The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-04
MUSKECON VS.
DEFY EMPL OVERS, |
LET EDDY SPEAK
School Board FIouted
and Meeting Planned
Especial to The Daily Worker,


MUsKEGON, Mich, Nov I'm
spite of the final and definite action
Of the Muskegon board of education
barring Sherwood Eddy, international
secretary of the Y. M. C. A. for Asia.
on the grounds that he is generally
regarded as a direct agent of Soviet
Russia" the story of the Russia of
the present day as it was found last
summer will be told by Eddy here
Wednesday noon, Nov. 8.
This was the decision of the board
Of directors of the local Y. M. C. A.
following the general misinformation
Of the public by members of the Mus
kegon Employers Association, who
based their accusations to the effect
that Eddy is Soviet agent on reports
from reactionary publisher in New
York.
Expect Large, Crowd.
One of the largest crowds that has
ever turned out to a MONDAY luncheon
to hear special outside speaker is
expected to attend the Eddy luncheon
Wednesday, which is being sponsored
by the Y NJ. c. A. and the Y. w. C. A..
Members of two noon luncheon clubs
will attend in body. giving up their
regular meetings for this week. while
large number of the members OF
four other similar clubs are expected
to crowd the main dining-room of the
Occidental Hotel to capacity.
Presented by Commerce Head.
Intact, Mr.. Eddy will be introduced
by Harold Mob. Thurston, newly.
elected president of the Greater Mus
kegon Chamber of Commerce and re-
Gently elected member of the board
OF education to fill a vacancy left by
the resignation of another member
which took effect Monday, Nov. 1.
Since Mr.. Thurston was not officially
a member of the board of education
until after the board acted to bar
Eddy from speaking to the high school
students, he did not have an oppor.
tunity to express his opinion on this
matter.
Will "Vndicate" Self.
Thurston is personally acquainted
with Eddy, having met him thru Y. M.
c. A work during the world war. when
he (Mr. Thurston), was "Y" secre-
tary in New York and at Camp
Greene, Charlotte. North Carolina.
In voting to invite Eddy to address
the local audience on conditions in
Soviet Russia as he found them last
summer While on a travelling seminar
thru the country, the members of the
board of directors of the "Y" feel
that he should be given an opportunity
to vindieate himself of the charge that
he is a Soviet agent"
Spare the Kiddiesl
II was indicated IN a resolution S'
passed by the board of education on
the matter of his speaking at the
local high school that anything which
might place Soviet Russia in a favor
able light before the children and
young people of Muskegon would be
Objectionable to the members of the
Employers Association and
to the manufacturers who are mem
bers of the board of education.
Eddy's program here now includes,
besides the address Wednesday noon.
an address before the Congregational
Mems Club, at which it is expected
there will be several hundred men,
and a large public gathering in the
of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. where about 1000 persons
may be accommodated.
The members of the local pastors
an organization of all of
the protestant ministers Of the city.
voted this morning with but one dis.
senting voice their approval of the
coming of Eddy to Muskegon. At
meeting following the stand taken By
The board of education, the Federation
Of Civic Clubs took similar action.
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