The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06

(Hoan, Polakowski- Gettelman Daggett. etc..
The conservatives opposed the surtax on in
comes and the principle of taxing dividends to
refund property taxes, while the socialists
spokesman of the middle class, wanted the sur
tax to start at higher bracket from $4,000 on
After weeks Of sittings, enlivened by the
Strike" Of the progressive senator's threats of
black eyes, ETC., compromise bill was passed,
which, while adopting some of the principles
OF the progreSSives daxing dividends, barring
capital losses, only appropriates 100000 for
relief reforestation, tax refund, ETC., giving for
relief to the counties 81 per inhabtant-in other
words about $40 for each unemployed for the
entire yearl AS to taxing incomes, the burden
will be borne by every taxpayer, the highest rate
being per cent. This is the end of the famous
session, with the revolutionary phrases of the
progreSsives and socialists!
The Treachery of the Socialists.
Senator Polakowski and the other socialist
legislators have been soapboxing for months to
have the session called, but at the session proper
they, OF course acted as the third party of the
bosses. They started with the radical demand
of S20000,O00 instead of $17OO000O for relief
but Polakowskis vote was added to the conser-
vatives in defeating the BILL which, they said,
was not strong enough. The social-fascist SEN
ator from the South Side openly admitted that
he drafted the $12000,O00 compromise bill, which
the conservative, Goodland, presented sin order
not to 1eopardize it," Their famous resolution
adopted a 1.-THE still-born Unemployed Council
of Action" meeting at the Milwaukee Auditorium
last October, called for 6-hour day. with a
minimum Of $3.50 day-but it was again the
8-hour bill OF Polakowski that was passed by
the Senate! Many more examples could be
given to expose the social-fascist talks-ard their
deeds-against the interests of those whom they
claim to represent
Our Party and the Unemployed Council have
exposed in numerous mass meetings, leaflets and
resolutions the sham special session before the
workers OF Wisconsin. Our spokesman at the
public hearing of the legislature, Bassett, Neh-
mer and Sikat pointed out early in December
the real purpose of the session and exposed
La Toilette and his socialist cronies as would-b
saviors of capitalism. The shameful betrayal Of
the Wisconsin workers and poor farmers by the
three major factions of the bourgeosie must
further be used to mobilize the workers for
struggle, to point out the wisconsin individual
istic solution, which will find job for every man
in the state as against "Russia's Communism
as demagogic maneuver of bankrupt capital
ism The sterilization" schemes of La Toilette,
which the legislature did not even find worth
while to discuss, together with the fake Groves
XII, will not stop the workers and poor farmers
of the state to fight for real unemployment in
surance at full wages at the expense of the
capitalists only--and at the same time to work
for the only way to stabilize industry; to kick
out the capitalists, with their La Follettes and
Polakowskls, and establish an organized society
of the telling masses.