WALKER IS FORCED TO END SILENCE
Walker Is Forced to End Silence Mayor's Personal Abuse Brings Challenge From Socialist Candidate for 3-Coraered Debate NEW YORK'S police department served as the leading topic of poetical...
...He lost his sense of humor completely, denouncing Thomas as "quasi-politician" and "akin to a Bolshevik...
...Led by H. Gross, their teacher, the procession continued as the parents, who were watching the scene...
...It was only the action of the Appellate Division which secured for the defendants this measure of relief...
...Ward or Town from presenting the names of other persons qualified...
...Secretary and a Treasurer, a cammftttee of five elected at large, and one member elected or appointed from each of the Labor organisations m the county, who with the Officers shall rr-.Lltute the Executive Committee, wii : conduct the busice-s of the organisation as instructed by the General Meeting...
...It Is this which ought to nutter to thoughtful citizens—not whether the juowe Is Republican or Democratic—a difference of designation utterly without meaning at a time when Judges of both old parties indiscriminately use injunctions to crush labor desnite such vague gestures of disapproval of Injunctions as old party politicians make around election time...
...These are but a few that come to mind...
...Commissioner Whalen's report Is obviously a political one...
...Justice Csllaghan as trial Judge, granted an injunction based on the yellow dog contract...
...Alfred Baker Lewis, one of the principal speakers, was arrested by Superintendent Crowley in person...
...Aldino Pelleani, treasurer of the Sacco-Vansetti defense committee...
...Wales was then arrested when he attempted to continue...
...And what the police department needs before anything else is separation from Tammany Hall and its bosses who have corrupted the police department and the courts to their present low state...
...This, .compares with 33 convictions obtained, .in the 108 cases for which arrests were made last year...
...Judge Whom LaGuardia Backs Exposed as Bitter Foe of New York Unions Thomas Reveals Callaghan's Long Injunction Record —Demands Former Progressive Withdraw Endorsement of Brooklyn Judge or Faee Fight on Issue in the Election TajORMAN THOMAS, Socialist canl^t dMate for Mayor, has turned the pet issue if P. H. La Quardia...
...Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for mayor, analyzed the report and found the "progress" to be purely Imaginative...
...A program of social welfare, including better housing faculties, Is the first requisite for a war on crime, Mr...
...Arturo Giovanittl, Michael Plane rty of the Painters' Union and Louis Bemheimer of the New York Sacco-Vansetti comBejiilalaiulaiH Crowley, with his nephew, Paul...
...Your insistence upon his endorsement by the Democrats is in severe contradiction to your reputation as a progressive...
...To the Mayor's heated comment, Thomas made reply in a letter to him in which be challenged His Honor to Join in a series of three cornered constructive discussions of campaign Issues...
...Speak again and you'll be speaking without a permit'* When Lewis continued, the •superintendent, assisted by Paul Crowley, yanked Lewis off the table and turned him over to two patrolmen...
...As on similar occasions he resorted to abuse...
...The situation that causes crime and prevents its elimination go much further than Commissioner Whalen and the Tammany administration which put him in office will admit...
...The constitution, adopted July 31, 1929, Is as faDows: Preamble WHEREAS...
...Kamlner, was decided about one month before the Court of Apoeals restated in a sense far more favorable to labor, much of the law applicable In labor disputes in the leading Exchange Bakery case...
...Thomas took the occ*«i"n ~* **•» Mayor's outburst to Invite him to meet with La Quardia and htm hi a series/of three-cornered political discussions...
...Lewis plunged Into a discussion of socialism, He then told of his discussion with Superintendent Crowley, explaining that they differed on their rights: "We feel, however...
...The Socialist candidate also asked that he be granted time over the city radio station, WNYC...
...It is intended to silence criticism of Tammany's police department in the coming campaign...
...His record stamps him as fundamentally hostile to labor and demonstrates his persistent championship of th- employers' point of view...
...Certainly this is not true so far as progressives are concerned and with whose cause you have been Identified...
...The membership shall be composed of individual members, residents of Niagara County, New York, organised and unorganised wage earners, manually or mentally...
...He did not even require the employers to post bonds...
...What la needed before everything else is a program of social welfare which will kill incentive for crime...
...Of 84,411.098 stolen In 1929, Whalen reports that 82.914,990 has not been re"5vered...
...Criticism cf the police department, he said, only breaks down the morale of the police...
...In the 105 homicides, for which arrests were made, but 13...
...He also pointed out that Police Commissioner's report does not give the number of convictions resulting from the arrests...
...Alexander, who presided at that meeting, was elected president, John Dixon, vice president, William Woodall, treasurer and Edward Gray, secretary...
...No OM Party Endorsements No person shall receive the endorsement of this organisation who is seeking the nomination for office on any OM Party ticket...
...Is like people generally who aspire for public office...
...If Committeemen are not elected, the Executive Committee may designate a member from the Ward or Town to act...
...This organisation shall be known as the Independent Labor Party of Niagara County, New York...
...They cannot be divorced from their backgrounds, their antecedents, their points of view—in short, from their social philosophies...
...Lewis had got wall into his address when Crowley returned to listen "We feel that these men were unjustly convicted...
...The oaken shall be—President...
...The City Committee shall present the names of persons to be considered for endorsement as candidates for City office, and the Ward and Town committeemen shall present the names of persons for endorsement as candidates for Ward or Town office, but this shall not prevent any member who resides In the City...
...In another leading case...
...During the month of June In each year the Executive Conmtttee snail can a General Meeting of the organisetin* for the election of oewears and the endue—mill of oanthSatsj for PubHe Offset, and such business as may come before it...
...the progressive movement, of which you were a prominent member took the unequivocal position that there is no good in either of the old political parties, and an Independent political party, of progressives and workers by hand and brain, must be organized for the fundamentally different political purpose and social Ideology...
...In 1924, was an integral part of the La Follette progressive movement...
...He has granted a long series of Injunctions, temporary and permanent, and almost Invariably has decided all questions of fact In favor of the employers...
...Whalen's boast that the criminal gangs have been disbanded Is as weak as his other claims...
...The Town Rail meeting vti H fifirst public meeting In the dry testa...
...There still remain the laundry racket through which gangsters hold a large part -of that Industry in their grip, the Bronx apartment house arson ring racket, the speakeasy racket, the Tammany-protected sight-seeing bus racket, the racket that enables gangsters to hire themselves out to employers and terrorize trade unionists In time of strikes and the racket through which $2,914.999 in stolen goods is disposed of in a six-months' period...
...Lewis is a member of the Socialist National Executive Committee...
...Louis P. Goldberg and which a mere study of the record will confirm, do you not think that in the interest of labor and of a sound conception of the Judicial function you ought to withdraw your endorsement of Judge Csllaghan as a Republican or as a Democrat...
...Wales exhibited his permit when questioned by Crowley, but the superintendent revoked It when the speaker made a critical reference to the police...
...In 13,193, or more than 6 per cent of the total crimes, no arrests have been made...
...without his aid, the amount of such losses took an even sharper drop...
...Meltzer vs...
...Lewis referred to the Sacco-Vanzetti case, upon which Crowley revoked his permit...
...In 20,386 crimes complained of...
...Although personally I have a high regard _nd respect for Judge Callaghan, upon the broad basic principles which I have set forth...
...Hoffman...
...A Political Document Mr...
...Thomas, in a letter to Major La Quardia, cited a long Hst of Injunctions that Justice Callaghan's "record stamps him as fundamentally hostile to labor and itomwetrifi's his pecaheani championship of the employers' point of view...
...He has also tent a letter to Mayor LaafBlhj urging the importance of (tody af and action on the problems of machine production and the discharge of wuiaeit at the age of 40...
...This should not be new to you since, in 1924...
...Jackson Wales, were armed with permits which they had obtained...
...X. T. -Arthur R. *iw iwfcr sgwgMsaw...
...Thomas said: "Police Commissioner Whalen has revealed how Inadequately he fills his Job...
...Joined in the singing...
...I have always understood that you had loudly proclaimed your opposition to the promiscuous habit of granting Injunctions in labor disputes...
...Thomas' letter to Major La Quardia follows: "Dear Major La Quardia: "According to the public press you have repeatedly and emphatically made the endorsement of Justice Oallaghsn of Brooklyn by both parties a major campaign issue...
...After Thomas' comment had received wide publicity, the Mayor wag farced to drop his "dignified silence...
...Nor does Commissioner Whalen make plain the number of convictions resulting from the 7,193 arrests...
...It Is my opinion his candidacy for reelection should be opposed by all friends of labor...
...In addition, there is a general committee composed of two representaetves from each ward and town hi the eounty...
...We have for many years depended upon the elected representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties for action on measures favorable to Labor, and we very seldom ever obtain favorable legislation for Labor through the efforts of these Old Party representatives, due to the fact that their Interests win not permit favorable action, THwjigpcrKX, the Independent labor Party it organized...
...The latter paper apparently did not consider the comment of 7. H. La Quardia and W. M Bennett, Republican aspirants for mayor, worth printing...
...In a letter sent to Major La Quardia, Goldberg said, in part: The public press repeatedly reports you as advocating a non-partisan Judiciary and the endorsement on these grounds of Judge Csllaghan by the Democrats...
...Backer et al...
...The Evening Telegram, editorially, declared that Thomas' criticism was the only intelligent one made...
...When the statements of Thomas, La Quardia and Bennett were shown to Mayor Walker for comment, the Mayor was moved to break his vow that be would not reply to critics...
...A "Crimeless" City "While 147 cases of murder go unprevented and unsolved, while $2,914,999 Is stolen in a half-year and while more than 64 per cent of the total crimes go unpunished, it Is perfect nonsense for the Commissioner to talk of having conquered crime...
...get injunction granting Jadge...
...There shall be a General or County committee composed of the officers and members mentioned in Section 3, with two til members from each of the Ward* and Towns in the oounty, and committeemen In each City within the County mar organise as a City committee and elect a Chairman and a Secretary...
...You should have no difficulty in supplementing them by a mere reference to the decisions, reported and otherwise...
...Alfred Baker Lewis Jailed When He Defies Ban On Sacco-Vanzetti Meeting Massachusetts Member of Socialist National Executive Committee Ignores Police Cag Law-Holds Meetbag on the Common—Chief Crowley Makes the Arrest (By a Maw leader Ciiiisjisdsat) |>06T0N.—The poBce Sunday made ** good their threat to break up ace...
...Whalen's claims to having stamped out organised crime, the Socialist candidate for Mayor listed six major "rackets" which, he said, still flourish...
...versus the Upholsterers' Union, Local 74, was granted without a preliminary hearing on affidavits alleging- violence which affidavits were directly denied by contrary affidavits and were not supported by any records of arrests of alleged offenders...
...Whalen's report was declared by Thomas to reveal "bow inadequately Whalen fills his Job...
...If any official elected to public office on the Independent Labor Party ticket fans to do his duty and proves to be a traitor to the cause of Labor, he must be recalled from Public office after being tried by a duly elected committee of the Party, and if found guilty by a majority vote of the membership, shall be expelled from membership in the Independent Labor Party...
...Socialist candidate for the position held by Justice Csllaghan, also took up the cudgels against La Quardia for lending support to the Injunction Judge...
...Harassed and browbeaten citizens who pay tribute big and small to gangsters could tell of many other lines of organized crime...
...After citing five recent injunctions issued by Justice Callaghaa against labor, Thomas demanded that La Guard la drop his fight for the election of the Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge...
...Thomas announced that La Quardia has agreed to take part In such three-cornered discussions of the issues in the current municipal campaign How Niagara Labor Party Was Started Failure of "Rewarding Friends" Initial Reason — Constitution of the Party (Br • «•* f ulir Cninnlim l^UOAMA PALLS...
...Crowley, and John H. Casey, city licenser, informed Lewis that no T**"" of the Sacco- Venzettl case would be allowed under the permit which he held...
...Caeaas Get Callaghan Record Thomas moved his campaign against La Quardia on the Csllaghan endorsement issue into the camp of organised labor, when he sent copies of his letter to the legislative committee of the Central Trades and Labor Council, which represents 700,000 trades unionists...
...Press Gives Wide Publicity Thomas' criticism of the Whalen report attracted much attention...
...Children's Monument To Debs Unveiled at Workmen's Circle Camp In the presence of their parents and a huge throng of enthusiastic guests, 400 children Of Socialists and radicals, attending the Workmen's Circle Camp for Children at Pawling, N. Y., last Sunday, August 25, unveiled a monument the children helped fashion of Eugene V. Debs...
...You have recently mad* the statement that you "h-ve the Democrats on the run" because the well known Democratic lawyer Martin W. Littleton, among others, has urged his party to endorse Justice Callaghpn...
...If you do not do this," Thomas added, "I shall weleeme year Invitation to make the endorsement of Jadges an issue and I shall want to know why the La Goardte of 1924 is la lege fighting far an Injanetien jnage...
...When you reach this domain, you have reached the field of party distinctions and the differing philosophies out of which they spring...
...I am referring to the ease of Read against Whitman...
...This is especially true when we apEreciate the tremendous quasl-legisitive powers wielded by the Judiciary...
...Twa Separate Meetings The principals were Alfred Baker Lewis, state secretary of the Socialist party...
...In 62 homicides no arrests .have been made...
...Town Hall Rally to Open Campaign Socialist Fight forThomas Solomon and Lee Will Begin Sunday, Sept 234 rwmg Mew York city Soclahstr gee* ¦*¦ dpal agmpeiga win open 439 Septemhrr xted, with what the eassjste committee plans to make a gfwatgX' St Town Han...
...Conceding the Integrity and experience of Judge Csllaghan, I cannot agree with you that be la finishing a fun term with a splendid record...
...After Lewis had bailed himself out he also furnished ball for Wales...
...Make no mistake, I do not urge the election of a Democrat In place of Judge Csllaghan...
...Most of the Democratic incumbents on the Supreme Court bench have acted no differently in labor cases than Judge Callaghan...
...99 Misc...
...Thomas declared the report a "political" document...
...Indeed your new found allies In this fight amase us...
...I need not remind you that Mr...
...The foregoing cases by no means exhaust the long line of unfavorable decisions in labor cases by Justice Callsehan and are intended only to be Illustrative...
...In 1927...
...In the Building Trades Council chambers...
...One of the most recent of these injunctions, Aerial Upholsterers Co...
...La Guardia Has Agreed Mr...
...Whalen produces figures to prove that hold-up and burglary loot have dropped appreciably below the 1928 mark...
...Commissioner Whalen's era of a crimeless city Is inaugurated with the shooting up of the Hotsy Totsy Club...
...He also pointed to the unsolved RothsteIn, Marlow and Hotsy Totsy Club killings...
...convictions have been obtained...
...who prove by their actions that they have been m sympathy with the labor movement...
...This organisation shall be maintained by voluntary subscriptions, and the annual dues of gl.M from the membership, for which they shall be Issued a lfawiherihhi Card...
...Kamlner, 218 N. Y. 8. 469, Traub Amusement Co...
...31$ N. Y. S. 397, and Helta-am per vs...
...Ridiculing Mr...
...The Party is Started About 65 representatives of organised and unorganised moor met in the Eagles' hall on Main street on July 12 and form* ed the new party...
...As one who was closely associated with you in our common cause of 1924, and who has continued in the same cause and movement, you may be interested to know that I have been designated by the Socialist Party, as candidate for the office now held by Judge Callaghan "Of course, I need hardly remind you that the Socialist Party...
...He made a vicious personal attack on Thomas and his other critics...
...An Inspiring scene—Inspiring to the parents who look to their children to follow In their footsteps in bringing nearer the Socialist commonwealth, and Inspiring to the children, all of them under 14 years of age—was enacted In the ceremonies that preceded and .followed the unveiling of the monument to the Socialist leader...
...dressed by Norman Thomas, the awtsat I candidate for Mayor, whose candMtay§ continually attracting wider iWnnihg and support from all over the 0%, With Thomas, there will be as apeak* at the meeting, Charles Solomon, Oh fat delist candidate for Controller, ansa, gemon Lee, Socialist candidate tar anaV dent of the Board of Aldermen...
...These are but a few Items in the life of a 'crimeless city.' "Mr...
...The children, aided by Qr^o made the monument...
...Thomas added...
...But such men may be progressive or reactionary, liberal In their outlook or otherwise...
...In labor circles his attitude is accepted as consistently hostile...
...Injunctions granted by him within recent years, since the subject has been under constant discussion and the position of labor has been well known, have included sweeping orders affecting many unions among others the Upholsterers' Union, the Bakers' Union, the Pockethook Makers' Union...
...The mayor has appointed a committee to make such a study Manuali in publishing the reasons for erswaaaatkw of the Labor Party declares that it arose from the fact that Roy Hewitt, member of the New York State assesses) had voted against every labor bill Introduced last year...
...Very truly yours, NORMAN THOMAS...
...Their social philosophies, and all this involves, is of vital Importance...
...meeting at which the Sacco-Vanestti ease should be mentioned, One hundred men, headed by Superintendent atmhael J. Crowley, dispersed a memorial gathering on Boston Common and arrested two of the principals...
...In view of this Information supplementing that which has already been given you by Mr...
...According to his report, the number of murders and manslaughters committed during the six months ending June, 1929, has practically remained stationary—167 in 1928 and 160 in 1929...
...Technically, the arrests were made because the speakers' permits bad been revoked, but actually It was because of the mention of Saceo and Vansetti...
...It is difficult for me to believe that being familiar with the record of Judge Csllaghan in cases of Injunctions therein, you would take the position you do unless you regard yourself, being the Republican candidate for Mayor, as politically bound to support other Republicans...
...A day after Thomas Issued his statement, La Quardia enlarged on it but failed to add anything of importance...
...PrnmleiM A Fight "It is, of course, conceivable that in this case as In the case of Judge Tiernev of Staten Island you acted on the notion that it is good politics to endorse any sitting Judge without bothering to find out his record...
...The Committeemen from the Wards and Towns are to be elected by the members residing in the same...
...His opinions prove him unsympathetic to trade unionism and demonstrate his persistent championship of the employers' point of view in direct opposition to the legitimate aspirations of the organised labor movement...
...No doubt the growth of private policing, protection and detective systems, a result in part of the failures of the city police, might explain much of this improvement...
...there have been but 7,193 arrests...
...m O. August Oerber, campaign xeaesjav 1 announced this week that he ¦ taakbg I efforts to have J. Henry Stump, Seeaust ¦ Mayor of" Reading, and Daniel W. Bam Socialist Mayor of Milwaukee, be preset...
...One of these cases...
...Accordingly K was decided that there was but one thing to do, namely, organise a labor party...
...of the Caetfral Labor Council and also of the Independent Labor Party of Niagara County, has made public the reasons why the trade aniens hare ¦¦inlaw...
...For good reasons, we believe an Injustice was done In the case of those two men...
...As a matter of fact such losses have been steadily decreasing over a period of years...
...In a word, even a good and honest and capable candidate for the judiciary, or incumbent seeking re-election...
...In other words...
...and that In 20,386 crimes complained of there have been but 7,193 arrests...
...Wffl Control Officials Officials elected to public office on the Independent Labor Party ticket are responsible to the Executive Committee of the Party, and must, frequently report to the said Committee of their actions in office, and before any important bill is introduced by any official in public office the same must first be approved by the Executive Committee of the Party...
...Both Lewis and the other man arrested...
...A Jedge's Qaanfleatiena "You seem to think that all that Is necessary is to place or keep in office Judges of Integrity and experience, regardless of any other consideration...
...Oslssarg Joins Fight Louis P. Ooldbarg...
...I cannot see why we should be less concerned about these last named characteristics in a candidate for judicial office than in one for legislative office...
...In 1924 you affiliated yourself with the LaPollette progressive movement and subscribed to and endorsed its platform which demanded "the abolition of injunctions in labor disputes and of the power to punish for contempt without trial by jury...
...The report Is still another effort to fight crime with figures and a figurehead...
...y There is an executive committee composed of one member from each labor union in the county...
...Republican mayoralty nominee,—endorsement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen H. Csllaghan—Into a hnwnertng La Quardia has fought bitterly for Caflaghan...
...Involving the issuance of Injunctions In labor disputes, in which you will find the point of view and social philosophy of Justice Oallaghan elaborately stated...
...that 77.2 per cent of stolen goods has never been recovered...
...This provision is to take care of the unorganised labor In the party...
...Newberry was the Senator against whose seating the late Senator LaPollette and all other progressives waged a vigorous and successful fight...
...The Times printed it In full, as did the Herald-Tribune...
...He did not answer directijQany of the points made by Thomas...
...Judge Callaghan's record upon the bench stamps him as fundamentally hostile to labor...
...There were nine, Mr aleiander stated...
...Vice 'resident...
...Mr...
...Superintendent Crowley moved over to a position near Wales .and asked to see his permit...
...Then Lewis addressed the crowd...
...English and Jewish, the children assembled on the grounds, and as the unveiling approached they formed a circle about the monument, marching around it to pay tribute to the famous Socialist leader...
...Walker Is Forced to End Silence Mayor's Personal Abuse Brings Challenge From Socialist Candidate for 3-Coraered Debate NEW YORK'S police department served as the leading topic of poetical euasaaafe* in New York that week...
...Basing his computations on the Whalen reports, Thomas pointed out that there have been but 13 convictions in 160 homicide cases...
...It is not enough to require of our judges and candidates for Judicial office that they shall be honest and capable...
...If you do not do this...
...A group of fifty uniformed officers appeared after Lewis and Wales had been removed In patrol wagons and dispersed the crowd...
...In this matter Justice Csllaghan has been a conspicuous offender...
...Littleton is one of the most reactionary lawyers In the city who made a peculiarly vicious soerch in favor of the ousting of the Socialist assemblymen and then rushed away from Albanv to defend Senator Newberry of Michigan charged with buying his way into the United States Senate...
...The Rothsteln murderers are unpunished: the Mar low murderers are unpunished...
...he said, "that we have a right to discuss the Sacco-Vanzetti case...
...Littleton was also the lawyer for Harry Sinclair when his client got In trouble for shadowing jurors...
...Singing revolutionary songs...
...Involving the Pockethook Makers' Union...
...demanding an parties support him...
...Addresses extolling the life and work of Debs were made by 8. Ostrowsky, director, and L. Meltaer, assistant director of the camp, and by I. Dinerstein, a member of the Camp Ootnmlttex The guests, the parents, were r* J0 effected by the evidence the cerezeetty fiulsbed that the children would carry on *M Hoclellam, and the children were impress*, t— the unveiling...
...Ponce Commissioner Whalen gave his opponents an opening when be issued what he termed a genti-annual report on the ponce progress...
...he started, and Crowley stepped up and said: "Your permit Is revoked...
...This committee win meet every Wednesday till election...
...As Lewis continued, Crowley placed him under arrest and the meeting was dispersed by the police...
...I shall welcome your Invitation to make the endorsement of Judges an Issue but I shall want to know why the La Ouanata of 1*34 Is In 19» fighting for...
...Cites Injunctions based "I refer you also to the cases of Meltzer et al vs...
...77.2 of the value of the values stolen have not been recovered...
...their own political party...
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