The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
THE BOSSES PLAN A
"HUNGER MARCH"

by new public works scheme, which at best
can give work only to very small number OF
the millions Of unemployed serving most to en-
rich the contractors and provide fat sources Of
graft for capitalist government officials.
The National Hunger March to Washington,
led by the Unemployed Councils brought to the
forefront the struggle of the workers for I'M
employment insurance through taxing the rich.
Coxs fake hunger march" proposes to fight
against unemployment insurance, and is in
tended to delude the workers with promises
capitalism cannot fulfill. Fhe National Hunger
March exposed the government, before broad
masses OF workers, as a tool of the capitalist
class Coxs hunger march" aims to maintain
the waVering faith of masses OF workers IN the
bosses government which, at the very time when
it refuses to take any action to provide adequate
funds for unemployment relief and insurance,
presents the profit-swollen millionaires with an
income tax refund of $65000000.
The National Hunger March to Washington
was march of workers delegates representing
an organized militant working -class movement,
supported by millions of employed and unern-
ployed workers throughout the country. 1t was
march initiated and led by workers, march
in which the workers acted as spokesman all
along the route of march, modifying the work.
ers throughout the territory covered to rally be-
hind the struggle for unemployment insurance.
CoXs march belongs to Cox himself and the
bosses whom he represents. The workers, who
are forced to march under threat of being
thrown out of "Shantytown" and having their
relief withdrawn from various agencies, the
workers who are misled into voluntarily joining
the march, will be muzzled guarded by spies,
thugs, state police. IT will be the only speaker
on the march," declares Cox-fearing that the
militant voice of the workers will be heard on
he roie he fOr
ment insurance, and prepared to crush such
voices
Coxs "hunger march" is an attempt to smash
the fighting program Of the Unemployed Coun-
ellis, the Communist Party and the revolution
airy unions. Workers distributing leaflets around
"Shantytown" at Cox's meetings. calling the
masses to fight for adequate housing, for un-
employment insurance, are arrested and thrown
into Jail The entire plan of Cox is maneuver
backed by the bosses and the government to
counteract the tremendous effects of the work
ers' National Hunger March and to try to put
brake on the developing movement for unem-
ployment relief and insurance.
1t is necessary in the Pittsburgh area to carry
on a wide campaign to expose this maneuyer
before the workers, through leaflets mass meet
ings, through the organization Of workers in
"Shantytown' itself to fight for adequate hous-
ing and relief We must not underestimate the
influence of such bourgeois refornist maneuvers
upon the workers, but, on the contrary, must
intensity our struggle against all forms of bour-
geois and social fascist dernagogy.. This must
take the form not only of an agitational CAM
paign, but Of definite organization of mass
struggles on the basis Of concrete demands for
local relief, against evictoins for free food and
clothing for the children of unemployed work
ers and so on. This applies not alone to the
Pittsburgh district, but to the country whole
The National Hunger March to Washington on
Dec. has advanced the entire unemployed
movement to higher stage. We must now
continue the struggle for unemployment insur
ance through the widest campaign for sigma
lures for the unemployment insurance bill, for
adoption Of the bill by workers organizations
As against the fake march Of Cox, we must rally
the masses of miners and steel workers in West
ern Pennsylvania behind the unemployed dem
onstrations on Feb. National day Of struggle
for unemployment insurance. AS against the
unemployment "cures" Of Cox and company, we
must intensity our campaign to develop among
| the workers a clearer understanding of the in
ability Of capitalism to solve unemployment, OF
the revolutionary way out Of the crisis and the
misery of unemployment through uncompronis
ing struggle against the capitalist system under
the leadership OF the Communist Party.