The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23
537 Delegates at City Labor
Conference on Unemployment
New Rochelle Conference, Smashed by Police
Sits In N. Y Sessions; Program Adopted

NEW YORK.-Five hundred and
Shirty-seven delegates of workers and
unemployed workers organizations
packed into .Stuyvesant Casino yes
terday in an enthusiastic City Labor
Conference on the fight for unem-
ployment insurance and immediate
relief.
The conference was called by the
Unemployed Councils Of New York.
1t elected an executive committee to
carry on work until another confer
ence meets. 1t elected ITS delegates
from among the many nominated by
the organizations represented to go
with 125 more from other parts of
New York district and stilE 1900
more from other cities to Washington
70 tell Congress on Dec. that the
workers and jobless workers Of this
country want unemployment inSr-
ance and relief.
A feature of the session was the
appearance Of 80 delegates, includ-
ing representatives of four A. F. of L.
local unions, of New Rochelle and
vicinity. This delegation has hired
hall in New Rochelle to hold a
City Labor Conference there. The
police barred them from their hall
and refused to let them hold meet
ing on Sunday unless they could get
consent of the mayor. And the
mayor had left town. This delega-
Jon joined forces with the New York
City Labor Conference and met with
it.
Many Organizations.
The 537 delegates represented 10
locals of A. F. of L. unions, Is IN
employed Council branches, "a Trade
Union Unity League unions and
leagues, II International Labor De-
,ense branches, 4 Workers Interna-
tionsl Relief branches, 2 Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League branches;
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
branches. II Working Women's
Councils, SIS branches of the Inter
national Workers Order, IL union
shop committees. There were u
delegates from mass meetings and
open hearings. There were ten dele
gates from other organizations.
A squad of Red Front Fighters in
uniform acted as uShers and messen-
gers.
The sessions we're held in hall
decorated with big placards giving
the demands for unemployment in
surance, $3.50 and $50 more for each
dependent as winter relief, no evic-
tions, no war on the Soviet Union,
etc.
Blast Fake Relief Stunts.
Carl Winter, secretary OF the IN
employed Councils Of New York, was
elected chairman an dmade the main
report, with Solomon of the Bronx
Unemployed Council acting as secre-
tary.
Winters report was a scathing eX-
posure of the misery and starvation
of the million jobless workers in New
York and of ten complete failure Of
any adequate relief. He analysed the
city budget, contrasting the $780,
100000 handed over to bondholder;
with the $15,O0O,OOO given to charity
not even given directly to the job
less.
The meeting adopted a resolution
giving figures to show so and go PEI
cent unemployment in many trades
and the prevalence of the stagge
system, part time, speed-up anc
wag-cutS for those still working. TIT
total relief given so far in the three
years Of the crisis is only 3la pc
cent of what even capitalist healtl
experts declare is necessary to live on
The resolution points out that al
intended to be raised in New Yorl
by city and private agencies for r.
lief is s30,ooO,oOo, which is enougi
for two weeks only if adequate relic
is given, and if the money really goe