Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-02-14


Rumor that He Was spy" Branded
"An Infamous Slander''-iiis Fear
less Work in the Cause of Socialism
Prompted by Pure and Honest Mo-
tiyes -- Important Routine business
Transacted.
A meeting of the New York Section,
which now, under the recent amalga-
nation, consists of all the former sec
tons and branches of the party in this
city, was held at the Labor Lyceum
last Thursday evening, Feb. 5. John
Heinrichs occupied the chair.
Comrade Kuhn, on behalf Of the Ma
tional Executive Committee, asked that
an arrangement be made for contribu'
! tions from the House Committee to the
said National Executive for the ensuing
year and proposed that the same be kept
at SEQ per week, as it was for the past
three years. The matter was laid over,
to be taken up again after the reports OF
the House Committee and the Press
| Management Committee had been sub
mltted.
Upon recommendation Of the Central
! Committee standing committee on
entertainments, consisting of five mem
bers, viz: Merz, Wilson, y. Draemel and
Kiesling, was elected.
The Central Committee recommended
also the appointment of committee to
arrange an eight hour demonstration on
May lst. Comrade Jonas moved that
the matter be left in the hands of the
Central Committee. COmrade Nogt
moved as an amendment, that COM
mittee of seven be appointed to take
special charge of the demonstration and
make all necessary arrangements. The
! amendment was carried and the follow
ing comrades were elected Bohm,
Vogt Schlueter, Waldinger, Glyn, Chas
Wagner and Schaefer.
A motion of Comrade Herzberg, that
only members of the New York Section
be eligible to the aforesaid committee,
was lost.
1t was then resolved to assume and
pay the debt of the American Section.
A committee of three, consisting of
comrades Draemel, Winter and LuXem-
burg, was elected to look into the indeb.
tedness.
HilkowitZ moved a resolution of con
fdence in comrade :. f. Shevitoh. Jonas
moved. as an amendment, the adoption
of the resolution and, furthermore, the
appointment of committee of three to
send it to the Berltner F0tkSbtdtt for
publication The amendment was
adopted all except one voting for it.
The committee consists of comrades
Jonas, Miller and hillkowitz, and the
resolution reads as follows;
= "WHEREAs, The enemies of our cause
have of late iudustriously circulated
the absurd rumor that our esteemed
comrade. S. E. Shevitch, was 'spy.
Resolved That the Amalgamated Sec
ton of New York, in regular meeting
: assembled, hereby refutes with indigna-
, ton this Infamous slander and declares
that the fearless work of 5. +. Shevitch
in the cause Of Socialism was prompted
by honest and pure motives, and at
our full confidence in him remains unlm
, paired.
, In accordance with suggestion made
by the 22nd Assembly District the
| Central Committee recommended that
1 members of the old Sections who have
| paid their full dues in the District cam
t paign organizations shall receive cleal
g cards, without paying arrears in the ole
% Sections; provided however, that thl'
: exemption shall not include the mem
. bers OF the former American Section
: Comrade Schmidt moved that every
: member be required to pay all the
7 arrears for which he may be indebted tt
= the old Sections, and his motion wa!
e adopted
: Comrade Forker submitted the repor
:. of the Press Managing Committee, which
= was received and adopted.
l. Comrade Kuerschner then submitted
= the report of the House Committee
J. which was also received and adopted
# When the question of electing tw'
:. members of the House Committee cam
up, Comrade II. Merz submitted il
writing motion to withdraw Kuerscf
II ner as treasurer of the said committee
'e based on severe charges against thu
Q honesty of the latter comrade. Th
matter was referred to the Central Com
- mittee for investigation. Schneppe an
t. Prochnow were re elected members G
es the House Committee.
e The request of The National Executiv
ts Committee was taken up and the HOus
ID Committee was instructed to pay s.
x per week for the first three months {
)f the current year.
x The committee appointed to take sui
Id scriptions for Hugo Holman repOrte
that $67. 9S had been collected, and tn;
a number Of lists were still outstanding
, OF that sum s44 had been delivered
~ Winter and S239S were the balance c
y hand. The report was adopted and
be was ordered that the cash on hand
rg turned over to the Financial Secretar