The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-27
BY EVA LEDER.
(Mr. Busick Is victorious. y

(Mr. Busick Is "Victorious.")
THE first step of the Socialist Party of Califor-
mia to come to the assistance of the boss
class in its suppressing the struggle of unern-
ployed was-the asking for permit to ''dern-
onstrate' on Feb. and the calling off of this
demonstration" under the preteXt that "the
police meant to use machine guns"
That this was merely means to save the face
Of the socialist party; to help the bosses stran-
gle the militant struggles of the suffering uneln-
ployed masses III this city, to win grace for Mr..
Busick and the Socialist Parity in the eyes of
the boss government, all this was pointed out
in previous article on the subject. That our
analysis was correct can be seen from further
developments in the provocative, boss-serving
activities of the Socialist Party in Los Angeles
Boss Government Invited, Workers
Thrown Out.
After Mr. Busick has decided mot to march
in the face of Imaginary machine guns" he
has called meeting Of the unemployed" in the
Labor Temple. This meeting has received full
publicity in the capitalist press in the city; Git
must not be forgotten that not one meeting of
the TUUL or Communist Party can be held
without fights with the fascist bands-the "red"
squad and the whole police force, let alone pub
icity in the newspapers.
To this meeting Mr.. Busick had invited "all
the members of the City Council" But the real
unemployed he had invited to sit home. Those
that did come and raised their voice In pro-
test to the Socialist" treachery in sticking
knife into the backs Of the unemployed with the
sham hunger march," those were promptly
elected by the thugs at the meeting
Mr.. Busick and the rest Of his socio-capitalist
henchmen at this meeting warned the workers
and unemployed to stay away from the Com
munist demonstration" on the 10th of February.
10000 Answer Call of TUUL.
But the 10th Of February saw over 10000 I'M
employed and partly employed workers on the
streets of Los Angeles fighting for unemploy-
ment relief and social insurance. Although the
police has declared Degrading the Socialist
Party would-b e-demonstration) that 1t would
not use machine guns" machine guns were
ready to be used to fight the 10000 in the Feb
ruary 10 demonstration.
The police were violent: night-sticks and tear
gas bombs were used freely to crush the I'M
-lently beaten; one Of the Japanese workers, COM
rade Hama, not member of the Communist
Party but an unemployed agricultural worker,
was so savagely beaten up that he Is now with
q fractured skull in the hospital with his life
in grave danger.
Paid for Service-Fight Workers.
But Mr.. Busick dis victor" He has served
the boss class faithfully; he has helped to bring
about the justification" in crushing the Febru-
airy 10 demonstration and beating to death Of
workers; he acted in accordance with Flaw and
order; the Socialist Party has not marched
without a permit; the unemployed workers I'M
der the leadership of the TU.UL. dd-"is
serves them right; let them get what's coming
to them!" and for this help. also to show that
"the city council is considering the unemployed
question" MIR. Busck Of the Socialist Party was
allowc in to the meeting of the city council on
Feb. 10, only days after the Feb. 10 DEM
onstration. when committee Of the unem-
ployed workers. and all the demonstrators were
savagely beaten and tear-gassed for wanting to
come in to the city council to present their de-
mands.
Why Mr., Busick and his committee Of go
cialists" were let into the meeting Of the coun-
Gil is now clear to all Of us. We want to see,
however what Mr.. Busick has proposed" in
order to help the unemployed.
Such Open Treachery!
l. Immediate start of possible (our empha-
sis) public works with 6Ihour day five-day week
and IS day work." The takers know very
well that they can't get 6-hour working day;
why not ask for 1t and hinder the fight for the
real (,.nd possible to get demand Of tho TUUL
for 7-hor day for all workers?-as for the
rest Of the stun in this point--its the same old