THROUGH FIVE DARK YEARS
COLEMAN, McALISTER
THROUGH FIVE DARK YEARS TheNew Leader Achieve* IJb Fifth Birthday, leady for Labor's New I Battles i |y McAIister Coleman yean doesn't seem such a kmc J " B the 111e of a paper until you lit...
...I am...
...We therefor sutler and rejoice in the ' troubles and the successes of our American comrades...
...There were representatives from the Associated Industries, State Federation of Labor...
...its influence long easts state boundaries...
...Europe's Problems Europe is today only an abstract idea...
...H. X. BE AILS FORD...
...But he must not release us from thinking, feeling...
...Those s*a> 01 reawakened hope...
...Yew came not to celebrate Prances Perkins the person, but Frances Perkins as the symbol of what you think a Labor Commissioner ought to be...
...forgotten far-off days and battles ag tgo," they all seem now...
...At . the close of the year 1928 our party had I 8,916 local branches, with a total of 937,381 members, among them 198,771 wo- . men...
...Crispien, Head of German Social- Democracy, Sends Congratulations of Party Berlin, January...
...In spite of the size of the vote at the last election, trained observers report that there is an Interest In Socialism such as has not been manifest in this country since the war...
...Be sure to tell your friends about it, and see that they get The New Leader...
...February 18th...
...fevery battle which concerned the freedom of the common man, The New hater has played Its part in these five ¦Bated years...
...It can be socialized...
...In speaking of industry...
...as it were the product of you all sharing your hopes and your aspiration* " That is where Miss Perkins stands...
...Franklin D. Roosevelt will preside...
...Luck ; to her...
...Insurance Companies: Central Trades and Labor Council...
...Always the going has pi rough- The wonder Is that in that flat net only has your paper survived swt ends (and in the life of a Socialist as liter paper, crises are the rule rather -gjB the exception) but has come through tSh eaters flying despite the indifference a*these who should have been its enthusiast supporters and the active hostility c Its reactionary enemies, within and dtoot the labor movement, lb* we are celebrating our fifth birthay confident that we have found our ghee at the service of the working classes dtak country...
...They have manifested an Indomitable spirit, a tireless endurance, an invincible faith in the future of Socialism...
...We are proud to have the American Social Democracy stand shoulder to shoulder with us in the ranks of the Socialist and Labor International...
...That is why those who have known her these many years have a boundless faith in her ability, sincerity and humanism...
...The hall of the main floor was filled to capacity with trade union girls and women...
...But for Socialists the command | is always "forward" and forward we shall I go into the future that is ours to master...
...We must solve their problem in a human way...
...local'unions from the important industries of New York State, such as printing, building, garment...
...The regular trade unions, those which are socialistic in spirit and policy, increased their membership by 346,912 during the twelve months, reaching now the total of 4,762.60i members...
...Miss Perkins said: "We must not allow industry to bear us down...
...Of the need for The New saar every mail brings fresh proof, ¦as coal-omen in the desolate flatMi of the Middlewest...
...Within the last decade the United States has attained a commanding financial, economic, and political position in the world...
...Wilson, chairman of tbe National Women's Committee...
...Those of us who were present agreed heartily...
...THROUGH FIVE DARK YEARS TheNew Leader Achieve* IJb Fifth Birthday, leady for Labor's New I Battles i |y McAIister Coleman yean doesn't seem such a kmc J " B the 111e of a paper until you lit to...
...Bamsay MaeDonald...
...New York City...
...She | is fair and just and welcomes co-opera- ! tlon...
...Some of her remarks at both gatherings will, perhaps, convey to you the reason why she has won the respect of everyone, regardless of what group he or she may happen to belong...
...The New Leader...
...As trained Socialists we know that the deeper causes for this state of affairs are to be sought in the peculiar economic history of the United States...
...no other source of Information...
...Edited by Pauline M. Newman CONCERNING WOMAN A department of news and views "»f particular interest to tbe woman of the labor movement...
...I hope the American New Leader will live to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, and it will by then see many of its ideals realized...
...g aened that a new world ni about jk i, iprfH on the wax wreckage and fcjatow men renewed their allegiance fc tat cooperative commonwealth of the - H be sore America, was In the throes g- tae sw hlack reaction which grips it fire years ago the oil scandals asi sb every front page...
...American Movement Watched...
...I am sure that the fighting spirit of i our comrades in America will be strengthcned when I tell them that the last year has again brought great gains to the Soclal Democratic party of Germany...
...ARTHUR CRISPIEN...
...Next Week Next week in this department there will appear an article by Mabel Leslie, former secretary of the New York Women's Trade Union Leagus, who is now abroad...
...He must not rob us of our spirit...
...Our comrades in, the United States deserve thanks and recognition for their arduous pioneer work...
...Judge Shieotag, who presided, voiced the sentiments of those who were present when he said that "Governor Roosevelt did not appoint Miss Perkins because she is a woman, but because of her ability ^ her integrity and her expert knowledge of how to deal with the complicated problems of organized industry...
...with a mind that comprehends: with a heart that beats for the victims of industry...
...In a fajtl of a church In Washington they M jmt closed the tomb of Woodrow ftHB sod over in Luxor, Egypt, they MtJajt opened the tomb of the Pharaoh jaafikbaxnon...
...The New Leader Comrades: The New Leader in Great Britain and The New Leader in America are standing for the same great causes—the ending of poverty and tyranny and war, and their substitution by a social and international order expressing justice, cooperation and freedom...
...Dear Comrades: I send you a few words for the fifth birthday of The New Leader...
...She invited the co-operation of all those who are interested In the work of the department...
...There were social workers, individuals, connected with the labor movement, women from various clubs, government employees, Hectors, lawyers...
...The service of Socialism ¦ is' a hard service...
...An immense number of national and local strongholds have already been captured...
...Moreover, she has done everything in her power to right the wrong...
...Robert Bruere will be the speaker...
...In the highly developed capitalistic countries of Europe, in England, in Prance, in Belgium, in Denmark, in Sweden and Norway, in Germany, the question of Socialist participation in government is always on the order of the day...
...On Monday evening the Women's Trade Union League held a reception hi Miss Perkins' honor...
...1929...
...Ever/~Week it Mas to those who have no other means of keeping in contact with the Socialist and labor movement...
...American capitalism is able to carry out its policies at home and abroad—little hampered as yet by opposing power of the proletariat...
...We send heartfelt good wishes to the New Leader on the occasion of its fifth birthday...
...And I am grateful to all those who have helped me see the Industrial problems as they really are...
...While carrying on their struggle for power within their several states, the Socialist parties of Europe have to devote much of their tme and energy to the task, of combatting the war-danger within Europe itself...
...Editor, The New Leader The New Leader, Dear Comrades: I am dissappointed to find that on February 12th I shall be somewhere in the trains between Ithaca and Cleveland...
...League Luncheon The first of the promised series of Women's Trade Union League luncheons will be held at the Town Hall Club, 123 West 43rd Street, on Monday...
...It has asserted itself on the political field and announced its demands...
...With the rapid changes in industry and their effect on every single individual in the country, it is well that we consider where we are going and how adjustments can be made which will eliminate some of the hardships which naturally accompany large scale reorganization...
...Year ago she was a member of the Socialist Party...
...These purposes demand the existence of a strong movement in the other continent...
...England January 12th 1929...
...from steel-puddlers beads the smoke of Homestead—from all done who with hand and brain protoi the wealth of this nation and reSto-te return a mere pittance of their M portion, come letters telling us that to Hew Leader is indispensable, to set think of The New Leader as a Soars of by and for a certain group In tor York City...
...The as yet ununited states of Europe still stand in economic and political opposition one to another...
...Wearied of "liberal" sterility, repulsed by the fantastic tactics of the "Wild Men," they see in Socialism the promise for a better world...
...In short, every one interested In the Labor Department and its relation to the working population who could afford the price of a ticket was there...
...Member of the Reichstag, Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party, and Member of the Executive of the Socialist and Labor International...
...For lassitude and indifference have about them the brute strength of ine/tia which is as deadly as aggressive attack...
...Onr marines were marching up a* pat-planks of transports on their aa to Honduras...
...But the | most encouraging thing of the meeting was the number of questions asked con- i oerning our elaborate plans, which were answered by the chairman of the eve- j ning, Mrs...
...m years ago * hen * few determined £gg* ¦women decided to carry on the ^ SoetaiUm in this country through ___\m~ of The New Leader, the eyes Mfactolkts the world over were turned tip** Britain where the newly elected rjjj^oremment was making Its debut Pgi, Bouse of Commons with a policy * -i...
...She will do everything as in the , pas;:, to justify our faith in her...
...Frances Perkins By PAUIJNE M. NEWMAN livery one will admit that the best •a-1 thing Governor Roosevelt of New York has done so far has been the appointment of Prances Perkins as Commissioner of Labor...
...It is a factor with which capitalism has to reckon...
...Give us your support at this time and we promise that The New Leader with its renewed militancy and strong policy of constructive radicalism will niake the next five years even more fruitful for the cause you hold dear...
...The reluctant ajetkfcx was preparing to oust the pitiful |a*y...
...That meant an increase of 69,710 | in the party membership during the last year...
...Wilson told them what women were doing in other | parts of the country, and how women on 1 the Pacific Coast are as willing to co-op- j erate with her as are the women with whom she can get in touch easily...
...dependable news of the world which most interests them...
...She paid tribute to the women who have shared with her in trying to solve the many problems confronting us all...
...It contains within itself a latent power whose possibilities of development will exceed all expectations...
...Had I been anywhere near New York I would gladly have attended The New Leader dinner/May I in advance of it send my congratulations on its work for Socialism and my best wishes for its future...
...The German Social Democratic party, in accordance with the views set forth in Socialists From Other Lands Greet The New Leader on Its Anniversary Its party program, strives for the establishment of economic unity la Europe, for the creation of a United State of Europe—a thing which on economic grounds has become imperatively necessary—In order thereby to bring about solidarity of interests among the peoples of the whole continent...
...Comrade Henry, National Secretary of the Party who was present, greeted the women and hoped that some day in the near future, there will be such an increase in women members as will neces- i sitate the holding of a National Convention...
...We who are interested in the work of the Labor Department feel that at last this department will have as its chief a person who regards a government job not as • means by which one gets all —J —•--~= m*i» in return as he gets away with, but one who will give more than she will receive...
...Whenever I hear of the robot man I get chills down my spine...
...Miss Perkins Is not blind" to the evils of our present day economic arrangements...
...But standing at this five-years' crossroads we of The New Leader can detect certain indicators which point definitely towards revival...
...A. FEWER BBOCKWAT...
...21st...
...Industry can be humanised...
...We must care for those who make the wheels of industry go...
...The subject under discussion is "Whither Industry...
...Without that, the realization of the Socialist ideal cannot be achieved...
...Comrade James OneaL editor of The New Leader, was present and was gratified at the fine attendance...
...At both these gatherings Miss Perkins responded with her usual warmth and appreciation...
...Its appeal is definitely atoa-wide...
...R. Panken...
...Morgan was lending f0gf to aid the cause of Japanese lmjjlilapi snd we were reading about the gat fall of the Prince of Wales...
...If that robot of a man can release us from turning down the switch all right: he will release us...
...It is in this Europe, torn with inner antagonisms, that the Socialist movement has its greatest strength...
...It has stood its ground under indescribable difficulties...
...We must serve them...
...It is good at times to look back for a moment over the roads we have travelled together...
...The article deals with the Coops of England...
...She knows what is wrong...
...j An Interesting Women's Meeting j Once more the women in the Party have demonstrated their interest in building a woman's membership...
...rjiHE saying of Tom Paine that "these are the times that try men's souls" is as true today as when he first uttered it...
...Editor of British Namesake Expresses Hope of Long Years to American Netc Leader London...
...She has learned to answer that question herself...
...Last Thursday 900 men and women 'came to a luncheon given in her honor at the Hotel Astor...
...I think that I am safe in saying that for the first time in the history of the Labor Department there will be a commissioner who looks at industrial problems with eyes that see...
...She was quite young when she began to ask the "why and the wherefore" of our econuomic life...
...Here is the opportunity for your paper to win over a new army of fighters for the common man...
...The history of the modern labor movement in the United ! States, so rich in sacrifice for the cause, Abundantly Illustrates that truth...
...A large and fine audience gathered last Saturday at the Rand School Studio to listen to Mrs...
...These men and women represented every group in our community...
...Through the Socialist movement is not yet strong enough to play a decisive part, yet such a movement exists...
...Old...
...from farmers <H|llin desperately for a scanty exlsaaat tnm textile workers behind the bsb nils of factories in New England as Bk Bouth...
...May it go on with its great work with ever greater power and success, as leader and standard-bearer for the American proletariat and for international Socialism...
...Especially is this true among the younger men and women who are turning towards us these .days in ever Increasing numbers...
Vol. 8 • February 1929 • No. 4
