The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-31
$500 MARCH THRU
RAIN ON YOUTH
DAY, NEW YORK

here all day, all Harlem, turned out
yesterday to take part in, to watch,
to cheer the National Youth Day
anti-war parade and demonstration
OF $500 young workers, students and
adults from dozens of organizations.
Just as the march began from
l28th st. and Lenox Ave, heading
north "jingo' Memorial Day parade
approached. The Red Front Band
leading the workers broke out with
the 'Internationale," the workers
taking it up while the thousands on
the sidewalks and crowding every
window with as many heads as
could get in, cheered. There was q
noticeable coldness to the lingo pa
rade."
From 128th ST. the march went to
140th st. then west to Seventh Ave,
down Seventh Ave. to 116th st. to
Fifth Ave-, down to 10th st. for the
main demonstration.
A huge red flag led the workers,
while behind came dozens of organ
izations giving color with their ban
Eners and placards carrying the slo-
gans of the day From the beginning
to the end, a continuous shout was
kept up of Down with Bosses War -
THE Scottsboro Boys Shall Not Die, u
"Free Tom Mooney" These slogans
were taken up by many on the side
walks and in the windows.
The Young Communist League OF
Brooklyn was the first organization
in line with placard Stop Ship
ment of Munitions to Japan" and
100000 deaths, 100000 crippled
in the World War
Chairman of the meeting which
opened at pm, was Winston of the
Harlem Section, Young Communist
League. Speakers included Harvey
Spencer, Section Organizer of the
Youth in Harlem; Irving Brown, rep
resenting the Young Peoples Social
list League; Irving Leuchter of the
Young Circle League; Steve Kings
ton, Section Organizer of the Com
munist Party; Sam Pevzner, National
| Committee, International Workers
Order Youth.
The meeting was opened with the
International" The stand was
thanked by large red banners of the
Storm Troop, Red Front, Spanish
Workers, Marine Workers, Unem-
ployed Council, Section and 2, Com
munist Party, and number OF
| others.
Brown of the Young Peoples So
cialist League said: Let this day
be the first step in welding all work
ers together in the fight against i'm
perialist war;
Some of the placards used were
Down with Machado, Murderer OF
Young Workers" Support the Strug-
gle of Young Workers and Students
Against War" Support the Struggle
of Cuban Workers"
Hundreds of Negroes
Following them we're a section oil
Pioneers in uniform, the Youthful
Guardsmen, Communist Party, I'M
employed Council, Council of Work
ing Glass Women. An impressive Sec
ton was the Haywood Patterson
Branch of the International Labor
Defense with several hundred Ne
groes.
A vivid proof that the rank and file
members OF the Socialist Party and
affiliated organizations are deter
mined to take part in united actions
despite the distractions of their
leaders was the presence In line OF
the Upton Sinclair Branch of the
Young Circle, Socialist organiza-
ton.
Organization after organization
came swinging in, adding their num-
bers. The Marine Workers Industrial
Union, Needle Trades Workers In
dustrial Union, Prospect Workers
Downtown, East Side Workers Clubs
the Labor Sports Union in sport uni
forms.
Students March
| The National Student League
marched with huge red flag on
which was inscribed Flight Against
Imperialist War" In this section
was the City College Evening Group
Cooper Union Students, C.CN.Y. The
students shouted: abolish the R.O
Tel Fight Against the C.M.TC.p
A worker dressed as Hitler behind
whom followed workers in chains
aroused buzz of comment and in
terest.
A solid line of workers two and
three deep greeted the marcllers as
| they went down Seventh Ave.