SOCIALIST APPEAL OCTOBER 15, 1938 Wrecking Crew Regime. Tottering In Painters Union Appeal Army Clique Admits Bankruptcy; Jamaica Militant Asks For Opposition Aid of it SUBWAY UNION HITS WAGE CUT Sailors Slated To Get National AFL Charter Michigan Hits Lies For Independent Labor NEW JERSEY JAMAICA, Hurling Politics in Elections CALLS FOR UNITY the lies of the Daily Worker World Congress Issue Appears Next Week!
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At End of Their Rope, Weinstock Co. Continued from page 1)
Stalinists, Otto Popovich, lead We have, ourselves, the sharpest disagreements with the to the convention. These ideas The long awaited special issue Icle on the New York sales Try to Trick Opponents Into er of the Jamaica Unemployed present programs, leaders and methods of these organizations. were embodied in a recommenda of the Socialist Appeal devoted to will surely let me get the need and Relief Workers League, With the aim of supporting and furthering every actual step tion to the incoming executive the founding Congress of the ed enthusiasm from the comOkay of New Tax stated that the local had reboard.
Fourth International and the 10th rades Everyone is wild toward independent labor politics, we nevertheless believe that the tained almost its complete genuinely independent candidates of these organizations should be The confidence of the workers anniversary of the American about our success! We have unNEW YORK. In complete disarray as a result of the severe membership after the split in the battle to organize Jersey Trotsky movement will be of limited possibilities. We are with the Workers Alliance trouncing they received in the recent referendum on the Work supported on Election Day.
City, Hague strong hold, was the press next week. We have de having a big social Saturday and that its meetings were Tax, the Stalinist administration of the New York Painters Union, But such support on the part of militant workers would be strikingly revealed in the action cided to Increase the size of this to raise money for the APbetter attended than ever.
District Council No. 9, is grasping at straws to save its hold upon In reply to news story nothing less than sabotage of the movement for independent labor to hold the next convention in issue from the origina pages to PEAL. Kari. Marx. Shler, that city 12 pages. There will be feature Chicago, IL.
political action if it were not accompanied by the sternest criticism the union. According to spokesmen of the Progressives in the union, printed in the Daily Worker, Carney, New Jersey o. articles by comrades describing Popovitch stated: There were of the errors of the leaders of these organizations, the demand for nothing can save them, however. The membership, they say, is thordirector, was unanimously elected the history of the Trotskylst New York City Shows the way!
84 and not 18 members at the an end to ail deals with boss parties and boss candidates, and the oughly fed up with the misrule of Chief Stooge Louis Weinstock president of the state organiza movement in America, in addiWe want to take this opportunlast meeting of our local. We call for a fighting program instead of the liberal and New Deal tion.
tion to the most important reso and his crowd.
do not have time to fight with The Weinstock strategy, if it from the opposition members of the leaders of the Workers Almuddle of their present platforms.
Using the provision that all in lutions adopted at the recently ity to offer our special thanks may be dignified as such, of sav the conference. So that what ternational unions at the conven held World Congress. No com and congratulations to the New liance and the Communist Such support cannot extend to the candidates of boss parties ing control of the union for the you want unity for? many of Party. All have to say to which have been endorsed by these organizations. On the contion be represented on the exec rade, sympathizer or friend win York section of the Party. Not was revealed at what pur them shouted at the Stalinists in them is that if they really trary, workers must show their protest against the deals with the utive board, the Stalinists were want to miss this extraordinary only did they do a splendid job of ported to be a caucus of admin derision. The latter had given have a membership of 400, 000 able to pack a majority on that issue of the Appeal not only the distributing and selling the antibody through inclusion of men largest, but the most significant war Appeals, but they provided boss parties by refusing to go along with the endorsements of istration supporters but really their hand away entirely. in the Workers Alliance as the entire financial backing to our was a plain and simple fraction from unions like the architects, ever published by us.
While rejecting any proposal Lasser claims there must be Democrats and Republicans, and by writing in the names of genumeeting office workers etc. However, the There are still some branches undertaking! The party and Communist Party for an additional drain of the something vitally wrong ir ine worker candidates.
executive officers are nearly all that have failed to send in their turned in 200 in cold us members in Painters District membership, the opposition lead they cannot harness that In particular the workers must register their protest against non Stalinist.
extra orders to tis. They must act cash and mad Council No. The meeting was ers nevertheless declared their power to get clothes and more the shameful deal whereby the has endorsed the leading Real power in the new set up is now because our press run will be to carry on. For special mention held on Wednesday Sept. 14, readiness to ald in bolstering up relief for the unemployed.
Irving Plaza.
the union. For this purpose, they Lasser says that the Workers Democratic candidates for State wide office. Since no independent the Hillman group from the based solely on extra orders resident Abe Miller who direct Administration Bankrupt demanded an account of the bud Alliance is in polities with candidates for Governor and Senator supported by the organized and the national CIO. through have already receved orders for for Appeals: Comrade (Mac) McAmalgamated Clothing Workers. ceived prior to publication. We ed distribution work: Ted Bekos At this fraction meeting, the get and an opportunity to study both feet. We of the new and labor movement will appear on the New York ballot, we propose Carney.
Thirteenth Street boys openly ad it and bring in concrete proposals militant organization of the to accomplish this by writing in the names of James Cannon The main line of division in the following branches are still silent: Kinney who was Instrumental in mitted that the union was in a to joint meeting that was unemployed are marching, as Oakland, San Francisco, Hart raising the money: Comrade for Governor and of Ernest McKinney for the regular term convention came over the quesstate of bankruptcy. An account scheduled for two weeks from Lenin said, with both feet for ford, Louisville, Batimore, Lynn, who made a set of splendid posting of their squandering of paint that night. After a good deal Senator. No self respecting and class conscious worker should bread.
ers which greatly alded in selling ing an executive secretary who Minneapolis. Rochester, Akton papers and each and every comers monies disclosed that they fuss, the Weinstock crowd finally permit himself to vote for Lehman and Wagner, the nominees of will naturally head the work of Youngstown, Allentown, could not even by illegal meth agreed.
the party of Boss Crump, Cotton Ed Smith, and Mayor Frank rade of the and delphia and the state organization, Reading. These ods, divert 5, 000 from the trees Begin Double Cross Hague. bloe between the progressive branches must be heard from im who contributed towards our success.
ury of the Council to pay the their deal No sooner were they out of the The problems of the workers are not solved by what happens steel workers and the delegates mediately! If they wait until after legal expenses But now that the special drive conference, however, than they with the General Executive Board on this or any other Election Day. But if this campaign period from the Dyers Federation ably publication of the World Con of the union, by means of which proceeded with the usual double sees a real advance in the extent and clarity with which the need led by Joseph Knapick, their gress issue, they will be too late is over. New York City lo not president, fought for election of letting up in its activity. Abe the expulsion of Weinstock was crossing tactics that characterize Miller, New York literature diall their united fronts. They that officer. The Stalinists want Results of Special Anti War for genuine, fighting, independent working class political activity repealed.
Demand Increase proceeded to initiate an organrector, is launching a subscripis understood by the workers themselves, it will be a victory, ed appointment since they hoped Issues: Weinstock had been expelled by ization drive without consulting tion drive whose am ls to obtain and a lasting one.
The following are typical re 100 news subscribers during the In Counter to squeeze in Len Goldsmith, of the two days before the the opposition in the least and inthe Newspaper Guild, who had marks we ve been receiving every next few weeks. Prizes are being last general elections in New structed the locals affiliated with Proposal acted as convention secretary day for the past week. Everything offered to those comrades getting York. At that time, we reported the District Council to nominate The Amalgamated delegates indicates an overwhelming suc the most new subs. This is a di that this expulsion in actuality and elect organizers. At the NEW YORK NY. The wanted appointment because they cosa for our Appeal campaign: rect follow up on the campaign served to help bring about the meetings of the locals the pro Transport Workers Union, repreknow that Hillman has can The APPEAL is certainly an just concluded and we urge all narrowly squeezed out election gressives and all the other opposenting 55, 000 workers on every didate in mind.
excellent paper in revolutionary other branches to follow suit.
victory of the Stalinists by giving sition members boycotted these major subway, elevated, trolley Force Apology content, typographically and in Watch this column for announce the latter chance to appeal to elections to a man. It was pointed and bus line in the city except (Continued from page 1) poses, the Maritime Commission After stupid and provocative every respect. It is doing a ments on the successes of this the membership on the slogan out that with the methods om the Independent Subway where default. After formal establish last Summer dug up an old sta speech by Al Barkin, Stalinist wonderfully good and indispen sub drive.
Rumors, still persistent have tration, it was no use organizing low civil service workers theation of that organization to the commissioners the right to hire turned the convention into an that they were being trenet yrized. ployed by the Stalinist adminis. Mayor LaGuardia refuses to a ment of the and the atrin tute which gave u. shipping from the textile workers, that sable work in behalt of the The following list contains new working class and all other sup. subscription for the past two pulsion was a cooked up aftalr not hold them. On the floor of terday that it would not only re set up under a federal charter son originally contained in the steel dyers bloc was using Hague Kasas.
maintained that the original mes: shops, because the union could right to organize announced yes. the of began a new and ship crews. similar provi uproar when he hinted that the pressed people. Wakefield weeks. Bundle orders are also picking up nicely. We received the first special between the and the Wein Local 51, Business Agent Passini, sist any attempt to reduce wages For the past year discredited rep Copeland Act was defeated by arguments about democracy.
stock gang, NEW YORK CITY. 28 Weinstock henchman elected on for transit employees, but would resentatives of the former IS. Congress. But falling back on quiet was restored and a good two page issue of the APPEAL.
the administration ticket fast insist upon an appreciable in have been attempting to garner convenient legislation, the Govority voting for appointment. The coples of all the anti war Issues Want Payment For Deal Chicago, Ill.
California In any case, 5, 000 is now being June, himself admitted that outcrease for 1939.
seamen into the of Set ernment ntinued demanded of the District Council of some 60 shops he has organ Minnesota This statement was issued in men Union. They have had a program.
Stalinist was forced to apologize for distribution. Detroit, in payment for Weinstock rein ized in recent months, only 15 re reply to the announcement by limited success, organized about Massachusetts Michigan.
It remains to be seen if a qualIt is a program for war. And to fled unionist will obtain the post statement, an unheard of arrangemain union shops today.
New Jersey Thomas Murray Jr. Federal 500 men in the deck, engine assure the complete docility of or if the Stalintsts will put in a with loud acclaim the announce The St. Paul branch kreets ment for such a procedure. Nat The opposition, organized into receiver for the Interborough room and stewards departments. the unions if a trace of one is stooge.
urally, the whole thing smells to an Inter Local Conference for Rapid Transit Company, that the The boasts 30, 000. mem teft the Government has gone Although two untons presented ment that the APPEAL will Indiana high heaven and the members are Progressive Clubs, is preparing a Washington, wages of its 14, 000 workers would bers in these three divisions.
come out three times weekly.
into the business of hiring sea resolutions calling for the transnot in a mood to pay even a plug plan of action to really save the be reduced to the May 1937 level.
New Mexico But since greeting with loud men. The government fink halls formation of Labor Non Par noclaim doesn solve the imnickel for the reinstatement of union, concrete in every detail, At that time the company signed The Fink Book Issue Connecticut complete with unlon hiring halls, tisan League into a Labor party the Stalinist worthy, as evidenced which they will soon present to an agreement with the union New York State Since the Government began a threaten the life of the union, portant financial problem, we by their reaction to the latest ref. the membership. The Stalinists, granting 10 percent wage in concerted drive against all unWisconsin now, parliamentary rules were are sending the enclosed, ten Mr. Joseph Kennedy, before used to break off serious discuserendum.
Iowa in the meantime, furious at their crease and many improved work ions in the maritime field when bucks. St. Paul, Minn.
Having maneuvered themselves inability to bribe or browbeat the ing conditions.
the Copeland Act of 1936 was resigning as chairman of the sion and a resolution endorsing don know how to start, west Commission to become Ambassa the present League polley passed things are so good! Your artTotal. 64 ing the treasury of the union for of the constant rebuffs from the bor. 1935, nitong Pirith Bielar coast seamen have attempted to do to the courtinet St. James, by a large majority.
all kinds of phoney party rack membership, 18 resorting to imIn addition, the following inets and for the upkeep of scores potent slander and calumny. Here contracts with other New York reach a common understanding the program and motives of his Lengthiest discussion came on Gaston Medina Dies creases in bundle orders came in: of appointed stooges on the pay is an example of what these bosses are preparing to gangwith cast const representatives to transit lines. Now the transit fight against regimentation. Un government: When the has the war question. The resolutions (1) Allentown, Pa. An increase roll, the Thirteenth Street boys rank and flera (they call their up on the union. The Arst attack der the guise of national unity been embroiled In war, we have committee recommended StalAfter a stay of almost two of 35; thanks to the fine work of years in a sanatorium, comrade Ruth Querlo.
position to run the union even if Painters Social Clubyheap de comes in the form of this an. Stalinist leadership in the Invariably turned to offense as inist Endorse Gaston Medina, former general they should get the most optim the heads of the real rank ana file nouncement which is made public has shied away from the main the best means of defense. The pact resolution. Two unlons in secretary of the Bolshevik Len. 2) Ithaca, The istle yield in dues, initiation fees, membership of the unton because a full two months before negotiate facing all American scamen again werd undoubtedly be true troduced an anti imperlulist war inist Party of Cuba, died, vicircle has resumed its bundle order, starting with and promthey refuse to be fooled by them tlons are scheduled.
tim of tuberculosis contracted Immediately after the 1936 37 another conflict. The merchant popular referendum on war.
The stockholders of the Defeated in the referendum for any longer: marine is an essential part of Attempts of the Stalinists In the prisons of the Cuban reising to shoot up soon. work tax which was to rook the Rall at Membership have bled the company dry. They strike which was fought on both naval operations.
heckle and boo the opposition actionaries.
membership for the sum the ad(3) Los Angeles, Calif. John invested a little over 21, 000, 000 coasts, and out of which grew the Protesting against the hundred were quickly stopped by Carney Thoso members who voted and in fifteen years have received NM. shipping commissioners or ministration needs, the Stalinists Murphy has increased his order pensant origin, he early against the tax (that is, the left the farm to become an inby 60 per week since he assumed from the treasury more than in every American port demand efforts of the government to bol who insisted on democratic dis at the fraction meeting decided overwhelming majority in the 65, 000, 000 in dividends. This gened that seamen signing articles ster its war machine by making cussion, and debate followed dustrial worker, entering Im to call upon the progressive oppo last referendum; see the Socialsition to join with them in a erosity on the part of the officials produce a continuous discharge the merchant marine a tempered The Stalinists had large ma mediately into the proletarian Ist Appeal of Sept. 24 Ed. 4) Washington, conference to save the union.
was not extended to the workers book. More than one hundred cor in that machine, west coast jority in the vote.
struggles to which he later de were deliberately or innocently of the company. On the contrary, thousand seamen the had signed sailors and firemen, supported by Soon after convention new literature agent for the voted his whole life. milltant Naturally, this appeal for unity branch is starting with a modest member of the Communist per week.
was to be carried out in the playing Into the hands of the wages were kept at the lowest pledge cards, stating they would the established plaket opened and a progressive delegate employers.
Party, he Alled many high posts usual Thirteenth Street manner It is all very plain. Whoever is prosperous years. Conditions for carry the discharge (Pink) book. In hall in New York City. Mean. ure, the credentials committee, while the Sailors Union had vo under their guidance, voted to and was designated National as a cheap maneuver (5) Henry Schnautz EvansHow Deal Was Planned ted to affiliate with the F, of unseat him. The bloc of steel and opposed to the Communist Party workers were notoriously bad under pressure from the Govern Secretary of the International ville, Indiana, has increased his line of wrecking the union is aand the whole transit system in ment, Joseph Curran then Wiliam Green notified the Mn dyers delegates along with all Workers Defense In 1931. bundle by 35 coples.
The unity maneuv to bosses man. And if it is the over constant need of repair. The pres appointed lander of East Coast Pine Commission then In July other non Stalinists got ready to At the time of the formation consist in deal with the oppost whelming majority of the mem ent wages, hours and conditions segmentold his followers: Take that the of would stand expose this maneuver if the creof the Left Opposition in the Send all contributions and subs tion leaders for the putting over bership. so much the worse for for employees are still far below the Fink book! We ll burn it on solidly behind May day!
of a new tax under the camou them!
the seamen in dentials committee went through ranks of the In 1982, com to: what they should be.
their fight to defend the union with its plan, so Carney and rade Medina Immediately beBut not on the west coast. Un flage of another of the adminisSOCIALIST APPEAL But the members of the Paint The Transport Workers Union other top officials squelched came a member of Its Central 116 University Place tration famous organizingers Union know who has really will have a rear right one its hands on men there gave a different hiring hall.
During the summer the Gov. the move.
Committee. And when the OpNew York, drives. In return for okaying the played into the hands of the boss in the coming struggle and if the answer to the shipping Commis, position became the Bolsheviktax, opposition leaders were to es, they have read Weinstock union officials live up to their stoners. Every vessel under westernment continued to operate its ANNOUNCEMENTS Leninist Party he was one of its Last Reminder: be given half of the 24 organizers yellow dog contract and they promises New York should see at const agreement was tied up until hiring hall in New York in spite leaders. At the National Con Send in your extra orders for jobs at 10 per week. At the know of every dirty little deal last, genuine step toward de cleared and permitted to sail of the pleket line, which is still fraction meeting referred to it NEW YORK re being maintained. The fink hall ference of February, 1935, he with full crews who had with the bosses. And they are cent transportation for the mil the World Congress issue of the was elected General Secretary, Socialist Appeal, out next week!
was claimed that some of the just about ready to do something lions of workers who dally ride mained true to their pledge and has operated not without the si HERE A CHANCE to demonopposition leaders were ready to about it.
a post he filled until he entered Discharge lent and passive support of strate your ingenuity. City wide the subways, busses and trolleys refused to carry officials.
Books. Susequently the newlyMasquerade Ball at Irving the sanatorium.
accept such a deal. or course, created Maritime Commission Deal With Admiral as we shall show later, they were Plaza on November 5th. Prizes with the death of comrade for the most original and beau.
only deceiving themselves. By Medina the proletarian move made the Continuous Discharge Last week Joseph Curran and tiful costumes. Start planning this means, they hoped to divide Book optional, but only after the Jerome King for the met ment of Cuba and the ranks of your costume now those withthe Fourth International lose PRINTING CO. Inc.
the opposition forces and break will soon be over united resistance of west coast with Rear Admiral Wiley and an out costume will pay more adagreement was reached on the seamen up the progressives. They preone of its bravest and most Send in your 98 (plus 10c per book postage)at once and mission. Watch the paper for 316 61 STREET, Training Ships training ship program. The un further details. Meanwhile hold pared to do so at a joint meeting herole fighters.
Phone RE gent 0690 administration and opposition NOT GUILTY Report of the Commission of InvestiThey Part of the Copeland Act was a lon officials endorsed it.
the date open. The dance of the year. Swing band, forces held a week ago last Tuesgation into the charges against Leon Trotsky in the provision for the establishment also agreed to outlaw all job entertainment, competition and so called quickle dny.
Moscow Trials 50 of training ships for samen. An action or prizes. Note: October 15th At that Tuesday meeting they THE CASE OF LEON TROTSKY Verbatim roport seamen have condemned these strikes. On these basic insues dance called off.
threatened and enjoled and in training ships. They see no roa. King and Curran find themselves general used every conceivable of the hearings before the sub committee in Mexson why men who have been fol in perfect agreement, even OTTO POPOVICH invites you to method in an attempt to browico City lowing the sea for ten and twelve though they are respective social at new headquarters beat the opposition into accept Leon Trotskys THE REVOLUTION BETRAYED The Foundation Congress of the Fourth International years and more, must be trained. spokesmen for the Marines Club mission free. Beer, sandwiches ing their trick. The opposition, And they see no reason for train and the which two factions 5c. 106 17 Waltham St. Jamaica Ten Years of the Trotskyist Movement in America firmly organized, had selected TOTAL VALUE 68 ing more men for the sea when have been engaged in sharp Line to Sutphin Blvd.
Lewis Stevens, progressive canCombination Price 98 there is at present a serious un fight over jobs and control with didate for Secretary Treasurer in employment problem in the in in the National Maritime Union. icy pursued by the officialdom of Speakers: the last general elections, as their dustry. And even if there were riners Club and the within government legislation as well as The struggle between the Mathe union against the threat of Martin spokesman. The Weinstock crowd Just off the press!
Clarke Sera, James Burnham, James Cannon, George Ernest Erber, McKinney, Antoinette Konikow heaped abuse on Stevens and apTHE STORY OF THE by Benjamin Stolberg. 50 tend that the best place for a the Union culminated last night against constance encroachments Max Shachtman, Maurice Spector pealed to other leaders of the opman to learn seamanship is on in the trial of Ferdinand Smith, on living and working conditions at position. Not one of the latter, Just arrived Eight page issue of UNSER WORT, organ of the job not in a school. But vice president of the He by the shipowners, many cast howeve CENTER HOTEL, 108 WEST 43rd STREET failed to make it clear the German section of Fourth International. Articles by while answering these uperficial was charged by Mariners Club coast samen are reported to that they would reject any kind Trotsky, Walter Held, Johre, etc. 50 each.
excuses offered by the Maritime members with inking in the 1931 favor a new. Friday, October 28, 1938 P.
of a phoney deal.
ALSO: LA Lutte Ouvrlere (French section) 60.
De Enige Weg (Dutch section) 5c Commission for its training ship strike on the west coast. Al of L, representatives belleve Exposes Hand program, organized seamen have though the charges were proven that Harry Lundeberg, because Music Color Guard Bulletin of the Opposition (Russian section) 200 At one point, Weinstock Add per copy for postage demonstrated that they are well correct, the faction so clev of his aggressive attitude toward henchmen by the name of Jacobs, aware of the real reason for the erly out maneuvered its opponets the boss and government interAdmission 25 cents after lot of froth and fury Training ships.
that Smith was cleared. ference, has the answer east coast LABOR BOOK SHOP Auspices: Socialist Workers Party and wound up: Let let by gones be The Hiring Hall As a result of the dominance of seamen have been seeking. With (Fourth International)
by gones and get together to put 28 EAST 12th STREET, NEW YORK As if afraid there would be the position in the the 7, 500 of seamen here 116 University Place, New York City over the tax. big heehaw arose some mistake about its true pur and because of the dilatory pol he will have a good start.
Foreign charge.
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