The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-01

worse. Mass unemployment and to IS dollars
a week wages.
Under the twaddle Of the "Free State Of Mary
land" the Negro masses are being segregated
and Jim Crowed. No Negroes are allowed into
restaurants or theaters except in the Negro Sec
tons. Schools are jim Crowed. Buses do not
allow Negroes and they are forced to pay
higher fare on the street cars. The wages Of the
Negro workers range from Is to 40 cents an hour
doing the hardest and dirtiest work.
What do the political parties Of the bosses
offer in these elections? Prohibition is made the
major issue. But the workers are interested in
the unemployment problem. So these parties
are forced to speak Of 1t. Mr.. Ritchie the candi-
date for Governor on the democratic ticket who
is running for the fourth term, and who as Gov
ernor Of Maryland has helped to pile up the
profits Of the large utility corporations through
tax reductions. an exhorbitant increase Of car
fare to 10 cents etc. is putting the blame of the
present unemployment on the republican admin
istration but offers no solution Of his own. The
platform Of the democratic party speaks Of the
state government doing everything 1t possibly
can to relieve conditions by extending the OPP
portunities for state employment to the limit"
But all these remain mere phrases used to fool
the workers Even the fake unemployment in
surance of Governor Roosevelt is not used The
republican party on the other hand who con-
trolls the city administration in Baltimore has
established commission composed Of Rabbits.
bankers and the head Of the & o corporation,
Mr.. Willard to solve" unemployment. For the
two months Of the organization of the commit
tee, we only discover now that its main problem
is to find good expert" to take care Of the
commission, and who will receive $4,000 year.
While the socialist party gives its warning to
the bosses that the modern industry has Gre
ated tremendous army Of unemployed workers
which is dangerous to the peace and welfare of
the Nation" thus serving as true guardian OF
the capitalist system.
There is no solution offered to relieve the mis-
cradle lot Of the workers and poor farmers
The steel barons, the mine and railroad owners
the shipping corporations are promised reduc-
tons in taxes. The farmers are thrown into the
clutches Of the bankers through the drought
relief committee organized by Ritchie which pro-
poses extension of credit to the farmers by the
banks which will lead to further bankruptcies
and the determination Of the small farmers.
The only party in which the workers and poor
farmers can find a solution to their problems is
the Communist Party The Communist Party
In the state Of Maryland demands the adoption
Of the Workers Social Insurance Bill by the
U. S. Congress, and until that time the immedi-
ate relief for the unemployed by the state and
local governments. The millions that were ap-
propriated for an airport in Baltimore and which
was spent by the graft politicians, well as the
two and half million dollars proposed for
further appropriation for the airport should be
turned over for unemployment insurance. The
utility corporations, the railroad bosses and the
steel barons are to be taxed more and the money
given to the unemployed
The Communist Party demands not less than
S25 week for every unemployed worker. No
evictions for non payment Of rent The Commu-
mist Party is the real champion OF the Negro
masses demanding full social and political
equality for the Negroes, the struggle against
segregation and Jim Crowism. The workers have
shown their response to the Communist Party in
its drive for signatures. That splendid response
must be further consolidated into votes for the
Communist candidates and organization for
struggle against the present system. Vote Com
munist