The New York herald., 1921-11-27
WANTS WAGES PAID
! TO WORKLESS FOLK
Unemployment Council Also
Plans Propaganda With
Soup for the Idlers.
WINTER HOMES IN 9Th Av.
Capital Scored for Trying to
Smash Labor Unions and
Grinding Workers.

Resolutions calling upon the city, state
and Federal Governments to provide
shelter, compensation and work for the
unemployed were adopted unanimously
yesterday afternoon at an ,unempley-
-nent conference in Astoria Hail. 62 East
Fourth street called by the newly or
ganized Unemployment Council of New
York, @ body formed by group of
xadical labor union locals. 1t was stated
openly at the meeting that. the council
aid not hope to have its demands met
but that they were put forth purely
as propaganda in an effort 20 organize
che unemployed as means of reducing
NE number of potential strike breakers.
Forty-seven locals were represented In
4fe gathering Of about 100 men and
women. They listened for more than
three hoti-s 10 condemnation Of the capi-
talist class, tho Hoover unemployment
conference and athe. American Legion,
which latter body was characterized as
the agent of the idle aristocracy."
The present condition of unemploy-
ment was decreed a conspiracy of capt.
tai to smash labor unionism and the
remedy suggested was that the unions
enter into q partnership with the un-
employed.
One OF the resolutions called upon
organized labor for a per capita tax
to provide at least one meal day for
the unemployed. This would be dis
pensed, according to the plan. in halls
throughout the city, where the unem-
ployed would be fed equal portions of
propaganda and soup, but mostly prop
Discussion from the floor OF the
score or more OF resolutions submitted
disclosed what appeared TO be the true
object OF the gathering. Albert Gold
man, one OF the organizers, declared
that If the city. State or nation did not
comply with the demands ''the unern-
Moved will do so themselves" This
remark was made during discussion of
a resolution asking the city to use
public buildings as shelters for the un-
employed.
Use of the word public in referring
to the character of the buildings was
objected to because a delegate averred
tails came under that heading. Patrick
J. Mcclellan, who acted as chairman.
said he thought the word public"
should be left out. There are some
fine residences along Fifth avenue" he
ter when their occupants go South.
They would make fine homes Tor the
unemployed" sE 4
The opinions of Mcclellan. Goldman
and 1. Amter, secretary or the meeting.
prevailed in all discussions. Amter read
the previously prepared resolutions and
Mcclellan and Goldman We'd with each
other in explaining their utopian aims.
Among these were ones which called
upon the city, State and nation to begin
building at once for its needs for the
next ten years; enactment of six hour
day law compensation for the unem-
ployed at the rate of $40 week for q
single person, S25 for a married and $50
a week for married persons with chill
dren bonus for ex-soldiers, and, lastly
but not least, recognition and the open
ing UP of trade relations with the Soviet
Government of Russia. The money to
compensate the unemployed could be
raised, the resolution stated. by taxing
all incomes of $4,000 a year or over.
Ways and means of making effective
the demands of the conference were in
corporated in a separate resolution and
included the holding Of meetings in
various parts of the city demonstrations
at the City Hall and at Albany If the
unemployed could raise the railroad fare,
and parades TO show the public the de-
gree of unemployment. For the present,
however the council will conhne itself
to meeting next Saturday afternoon
sn the rooms Of the United Labor Coun-
Gil, SO East Fourth street, at which the
union delegates win report how much
their locals are prepared to spend on the
campaign Should enough be raised the
council will hire Madison Square Garden
for one of its meetings.