New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
LONDON SAYS JOBS
MUST Be INSURED
Make Employers Cure I'm
employment Troubles,
He Tells Socialists.
WILL BE DIGNIFIED
AS REPRESENTATIVE
centralized Church Relief Work
Urged by Stelzle as More
Efficient.

r,emrloyment insurance was urgent
E. advocated at 8 Socialist meeting in
r.,io, Square yesterday by Meyer Lon
-, the only Socialist elected 70 the
=, Congress. Meetings were held by
.,s Socialist party throughout the city
lot every employer insure the en-
80. against lack Of work" Mr.. Lon
~ ss;d This must be taken up as
,sronsI measure Il makes no diff
...,r,. 20 me, either, who takes It up
rb.,ber Republican. Democrat or Pro
.-,...ve. !, s the only solution Of the
trouble .,.
y. told his audience that within
To- DAYS he would take up ms duties
Representative. and that then ne
I'D conduct himself with fitting Dig
d. He included street corner meet
,-orr the "donts for dignity
svbs, arc you going TO do for the
,,ove5 and for your party when
o.. 40 become q Congressman CARED
20 cohen. Of the International broth-
.-bood Welfare League.
~ "a, nror1ise." London said, NOT
=. h-pg about a social revolution IN
.u.o vssrs. I certainly would vote lor
49, Measure which would be OF inter-
o. o.: - The Socialists and the working
elssses. 49, xo.or, condi-
49,, must come from the masses tnem
.,iyss We are the aboliuonists OF
,si3 doing what thousands dld oeiSre
80 civil War, and II is a ntNhg ua!
y, which to hold this meeting II y
nrr fight 10 abolish white slavery!
Urge it upon the munlclPal t sor"1 Tho
49,, Go, after them and after lhs
,I..,,ro srd Congress. The truth
:. tbey don't care a snap. ihey '"'"N
~ 80 -euporarv condition
toT5or did not blame any group OF
-, tho unemployment situation
~, ,,,5 the local authorities did not
know any better. .o
WhIe ne was speaking an auIoi'o
~. .,pck backed into the crowd; go.
",ow that fellow" he remarked, "dis,
.,.Le5 us because We are peaceIul
..Lsr,rr II YOU showed hght ne
s.yidn't have done that thing.
O+Ler sneakers criticised the Mayor
- b;s unemployment committee. he
I'd Controller Prendergast had oeen
;,,I.ed 10 address the meeting puU
80, letters Of regret. Resolutions
r.rs adopted demanding that the gov
s,nment Immediately pass IA" Pr,
Waiting the expectation Of foodstuHs'
rat the state Legislature pass com
,r.bsnsive unemployment insurance
-. and that the Governor send an
49, message 10 the Legislature
ior an appropriation for public workS'
generalization Of church rehet WORN
,,,rged Yesterday by Charles SteIzle
!, tis Teport to the executive commit
-. ~ ,be Inter Church Unemployment
C.-,r,i+-ee 70 enable the churches 20
t,eD ", close touch with conditions anu
10 hasten relief measures ..I
Two Of the functions Oh the CehtIaI
bureau would be direct aid IN nnu'Ie
work and influence on legislation; IN
the former capacity there W0uIu W
correspondence rooms ana empIoE l.e.io
directories: men would De tSue ~
write letters and advice WouIG oe s ~;
a. 10 applying for work. Snei'er "ou'u
be furnished. .r1o,-
,..r, committee in each church. SAID
NJ, S.eIzle. (Which may operate
,bropgb such district organizations as
rsy he established. The chief emphs-
SIS however, should be placed on tne
central Office ,...o5
After two months work, ne reported,
',o churches we're distributing centres
'or the Bundle Day Committee FouI
hundred church members had volun;
,ssrsd "a Investigators. Speakers nsd
addressed Labor Temple AUDIENCES on
unemployment twice week oheni
ploymen, sunday was observed by Two
Hundred churches. and fund Of ST.
600 had been raised.
Investigations Of lodging houses, en-
ployment agencies, saloons and bread
lines had kept tho committee IN cIose
touch with conditions District organ
nations had been established in con
rested sections. Pamphlets and sug
eestiors for relief work had been sent
TO every clergyman in the city ms
own position with the Mayors Com
nittee on Unemployment brought the
two agencies into efficient cooperation.