The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-15
BOSSES GOVT
REJECTS JOBLESS
DEMANDS ON CITY
NlSocialists," ALL. for
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| tContanued from rage One)
not worked, and he might as we'll
sneak out and face them.
! Foster opened his speech by point
ing out that the committee of five
Foster, Minor, Amter, Lester and
Raymond, were elected at the mass
demonstration Of over 10000 work
ers at Union Square on March 6.
This mass meeting was a part of the
national and international demon
stration against unemployment. In
the United States there were over
100000 workers who took part in
these demonstrations Millions more
in other parts Of the world partici-
pated.
What was your answer to the
workers in New York." said Foster,
squarely facing the dandified mayor,
"Vicious brutality against the work
ers. The capitalists, through Whalen
and his armed thugs violently at
tempted to smash up this demonstra-
ton against unemployment. They
rode into the crowd on their horses,
used their clubs freely, trampled
men, women and children.
Walker interrupted and said:
"This has nothing to do with this
Board. That is outside the jurisdic-
ton Of the Board" Throughout the
entire speech of the workers com.
mittee Whalen and other Tammany
politicians interrupted and tried to
drown out the presentation of the
demands of the unemployed masses.
FOSTER: II would like to make
another protest, namely, as we came
into this hall, the delegates were
elected from the hall by a lot of
plain clothes men, and only upon our
absolute demand that we either re-
turn to the hall or be arrested did
we get in.
"The Union Square meeting of
over 10000 workers was mass
prot est against unemployment.
4 These workers adopted a program,
and elected us as a committee to pre-
sent this program to the city capital
list government.
There. followed constant interrupt
lions by various Tammany Hall pol
4 iticians: "Dont make speeches.
What do you propose?"
FOSTER: 81 want to talk about
the extent of unemployment. There
are over 100000 workers in the
United States walking the streets.
| (Foster quoted from the Annalist,
March 7, showing that the crisis was
becoming worse, and constantly
more and more workers are being
Thrown on the streets to starve.) y
"You cannot cure unemployment
except by the overthrow of capital
ism and the establishment of a
$soviet government: in the United
Estates.
| Aldermanic President Mckee, a
fat. Tammany politician asked: "Do
you people advocate the violent over
Throw of the government"
FOSTER: eve explain to the
workers, and we teach the workers
that only by violence finally can a
revolution be accomplished. All
revolutions have been accomplished
by force and violence. The Ameri-
can capitalist government establish
ed itself by force and violence; the
capitalist class today maintains its
rule by force and violence; with its
army and navy and it's armed thugs
on the police force"
IL Mayor Walker interrupted and
Lsaid.. THAT. shows your ignorance
| Of New York affairs, when you
don't know that this is the presi-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen"
FOSTER: 81 don't want to know
him. The employers are trying to
take advantage of the crisis by cut
ting wages, increasing the speed-up,
and generally trying to throw the
burdens of the crisis on the backs
Of the workers. The workers are
faced with starvation. They are
being thrown on the streets by the
millions. But the workers will not
starve with folded arms. We have
rails e the slogan: Work or
Wages"
"1f you have any suggestions to
make" replied the Mayor, 1--WE will
be glad to hear from you a week
from Tuesday"
1--WE shall probably be in Jail by
them" said Fosetr, as he leaned over
the rail and pointed his finger in the
Mayors face and added: "If a lot
of you Tammany politicians had youl
deserts the jails would be SO full VIC
could not get in"
"The difference between you and
the Tammany politicians" said the
Mayor, sis that you are trying to
break into jail and the politicians
are trying to keep out"
ut is the policy of this Admin
istration to reply to petitions of
workers by smuggling them in Union
Square,
I'VE are not going to hear that
now," said the Mayor.
Foster Answers Thomas.
Foster spoke soon after Norman
Thomas who took occasion to assert
that nobody has solved the problem,