The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-15
STATE POLICE
ATTACK JOBLESS
IN KENSINGTON
Hunger Demonstrated
Broken Up; Promise
of Food Broken
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ing beaten up. was dubbed over the
head by the police He was tenn
porarily rescued by his fellow-work-
ers, but later arrested along with his
son.
The parade was led by young chill
dren, but the Pinchot cossacks at
tackled these, too.
Three workers are arrested and
held on $4,000 bail each. They are
Frank Albert, Nick Samer and Fred
Lubrisky.
In the conference in the council
chambers Burgess Bruins had reso-
luton passed for immediate func-
tioning Of his Emergency Relief Com
mittee and releasing $4,000 voted for
relief but held up to date.
Last week the unemployed work
ers, under the leadership of the I'm
employed Council, marched on the
City Council and sent in commit
tee to present their demands. Peter
Paris presented the demands to the
council Burgess Burns made q
demagogic speech, pleading that there
be mo violence" and asked: what
would you do if you were in my
placer"
Carl Price replied that he would
tax the operators, the owners Of the
big aluminium plant, take all the
money in the Community Chest and
the Red Cross treasures and grant
the demands the unemployed were
making. These demands include
cash relief of $40 week for every
unmarried worker, SIS for married
men and additional for each de-
pendent.
Hit Forced Labor.
Another demand hits the practice
of making unemployed put in two
days labor in payment for a basket
Of food that is worth rs cents. The
unemployed attacked this forced la
Dor scheme and demanded the union
scale for all work done. Attacks
from the councilmen followed, but
they finally asked the unemployed to
send a committee Of three to meet
with a committee Of the council and
the welfare organizations" in town.
When Paris brought the councils
reply to those waiting outside. coun-
cilmen, burgess, police and firemen
made every attempt to break UP the
meeting, by suddely shouting Fire!
Firel" but it didn't work, and nobody
left the meeting.
Outrageous Lying.
The following morning, at the con-
ference Of the various organizations
in town, together with the unem-
ployed committee and the councils
committee, the Red Cross refused ito
make a statement" as to whether
they would help the unemployed
Finally it was agreed by the welfare
Department that the money on hand
be used to give immediate relief.
1t was agreed that the unem-
ployed's own committee register
workers for relief and administer dis
tribution. But Immediately after the
meeting the Burgess hurried to the
newspaper with a statement that the
Unemployed Council agreed that the
police register and investigate the
applicants for relief.
The next morning a committee
from the unemployed demanded
correction. The editor refused. Soon
after a larger committee called upon
him and threatened that 1000 UNI
employed would picket his paper.
The correction appeared.
When the Welfare station opened
that day, the committee elected by
the unemployed were on hand and
registered hundreds upon hundreds
of unemployed. But not nickel's
worth of relief was forthcoming. Yes
terday's demonstration followed, de-
manding food.
Sickening Hypocrisy.
While the Burgess pleaded for mo
violence" he had state troopers gas
and attack unemployed workers.
The unemployed movement here
has become the recognized leader of
the city's unemployed. They are de-
termined to force the city to grant
their demands. Today's attack by
Governor Pinchot's state police in
dicates very clearly that Pinchot's
call uon the national guard and state
constaublary to be ready to deal with
riots" Of unemployed. means more
than all Of his statements about DE
ing in favor Of unemployment insur-
ance" and against evictions."
One way 10 help the Soviet