The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-20
GITLOW SCORES
HOOVER SPEECH
Evades Unemployment
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ers was ignored. The workers
must have laughed up their sleeves
with contempt and disgust at the
ignorance and stupidity displayed
by Hoover on labor problems and
conditions.
big business sat back pleased
Their Good Man Friday delivered
the goods. He praised the corpor-
ate interests to the skies, and
pledged them an administration of
by, and for big business.
"Hoover's facts and figures are
just mere totals. He fails to give
an analysis of the enormous in
crease in wealth in America show
ing how the various classes are par
ticipating in the enormous increase
If he would have done so, his pic
ture would have been a damnine
condemnation of the whole social
fabric of America. The facts dis
close that only small percentage
of the population is we'll off. The
vast majority live in poverty. The
low wages paid in the textile indus
try, the 100000 unemployed, the
bankrupt and poverty stricken farm
ers, the wage cuts in the textile,
coal, automobile, shoe and other in
dustries are sufficient proofs that
everything is not as rosy as Mr..
Hoover paints them.
"Says Mr.. Hoover, 'Unemploy-
ment in the sense of distress is
widely disappearing
"This reminds me of the famous
declaration when French workers
asked for bread and were told to
eat grass. The charity organiza-
tions, municipal lodging houses and
othSr agencies dealing with the I'M
employment problem, have repeat
eddy called attention to the distress
and restitution that exists as a re-
suit of the present unemployment.
Serious Crisis.
-Four million unemployed is a
grave situation. Unemployment in
wolves 100000 people at least. 1t
is no little matter that can be
ignored. 1t proves that a serious
crisis has struck American indus
try. The sterilization Hoover speaks
about and praises is not the
panacea its advocates professed it
to be, because it is resulting in a
deep and profound unemployment
crisis that is bring about a per-
manently unemployed army of mil
lions. Hoover may close his eyes
and refuse to see, but the workers
who will be unemployed will feel the
and nothing that Mr..
Hoover will say about their not be-
ing in distress, will affect them.
They are already manifesting their
discomfort and will continue to do
50 with increasing volume.
Silent Herbert.
"Mr. Hoover has promised the
farmers that if he will be elected
The republican administration will
10 something for the farmers, even
% the extent of spending a few
million a year. A few hun !
lred million a year, spent upon
up some new government
adding to the govern
nent apparatus, may help the rich |
exploiting farmers who will be in
he government apparatus, but will
,e an increased burden upon the
Door working farmers.
"Mr. Hoover failed to answer the
questions:
al. Why do you favor the rape of
"2. Why do you favor a large
.rmy and navy for the purpose of
aggression and war?
80. Why do you support the
of the U. s. for war
With Japan over the question of the
chinese markets?
"a. Why do you favor American
roops and battleships being sent to
China?
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