Show THOMAS RAPS I PlATfORMS OF PARTIES Socialist Candidate For President Fre Says So s 's Neither Platform Offers Relief From Depression CHICAGO Norman Thomas So Socialist candidate for r pr president called upon voters in an address Saturday night to cast your you vote for the party platforms not for forthe forthe the nominee Attacking the Republican and nd Democratic platforms as s ing no equitable le relief f from m unemployment unemployment nem- nem and depression Thomas omas said sald voters throughout the nation were were turning toward s socialism There are those who say Never Nev I er mind the parties they arent aren't much good but well we'll vote for the best man T Thomas omas recounted But the best man living help present conditions if he followed fol tot followed lowed towed the Democratic or r Republican can platform Only the Socialist platform i points the way Our principles are re sensible and straightforward a a five-day five week relief as a mat mat- matter a I-a I ter of right for every unemployed d family national un unemployment nt insurance insurance in in- and an immense program of public works including a a acon conquest conquest conquest con con- quest of the slums The The Socialist nominee called up upon upon up on the working classes including the unemployed to observe Labor day b by attending S Socialist meetings meet meetings ings and help to strengthen the I party The holiday strike of f farmers in Iowa and Minnesota w was z s said by indication indica Thomas to be a definite finite tion Uon of a breakup up In in Iii the capitalistic i tic system stem and a a 1 weakening of th the Republican and Demo Democratic par par ties tics He said that farmers hitherto hith erto opposed to Industrial strikes were joining at last with labor Thomas made no i of the number of votes his party would receive in the November election but campaign will be justified If it does nothing more than to spread the doctrines of socialism Denouncing the Democratic nominees past record and future program for or economic betterment Thomas said Governor Roosevelt as governor of New York made madeno no attempt to correct Wall Van street abuses that though he now speaks for shorter working hours there are in New York state w who o work worle seven days a week that he has refused to call a special al state legislature session to deal I with unemployment and nn that he has permitted New York utilities to raise rates without a fight Thomas' Thomas speech ended a day of conferences with members of the Socialist executive committee in including in- in eluding Mayor Daniel Hoan of Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Mil Mil- waukee and Power Hapgood Socialist So So- candidate for Governor of Indiana Salt Salt Lake Lalee Tribune Thomas Thomaa will speak sp ak over over the NBC radio network on Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day September 14 and may be heard beard over DYL at p. p m. m I |