The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-11
Part II.
(COncluSion1

(Conclusion)
hFTER three months OF hard work the plan
III was announced a success. Whereas there
we're 10000 unemployed before the plan was put
into effect, now through their untiring efforts
they have placed 322 family men at work, leay-
ing a mere 14s,77s stiIl out Of work
They have already started the statistics going
It's been figured out that these 200 jobs, re-
present $4,000 hours work in 1900 homes ETC.
Now that we've got this depression licked, we
are already for the next one Our tired business
men can go back to their golf and summer re-
sorts, after being momentarily distracted by the
ordeal Of helping solve that re-occurring prob
len1-She unemployed No more do they have to
fear Soviet Russia and her Five Year Plan for
taking care of their unemployed, for housing her
citizens and seeing that they get the best Of food
schooling as well as old age pensions, social and
unemployment insurance and other welfare be-
nefitS. No, none of that do we need for our
workers. we have the "Man-A-Block' plan, that
solves all such problems, and keeps our workers
on the new American standard OF living
I say new American standard of living be-
cause the old one was too high II you recall
during the high prosperity" year 1929 about
100000 people were living on an income far
below the minimum required for food, clothing
and housing as required even by capitalist au-
thorities. Even in 1927. 100000 people here
In these great United States were living on
poverty level Is it any wonder new standard
OF living had to be devised that was lower than
the old poverty level?
But how does the worker himself fare under
this Man-A-Block plan7 Let us see. man at
the head Of a large farnily-five to be supported
was given a card addressed to the director of
the 'Man-A-Block" plan located at the unenl-
ployment bureau at City Hall After waiting
around awhile he Is given a card to fill out
that has plenty of questions on it. He then
moves over TO another window where he waits
to interview another political job-holder, who is
busy Just now cracking Jokes with one Of his
assistants. When the Jokes run out, he deigns
TO ask what you WISH and being good and
meek seeker Of work, you explain that you would
like to have the opportunity of getting en-
plcyment on the ''Man-A-Block" plan. He looks
you over and seeing that your frayed collar is
clean and pressed and you are respectable look
ing, he procures the lists and find he has Just
the right place for you. It's out In q rich sub
urb. I'm to report Monday morning at am.
to the captains home, ready for work
Monday morning comes, and I'm ready TO
walk the distance Of nearly four miles TO nv
new employers home. I'm up bright and early
and owing to the fact that there is only enough,
breakfast sor the small kids, warm up yester-
Gays coYfee and start out on my early morning
hike The day Is cold so my walk is brisk, re-
suIting In my getting there In forty-two min
utes. Like good American worker arrive at
TAO am The caretaker informs me to wait my
masters pleasure
at nine o'clock, after wait of one hour and
twenty minutes he shows up and says he knew
was there only that he had to take his morning
exercises to keep in good trim. I'm handed my
list Of prospective employers and start right in
at his home, putting in two hours of painting
window satisfactorily knocking painter out of
two hours work at s137ia an hour-and saving
the owner SITS.
Next move over to another home and haul
logs chat the owner has cut down also FOR ex-
ercise) down to the basement. Here they are
more human. They invite me into the kitchen,
where am given dinner, and seeing the poor
condition Of my clothes, with benevolent ges-
ture he gives me cast off coat and vest (God
knows where the pants went to- and 8 pair Of
shoes two or three sizes too large
Fsona there t'nnpedSDve 10 tbs tniro homs
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