The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-05
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LindbGrgh While
Workers Hunger
By q Worker Correspondent.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. A.
"There he comes!" "That's hint"
"That's Lindbergh!" These and sim
liar cries could be heard on every
side as the auto bearing Chas. A.
Lindbergh, the new 'play-boy" of the
capitalists, speeded thru the streets
of Jacksonville at thirty miles an
hour, The paraders were trying to
keep ahead of a brewing storm that
drenched everything a few minutes
later.
The Lindbergh reception and cele-
bration here yesterday was one of
the most elaborate affairs that the
city has ever staged. Thousands of
dollars were expended on it, while at
the same time thousands of hungry
workers walked the streets looking
for jobs, and few in sheer despera-
ton staged a couple of hold-ups dur
ing the day to get funds for food
or to get out of town on.
Three Thousand Unemployed.
The Chamber of Commerce, which
sponsored the celebration, has over
three thousand unemployed registered
with it, to say nothing of the other
thousands who haven't visited it in
search of jobs. Moreover, while the
city had it's thousands to spend on
this semi-military affair. it failed to
supply funds for this years school
budget SO that the city schools were
compelled to open a month late. Lack
of funds also forces the pupils of the
junior high to furnish their own
school books or do without them, not
withstanding the fact that many of
the children have to- go hungry all
day at school because they haven't
money to eat at the school cafeteria
or food to bring from home.
On Starvation Wages.
Besides, all the Negro schools are
crowded and many of them operating
on double shift plan giving the
children only half day at school.
And if compulsory attendance was in
vogue here they would have three or
four shifts. While the poor colored
teachers work long hours on starva-
ton wages. And to top the climax
the school board at the beginning of
the present fall term cut the salaries
of both white and black teachers from
ten to fourteen per cent.
Nevertheless, in the face of these
conditions the city politicians and
Paytriots staged a great banquet for
Lindbergh at the George Washington
Hotel==the new home of millionaire
tourists - in the evening. At this
gathering, the preparedness speeches
of the orators were broadcast, while
the papers the following morning gave
glaring details of the gowns worn
by the jewel-bedecked women on the
occasion.
Disgusting Exhibition.
TO the class-conscious worker, the
whole affair was nauseating. The
legion soldiers and sailors marching
to the music of the Y. M. C. A. band;
the twenty-five thousand boy scouts
from all over the state marching to
the rhythm of bugle and drum, while
some rode on army trucks, all saved
from the Naval Leagues prepared
ness parades of 1915-'16. Just an
other attempt to get the youth of the
state familiar with the military reg
ime, and prepare them for the coming
human slaughter fest that the Amer
lean imperialists are preparing in
Mexico, China and elsewhere.
In the face of it all one could not
but think of the great need of or
ganizing the unorganized, and Of
more propaganda for the as yet UNI
class conscious workers in order to
awaken them to an understanding of
their condition and need. When will
the coming Labor Party break into
the ranks of the solid Democratic
South?