The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-01
BY ]. ANfTER.

THIS year the workers Of New York IN their
demonstrations have clearer evidence than
before who their enemies are. This year their
enemies are lined up in a united front against
them, supported by the state forces This year
the socialist party backed up by the police de-
partment comes into the open, following upon
the demonstration of the fascist Veterans of
Foreign Wars Was it a mistake when the New
York American" stated that the Communist Or
ganizations revealed plans yesterday for
parade and demonstration in Union Square to
follow thoss Of veterans and patriotic societies
on MAY Day'a Was it mistake that the so
r,slist party is described as one Of the "patrio-
tic" societiess
By no means. The socialist party is loyal TO
capitansn-it is the party that today plans to
clean out first Mayor Walker, then Tannnany
then the republican party and finally to install
2, ~non-partisan" government In the city OF New
York. non-parttsan government is a capitalist
government q government that viii represent. as
the democratic and republican parties do-the
bosses against the workers. This is the history
dawn Milwaukee, Reading and elsewhere,
where there are socialist administrations 1t is
the history Of the socialist party in France. Eng
land. Germany - governments Of the bosses
against the workers.
Hence in New York today, the workers see the
array Of their enemies against them. But this
is not all The Nfusteites, cleft" socialists To-
getf1er with the I W. w, anarchists, and rene
4Iae5r foTf
the workers This is merely an extension OF the
united front of the enemies of the workers
against the working class.
This year the workers of New York City and
state have special reason to demonstrate. THIS
wear the united front Of the fighting working
class is most important. Unemployment con-
tinues to grow. Wage cuts follow one upon the
other. The city and state governments refuse
to do anything for the more than 100000 IN
employed in the state. Roosevelt dsapproved all
bills that even pretended to offer relief to the
UNEMPLOYED The city administration of New
York has cut off relief even from the $4,000
families that have been receiving beggars' char
ity. The workers VIII be returned to the list
or only $1,000 Of Unsupported they register
with the democratic boss and promise to vote
for Tammanyl The remaining $4,000 unem-
ployed in the city of New York may continue to
starve. They may roam the streets in vain look
ing for work There is no work, as the reports
of the state Industrial Department show. The
fake building program of Roosevelt Will help few
workers The seasonal industries which now
should be opening UP, are slowing down The
crisis is hitting the workers more and more.
The misery In the homes is growing. The in
vestigatons being made by the Unemployed
Councils which are looking into the homes, find
ing them bereft of all food; the hunger Of the
children. the suicides. crimes, prostitution in
sanity, that threaten the entire working class
populaton-are nothing to the bosses of the city.
Jimmie Walker, their fit representative in gov
eminent answers tbs demands Of the unem-
ployed. as the delegation from Harlem to the
Board of Estimate was answered when they ap-
peared with some starving families on April a.
The police and detectives threatened to break
the neck Of the leader of the delegation If he
came back again. This is the continued answer
of the city to the starvation Of the unemployed
And the answer Of the unemployed is; 1--WE win