The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-16
"Gtve Us Jobs -

UyORKERS, long unemployed want frst OF all 1ons
v This known fact has been made the basis for
the most cruel demagoey by the Roosevelt administra-
ton
Whenever these Washington hireings OF Wall
street feel the rise Of new Of discomfort
they promise jobs
whenever they choose to subsidze bank, rail
road or a corporation with millions Of government
funds they carefully accompany It with promise Of
Fobs.
whenever they decide to build new battleships,
TO Mechanic the army, build airplanes in prepara-
taon for new world slaughter again they do 1t in
Me name of Jobs.
II ali the promised jobs had materiatzed during
the past year, we would have shortage Of labor
In the United States.
The MIRA was to have provided jobs.
The PwA was to have provided jobs.
Aud now the CWA is to provide jobs
Jobs, jobs, jobs! Two millionl -Four milionl Five
n5llionl
Every day new promisesl Every day figures
on the number put to work Yesterday Senator Wagner
declared 100000 had been given jobs since March.
VET there are still sixteen to seventeen million with
cut jobs.
And the number is increasing.
New York State reported few days ago go
decrease in employment from October to November,
and a 40 decrease in workers earnings.
Pennsylvania industries report Ia decrease for
the same period with SO drop in wages The num-
Der Of hours worked by those still employed also de-
clined SO.
Delaware factories also show employment de-
cline of H. a wage decline Of so, and decrease in
working time chat is increase in part-time work.
OF So.
These figures show the trend--fewer jobs lower
WAGES more part-time work This is the result of
Rooseyelts alphabet, MIRA, AA.A9 P.YA3 etc.
How can workers believe Rooseveltian promises
in The face Of such g record? How can they accept
face value the premise that the C.WA will provide
jobs for four million?
Simply because their need for jobs is so great
They feel that they must have jobs, that they
cannot continue to exist without jobs.
For that reason, and despite their previous disap
pointn1ents they line up at CWA. offices through
out the entire night waiting for the Office to open in
the morning, retaining day after day the faint hope
OF job.
THIS is very situation that must be considered
in our work among the unemployed, and in the
work of preparation for the National Convention
Against Unemployment, to be held in Washington on
January 49, Ia and Is,
Our central demand must be. JOBS FOR ALL
WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION!
The masses are today ready to FIGHT to force
Roosevelt to fulfill his promises. This is shown by
the activity Of the workers in connection with the
O.WA. promises, leading even in New York to smash
ing doors of the CW.A. Offices
Side by side with our demand for JOBS for the
workers, should go the systematic exposure Of Roose
velts fake promises and lying figures and the de-
velopment Of the struggle for UNEMPLOYMENT IN
SURANCE.
The workers do not fight for unemployment in
surance as long as they firmly believe that, within
few days, they will have jobs But by combining the
energetic struggle for jobs immediate relief and
employment insurance really powerful, and militant
mass movement of the workers be set in motion.
These must be the three central issues-jobs, imme
date relief unemployment insurance-in the work for
the national convention