The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-26
BY BILL GEBERT.

BY BILL GEBERT.
JOEL D. Hunter, the general superintendent OF
y the starvation program of the bosses in Chi
cago General Superintendent of the United
Charities of Chicago in an open letter to Gov
ernor Louis L. Emmerson and the General As
sembly of the State of Illinois declares
ITO prevent acute hunger, evictions and
food riots about $3O,000O00 is needed in Cook
County in 1892, The most that can be ex-
pected from private contributions is S5,OOOOo0
Federal aid cannot be obtained unless Illinois
acts first. 1 am not crying wolf when there
is no wolf at the door. There is not only one
wolf but there is pack of them. Their names
are hunger, starvation eviction and riot.
This letter is sincere and earnest at
tempt to set forth the facts about the present
conditions in Chicago"
But these facts of Mr., Hunters are just SIM
ply throwing the light partially on the real
conditions of the masses Of workers Of Chicago.
100000 unemployed workers and their families
are actually facing starvation and many of them
starving with workers daily dying from starva-
ton in the flop houses and in the ShackS of
the great industrial city of Chicago. Mr.. Hunter
carries out his policy accordingly; cutting OF the
relief SO per cent to prolong starvation and
stopping payment Of rent for the unemployed
workers and evictions have already begun In
workers are Immediately on the verge of being
thrown on the streets in the midst of winter.
Mr.. Hunter, who speaks for the frightened
Chicago bourgeoise, the Trayors, insults, SwiftS,
Armours, McCormacks and other millionaires
and billionaires, draws the picture OF food riots
for definite purpose, to increase the police
terror against the masses. 1t is his agents that
call the police to club workers who demand re-
lief at the relief stations 1t is Mr.. Hunter who
is particularly responsible for the arrest OF over
$50 workers on the South Side of Chicago on
January II and 10 and the clubbing and beat
ing all of them by the thugs of the police de-
partment, Siege and Barker.
Maurice Kavanagh, chairman of the Cook
County Board Finance Committee, in in
terview with the Chicago Herald and Examiner
declared: starvation faces 81 900 families now
being fed by the County" because these fam
lilies being taken off from the relief list
and the miserable little relief they were get
ting Is cut Off
The Chicago Daily News speaking about the
situation, declares
Chicago has on its charity list today al
most the equivalent Of the population of Mil
waukee-more than 100000 people. crisis is
at hand the like Of which has not existed,
authorities say, since the great Chicago fire of
1871"
With the cutting of relief in half tens of thou
sands of families are deprived TO relief, while
mass evictions carried under the slogan
of economy" and there are no funds" But
these are plain and simple lies Tony Cermak,
the democratic mayor of Chicago, claims that
there is no money for unemployed relief, but
there is money for bankers to pay interest on
their loans and bonds, to pay traction fund to
insult from the city amounting to millions of
dollars.
There Is no money for the unemployed, but
Tony Cermak pays 100000 to the National Com
mittee of the Democratic party and $4,000 to
the National Committee of the Republican party
for the privilege" of having the conventions Of
these parties of the bosses held in the city of
Chicago Every unemployed and employed work.
er in the city of Chicago should very well re-
member this that Tony Cermak can raise $3.50,
900 for the parties Of the millionaires and not
ono penny for the starving unemployed workers
Rich Not Touched
There h no money for unemployed relief but
according to the United States income tax In
the year OF 1928 one hundred-forty five persons
In Illinois had net income Of s172,000000. OF
this number, three had incomes of 100000 or
more year, thirteen persons between $2,00000O
and $5o000 900; al between 100000 and 81
100000; and 88 between one-haf million and
100000. 10,436 persons had net incomes in
the year q 1928 from $4,000 to 100000, re-
ceiving Q total Of $e4800o,o0o.
8ixty-fiye pr cent q these parasites who drew