The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-14
Illinois Youth Meet
Plans Fight Against
Fascism and War
n. Y. Youth Conference
Plans for National
Youth Day Meet
DAILY Worker Midwest Bureau

CHICAGO May l3,-Eoutn from
the coal mines, factories. farms
schools and colleges and National
Guard armories Of Illinois ere meet
ing today in Chicago TO plan a
united campaign against Ease. SIN
and war. The illinois State Youth
Conference against war and fascism
began this morning at the Church
of New Jerusalem with one hun
dred and fifty delegates present,
Morris Fem, who opened the con-
ference in the name of the youth
section Of the American League
Against War and Fascism. called for
all the delegates to organize the
broadest possible fight against i'm
perialist war by penetrating into
youth groups not represented.
From the Coal Fields
One of the outstanding features
Of the conference was the presence
Of IS delegates from the coal fields
Of Southern Illinois. These dele
gates. several Of them members Of
the Progressive Miners Of America,
met and discussed the fight against
war with members Of the National
Guard, whose regiment has been
used against striking miners.
A letter from members of the l31st
National Guard present was read by
the chairman. 1t stated in part:
we who are in the National Guard
are not only soldiers, we are work
ers like most Of you gathered here.
We are with you"
In spite of the sabotage of re-
forrnist leaders. unity is being forged
at the conference on a very broad
scale. Members Of the Progressive
Miners of America whose leaders
oppose the sending of delegates,
came in spite Of their leaders. The
Socialist-hbersI conference called
for the same day as this united
front conference is being ap-
preached by a delegation to unite
with the American League and par
ticipate in tde conference. A large
delegation was elected from the floor
to carry the appeal for unity.
William Sennit Of Chicago is
chairman of the conference. Schwar-
beck Of Local s Of the Progressive
Miners Of America at Nokon1is, is
vioe-chairnan. Schwarbeck. a husky
miner wears both Elk and Masonic
ei1'blems.
Eov scouts from Madison, unem-
nloyed from 2 dozen toms. students
from the University Of Chicago and
Illinois University. boys and girls.
NEGRO and white from many organi-
cations Of various political opinions,
are taking part in the discussion.
George Snerkin former National
seare aft' Of the Young Peoples So
cialist League made q stirring
s0eech for unity with rank and file
OF the Young Peoples Socialist
League and The Socialist Party.
NEW YORK Two hundred and
fifty-three delegates, representing
Ais organized youth, meeting at the
Church Of All Nations here yester-
day in a conference against war and
f9scisn. laid plans for dem0nstra-
tons on National Youth Day, May
30. The conferences was initiated
by the Youth Section Of the Aneri-
can League Against War and Fas-
cisn.
Harry p. Ward, chairman of the
American League, delivered the
keynote address of the conference.
He told the delegates, There is no
hope in disarmament conferences.
The people thai have most to say
in stopping war are the youth"
We must learn to fight fascism
by demonstrating that there is no
way out through the profit system.
g.. Unless we can bring together
all the elements that have every
thing to gain and nothing to lose
by stopping war and fascism. then
fascism cannot be stopped Ward
said further.
Represented at the conference
we're anti-war bodies, trade union
youth groups, religious organiza-
tions, including the youth section
Of the American Jewish Congress;
six branches of the Socialist-con-
trolled Young Circle League, the
Young Communist League, the Ma
tionsl Student League and other
groups,
Jim Lerner, secretary Of the youth
section Of the American League,
gave the opening speech. Richard
Hickman of the Labor Sports
Union was chairman.
The resolutions committee, which
had not delivered its full report at
the time the Daily Worker went to
press, consisted of IS representa-
tives from various organizations rep
resented at the conference.