The daily worker., 1932-11-23

didn't think it necessary to appear
before a gathering of Negro and
white workers in dire circumstances,
although registered letters were sent
requesting their presence and stand
upon relief.
Children Losing Teeth.
Mrs. Ozarko, mother OF a fam
ily of six, was refused relief time
and time again by the Home Relief
Bureau.
A Negro widowed mother of 5 was
Disseminated against and refused
relief. One Of her childrens teeth
are rapidly crumbling, due to a def
cheney in his diet.
Nicholas De Louisa of Navy ST., a
father of four children, has been a
worker in New York City for twenty
years. He has been unemployed for
one year. Desperate. he attempted
to kill his children to silence their
cries for food It was only when
these workers organized with others
in their neighborhood under the
leadership of the Unemployed Coun-
ell were they able to demand and
receive relief.
Marcel Scherer, the main speaker
for the Unemployed Council. who ex-
posed, in his speech, the tactics of
The city in starving the workers who
demand relief. asked the audience if
they intended to take up the fight
for these workers and others whose
cases were presented that evening.
His appeal was answered by great
shouts of Yes, Yes!''
The workers decided to meet again
at 81 Graham Ave. today at 1880
am. and march to the Home Relief
Bureau to present the cases that
need relief. A resolution was drawn
up condemning the Home Relief Bu-
reau and the city officials for the
discrimination practices against Ne
gro workers and the delays in the de-
livery of relief tickets to those who
are supposed to receive regular relief.
-Four delegates to the National
Hunger March were elected.
To Boro Hall Monday.
A delegation representing thou
sands of unemployed workers of
Brooklyn will present their griev-
ances to Borough President Hester
berg on Monday, Nov. 28, at IL, noon,
at the Brooklyn Borough Hall
Borough President Hesterberg, as
a member of the New York CITY
Board Of Estimate, was told in a
letter addressed him by the Brook
lyn Action Committee for Winter
Relief that Brooklyn workers hold him
responsible for voting for appropria-
tions for relief
The delegation will present their
demands for:
/. Adequate cash relief in the sum
Of $40 per week for each family of
two, plus So for each dependent and
81 per day for single workers.
2. Armories and public buildings
now empty to be thrown open to
house homeless workers.
3. Three tons of coal for all un-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to start at
once.
4. To stop all discrimination
against Negro and foreign-born
workers.
5. To endorse the demand Of the
National Hunger March to Washing
ton for $50 winter relief and unem-
ployment insurance.
6. To provide transportation to
Washington for the Brooklyn Hunger
Marchers.
7. To make appropriations for
work in the parks and other public
works projects.
East Side Hearing.
One hundred workers from the
middle East Side of New York at an
open hearing held under the aus
pices of the East Side Unemployed /
Council Monday night unanimously |
the nominations of Ferno, a
young Italian worker, Clark, from
the Municipal Lodging House, and
an unemployed ex-ser-
viceman, as their delegates in the
Hunger March to Washing