen and Nina Prey...
...He had the thousands of people thinking fast, seeing clearly and laughing, even more so than is usual for the one and only Oscar...
...Thi* is th* kind of thing that counts...
...Comiade Oberg waa elected to the Board of Park Commissioners over his conservative opponent by a substantial margin...
...Sunday, June 21, was a tremendous success...
...Irving place and 14th street...
...Second City Organizer...
...In Akron, Ohio, where organizer Viola formed a local, the local is planning for activity in the school board election...
...n ll*» QUEENS Oatal Head* tha Tiebee J s m e t Oneel of Richmond Kill, editor ef The Now Leader, wet n*m*d candidate for Borough President a t a generel party meeting »* Local Queans held at I T Beeafort avenus, Jamaica, J u n s I I , Csndidates for members of the Assembly end the Boerd of Aldermen, respectively, wsre nsmed es follows: l t t A. I) , Hsrold G. Andersen snd I s r t s l Goldin...
...At ths biggest meeting of Local San Francisco in recent months twenty six comrades volunteered to interview unaffiliated Socialists and solicit them to become part of the proposed 1,000 new members...
...Speakers: William Karlin and Alexander Schwartz...
...Locals to be circularized from Bridgeport proposed that each congressional district have an organizer to act as assistant to the State Organizer, which was referred to Local Bridgeport to consider the matter further and bring it up at the next meeting of the State Executive Committee...
...He now has an automobile and is able to cover his territory much more rapidly, making many more calls each day than could be made otherwise...
...July 10, 8:30 p. m. Street meeting at 10th s t r e e t and...
...s*n* will «ntert*in at heedquerterf, 1167 Boston roed...
...Esther Milgram, First City Org»nii*r: Isidore Ostrowsky...
...Kurt N. Marx, relative of Karl Marx, now lecturing in the United States, vigorously presented the matter of '"European Politics.'' Wal-ter Thomas Mills was Mills again, always excellent before an audience...
...Julv 7, 8:30 p. m. at 51 East 125th street...
...Every other candidate for election to this hoard wae a millionaire or representative of great wealth...
...MARYLAND State Secretary Smiley writes that the comrades of Western Maryland are ready to put up some money, s good bunch of it, for cooperation with the Netional Office whenever the District Organizer can be spared for the upbuilding of that part of the State movement...
...Lillian Kaplan, Recording Secretary...
...NEW JERSEY Among the actions of ths State Committee of June 14 was a contribution of $10 to the Sacco-Van-zetti Defense Fund...
...The spirit of comradeship and optimiem was mors than a match for tha had weather' and everyone who a t t e n d e d felt well r e paid for having defied the elements...
...I t h A. D. Fridey...
...Literature Agent, William James Morgan...
...A cry active campaign of organization was reported by the Bridgeport committeeman...
...RichsrJ Boyajian has been engaged for the month of J u l y and he will deliver a series of lectures on the following street corners: every Fridsy s t Wilkint and Interr a l e avenue...
...6th A. D . Ernest Welsch snd Peter J. Flanagan...
...Shier received nearly 26,000 votes...
...They have a plan for an immense addition to the party membership at the regional conventions, pledging each of 1,000 parsons to new or renewed membership on condition that the other 999 become members...
...J Tuesday Street Meeliag Tuesday, July 7, 8:80 p. m. Irving place and 14th s t r e e t Speake r : Patrick Quinlan...
...Everything indicates that the Convention-Demonstration rallies in Chicago will be rousing successes, MINNESOTA Comrsde A. T. Oberg, financial secretary of Local Minneapolis, Is the only Socialist who escaped the reactionary landslide here which resulted ia ths defeat of the Socialist and Labor aldermen running for reelection...
...He raised the issus of working-class participation in the control of public education and information...
...every W*dn**d*y et 163rd ead M a i N t i t r s e t s . and every Thursday at l t t r ej t t r s e t and Pro*p*ct avenue...
...C) ———— Loesl Westmorelsnd Is completing arrangement* for trsnsferring its headquarters from Irwin to Grrensburg...
...This reminder la especially impormemb e r s often neglect this duty and t h ut hamper the S t a t e Office in i t s work...
...Return* are coming in on State Referendum "A," 1926, and the result* will he published in next week's New Lesder...
...Executive Secretary...
...This growing local will run a field day the latter part of July...
...at 170th street and Gnat avetrae...
...Manhattan, during tha month* of July and August...
...These meetings were ad-' dressed by August Claessens, Nettie Weiner, David Sommer, Hilda G. Claeitent and o t h e n . The audiences were very responsive, collections and book sales were fair coneldering the hard times, and many new members were obtained for the p a r t y and tha Y. P. S. L. Ton much praise can not be given to Circle 1, Y. P. S. L„ for the splendid assistance they gave Local Bronx at these street meetings...
...Srd-lth-10th A. D. Thursday, July 9, 8:30 p. m. Street meeting at 35th street and Eighth avenue...
...Circle 11 will meet Mondays, at 8 p. m„ a t 1836 Lincoln place...
...The_ Conventions' Managing Committees had a host added to their ranks when Comrade Herman came down from Washington to take a hand...
...Ths picnic In Rivervlew Park...
...Street meetings are being held and from now on things will hum in Socialist circles sround the bey and in all northern California...
...The local would like to have Comrade Harkins stay right on the job indefinitely...
...For the first time there was held a State picnic et Greenville, June 21, arranged by the Finnish local of Canterbury, Conn., Providence and Westerly, K. I. Over 300 people attended...
...Debs was in tears as he returned the saluta, tions of the proletarians...
...All members are requested to attond a special meeting for t h e purpose of nominsting cnr.didatea for the Board of Aldermen and Assembly...
...Comrade Reinbold gave some interesting personal reminiscences, stating that while he was "hoboing" as an unemployed cigarmaker he got his first Socialist ideas in 1893...
...Standing on the rear platform of a train leaving St...
...District Organizer Emil Hernian is now in California te cooperate to the limit of his ability...
...Members ware present from all the six J u n i o r Circle* and made t he Convention a success...
...CONNECTICUT The State Executive Committee met at Machinists' Hall, New Haven, Sunday, June 28, at 8 p. m. The Committee voted to ask for donations for the Willantahtic strikers...
...Pittsburg Finnish Brsnch held an affair for the benefit ef the State Office and recently forwarded a check for $30 with the compliments of the Branch...
...Comrade Lewis is moving around from one place to another at top speed in the new Ford car violating every traffic law in the State...
...The Sixth A. D. is a r r a n g i n g for the meeting that night a t 137 Avenue B. Realizing the importance o r this first meeting of the campaign on the East Side, the Sixth A. D. is, planning to reach the* masses with publicity regarding the meeting...
...Barnet Wolff was elected to represent Queen* on the new Greater New York City Committee...
...IDAHO In far-away Idaho lives C. H. Cammans, State Secretary...
...2nd A. p . , Charles Ress and Elsie Ehret...
...Jewish Harlem Breach Friday, July 10, 8:30 p. m. Street meeting at 114th s t r e e t and Fifth avenue...
...You can rest assured that we appreciate auch messages, and are more than willing for other branches to do likewise...
...State Secretary Merrill begins tha new month by sending special letters to all Locals urging a drive to get all members paid up in dues...
...Speaker: Patrick Quinlan...
...Brench 8. 4 snd 5 A. D, wfH meet Tuesday evening, July 1. at headquarters 1167 Boston rotd V. P. S. L . Circle 1. will meet on Fridsy, July 8. A lolly ev*ninf it promised...
...The I. E. C. will meet at Carlson's Grove, Fixoa, New Haven, July 19...
...NEW YORK STATE The State Executive Committee will meet at the home of Comrade Herman Kobbe, Nassau, Sunday, July 6, at 10:30 a. m. State Committee members from the Capitol district have been Invited to meat with the S. E...
...and the subject of reorganization up-State will be especially considered...
...The District Secretary, W. E. Fitzgerald, is lining up the members for the Regions...
...Finnish Brench Tuesday, July 7, 8:30 p. m. S t r e e t meeting at 125th street and Seventh avenue...
...The organizer for the New York Dietrlct will ba announced after the meeting of-the State Executive Committee...
...Etta Wager as comrades-in-arms in the fray...
...Oscar Ameringer, editor of th* Illinois Miner, surpessed himself...
...Many old-timers a** returning to the party...
...Second avenue...
...Speaker: May Harris Mainland...
...The National Executive Committee hes voted to make the States of New York and New Jersey separate organisation districts, each to have an organizer and each to can-tribute to the support of the organizer selected by the' National Office...
...The State ticket has been filed...
...Convention in New York in September...
...NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT The New England District organization is arranging a banquet in honor of George E. Roewer, Jr., to be held Friday, July 10, at 6:30 p. m., at the Public High Grade Dining Room, 17 Essex street, Boston...
...Hs will go on to Glens Falls next week for work in Wsrren, Washington and Saratoga counties...
...and Alfred Baker Lewis in New England...
...The general enthusiasm was far in excess of that of former years for a very long time...
...I 7 th I«lh 20th A D . Wednesday, July 8, 8:30 p. m. S t r e e t meeting at 116th s t r e e t and Lenox avenue...
...Party members are urged to increase the circulation at* tha aaer German party organ, the VolkV •tiram* of Philadelphia...
...Organizer Schwartz will bt present a t this opening of the Washington Heights new headquarters...
...Circle 7 will meet Tuesday, at 7:30 p. m., a t 204 East Broadway...
...State Organiser stille reports wonderful success in Poughkeepsia...
...He writes that he plans to stay ia that State primarily to protect and pro -estate tha movssaeat, He Is e«je* with the struggle t-r ssistaao*, but gives every hit of spare time and energy to the Socialist movement...
...Meetings f a r t at t . t o p. m promptly...
...8th A. D. Friday, July 10, 8:30 p. m. at 137 Avenue B. Norman Thomas, Mavorality cendidate, will talk on "Why the Socialist P a r t y ? " i Thursday, July 9, 7:45 p. m. Organizer Schwartz will meet Sixth A. D. Branch member for canvassing among the enrolled Socialist voters for party membership and subscriptions for The New Leader...
...every Monday s t 14 l e t street s ad St...
...The first three have taken up their work...
...It will work in a smaller but effective way in th* formation of a new local or in the reorganization of a smaller group...
...Later he obtained books of Theodore Debs and Louis Billings and became an avowed Socialist...
...Brooklyn, during the months of J u l y and A u g u s t I - y Circle 11 and Circle 1 will hold a Joint Meeting on J u n e 86, at 1886 Lincoln place, Brooklyn...
...That local has already "come back," and is now laying plans for continuous, energetic organization work for months to come...
...Circle 2 will meet Tuesdsy evenings, at 7:80, at 819 Ssrkmen street, Brownsville Labor Lyceum, during the months of J u l y and August...
...ILLINOIS Local Chicago his surely "come back...
...A speech by V. Vaeirca, member of the Italian Parliament, was a specially attractive feature of the program...
...New branches of the Jewish Socislist Verband are being organized in Jersey City, Bay-onne, Elizabeth end elsewhere...
...Raivaaia, Comrade F. J. Syejala, was the principal speaker...
...Comrad* August Claea...
...David Asherowltz, Educational Director...
...Comrade Vaeirca has already been engagsd for sixteen speeches in Chicago...
...Chicago dailies estimated the audience from 6,000 to 10,000 people...
...The banquet will be in ths nature ot\a 'farewell party to Comrade Roewer before he sails for Europe to represent the Socialist Party of America at the International Socialist Congress...
...Ann* avenue, every Tuesday st 160th street snd Daly avenue...
...Where there i* a contest the nominations will be put to a referendum vote...
...6th A. D , Willism Burkls, J r . snd Hsrry And s r t o n . Primary petitions will be in circulation within a few days, and aft e r t h e b u t l n e u of preparing for t h* official nomination* is o u t of th* way tha reel campaign work will begin...
...Local Haverhill is preparing for the city election which will take place in December...
...Among other things to be considered will ba a proposition of the National Office lit regard to District Organizer, and the draft.of the new city-manager charter oi Rochester...
...Comrade Joseph Brits*, Secretary of Whit* Valley Branch at Export, held a dance for the benefit of Local Westmoreland and netted over $30...
...Chairman: Ben Goodman...
...The new <>nt*»l Committee will meet during the months of J u l y and August on Thursday evenings, at TiSO p.m., st 219 Sackman street, Brownsvlll* Labor Lyceum, Brooklyn...
...OHIO Comrade Leo Harkins has made a great impression on the movement in Cleveland, Ohio...
Vol. 2 • July 1925 • No. 27
