The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-05

cist preparations Of the bosses
and Whalen's cossacks, the
revolutionary workers of New
York will demonstrate in Union
Square on May LIST at HOO
o'clock a. m. D
Of the SGT duly accredited dele
gates from workers organizations.
etc, % were directly from the shops
representing large masses of work
ers; % were from Unemployed
Councils in all parts of the city.
The delegates decided that the
workers from the shops and organ
izations will proceed to Union
Square on May LIST in an organized
fashion. Shop committees will be
organized for the calling of strikes
for May Day. These shop commit
tees will be the basis for struggle
in the shops and among the unem-
ployed workers. Strikes will be
called, not only by the Trade Union
Unity League unions, but among the
workers in the A. F. of L. The dele
gates will organize workers defense
corps in the shops and in their or
CARNATIONS.
Loud cheering and singing lasting
for many minutes greeted this
recommendation of the committee
on plans for May Day.
"The answer of the capitalist
class to the demonstration for
Work or Wages on March 9Th,
which was participated in by over
100000 workers in this country,
was guns, clubs, tear-gas bombs.
This will not prevent the American
workers from going on with their
fight" said l. Amter, speaking for
the Communist Party of New York.
"This May Day, for which we are
preparing the mass political strike,
will see the hugest May Day dem
onstration ever witnessed in the
United States.
"The American workers will again
demonstrate for their partial imme-
date demands, and for the final
overthrow of the rotten, capitalist
system.
"The American workers are get
ting sick and tired of capitalist char
ity and breadlines that confronts the
100000 unemployed. They will
fight for their needs and demands.
'Forty-four years ago, in 1886,
the American workers began the
struggle for the eight-hour day.
That has not yet been accomplished.
Today the American workers are
preparing the mass political strike
for Work or Wages, the seyen-hour
day, five-day week; against the i'm
perialist war threat on the Soviet
Union, and for the final overthrow
Of the capitalist system.'
The conference was opened by
Herbert Benjamin, who said: "May
Day this year will be landmark in
the history of the class struggle in
the United States We will see much
greater demonstration than in any
previous May Day in this country.
March 6 guarantees that scores Of
thousands of New York workers wiz
take part in this demonstration"
Rose Wortis, of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union, was elect
ed chairman of the conference. Com
rade Milton, a Negro worker, was
elected vice-chairman, and Comrade
Hope, Negro representative Of the
American Negro Labor Congress.
was elected secretary.
SHARP class battles, with the
workers coming out into the struggle
for the streets in the mass political
strike will characterize May 1, $780,
said Rose Wortis. I'VE must fight
for the unity Of the employed and
unemployed against wage cuts and
for unemployment insurance"
Next Friday, April II, at 1880
p. NJ, there will be May Day
preparation conference Of young
workers organizations at Manhat-
tan Lyceum, announced Comrade
Shohan, district organizer of the
Young Communist League.
Comrade Levin, representing The
Daily Worker, spoke on the role of
The Daily Worker in the class stlug-
gle and in organizing for the mass
demonstrations on May Day.
Continued on Page Fire.