The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-14
By BILL GEBERT

THE illinois General Assembly in its special ses-
sion appropriated $2O,OOoOOO for immediate re-
lief for the Unemployed in Cook County City
Of Chicago and down state. Speaking in favor
to appropriate this amount of money, Speaker
Of the House, D. B. Shanahan, according to the
Chicago Daily News with tears in his eyes,
declared:
Eve cannot tell you what will happen In Chi
esgo In many sections, The Communist are very
active. Our distress furnishes their opportunity"
Indeed, Mr.. Speaker has good reason to cry.
The s20OO0,O0O to be appropriated not fol guns,
tear gas, war, but $200000O0 for unemployed re-
lief. which they are forced to appropriate under
She pressure of the masses led by the COmmuu-
ast Party and Unemployed Council
'E1r. Ryerson Chead Of Chicago relief work.
tells me that it will be impossible to keep relief
open after Saturday The mayor Of Chicago
fears what will happen when. Riots may result
when destitute people are without food. There
have already been riots in different sections of
the city. Communists are among those who will
stir up trouble. The mayor is debating whether
10 ask the governor to hav ethe militia ready
This Is not threat 1t is fear. There Is nothing
else for use to do but show our people how we
stand."
I he was not the only one who admitted that
the others will not starve to death, but that they
iwtll fight to get food. There are many. We
quote some of them.
W. A. Cummings of the Catholic Charities OF
Chicago told the Legislature;
Shave you any appreciation of the menacing
growth of Communism in our cty?"
Representative Sidney Parker of Mt. Vernon
declared
"YOu don't seem to realize Chicago is sitting
on volcano"
Frank D. Loomis, secretary Of the Governor
Emmerson Commission of Cook County de-
clared:
"YOu know well as 1 do, people will not
starve to death"
Representative Truman A. Smell, Of Garlinville,
said:
said:
"There isn't going to be any blood on my hands
tonight. going to vote for this bill and
sleep with clear conscience. This Is war. This is
hell"
But his sleep" will be short one. President
Robert Hiaynord Hutchins of the University of
Chicago at meeting Of the Chicago Association
of Commerce, said:
Il can see no improvement for the future. We
are not likely TO be out of this crisis by next
fall, and prospects are that the need then will be
accelerated"
The Chicago Tribune" reports further on the
speech Of shsnahan as follows:
There is grave danger now. The federal gov
eminent has already issued the orders necessary
TO curb disorder if it arises The mayor of Chi
cago is on the rostrum here and he is undecided
whether he should agree to calling out the troops
tomorrow morning. The armories are under
guard now.
"The reason has been justified in refusing to
publish some of these facts. They have been
asked to co far for the public welfare. But the
facts should be recognized by the house"
These statements of the representatives of the
capitalist class very conclusively prove one very
important and outstanding thing, that they rec
ognize only one force and that is the mighty
power Of the workng-class and the fear of what
will happen if the workers will use their power
At present in the state Of Illinois there are
nlore than $4,000 coal miners unemployed 5o0OC
railroad workers, of which 5000 live down state,