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FD-350Fev.7-16-63 (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Mr. Lewis saidhe aen SOCIALIST UNY inducd spenk toae-con- ventionwesion at New York Universlty's LoebStudent Cen- IS FOUNDED HERE ter last nlght bogiuse the older group. distressed'me very on its attitude in support of the war inVietnam, which seemed Michael: Harrington: Says Croup Starts With 500 cialist approach." For.theSocial.Democrats, Joan Suall, their national secre- By PETER KIHSS tary,said our attitude was for a negotiated settlement.of the (Indicate page, name of David Lewis,leader of the newspaper, city and state.) New Democratic party,which we were not for a unilateral governs three of Canada's 10 pullout. provinces.and holds the balance Mr. Lewis saidthat if the of power in.Parliamentcame Harrington grow does become yoice in he United "States, here yesterday to endorse a new I think wewould consider see- American Socialist effort led by ing.tht admission to the the author Michael Harrington. Sociast International, not to In a news conference at the McAlpin Hotel with Mr. Lewis, bethe exclusionof th other Mr. Harrington said the found-, other countries had two sepa- ing convention of his Dem. rate parties in the world social- INO craticSocialist Organizing istfederation. A!: mnteetodayadtomorro was Mr. Harrington said he would aiso getting greetings from the HERELT 1LD ask the new group,which is French and Swedish/Socialst parties and expecte? a message designed to be "a center for from the British Jabor party. communication and education," to. support Israel'sstruggle for Mr. Harringto said his group was starting y lth 500 dues-pay- existence including,if neces 30/s s ing member/ (initially at $7a. ry, American resupply of it frces particularly in case o year; prop sed for $20), includ- ing 200 formerly in the old So- spviet reinforcement of Arab in the current was. cialist party as well as others such/as David Selden pres- ident of the American Federa- tion of Teachers, and Patrick E. Gorman, international secre- tary-treasurer of the .Amalga- mated Meat Cutters and Butch- er.Workmen. Separately, the Social Dem- Date ocrats,U.s.A.,successor to the old party, said its co-chairman, Edition: Bayard Rustin,had written to Author: Mr.Lewis urging the Canadian Editor: leader "not to lend your pres. tigious name or presenee' .to Title: the new group. Blow to Unity Charged Mr. Rustin.said the Harring Character: ton effort would "destroy dem- ocratic socialist unity in the or United States," and Mr. Har- Classification: ringon's "continuous ill-advised. George Submitting Office: public:attacks on Meany," president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor- Being investigated Congress of Industrial Organi- zations,wouldisolate "his w.soup from the general 100 179259-) Iabor movement here.