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 Forward to the People Front Candidate for Spanish Prison Convention New York Red Baiter No.
emergency rank and file convention of the socialiste pour Thomas Is Shocked But Will Not Run ims of When Willthe New World War Begin are almost of a 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 Throughout the country, the usurpers of the National Executive Committee are splitting the party by the ex By a najority even larger than the rnost daring estimates, Erwin Wolf, young Czech revo pulsion of the left wingers on the basis of an infamous Fiorello La Guardia was nominated by the enrolled Republican lutionist. who acted as secretary loyalty oath.
to Leon Trotsky during the latvoters of New York City as the Republican candidate for Mayor.
ter exile in Norway, has been As a condition for membership in the party, they are. The Republicans know their man ween they see him. These enrolled arrested and imprisoned by the seeking to compel the comrades who are earnestly devoted voters were those who registered Republican in October, 1836, 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 perpe La Guardia has not been slowo or of being shipped secretely to trated by the National Executive Committee when it sanc in showing his gratitude. On the the Stalinist Secret Police can dia, and declared the expulsion of all those who opposed the Republican machine, he went the Soviet Union in the hope that tioned the support of the capitalist demagogue, La Guar over of the primaries, in order 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 citytheir frame up system will not be signed by a single self respecting socialist any wide office: in particular, for McThis dreadful news comes from where in the country, comrades are being expelled Goldrick 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 supporters last Labor Party member of the Nor There is no other way of effectively combatting the years regian Parliament. She accom disruption of the movement, no other way of reconstrucTwo days after the primaries, et har husband several ting the socialist party on a revolutionary basis, than by lin celebration of the Comstitaw La Guardia devoted his speech months ago when they travelled the rank and file taking matters into their own hands. tion to an elaborate defense of to 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. military tacticians Betrayed by Spy and file socialist principle, the rank the party must mobilize for In Barcelona, the Wolís were their Red Baiter Endorsed own national convention.
always caught off guard in the recommended to first stages of a new war. The The State Executive Committee of the Socialist Party certain Dr.
But the pay off came on Mon Tholi 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 sayly announced 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 of Wolf return to France, Tioliner ins on all important party problems vey, Republican candidade for the lessons which its campaigns of the party on the foundation of the office of Borough President have taught. They then base socialism. The Ohio proposes that of the Bronx. Few political fig their plans for the coming war (Continned on page 7) the convention be held in Chicago on or about the Thanks ures in the city our better known upon what they have learned week end.
It is from the war just finished, exmittee of Local New York, Left wing, to act as organiz not have even a rival as cham chiefly by extending the scope It has authorized the City Central Com than this same Harvey all camps that he does pecting to correct mistakes VICTOR HARRIS OUSTED ing committee on convention arrangements.
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 pubāc and in private, period of peace, vast technologic any Victor Harris, militant secret The Executive Committee of Local Cook Country (Chi. Continued on page 3)
instruments of warfare, ary of the Connecticut State ocago) has adopted a similar resolution, and social and political shifts To Speak Friday have altered ways Lynn, Mass. has unanimously decided to join handling has been ousted from his post for hands in the calling of the emergency convention of the masses of people. Consequently, the lessons of the past war are to the principles of revolutionary rank and 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, for the emergency convention.
to throw overboard most of their the right wing majority on the Local Allentown, Penna. has joined the movement for studies, and learn afresh, from committes, representing the dead the convention in Chicago on the Thanksgiving week end.
reality.
wood and conservative 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 difticulty 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, made Harris to resign the post Other local and state organizations throughout the we learn the political lessons which he has occupied for some country, from Boston to San Francisco, are expected to from the last war. But, if we sime. Harris refused to resign on take action on the question in the coming days.
apply them directly and mechanthe ground that he, and not the ically to the new crisis, we are was faithful to the traThroughout left roudering and disoriented etion of the convention and of to endorse the Ohio resolution. Every day delay facil and 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 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 3)
giving tered file.
memwas not even a HEAR The Truth About Spain!
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ADMISSION: 25 Cents Auspices, Socialist Party, Left Wing Harry Milton Albert Goldman Just Released from a Prison inSpain