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

First WitnesS.-A Woman: Has not
worked for two years. Receives 81 a
week from the City Welfare on which
four have to live. THE City does not
pay my rent. My daughter has a baby
Of two months which cannot get the
proper nourishment because the 81
does not allow it,"
Second Witness-A Man:-"Am out
Of work for two years. VIII be thrown
out on the street. Receive S. per week
and there are four in the family.
Have no gas and no electricity"
Third Witness-A Mani have
my family here and cannot stand up.
I get SO week for six children, my
self and my wife. I cannot buy cloth
es for my children. Am half sick all
the time. went to the City Hospital
but they Wiuld not treat me. I have
an honorable discharge from the AM
erican Army, and applied twice for
disability relief but was turned down.
The City Hospital gave me three ex-
aminations and did not help me. Am
out Of work two years.American Lee
gion pays my rent, but they don't say
how long they will continue to pay 1t.
There is no gas in the hause, pick
wood for heating and cooking. Have
made application for heat and was
refused"
Fourth Witness-A Mani have
rheumatism, do not work, need medi-
cal assistance and receive no help
from the hospital. I get Sc a week
from the City out of which have to
pay electric and gas bills. My daugh-
ter works once in a while doing house
work"
Fifth WitnesS-A Mani get So
a week in grocery checks, out of
which I have to pay my own rent.
Have no coal for the winter. None
works in the family except my girl
who works one or two days week
which is just enough to pay the gas
bill. Even this will be cut off soon. We
are five In the family am laborer.
I'm six months back In rent and
threatened with eviction. I have no
provision for coal or clothes for the
winter"
Sixth Witness-A Mani get no
relief from the City. They say that I
should go to the County Home II I
want relief. am not beggar and
don't want to beg. My daughter
could not supply me with pair Of
shoes. 7 went to the Welfare asking
for a pair OF shoes and all they gave
me was 80 cents. Have been out OF
work two years. Am laborer. I'll do
anything can get. There are five
people in the family. Ny daughter
gets SIS from the City"
Seventh Witness-A Mani am
out OF work two years. I was injured
for life in q steel mill, and the charity
tells me to get Job and pay my rent.
After my injury received compen-
sation for three months at$15 week
After that Is was cut off. There are
four in my family. I get IS q week
from charity. Two families live III one
apartment but rent cannot be paid.
We have not been able to pay rent
since June and am threatened with
eviction any day. went to the chari-
ty but was turned down"
Eighth Witness-A Mani re-
cetve 81 a week in grocery checks for
which 1 work one day. I took sick
couple OF weeks ago and went to
see the doctor at the dispensary. Mrs.
Hickman told me TO get in line and
wait my turn. waited from $3.50 am.
until lis pm. The doctor prescribed
q medicine for which I had to pay
AZ cents. I had no cash because 1 re-
ceive no money. Some tablets were
prescribed for me which I had to get
at the drug store. This too I couldn't
do because have no money"
Ninth Witness-A Man:-"Am out
OF work about a year. Applied last
year for relief and was refused.
managed to get grocery check for 81
a week for the last two weeks. I
cannot possibly pay rent. My wife