The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-29
CONFERENCE OF
''OBLESS BUILD
in Struggle Of TUUL;
Resist Eyictions
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thousands sleeping in parks after
having been evicted. throwing work
ers families out of their homes at
the rate of LOO a week in New York
City.
1t contrasts this with the lot of the
200 Tammany city officials who have
just voted themselves a salary in
crease of 100000 year.
Immediate Relief
The immediate demands embodied
in the program of action are:
J.. That an emergency relief fund be
created in the City of New York for
immediate relief of the unemployed.
2. That the following sums be assigned
Immediately from the City Treasury and
sinking fund and future income of the
city to the emergency relief fund:
The cash balance now in the city
Treasury. and sinking fund now approx
iniating $56,000,0O0,
That the 100000 that is now as
signed each year in the city budget for
department emergency purposes be as
signed TO the emergency relief fund.
10 turn all funds now directed by the
CITY budget for payment of interest
and redemption on bonds be assigned
That the funds thus collected shall
employed.
Owing to the inadequacy or these
funds to meet the needs of the unem
ployed, which is increasing as winter
approaches, we propose the following
further measures to be taken:
/. That 10 percent income of the city
be assigned to the emergency relief fund.
2. That the administrative expenses
Of the city be, reduced by reduction
Of AZ city salaries to not more than
$4,000 per year.
8. That all expenses now incurred by
the City of New York for the upkeep
OF the armories and the national guard
be abolished.
Administration Of Relief
That emergency relief shall be given
TO the unemployed workers in the City
o New York until the passage of the
Unemployed Insurance Bill by the
Federal Government.
That all unemployed workers shall
receive not less than SIS per week, plus
20 per week for each dependent member
Of the unemployed workers family I'M
I'll employment Is provided.
That the administration and distribu-
tion or the emergency relief fund shall
oe a city board composed of workers,
from factory shop councils and unem-
ployed councils, these to be elected .di-
rectly by the workers.
), That the city board Of workers for
suts City Employment Bureau, that
I'll other private and government agen-
lies be abolished.
That pending the enactment of the
FEDERAL unemployed insurance bill, and
he distribution Of emergency relief by
he city of New York. that the follow
ng. demands be adopted
No evictions for the UNEMPLOYED
Horkers--free gas and electricity.
Free rent for the workers during the
period Of unemployment
All vacant apartments be turned over
% the homeless workers free of rent.
Free food and clothing for school chill
iren Of the unemployed.
Abolition OF all vagrancy ordinances
md laws. ~.
The conference elected a permanent
Executive committee of 35 to lead a
'ampaign of resisting evictions, re-
urning the furniture Of evicted un-
mployed, organizing hunger march
IS. planning with the committees of
'ther cities, state conventions, driv-
ng to support all the other demands
md organization campaigns of the
{. U. U. L. and the conference, and
'uilding a broad central committee
With fraternal organizations and A.
+. L. and T. u. u. L. local unions
represented.
The conference demanded the i'm
Mediate release of Foster, Minor,
imter and Raymond, and of all other
lass war prisoners in U. S., and
cored the Fish Committee and the
socialist administration in Mil
raukee which beats up and jails I'M
Employed workers.