Saturday, August 2nd, 1919.
THE REVOLUTIONARY AGE 15 Official Left Wing News WAIL goes forth from the National Office of Now it appears that the Finnish Federation is no up for common action on September 1st at Chicago, the Socialist Party that the membership has longer going to allow itself to be used for purposes ought to instruct their delegates to act with the Nawithdrawn almost completely its financial of reaction, and the Finnish delegates to the Mas tional Left Wing on the basis of the program of the support. For the first four months of the year, the sachusetts Convention ought to line themselves up National Left Wing Conference.
dues stamps sales exceed 5, 000 per month, which with the Left Wing. On the other hand, the groups in meant an average membership of over 100, 000. In Massachusetts which have recently separated themMay the dues sales went down to 3, 335; June, selves from the Left Wing under spur of the deOREGON 2, 109; first half of July, 533.
ceitful campaign carried on in that State by the Local Portland, Oregon, is looking for a good The Literature Department is practically out of secessionists from the Left Wing Conference, Left Wing org business, according to the July report. The Defense particularly by Comrade Stoklitsky among the Rusizer and lecturer. The Oregon party and Organization fund ran for the first five months sian members, ought to be ready to realign themhas about eighteen hundred members, of which more of the year as follows: 7, 309. 2, 868. 1, 095. selves with the National Left Wing Organization than one thousand are in Portland. 2, 474. 4, 349. 837; with first half of July, 276.
by the time of this Convention.
The letter comes to this office from Constance In other words, there is no membership willing Svedsen, Secretary Local Portland, 131 Second St. to entrust funds to the National Office, even for the This is a highly important Convention, and the and says, among other things: As to wages, we purposes of legal defense. But this does not mean comrades in Massachusetts who are anxious to see could not pay more than a living wage at present, that the members will desert the comrades whose all the revolutionary Socialists in the country lined but the field is so large and the possibilities so great cases are to be tried appealed. It simply means for the right man that the salary could probably be that the local organizations, city, state, or federation, increased later.
will have to handle these cases directly. It goes withAny one making application for this work will out saying that the National Left Wing Council, Workers!
please send copy of such application to the National through THE REVOLUTIONARY AGE, or in any Money is urgently needed for the defense Secretary so that inquiry can be made as to qualifway open to it, will do everything possible to help cations.
these focal bodies in this emergency of the men and women imprisoned throughout There is much complaint of the Left Wing activCanada for their part in the One Big Union ities as responsible for the bankruptcy of the Na movement, particularly for the leaders of the VIRGINIA tional Office. man from Mars might look at the Winnipeg General Strike.
After nominations were made but before election above figures according to the calendar and, followTheir cause is your cause, they are fighting had proceeded the National Office notified the Viring the activities of the old National Executive ginia organization that it was not entitled to Committee, might find a very ready explanation for your fight. In solidarity there is strength.
representation the National Convention. The the fact that the membership of the Socialist Party Show your solidarity with your Canadian two nominees appear to stand with the Left Wing.
will no longer entrust funds to the National Office. comrades by getting behind the defense. Comrade Beggs writes: While the radicals in Stretch over the boundary line and show the this section are not grouped in an organization, they are standing at attention ready for action when the MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION capitalist class that the workers of the North pressure squeezes a little harder, as demonstrated Special Convention has been called by the American continent are united.
during the war (1917) by over 5000 navy yard workMassachusetts Executive Committee for August Send funds to. ers laying down their tools. Writing of the party 10th, at Boston. This Convention will instruct the Robinson, Secretary of the Trade and situation. Comrade Beggs adds: Personally am delegates from Massachusetts as to their stand at Labor Council, Trades Hall, James Street, as for over (left) that am only holding on to the Chicago, on August 30th.
present organization by that stub of a finger left Winnipeg, Manitoba.
from an industrial accident.
There is a small Right Wing group in Massachusetts, heretofore dependent on the Finnish Federation FERGUSON, Nat. Sec y.
Greater New York News All Left Wing, branches participating in the primaries should file their petition lists in this of itself means only one thing stagnation and that primary election should send in the names of the office not later than July 28th.
must not creep into our movement. We have youth, candidates so their names can be published in the First Bi Weekly Letter To Enrolled Socialists. enthusiasm and proletarian ideals on our side this Age.
is now ready for distribution to branches. Price per combination is invincible. Make your slogan All MANHATTAN BRANCH NOTICE: hundred letters 60 cents.
power to the Left Wing and act upon it by be Nominations for delegates to National Emergency Lists of enrolled voters can be purchased at this coming active in your branch.
Convention should take place in every branch office.
The 18 20th will hold an Entertainment and immediately. Each branch is entitled to make twelve Dance on Saturday, August 9th at Socialist Hall, nominations. These should be sent in to this office Branches desiring more petition lists for enrolled 1848 Lexington Ave. The proceeds will go to rebuild and when all the nominations are in, a letter will be Socialist Voters can procure them in this office. the branch headquarters. raided by the Right Wing. sent to all nominees asking for acceptance or deBranch secretaries or organizers should procure clination and those accepting and otherwise qualify.
new Left Wing application cards and duplicates froin this office as no one will be permitted in to the IMPORTANT NOTICE ing as delegates (three years membership in the membership meeting on August 3d unless he shows Due to the tremendous success obtained at the party) will be placed on the ballot and then sent his Left Wing application card and his Socialist Left Wing Excursion to Great Bear Mountains, out for referendum to the various branches.
Party card.
last Saturday afternoon, July 12, the 1st and 2nd Assembly District Branches of the Left Wing SecThe 3d, 5th and 10 will hold a symposium tion of the Socialist Party, decided to run a second debate, Monday, August 4, at All Left Wing New York Branches should elect 29th St. on their delegates on the basis of one for every twenty: excursion for the convenience of all those who held The Limitations and Functicns of Unionism. Its five members to the new Left Wing Central tickets for the first excursion and were not able limitations will be presented by Comrades Daniels Committee.
to get on the boat, as well as for the benefit of and Slater, while Comrades Larkin and Brahdy their friends.
will present its functions and uses. Open discussion This second and last excursion will be held on to follow.
Branch secretaries should send in the place and Saturday afternoon, August 16, 1919. The boat will date of their meetings so they can be published in this column regularly. Also reports of activities of Dancing, singing, rowing, swinging and other enterleave the Pike Street Dock at 2:30 sharp. The Left Wing Central Committee of Local Bronx was organized on Saturday, July 26, at 1304 Souththe branch tainments are on the program for this day. Tickets ern Boulevard. The following officers were elected. Emergency Due Stamps and Emergency Party may be obtained at the following places: 180 Henry Recording Secretary, Abraham Nefsky; Organizer, Street, 255 Grand Street, Novy Mir, 113 110th St. Louis Baum; Treasurer, Glouberman. In Cards are now ready and can be procured at this office.
and at The Revolutionary, Age, 43 West 29th Street.
addition an Executive Committee of 13 was elected.
The Central Committee will meet every 2nd and Special Propaganda Stamps are also ready and General membership meeting of 1st, 2nd and 3d 4th Saturday, at 1304 Southern Boulevard. The Exthe Left Wing comrades should do their best to Russian Branches of will be held on Friday, ecutive Committee will meet every 1st and 3rd Wedpush the sale of these stamps among the comrades August 1st, at Madison Hall, 1666 Madison Ave. nesday, at 1258 Boston Road, and friends and sympathizers. Every comrade should between 110th and 11th St. at o clock sharp.
carry a book of these stamps with him to the shop The 1st will hold a concert and dance on and union meetings and sell them to their comrades.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday Evening, August 2, at the Lettish Hall, At the same time it gives him an opportunity of 371 Willis Avenue.
explaining the Left Wing organization to those Sunday, P. August 1919.
workers who as yet are in the dark about our moveMANHATTAN LYCEUM Announcements 5th Bronx.
ment.
Friday, August 1st: debate at the headquarters, 66 East 4th Street, New York 1304 Southern Boulevard, Is there room for Left Push the sale of the Propaganda Stamps It pro Ratification of the National Left Wing Wing movement in the Socialist Party? Jay Lovevide us with funds and offers you the chance of stone affirmative; Maurice Amberg, negative.
presenting the Left Wing case to the workers.
Conference and election of officers.
Admission free.
All comrades should get busy in their branches as Admission by Left Wing Application Card Tuesday, August 5th: Regular Branch meeting.
the branch activities must not be neglected at this and Socialist Party Card.
Business will be suspended and Comrade Ferimportant time. Every Left Wing branch must be guson, National Secretary, will speak on What is made stronger than ever it was in the past. We Application Cards can be secured at headthe Left Wing.
are building for the future the Communist Party quarters or from Branch secretaries.
Wednesday, August 6th: Open air meeting at of America and the Social Revolution. To think Intervale and Wilkins Aves.