Evening star., 1933-05-07
SOCIALIST SESSION
PLANS NEW LIBERTY
Congress on Reconstruction
to Work Today on "Dec-
Iarati0n."

The Continental Congress for Eco
nomic Reconstruction, with 1000 dele
gates, dominated by the Socialist party
today was to draw up its program. a
new Declaration Of independence, u
and form a permanent organization
to foster the declaration"
The deliberations of the congress
which started yesterday In the Wash
ngton Auditorium, are to continue
throughout the day and the congress is
expected to complete its work and dis
perse by nightfall.
Yesterday and last night the congress
heard speeches hailing the new revo-
luton" of Socialism against capitalism
from Norman Thomas, Socialist candi-
date for President in the last election
Senator Lynn j. Frazier of North Da-
kota, John A. Simpson, president OF
the Farmers Union and the congress
permanent chairman: Emil Rieve
president Of the National Federation
of Full-Fashioned Hosiery Workers
The final speaker of the session last
night, which was open to the public
and was, in fact, a mass meeting,
was Mr. Thomas who reiterated his
prediction Of a breakdown of the capi-
talistic system and called for "revo-
luton Of the working classes
"No Safety but Revolution"
There is" he said, mo safety but
revolution-no peace but revolution"
A brief speaker before the congress
Yesterday afternoon was Margaret
Sanger, noted birth control advocate,
who urged that the new declaration of
independence" of the congress contain
a proviso advocating birth control.
Another brief speaker on the after
Moons program was Representative
Francis H Shoemaker of Minnesota, a
Farmer-Laborite, who praised the spirit
of the delegates to the congress and de-
clared it was better than the Con-
tinental Congress Of 1776."
He expressed hope the farm holiday
movement would grow from the West
so that the East may become ac-
quainted with little militarism."
He assailed that "blockhead Of a
Governor" of Iowa for his "dastardly
move" in sending militia into the LIE
Mars area after a mob Of farmers had
abused a county Judge.
THAT Judge stood for property rights
said. 1T has been the judiciary in the
and bloodshed."
AS Shoemaker concluded, an uniden-
titled delegate in the center of the au-
ditorium leaped to his feet and de-
manded that this radical" be ousted
and apparently was attempting to criti-
cize Shoemaker.
GaveIs Drown Voices.
The presiding officers made so much
Iatv yn1e lty1n for
order that what the man said could not
be clearly heard. Shoemaker stood with
them on the platform and appealed to
them to let the fellow make his speech.
The new Declaration of Indepen-
dence" had been drawn up for passage
by the congress early yesterday after
noon, but there was opposition to 1t, as
approved by the committee which
drafted it, because some delegates
thought it did not have enough fire
in it."
At their request, it was sent back
to committee for redrafting.
Daniel w. Hoan, Socialist mayor of
Milwaukee, presided over last nights
meeting and urged the delegates to
work out their program without quib-
bling as to theories and small details,
and then to go back to their homes
dllU dIOQSc WUl kCIS dll0 0AAS
enroll them in the cause of the con-
greSs.
other speakers on last nights pro-
gram were August Claesens of New
York, a prominent Socialist; Mary Don
ovan, a labor organizer, from Indiana
polls; Jacob Panken, former member of
the New York bench, and Oscar Amer
niger, editor Of the National Guardian,
a labor paper.
Ameringer also conducted collection
of funds from delegates to help defray
the expenses of the congress, the con-
tributions reaching total Of 81 800.
Protesting the Cairo Hotels refusal
to accommodate two colored delegates,
o group of members of the congress
massed yesterday afternoon in front of
the hostelry.
Then they marched back to the Audi
torium, while some $50 delegates quar-
tered at the hotel checked out. The
demonstration was peaceful and the
participants ended it at the request of
Norman Thomas.
Thomas said legal action against the
hotel would be sought because of its re-
fusal to permit the colored persons to
register although reservation had been
accepted from them.