The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-17
BY MoIssAYE ]. OLGIN.


Il knew that trouble was brewing
in Wilmington. Wilmington, we
were told, would not permit a
parade of the Hunger Marchers.
Wilmington would not permit us
even to leave our trucks. Press,
pulpit and city administration had
conducted an insidious propaganda
against the Hunger March.
The Hunger Marchers had to pre-
pare. We had to reckon with the
possibility of an attack. We dis
cussed the question in our trucks
We made a unanimous decision.
And there could be only one de-
cision: We demonstrate on the
streets of Wilmington!
WE SHOW OUR STRENGTH!
When we arrived in Chester,
Pennsylvania, twelve miles distance
from Wilmington, we were perfect
" aware of the fact that the
stronger our stand in this last stop
before the state of Delaware, the
more the Delaware authorities
would appreciate our power.
It is necessary to understand the
psychology of the rulers and their
armed servants in relation to the
March. They know that there are
in the world men of power and
besgars. The men OF power de-
serve respect; the beggars deserve
contempt. A man like DUPONT IS
a power; he owns Wilmington; he
owns its plants and its ammuli-
ton factories on the other side OF
the Delaware, in New Jersey;
Governor Buck of Delaware is PROUD
to have married into the house of
the Du Points. A Du Pont certain
" deserves respect The Hunger
Marchers, on the other hand, are
beggars; they wear poor clothes;
they are unshaven, underfed; they
have no food stores and must rely
on outside aid; we had no place
to sleep in and lay down wherever
we found a spot. According to all
rules and regulations of capitalist
society, people like the Marchers
were to be meek, submissive, doclle,
thankful for not being locked up.
And here, the unexpected thing
happened; these beggers came with
a pride and dignity, these latter
ed individuals did not beg, but de-
manded, like one who has power.
They did have power. What could
the authorities do with this kind
of a crowd?
THEY were in quandry and we
i knew it. We also knew that
everything depended upon our
stand. If we are better organized,
more determined, If the rank and
file understands better the whole
plan Of action, it will be easier for
us to confuse the rulers.
We marched into Chester like a
well-organized army. We paraded
through the city in excellent order.
We arrived at the center Of the
city, in front Of City Hall and we
told the workers about ourselves
and our aims. We told them We
were going to parade through the
streets of Wilmington under any
circumstances. 1--WE will fight to
the last ditch" said Carl Winter,
one of our leaders, and his words
were heard not only by the workers
of Chester, but also by the police;
they we're heard by the capitalist
reporters who transmitted them to
Boyd, the Wilmington chief of
police, and Black, the superintend-
ent of public safety. who learned
that the Hunger Marchers (Our
Column we're an army Of 1900
united, embittered and determined
fighters.
OUR PROGRAM
AND TACTICS
Between Chester and Wilmington
our trucks frightened their discip-
line and made their minute
preparations. Here are the major
points of our program and tactics
as worked out on the road and
agreed to by every member of every
truck:
1. We parade through Will
mington with banners, placards,
music and singing.
2. Individual marchers receive
orders from nobody but their
commanders.
3. We do not attack the po-
lice, but If the police attacks We
defend ourselves.
4. We do not break our ranks