The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-05
MARCHERSFORCE
LEGISLATURE
TO LISTEN
Flout Demands Of
Hunger Marchers
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daring to attack the crowd. 1t was
biting cold, yet they stood for five
hours demanding to see their delega-
ton. At 1890 midnight, the delega-
ton came out. Pace spoke to the
workers for Is minutes on the actions
Of the legislature, declaring that the
only way to get relief was to take it
and not to expect it to be given from
any capitalist government. The
crowd answered loudly 1--WE will"
The workers cheered the delegation,
and singing the international they
marched through the city to the
Workers Center. Although frozen and
cold the 700 workers showed a spirit
that expressed their defiant attitude
to the answers Of the boss govern
ment.
A meeting was held in the Work
ers Center despite the late hour and
new members were recruited for the
T. U. U. l..
At the meeting in the state Sapitol
the legislators tried to stall off the
meeting by telling the delegation to
come back at a. m. the next morn
ing. The delegation answered that
they would do so If provided with
beds and warmth. The legislature
decided to hold the meeting then and
there.
Porcelain, wire and steel mills are
the main factories in Trenton. In the
suburb of Robling, named after the
boss of the mills, 30 cents an hour is
paid for ten hours work.
Demonstrations.
The hunger marchers had passed
through numerous industrial towns
on the way to Trenton. The first
stop from Newark was at Elizabeth,
March /, where a good open-air
meeting was held in Union Square.
Although there was heavy downpour
the workers were there to greet
them.
Then meeting was held In Lin
den, where there are over 5000 I'M
employed. On Feb. 10 the workers
who demonstrated were brutally
beaten. This time not one uni
formed thug dared to do a thing.
Singer Machine and Standard Oil
are the main factories in the town.
From Linden the hunger march
ers went on to Cartaret. A few years
ago a Negro church was burned and
the Negroes chased out. The Ne
groes were brought back afterwards
when needed for the fertilizer plants.
The K. K. K. is controlling the town,
but when the marchers came there
the whole town came out. The
school children turned out in huge
numbers and when asked how many
of their parents were jobless all but
a few raised their hands. There is
no organized group in this town, but
the spirit is. great.
The next town was New Bruins
wick, and the workers turned out
with shouts and cheers that equaled
the enthusiasm of the Cartaret work
ers. Here, out of a 10000 population
5000 are unemployed. Johnson and
johnson, with over 1000 workers, and
the International Motor Co. are the
biggest factories. Three years ago
the latter company had 1900 work
ers. Now they have only IT'S to 200,
with wages from 20 to 30 cents an
hour. Wage-cuts are handed out
every week. Last week the Arm
strong Coal Co. cut wages 10 per
cent. The Trade Union Unity
League is preparing the workers here
for a strike.
After the meeting the marchers
were fed and the crowd hesitated to
move away from in front of the CEN
ter. They left an hour later, when
the Center was darkened. One ar
rest was made. Monday morning
when the marchers prepared to leave
the city, another meeting was held
Az attempt was made to break up
the meeting and the dicks went SO
far as to search the pockets of the
demonstrators. The police forced
the marchers to speak one block fur
Their down, near the railroad tracks
and attacked the workers with po-
lice dogs. However, the meeting
lasted over an hour, the local work
ers finally forcing their way through
the police lines to hear the speakers
: Many legionnaires attempted to stor
it with clubs, but they were unsuc-
cessful. Amidst cheers and songs the
marchers left New Brunswick.
Demonstrate at Perth Amboy.
PERTH AMBOY, N. j., March A.
The Trenton hunger marchers ar
rived in Perth Amboy on their re
turn yesterday at 2 p. m. They hell
a meeting in front Of the city hal
at which they reported the answe
!. given by the state government to tn
demands of the jobless for relic
y About 200 workers were presen
James Sepesy made the report an
afterwards 35 marched seven block
to the Workers Home, where anothe
meeting was held. At this meetin
, 81 joined the Unemployed Counc