The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-03
By BEATRICE SISKIND.

By BEATRICE SISKIND.
TIE capitalist parties are preparing for NUM-
cipal elections in Minneapolis Mayor Kunze
little NIussolini, the banker mayor is preparing
his reelection. He had tried hard in the last
few weeks to out-do former Mayor Leach in
his red batting policies. Leach is also running
During his term Of office in 1929, Leach proved
to be first class strike breaker. He broke the
North Western Building strike and sent is pick
cts in Jail. In answer to the demands of the
unemployed workers for relief, Mr. Kunze has
put ban on workers meetings has issued in
dictments against the leaders of the unemployed,
has rsilroaded four workers to Jail ON frame-up
charge of "Tioting" Mr.. Kunze and Mr.. Leach
may both be assured of the support of the boss
class in this city
Left" Boss Agents
The other candidate in the arena is Farm
er Leborite' who has different methods of echo
ing his masters voice. Mr.. Anderson told his
listeners when he was nominated, on March o.
to mayor on the Farmer Labor ticket not to
expect too much from the city administration
He was not as free with his promises as Mr.
Olson was before election He has learned that
the working class will Demand to know, as they
did of Olson the 7th and 9th of January wheth-
er the promises hold water. Mr. Olson showed
the meaning of his promise Ito strike blow at
unemployment" when he told the delegation
representing 10000 workers, who waited outside
the capitol for the answer of the governor that
Il cannot do anything about it," However, the
typical labor faker platform adopted contains
lots of hot talk about the workers about accept
ing social insurance in principle" about com
batting unemployment" etc.
Let us look at the meeting that nominated
Anderson. What was the chief debate and dis
cussion about? Was it about how to secure re-
lief for the thousands of unemployed workers
in the city? Or was it perhaps how to prevent
the steady wage cutting and laying off of men
in the plants? MOI We learned from the Mime
apolis Star of March % what the chief concern
Of the Farmer Labor Party is. The Star says
THE most heated debate of the meeting was
on the question of track depression in South
Minneapolis and it found representatives of the
railroad brotherhoods asserting that candidate
who favored such a move could expect little sup
port from their organization" Other planks
we're discussed such as "the establishment of
permanent unemployment research bureau.
Social Dcmagogy
We sec tl.st the first concern of the Farmer
Labor party is to determine who shall save
r'cncv on tho ra"cad alteration in South Mir
rearolis. " c;t.' CT tie railroad company. For
tic pncmploycS however, it is sufficient to help
the state continue the ''study" that was under
rero.a by establishing q research bureau
The workers of Minneapolis will no longer be
fooled by fine phrases accepting social insurance
in principle" and in practice substituting the
sickening social workers attitude Of studying"
the problems, and in the meantime ignoring the
desperate condition of the unemployed. Yes
they will help the bosses study how best to kill
the fighting movement of the unemployed work
crs fer bread for their families
Who was the f-at to congratulate Mr.. Ander-
son and promise support? 1t was no other than