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


Another played mouth organ. One
shouts Three cheers for Hoover" and
three lusty boos rend the air. The
Hunger Marchers have made up a
Song-"The Hunger March went over
the top, parleyyoo - the Hunger
March went over the top, parleyvoo
the Hunger March went over the
top-In spite Of Hoover and bis cops
-Hinkey- dinkey parleyyoo" And a
second descriptive stanza. Washing
ton cops have big feet, parleyvoo-
Washington cops have big feet, par
leyvoo- Washington cops have big
feet. But Hoover's 'vegot all of them
beat-Hinkey dinkey, Parleyvoo." So
the Hunger March returns, winding
its way through the country, burning
the issue of unemployment insurance.
organizing the fight for it in every
town and city 1t passes through, be-
ginning new chapter in the labor
history of this country.
Reports continue to arrive Of mass
demonstrations held on Dec. 7, to
back up demands for unemployment
insurance and immediate relief which
the National Hunger Marchers were
making then before the Capitol
building in Washington.
There were evidently many such
demonstrations in small industrial
towns scattered far and wide through
out the country which have been re-
ported only locally. The latest to
reach the Daily Worker are Aberdeen,
Washington state, and Jamaica, L. I,
ABERDEEN, Wash, (By Mail) "A
mas demonstration held here to back
up the Hunger Marchers" to Wash
ington enthused the whole Grays
Harbor country although a storm
broke short time before the speak
ing on the streets, 800 persons braved
the wind and rain. After thirty or
forty minutes on the streets, line
Of march was formed with the
Pioneers and Young Communist
League leading singing revolutionary
songs. The line of march wentfl, by
the Chamber Of Commerce headquar-
tiers. The distance covered was q
mile. Two hundred ten started but
this number was augmented by fifty
before the hall was reached.
Struggle Near
Those unfortunate enough to have
TO work In the Chamber OF Commerce
charity woodward were at the break
ing point. They have asked the I'M
employed for support in their efforts
to do away with this form Of ex-
ploitation.
The workers in the Saginaw Single
Co. have signified their willingness to
struggle again If the unemployed will
help them and this help is assured
them. At this plant the shingle-
weavers lost in their strike eighteen
months ago but now most OF the
strikebreakers have been weeded out
and the workers are ready to fight
again.
In an attempt Just held In Aber-
deem there was an attempt to vote
emergency bonds to pay off the sal
airy warrants that had been cashed
by the local banks. These bonds lost
In the election and from all reports
the bank that held them Is in bad
way. Many Of the city workers have
had no full payday in several months,
and from what can be learned their
wages will ctop now altogether. The
banks here refuse to cash any more
Of the warrants.
Jamaica Demonstration
NEW YORK.-In the face Of blast
ing cold and biting winds over 100
workers stood on the steps Of the
Court House In Jamaica, L. l., Mon
day, Dec. 7, and demonstrated their
support Of the National Hunger
Marchers and their demands in
Washington A telegram was sent TO
Hoover denouncing his refusal TO see
the Hunger delegation as an act Of