The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-10

workers. Ford TO assume responsibility
for all mortgages, land contracts ard
back taxes on homes until six months
after regular fun-time re-employ-
ment. ID Immediate payment of
lump sum Of $50 winter relief. 121
Full wages for part-tine workers. 49,
Abolition Of graft system in hiring
workers. IA The right to organize.
Realizing that Ford's attitude had
been expressed by this muderous and
unprovoked attack the leaders of the
hunger march advised the workers
that nothing more could be accom-
plished at this time and called upon
them to begin their return march. At
this point, when the workers were
leaving on Miller Rd. in mass forma-
ton a murderous machine gun fire
was directed upon them, killing four
and wounding scores of other uneni
ployed men and women.
Contrary to newspaper accounts not
single shot was fired by the workers
who were entirely unarmed.
Mr.. Cameron of the Ford Motor Co
stated to the press that: - The plant
police took no part in the riot. .
That Harry Bennett, Ford's chief ser
vice man, was there only for pur-
pose Of investigation. 81 That "the
Ford Motor Co. felt no responsibility
inasmuch as none Of its men we're in
yolved.
That this statement is an utter and
deliberate falsehood is known 10 thou
sands OF eye-witnesses and here is
proof. An eyewitness quoted at length
by the Detroit Free Press, stated that
zone Of the dead men was shot by
Ford policeman while trying to wresa
gun from another Ford policeman.
p Benefits car was stoned by angry
workers only AFTER he shot tear
gas bomb from his car. 81 The state
ment that Ford was not responsible
for this deliberate and cold-blooded
murder Is known to be q damnable lie
by every worker.
Thousands Of unemployed Ford
workers and their wives were in this
march demanding work or relief and
Ford had them shot down In cold
blood rather than give hearing to de-
mands presented by small commit
tee Of nine unemployed Ford workers
representing a peaceful march Ford
would like to wash his hands Of re-
sponsibility fer this whole bloody af-
fair. But he will not be able to do it.
1t was Ford who ordered Clyde Ford
his relative and henchman, as well as
the whole Dearborn city administrs-
ton, known to be completely undsr
Ford's domination, to break up tSs
demonstration and shoot them down
in cold blood. Henry Ford is simply
transporting the murderous tacticr
used against strikers In his Kentucky
mines to the auto workers In his
River Rouge plant.
The working people OF Detroit viii
rise in mighty protest against this
aavags and unprecedented massacre
Of unarmed hungry workers. Tbs
criminal responsibility for tfs lives
and blood of these maSsacred workers
lies directly on Henry Ford and tbs
city OF Dearborn. who ordered their
uniformed and private police to fire
on the hunger march. These criminals
and their agents will try to evade re-
sponsibility by blaming the unarmed
workers for the shooting and will
make attempts TO frame up the lead
ers Of the workers movement in the
city Of Detroit, The working people
OF Detroit viii also understand Muir
phys demagogic role in this bloody
massacre. who while not interfering
with this peaceful march while In
Detroit, sent his police to Dearborn
TO help there in shooting the workers.
The Unemployed Council and tho
Auto Workers Union are arranging .
gigantic mass funeral on Saturday.
March H. at pm. from the Ferrs
Hall 10 be preceded by huge protest
meeting at the Arena Gsrdens ON Fri
day, March ~ at 1880 DIN.
Unemployed Council Of Dstrcs4
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