The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-02
$4,000 AT union
SQUARE MEETING
Pledge Support to C.P.
Campaign

Servicemen's League, the Marine
Workers Industrial Union, the
Building Trade Workers, the Food
Workers Industrial Union.
Five platforms were put up in
order for the speakers to reach the
entire crowd. Some of the speakers
addressed the workers from the top
of trucks, bearing huge banners and
placards demanding the passage of
the Unemployment Insurance Bill;
calling on the workers to join the
T.U.U.L., and to "Organize and
Strike Against Wage Cuts"
Defeat the Boss Program"
"In order TO defeat the program
of the bosses,". read the A. U. U.
L. resolution which was unanimous
ly adopted amid enthusiastic shouts
and cheers, "to make the workers
pay the cost of the crisis, it is nee
essary to organize united front shop
committees and Unemployed Coun-
ellis irrespective of race, creed,
color or sex, composed of the I'M
organized workers, the rank and
file of the A. F. of L., and the
members of the revolutionary trade
unions to jointly fight against wage
cuts, speed-up; for the seven-hour
day and five day-week, and for un-
employment insurance"
The resolution exposed the Tam
many grating machine, which
jailed the heroic fighters of March
9Th, Foster, Minor, Amter and Ray
mond, and demanded their release.
1t pointed out that all three boss
parties, the Democratic, Republican
and Socialist" were united in the
fight against the unemployed and
the demand for unemployment in
surance.
The $4,000 workers assembled in
Union Square pledged themseles to
carry on the fight for "the Unem-
ployed Insurance Bill presented by
the Communist Party to the Senate
and House of Representatives, and
to endorse the candidates of the
Communist Party, as one of the
means by which the workers will
be protected against unemployment,
sickness and old age"
Special City Demand.
A special demand was made that
the city government of New York
Immediately turn over $56,0000,000
that is now in its treasury, for
emergency unemployment relief,
In order to press and fight for
these immediate demands on the
New York City government a com
mittee was elected by the workers,
consisting of Foster, Minor, Amter
and Raymond to present them to the
Boards of Estimates at the earliest
possible moment.
Stressing the fact that as I'M
employment grows by leaps and
bounds, that the bosses further
their wage-cutting campaign by
pitching unemployed against en-
ployed workers, Jack tombstone,
secretary of the Trade Union Unity
Council of New York, pointed out
the necessity of all workers being
modified for the campaign of cor
ganization and strike against wage
cuts" He read a cable addressed
to the Fifth World Congress of the
Red International of Labor Unions,
which is now in session in Moscow,
in the name of $4,000 workers
demonstrating in Unioon Square
"Jobless Day, Sept. l." The work
ers unanimously adopted the cable
of greetings to the r. |. l.. U.
stating that the workers assembled
pledge to struggle against i'm
perial war and defense of the
Soviet Union. AS part of the strug-
gle against unemployment" the
cable went on to state, "as well as
the fight against wage cuts, speed
up and for the seven hour day,
five-day week, and for unemploy-
ment insurance, we condemn the
class peace policy of the fascist
leadership of the A. F. of L., and
the Amsterdam International, and
hail the Red International of Labor
Unions on the tenth anniversary,
as the leader of the world revolu-
tionary trade union movement"
Levin Opens Demonstration.
Comrade E. Levin, business man.
ager of the Daily Worker, opened
the demonstration forom the central
stand. At the same time, other
speakers addressed the workers
from the other platforms.
Through the international La
Dor Defense" said Sam Darcy, one
of the speakers, "the jobless lead
ers in Jail have sent this message
to be delivered to this mass of work.
ers. Foster, Minor, Amter and Ray
mond say: Organize and fight;
spread the struggle for the Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill and Strike
consisting of Foster, Minor, AM
Against Wage Cutsw
Many ALL. Members Present.
Jack Johnston asked all the un.
employed workers present to raise
up their hands. About three-quar-
tiers of the workers present raised
their hands. "How many belong to
the A. F. Of L.?" asked Johnston
Many workers raised their hands