The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-24
BY BILL GEBERT.

He present city administration of Chicago is
controlled by multi-miIionaire insult, fascist
der of the Chicago Federation of Labor and
Al Capone gang. Mayor Thompson is only
, figlrehead. The real chief of the city gov
ament is Sam Ettelson, Mr.. Insults political
Hyer who is city corporation counsel. The
1or-leader of the insult Thompson controlled
Y council is Oscar Nelson, president of
Chicago Federation of Labor, unofficial
lief of Police" was Jake" Lingle, Chicago
ibune 1865 week" reporter who was con-
cted with Al Capone. a gangster. Lingle was
led and his connection with Al Capone and
police department was exposed and it was
1und also that this poor reporter made for
ne of $95 900. Al Capone also controls several
cal unions Of the A. F. of L. and has in his
yanization labor union department" in charge
Danny Stanton
Here we have fusion of finance capital,
publican party fascist leaders of the ALL.
d gangsters in control of the city and in unity
war on the workers in which every part of
lis machine plays its own role.
Insull-Nelson-C apone administration is an adj
lnistration of terror against the workers, a
aft administration giving millions of dollars of
" money to insult. The weekly income OF
e Chicago rackets of Capone, AielloS, Gusicks
i'd Moran gangs is over $6,000OO0. This is di-
ded among gangsters, politicians, police and
exhibition agents. Income from the rackets
gether with CRAFTS of city funds provides for
e upkeep of huge political and gangster ma
lines in each precinct and ward which COM
stely dominates and controls the elections and
! used in attacks on the working class This
Is very clearly demonstrated during this years
rror aaginst the Communist Party, Trade
MON Unity League and unemployed workers.
The gangsters as well as the Red Squad" and
}onlb Squad" participated in the raids on the
ade Union Unity League and Communist Par
/ headquarters, wrecking the headquarters and
2ating up the workers. In the attack on I'M
,lployment demonstrations also the gangsters
ere modified. In these attacks the leaders
the ALL played an impostant role. Durkin
the building trades publcally praised the
utal attacks of the police and gangsters on
lemp1oyed workers. Gangsters of the Painters
Mon murdered Comrade Hanzel Wesenberg on
Inc %, while he was distributing leaflets to the
,embers of the painters local Special persecu-
on and terror is carried against the Negro
asses. Mass meetings in Negro neighborhoods
re Systematically attacked by the police. Com
lde Lee Mason, Negro worker and Communist
arty candidate for Congress in the Fourth
congressional DlStrlct was beaten up IN an anti
ynching open air mass meeting and died as
result of this beating. A Negro unemployed
-orker, Mitchell Gray, was shot by the police
i the Negro neighborhood. A number of other
'orkers have been shot by the police.
Mass arrests of the workers made during the
ear. Early in the Spring a whole mass meeting
f 700 unemployed workers was arrested and
lany workers were beaten up; under the cloak
f arresting gangsters after the killing of Lingle
i 200 unemployed workers were picked up on
he streets of Chicago and hundreds of workers
Tere arrested during demonstrations and mass
MEETINGS. Hundreds of cases are pending in
hicago courts against workers fer their partici-
alton in working class activities.
While this is being carried out on the one
and, on the other hand insult grabbed by open
i'd of the city administration the traction fran
hise which gives insult full control over the city
as we'll as "gift" from the city
f SOL 100000 traction fund and provides for a
oecal assessment as further donation to Insult
1 all totallins s1oooo0,0oO. This traction fran
hise also means an increase of taxes of the
'orkers and petty bourgeoisie and increase of
as insult carries the process of
to the limit. ~.
While insult receives this generosity from the
lty administration, 29,961 houses and lots have
cen sold fer delinquent taxes and there are