The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-25
The Whip" Admits
Unemployed Are
Denied Relief

TIE Chicago Whip, an organ Of the traitorou
Negro reformists who joined with the white
imperialists in attacking the Negro and white
workers for fighting against starvation and evic-
tons, is forced to admit in its current issue that
the relief so loudly promised by the city adj
ministration has not been forthcoming The
Whip admits that the Negro unemployed work
ers are still hungry and forced to sleep in the
park:
Despite the many official promises and aS~
surances Of immediate and adequate relief for
the hundreds Of men and women on the south
side who are unemployed, broke without food
or the mems of obtaining 1t or place to lay
their heads, which came as a result Of the
fatal clash two weeks ago between police and
radical organizers, to date no such program Of
relief has been put in operation, and the parks
are still nightly filled with the hungry and
homeless"
The article admits that while "the Governors
Commission, the Mayors advisory board the
charities and various other bodies are still trv-
ing to fool the unemployed with promises men
and women in dire need still panhandle the
passersby on the streets for dime, seek hand
outs at the back door, solicit after dark as
prostitutes, or resorting to violence turn foot
pad thug and burglar in losing effort to keep
themselves alive"
The article, while not openly stating 1t as
such, admits that the bosses are trying to force
the whole burden of the crisis on the shoulders
of the workingclass. 1t says:
"These homeless ones must sleep in the park.
in vacant stores, in alleys, etc. If they can not
find friend or relative in better circum-
stances who will take them in"
The Whip excuses the failure of the bosses to
furnish relief for the unemployed, saying
1.-THE charities are over-taxed by the de-
mands of the community, and must turn away
many of those who forced to swallow pride
and appeal for aid"
The workers Of Chicago have already learned
that the refornists, white and Negro have no
program of struggle against starvation. and that
their function in the crisis is to try to betray
the fight of the workers against starvation and
evictions. The Whip further exposes this line
by supporting in its present article the fake
program of the South Side Council on Com
munity Welfare 1t is also alarmed by the grow
ing miltancy Of the Negro masses and feels it
necessary to warn the bosses of this condition.
1t says:
"The same conditions Of suffering and un-
caused the fatal riot on Dearborn Street, stIIl
maintain, growing daily more fertile as fields
of further struggle.
1.-THE crowds attending the radical meetings
in Washington Park continues to increase IN
size, and the speakers continue to beIabor with
undiminshed vigor the preachers politicians
and community leaders, both white and col
ored, for their failure to offer assistance to
the MANY who stand In need Of IT.
The Whip also admits that:
despite the promise Of the Bailif and the
renters court to suspend eviction orders until
adequate investigation could be made, fami-
lies are still being set out without legal writa
by landlords who take the law into the hands,
and hire thugs to do the work for them"
In the above statement, The Whip delber-
ately tries to cover up the role Of the bosses
courts in issuing eviction writs. The workers
of Chicago know that while it is true many
landlords are throwing out workers without legal
writs, this is not because the courts refuse to
issue writs. Such writs are still being issued.
Many landlords just don't bother to seek these
writs but proceed to evict workers without any
writ. In this they are supported by the city
| administration and the police.
|
evictions to go unchallenged! The Whip adj
| Inits:
'Tn the meantime, the Unemployed Coun-
Gil, the radical group. continues its activities
! in restoring jobess families Between Satur-
day and Tuesday. five families which were
evicted were restored by these men, and
though the police were called, no arrests were
made and evictions occurred, The organ
ization, at its headquarters at 331 State Street
Is feeding limited number Of hungry men
and women upon bread and vegetables which
have been contributed by bakers and grocers
on the west side"
Negro and white workers Of Chcagol On
| with the struggle against evictions and starva-
toni Demand immediate relief from the bosses
and their government Demand the payment
of social insurance to the unemployed Fight
against evictions! Fight against wage cuts and
the stagger plan by which the bosses are try
ing to spread misery and hunger to ever larger
masses of workersl Fight against discrimina-
ton and for unity Of the black and white
workers.
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