The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-21

the liberals, who are campaigning for elections to
the Duma, will soon stop contributing money for
them"
Proposals of BOIshevik Group.
After he had finished reading the figures the
speaker urged that the delegates Immediately
organize an unemployed commission at each
dining-room which would not only audit the
accounts but would direct the business end of
the dining-room and administer 1t generally.
Further on, the speaker declared that the sit
uation of the unemployed at the given moment
was grave but not hopeless.
1.-THE Bolshevik group, in whose name I speak
now" said the comrade, supports the unem-
ployed movement and helps us organize ourselves
into strong organization. 1T is essential to
organize all the unemployed and set up a leading
body-an Unemployed Council.
"ThiS council, with the help of the unemployed
must start struggle for lettering the condition
of the unemployed not only. through the distribu-
ton of dinners and 80 kopeks day, but chiefly
by getting the City Duma to organize large
scale public work for the unemployed. The
unemployed are not paupers, they do not want
charity They demand bread and work
1.-THE question must be so presented that our
demands to the City Duma win the support of all
the workers in the factories and mills. The city
must organize public work. There is quite enough
work of that kind to be had in the city and it
is now being given to various contractors who
give the city administrators large brides. The
most highly skilled workers Of all trades are TO
be found among the unemployed. They can do
all types of work. The city has number Of
contracts essential for public welfare for instance,
the construction of tramways"
BoIshevik Proposals Unanimously Accepted.
The delegates listened silently and very atten-
lively to the speaker When he had finished,
others got up to speak. Each one welcomed the
suggestions made by the Boshevik organization
and spoke briefly and clearly on how to realize
them. All the proposals of the speaker were
unanimously adopted.
1t decided TO organize an Unemployed
Council by holding elections at the dning-rooms
where the unemployed were getting their din
ners and a group of worker Bosheviks were
assigned to carry on the agitation for it and get
the elections carried through.
The council was to consist of thirty delegates
from the unemployed. 1t was also decided at
this meeting to print leaflets calling on the
unemployed to organize themselves Immediately
as the only way out of the grave situation.
This printed appeal of the Bolshevik group of
workers actually made it possible to carry on
elections to the Unemployed Council within a
short period. Thirty representatives of the I'M
employed were elected to the Council After
several days, the first meeting of the thirty del
egates took place and Comrade Kairsky was
elected president.
The first things we discussed were the aims
and objects of the unemployed organization.
The following points were adopted unanimously:
1. The geenra1 aims and tasks of the Unem-
pIoyed Council are to lead the unemployed out
of their unbearable situation.
2. The most immediate task Of the council
is to get the city to organize public work for all
unemployed.
3. The council is to rally all the unemployed
around these aims on the basis OF their COM