The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-07
WINTER COMES In BUFFALO
BY ROBERT NASH.

THE current talk among the workers of Buffalo,
on the streets, in cheap hash joints, is about
the approaching terrible hard winter they will
have to face In conversation with some work
they bitterly remarked that it appears that
the only solution for unemployment seems to be
another war which will kill off ten million work
ers SO as to give them a chance to get job.
But they also said that they will see to it that
they are not among the ten million This is the
hateful mood Of the workers when they face the
prospect of another winter.
The capitalist class is we'll aware of this mood,
hence they bring into use their powerful organs
of lying propaganda, the newspapers which are
carrying on a campaign of good times" coming.
The Buffalo Times" carried such typical bunk
of returning prosperity" by one named Silver
man. under the title CONSTRUCTION Industry Up
turn-Opening Jobs in Western New York
Now let's see these opening jobs in Western
New York" The new Ford plant, situated in
Buffalo, was boosted in the press that 500 men
would be hired. When hiring" did begin over
5000 workers turned out, coming from all direc-
tons, walking five and six miles distance and
some waiting on line from four in the morning.
Twenty-Five were hired that day and since
then nothing more was heard of any hiring being
done. The Great Lakes Portland Cement Co. was
80 were hired, claiming that hundreds were
hired The capitalist press carried pictures of the
new workers. The picture itself belied their
claims for even casual observation showed no
more than 10 workers.
Mr. Silyerman in his article gives statistics to
prove" the opening of jobs in western New
York" We will take his own figures and what do
we find: An addition to the st. James Hospital
will cost 100000 and will employ rs men, Mind
you, 100000 expended in construction and 25
workers to be employed Home construction in
North Hornet will amount to $4,000 and will
employ so men. $4,000 road construction and
100000 grading project in Hornet will employ
$50 men. 100000 Catholic church will en-
ploy 100 men, 100000 high school in Albion
will employ so men. Where is the Opening OF
jobs in Western New York;? The investments in
construction even according to Mr.. Silverman's
figures is $1,290,OOO and the huge number OF
workers to be employed is ATS! This is for the
whole of Western New York and in Buffalo alone
there are over 100000 unemployed. The lie OF
this prostitute journalist speaks for itself
The conclusion of Silvermans article is gem
Of fakery and official optimism" We quote
George D. Cogswell, chairman of the Housing
Committee of the Chamber of Commerce de-
clared today that this city is heading towards
the greatest five year period in its history A
golf course dsn't this wonderful news for you
starving workers of Buffalo?) homes (for whom,
certainly not for the workers?) and other pro-
jects are contemplated" Mr.. Cogswell didn't
Hoover make fool of himself already with his
return of prosperity within 60 days? What
"other projects" Messrs. Cogswell and SilvermanP
You know you lie
Unemployed workers, golf courses and homes
are being built, but not for you. When your
landlord throws you out of your rooms the City
Welfare in all its kindness" sees that you and
your family are moved into lousy, filthy, YER
min-ridden, airless, SIS apartments" You must
be thankful though that a golf course as well as
a 100000 Catholic church is being built for you,
instead of factories where you can find jobs.
Such things are done only by the terrible" Boil
sheviks, in the workers land, Soviet Russia,
where factories are built so that today there is
no unemployment there and churches are torn
down because no one uses them.
The arrogance of the bosses is beyond limit.
They build golf courses, homes and "other pro-
jects' while the same vile, reptile. capitalist
press reports that tuberculosis is the increase;
that edspensary reports more patients this sum
mer than in five years; that the birth rate in
the city of Buffalo is the lowest in its history;
children especially Negro children are forced to
say at home and not go to school, because they
have no shoes and no clothes; and an Italian work
ing woman with brood of six was arrested OH
a framed up charge of Stabbng a parasitic
charity investigator charge which the poor
woman pleaded not guilty and held Tor $1,000
beh