The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-23

I CIotneS. SHAVED, got their coffee
and stew Furnished by the Ohio
Penitentiary) and got ready for the
two-day conference on Unemploy-
ment Insurance,
The conference started at 1890 a.
m. Monday. After the report or
Comrade Trfya, district secretary o.
the T. U, U. L. and a sub-repore
by Comrade Marshal on the Agra
rian situation in the state, discus
sion took place from the floor. Every
delegate who spoke told of the mis-
cradle conditions in the cities they
represented, how the Charities we're
giving as little as possible; families
on So and So q week. how the city
gives workers jobs and pays them
in groceries instead of cash. Then
how the unemployed councils are
fighting for immediate relief of fam
lies Fighting against evictions.
What methods they were using, the
results they we're getting, etc.
Every session of the conference
began with the Marching Because
We Are Hungry and solidarity"
songs. The days conference ended
with the elections of the various
committees.
AT $50 a committee of three, New
ton, Miller and Marshall interviewed
the Governor to see that our com
mittee would get before the State
Legislature.
More penitentiary stew and coffee
land by the way it was real Jail
house Coffee and another session
of the Conference. 1t was decided
here TO take Up the question of
transportation with the State and
see that they cover the expenses.
The Unemployment Insurance Bill
was gone over and one or two ad-
ditions made Then to bed again,
Tomorrow We march at 9 a. m. to
the State Capitol
Miller, Newton, Cowan. N2rshal,
johnson were to be Spokesman.
We had no illusions that the Le-
gislature or the Governor were SO
big-hearted that as soon as they saw
us marching down they would inn
mediately grant our demands. We
we're al aware of the fact that they
represent the very ones who are
starving us, the bosses and bankers
of Ohio
But when we came marching down
to the State House, with workers
gathered already waiting, and when
the order and discipline Of the work
ers YVES shown to them, they did not
like it.
They Adjourn
While the committee was inside,
cheering and speaking went on out
side for good two hours. Then
the delegates came out to make their
report
They had presented the bill for
Unemployment Insurance, each Of
the spokesman had IS minutes to
speak, and when each had spoken,
the chairman of the legislature
arose and announced Gentlemen,
this meeting is adjourned" Each
of the spokesman told the legislature
in no uncertain terms what they
stood for This action was the climax
Of all the experiences of the kind
gentlemen" in all the towns we pas
sed through in Ohio. They adjourn
the meeting when it comes time to
give workers unemployment insur-
ance! But we made them sit up and
take notice and even if they tried to
be nonchalant about 1t something
will have to be done.
The conference continued after
the marchers reached the Coliseum
marching through downpouring
rain. Soaked through, they sat
around the stoves for while Every
delegate vowed that we would come
back again--but thousands strong!
We would force the fat bellied cap
italists to recognize the force of the
workers
Concrete organizational proposals
we're made and actual pictures of the
starvation of the workers shown.
The conference ended at 6 p. m.
At seven many of the delegates left
in machines and trucks, on the gas
furnished by the state government.
The following morning the remain
ing delegates were taken home in
the ONG trucks at the expense OF
the State.
The delegates are now home.
Workers are still talking about the
Hunger March. The Hunger March,
ers are not finished. Our fight for
immediate relief, for Unemployment
Insurance must be intensified and
particularly through our day 10 day
activity