The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-17

practice Of Capitalization and individual respon-
eibIty The minimum goal of at least doub-
ling tha membership in 1881 must be set by
each section and district
l3 The struggle for unemployment insurance
and relief which has had certain successes in the
mobilization OF masses for certain actions, de-
mons. sions, etc, remains still almost entirely
uncrgani-ad, with the exception of very few
cities. The recent resolution of the RIL.U. on
this question gives us sound foundation for
completely correcting our previous errors, the
general nature OF which we're (a) efforts to con-
fine tha movement within too narrow and strict
and organ izationaI frame, and (b) absolutely in
sufficient attention to the whole problem OF or
g2-.l-ation On the lines of the RILU. resolu-
ton We must Immediately begin to build mass
unemployed councils and to fight for the Com
Elunict program of struggle against hunger, Of
which the following are the main points:
"a Unemployment insurance at the cost Of
ths government and employers, securing to every
wage worker the equivalent of his full wages
when unemployed for any reason, to be adj
minis5sred by the insured workers organized in
self-governing bodies on a territorial basis.
tb) In1fediate relief in lump sum from the
government treasury for each unemployed work
or with additional amount for each dependent.
(c) Shortening of the excessive hours of labor
on the basis Of: 7-hour day for all workers with
out reduction Of weekly earnings; 6-hour day for
miners and dangerous occupations; abolition Of
child labor under IA and provision of voca-
tional training with government support; 4-hour
day fer youth workers up to Is and 6-hour day
up to 20 years.
Id Prohibition Of eviction of workers from
their homes for non payment of rent when I'M
employed for any reason. Free rents, gas ligrt,
water ETC., for the unemployed at government
expense. Free distribution of milk for all chill
dren of unemployed
(e) The struggle against the Hoover schemes
Of public works which are designed as prepar
atoms for war, as Wage-cutting eXpedients and
systems Of forced labor; against the Hoover pub
lie works program we demand the Inauguration
Of the program of building workers homes to
replace the present horrible sluns and barracks
inhabited by millions of underpaid and unem-
ployed workers, building of workers hospitals
nurseries, etc. All public buildings to be at
trade union wage rates and the 7-ror day.
~ Absolute prohibition of all forms of forced
labor or coercion of any kind in connection with
relief and insurance.
Cg) Development of trade relations with the
Soviet Union dncluding the demand for recog
milton of the Soviet Union not only funda-
mental requirement of international working
class solidarity, but also as a vital immediate
economic need of the starving masses) in order
that the idle factories may work, fill the con-
stantly growing demands of the successful con-
struction of the workers government and its
Fiye-Year Plan.
The Communist Party demands the financing
of all forms Of insurance and relief by diver
sion to this purpose Of all military, naval and
police appropriations, sharp reduction of Off
all incomes above $4,000, graduated capital levy
all fortunes above 100000.
The struggle for these demands shall be or
ganized around the unemployed councils and
carried on by mass demonstrations in cities, in
counties and states by hunger marches, includ-
ing national hunger march to the opening
of Congress- by signature campaigns delegations
to governing bodies, and the use of referendum
laws in the various states and by supporting
the Communist Party in the coming elections
The Central Committee particularly emphasizes
to all Party organizations the necessity for ap-
plying the forms Of organization outlined In the
resolution of the R.LL.U. and the methods by
means of which to conduct the day to day strug-
giles for the organization of the unemployed
workers
"a Building the revolutionary unions and
w-r'- +, the reforuist untonS The uork of bui1r.