The daily worker., 1931-12-03

Already six children have been
elected at Pittsburgh and others have
hecn elected in various coal and
steel towns throughout the district.
Realizing that the hunger march
ers are mainly undernourished, since
they have been unemployed long
time, the local Workers First Aid
Group is ready here.
Defy Mayors Threat
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. g.
Mayor Mackey in his reply to the
request OF the United Front Hunger
March Committee and the Unem-
ployed Councils of Philadelphia to
lodge and feed the ATS delegates who
came from the Northeast section of
the country, has taken a threatening
position against the delegation and
the millions of workers, unemployed
and partly employed, whom these
delegates represent.
Mayor Mackey carries out the wish
of his bosses of the millionaires and
exploiters and threatens the Hunger
Marchers with violence when he
states: II suggest that you bypass
Philadelphia.
Down with the Hypocrisy Of
Mackey.
"We are now busily engaged in
feeding and maintaining our own
unemployed and unfortunate people, /"
says Mayor Mackey In his letter.
What sham demagogy! What iel
VIII the nine million dollars united
drive of the city take care of the
100000 unemployed? Not in the least.
The major part of the nine million
dollars is forced out Of the pockets
Of the workers In the shops and fac
tories under threat OF losing their
Jobs.
Only a small percentage of the
unemployed get relief. Last year the
Lloyd committee also collected money
in the same way for relief, and a.
terrific scandal resulted over graft in
the committee. Mackey has done
nothing to punish the grafters.
In spite OF Mayor Mackey's threat,
Column One and Column Two of the
National Hunger March, are coming
through here Friday. Dec. 4. They
viii be met at the city limits by a
mass demonstration of workers and
unemployed workers, called together
by the Councils of the Unemployed
and this escort will parade with them
to a mass reception in the evening at
Broadway Arena, Broadway and
Christian streets.
Passing the Buck
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. Coy
srncr Ritchie OF Maryland is playing
the Army Game" with the unera-
pioyed. On Nov. "a he was sent a
letter by Carl Bradley, for the Bal
tirnors Councils OF the Unemployed,
demanding the use of the State Arm
ory at cumberland for the more than
400 National Hunger Marchers stop
ping over in Baltimore the night OF
Dec. s, on their way to Washington
Ritsl les answer is as follows:
Carl B 'adley, Esq.
1873 8. Broadway
Baltimore, Md.
De&r Sir: received your favor of
November oath, requesting that the
hunger marchers be housed and fed
in the State Armory at Cumberland
while they are in that city. There are
no cots, no bed linen or blankets at
the Cumberland Armory and no faci-
Nties for the furnishing meals. The
only thing I can suggest is that you
Ut in touch with the Mayor of Cum
berland, Or. Thomas W. Koon, and
zee II he is able TO work the matter
out along some such lines as ! under
stand Mayor, jackson and General
Gather have arranged to do in Bal
Hn1ore City.
Very Truly yours,
ALBERT G. RITCHIE
Governor
What Mayor Jackson and General
Gather are doing for the starving
unemployed is shown by their letters,
as follows:
Mr.. Carl Bradley, Secretary,
The Unemployed Council,
1873 8. Broadway,
Baltimore, Md. Nov. %, 1881
My dear Mr.. Bradley; Your letter
Of November 18th to his Excellency,
Governor Albert G. Ritchie, has been
referred to me for reply, as am
charged with the control of the 104th
Medical Regiment Armory.
Because of the needs Of the Regi-
ment' and the fact that we have no
bed, it is impossible to grant your
request and equip this Arinory with
beds and blankets for the oyernite
stay Of the unemployed delegates on
December 5th, To assist in this mat
ter, however, have called his Honor,
the Mayor and General Gather,
Police Commissioner of Baltimore
City and feel sure If you will con-
tact them, they will arrange In some
Wpy to provide suitable facilities. but