The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17

say 70 OOnSEeSS OF CIl6 ODipSQ 0baJSS |
that the biggest issue before us at
the present time, that issue which |
should most engage the attention and
immediate action Of the Legislative
representatives in the Congress, shall
be the question of bread for the pop
ulation of the United States. (Shouts
Of Murray! HurrayD
1t is possible for us to say, fellow
workers, that we have already, to a
very considerable extent, achieved our
purpose. Today, the Congress Of the
United States opened and today, II
you will take up the newspapers IN
any city OF the United States and
in any city throughout the world, you
will find first Of all on the front
page, not those fake issues which
Congress seeks to focus attention
upon, but you will find on the front
pages of these newspapers, those is
sues which we are determined to
focus attention upon. (HurTayl Hur-
rayD
In that sense we have already to
considerable extent achieved our
purpose. We have not waited to
starve quietly to death and then get
the benefit, If 1t is benefit, of a
few fypocritical words Of sympathy
and a few crocodile tears. We have
come here to make our voice heard.
Yes, we know that Congress didn't
need to get q picture of the misery
that prevails for the masses. Yet,
we know that every member Of Con-
gress, if he wants to, can easily see
that in his own congressional district
and in his own state and city. We
have not come here to parade our
misery. But to parade our deter
mination to fight for the right to
live. CHursyI HurTayD
Inspiration to Masses
Also we have achieved this not by
virture alone of the fact that public
eye has been focused upon the issue
OF hunger in the United States, but
more important, that in the course
Of our march, by the practical ex-
ample of unity and solidarity which
our march has provided for the work |
ers In every city and town, through
which we passed, we have been able
to give new courage and new irispira-
ton to the masses who are looking
for way out OF their misery.
We have given them practical ex-
ample Of how they must organize,
how they must unite in order to ef-
fectively carry forward their struggle |
for bread and, fellow workers, that
achievement cannot be taken away
from us no matter what all of these |
cops may dol (Hurrsyl HurTayl)
They might today and tonight, |
throw a few stones or anything else |
they think of doing. But that won't |
alter the fact that as result of |
our action, as a result Of our mill |
tant demonstrations in the cities and |
towns OF this country, we have |
awakened to life the, new forces to |
go into the struggle, and for everyone |
OF us who might be injured or who |
might be arrested, for everyone Of |
us who might be murdered, for every |
one OF us who might possibly die as |
a result Of the conditions we have |
been forced to go through in the |
course Of this march, there will be |
tens Of thousands, able and willing |
to better carry forward our struggle, |
SO that we can defeat the hunger |
plans Of the United States ruling
class. (Hurrah! Hurrahl)
Tomorrow we go to Congress. We
are to present there our program. |
We are to present there the de-
mands which the masses Of work
ers who elected us have asked us
to convey to Congress.
Bosses Hunger Program
We will be guided in formulating |
our demands by the experiences that |
we have had in the past three years |
and more. Guided by realization |
that the present program OF the |
United States government calls for |
more misery and more starvation. |
That the present program Of Con-
g4eSs provides for further putting |
Of the burden Of the bosses crisis
upon the backs of the toiling popula-
ton. We go knowing that we are |
facing q winter with 10000, 900 al
ready unemployed, with unemploy-
ment growing at the rate Of 500 900 |
per month; knowing that any work.
ers who might yet have had some
resources to fall back on are now left |
entirely without resources; and at
the same time that the United States
government has thrown us, the mil
lions who are without means Of live
lihood, upon the charity relief organ
izations, knowing that in every city
and town in the United States the
argument is made to us that relief
funds are exhausted, that there is no
possibility of providing relief for all
those who starve; knowing that this
is true in the State Of New York,
as in the state Of Oregon; knowing
that 1t Is true In every city and town
In this country, knowing that the
only measure proposed by the federal
government provided not for more
relief. but provides for further wor-
SEEMING Of the conditions Of both the
employed as well as UNEMPLOYED:
knowing that Mr.. Hooyer's Welfare
and Relief Conference, which we
were told would make sure that no
one shall be hungry or without shell
ter in the coming winter, that that
Conference has already been proven
that bankruptcy which 1t originally
showed.
Charity Racket
This only means another comnru-
nifty fund campaign which would take
the pennies out Of the pockets Of the
workers who still have days work
and turn them over to charity rack