SOCIALIST APPEAL Friday, March 24, 1939 In the Trade Unions Outcome of CIO Auto Convention, Anti Nazi Call TWELVE Seen Resting With Lewis Decision By Philly SWP LOCALS DENOUNCE APPEAL ARMY CONTROL and era PLUMBER STRIKE FOR HOUR DAY SPREADS RAPIDLY. PA from tones Viendly ROXBURY solid AFL Red Baiting Attack On C10 Hurts Unification portale di certamination minote the emotionale per card Offer No Adequate Substitute for CIO o trio beroeiston net only to in the situation, that to the income poi southern Boulevard The CLAYTON, CREVELAND. AS a sx (Special to the Socialist Appeal)
ANOTHER RECORD SUB aprons for branch use; and sets (Continued from Page 1) tion and will bring to the surface hits the major keys of auto workPHILADELPHIA call to Sever All Relations SCRIPTION WEEK LOOMINGO of bound volumes. Don forget long as it is allowed to direct the all the reactionary tendencies so ers problems both of organization this city workers to mass in The way subs are pouring into that prize No. consists of a comunion and collect the salaries manifest at the Martin conven and of struggle against unemploy demonstration against Nazi With Parent our office leads us to believe that plete set of Lenin writing, peize Next in prominence is the Reution. The Stalinists in the lead ment. The response it receives rally which will be held March another all time record sub week No. is a complete collection of Cher Maxey faction. Walter Reuership will continue their de on these major issues will be a 23 in the Metropolitan Opera Body for the Appeal is at hand. the writings of Leon Trotsky. You ther is the leader of the largestructive activities of tearing good barometer in judging the House has been issued by New York City branches, Min still have weeks to complete West Side Local, and Emil Mazey down the fabric of the auto union. future road and effectiveness of the Socialist Workers Party Special to the Socialist Appeal)
CHICAGO, ILL. Twelve locais, neapolis and Chicago are really your quotas!
of the Briggs Local. They have Red Scare Certain the auto union. The chief planks and Young People Socialist eaning out MAY DAY APPEAL: including Local 1, the first in the new subscriptions all of By WIDICK scattering support throughout League. All workers and antiThe other alternative will see in the program of the Third employed organization in Cook which shows that the Appeal is possession details about the ape fascists must gather says the Every branch now has its The 1o. leaders are getting other locals. This group is tied the Staliniats clearly on the de Group follow: County, have severed all connec reaching hundreds of new readers. cia May Day issue of the Appeal.
a bitter taste of what going to together by the strings of the fensive. While they will not light 30 hour week at 10 hours call, to picket the brazen and tions with the Staliniat controlled happen to the union movement Michigan Socialist Party, which ly consont, with their large back pay to abolish unemployment in provocative Bundfest Workers Alliance. This makes a subscription drive for 1, 000 new Organized by the PhiladelGet busy on the collection Histo, in the coming world war which serves not so much as a political ing, to be pushed out of the pice the auto industry: majority of the Chicago locals they voted to support at the party for them but rather as a ture entirely, they distinctly do Closed shop contract for Genphis Committee for the De who have left be readers until April 15th so that branch greetings, greetings from convention last fall. And loote form of caucus organization, not want an open cleavage be eral Motors and abolition of the fense of Constitutional Rights, the Nazi rally is intended to cause of the Communist Party every branch will be given a fun friends of the Appenal, etc.
the Roosevelt administration in Both Mazey and Reuther were tween the Communist Party on disciplinary rights granted the opportunity to fulfil its quota. And don forget to plan and sell out line.
doing a beautiful job of sticking connected with the Stalinist con. the one side and John Lewis corporation; gather all of Philadelphia Many have done so already. Next place your extra bundle ordors anti labor At a recent meeting of Local week we ll publish the list again now.
a knife into the back of the trolled Unity Group until recently backed by the non politicals on anti Semitic Organization of Ford and scum. Well known fascists and under the guise of serving the When Walter Reuther broke with the other.
beste interests of national de the Communist Party. He has. They must maintain the action ston that no local union tuto Blissard and Bessio Burchett, parts plants with a specific proviretary of the explained and we hope to be well on the way STATEMENTS IN THE MAIL: labor haters, like Thomas why he had been suspended by In addition, we re going to award are going out this week. As wual Branch bundle order statements fense.
This situation came into the nist Party over the radio, and it able responsible unionists and work on parts fabricated in a have been announced as speak immeorganization. Using trickery and many more prizes including sub what is required on this struck plant; limelight with the dispute in is publicly acknowledged that the that John Lewis is their leader.
scriptions to the Appeal that the diate action. Send in your pay Launching of campaign for high handed methods the Stalin branch can donate to whomever it ments and keep the soolaust Senate over the 358, 000, 000 emer Unity Group is split down the Hence they can be expected to a 5, 000, 000, 000 approriaThe asks all workers ists attempted to remove Me wants: batch of our newsboy Appeal going forward.
army expansion bill. It middle. Reuther is said to be seek desperately for some kind, lon, the establishment of the and anti fascists to demonseemed that John Lewis want backing Thomas for Presi any kind of compromise.
Culloch In order to cover up their 30. 30 hour standard and the strate with it at Broad and in the bill which dent.
ed are that no conAnd if the heat is turned on chartering of workers into Poplar, at 7:30 on Thurs time when there was 1, 000, 000 in SOCIALIST APPEAL and NEW INTERNATIONAL would Banks on Lewis Support too strong, it is not at all unlikely industrial unions; day, March 23, the State Treasury available for Insofar as any real battle with that the leading supporters of tracts would be given manufacCan be obtained at the following Newsstands turers who violated the Wagner the Stalinist caucus is to be ex. Stalinism in the auto union today autonomy including protection of Democratic rights and local relief the Stalinists refused to al MANHATTAN low the locals to demand an adeCHICAGO Cherry Katherine Sis. Monroe Mad.
pected at Cleveland over tender will turn their backs on the Comminority opinion; Labor Disputes Act, quate budget because it would 160 Well, Ro 308 KORSK. Stationery Store. Near Cor. 57th Lewis thought he wasn ask ship in the union it will come munist Party. The fleshpots of Union Defense Guards embarrass Governor Horner and Sockerbocker Village Vilard General Co 12c Rad ing too much for labor which, from this group. Naturally, the Roosevelt and Lewis are far more against vigilantes and fascists and. News. 37 Monroe inter too, hus to shed all the blood inevitable hotel room maneuvers popular than the secret sinecure company thugs not goon squads his machine. As a result of this a Clinton. Meisel Bookshop Graduate Shiny Book and other similar attempts to sti torney St. Clinton Bdwarasd At Ave. N. Och St. Ave Candy 2730 Division St.
in war while the industrialists and horse trades may upset this of this foreign agency the Com used against unter men; fle the unemployed, the member Score2nd Ave. 2nd St. 2nd Ave BALTIMORE, MD.
get richer prediction. And this is entirely munist Party.
ship of the in Illinois hash St. 17 Pirates 2nd Ave. St. Frigate Book Shop Sis North Howards.
possible because the group pos7. fight against all anti labor Casino)B 10th St.
Lewis Gave Manufacturers esses no strong anti Stalinist pro be waged to the accompaniment Inbor bill which has just been fallen continuously.
In either case, the struggle will legislation such as the Fitzgerald Going Places al. Waverly Place dway Bied Robert Zettledogers Harikon St a Loophole gram which is at the same time of a red care. It may not be so passed in the Michigan legislaWhen the vote to break with St. NE. 14th St. Univ. PL. itch Stalinists Whip Up Paul Sherr, Taco su a program of militancy and ag PHILADEL However, the National Associagressive action.
the was taken al but Sweedway SE. 14th Stave.
loud or so discordant as the one ture: Furthermore, at the Martin convention but the Strikebreaking Cor. Ilth 06 Mardet SN.
tion of Manufacturers saw what this group is principally undertones and even the over red scare as a device of the Vigorous opposition to the 4th Avech: Seth NE 14th St two new members voted to split.
40th St.
loophole in the Wagner Act ad. bankingon is support The membership of the locals Ave And Standard Sess Ach Maneuvers 8th St. and Archive which have broken away from the opp. Jefferson Theatre. Sc. ZadAse.
ministration in QUAKERTOWN, PA.
be quite audible. Po employers either when used by the fact thpt Papa Lewis.
Ener Newton Lewis wanted a special law say Lewis has already indicated in at the convention.
liticals will not be in good favor outright reactionaries or by Com.
shackles of Stalinism feel that RW. 13 St. Auge 42 Front Weat Broad Ses (Special to the Socialist Appeal)
ing it pertained to industry en directly, through the Hillman.
munist party reactionaries; now is the time to go places and 12th St. 23rd St. 47o. Aver.
BOSTON, MASS.
Andelman Tremont St. app. Hocel gaged in national defense work.
Third Group Program constitutional amendment ing to retain the hour day and do things and are starting was SAS Bradford)
So it obtained the aid of the War Murray report as receivers of the Och Ave. 30th St.
One group alone, small in numCAMBRIDGE, MASS Department (a non political body, drop his allies.
International, that he proposes to bers, without extensive influence, election for a referendum on their present rate of pay. 500 drive for membership and at the 6th Ave. 38th St.
and all important poll you understand) and they put Some faint stirrings in the ds will go to bat for fighting dom cles, and recall of all International plumbers and helpers of New same time fighting to restore the 17th Ave. dugy th St. Felix s, Massachusetts Ave, at iarvard Sq.
York City, swung action on relief budget to former levels and GN. 131 W3rd St. 104 Greenwich Arch 6th Ave NE on a 5, 000, 000 monthly relief budget inverts Place. Rand Book Store the heat on the Senate committee, the picket line today, as all for the State of Illinois. 127 Oxford St. the lith so that now the Lewis demand rection of a program have apocratic program This program officers.
work in Manhattan, the Bronx 42nd St. 6th Aves. Se which Barkley, Democratic whippeared in the writings and the and the World Fair was tied up Local made a ringing appeal for Bay Candy Store. hu Laboratorio Varettes ove HI)
promised to support has been speeches of members of this group. The Voice Local 212, a fight to a finish for the hour Bidway. 72nd St. dway. 33rd St.
emusculated.
organ of the Briggs Loorl, carries Shinder Side919 view Plumbers Local 168, striking day, comparing it with the herole Columbus Avainst Cent West Kroman. Fourth The Senate is going to work a policy article written obviously against the Master Plumbers As struggle of the past for the hour est. Nicholas Ave, 1570 St. dway 410 Washington de 31. LOUE, MO.
out compromise. Press re by Mazey. In it he declares for sociation of Manhattan and the workday.
Fonter Book ports say, the compromise would curbing the powers of the PreslBronx, tied up all jobs controlled There. one danger STRONX Madison Ave oth St NW.
Book Nook choice of words) only against and extending the rights of the the two boroughs, but through ofns. 171 St. Fulton Ave. 17th 103 Pres Store firms that had been held guilty membership. He also declares his Proposals out. Greater New York and even clala who from the outset helped Jerome Acer Jerse Burnside Ave. File Meron Building, or 24 of Wagner Act violations within support of a drive for the 30As far as Connecticut.
the employers foist a longer work St. Prospect Ave. Freeman St. South Schroeder Book Shop two years prior to awarding of hour week at 40 houts pay. Reu.
WASHING toisiarchal. In Metal Trades Division of the Jobs controlled by the Man day and redu of pay.
Kingsbridge Rd. Jerome Ave. Eat Mosh Ni OUNGSTOWA to Suare the contract.
ther, on his pare, han elaborated an ultimatum charged with red Press release erdensancingon the Brooklyn and Queens were chosen loc de munterston tie Cooking through socialne oral Concora sterick Ave.
SAN FRANCIS Comerce second provision would per a detailed plan for the organiza baiting, American Federation of made no attempt to down tighter than a drum, as the sub servient Stalinist leader Strasco Pitkin Ave. Tompkin cor Church St, bet. Chaped Center Embarcadero Se.
proclamation exempting any firm This is all to the good, much of nounced the Congress of Indus present a better proposal porto meinbers of Local No. 1, who ship of Local 183 auxiliary. These are are onenepe coroch St MacDonald Bookstore Fillmore Bookstore Pitkin Ave. 475 Sutter Aye Bay Parkway if he deems such action in the it being borrowed from the pro trial Organizations Golden Sutter Fillment se reasonablo point of view. He merec bour day and netween couding the staknists while paying lip service Coldea Gate News Agency 01 Ath Su beste interests or national de sram of the third group printed with Communism, and termed the ty attacked it as Communist in refused to go through a picket locals, do everything to bloc it. At bereid is Fitzgerald News Aseos 57 3rd St.
in the Feb. 14 issue of the Social peace plan Communist inspired and let his argument rest line of their striking brothers. In a membership meeting of local 463 Donald Ditman Ave. Seh Ave. a 40th St.
Store 20, 2057 15 SE such compromise formuin Appeal. The major evento spired and identica in meaning on the traditional red herring such jobs, usually. Locals 183 and auxilary, March 20, a member of QUEENS Room 1st Shop 1200 Sutter which is backed by Roosevelt however, will rage ground control with unity proposals made by the which constitutes the official divide the work Afty afty.
3023 Grand Ave. 31 10 Broadway.
the local moved to back the strike ROCHESTER, Rookstorescor 352 Polk St.
gives the manufacturers a legal of the Executive Board and In Communist party, with Moscow of answer to any proposal from Firms Sign 100. and as evidence of it one Cedar Cale cikarstaht Car Palmere)
193 Clinton St.
approval, two years ago.
loophole from observing any of ternational Odices.
any source which might threaten LOS ANGELES Larkin St Members of other building thousand dollars be given to the provisions of the Wagner Act.
233 Broadway, Room 312 Chryster Against Board Although the delegates from the officials jobs and salaries.
Cor. Carnberland Cilton trades unions shouted encourage striking local.
Smith News, MAS Shop Shine Shop 2007 Cor. East Ave. Chitoat St. Defense Is a Weapon Finally, there are the indepen of L, who had been consider Progressive Step ment to the pickets and in Saul Heisler, the Stalinist whip Scor. Main Clinton St Candy Store, 2231 Brond the dent locals which respond most ing with representatives Candy Store: 301 Brasilya Ave.
While Lewis plan to gather a number of cases refused to work, in the local and its president directly to the pressure of the various plans that might lead to Main Street East Clinton Ave Sweet Skop. 258 Bon Ave.
Mein South front of Edwards SAN DIEGO, CALIP.
Only a few weeks ago the rank and file. Chief among these unification of the labor move bor into one big union was marred though their own jobs were not made a long winded speech in by very serious defects, especially directly affected.
which he tried to spread distrust Chrysler local led by ment had pledged themselves its lack of provisions for demo 166 13th St.
Archie Hechler, business agent among the and Ale of the 208 Clinton Ave, North a comberland St.
en William Marshall ure of steel manufacturers en plank is the elimination of all 24 the conferences, the decision of AKRON, OHIO.
News Exchange. 31 Mais St.
North at Westcotton Ave.
its inclusion of government me that six firms had already signed brief were that the strike is un Carli Brothers, 133 Clinton Ave. North bake the wages provided for un members of the present Executive the AF. of Lofficialdom was diation, still it was a progressive up with the union. Others are ex authorized by the parent body Next cor. Barten. Ain St.
NEWARK, SAKLAND, CALIX.
we explained in a recent column without reason, of sharing in re O, officials.
from the rank and file of both or of the union is increasingly felt. In the art of bootlicking, he ad Port Athington Market Sts.
Andrew Walang The manufacturers are chlsel sponsibility for the present seriC. Indignant Brown Merker ganizations.
The Master Plumbers Associa vised the auxiliary not to do anyStand US Market Su.
Ave Spokesmen high in the PATERSON, NJ.
DETROITH ing there, too. Requirements of ous split in the union. To empha.
Whether the present denunciation which had previously at thing that has the possibility of Socialist APPANCH national defense are so impera size his point, Marshall purcharged the Federation with 3513 Woodward Ave Room SEATTLE, WASHINGTON tive that we can not meet the chased 15, 000 souvenir brooms and rash breach of faith in violating tion by the of will lead to tempted to put over the shour arousing the ire of Masterson.
scare the Fakhart News Agency, 10 Washington St.
Rymer Book Store. 905 Bed Avenue provisions of the Walsh Hoaly circulated them among Detroit the covenant of secrecy and stated Joint Unity Committee is not yet in pay in violation of the agree membership into believing that Roth Ciar Store, 5407 Pirst Ave.
Nodelman Newsstand, 4633 University Way Act and give the government unionists loyal and immediate service, the Next to Marshall but not di irritating influence upon the clear. Certainly it will act as an ment for the hour day and the the striking local will try to sign additional stumbling block to final two dollar wage, are now at an agreement that will include steel barons say.
Summed up in a few words, the, utenected with him is the eventual outcome of the peace unification of the labor movement. tempting to put across an in also jobbing and alteration work, JUST PUBLISHED for President movement effort.
crease to hours with a 10 perthus depriving the auxiliary memsponsored by the Dodge Truck The had proposed unifica bers of their jobs crtul Pasteapon to thether than. best represident House bele has cent reduction in way.
The ranks of Local 163, deter In this he deliberately withheld made no comment upon the against the union movement with dication of rank and Ale senti and the Railroad Brotherhood of statement. When he called ready won, are solidly united Inmation printed in the last Issue mined to retain the conditions al from the membership the infor the adoption of the various de meat, this movement adds the in a new organization to be lighter touch to the internal mix called the American Congress of the two camps together as very the fight for the 30 hour week of the Appeal, that plumbers LoBY fense measures.
And Mr. Roosevelt, who rides up.
roughshod over the Army and Frank Tuttle derives his more than 10, 000, 000 American find a common ground upon which and the two dollars per hour cal 163 declded by unanimous vote of the membership to apto compose their differences, it DANIEL GUERIN Local of the International proach the Auxiliary Local for Suspicious Motives was generally understood that if An American edition of the French book, Fascism et Grand sys not one word of criticism as letter writerwanty year career workers.
combined Army Navy News. He has a homely philoso Although the of quite the efforts lod to nothing Roose Brotherhood of Electrical Work the purpose of negotiating on Capital, by the same author. Translated, edited and brought and munitions maker lobby phy, slightly tinged with the bib. Justly criticised the inclusion of velt would very Icely introducers, one of the most powerful and common agreement with the em up to date for the American reader with an introduction by which is squeezing labor to make lica noonilism of the horse and government mediation in the latest epictive tested in inition the trades, is outstanding in its sup extending a hand of friendship more blood profits. but to bale deeply interested uniting la Dwight MacDonald turers in their drive against un summed up in his winged phrase totalitarian States, the motives litical campaign and in tying the membership meeting of the leadership of the auxiliary is sowapplying the lessons of the book to the American scene of Soniam in steel and other basic As long as have access to a for this criticism were not above workers of the country through plumbers, President Kirkman ofing distrust, suspicion and hate.
1939.
industries telephone, will never make a suspicion. It is notorious that their officials to the war machine One can expect steps soon to mistake John Lowls wouldn of officials are intimately con he is building of the labor An invaluable guide manual for all who would turn America outlaw all strikes in industries make.
nected with the Republican party The in building ships, or war What wil Lewis Say!
and would not at all object to movement has long been militantaway from the road to Rome and Berlin.
ematerial of any kind under the Pierre Mille (editor of Le Temps, conservative French news claim that this is treason the inevitable maneuvering and ocratic party hopes for the com der a democratic program, unifl.
When six members of the Min: Freed and Barach rejoined the paper. FASCISM AND BIG BUSINESS is the most remarkAnd workers who protest against their allegiance to this or that of similarity between Roosevelt one organization would immeas neapolis Appeal Brigade sold Apother members of the Appeal Briagainst the national defense. counter maneuvering. Locals give ing election. Hence the innuendo cation of all trade unions into able and complete analysis know of the development, the inhuman conditions and low group one day and withdraw it and the totalitarian states. urably increase the efficiency of peals last Sunday morning. March gade and challenged the police de wages and discrimination against the next. The principal question evolution, and the probably downfall of the black and brown But far from explaining why labor in obtaining concessions 19, in front of the Wesley Church, cislon. Cope threatened arrests, fascist regimes.
union men will be branded uppermost in the minds of any government agents of foreign power! leading union politiciang is: What trade unioniam unterference with from the employers and in fighting a trustee of the church called the and two squad cars hovered exercises a baleful the war danger.
cops.
around, but no arrests were made. Severac in Le Populaire: The list of works analyzing The strategy of the manufac will John (Lewis) say influence, whether the government Rev. Roy Burt, National Sec Very Embarrassing NOTICE turers is to make it a serious Will Lewis demand unity be democratic or fascist, the retary of the Norman Thomas fascism is already long but this book of Daniel Guerin deThe special combination offer Socialist Party, is the recently Barach entered the church and After the services, Freed and crime for any worker or group convention with all friction re of officials merely shifted their serves a high place among them.
of workers to fight for unionism duced to a minimum and kept attack to the supposedly deadly to the Socialist Appeal, New In wired assistant pastor of Wesley interviewed Rev. Burt. Tola that it Or 340 pages. 00 Wages, hours and working conditie a papal bult against the proposal and a unification prope has expired.
Police took Appeal salesmen his trustee had called the cope, Rev. Burt said: had nothing to Please do not send in subscrip Mike Freed and si Barach to po do with calling the police. never Order Now!
defense and at the same time political groups and then per Daily Worker of two years ago. tions based on this former offer. lice headquarters on the complaint use such tactics.
make it a crime to interfere in mit the convention to plunge into John Frey, president of the as they will not be accepted. that they were violating a city PIONEER PUBLISHERS Asked why he had accepted emthe slightest way with their in a free for all for control of the ordinance by distributing litera 116 University Place ture and that they were interfer. ployment with a church whose satiable thirst for profits, under Executive Board?
New York City the guise of fatal interference If he decrees the former, with ing with the freedom of worship. head pastor, Rev. Mecklenburg, is with industry engaged in nation the possible exception of some Threaten Arrests the most notorious enemy of oral defense work!
group of stubborn delegates, the APRIL FOOL MASQUERADE Freed told the cops: We sell sanized labor in Minneapolis, Burt ANNOUNCEMENTS Bound Volumes differences will be patched up our papers; SHERIDAN SANDWICH and some of the boys will leave Entertainment. Games away. Since when does selling a in his lapel and admonished his PARTY by the Astoria Branch For the benefit of the new of the Appeal, 1938 SHOPPE Cleveland happy and others will workingclass newspaper constitute interviewers: 114 University Place Polish paper. WALKA, Sat. 80 home nursing their grudges.
SATURDAY, APRIL P. interference with the right to This is no way to build the next to headquarters March 25 at 28 40 31st St. AstoThis is what the Stalinista most worship?
movement, by embarrasing me.
Special 260 Lunch!
ria, LI, 25c. Take Astoria train Soup. 15c Sandwich Coffee or desire, for it will allow them to Irving Plaza (Irving PL. 15th St. Captain Bleed said: The com The Socialist Workers Party to Grand Ave.
Neatly Bound in Milk remain in positions of influence Music by: TOBY WOOD SWINGSTERS plaint itself is proof of your in will lodge a formal protest with Unlon Food at a Union Place and even to extend their present Subscription 490 terference. You can sell your Mayor George Leach against the AT YOUR SERVICE!
Black and Red Covering controls over the union. Such a Without Fool Attire 65c papers. If you don like my de high handed legal action of Rev. THE APPEAL Get Your APPEAL PRICE (incl. postage) 00 solution will lead to a terrible Auspices: Socialist Workers Party (Local New York) cision, see the city attorney in the Burt trustee and the police demorning partment.
POSTER SHOP At Your Local Newsstand awakening soon after the conven.
Against Labor 12th, bel Racerington NEW HAVEN, Conn.
FASCISM AND BIG BUSINESS The Reverend Burt In neveritable for route to the point la vest Embarrassing Spot GALA EVENT OF THE SEASON!