The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11

is supposed to provide $375,O00,000
for relief. Not word is said about
unemployment insurance, but a de-
mand is made that the stagger sys-
tenn, which has cut the wages of
millions of workers, be made per-
nlanent institution.
Not a word is said about the fact
that the American Federation OF
Labor convention in Vancouver. voted
against unemployment insurance and
federal relief and for the Hoover Sys-
tenn of local relief, but it is forced to
admit that the local relief in every
city and village in the United States
has broken down.
The sudden. espousal Of federal
jcbless RELIEF by the American
Federation Of Labor has It's basis
in the fact that the economic and
financial crisis Of American capt.
talisn has continued with un-
abated fury. driving new millions
to hunger, along with the fact that
the unemployed workers are In
creasing their militant fight for
Unemployment insurance.
1t Is no accident that the A. F. of
L takers petition was drawn up
right after the Feb. 4 demonstra-
tons, called by the Unemployed
Councils. The A. F.. Of L. leadership,
in its true role as Strikebreaker, is
trying to sidetrack the struggle for
unemployment insurance by offering
the workers the sop Of federal aid"
Unemployed Would Get Nothing.
This federal aid, on Green's own
figures, assuming every cent Is used
for "relief"-a fact which the great
history OF the United States and To-
cal governments show is out of the
question-would provide $45 for a
worker to feed his family for an en-
tire year! But this sum would never
reach the workers. The fact is there
are, first Of all, 100000 unem-
ployed, and 100000 on part-tine
work who are slowly starving. The
bill would take months to pass It
would take months TO put into eff
feet. Tens of thousands of workers
may be dead Of hunger before one
cent ever reaches them, because, as
Green himself admits, the local re-
lief agencies are closing down, in
many cities not one cent being left
for relief.
The federal aid" of Green Is
no aid at all. 1t merely provides
that local communities may ask
for a loan" and that they may
use II as they see fit for unem-
pioyment relief.
The whole scheme is rotten trick
Of the A. F. Of L. to keep the work
ers from fighting for real relief, and
to preserve their faith both in the
A. F. OF L. leadership and in the
dying capitalist system which they
support.
This Shiny action of Green and
company should spur every worker
to greater efforts against hunger and
for unemployment insurance, which
alone can safeguard the worker from
actual physical death.
within the A. r. of L. itself a
movement has started to repudiate
the Green-Hoover hunger program,
and to demand the passage Of a real
unemployment insurance bill, pro>id-
ing unemployment insurance at full
wages. This movement is sweeping
through the A. F. of l.. locals and 1t
is this growing revolt Of the A. F.
OF L. rank and file which is TO a
large extent responsible for the
empty gesture Of the A. F. Of l.. bu-
reaucrats. Every A. F. Of l.. worker
should speed the fight along.
The Daily Worker will publish
regular information Of this move
ment under the head "The Fight
for Unemployment Insurance In
the A. r. of L."