The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-09-04
Vol. VII, No. 213
Not Sympathy, But Bread!

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CAPITALIST politicians and welfare workers daily
X being attention to the problem of the unemployed
workers fact if their promises and sympahes which
occupying columns were edible the obes workers
would already be suffering from eang The for this in
creased attention" not difficult to understand
The suffering despair gone
months without jobs have become acute and the number of workers
both directly and indirectly effected has become that
longer possible conceal the facts behind daily promises about an
early return of prosperity.
example, unemployed workers in New York
City killed themselves result Of sheer desperation following weeks
of fruitess searching for jobs.
In Chicago $500 workers veed from their homes last month
because of their inability to rent.
correspondent reports that
been forced to live the lake front and agng
of food from hotel and restaurant garbage cans.
incidents these national
sharply bring misery suffering unemployed
open impossible longer the
Forced talk Governor Roosevelt Norman Thomas the New
necessity finding problem they
propose? Nothing tangible, but lots of discussion
Governor Roosevelt proposes to "sudy" the question.
his Socialist colleagues talk vaguely
proposals what this insurance should be to how it to be
obtained.
social insurance which employer empoye and the public Through
the would contribute incidentally they the
Governor Roosevelt for their plan and judging from the usual
approach of the Socialists will be such scheme this which
will also meet with their approval
first place all this merely They
take action themselves and they action for the workers
millions of workers. the solution far they concerned
be arrived in six months time, fact that the
bosses might find time to consider the question
The unemployed workers. however, who being evted from
their homes who sleeping parks tents who with
food whose families starving think different about the
ton For them the problem immediate For them it matter
of life death They want unemployment insurance mmed
ate And they sufficient feed themselves and
their families
proposed Telegram entirely
inadequate and based incorrect premise The responsibility for
unemployment by this proposal placed the workers by
them contribute during periods when they employed fund
from which small indefinite amount of relief will be paid during
periods of unemployment This The workers not
responsible for They work
The big capitalists though who control all the banks fac
tories and mne well the government unable to organize
the distribution of the commodities
provide work
employment they provide either Work Wages to those who
are obess accept the proposal of the Telegram would be the
when they employed in order themselves periods
of enforced unemployment This proposal also fails to give ndera
ton obess which,
prosperity" would be unable to find jobs
Finally this proposal provides for the this
the This also is acceptable the workers With the
control of the fund the hands the
state apparatus not to deal at all with corruption and graft it would
be used strikebakng backistng instrument the
When workers employed in factory went strike against
the speedp the workers the insured list would
truced fill the jobs of these striking workers under the penalty
having their insurance if they refused Workers
who workers
them from getting job.
workers will responsibility unemployment
they will fight against such sikebakng scabberdng bacisng
proposals.
The Unemployment Insurance Bill proposed by the Communist
Party provides
workers themselves to prevent from becoming instrument TO be
used them. The responsibility unemployment fixed
the fund $50000000OO to be raised through transferring
military
tax on all incomes $4,000 From this fund all unemployed
krs from whatever receive $25 and SIS add
ona for each dependent during the entire period their une
The immediate adoption of this bill is
oyed Not promises not sympathy not hot but only the $25
week as provided by this BILL will provide bread to the unemployed
70 win demand the workers must fight the fake of the
bosses and their age G and carry continuous organized fight for
lead Vote Communist in November!