The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-02

pieces Of the Unemployed Councils as
a means of raising funds for further
development of the unemployed
campaign. This tag day will also be
utilized as means of house to house
collection Of signatures for the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill. All sympathetic workers are
urged to participate by reporting at
any Of the following stations: SO.
Greene Street, 1906 East Baltimore
st., 703 So. Ponca st.
In connection with the campaign
for unemployment insurance a uni
ted front conference will be held in
the latter part of February. This
conference will be called by the Bal
timore Unemployed Councils, rank
and file committees of A. F. of L.
locals and few fraternal organiza-
tons. The conference will elect a
functioning city committee and will
especially formulate further plans
for development Of the unemploy-
ment insurance campaign within the
A. F. Of L. locals.
Two unemployed Negro workers at
tempted TO commit suicide today as
a result Of their starvation condition.
Distress is spreading very rapidly
amongst the unemployed Of this city.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb l.
Over $50 Negro and white workers
attended the public unemployed
hearing called by the Unemployed
Councils Of this city. VIII. Powell,
representing the Unemployed Coun-
ellis, acted as prosecuting attorney.
The testimony submitted by men,
women, youth and children, brought
out some of the following facts:
The Community Chest derives its
main funds by forcing municipal en-
ployees and workers to donate from
their salaries. Discrimination exists
on a wholesale scale against the Ne
gro workers. If an unemployed
worker possessed radio or phono-
graph he was told by the Community
Chest to sell these before any relief
would be administered. One Negro
worker testified to the fact that he
had been evicted and his furniture
left on the streets for two days. He
then applied to the Unemployed
To,,,,ciIe For occictor,aa Ponreeen-
tatives Of this organization then took
him to the Community Chest Relief
Association, and forced this bosses
fake charity outfit to pay for moving
his furniture and supplying him with
another home. A young white work.
er testified that he had been arrested
and threatened with bodily harm
because he dared to present num-
Der of needy cases to the Community
Chest for relief.
A few local dicks and representa-
tives of the Community Chest Relief
Association were present in the hall.
Power challenged these bosses lack
eys to repudiate the damaging testi-
mony submitted against them. How
ever none Of the bosses lackeys who
otherwise browbeat, intimidate and
starve the workers, had the CUTS
upon this occasion to take the wit
ness stand and defend their position.
In his final summary Powell further
exposed their fakery which made
them wriggle uneasily and sweat in
their chairs.
BY its miltancy the Unemployed
Councils have already won some sub
stantial relief for many needy fam
lilies in this capital of American i'm
perialism. However the struggle will
be carried to higher plane when
many of the workers will demon
strate on Feb. 4th in front of the
City Administration building. A COM
mittee will be chosen at this demon
stration to present demands for I'M
mediate relief of many needy cases.
All workers regardless of race, creed
or color are urged to participate in
this demonstration which will take
place at p. m. sharp.