The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-26
CONVENTION ON
JULY 4 TO BEGIN
GIANT CAMP A|CN
Electing Delegates in
Industrial Cities

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demonstration at the state capitol
of Illinois, Springfield, ILL.,, on July
2, in which the thousands made
jobless this year and last year in
the big Illinois coal fields will bring
their demands before the opening
session of the state legislature.
Many other cities report similar
activity.
Solidarity Day.
The Trade Union Unity League
has issued a ringing call to all
@orkers and jobless to assist in the
collections on Solidarity Day, June
20, for the feeding and housing of
delegates in Chicago, for transpor-
tation expenses and other costs
connected with the demonstration.
The National Unemployment Con-
vention is called on the basis of the
following demands: Work or wages,
unemployment relief from the city
treasures, administered by the
Councils of the Unemployed; I'M
employment insurance, to be admin
istered by the Councils and the
Trade Union Unity League unions,
and to be paid for by taxes on the
huge profits of employers and by
taxes on inheritances; the seven
hour day and five-day week lin
mining this means a six-hour day
and five-day week., and no speed
cup. Speeding the workers who have
Jobs, stretchout systems, long hours
and such worsenipg of conditions
makes one man do the work of sew
eral and increases unemployment.
Elect In New Bedford.
NEW BEDFORD, Ill.,, June 25.--
Two mass meetings were held in
New Bedford Friday. Two dele
gates were elected to the July q
Unemployed Convention in Chicago.
More than a thousand workers
gathered at one meeting in answer
to the call of the union to protest
against the bosses terror and pres
emit hardships that were imposed
upon the working masses through
the speed-up system.
Unemployment in New Bedford
is growing daily. Just this week
the Potomska, Soule, Holmes and
Butler mills were shut down. The
living conditions are growing worse.
Copper Unemployment.
PELKIE, Mich, June 25.-Forty-
six representatives of workers in
the copper mines met here in the
copper country section convention
of the Communist Party and made
unemployment and the recent 10
per cent wage-cut situation a main
order of business. All the dele
gates said this situation would
grow worse.
The convention urged all cope
miners and the farm workers to
hold group meetings Of jobless and
employed and send delegates to the
July a Unemployment Convention
to be held in Chicago.
Chicago Workers Prepare For
July A.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 25.-The
workers of Chicago are getting
ready for the July 4 and 5 unem-
ployed convention. Workers, fra
ternal organizations, and trade
unions are sending delegates to the
convention. The unemployed coun-
Gil and the T.U.U.L. are preparing
a monster demonstration in Union
Park on July 4 at 8 p. m.
The city administration has re-
fused a permit for the holding of
the demonstration, but the workers
under the leadership of the T. U.
U. L. and the Communist Party will
hold the demonstration and well
come the delegates coming in from
out of town.
Milwaukee, the coal fields, Lake
County. are expected to be in Chica-
go on the 18th. Food is being col
lected by the various women's or.
CARNATIONS and by the Workers In
ternational Relief for the feeding
af tho delppatas Committees aro