The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-02-21
Only By Struggle Can
Workers Win!
Social Insurance in Capitalist America and
Under Soviet Rule

The crisis has had the effect of sharply clarifying the
immediate perspective the working class Large sections of workers
have been made understand that the militant struggle will be
Millions
lions learning from the most bitter experience that capitalism has
men starvation lasting and still lower standards OF living
wang meess struggle for immediate their
standard of life This struggle ng and drawing all
tions of the working class skilled and unsked and youth
At the time that millions workers faced with the
unemployment the capitalist state has answered
their movements for relief with the most violent suppression The
Wall Street, Government after returning in income taxes
not single penny towards relief The old age bhs
before number of state legislatures the rawest mokery of thou
sands thousands of workers thrown the industrial heap
at the of forty or forty-five.
The pension bills submitted the New York Legislature by the
y legislative Commission on Old Age Security created last year
In addition those receiving the pensions would have to be residents
provided with the however, that the
cost would not exceed s42 According to the e
mates of the Commission there are 5ooo persons in the state
seventy of whom $1,000 require pensions
uy of providing for the
bills This the truly capitalist" to the growing of
workers who deprived of ehoodat least twenty
thirty before the miserable Charity of the bosses would be
doed to them
which nothing but hypocrca
gestures capitalists of America Real
m in the limited States without the class battles
the of the entire working class This the working class will
learn from bitter experience P T. Sharman chairman of
(of which Matthew Vol is an offc speaking
ing OF the openhop National Of spoke
the the entire capitalist class when he stated
firmly opposed oldage pensions. opposed
to any kind of law would promise people right
public condition that they reach given old
age specified poverty Such law would lead TO
widespread paupersm and We may be driven to the European
of compulsory social covering Sickness accidents
nvaidiy old widows orphans and unemployment don't be-
all thought of public old-age pensions"
New machinery, vast "odage employment limits are
producing growing of jobess penness workers long
industry in the hands of the capitalist class the march of the
machine will mean for ever Of the
tam its inability to feed the workers who have created
the wealth Of the country.
The Soviet Union where the workers have h the rule S
working capitalism Unemployment in the Soviet Union
workers. while million
aged and invalid workers receiving state pensions The workers
ptance All in the workers and farmers re-
public who temporarily disabled and physically unfit for work Tor in
of the
when nursing sick member of the famy receives full wages
Special provision made for the of mothers at childbirth
months before
months after chldbrthwh full All other working
months leave with In addition layee
insurance fund and special allowance made
mother for months after the birth of her child provide
special food and
The funds for this social insurance in the pro-
monthly by all State enterprises factories and
being 1917 per monthly payroll Nothing taken from
Thus $51o0oooo is collected each while the budget for
year ending October l. 1880, than s675Ooo0oo
In the developing rapidly the
hour day in connection with the ntroduc
working At the time real
are every capitalist country overproucton has resulted
steepst and the unemployment of millions
of workers, while wages cut
Unemployment scourge capitalist society which rong
plenty Working and working well the working
youth whitening and intense speedup while
constantly being threatened with the nightmare of unemployment in
security The living example of the Soviet Union
will not and ignored the tog masses America
The capitalists will grant cent of real social
unless fight for i'll Expose the sham legislation
the and then offers you penny de Build the
Party Party that led the Russian working class to victory
Party, into powerful mass organ Of struggle!
Prepare what the Russian workers by the overowal
capitalism and the establishment Of Workers and Farmers Gov
Employed unemployed Unite forces Build unemployed
Demand Work Wages! Demonstrate in international work.
ing class solidarity March g.!