The New York herald., 1922-02-14
JOBLESS ON PARADE;
WARM AND CONTENT
500 Hold Demonstration, but
Ignore Order to Start
Something
DIR. GUTHRIE RAPS U. s.
Discharge of Men From Navy
Called Ill Advised at
This Time.

The widely heralded demonstration OF
unemployed to have taken place along
the Manhattan waterfront yesterday
beginning in South street opposite the
Seamen's Church Institute, flivverec
badly. Inspector Thomas Underhill. in
charge Of police arrangements, esti-
mated the gathering at 500 and thought
only a small proportion were out OF
jobs, inasmuch as the majority appeared
well and warmly clothed. in good
humor and not overcome with any de-
sire to start anything.
Perhaps it was the presence OF
twenty-five mounted policemen on a pier
200 yards away: or perhaps 1t was
knowledge that 125 reserves were on
duty at the Old Slip station, to say
nothing of countless uniformed and
plain clothes men in the crowd. that
accounted for the lack of enthusiasm
apparent when stock arguments against
the Government, the idle rich who
disport at Palm Beach, Fifth avenue
dwellers and others, failed to stir the
crowd
In any event, the invitation extended
in the Labor Temple last Sunday by
"Bili' Dunn. labor agitator of Butte,
Mont, to the jobless to meet yesterday
and start something" appeared to have
been accepted with a proviso, IF not
otherwise engaged"
The meeting broke up without any
more serious agitation than a suggestion
that John d. Rockefeller and other
wealthy men should have their incomes
taxed to such degree as would insure
all idle men full union wages so long
as they were out of jobs. There were
side slaps at Mayor Hylan and the
q ND a
demand for a six hour day. Paul Angel.
one of the organizers, said about 800
unemployed had registered with the
committee for jobs, but that only about
half that number gave any address.
Israel Amster. secretary of the Un-
employment Council-the organization
that sponsored the Observation-Disclosures
any intention OF violence. He said
What we do need to do is organize.
Then we want to make our demands
upon Mayor Hylan and upon Congress
In Washington so that we may either
be given jobs or receive the regular
wage of our various trades"
Amster went on to suggest that
wealthy residents of Fifth avenue who
have gone South for the winter to
Palm Beach, where Mayor Hylan is
disporting himself" open up their
houses to give shelter to the unem-
ployed
Patrick ]. Mccarthy condemned
Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins rs
"arch traitors" declaring that instead
of an Irish Free State they had founded
a freak" State, and declared he had
found more hypocrisy than democracy
In America. He called on the workins
classes to organize as the Irish had dors
under De Valera If they were to achieve
their emancipation.
Another meeting will be held at .
o'clock this afternoon in AZ Chrystie
street.
The Rev. William N. Guthrie, rector
of the Church of st. Marks in the
Bouwerie. where food and shelter are
given to unemployed, in a statement at
tackled the action of the Government In
discharging 1000 men from the navy
without warning and in the face of he
present unemployment situation. He
said:
I'VE should engage our army and
destructive work. No matter how
great the need fo- isarmament, this
country should not in any circumstances
discharge any men from public employ
ment during this great emergency. eithe,
from the army or navy. 1t is poor en-
couragement to employers as a whole
for the Government to cut down its own
forces while at the same time calling a
conference to remedy employment.
THE situation in New York is serious
1t Is only a question as to how long men
will be starved without protest"