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

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msrchers.
City Furnishes Lunch.
DECATUR, Ill, Nov. 24.-The Job
less here demanded and the CITY
government agreed to furnish lunch
to the marchers when they go
through here Nov. 26.
These Victories Mean Something.
This national hunger march is
reaping already some of the victor
les Won during the year since the
last march by the diligent organize
ton Of unemployed councils, build
ing Of united fronts Of employed and
unemployed workers for militant
struggle for local relief and a gen
eral strengthening of the power Of
the jobless to wiring concessions from
the city governments.
Yesterday and the day before three
more city governments were forced
by the pressure of local joblesS work
ers to open halls. and appropriate
money to feed and lodge the National
Msrchers when they arrive. These
cities are Cleveland, on the line OF
march of Column 1, and Decatur and
Bloomington on the line of march
Of Column 4. This is in addition TO
other cities: Toledo Terre Haute,
Baltimore and others, previously re-
ported
Answer to Washington.
The significance Of these victories
is enhanced by the fact that the
District of Columbia Commissioners
sent kilograms some ten days ago to
all state governors and mayors Of IA
large cities asking them to do every
thing to discourage" the narchers.
Such tactics avail nothing where the
jobless have organized and have
shown that they can fight
Need Full support.
There must be more Of this: The
National Marchers make demands for
the whole working class and par
ticularly for the sixteen million
jobless. They demand $4,000 fed
eral winter relief in addition to local
relief and unemployment insurance
at the expense Of the employers and
the government, not Of the workers.
These demands the whole working
class should support to put an end to
the intollerable misery Of hunger.
cold and evictions which jobless and
part time workers alike suffer from.
Demand the city government feed
and house the marchers! Rush the
collection Of funds, food, clothing and
blankets and trucks for the march
ers! Build the united front commit
tees to lead a great struggle in every
city for these and demands for local
relief! Pass resolutions denouncing
the authorities in Peoria, Ill. and in
Birmingham. Ala, for their attempts
to obstruct the march, All workers
out on the streets Dec 6 in mass
demonstration to support the de
mands of the National Hunger
march, The marchers reach Wash
ington Dec. 4, meet in national con-
ference Dec. 5, and present the de-
mands to congress Dec. G.
Columns March Onward.
The National Hunger March
sweeps onward now on four main
routes since Column 2 and 8 have
merged: About a hundred delegates
Of this column are marching east
ward from Denver today into the
great wheat plains of Kansas. Some
Is more are on their way through
northern Texas and the oil fields Of
Oklahoma, forming Column 5, which
will merge with two and three at
Kansas City, Saturday.
Over hundred delegates Of Col
umn have burst through the police
terror raging against them in Min
neapoliS, and were to reach Chicago
to stop over last night.
Yesterday morning some so march,
erS Of Column left Davenport, Ohio
and were reported nearing Peoria.
scheduled as a stop over point. The
Peoria city administration is making
threats of violence against them, and
Peoria jobless were mobihzing yes
terday TO defend the n1archers.
Column Z starts Saturday from
Buffalo. Column 6 starts SUNDAY
from New Orleans and the same day
Column starts from Boston. on
Monday, Column 9 will be on IT'S
way north from Miami Florida.