The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-08
Hunger Arithmetic of the
Ohio General Assembly
BY FRANK ROGERS.


THE Ohio General Assembly has passed Yesas-
lation authorizing $2S,OO00Oo for poor and
unemployed relief for the state OF Ohio. Is tF,Ss
an act OF kind hearted representatives of The
people considering the conditions of the needv
or was it FORCED legislation by pressure OF tbe
hungry unemployed and the threatening mass
discomfort registered in scores OF industrial
cities through mass demonstrations for brasA
and jobs organized and led by the Unemplcys
ment Councils?
The mass demonstrations on National Unesa-
ploymenC Day; the National Hunger March
through OHIO; the State Hunger March TO Co.
Ilrnbus; and the scores of mass meetings ORGAN.
lied by the Unemployed Council are DIRECT
contributing factors forcing the present reliee
session and legislature passed by the Generas
Assembly Every mayor from any city OF inas
portance came before the special session OF tina
General Assembly and they were consulted ON
THE ATTITUDE AND MOOD OF THE nm.
EMPLOYED. The mayor Of Cleveland voanA
blank told the Assembly that soon our reI,ee
Will give out and I will not be responsible Sor
what may happen" Mayor Moore OF YosmRw.
town reported:
we ask something be done before we have
serious social disorders. / do not know II Shss
legislature has considered the possibility OF a
compiete collapse of government. 1t has hap
pened IN EurC-a and Is r1ay happen here
Another mayor stated that your wealth ana
your utilities, which DON'T WANT TO nv
TAXED ANY MORE, won't be worth q plusre6
mckle" II the unemployed revolt and govern.
menu breaks down. Thus, it is quite clear, The
unemployed, through mass demonstrations
FORCED the present hunger rations from the Gem
eral Assembly. But the work of the UnennIove6
Councils must not stop here The next stem rnuSH
be wide mass campaign of the unenpIoyed and
part-time workers to force federal Unemplov-
ment Insurance from the bosses and their goys
eminent.
HOW FIGURES LIE!
The Juggling Of big figures has caused MANY
Illusions among the unemployed. Although no
exact sum has been allotted to the various cities
and no definite plan laid down to raise tho
amount considered by the General Assembly,
the Staggering" sum of 100000, for example.
has been given as the amount for YOUNGSTOWN
Ohio, one OF the hardest hit of industrial centerx
Leu us examine this hunger arithmetic OF the
General Assembly. Five hundred thousand doll
lars for Youngstown 1t sounds as il every fam.
lily can now buy new Ford car and plenty IN
eat But do not spend too much on these prom.
Uses. First take pen and paper in hand IL Won
nave IL, ana see how much Is coming to every
unemployed IN Youngstown. According to the
lgures OF the capitalist press there are at least
SIX thousand families and two thousand single
unemployed who must receive direct and inn
mediate relief from this fund. Five hundred
Thousand dollars divided by 5000 equals about
$o2oU nor every head of family and single 1,n
employed. The s62.50 divided by nine (nonthsl
gives $685. per month. And the $685. divided bv
four weeks gives the grand sum Of $l74 per
week per family and single unemployed, These
are their" figures and not the true figures and
The. true situation among the UNEMPLOYED But
IL gives picture of the situation from the most
optimistic angle. The true situation shows needy
cases growing at a rate of go families per dav
and this summer the unemployed dependent on
charity for livelihood will reach a staggering
sum OF at least half of the population OF the
city. The question will be-CAN THEY BE
FED?
Now that the figures have been released for
poor and unemployed relief the fight for
GRAFT HAS STARTED. Already there is talk
OF building up political machine for Governor
WHITE Relief distributors, political puppets OF
Governor White, will be appointed with salaries
OF $4,000 to $4,000 per year. So much of the
ballyhoo OF Governor White and the General
Assembly was nothing but class in hunger
ar1thmetics-an attempt to spread Illusions ans
an attempt to stave off the mass support for
Cne unemployed Councils in its fight for FED
ERAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE.