The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-04
FOLK SONGS ARE
FEATURE OF S.P.
PHILLY MEETING
Small Audience Greets
Singing M. P.'s
BY LENA ROSENBERG,
Worker correspondent.)


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. O. Three
hundred very well-dressed people
parked among row after row of empty
seats was the outstanding feature of
the recent meeting here under social
list party auspices at which the Hon
orable Morgan Jones and Rhys Davies
of the British labor party, spoke.
Morris Hillquit was advertised by
the Forward but did not appear.
George H. Goebel and B. Charney
vladeck spoke officially for the S. P.
The Honorable Rhys Davies was
lavish in his praise of the Americans
and their hospitality. but informed
the audience that the American labor
movement is 25 years behind their
fellow workers of Great Britain and
that it would be preposterous for any
English labor man to propose the en-
dorsement of candidate of the IL
beral or conservative parties.
He was careful to state that the
British labor party Is not revolu-
tionary party, that it aims to con
vince the majority Of the people by
peaceful methods and does not enter
tain any intention Of oVerthrowing
the present capitalist government by
| force.
"His Majesty's Party"
when we began our work we first
were just a labor group then we
became his majesty's opposition
but when we came into power we
were considered his majesty's
party"
The audience seemed pleased by
this proof of the nonrevolutionary
nature Of the British labor party I'M
der its present leadership.
The meeting was so lifeless and
lacking in enthusiasm that Goebel had
to introduce what was evidently in
tended to be a gladstone note. He
asked everyone in the audience to
get up and stretch"
Everyone was glad to comply with
this request.
Sings in Welsh.
| Goebel then announced that "the
Honorable Rhys Davies win sing my
speech" whereupon the honorable
member Of parliament obliged, not
with the international, but with
Welsh folk song.
Morgan Jones Joined in and the
audience showed its first sign of in
terest.
| VIadeck Performs.
B. Charney Vladeck was brought
forward and after lauding the dis
tinguished guest, explained that the
Auditorium was empty because "the
socialist party deals with ideas"
The opinion of your correspondent,
based on a knowledge of the Phila-
delphia labor movement, is that the
auditorium was empty because the
workers here have decided that the
S. P. does not represent them but the
middle class elements who were pres
ent at the meeting.
Collection Cheers VIadeek.
Vladeck emphasized the difference
between the British and American
workers living standards and then
took up a collection of $127.OO. AS
the audience began to contribute
Vladeck grew more optimistic and
announced that there was hope for
the socialist party in America yet.
The sight of even small sums OF
money seems to have this effect on
most socialist party speakers.
The Honorable Morgan Jones spoke
of peace on earth and good will TO
men after the best fashion of the non
conformist evangelical school from
which so many leaders OF the British
labor party have come.
The meeting was not raided by the
police as has been the case with so
many meetings of the Communist
Party here in the City of Brotherly
Love.