The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-10-18
DEFEAT ATTEMPT
TO WRECK UNITY
Real United Front in
Neighborhoods
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

Friday with two delegates from each
branch of the three organizations.
There were over 200 delegates in all.
Borders. a fusion candidate on the
Socialist Party and Farmer Labor
Party ticket, was elected chairman
by a small majority.
Lockner, a member of the unem-
ployed Council reported, proposing
ratification Of the demands and
methods worked cut by the previous
united front conference of the three
organizations. That was a smaller
conference of representatives OF the
three organizations, but not dele
gates directly from the branches.
Demands Adopted.
The demands proposed by these
earlier conferences are:
l-Withdrawl of the 50 per cent
cut in relief.
minimum scale of $3.50 cash
relief for each jooless family of two.
3-Fiye dollars cash relief weekly
for single workers.
mo evictions.
5-Free food. school books and
clothing for the children of the I'M
employed.
6-Free light, gas and medical at
tention for the unemployed.
The program OF action, now ratl-
| fled by Fridays rank and file con-
ference included united front demon
strations in all neighborhoods, the
Cook County Hunger March, and or
ganization of united front commit
/ tees in all neighborhoods to lead
local struggles, also a united front
conference in the near future. The
date for this is now set by Friday
conference for Oct. 20.
Borders Obstructs
Borders, and his iieutenantsr
Schneid. who is a former Commun-
list Party member, expelled in 1924
and now a Socialist Party candidate
tried by parliamentary maneuvers to
prevent discussion of these proposals
ing banners with political propaganda
were finally adopted.
But first the unemployed councils
delegates objected to two points II
the draft of the call to the workers
and jobless of Chicago to carry out
the united front program. The draft
was made by small committee pre-
viously elected from all three organ.
izations
"Our Representatives"
The first point to which the un
employed councils objected was 8
statement that OUR representative
| in political Office have failed US"
After much discussion and dicker
ing, an overwhelming majority vote
to eliminate this statement from tn
call.
Tries to Bar Communist Slogans.
The second point to which the I'm
employed councils objected is on
which Borders had fought for before
and was a statement that, Each or
ganization shall refrain from carry
ing banners with political prOpagand
or with the names Of political candi
dates included"
The unemployed councils delegate
objected that bringing this issue int
! the struggle had the effect Of mar
: rowing the conference and the unitei
front, and that it was an attempt {
] make a false division between relic
! and politics.
] The unemployed council delegate
argued that the main issue was de
J feat of the 50 per cent wage cut.
4 After still more discussion, a vot
0 of 100 to "a eliminated the secon
5 statement
h Borders Refuses TO Accept Vote.
S But then Borders refused to rec
4 ognize this vote, and said that tn
4 minority was too large for the de
! cision to be accepted.
Y The unemployed councils delegate
d declared that their viewpoint ha
been supported by the majority vot'
o and branded Borders efforts to over
e ride the will Of the majority as lead
r ing to the splitting of the conference
= They declared that as the unenl
: ployed councils had started the who
campaign for unity in the struggle
the jobless, they would fight on fc
united front Of the jobless them
!. selves on the basis of the program
I. as adopted.
r Finally the lights we're put on
f bringing the conference to an end.