The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-07
Triumphant
March of the
Unemployed
Minor Tells of Parade
in Wall st. Capital
By ROBERT MINOR.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. =
The Hunger March-marched!
Through miles of riot guns
and tear gas bombs of the
Hoover hunger government
police the big parade of three thous-
and representatives of the interests
Of 100000 unemployed American
workers this morning marched on the
capitol and there thrust their de-
mands into the face Of the reaction
airy congress. Only twelve hours
earlier the Hoover government, thru
the Washington police had with ON
nous threats Of armed violence de-
creed that it could not be done.
Done Nevertheless.
1t was done nevertheless, through
the unflinching courage, resistance
and above all, the iron discipline of
the 5000 representatives of the work.
ing class who have come from every
corner Of the U. S. on a mission
Of life and death Of the millions left
at home.
In the middle of the forenoon,
headed by the Red Front Band and
two committees of twenty-five each,
elected last night as Spokesman to
the Senate and House of RepreSen-
tatives, the parade moved out of
camp in military step and with the
ordered discipline of a regiment of
crack troops.
Carry Banners.
Banners were forbidden by the po-
lice, but were carried nevertheless,
and the ploice decided not TO make
any issue of it. These banners gave
the slogans and demands of the
Hunger Marchers for unemployment
relief, for social insurance, for the
immediate payment by the U. S.
Government Of $50 to each unem-
ployed worker in the U. S.
In addition were banners for spe-
cific demands of various special
groups. The seamen's banner de-
manded the immediate release of the
nine Scottsboro boys, another de-
manded freedom of Tom Mooney.
The high note was the insistent call
for the unity of white and Negro
workers.
Many Negro Workers.
A heavy proportion of the march
ers we're Negroes, a fact which at
tracted much notice. When the
Southern delegation composed of a
majority of Negro workers and share
choppers appeared spontaneous
cheers came from the crowd lining
the street.
The parade reached the capitol
grounds at the corner of New Jersey
and Constitution Ave-, which was the
point of greatest tension.
Here the Hunger Marchers faced
the U. S. Government in the form
of the Capitol the house of Senate
in sesSion-and long lines of Hoover
police.
Issue Is Decided.
Having reached the vicinity of the
capitol, the issue of the right to
march was settled in favor Of the
Marchers. Here the police we're
ready TO permit only the elected
committees to go to the capitol
grounds proper. After conference
of the marchers, Herbert Benjamin,
stepped forward and said, II can
see that you have a show of force
here that it would be impossible for
us to overcome. We feel that we
are not being given an opportunity to
exercise our rights"
Curtis Jumps and Shouts.
Thereupon two elected committees,
left the parade and went on to the
capitol grounds. One of them TO
see Vice President Curtis, the other
into the Senate Chamber. Curtis
was very gruff, and said, you need
not make any speeches, Just send
over the petition. l have only few
minutes William Reynolds, head
of the committee told Curtis that he
had not expected any better of him,
whereupon Curtis jumped UP and
shouted, Don't cast reflections on
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