The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-16
YOUTH Holds
CONF ERENCE AT
new YORK CITY
COnd e m n MilitariSnl,
Race Discrimination
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American Federation Of Youth, repre- |
sentlne young Communists, socialists,
paciflsts, Negroes, Chinese, liberal
christian and Jewish organizations,
was organized at a two-day Youth
Conference In this city
Milatarism, race discrimination, and
capitalism were the topics discussed
at the conference. Resolutions con-
demning military training, and the
Carteret race riot were unanimously
adopted.
Condemns Capitalism.
Capitalism was discussed by Ellis
Chadbourne, delegate from the League
of Youth of Community Church. SIS
the present economic order worth per
petuating is a question which we
young people must decide. Strikes,
unemployment, low wages, these are
the lot of the workers, while CAPT.
talists take pleasure trips around the
world and squander money which be-
longs to the workers. The workers
produce everything and yet the few
idlers reap the profit. Even such a
body as the Evanston religious con-
ference condemned the present sys-
tenn declaring, The modern industrial
system as now organized on COM
petitive basis and producing for profit
rather than use, is the prolific source
of the major evils, such as war, class
discrimination, and economic Unequal
ity.'"
College Aids Bosses.
''The authorities Of city colleges who
are training the students for strike
J breaking activities, refused to allow
, us to discuss the Passaic strike" de
clared Alexander Lifshitz. A delega
ton Of students went to Passaic to in
vestigate, and they were beaten VI
by the police. When they returned
! to give their report, the college au
r thorities refused to allow them t,
: speak in the assembly hall. The,
then arranged to give their report il
l. the alcove of the dressing room, bu
e here one of the professors sons trie
e to break up the meeting with stin
: bombs.
Chinese Youth Representative.
Tien Liza Huang, a representatiV
: f the Chinese Youth, told of the woI
= which had been done by the studen
i Of China 'In spite of imprisonme
a and shooting, the students ha'
"a already organized 25 labor unions,
~ reported. Chinese girls are Eighth
shoulder to shoulder with the mi
= for the liberation Of the workiI
class from imperialist exploitation
M he declared.
= The following organizations a
+ represented by delegates in Il
American Federation of Youth: II
y Young Workers (Communist) Leagu
the young peoples socialist leagu
The Young People of the United Syn
m gogues of America, the Young Pc
IT. pies Fellowship of st. Philips P;
or ish (Negro), the Metropolitan Unit
a Federation of Young People, the F
lowship of Youth for Peace, the s
cial Problems Club of Columbia u
u versity, The Jack and jill Clubs, t
I'm Young Peoples Forum, the Pythag,
- cans, and the Social Problems Club
ed City College.
sh Protest Negro Discrimination.
"a The resolutions adopted follow:
rs. Whereas peaceful Negro Anne
can citizens have been deprived
M their rights as citizens of the Unit
nd States in Carteret, Newa Jersey,
er young people assembled in conf
he ence do hereby condemn this unc,
he stitutional action as brutal and l
m American, and call on the authorit
rot Of Carteret, to restore to these C
ng zens their destroyed property and
ge. sure them future xprotection of
on their rights"
off Condemn MiIitarlsm.
nd Whereas, we young people asse
he bled in conference do hereby 60
zen record as opposing compulsory m
Lde tary training in our schools and {
ing leges, we do hereby approve
cir Welsh bill which would make m
he tary training in the schools lilies
led and the proposed Frazer amendml
SITS to the constitution which would ms
but war Illegal, and we pledge oursel'
bit to support the committee on milit