The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-22
LABOR SPORTS UNION UNEM-
PL0YMENT FOOTBALL GAMES
By BURCK
By JAY ANGON.

THE Army ana Navy have played-the Army
won N. Y. U. played Colgate and Colgate
won. 100000 in one game, 100000 in another
game. And the unemployed are still standing
on breadlines, the children of the unemployed
still reported dying of starvation, unemployed
still being evicted from their homes. 100000
unemployed in N. Y speedily growing into 9O0,-
600. MiSerieS of starvation and exposure still
chnging to the unemployed-and the Army Navy,
and N. Y. U. games raised $780, 900 for the
lief of the unemployed.
The boss class have many ways of dipping the
minds of the workers They try anything that
can help them enslave and exploit the workers,
and keep them docile and disorganized, so as
not to fight lay-offs and wage-cuts and starva-
ton conditions The boss class feels safe only
when the workers are disorganized, suffering
and remain quiet slaves.
Through sports the working class is drawn into
the army for cannon-fodder for the next i'm
perialist war. Through sports young workers
are attracted into National Guards where they
are trained as fierce strikebreakers. Through
sports children of workers are drawn into Boy
Scouts to become future protectors of the bosses
millions in the colonies.
The field of sports is used by the boss in keep
ing the workers quiet and forgetful of their daily
need for bread.
The Football games for the relief of the IN
employed" have definite place in this plan of
action of the bosses. These football games are
to create the illusion that the bosses, who threw
millions of workers into the streets to Starve
and freeze, are now trying to help these very
workers they have thrown out.
Hoover, who under the mask of promises not
to carry out any wage cuts and lay-offs, and
under promises of the return of prosperity in
several sixty days, helps the bosses in slashing
wages and throwing 100000 workers into the
street, now comes forth to help the unemployed
and buys ticket for the unemployment games.
Hoover buys ticket to help the 100000 work
ers he helped throw into the streets.
Ex-Commissoner Whalen, who on March 9th
beat down the unemployed, asking for work or
wages, in New York, now comes forth and buys
ticket for the football games for the unem-
ployed relief
Bosses that make millions by the Shaving and
then the scrapping workers on the junk heap
bought tickets for SIS to "hep the unemployed"
The bosses fear the workers organization that
fights for the Unemployment Social Insurance
Bill and try to ward off the workers organiza-
ton by creating the illusion that they are help
ing the jobless.
The capitalists know that if the jobless were
to find their way to militant organization they
would not bow down under the mseries in dumb
submission. And the bosses try to fool the work
ers, dupe the workers, divert the attention of
the workers from their miseries and how best
to fight against their evil conditions, and their
masters driving them nearer and nearer to a
coolie level of living.
Keep him busy" the boss says with teams
to cheer for, with games to be thinkngs about
and we can bury him in the ground and he
wouldn't even think about it," Especially do
the bosses use sports to keep the young worker
disorganized and doce, by diverting his atten-
ton from his miserable conditions.
The answer of all class conscious and militant
workers is to repudiate the bosses fakes and
throw back these fake charities and demand gov
! eminent social insurance unemployment bill,
under the banner of the Unemployed Council.
The Labor Sports Union recognizes that any
! amount of money donated by any bosses CAN
| not help the unemployment situation. The
workers of the Labor Sports Union recognize
! that charity of the bosses cannot solve the I'M
employed situation, but only militant organiza-
| ton that fights against the bosses and their
| vicious plans of wage cuts and lay-offs, can
| bring the workers down TO give real relief from
| the millions they have robbed from the work.
| ing class.
The Labor Sports Union fights with the I'M
employed on the battlefield of sports and mill
| family exposes how the bosses sports to keep
the unemployed and employed workers better
slaves The Labor Sports Union carries on
sports activities as workers entered in the class
| struggle leading the workers against the bosses
on the sport field. Demand Cd More public
facilities, gyms Fairgrounds, fields ETC.. free OF
| charge for workers and workers children, espe-
| cialy for unemployed workers and young work
| ers (2) The right Of Negro athletes to parti-
cipate equally with the white worker athletes il
! all athletic and social affairs. Against race dis
| elimination in any form. go Against profc;
sionalism in sports. "a Against bosses spo-
| and for workers sports, go Unity OF all woi.
or sportsmen OF all races and nationalities und
| the banner of Red Sports International
| In the true line Of the Labor Sports Union, o.
| December Is lxmas) at IL noon at Dyckman