The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-23

was paid amounted to 48 weeks; now
it is only six weeks. After the six
weeks expire, the so-called investiga-
tion' to determine nesd is intr2auced
by means of which practically al the
unemployed who Apply to the Conis-
sic1 &c derived of benefit.
But as is generally knowi1ys the
number of unemployed in Germany
is increasing. In January the number
of those employed in industry dropped
from 42.1 per cent to 400 per cent
in comparison with December 1882.
Those who were employed in January
1888 worked 1873 hours a week instead
of 36.1 hours as in December 1882.
Before the elections of March 5th,
the National Socialists increased I'M
employment relief by two marks
month. By doing that the fascists
wanted to show that their govern
ment was the only government since
1923 that did not reduce unemployment
relief but on the contrary, even
added something to it. That had a
certain amount of influence one that
section of the unemployed who. were
not class-conscious.
Instead of unemployment insurance,
the fascists now want to introduce
compulsory labor service, which 4eally
means forced labor for the unem-
ployed. The main purpose of the
camps which the fascists are estab-
fishing for the unemployed is to form
an army out of them. Within a year
they intend to organize the military
training of 100000 young ,unem-
ployed, who are of military age and
in that way they want to create an
army of 100000 soldiers in the
course Of two years.
Inasmuch as the fascistS are Great
ing an army for the eventuafity Of
war, under the cloak of relief FOR the
unemployed, they are already now
giving the landowners extraordinarily
cheap labor power from the camps
of voluntary Labor Service" These
unemployed do work which was form
erly done by building workers, ex-
cavators, lumber workers, ETC., and of
course receive much lower wage
for il.
On the basis of the laid down ICON
ditions," they should receive a daily
wage of SO pfennigs in cash and Se-
sides that something is supposed to be
saved" for them which is not handed
out but placed to their credit, to the
extent of "a pfennigs day The
municipal administrations which fin
ance these camps give 1.79 marks per
day for every unemployed worker
for six hour working day Plus few
hours drill. In actual fact 1.73 marks
day is spent for the unemployed.
j. e., the camps count .23 marks for
food, Is pfennigs for the bed in the
barracks and % pennies for work
ing clothes. Therefore there isaa re-
mainder of 9 pfennigs eft to be
handed out and for the Saving .
Even il one counts 1.73 marks per
day, this wage is only half Of the
wage which an unskiIled worker re-
ceived at the end Of 1882. This IS the
position regarding the payment of the
unemployed in the voluntary labor
service camps"
In these camps the fascists ,mainy
want to carry out military training
and only use two hours a day for
productive work. That will recourse
not prevent them from trying to
utilize this army as strikebTeakers.
In that way the fascists want,.to re-
place unemployment insurance.
The draft fthe lniniIr UNI program
further provides that state officials
who are not member of the National
Socialist Party are to be removed
from their positions. TIL t has already
been carried out.
TO be continued.