The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-10
EXTRACTS Cash
FROM The HOPES
OF UNEMPLOYED
Dalton Connected With
Tammany Hall
By HARRISON GEORGE.

Yesterday the Daily Worker de-
scribed how one Ralph E. Dalton,
president and proprietor of the
workers Ethical and Community
Center" weaves fairy tales of "free"
jobs to be had by joining his or
ganization. The capitalist press,
with its usual shameless assistance
to any parasite upon the poor, had
lured a few jobless workers into
Dalton's office.
We listened to beautiful promises
of how Dalton was, in the future,
going to get job for everybody
providing they joined his organiza-
ton. But we heard not a word
about trade unionism.
Connected With Tammany Hall.
A young fellow declared to Dali
ton that a man of his tremendous
influence should "get some big poll
ticians" behind his plan. Dalton
assures him that Senator Wagner
in Washington is fighting" for his
free employment bureau bill. We
compliment Wagner, the Tammany
Hall fake friend of labor on his
loyal supporter, Mr.. Dalton. Like
water, takers find their own level.
Wagner will lecture for this outfit,
Dalton says. But Dalton sends me
to an assistant, no less garrulous,
who recites the wonders of the or
ganization to us alone. We could
not but be overwhelmed with ad-
miration.
The place has no telephone yet,
or "jobs would be pouring in" we
are told by an individual who signs
himself Frank B. Lassiter," tho
Dalton told US we were to see "Mr.
Smith" The evils, genuine enough,
of employment offices where you
have to buy job, were retold by
"Smith" or "Lassiter"-take your
choice. Here, all is "free."
"Of course, we protect ourselves
from guys that may get a job and
we never hear of them again. If
we offered jobs free there would be
mounted police outside holding back
the crowds. So jobs are only for
members of the organization. From
25 cents up, you are entitled to all
privileges. Papers here. Play
checkers. Got restaurant in the
basement. Chicken dinner, good,
too, for 80 cents"
We ask about rooms here, since
both "a job and a bed" are prom
ised the unemployed. "Smith-Las-
sitter" assures us that there are
some beds, but he don't know the
price. you'll have to see Mr.. Dali
ton about that. But some of the
boys are rooming here" So Dali
ton runs rooming house, res
taurant, club and employment bu-
reau, all free" if you pay.
Queer Stories.
We are convinced and ask for an
application blank. Unfortunately,
like the telephone, there "ain't any
yet" though we are told that the
Organization" has been going for
"quite some time" "Mr. Vail there
has been member for two or three
years. Got about 1900 members.
Get more now that Mr.. Dalton is on
the job. He's been working nights
at the New York hospital and work.
ing days here. Now he's going to
give all his time here. Resigned his
position there"
We had just heard from Dalton in
the next room that he had been
sick, hence unable to boost the cor
ganization" which he said had 1900
members. Grew 300 between the
two rooms and two spinners of
fairy tales for the jobless. "Most
of the big papers backing u.s." said
Lassiter- Smith," Also, we learn
are "big people" A Mr.. Gordon
Battle is mentioned as one. "Now
that you're member you're entitled
to all the privileges. Come here
and sit around as long as you want. /"
Such is the Seventh Avenue para
disc. A sequel, we learn to an
other earlier one on Fourteenth ST..