The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
TqUO Conventions in
Cincinnati, and How
Different They Were!
Rank and File Conventions Delegation Had
One Main Problem, to Save Starving Workers

with the A. F. of L. leaders, and
here was being taken up the burn
ing question that concerned the en-
tire Eorking class-UnempYoymerE
Insurance and Immediate Relief.
Just Orders of Business.
At Green's Convention there were
being passed resolutions about beer,
the Volstead Act, hypocritical en-
dorsement Of the anti-injunction
law, and the other orders of bust
ness Of the labor takers.
Opposed to both beer and even
Green's fake state unemployment in
surance proposal, the president OF
the International Typographical
Union, Charles P. Howard, who Wept
crocodile tears for the "25, 900, 600
people who haven't been told by us
here how they are going to get mo-
ney for bread let alone beer" On
unemployment insurance he uttered
this startling piece of profundity:
The employers would be delighted
to pay unemployment insurance be-
cause the responsibility for providing
Jobs would no longer be theirs" ID
Therefore he opposes unemployment
insurance!
Towards Work.
This is the same Howard who came
to New York and told the members
Of Typographical Union No. 6: ''This
is your bread and butter, not miner
and urged them to take II per
cent wage cut demanded by the
Printers League. And the same
gentleman who provided the arbi-
traitor, a personal friend of his and
builder from Indianapolis employ
ing non-union labor to decide on a
10 per cent wage cut and introduc-
ton Of the stagger system for the
newspaper printers Of New York
City, the struggle against which is
now going on The local officials, as
we'll we're disappointed" with the
award" but accepted it in good
faith"(D.
Howard exRmphfies the type Of
delegate who sat at the SIND Annual
Convention Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor,
While the type of delegate that sat
at the Conference for Unemploy-
ment Insurance and Relief, in Labor
Temple, had at heart the interests
Of all the workers of this country.
Here were passed no toothIess reso-
lutions. Our resolutions had CUTS,
fighting words, and demands that
Will ring out over the world.
Release Mooney!
We endorsed a resolution demand
ing the freedom Of that courageous
and Incorporating working class
leader, Tom Mooney. "Uncondition-
all was the qualifying word used in
the resolution demanding his released
And for the release of Warren K
Billings. Resolutions were endorsed
amidst cheers and wild demonstra-
ton on the part of the delegates cal
ling for the release of the Nine
Scottsboro Boys, the Recognition Of
the Soviet Union: denouncing I'm
perialist War; Against Wage Cuts;
Free Dues for the Unemployed Mem
bers Of Unions; Against Iujunctions
by Employers and Union Officials,
and a resolution endorsing the Ma
tional Hunger March to Washing
ton on December s. Six delegates
were elected from our Conference to
participate in the March.
The Workers Unemployment In
surance Bill as proposed by the A.
F. Of l.. Trade Union Committee for
Unemployment Insurance and Re
lief was, of course. endorsed and
Immediately the question of Federal
Unemployment Insurance became
one of national importance and af-
fecting many locals in the A. F. of L.
all over the country.
Delegation Starts.
A delegation of IS then marched
to the Netherland-Plaza to present
the demands Of the Rank and File
Conference to william Green and
his hand-picked tools of the en-
ployers. The Sergeant-at-arms, we
were told by a dick (there were hun
dreds of his kind inside and outside
the hoteD was instructed by Green
not to accept our credentials.
w lldb AEdOCllE dohEd 1Oulo NCllA~
stock, newly elected National Secre-
tary of the A. F. Of l.. Trade Union
Committee for Unemployment In
surance and Relief. None given"
said the dick.
Weinstock then addressed the del
egation, Green refuses to recognize
the rank and file members of the
American Federation of Labor.
Brothers. we came here TO demand
from Green and his Executive Coun-
Gil that the unemployed members Of
the local unions be exempt from
paying dues and that they remain in
good standing in their unions. We
came here to demand that this A.
F. Of L. Convention go on record in
favor of Compulsory Federal Unen-
ployment Insurance at the expense
of the employers and the govern
ment. The working class Of this
country =" and then Weinstock
was interrupted by the chief of city
detectives. Hundreds of dicks came
out Of their rat holes and proceeded
to jostle the crowd around him.
Someone shouted, Lets get out
of this scab hotel Green and his
gang live in luxury while workers
starve!" Another shouted: 1--WE de-
mand Unemployment insurance.
And Immediate Relief. Down with
the fakersl"
Picket the Hotel.
The delegation and hundreds OF
workers outside of the hotel then
proceeded to an automobile filled
with placaros which contained de-