The red network; a "who's who" and handbook of radicalism for patriots ([c1934])

220 The Red Network RAILROAD WORKERS INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Communist T.U.U.L. union; hdqts. Otto Wangerin, 717 East 63rd St., Chicago. RAND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE A Socialist training school for labor agitators formerly heavily supported by the Garland Fund (see) and owned by the American Socialist Society, which was con- victed under the Espionage act in 1919 and fined $3,000 for "feloniously obstructing enlistment service of the U.S." and for publishing and distributing a pamphlet "The Great Madness" by Scott Nearing, a regular instructor there. Among other regular instructors were H. W. L. Dana, Alex. Trachtenberg, Louis P. Lochner, Norman Thomas, D. P. Berenberg, Alger- non Lee, Herman Epstein, Ludwig Lore, etc. Evidence produced in the Lusk Report illustrates its teachings namely: class hate; to "Take Over the State"; to fight gov- ernment defense; work for U.S. disarma- ment; class consciousness; red agitation of all kinds. "Iri the Rand Book Store, run in con- junction with the Rand School itself, and which contributes toward the support of the school, are found works dealing not only with Socialism and extreme radical thought, but a large number of books on sex problems, and a section of the book store is devoted solely to the subject of sex. These sex books are sold to boys and girls of immature age, and one of these books, entitled 'Love and Marriage* by Marie C. Stopes, was sold to a young lad of fifteen. Some portions of the book are of an extremely lascivious and indecent character." (Lusk Report.) It publishes the American Labor Year Book (of radical activities), which states that in 1932 it had 231 students, that its lecturers included John Dewey, Marc Con- nolly, Jos. Schlossberg, George Soule, Hen- drik Van Loon, John B. Watson, Anita Block, etc. and names: Algernon Lee as pres. of the staff; W. E. Born as educa- tional director; Nathan Fine as dir. of research dept., which publishes the Am. Labor Year Book; and Anna Bercovitz as exec. dir. At a meeting held Apr. 27, 1933 attended by some 400 Socialists and sympathizers, pledges were made for a fund of SI7,000 to save the school from loss of its quar- ters, "Peoples House." Among those pledging support were John Dewey, Ex- Congressman La Guardia, Norman Thomas, John Haynes Holmes, and Morris Hillquit. An appeal was sent out asking for funds signed by the above and also by Upton Sinclair, Paul Douglas, Gilbert Seldes, Wm. H. Kilpatrick, Stuart Chase, Oswald Gar- rison Villard, Chas. A. Beard, Wm. P. Montague, Clarence Senior, Heywood Broun, Helen Keller, Margaret I. Lamont, Fanny Hurst, Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Eliz. Gilman, Jerome Davis, Broadus Mit- chell, Elmer Rice, Michael Strange. The appeal stated: "We join with John Dewey in saying: 'It would be a calamity to intelligent untrammeled thought and speech everywhere ... all sincere friends of sound adult education MUST JOIN IN KEEPING THE RAND SCHOOL DOORS OPEN.'" ("The Nation," July 5, 1933.) Hdqts. 7 East 15th St., N.Y. City. REBEL PLAYERS Of Los Angeles, etc.; Communist dra- matic group affiliated with the League of Workers Theatres (the American section of the Intl. Union of the Revolutionary Theatre). RECEPTION BANQUET COMMITTEE FOR FORD Recep. Banq. Com. for Ford. As announced by the Communist Chi- cago paper, "Workers Voice," Oct. 15, 1932: The Communist Party and a "non- partisan" committee sponsored a reception banquet for "white and negro workers and intellectuals" in honor of James W. Ford, colored Communist Vice Presidential candidate held Thursday, Oct. 18, 1932, 10 P.M. at Alvin Hall, 51st St. and Michigan Ave., Chicago. The committee was composed of: Lucius Harper (mg. ed. Chicago Defender), chmn.; Frank Hamilton, sec.; I.L.D. atty. Albert Goldman, treas.; Prof. Frederick L. Schuman, U. of C.; Rev. Raymond Bragg (sec. Western Unitarian Conf.); Mrs. Bragg; Thomas McKenna (A.C.L.U. exec, sec.); Perry O. Thompson (editor Chicago Review); Rev. O. F. Peterson (pres. of Phylanx Club); Miss Thelma McWater; Dr. James W. McCaskill; Dr. Homer Cooper; Geo. W. Clark; John Williamson (Party func- tionary) ; Mrs. Blanche Cole Lowenthal (social worker); Carl Haessler of the Communist Workers School. RECEPTION COMMITTEE FOR SOVIET FLYERS Recep. Com. Soviet Flyers. A committee formed by the communist Friends of the Soviet Union (F.S.U.) to welcome and raise funds for the Soviet flyers who, in September 1929, flew from Moscow to New York (photographing landing fields and gathering other military