The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-04

and other places linked UP together.
The workers employed and unem-
ployed, Negro and white vii lbe mo-
bilized around local issues.
In New Kensington the fight of the
masses under the leadership of the
Unemployed Councils forced the
Burgess to grant permit for the
demonstration Of February 4th. He
hopes this way to tone down the
fighting spirit of the masses. But
February 4th will be more than a
day of demonstration.
The Johnstown pressure Of the
workers led by the Unemployed
Council secured the Point Stadi UNI
for the 4th.
In Coyerdale the mine issue will be
brought to the front together with
the fight for immediate relief and the
Unemployment Insurance Bill.
Meetings Are Scheduled for Feb, 4th
as Follows:
Pittsburgh, Fullerton and Webster,
at p. m,
East Pittsburgh, Westinghouse
Gate, Turtle Greek, 1880 a. m.
McKeesport, B. & Q. Depot, 2 p. m
Ambridge. Merchant ST., between
and at p. m.
Johnstown, Point Stadium, / 80 pm.
Brownsville.
Coverdale, Granish Hall, at 3 D. m.
Verona
Library.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. a.
-Four hundred unemployed workers
crowded into an indoor mass meeting
today and enthusiastically participated
in the formation of Knoxville's first
Unemployed Council. Preparations
are being made for a Feb. 4 demon
Stration.
Scores Of Negro workers were pre-
sent, A provisional council of 25
was elected, including several Ne
groes, to form unemployment COM
mittees in working-class neighbor-
hoods throughout the city.
The owner of the hall refused to
open the doors when he saw crowds
of workers waiting outside, but the
militancy of the workers forced his
retreat.
Eight to ten thousand Knoxville
unemployed workers are starving. A
few hundred old residents have given
one days work weekly at city jobs
and are paid 50. They are then
forced to give 80 cents of this to
charity. Forced labor for workers
who do city work and in addition
they must supply funds for those who
cannot get city jobs. The turnout of
400 is remarkable.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3.--Fol-
lowing yesterdays unemployed mass
meeting, a committee of IS was cleo
ted to take charge Of the campaign
for immediate relief and unemploy-
ment insurance and for further or
ganization of the unemployed. All
local papers today publish in parallel
columns the official statement and
demands Of the mass meeting, and a
statement of City Manager Bass.
Bass defends the program of one
day per week work for one member
of an unemployed family, and reveals
the starvation character of the So
called relief, admitting that the total
received per family amounts to $1.7o
per week.
The result Of yesterdays mass
meeting is stated in the headline
of the Knoxville times" as fol-
lows: Lines drawn in vigorous
fight over city's unemployment
plan"
One hundred and 26 workers regis
tered with the committee elected by
the unemployed mass meeting. The
committee n1ts tonight to work out
furthr plans Of extending its organi-
cation. Four Negro workers are on
the committee.
The National Hunger March Pic
torial is now being sold here, and
plans are being made for a wide Ii
terature distribution and a series Of
meetings at railway shops and tex
tile mills. Open air meetings will be
held February 4.