The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-02
BY PHIL FRANKFELD

g. the steady tramp, tramp of workers
feet on the stairs of the City Hall was enough
to put fear into the heart of all members of
the City CounciI" from the report of the COM
rades in Rockford concerning their recent
demonstration).
On Monday, Nov "a, demonstration of over
1000 unemployed workers took place in the city
of Rockford Ill. This demonstration was held
in zero weather. 1t was the second of its kind
in an s-day period. The previous Monday, the
demonstration included 1000 workers, and was
sufficient to make the mayor of Rockford sneak
out of some back door and the city council ad-
journ its session.
The workers of Rockford are starving. They
are demanding immediate relief from the city
authorities. On the occasion of the second dem
onstration the city council proceeded to arrest
Conrade Carlquist, chairman of the delegation
of IS workers elected by the masses outside.
When this was reported to the unemployed
workers they decided with a mighty roar to
march right upstairs where the council was
meeting and to demand the immediate release
of their leader. This mass of workers was enough
to make the entire legislative body of Rockford
suuirrn in their seatS-and for ten minutes there
was silence while Comrade Carlquist was being
released from jail. Carlquist spoke for 20 min
utes, presented the demands and. upon conclu-
mously to come back thousands strong when the
council was going to vote on these proposals
In the city of Indianapolis Ind, a second
hunger march was carried through by the IN
employed Councils of that city and the T. U.
U. L. The first took place one day before cleo
ton and was a tremendous demonstration of
the mounting anger and desperation of the
starving unemployed workers of Indianapolis.
Two thousand Negro and white workers took
part The second hunger march took place the
early part Of this week. Over 1000 partici-
pated The city authorities promised to CON
slider" the demands of the unemployed deega-
ton. They did, The city authorities were pre-
pared to meet the second hunger march with
police terror, clubs and blackjacks But the In
danapolis workers defended themselves India
napolis is typical American town. and the In
3 dianapolis workers will defend themselves in
typical American fashionl
In st. Louis, Mo, an anti-evicton demonstra-
ton took place this week; $500 Negro and white
workers participated In this town, which is the
gateway to the Jim-Crow South-wiite and Ne
gro workers united to prevent the constable from
evicting Negro worker The riot squad was
called out-tear gas bombs we're ready for use.
six workers were arrested. Two weeks prior to
this demonstration 1000 workers went to the
city hall to demand immediate relief from the
authorities
And in the town OF Granite City, with popu-
lation Of $4,000 workers, 1000 participated in a
demonstration for relief. In the evening, 900
workers crowded the city council meeting and
applauded the remarks of the Unemployed Coun-
Gil and T, U. U. L. speaker. When he was ar
rested the workers forced the police chief to re-
lease him within an hour.
All of these demonstrations occurred in a
period of two weeks in the Chicago District. We
must also mention the fact that on Nov. "a a
delegation of Negro and white unemployed wo-
men and men were slugged and beaten right in
side the city hall chambers of Chicago But
even small delegation of unemployed workers
consisting Of 65 workers-did not take these