The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-26
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CHICAGO, III, Nov. 25.-Colunn
Of the National Hunger March, with
delegations from Seattle, Portland,
Minneapolis, Chicago and the Mesa
ba Iron Range and other parts Of the
northwest left Chicago 200 strong this
morning at 1880 and when last heard
from was in Indiana Harbor.
There was a huge meeting of well
come in South Chicago where Light
foot and others spoke and the march
ers wheeled onto the road afterwards
in bright sunshine, singing the IN
ternational and with cheers from the
crowd ringing behind them.
In Hammond where the marchers
stepped for lunch there were thous-
ands cheering them.
A tremendous meeting is nov going
on in Indiana Harbor as this message
is sent.
The marchers will next enter Gary,
Indiana, the steel town, where the
mayor has threatened to "shoot the
parade to pieces" the mayor made
this threat through the newspapers
this morning after a delegation OF
workers captured the city council
floor and held it Tuesday for half
an hour, demanding q permit for
the march and demonstration, etc
This morning there was q big open
air demonstration for the National
Hunger March before the unem-
ployed council headquarters in Gary,
the first time an open air demon
stration has been held without an
attack on it by police.
-Four overflow meetings were held
for the marchers when they arrived
in Chicago yesterday evening. Speak
ers we're Herbert Benjamin, secretary
of the National Committee Of the
Unemployed Councils, Joe Weber.
district secretary Of the Trade Union
unity League, and Lawson and del
egates from the west.
Column ! now proceeds in long
line OF trucks and cars, with banners
eInblazing the demands Of the Ma
tional March and making q very i'm
pressiye and colorful demonstration.
YOUNGTOWN, O.. Nov 25sAThe
Unemployed Council office and sSor-
age room was broken into last night
and the typewriter, all the money on
hand for the National Hunger nFarch
expenses, some food and material for
the tag day collectors, were stolen.
1t is burglary, but it does noB look
like an ordinary burglary. The 5wcrk-
ers here believe il Is a seIni7offieiai
attempt to carry out the orders Of
the District of Columbia Coinfhis-
sioners to discourage" the marcfters.
Big Mass Welcome
But the unemployed and employed
workers and the nearby miners are
making great preparations to vel
come Column l of the National March
when it comes into Youngstown NOV.
so to stop over that night. There
will be a big mass meeting at Watt
and Federal Streets at 3 p. m. that
day.
Entirely at the expense Of the local
workers, halls have been provided for
the marchers, and food has been col
lected.
The workers here call for general
protest to the mayor of Youngstown
over the distractions he tries to throw
in the way of the elected representa-
tiYes of the jobless, on their way to
present their grievances and demand
redress at Washington.
County Hunger March Dec. 9Th
NILES, o., Nov. 25.-From among
these most militant in the fight for
relief here, there are now elected five
delegates of the Unemployed Council
to go on the National Hunger March.
The Unemployed Council itself viii
elect one more. All will be supplied
here with blankets, spoon, fork and
drinking cup,
A united front conference to pre-
pare for the 1narchers and lead local
struggles is to be held today in War
rem. Ohio.
There will be big county Hunger
March Dec. g, to back up the de-
mands Of the National Marchsrs, and
to fight for local relief. The Unem-
ployed Councils of Niles, Warren and
Newton Falls are preparing it.
Column l is to stop over Friday
night in South Bend Saturday night
in Kalamazoo and Sunday night in
Hamtramck, part of Detroit.