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SOCIALIST APPEAL Published Weekly as the Organ of the Socialist Party of New York, Left Wing Branches.
Vol. No.
401 Saturday, September 25, 1937 Cents per Copy La Guardia Endorses George Harvey Erwin Wolf in Spanish Prison Forward to the Convention People Front Candidate for New York Red Baiter No.
Thomas Is Shocked. But Will Not Rua ims When Will the New World War Begin The need of the hour for the sincere and revolutionary Trotsky Secretary Held socialists of the country is the speedy convening of an By in Barcelona emergency rank and file convention of the Socialist Party.
Throughout the country, the usurpers of the National Erwin Wolf, young Czech revo pulsion of the left wingers on the basis of an infamous Fiorello La Guardia was nominated by the eroiled Republican Executive Committee are splitting the party by the ex By a majority eren larger than the rest darins estimates, lutionist who acted as secretary loyalty oath.
to Leon Trotsky during the latvoters of New York City as the Republican candidate 1or Mayor.
ter exile in Norway, has been As a condition for membership in the party, they are The Republicans know their man wiren they see him. These erxolled arrested and imprisoned by the seeking to compel the comrades who are earnestly devoted voters were those who registered Republican in October, 1936, in Stalinist in Barcelona. to socialist principles, who are concerned with their so the midst of last year Presidential campaign. They are the real Over his head hangs the threat cialist integrity to compel them to condemn the revolu die hard Landonites.
of being assassinated in prison tionists who are fighting the betrayal of socialism perpeLa Guardia has not been slowo or of being shipped secretely to trated by the National Executive Committee when it sane in showing his gratitude. On the the Soviet Union in the hope that tioned the support of the capitalist demagogue, La Guar eve of the primaries, in order to the Stalinist Secret Police can dia, and declared the expulsion of all those who opposed make things perfectly clear to get him to sign one of those this loathsome sell out. notorious confessions which down the line for the regular they have imposed on other vicOn the basis of this loyalty oath. which they know Republican candidates for cityframe up system will not be signed by a single self respecting socialist any, wide office: in particular, for de This dreadful news comes from where in the country, comrades are being expelled Guldrick and Newbold Morris, Erwin Wolf wife, Hjordis, throughout the party and the locals are being organized both among New York most daughter of Konrad Knudsen, on the basis of support for La Guardia Socialism. prominent Landon supporter last Labor Party member of the Norwegian Parliament. She accom disruption of the movement, no other way of reconstruc La Guardia devoted his speech There is no other way of effectively combatting the years, Two days after the primaries, ponied her husband months ago when they travelled the rank and file taking matters into their own hands. tion to an elaborate defense of in celebration of the Constitto Barcelona. After his arrest, Over the heads of the La Guardia socialists on the National the Supreme Court as the guarshe left for France.
It has been oiten noticed that Executive Committee, guilty of perfidy and treachery to dian of the people liberty. militai y tacticians are almost Betrayed by Spy socialist and file of the party must Red Baiter Endorsed always caught of guard in the In Barcelona, the Wolis were mobilize for their own national convention.
The State Executive Committee of the Socialist Party first stages of a new war. The Tioli by a Norwegian friend of of Ohio has already taken the initiative. By unanimous day. The morning headlines reason for this is easily explainHjordis Knudsen, named Grete vote it has called for an emergency convention for the gayiy announced La Guardia ed: At the cuaclusion of one war, Finnstad. Tioli allowed Wolf to purpose of out the traitors, determining the endorsement of George Har the tacticians set about learning use his address for the receipt will of the of mail from abroad. On the eve and reesta Ver shin on all important party problems vey, Republican candidate for the lessons which its campaigns of the party on the foundation of the office oi Borough President have taught. They then base of Wolf return to France, Tioli revolution he held in Chicago on or about the Thanks ures in the city our better known upon what they have learned The proposes that of the Bronx. Few political tig their plans for the coming war (Continued on page 7) the convention giving week end. It has authorized the City Central Com than this same Harvey. It is from the war just finished, exmittee of Local New York, Left wing, to act as organiz not have even a rival as chan chiefly by extending the scope granted in all camps that he does peuting to correct mistakes VICTOR HARRIS OUSTED ing committee on convention arrangements.
pion Red baiter of New York. of operations. Bat in modern The National Executive Committee of the Young Peo He never loses an occasion to times, during the intervening AS CONN. SECRETARY ple Socialist League has already given its unanimous. attack, in pubảc and in private, seriod of peace, vast technologic endorsement to the movement initiated by Ohio. every and any labor agitator al changes have profoundly alVictor Harris, militant secretThe Executive Committee of Local Cook Country (Chi. Continued on page 3)
tered the instruments of warfare, ary of the Connecticut State ocago) has adopted a similar esolution, and social and political shifts. has been ousted from his post for hands in the calling have altered ways of handling To Speak Friday Local Lynn, Mass. has unanimously decided to join the emergency convention of the masses of people. Consequently, no other reason than his loyalty the lessons oë the nast war are rank to the principles of revolutionary discovered not to apply to the socialism.
Local Rochester, New York, has now gone on record new war, or to apply only indiAt last Sunday meeting of against the La Guardia Socialists and echoes the demand rectly. The military staff have the State Executive Committee, to throw overboard most of their the right wing majority on the Local Allentown, Penna. has joined the movement for studies, and lear afresh, from committes, representing the dead the convention in Chicago on the Thanksgiving week end.
reality.
wood and conservative mem Local Austin, Minn. has given a vigorous reply to the bership of the state, and mobil splitters and reformists of the and called for a Same In Politics ized under the direction of Devere special convention.
The same dirnuty is as comAllen, member of the National Local Philadelphia, Parkside branch, has taken the mon in political as in military Executive Committee, asked cor: same action and will be represented at the convention.
tacties. Painfully, exhaustively, rade Harris to resign the post Other local and state organizations throughout the we learn the litical lessons which he has occupied for some country, from Boston to San Francisco, are expected to from the last war. But, if we time. Hairis refused to resign on take apyly them directly ard mechanthe ground that he, and not the ically to the new crisis, we are was faithful to the traThroughout the country, the local must act immediately left floudering and disorinted, dition of the convention and of to endorse the Ohio resolution. Every day delay faciliand have to learn our lesson: all socialism. The motion was then tates the criminal work of the right wing and their cenover again. Valuable and instrucmade to remove Harris, which trist tools. The revolutionary socialist party must be tive as are political analogies carried by a vote of to There restored and consolidated.
drawn from the past, they are was not even a semblance of All hands united! On to the Chicago convention of the never a sufficient substitute for charges of violation of discipline. rank and file, of the revolutionary socialists!
HARRY MILTON (Continued on page 2)
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