The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-30
TO HOLD FEB.
4TH NJ EETS In
SPITE OF BAN


the United States Steel Corporation
who rule in this town have refused
a permit for the February 4th DEM
onstration against hunger. The lead
ing capitalist sheet here reports:
"Gary's organized unemployed
presented an application at the
Office Of Mayor r. o. Johnson this
morning for permission to hold an
open air mass meeting and demon
stration in support of Unemploy-
ment insurance at 18th and Broad
way February 4th."
The permission was refused.
The Unemployed Council here
protested to the Governor of the
state Of Indiana, declaring:
ION Monday. Mayor Johnson
refused TO see our delegation, but
he issued statement to the press
stating that he refused to permit
an outdoor demonstration, and
would order the police department
to break up any gathering of work
ers on the streets.
"This means that the Mayor is
preparing q repetition of the best
iai attack made on men, women
and children of this city OF last
August list. In the face of terri
fic suffering among the unem-
pIoyed and also part time workers
of this city, he declares that no
workers demonstrations will be
permitted.
Owe are determined TO hold our
demonstration. We know that the
United States Constitution, as well
as the Indiana State Constitution,
guarantees citizens the right to
meet, discuss, and petition for re-
dress of wrongs. We know that
in the city of indianapolis itself,
workers demonstrations are held
right at the State-hOUse, without
interference.
Gas tn highest official of this
state we hold you responsible for
any attack which may be made on
the citizens of Gary. We demand
that you intercede at. this time
and insist that Mayor johnson is
sue a permit at once"
NORWALK, Conn, Jan. 29.--An
answer to the hunger program of the
bankers and bosses here will be given
on February 4th. The Feb. 4th dem
onstration will be held on the corner
of the No. Main and Ann SITS, SO.
Norwalk, Conn. at 2 p. m.
NorWalk has gone bankrupt. Many
bitter tears are being shed by the
local press, over the fact that the
city'S fair name will suffer through
all the unfavorable publicity of the
moment. Each day there is an ap-
peal to the eitizenry to be civic min
ded, and help out the city with a
loan of some 100000. Owing to the
fact that no public spirited citizen
has come across" the bankers have
been called in.
The sessions with the bankers are
secret, yet words leak out. Retrench-
ment -, cessation of unemployment
relief. The city employees are in their
second paylesS week.
On the 9th of the month, 40 city
laborers in the employ of the city
for years took wage cut of $500 a
week, unemployed workers in the
direst straits have $1,000 coming to
them for two weeks, with vague
promises for the future, but no cash
for the present.
What is behind all this, is Nor
walk really bankrupt? Decidedly,
no, although the city fathers have
done their best. A sewage disposal
plant started at cost of not more
than 100000, has passed the two
million mark. We cite this because
it is one of the latest examples.
Where is the money, that has been
wrung from the workers in the form
of ever increasing taxes? A lot of
it has gone where it shouldn't go,
of course, but there is still a great
deal more, even though they only
speak Of it secretly. The city has
sinking fund of $250,000 lying ln-
touched; in one district the electric
and water department has fund of
one million dollars, which is also ly-
ing idle.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. 3d.
Masses Of workers will gather at
Washington Square here at 3 p. m.
on February 4th in what is expected
to be the largest demonstration
against hunger and for unemploy-
ment insurance ever held in this city.
-Four hundred workers, including
women and children, demonstrated
at the meeting Of the City Council
Of Rochester on January 26th at 8
p. m. to protest against plans of the
Rochester City Welfare to intini-
date and terrorize the workers re-
ceiving relief from the city and
against the City Lodging House,
where workers are being housed I'M
der forced labor conditions.
The speaker of the unemployed
delegation was given the floor after
all other business of the City Coun-
Gil was over and while he was speak
ing, the Councilmen sneaked out of