The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-16
HUNGER MARCHES

When the marcherS arrived in Albany. meeting
the detachment that came from the west from
Buffalo and other cities the reception by the
Albany workers was inspiring. Marching through
the city with banners and placards, and accom-
panied by the workers of Albany, they went to
the hall arranged for their organization, prior to
going to the State Capitol.
The battle in the State Capitol at Albany was
a brave battle The strategy of the committee
approaching the State Assembly had been worked
out, and the marchers some in the gallery of
the Assembly, others in the street to hold meet
ing before the capitol were prepared. When
the three spokesman one after the other, were
denied the floor and thrown out of the capitol
the men in the gallery began the fight, demand
ing that their representatives be heard. This was
a fight that showed that the Hunger jNIarcherS,
starved as some of them were Q8 of them took
sick at Yonkers, where they had the first meal
because their Stomachs were not used to food,
are determined group. Although they had to
deal with husky, burly state troopers with their
heavy long sticks, and they the marchers had no
weapons they delivered blows to the cossacks,
that many of them will not forget All the
fighting, as the marching was done in an or
ganized manner. When retreating out of the as
sembly, chamber, the marchers reorganized their
forces, marched down the stairs-and then some
the assembly chamber to give the troopers an
other drubbing But better counsel prevailed,
and the marchers, accompanied by thousands of
Albany workers, returned to the hall and held
meeting. The next day they returned to their
homes in trucks, debarking at the towns from
which they came as the trucks passed through,
to hold meetings in these towns
Arriving in New York City on March 4, the
night of the Ruthenberg Memorial meeting, the
marcherS went to the meeting in disciplined
ranks, and were received with an ovation. Many
of them Spoke--and there it was announced that
OF the more than 100 who went from New York
City on the march, Sc of the best had Joined
the Communist Party.
The march to Trenton was equally effective
In some of the places, Carteret for instance the
entire town turned out for the march, and ac-
companied the marcherS far outside the limits
of the town. insisting upon meetings Everywhere
the same reception. When arriving in Trenton
a splendid group of the Trenton jobless met
them and marched with them to the hall that
had been prepared. Similarly to the march to
Albany, the march was preceded by leaflets an
nouncing the coming of the marchers Along
the route, leaflets were distributed, telling the
workers the aim of the march. Daily Workers
and Labor Unity and literature were sold in
large quantities.
At Trenton the committee of the marchers did
not succeed in getting to the floor of the AS
sembly being outmaneuvered by the sly politi-
clans, who did not dare to let the committee
speak, While the committee was detained in a
side room practically under arrest the workers
demonstrated before the Capitol, remaining there
for several hours
The Hunger Marches made a tremendous inn
preston upon the workers of the towns through
which they passed, The workers clamor for Or
ganization-and it is the task of the Trade Union
Unity League to organize them The workers
showed everywhere that they are ready to fight
for the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill
and for immediate relief
In our next article, we shall deal with some
organizational aspects of the march