The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-05

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NEW YORK. ~ atiorAl Hunger
Esrche-s- Of Column 1, New England
and New York delegates broke
through the New Jersey City police
terror yesterday Traeelling in ten
trucks and cars, With flaming pos
ters displayed demanding unemploy-
ment insurance, denouncing wage
cuts, demanding release of class war
prisoners, denounciag the imperialiSt
war plots, with 400 men, women and
children, Negro and white singing
and shouting slogans from them, and
With hundreds along the streets
singing with tlsm, Column / was
driving through New Jersey yester-
day on its way to join with Column
2 in Phtladel phia at night, and go
On to BaltimiEse today.
A couple of,4tholIsand New York
workers -tuFTisd out on Union Square,
in chill gray. morning, and stood
two hours in. a drilling cold rain,
while the Flew York National Hunger
Marcherso came down in patches, and
piled inso tfensix big moving vans
and thee autos provided for them.
The crtpyd cheered with vigor as each
van diEW. up, for the sides had huge
cartoo1s- displayed on them to illus
trate. the slogans; and each van was
Abe4ed Column |" and had letter
designating its place in line.
"Cut Dividerds!"
Van AZ showed a worker ana a
boss in Contentious pose toward each
other, and che worker was saying
"cut the bosses dividends. not our
weges!' = On the other side was a
great azure Of IN unemployed work
er shodting Come along, this is
ycu. ilgfitii' Van "B" carried a pic
tured 1ist, aiid tie words: I'VE de-
n2Gnd Unemployment Insurance"
and ch She other side ITO Hell with
Charity; we want Unemployment
Insurancef'' van 4oC' showed a
worlge: tointing forward and yell
ling To Washington" On the
c5he.' aide it pictured a capitalist
hugsiIg;' Bag full Of money and
b,ooding over q closed factory
Capitalist greed makes us jobless."
VAN ~ faiu emphasis on the free
ing CT rolxer prisoners. On one
side was & Slogan Protest Boss Ter
rcr in Kentucky and on the other
worker smashing jail and cap
Toned, l''F'reei' the Imperial Valley
Prisoners Van e. showed CAPT
talisG dividing Up mans body with
wage cut knife: II will sharep' Van
''F" dispiayet pictures of starving
children ard Of capitalists with full
money bags along with demands for
unemployment insurance,
The New England delegation OF
nearly q hundred was riding in four
trucks and two cars. 1t got an ova-
ton when it pulled up at Union
Square. The trucks had coverings of
tarpaulin to fend off the rain. All
the New England delegates were
eager and energetic, although they
have been on the road since Monday.
In the Massachusetts truck were four
Lawrence textile strikers. When they
were introduced to the crowd, the
cheering rose to its highest pitch.
There were two autos from New Eng
land.
The start Of both delegations to-
gether was made two hours late from
Union Square, but things went fast
after that. The crowd followed along
cheering until the Hunger Marchers
outstripped them. The march was
split into two sections to get over
the ferry, and poured out on Ex-
change Place in Jersey City about 10
Defy Police Threats.
Mayor hague had been breathing
fire and threats for days. and he had
ell the police in Jersey City lined up
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