The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-05
FACTS FOR HUNGER
MARCHERS

the starving, war style, in few counties, report
that starvation Is increasing In one small settle
ment are "25 families on the brink Of starvation.
In one house are seven people: "the five chill
dren and mother and father have one bed no
clothes, one chair, one bench, stove. one ket-
tie, three plates and two saucers" but no food.
In another tiny village 28 eviction notices were
served In the schools at least SO per cent Of
children suffer from "nalnutrition' and under
weight" words which mean slow starvation.
Unemployment Figures.
A survey in Pittsburgh reveals that in working
class sections OF the city so per cent and more OF
the wage earners are totally unemployed. This
is one of the highest percentages of total IN
employment found in any city in the country.
Employment in Ohio is IA per cent below the
level of year ago. In the construction industry
Of this state the drop below 1880 is "a per cent
Pets Get Full Unemployment Insurance.
A story in the New York World Telegram In
dictates what a break you get II you're an AMI
NAL but not human being. 1t reads: 20
80 many New York City families feeling the
pinch Of hard times are beginning to turn
their animal pets outdoors that the number OF
strays picked up by its agents has doubled In
the last few weeks, the Humane Society an
nounced today.
People who find 1t impossible to maintain
their pets are requested to telephone the So
ciety, which will assume care Of unwanted
animals. The telephone number is Chelsea
3. $685."
Mayor Murphys Detroit Relief"
In September 1929, the Detroit Department OF
Public Welfare "a city Department. was caring"
for 5000 families: on January l, $780, the num-
Der had risen to $4,000 and in December, $780,
to :
least $1,000 were dropped from the relief rolls
Certainly more need this limited welfare" aid
than last winter, but actually only $4,000 are
getting anything now. This means that at least
10000, worse off than they were last year, are
nearing the starvation point. And new appn-
cations to the Welfare Department have jumped
to more than 300 a day. OF every 100 apply
ing for help, 40 have never received any help
from Welfare Department even during the peak
of last winter.
Mayor Murphy-white hope of the socialists
and Hberals-is afraid to tax the rich. So he
is now following the Hoover example of calling
for handouts from the rich to Feed Family
Fund" hoping this form of panhandling will net
enough to put a few thousand families back on
the lists And this Welfare Department, with
its fund cut down drastcally, refuses to do any
thing for any families with less than two child
dren.
At least 100000 persons are in the families of
the jobless Of Detroit officials admit. The av-
erage income of sample 1000 families of the
$4,000 dropped from the list last summer be-
cause the city lacked funds, was $780, And yet
the officials lose their tenpers when anthem
tic charges are made and proved that hundreds
have died of starvation in Detroit while thous-
ands are dying of slow starvation
Those who still get relief are now paid next
to nothing, the allowance to a family having
been cut Some 5000 families have been cut to
s175 week for adults and 81 cents week for
a child. Out Of this, rent, light and gas as well
as food have to be paid. The city controller
contends that 1obless man can eat quite well
on SITS week! r.
Meanwhile Detroit papers show pictures of
police being instructed In the use Of tear gas
grenades and short range tear gas guns.