The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-10-16
By PAUL NOvICK.

THE foLoa0ing is the third of series of
articles By Conlrade Paul NoUick, on the
"Socialist' Party of America. Workers wiN
find these articles of Ualete In their discltS-
sion on the parties and platforms in the
present election amepaign.-Editor)
THE Socialists" are making much noise
about the corruption of Tammany Hall.
There's hardly any need stressing the point
that Tammany is corrupt to the core and
serves as the connecting link between the I'M
derworld and capitalist government But the
socialists" with no exaggeration, are just as
rotten as Tammany and facts will prove it.
Corruption among the socialists" would
fill volumes if taken up for long period and
in all its aspects. We will cite few ex-
amples.
We are not interested in personalities, but
when you talk of "honest graft" in the Tam
many government of New York. you are bound
to mention Jimmie Walkers $4,000 year.
When you talk of Socialist" graft and cor
ruption, you are bound to mention some of
the names of the leaders of the Socialist
party.
In our first article we have mentioned that
in 1924 Morris Hillquit had charged the Cloak
makers Union $25, 900 for representing it at
the commission of former Governor Smith-a
short period of Service" If Walkers grab
for a whole year of Service" to the city of
New York is nothing but graft, then some
stronger term must be used for the grab of
the chairman of the Socialist party, from
an organization of miserably exploited needle
workers.
Another Socialist" leader Abe Cahan. This
gentleman is receiving a salary of $4,000
year, for editing that filthiest sheet in Amer
lea, the yellow Jewish Forward, paper that
is supposed to serve the interests of the work
ers Cahan, the editor, is getting $4,000
year, Vladek, the manager, $17,500, and SO
down the line. group of socialists" en-
riching themselves out of the funds supposed
to go to the labor movement" What are
these "honest grafters" doing with their mon
ey? Aren't they either living like capitalists
or swelling up their bank accounts, 'invest-
ing" ETC., and thereby becoming full-fledged
members of the capitalist class?
Broun, and a score of others, could be men,
toned here as "honest grafters,' bribed by
capitalist society like Jimmy Walker But
there is enough of plain" graft and corrup-
ton in the socialist" ranks which must be
given honorable mention.
Corruption in the company unions in the
nee lie trades comes first in line.
'sThe grafters," that is how the needle
worker refers to the Socialists" of the Schles-
gangs leading" the company unions, with the
aid of the underworld las we shall see later.
Graft scandals continually on the order of
business. Thomas is kept quite busy "investi-
eating his flock. But if there is any differ
ence between his investigations" and the Gin
vestigations" of Tammany we would like to
know it.
Here is a notorious character, LANCER, of
Schlesingers gang, who was investigated"
He was not found guilty Ooh, mob but his
morality" declared under suspicion.
Well? Is he not holding an office in that
company union up to this date?
Here is a fellow of the same class, Bres-
lauer. In 1925 Stewart Chase had his account
investigated (by request of the then left wing
administration of Local 35 international La
dies Garment Workers Union) and it was
found thatathis socialist" who for years was
the manager of Local 35, used to buy him
self presents for money drawn out of the
treasury, and that ten thousand dollars COL
lected from the needle workers in 1919 for the
steel strike were never forwarded And a
lot more. Well? Is not this notorious graft
er a member of the General Executive Board
of the Schlesinger "Union"? Was he not
again made manager of the same local? Was
he not one of the two officially assigned cam
paigners for Norman Thomas in 1928?
Not to mention the minor grafters, gam
blers, drunkards surrounding the luminaries
In the company unions in the needle trades
Not to mention an underworld character like
Beckerman of the Amalgamated, who is
member of the socialist party and candi-
date of that party in number of elections.
Hillman is paying "honest graft to fellows
like j. B. S. Hartman (Salutsky) and Leo
Wolman trying to give the Amalgamated an
intellectual front. Trying hard, because that
organization is reeking with graft To men,
tion only a character like Harry Cohen who
IN 1921 was thrown out of the union by Hill