The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-23

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night stop-over OF the Kansas City
contingent Another crew is working
In Moberly, the stopover town for the
st. Joseph marchers. In Joplin, Mo.
great enthusiasm Is being manifested
for the Hunger March and tive
truck1oads Of workers Will come from
there. In Springfield, Mo, organizers
are working and even the capitalist
press is forced to admit that they
are meeting with ready agreement
and support" The workers In
Springfield say they Will get 1000
marchers to jefferson City. A strong
unemployed Council Is being organized
In Springfield.
March on socialist" Administration
READING, Pa, Oct. 22.-The I'M
employed Councils OF Reading are
holding a Hunger March on We'd
nesday. Oct %. The unemployed
will send q delegation to the city
council to the Socialist" Mayor
Stump to present demands for I'M
mediate winter relief Of $40 a week
and So for dependents.
The city administration composed
Of socialists" is not doing anything
to relieve the misery Of the unem-
ployed. A week ago, 2o-year-old
woman collapsed on the street from
starvation. She had no food for five
days and slept in parked automobiles
Hundreds OF sheriff sales took
place, the workers losing not only a
home but also the furniture. There
are numerous cases OF starvation, but
the socialist" administration valves
all responsibility for them
The unemployed workers are called
upon to gather at the Court House
Fourth and Court SITS. From there
the demonstration will proceed to the
City Hall. The demonstration Is
called for 2 p. m.
NEW YORK.--It has just been re-
vealed here through the Social Serv-
ice Bulletin" of the Methodist Fed
Grafton for Social Service that Floyd
Gibbons In speaking at the American
Legion convention held recently ir
Detroit called for smashing Of the
hunger marches.
In answer to an ovation given 70
this fascist propaganda, Gibbons
stated to the legionnaires: 1--WE who
learned hell Of a lot about violence
in France will be the first to take
up arms to put down violence In
connection with hunger marches"
This was in response to Hoover's
speech requesting to Legion to take
a hand against disorder" which is
arising out of growing mass unem-
ployment.
Jobless Issue Paper
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 22.-As
an extremely significant part Of the
preparations for the mass demonStra-
ton at New Kensington, for imme'
date unemployed relief, and against
the terror Of the bosses and Their
armed thugs, the city police and
Pinchot's states Estate police
workers in the Pittsburgh District Is
sued the first unemployed workers
bulletin, the New Kensington Un.
employed Worker"
1t carried an analysis Of the situa-
ton in New Kensingtonfi but failed
to stress the vitality important fact
that at least definite steps were being
taken by the bosses charity agencies
to give 50 large measure Of RELIEF
as would wean the workers away from.
the fighting Unemployed Council Of
New Kensington. This concession
despite the obvious desire OF thu
bosses to thus break the strength Of
the council, shows what immediate
gains can be secured through strug.
gle.
Despite the serious shortcoming ir
not bringing this fact clearly out, the
New Kensington Unemployed Work
er, carried a statement, concerning
the necessity for organized. systematic
preparation for the National Hunger
March.
Waukesan Jobless Conference
WAUKEGAN, Ill. oct. 22.--An I'M
employment conference was held In
waukegan on Sunday, Oct. Is, with
40 delegates from II organizations
present. representing over 1000
workers. Two A. r. Of L. locals, In
Guiding the Building Trades Council
sent delegates. Demands to the city
government we're formulated and a
delegation Of IS was elected to 60 To
the City Council meeting, Monday,
oct. 26. at 8 p. m. and demand I'M
mediate relief for the 1000 unem-
pIoyed here.
Forced Labor In N. r.
NEW 1e0TsK.---A new scheme Of
forced labor has been developed by