The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27


poor are wages for the workers en-
ployed, however, that these cheap
restaurants attract many workers and
six more places will soon open. How
ever, it is clearly no charity"
the city. The unemployed workers
entered a grocery store and took all
the food. Further details later.
Negro and White Demonstrators
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. &c.
Nine hundred workers participated
at the Central Green for one and a
quarter hours. German was the main
speaker. Two hundred marched
through the city to the Workers Gen.
ter, where an organizational meeting
was held. Many joined the unem-
ployed Council. An executive COM
mittee of II from the new members
was elected. The Negro and white
workers were very enthusiastic.
New jersey DEMONSTRATIONS
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 26.-Two
thousand demonstrated yesterday.
The day before the Young Commu-
mist League of Newark organized a
meeting to be held at the factory
gates of the Clark Thread Mill, to
explain the necessity of organizing
to fight speed-up and low wages and
the meaning of International Fight
ing Day against Unemployment. In
spite of a verbal permit from the
chief of police, McRell, the meeting
was broken up. Over 200 Labor
Unities were distributed.
UNION CITY, N. j., Feb. 26.-Five
hundred men, women and children
attended the demonstration here
against starvation and misery. In
spite of the rotten condition of the
Stadium grounds and the great num-
Der of police and spies present the
meeting was successful. On Feb. %
the workers will join the unemployed
march on Trenton, the state capitol.
Workers from all over New Jersey
will demand unemployment insur-
ance when the state legislature con-
venes in March. Many workers joined
the council.
LINDEN, N. j., Feb. 26.-In this
small company town, 1000 workers
fought the police so militantly when
they tried to break up the demon
stration yesterday that the police
failed.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Feb. 26.-Two
thousand demonstrated here yester-
day in Union Square.
PERTH AMBOY, N. j., Feb. &c.
Five hundred demonstrated before the
city hall here yesterday.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Feb. 26.
Five hundred demonstrated here
yesterday. Here, as in all New Jersey
cities many volunteered for the state
hunger march on Trenton, which
starts Saturday.
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 26.-There
are over half a million unemployed
,,,o,.I,o,e ~ 4Ia cto+a of Naxu Iarcay
who together with their families are
cindemned to life of misery and
starvation. Thousands of workers
are evicted from their homes because
of non-payment of hent. Thousands
of families are forced to live in cold,
dark houses because they have no
money for coal, gas, or electricity.
The militant textile workers of
Paterson and Passaic, who have
struggled for many years to gain the
eight hour day and a living wage,
are today faced with worse condi-
lions than ever before. Thirty thou
sand workers have been completely
thrown out of work in these cities.
Thousands of workers in Newark
march through the STREETS every morn
ing hoping to get work.
Tens Of thousands of workers ir
Newark have demonstrated theil
militancy IN mass demonstrations
that we're called by the Unemployed
Council to demand from the city au-
thorities immediate relief for the 3d.
900 unemployed workers. Hundreds
of workers from Linden and Rosellt
wait daily In front of the Standard
Oil Co. vainly hoping for jobs. Ir