The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-25

long weary trek unless the workers
at once.
Information reaching the office
of the National Hunger March in
dictated today that food supply in all
columns is barely sufficient. Column
five which started yesterday from
Houston, Texas, sent the following
wire to the office Of the Joint Com
mittee in New York:
Were off. Food and transporta-
ton OK. so far. Wire word on food
arrangements at Kansas City"
unless the workers and particu-
larly the working class housewives Of
the nation begin systematic and dill
gent food collections at once the
health and fighting spirit of the
Hunger March delegations may suf-
fer" the Joint Committee declared
today in a statement urging inmedi-
ate action to cope with the food prob
lem.
Answer the Boss Government!
"The Hoover government and local
and state officials all over the coun-
try are doing everything they can
to hinder the march We must be
prepared" the statement said, ito
take complete care of the 5000 job
less and 1000 eX-Servicemen march,
ers in any emergency. Above ALL we
must be able TO feed them and feed
them well.
"All the energies and spilS5 of the
marchers will be taxed by their
struggle in Washington to force win
ter relief and unemployment insur-
ance from congress. They must not
find their strength exhausted at the
end Of their long, arduous journey"
Wholesome food and plenty Of it
is vitality important"
All workers were again urged in
the statement to ask their grocers,
butchers and other food dealers to
contribute canned milk, canned fruits
and vegetables, canned beans, cheese,
and preserved meats and any other
items that will keep.
Such collections should be held in
readiness for the Hunger March con-
tingents as they arrive in the vari-
Gus cities along their lines of march.
Put them in charge OF the local COM
mittees.
NEW YORK.-Two flying squad"
soliciting committees have been
elected by the Food Workers indus
trial Union to speed up New York
food collections for the National
Hunger March. The committees,
composed Of seven members each,
representing the two departments of
the union, are concentrating in ter
ritories mapped in advance.
Both committees started their
first solicitation tours yesterday.
Meanwhile the Joint Committee for
Support Of the National Hunger
March urged workers and housewives
not to wait for the organization Of
committees in their own localities
but to Ego out and get it yourselves"
COMMITTEES for food collections"
the Joint Committee said are desir-
able wherever they can be organized
without any special meetings or other
effort. Such committees will no
doubt be exceptional. The workers
as a whole, however, must not wait
for organized groups. Go to your
own grocer and butcher or both. Tell
him about the Hunger March. Make
him come across by winning his SYM
pathy for the Hunger Marchers and
for the demands they intend to make
on congress.
Canned goods, fruit, which is not
easily perishable, coffee, sugar, can
ned milk, canned beans, cheese, pre-
served meats are the chief food items
needed.
In New York all food collected
should be rushed Immediately to one
of the four central receiving stations
which have been established for stor-
ing the food. These are:
Concoops store, 2700 Bronx Park
East (Allerton Ave-; Food Workers
Industrial Union, w. 18th ST.;
Workers International Relief, 146 5th
Ave; Workers Center, IS E. 18th ST.
Gin store on street leveD.
For large quantities of food in or
near New York which cannot be
transported by one person, Work
ers International Relief truck can
be summoned by telephoning Chel-
sea 3-9561.