VANDERVEKDE IS GIVEN PARTY VOTE
VANDERVELDE IS GIVEN PARTY VOTE Entry of Socialist tnio -Cabinet Approved by National Congress in , Brussels ' THE action of the General Council of the Belgian Labor Party In' approving the...
...For Attorney General, HJ3USKIAH D. WILCOX of Eire Ira, leading up-state lawyer, and for over 20 years one of the leading Socialists of the State...
...elected Assemblyman seven - times, ousted twice, robbed of hie seat twice and reinstated once...
...To mention a grievance to the boss Invites discharge...
...Red Guard Makes Progress Louis de: Brouckere made a speech on the progress of the Red Militia, the body of militants founded last winter for the purpose of nipping In the bud any attempt to set up a Fascist dictatorship in Belgium, and reported remarkable enthusiasm and a far flung fighting organization fully able to take care ot would-be emulators of Mussolini without calling in the police...
...July 11, we hike to .Hunters Island near Pelham Bay...
...Without a union there Is no checkwelghman on the tipple to guarantee that the men get paid for all the coal they load...
...Open Forum of the Road to Freedom Camp, Croton-on-Hudson, N. Y...
...Syndicalist...
...These men are most prominent in the movements: P. J. Quintan, Socialist...
...VANDERVELDE IS GIVEN PARTY VOTE Entry of Socialist tnio -Cabinet Approved by National Congress in , Brussels ' THE action of the General Council of the Belgian Labor Party In' approving the entry into the new Cabinet- formed late In May by M. J as par at Emlle Vandervelde and three of bis comrades was defended so ably by Foreign Minister Vandervelde before the thirty-seventh national congress ef the party held in Brussels, June t and 6, that practically every delegate rose to his feet and joined in the.great ovation that followed the speech.' Despite some criticisms voiced later by Delegate Hubin, the sentiment of the congress was so overwhelmingly in favor Of the stand of Vandervelde and the other moderate leaders that it' was not even considered necessary to take a formal vote on the matter...
...The men are worked to the point of exhaustion...
...Fare, $1.50...
...The company 'spotter' is everywhere...
...With all this, full time is not secured, though the management had promised that the lower wages would bring steady employment...
...On the other hand, he pointed out tnat, as the Socialists formed the strongest political force In the country, there could be no question of the bankers being able to make them swallow too strong a dose of capitalist medicine as that would mean the overthrow of any goverment that attempted it and possibly new elections with big Socialist gains...
...The association also adopted a resolution mourning London's passing...
...Tax Bill Put Through In tact, the new tax bill put through the Belgian Parliament at the beginning of June is calculated to raise about 1,500,000,000 francs, (worth about 3 cents apiece) from luxuries and real estate...
...well as the company store, and the fraudulent weighing that robs the miner at the tipple, the 40 per cent and 50 per cent wage cuts and all the other leading features Of the scab coal town scheme...
...The statement follows \n part: Tn addition to the direct wage cut of more than 30 per cent, there are indirect reductions that bring the total cut down to 40 per cent and 60 per cent...
...Herman Ursprung...
...The B. R. & P. miner is constantly under scrutiny, even in his personal life outside of worklng^ours...
...and the reorganization of the national railroads Into an Independent unit upon which to raise a loan of 2,000,000,000 francs as reported on June 22, does'not mean that they will become private enterprises but that they will be operated more efficiently as a separate corporation owned by the state, but cut loose from direct financial dependency...
...M. Olgin, Communist, and Carlo Tresco...
...lfXl...
...president district 2. United Mine Workers, announcing a movement to* organize the men employed'fcy the big coal subsidiaries of tta* Buffalo...
...French Party Strive to Line upWorkers of Imperialist Riddent Coloony *%• campaign ad agitation a*d rat* girrtr**Tri ronagilj ^adasdaaxav Sft...
...As both Ja the North and in the Pag da Calais, there are very many workers la the mines who have given 40 years servfMe...
...Non-unionism has not brought prosperity...
...Walking time about two hours...
...Miners with move than 3d years* ast i» ice are to receive an additional M franca for each further year...
...A large and oppressive police and spy system is maintained...
...Leader, August Faude, For sturdy, hardened hikers we have a night hike from Riverdale over the Pompton Mountain range to Midvale, N. J. Meeting place, Erie R. R. Ferry, Chambers street and Hudson River...
...Little or no pay for 'dead work' has become the rule...
...The report of Joseph van Roosbroeck, general secretary of the party, showed that, due to hard times and some shifts in the affiliated unions, there had been a. loss of members last -year, the total en D#c...
...candidate for Comptroller ot New York...
...ACT TO ORGANIZE More Penn Minners Soft Coal Worirer...
...Airred E. Smith, Governor of New York, has been invited to speak...
...Motormen and other day men have been speeded up...
...The first day'of the convention will be open to the public...
...Meeting place...
...Leader...
...Where, like gladiators, sea must fight aer tiiein» •*^4eine» j THE SOCfttp TICKET For United States Senator, HARRIOT STANTON BLATCH, veteran ef many years of battling for woman suffrage and other human rights...
...Constant complaint Is made that non-union management neglects safety rules...
...on the battle- line for Socialism and the labor movement for over 30 years...
...Harry Kelly, Anarchist...
...With cheers, the convention approved his plea for 100,000 francs to help perfect the organization of the Red Militia...
...East 180th street subway station (downstairs...
...At present executive secretary of the Socialist Party of New York City...
...Algerla by Mm...
...was blocked by the mayor, a dxecspoa of Fascism, who...
...tie* in Algeria, aa the bum aid- Hi* ginning to fight agatnst oppress log big the French authorities aad are sBaaftL with enthusiasm add lilisilin llial a—I' easily be directed into Borlafiet nhats Beta- . In the city ot Oraa the propagMtd...
...With nearly 40 percent of the voters of the country behind them, the seventy-nine Socialists of the total of 18...
...For example, more car pushing Is required of the men than formerly...
...For Governor, JUDGE JACOB PANKEN, one of thd leading Socialists of the Unites States...
...TIE hardships of a non-union mining community are Summarised in a statement by John~"grophy...
...For Comptroller, CHARLES W. NOON AN of Schenectady, former socialist Councilman, and for many years one of the leaders of Socialism in this State...
...Tbtvrieraad Ccpgrasf hag been a decided man—, SMOordtadj to lepotla foaaad tn La Jropmbrfrs, Gbe> •Stetal organ of aha atoetaSat Party af France...
...Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad Interests In Indiana and Jefferson counties...
...Tourist Club Hike Sunday...
...Conditions Worsen "Working conditions are worsened...
...City Urged to Name Square for Meyer London The Sheet Metal Workers' Sick and , Benevolent Association, at a recent meeting, adopted a resolution urging the New York Board of Aldermen to change the name of Rutgers Square in the East Side to Meyer London Square in honor of • the great Socialist and labor leader who died a few weeks ago...
...Par still the people are no mora them sieves...
...Instead several Indiana merchants have gone bankrupt and commercial travelers say business was neder worse...
...Called "The People's Judge" of New York...
...Bring your ba>hing suit along...
...Vandervelde pointed out that it had not been easy for himself, Anseele, Wauters and Huysmans to decide to stay at their posts In the government and collaborate with the Clerical Conservatives, but that their sense of duty to the party and to the great masses of the* working people of Belgium, who were menaced with the loss of the greater part of their material gains In case the exchange value of the franc should fade away Into nothingness,- as had been the case with the German mark, had forced, them to accept some rather hard terms dictated by the domestic and foreign bankers calculated to stabilize the currency before It was too late...
...ta> years' service, are Increased arose 2,500 to 3,000 franca, and widows* pensions are raised proportionately...
...PAVERS, RAMMERMEN TO HOLD CONVENTION The Sixth Annual and Eighth Biennial Convention of the Jpte^^xionaT Union of Pavers, Rammers...
...many miners will now be entitled to a pension of x.MO fraaesp At the present rate of exchange a^tabtt egnsde a Utile lees than three edaras...
...Another motion adopted almost unanimously called upon the General Council to take up the matter of discipline with the General Commission of the trade unions...
...The high price company store still further slashes the miners' standard of living...
...Candidate for Mayor in 1921, aad for United States Senator In 1920...
...Field offices have been opened tn Indiana, Pasome fifty-odd miles east by north of Pittsburgh and organizers are getting buey^ despite Injunctions, mounted guards and ever-present company "spotters...
...This comparatively slight falling off was not regarded as a serious menace to the organization and it was asserted that, with a little more effort, the loss would soon be made good and the upward march resumed...
...For Lieutenant Governor, AUGUST CLAESSENS...
...Walking tithe about five hours...
...Those wishing to* come out Sunday to this discussion should take the 8:47 train (daylight savings...
...We do not take possession of Oar ideas, but are possessed by therm They master ua and force us into the arena...
...Their influence was well illustrated on June 4 when the Chamber ratified the Washington Eight-Hour Day Convention by a vote of 111 to 3. ,ln my early days I constantly made the foolish supposition that conclusive proofs would change beliefs, but experience dissipated my faith in man's rationality^—Herbert Spencer...
...ROAD TO FREEDOM", CAMP PLANS SYMPOSIUM ¦ A symposium on the social philosophies will take place at the...
...members of the Chamber of Deputies are well able to Mock any attempts by the Clericals and Liberals to batter down the protective labor legislation won during the last few years...
...Time 7:30 a. m. Fare, 20 cents...
...Each State a. slave ship*, and no mattaa which The figurehead—a President or KtadJ i Tha people are no mora than sswmaai grass ffo make a 'few choice settle fat and rich...
...rare ability...
...All nature-loving proletarians are welcome...
...1925, having been 559,007, against 626,238 a year before...
...The result of this is that old-egm pensions for miners ot IB, after...
...Sunday morning, July 11, at 10:30 a. m. This discussion will have a representative ef each philosophy...
...was supported by tbar leading paper, a, reactionary ahaafc INCREASED PENSIONS FOR FRENCH MINERS A proposal by the Minister of Tehee1' covering Increased pensions tar inlaw bl and their widowa and tha reorganisation ot the independent mine) workers' pension funds is reported accepted by the French Chamber eC Deputies...
...Some of the B. R. A P. mines are not operating at all, and the rest average but three days a week...
...One of the ablest propagandists the Socialist movement has ever known...
...This scheme has been approved by the Belgian railroad men's unions, provided the workers' rights are not infringed,-something not likely to happen as long as Edouard Anseele remains Minister of Railways...
...During a lengthy debate on the question of maintaining party discipline it was brought out that, owing to the fact that the political party was made up of various units of organized labor it was possible for a man like M. Jacquemotte, the Communist leader in the Chamber, to be technically a member of the Labor Party because he belonged to a union affiliated with it...
...H. Devise, The Saraa ad Use...
...FlagLayers, Asphalt Workers and Road Builders will be held beginning Monday morning, .July 12, 1926, at 10 o'clock, at Maennerchor Hall, 205 East 56th Street, New York City...
...in Indiana and Jeffer' toa Counties'to Be Brought Into Union By Art Shields OHaffteld, Pe...
...Under tbesa irksome conditions the miners who yielded to the blandishments of contract-breaking operators are beginning to realize that their promises are not more binding than was their wage agreement...
...Time 11:45 p. m. Saturday evening...
...Brophy's statement hits the "¦spotter," aa...
...Well-attended moorings were bead hi nearly all the larger towns aad ffja> workers displayed maeh interest m the propaganda The organisers urge tbs) Permanent Administrative CoiiiiaMtea) to not to neglect the work of agltzv...
...After the first day's' session, it is the rule of the International Union to go into executive session for the transaction of all business which Is submitted to all affiliated local unions for their approval on a referendum...
...And the cost of these spies la thrpwn on the Industry while the management refuses to hear the cost of the American standard of living...
...Complaint about short weight la general...
...For Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals, WILLIAM KARLIN, former Socialist Assemblyman, and for over 25 years a Socialist propagandist of...
...There wiH be approximately 430 delegates present from all sections of the United Btates and Canada...
...Instead of 30 francs as formerly...
...Following charges of undiscipllnc raised against several members of the Chamber of Deputies, a resolution was adopted emphasizing the necessity ol unity of action in the Chamber and elsewhere and urging the General Council to take steps to enforce discipline...
...Men complain that If they purchase goods from independent merchants— who charge 15 per cent to 20 per cent less than the company stores—they are endangering their jobs...
...The work of education and mutual help during 1/J25 was on a broader scale than ever before and the outlook for further progress Is good...
Vol. 3 • July 1926 • No. 26
