The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-18
FORCE MAYOR TO
FEED MARCHERS
Many Local Struggles
Support Natl March
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National Marchers and prepare for
their reception in the various cities.
Column 1 of the National March
which started Sunday from Seattle,
Is now crossing Montana. Column 2.
which started Tuesday from San
Francisco, is crossing Nevada. Col
umn 8, which started Monday from
Los Angeles, is crossing Arizona.
Some of the local struggles in pre-
paration for the arrival Of these coll
umnS, and five others that will start
soon, are described below.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Nov. 1.-Two
hundred and fifty jobless doing
forced labor for food alone on the
streets here, StruS-s yesterday de-
handing that the county pay them
wages. At present they are getting
only SIS grocery orders per week, and
nothing else.
JobleSS delegates from the anthra-
cite mining centers around Shenen-
doah will join Column No. 7 of the
National Hunger March when it
comes through.
Force City to Feed.
LA CROSSE, Wise, Nov. 1.-THE
committee of the Unemployed Coun-
Gil here in united front with the A.
F. L. workers has won from the city
government promise of food and
lodging for the Northwest column of
the National Hunger March when it
is in this city. The A. F. of L. build
ing trades council here is helping in
preparations.
There vii be a demonstration on
Friday before the Lacrosse court
house to present the demands of the
jobless here to the county board OF
supervisors at its annual meeting.
La Crosse delegates to the National
Hunger March will be elected at the
demonstration.
WEST ALLIS. Wise. Nov. 1.-THE
delegation of the Unemployed Coun-
Gil here is making demands today on
the mayor for a truck and $50 cash
for the National Hunger Marchers.
Collectors Defy Mayor.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. 17.--Work-
ers here are holding their tag days
for the National Hunger March in the
face of the refusal of Mayor Maho-
ney, FarIner-Laborite, to give per-
nit. Three collectors were arrested.
Another, Henry Benton, was arrested
for appearing as spokesman for a
delegation Of jobless at relief sta
ton. Police beat up Benton after
his arrest.
There will be big mass demon
stration here Nov. 81 for relief and
in support of the National Hunger
March.
Del. State Hunger March.
DOVER, Del, Nov. 17.-Monday 80
state hunger marchers left Whining
ton for the capital of Delaware.
They held open-air meetings of 300
in Smyrna and 500 in Middleton and
got additional delegates there.
The state legislature opened its
special session to consider relief for
the jobless about noon, Tuesday. A
sharp argument with the state police
and the Delaware secretary of state
was won by the marchers, and the
whole delegation came i'll.
They heard Governor Buck, Re
publican, who won the election on a
promise, mo men and women shall
go hungry"
Then. by motion of legislator the
delegation was given the floor.
Green, its first spokesman, contra
dicted Bucks statement that there
are only 10000 jobleSs in Delaware.
He showed there are about 10000.
He showed that if the legislature |
were to adopt the bill before it. sup
ported by Buck, for only 100000
for years relief, cit would mean
five cents meal for the jobless. He
told of plenty Of eviction cases.
Negro Delegate Protests.
A Negro delegate, who spoke next,
told of the horrible places in which |
Negroes are Jim-C rowed in Della
ware, and the discrimination against |
them in relief; hundreds of Negro
families in Smyrna and Middleton
getting none whatever.
Green then presented demands of |
the jobless for $40 a week for heads
Of families and So additional for de-
pendents. no evictions. no shutting
off of gas and electricity. He de-
that the s13,o00,000 now
held in the treasury be turned over
for unemployment relief.
Mass Meeting Outside.
The speaker of the legislature
called for motion, and one Iegisla-
tor rose and said the delegation
should be assured that their propo-
sails would be seriously considered.
Then the delegation was led out of
The chamber.
Green and otfers snoke Tor on