LABOR PARTY WELCOMES AID FROM US
Labor Party Welcomes AidFromUS London Herald Challenges Tory and Liberals To Reveal Source of Campaign Funds (Br s Kow lulir Cwi—f—imK> LONDON.—The Labor Party bat met the attack on the...
...2nd Avenue and 2nd street, on Thursday evening, June 6th, the third anniversary of his death, pouring in from practically every New York City brsfnch of the Workmen's Circle, the Socialist Party, and the various trade unions which always looked to Meyer London for leadership...
...He said: ^With the Industrial Council insisting ujfeik.no modification of the reorganization clause, which means discharge of union workers without cause, and the American Cloak and Suit Manufacturers' Association presenting their preposterous demand for piece work, the industry will soon be reduced to the iniquitous level of the sweatshop which marked the Industry years ago as a remnant of the dark ages, unless the union puts a halt to these demands...
...The union will not tolerate its spread and will use all its energies to eliminate the sweatshop and the 'bed-room' shop from the industry...
...Vice President, after a conference with "President Benjamin Schlesinger, who is away recuperating in the mountains, visited Boston this week to bring the Boston locals to the support of the New York locals...
...Commissioner John H. Delaney...
...Churchill kicked in the —" You'U hear the rest of it next Thursday night...
...The Emergency Committee number many prominent Socialists and liberals...
...Brownsville Labor Lyceum, 219 Sackman • street...
...Lloyd George concerning the method whereby his war-cheat was raised...
...and at all Socialist party branches...
...The meeting which was held in the Board of Transportation building at *9 Lafayette St...
...Borough Park abor Lyceum, 14th avenue /and 42nd street...
...May 3tth, at The New Leader Dance and Celebration...
...The committee gave a small contribution to the Workers' International Relief, the Communist Relief organization, which is making its separate appeal...
...Squally, the constituencies themselves are coming up to the scratch in magnificent style...
...was called at 12:15 P. M. with some 600 men present to protest against not having been given the legal $3120 minimum salary...
...Socialist party officials in charge ol the arrangements declare that this year's memorial will be a fitting tribute to the life and work of their dcpsUed leader...
...Even the Morning Post might know that to the Communist Party and the Communist International the Labour Party is anathema...
...Rand School, 7 East 15th street...
...Acting President, and Joseph Breslaw...
...But we suppose that the Morning Post,'being abort of argument, thought" 'that a little mud-slinging was called for...
...Besides matins a personal issut' which concerned the age and experience of George E. Caniahan, spokesman for the assembled Orad...
...Scranton Labor Protests Influence of Atterbury SCRANTON...
...Tickets, while they last, may be obtained at the following places: Jewish Dally Forward, 175 East Broadway...
...Commissioners Delaney, Ryan and Sullivan were present...
...W. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad in obtaining the appointment of Albert L. Watson as federal judge for the middle Pennsylvania district...
...This was done because Delaney refused to face the isfu...
...At the Union offices Mr...
...Scherer announced tiiat the next step in the light would be a demand thai the Mayor meet the Commissioners and intervene...
...Tickets are freDetails as to the program will be announced as soon they arc completed...
...Election returns will be received and announced between the dancing...
...secretary of the committee, said that $550 had already been sent to Elizabeth ton through Porter...
...There would be a political sensation of the first water if the electors were let into the secret as to who is paying for the lavish expenditure on wide-spread publicity...
...Delaney Becomes Personal Alter presentation of the case by the men, Couimiss.oner Delaney...
...Delaney besmudged the entire affair by gain...
...Sees Sweatshops Returning Before his departure for Boston Mr...
...Tiie meeting closed with boos and catcalls...
...Are Us Conservative and Liberal opponents prepared to disclose the source of their roads...
...chairman of the Board of Transportation this week resorted to slanderous personal attacks and finally incensed by the ridicule and hisses of 600 subway engineers declared the mass protest meeting in the public heading room over, amidst boos and cat-calls of his men...
...Sunday eveningT~May 5, 1929...
...The London Daily Herald, organ of the Labor Party, carries this editorial on the subject of American contributions to the Labor Party: FUNDS AND MUD The Morning Post professes to be vastly intrigued at the news that an appeal has been, made by American Socialists to progressive and peace-loving Americans to tender financial help to the British Labour Movement in its titanic struggle against the forces of reaction and war...
...Tickets SI, at the New Leader, 7 East 15th Street njrr...
...Don't wait until next morning to find bow big the Labor victory is...
...Labor Party Welcomes AidFromUS London Herald Challenges Tory and Liberals To Reveal Source of Campaign Funds (Br s Kow lulir Cwi—f—imK> LONDON.—The Labor Party bat met the attack on the party because of it* acceptance of contributions from American Socialists with a challenge to the Tory and Liberal party to reveal the amounts and sources of their campaign contributions...
...ASKS FOB PUBLICITY A public list of Conservative subscribers would provide the electors with vary enlightening information regarding the relationship of the Tory Party and wealthy employers...
...1167 Boston road...
...Chicago and Cleveland, other important cloak centers, have already pledged every assistance to the New York Joint Board in its difficulties with the manufacturers...
...As was to be expected, the Morning Put manages to drag in by the scruff of its neck the old bogy of Bolshevik gold...
...John Herling...
...off inl'j meaningless ^rhetorical nights" is the statement of Marcel E. Scherer, organizer of the Union of Technical Men which has been waring a three r.ionri, battle for the salary Increases...
...They also placed the New York situation before their Boston confreres and requested financial and moral support In the event of a New York tie-up...
...Of all th factors in the industry, the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union is the only group that has a program...
...David Dubinsky...
...at the Church of All Nations, "-9 Second Ave., New York City, adopted a resolution urging Congress immediately to draw a constitutional amendment and to send this amendment to the respective states for approval, for the purpose of changing and regulating the time of labor according to the amount of overproduction, in order to prevent unemployment...
...instead o.' answering the spokesman, cross questioned him upon his personal qualifications...
...Whence la the money to come...
...A sum of $500 was sent by the committee to Greenville, South Carolina for relief among the strikers in that section...
...Cloak Strike Is Inevitable...
...Thomas Committee Sends $3,500 to Strike Area...
...The Board can do likewise, giving the Grade C men $3120 due them...
...Indeed, one might, if one read only this organ of Toryism, assume that the Tory Party had nothing to hide...
...Industrial Council members confess to the existence of the so-called 'bed-room' shop which has sprung up in connection with their more • entilated, hygienic factories...
...Bronx -County Socialist headquarters...
...Last Conference Sought "What the trade needs, what the manufacturers need and what the union needs ih stabilization and organization: the elimination of cut-throat competition and debased wage conditions and labor standards...
...Not from America, not from the Trade Unions—it replies, and then blatantly and shamelessly suggests that "Comrade Stalin" may be source of supply...
...Pa.—(FP)—Pres...
...While sections of the theatre will be reserved for those organisations...
...As for the suggestion that Moscow is likely to subscribe, or has subscribed, or is likely to be asked to subscribe to Labour's funds the plain fact that the Communists are fighting Labour in the constituencies is sufficient refutation...
...Dubinsky stressed the union contention that manufacturers are attempting to foist the sweatshop upon the industry once more and that all progress since the strike of 1910 is endangered by their attitude...
...The personal sacrifice and service which is being given to Labour candidates throughout the country is a thing almost alien to the Tory mind...
...C. engineers...
...Since the beginning of the fight he has acted as spokesman for the group of 700 men who are fighting for the $3120 salary He has been employed by the Board of Transportation for five years in which time his salary has been doubled...
...Trade Unionists of Britain are making tremendous efforts to ensure that political Labour is not without the necessary money to fight its battle in the constituencies...
...Other Unions Join The Emergency Committee for Strikers' Belief of which Norman Thomas is chairman, this week sent $3,000 to Paul Porter, the committee's representative, for the relief of strikers' families at Elisabeth ton, Tennessee...
...Be It Further Resolved, that we urge Congress immediately to pass a national six hour Working Day...
...Rayon Police Thugs Beat Up And Arrest Newspaperman Seripps Man Arrested Five Times — Injunction Voided — Frame-Up Fails—State Federation Parades 'Continued fr»m Page una) Church Forum Asks Congress for 6-Hour Da^ A regular'«4pnim meeting, assembled...
...Labour will not hesitate to let the electors know what American workers hare subscribed to help, their British cousins hi their struggle...
...Union Ready Dubinsky Acts to Prevent Shipping of Work to Out-of-Town Shops rpiGHTENlNG control of the situation ¦¦¦ in the New York cloak market preparatory to the general strike that seems inevitable June 1, leaders of the International adies' Garment Workers' Union have taken steps to curb sources of manufacture ou" of town for New York manuiacturers who will be affected by the stoppage...
...Delaney admitted that Caniahan has one of the finest records In the Board of Tra;.sporution and although be is a Grade C man has been given i,reat responsibility lor construction work in the new surwavs...
...As a matter of fact...
...but net tor tangCapacity of halt is only 50t...
...After sdinittlng this, De'aney said that ne refused to grant the .salary increasebecause the $3120 minimum automatically raises Uit man from Graoe C to the next higliest Grade, Grad...
...la sracDonald wins...
...The 'bedroom shop' restores the horror and indecency, the degraded slave existence of the garment worker before the days of organization and enlightenment...
...or shorter, if necessary, so that every one able and willing to work may have a chance to maek an honest living...
...Other City Departments have already started to put the Grade D men to $4260...
...Uke the Workmen's Circle, which have decided to have delegates from the various branches attend the meeting a part of the theatre Will be available to the general public...
...As for the insinuation that the Trade Unions are not bearing their share of the financial burden, it is simply a stupid attempt to cause mischief...
...We remember, too, that the Morning Post has been prominent in the attack on Mr...
...Memorial Meeting For Meyer London This Thursday With the requests for tickets for the Meyer London Memorial meeting, which is to be held at the 2nd Avenue Theatre...
...D. Delaney charged thai, the Grade C men were not fit to be made Grade D men without taking an examination as he was not going to endanger the lives of the public by having Orade C men do important work on the subways...
...Paced, as they have been, by the years of depression and wage-cutting and handicapped by mean Tory legislation...
...Green of the A. T. of L. has been urged by the . Scranton Central abor Union to demand a senate investigation of the role played by Pres...
...The election, says our contemporary, wiB be a heavy drain on the financial resources of the Labour Party...
...Snowdm 1VX in...
...We do sot know bow much money is likely to come from America, but we da know that what does come will be publicly acknowledged...
...Cone around Thursday night...
...Engineers' Wage Issue Up To Mayor Transit Commissioner Delaney Resorts to Personal Abuse—Hissed by Audience of Unionists REFUSING to face the issue of why he has failed to grant salary increases to engineers In his department In accordance with the resolution passed by the N. Y. Board of Estimate January 1, 1929...
...Carnahan oilowed up DWaney's speech saying "You have taken undue advantage by making this a personal issue and representing that we want to put the Grade C men in exactly the same standing as the Grade D. This is not the case...
...in fact, because he could not" George E. Caniahan, the spokesman, is a field engineer, chief of a field party He :s 24 years o-d and married...
Vol. 8 • May 1929 • No. 19
