The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-19
JObIeSS Workers
BrutaIly Beaten at
Mayors Open Meet
Build the Unemployed
Councils! Build the
T.U.U.L. Unions!
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blood from a wound that would have
caused death.
Starvation, sickness and "flu' cpl
denies take their toll In Tacoma,
while throughout the country, the
bosses continue to burn, destroy and
dump In the bays the food so ne
cessary to the lives Of workers and
farmers.
The International Labor Defense
hopes to get the workers out on bail
In q few days. A protest meeting
was called Tuesday March II at 9l3Ia
Tacoma Ave, 7:3o pm. and workers
are urged to attend the trial Of the
arrested workers.
Famine in Chicago
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Mar. ia state
ment by Warren A. Lamson, presi-
dent Of United Charities Of Chicago,
tells a story, strangely In opposition
to the tune prosperity is Just around
the corner" that the press Is start
ing to sing again.
Chicago now faces a greater crisis
in meeting unemployment than at
any time during the long period of
unemployment" said Lamson.
Thousands Of Chicago families
are facing the disaster Of hunger,
cold and Illness" he adds. Amazing
numbers Of helpless little children,
despairing mothers and desperate
fathers have nothing standing be-
tween them and starvation except
the help that they are receiving from
the United Charities"
The charities head points out that
unemployment has made paupers out
of thousands Of families that year
ago considered themselves in good
circumstances.
"AIl indications are" he warned,
"that we shall not reach the peak
load until the latter part Of March
or early April" He pointed out that
whereas in November, the United
Charities gave help to 1853 families,
the number increased to 1900 In
February. eG --
Meanwhile, scores Of plants are
quietly laying off more workers and
lowering wages. And more wage re-
auctions are in the air.
The first heavy snow storm Of the
year, which came early this month,
revealed how many men want work.
For every man given the "oppor-
tunity'' Of earning from SO to $3.50
(the city scale) for shoveling snow
for about three days, there were ap-
proximately 10 others after the Job.
1t is noticed that the war veterans
are beginning to abandon apple
selling-not so much because of the
bonus loans, which most have not
yet received, but because sales are
dropping off.
ST. PAUL, MINI, March 18.-"Un-
der the city councils relief plan the
unemployed workers ara condemned
tc DEATH" begins a statement Of the
Unemployed Council here.
The statement goes on to expose
the plan by which workers applying
for relief are allowed four and a
half days month work at the rate
OF IS cents per hour. They do not
get the money, but are given one
ton of coal and SIS to $40 of grocer
ies-to last a month. There Is no
provision for rent, light, gas or water.
The Northern States Power Co. of
this city and the City Water Depart
ment have ruthless policies of cut
ting off service when payment is
delayed.
The Unemployed Council at a
special meeting has adopted a reso-
ution exposing this starvation trick,
reminding that the power company
is making huge profits out of its
franchise, referring to the power
owners corruption Of the city adj
ministration and the looting of the
treasury. and repeating The demands
for SIS week and So additional for