The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-02
CHICAGO, DETROIT, TOLEDO
AND CLEVELAND

mayor will help very little. Just as the re
moval of VIM. F. Russell, chief of police and
j. Siege, chief of the detective Bureau, Chi
cago will not change the crime situation of
Chicago but is only masquerade to hide the
real issues and problems of the present system
of society, SO will another capitalist mayor not
help to change the crime and corruption of the
city of Detroit.
The Communist Party in Detroit is organ
izing the unemployed, is agitating for Zeal
workers candidates. is carrying on a fight
against crime, is appealing to the masses to
unite with the workers all over the world to
overthrow the present system.
In the Auto Plants
Because of the fact that Detroit has one
industry of great power, the automobile in
dustry, the C. P. is concentrating its efforts
to organize the automobile workers into the
unemployed councils, under the leadership of
the Trade Union Unity League, for real
struggle against the terrific suffering and
misery of the working population.
Toledo is a smaller town. Life in Toledo
runs slower. But Toledo is an industrial town.
Also here unemployment grows immensely.
Also here the city administration is trying its
utmost to attack the revolutionary movement.
just as Mayor Bowles of Detroit was strong
enough to crush every workers unemployment
demonstration. The city administration of
Toledo is also arresting every speaker who
appears at an. open air meeting.
The Communist Party OF Toledo is carrying
on an active campaign to organize the uneu.
ployed, to enlighten the workers about thu
real issues of the present system, and is work.
ing for the overthrowing of the present sys:
tenn of society.
Cleveland is larger town. It has many
foil .cboy ~ f.
unemployment in the city Of Cleveland is grow
ing every day.
Monday, June 20, four factories closed
down. 10000 new workers were thrown out
of jobs. The unemployment is felt in every
corner of the city.
Cleveland has a commission form Of gov
eminent. The city manager and commission
ers IN Cleveland are Just as corrupt as the city
administrations of Detroit and Chicago. The
police department of Cleveland is very "heroic"
in its interference with the communist activi-
ties, is very active in srresting speakers, il
attacking meetings of unemployed But tn
city of Cleveland is full of corruption, crime
prostitution, as are all other large towns in
the country.
In Cleveland
The Communist Party of Cleveland is the
only active revolutionary Party of the city in
lighting against crime, against corruption
against unemployment and is doing its utmost
to organize the workers. The communist
office on Ford near Euclid is very busy and
is very active. We find there young COM
rades in leading positions. Every one is
energetic, full of enthusiasm. They are work.
ers not long out of the coal mines, buildins
trades, that really know the suffering Of tn,
workers.
On the Prospect comrades are sellin
bundles of the Daily Worker. Among the tu
MOL of the busiest corner of the downtow
section of Cleveland, the cry, "Daily Worke
Daily Worker" sounds above everything.
When I was in Cleveland Sunday. June
the installation of branch 124 of the Int
national Workers Order took place,
Kinsman and 141st St., in the headquarts
Of the workers club, decorated by the CO.
rades. 1t was wonderfully decorated wi
symbols of struggle and revolution. Co
rades and friends crowded the banquet his
On the stage sat the Freiheit Mando
Orchestra under the direction of Comr,
Someroff. They played revolutionary mu
OF the worker struggles. The members
the hall sang the revolutionary songs.
heard greetings Of the Communist Party,
the Young Communist League, of the Fl
heit, and other Party organizations.
Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland. III
all have the same problems. Capitalism vi
its degradation of unemployment, banks cl
ing, chaos, crisis, city administrations W.
their corruption, crime, gangsterism, merge
of finance capital, city administrations 8
industrial lords to rob the people throu
monopolies of all public utilities. But
force is fighting them all, fighting them
the basis of class struggle; and that is
Communist Party. We find it all over, in;
cities. 1t is one America, the same Ameri
| all over.