The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-01
Police Clubs and Fine Promises in
Chicago Elections

clubbing of unemployed workers. Cermak is flrt-
ing for the support of Capone with quite some
success and also with insult. Already Cermak
has received the endorsement Of Tabor and
,Kehoe insult yes" men in the street car mems
union.
Now Cermak comes before the masses with
the slogan of elect Cermak and re-establsh
prosperity and bring back employment. This
social demagogy is necessary because the hum
cry masses can't be fooled with the usual cleo
ton talk of the bosses candidates. Despite
the fact that Cermak openly attacked the Negro
masses in his county report in 1929, he now
calls on them to vote for him to end misery,
evictions and hunger among the Negroes. He
is trying to hide the fact that as president
of the county board. he has done nothing for
the unemployed, except recently, supported the
two million dollar relief bill before the legisla-
ture, which according to attorney Struckrnan,
will not be passed. since the supreme court says
that poor relief is illegal and the masses must
starve. Durkin calls on the workers to support
Cermak and thus end unemployment for the
$4,000 of the $4,000 building trades workers in
Chicago, by reducing taxes and reviving build
ing Both Cermak and Durkin explain the cause
of the crisis as a loss of confidence in the CITY,
In this situation the Communist Party is the
only Party that puts forward program of class
struggle. The growing support of the masses
for the Communist Party lead big business to
rule the CP. off the ballot. This fascist attack
in which the officials lawyers Of the republic an
and democratic united, takes place despite the
fact that the CP. was the only Party that filed
by mass petition (2o758 signatures) and not
by so-called caucus convention.
The socialist party, which filed by caucus only
was also ruled off" but this was just a trick
OJooo1a hot Io
will put the socialist party on the ballot. And
why not? The S.P. in its munipical program
stands for no real relief or unemployment in
surance It's mayoralty candidate, Collins is an
old labor bureaucrat, united with the fascist
labor officials, for more wage cuts and speed-up.
The SIP. is part of the bosses war preparations
against the Soviet Union. 1t is the third party
of the bosses.
The Communist Party alone supports the
struggle of the TU.UL. and the Unemployed
Council, which will force the bosses to give
more and better food, clothing, etc, at their
charities. 1t fights fer immediate city relief
and for the Workers Social Insurance Bill paid
by the bosses and the government and admin
istered By the workers. The C,P. supports the
building of the revolutionary trade unions, con-
centrating on the big shops in Chicago. The
workers are beginning to organize against the
vester speak of organizing against lay-offs, be-
ginnings are being made in Western Electric.
Stockyards, NWRR, etc. Under the slogan of
organize and strike against wage cuts, speed-up
and lay-cffs the struggle for immediate demands
must go on.
The C.P. exposes the social demagogy of the
bosses parties The CP. fights for the full equal
ity of the Negro masses calls on all workers
to defend the Negro masses against police bru-
tally and lynching. 1t organizes the workers
to fight against the vicious Fish report and its
deportation attack on the foreign-born workers,
while Cerrnak has the nerve to speak of the US.
as the land of opportunity for all foreign-born
The C.P. organizes the workers for the defense
of the Soviet Union, against the war prepara-
tons of the imperialists and the Socialists
The Chicago capitalists are particularly active
in the war plans. In the coming international
Congress of the Chamber of Commerce in Wash
ington, D. c., the plans will be extended
and Mr.. Strawn head of the American section,
has already declared that the Soviet Union is
a sword over the head of capitalism which must
be removed
The bosses are trying to hide their hunger,
wage cutting and rnperalist war drive by the
use of widespread social demagogy by their
candidates on the one hand, and by fascist at
tacks on the c. P. and the revolutionary working
class on the other This is the bosses solution
to the crisis.
Workers of Chicago! Protest the fascist ruling
of the Communist Party off the ballot For
ward to greater struggles. Vote Communist on
April 18th. Use Communist sticker or write on
the ballot, Communist Party
OTTO II. WANGERIN-For Mayor.
LYDIA BENNETT-For City Clerk.
AUGUST POANSJOE-For City Treasurer.