The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-01
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now that an emergency exists. And
when he finds 1t necessary to stop
even the miserable appropriation
that is planned, he will declare the
emergency is over despite the fact
that millions will still be starving
The bill is directed against adequate
immediate relief and against any
and all forms Of unemployment In
surance, both state and federal.
The bill itself contains the char
acteristics of all the capitalist plans
Of relief for the unemployed. This
bill provides that extensive Studies"
shall be made Of where unemploy-
ment insurance is needed and that
for this purpose commission shall
be set up. While the unemployed
workers are forced into hunger,
while they are being evicted for their
inability to pay rent, while their
children suceumb to disease through
malnutrition--the commission will
investigate" and turn out reams of
falsefied reports on the condition Of
the unemployed. The purpose of
these reports themselves will be to
lie about the need Of relief by the
unemployed.
In addition, Roosevelt's bill Is a
typical capitalist political stunt
which seeks to make political capital
out of the hunger of the workers.
1t is intended to bolster his own
aspirations for the Democratic nom
ination for the presidency in the 1882
elections and to prevent the masses
from rallying in the elections to the
Communist Party, the only party
which has a program of unemploy-
ment relief based on the demands of
the working class and calling on the
workers themselves to fight for it.
This can be seen in the attitude of
the Republican party to the bill
The Republicans are in full accord
with the bill insofar as it means the
demagogic curbing of the militancy
of the workers. Insofar as it means
an advantage for Roosevelt and
graft for Democratic politicians only,
they are already creating opposition
to it. The New York Times in its
editorial Of September 2 points to
the prediction struggle that is
going on by means of this bill. 1t
states, 1.-THE presence of the Legis-
lature in special session permitted
Roosevelt to outline an unemploy-
ment relief program, while the Ma
tional Government at Washington
was merely appointing another COM
mission"
While this election fight goes on
both parties agree to the proposals
Of the bill which will mean forced
labor for the jobless, The bill pro-
vides that insofar as is possible the
miserable appropriation shall be used
for public works but where this is
not possible the officials may dis
tribute food and clothing to the job
less. The public works which may
be carried on will be for the extern
sion OF the facilities OF the capitalist
class not for the improvement of the
conditions of the workers, The pub
lie works will be more concrete high
ways for the capitalist transportation
system and not for the purpose of
building decent living quarters for
the working class instead of the
sinking barracks they are now
forced to live in. The distribution
Of food and clothing will as in all
previous cases be used as means
of forcing the jobless TO work for
this charity and as a means of graft
for the politicians connected with
the buying Of this food, etc.
While the Socialists, in the pres
ence Of Thomas and Waldnan, come
out with hypocritical demands that
the Roosevelt appropriation is not
adequate, they go even further than
he does in the wage cutting aspects
Of the bill. The bill provides that
the five day week shall be installed
on all state pubicl works jobs. The
Socialists demand that the five day
week-wtth five days pay-should be
extended throughout industry "Un-
der these circumstances" reports the
New York Times" Mr.. Thomas and
Mr.. Waldman declared the Cover
nor's proposal for five day week on
State and city projects should be
extended to industry at large" The
five day week means wage cutting
for those who are still employed, The
Socialists come out openly for this
most vicious attack on the working
class.
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