The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-08
ALBANY MEETING
THURSDAY; URGE
JOBLESS RELIEF
Organizations Demand
Hearing Before
Legislature

ALBANY, N. Y. Aug. IA dele
cation Of the Unemployed Councils
and affiliated organizations plan to
appsar before the legislature on
Thursday to present a program for
immediate relief and aid to the small
home owners and Door farmers in
the state. Permission was granted
to held mass meeting Thursday
nirht at Chancellor Hall in the State
Educational Building, opposite the
state capitol.
A delegation is slated to appear
before the tax committee which
meets tomorrow. This sub-commit-
tee is holding two sessions, one de-
voted to taxation and the other to
mortgage foreclosures. The delega-
ticn will introduce a number Of re-
solutions which will be presented by
the state delegation on Thursday
So far the special session Of the
legislature, which opened July rs, has
taken no steps to aid the unemploy-
cd. A bin will be presented to the
legislature for immediate relief. 1t
states, Each unemployed couple
shall receive SO in cash each week
and So in addition for each depend
emit" In addition, single workers
and housewives shall receive 81 in
cash each day"
Besides the plan for immediate re-
lief the delegation will present a bill
for the adoption of unemployment
insurance, similar to the federal
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill It calls for insurance for every
fully unemployed person, which shall
"be equal to the average full wage
of the worker in the particular in
dustry. and locality. but in no case
less than $40 per week" The bill
stipulates that in no case shall the
workers or farmers" be taxed, but
funds shall be raised by a taxation
on rich incomes, profits and on large
estates
A plan to protect the small home
owners, tenants and impoverished
farmers, and ending foreclosures and
evictions is part of the program to
be presented 1t has the endorse
ment of home owners organizations
in Staten Island, Long Island, West
chester and Schenectady counties.
The Schenectady Unemployed AsSo-
citation. which supports the program,
embraces the Trades Assembly, sew
eral veterans posts and unemployed
organizations. Unlike the proposals
Of politicians and the state govern
ment, the Unemployed Council pro-
poses a bill demanding abolition Of
all existing eviction and foreclosure
laws" 1t declares in one of the
points, that a moratorium" should
be declared on the payment of
principle on mortgages, interest,
taxes and assessments" thereby safe
guarding the belongings Of these per-
sons.
To assure a hearing for the work
ers delegation the committee urges
all organizations to wire to Governor
Lehman demanding the right for this
body to appear before the legislature.
Delegates from all parts of the state
arriving in Albany should commu-
nicate with E. Levine, Hotel Capitol,
9 Greene Street.
The Court Street bread line COM
mittee in Brooklyn reports that it
gathered 500 signatures in support of
sending a delegate to Albany. John
Gordon was selected by the bread
line group Each worker contributed
a penny or more towards the ex-
pense of the trip.
The New York delegation will in
all probability leave Wednesday for
this city The arrangements COM
mittee requires that each delegate
bring 81 for return fare and a mini
mum Of 50 for their stay here. All
delegates in New York City should
! report Tuesday to the Greater New
York Unemployed Council at 10 E.
nth st.