The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-18
What Assurance

TILE biting chill of winter already be fetbring-
ing with it increase in misery to the multitude
of men, women and children who suffer under the
lash of unemployment.
In recent weeks we have witnessed an avalanche
OF Speeches-from president to the petty official in
the smallest town. All sing in chorus the patent cry,
No one shall starve this winter"
But what assurance have the unemployed that these
promises different than the they have heard
in previous years? None whatsoever.
A flood of propaganda has been spread in recent
weeks that unemployed relief figures have dropped
because of a return to work. But what are the
actual facts?
Governor Lehman in a statement issued yesterday
said:
In August 1882, there were 18s,799 UNEMPLOYED
families depending for their existence upon public
relief, compared with 1896 families in August
1888" Despite wholesale removal of thousands of
families from relief, official figures forced to regis
ter that the number of needy is mounting ire
mendously.
What will be done for the unemployed whose
numbers are growing winter is spproachngq
IN NEW YORK the governor promises $l2o0oOoo to
$15000000 month for the whole state. And, then
only condition that the funds of the federal state
and local governments be pooled What would this
paltry amount to even il it was assured New
York City alone aside from the rest of the state is
in need Of considerable larger sum if it is to supply
the barest minimum for the million and half unem-
ployed.
If this is the proposal of the state-wtat can be
expected from President Roosevelt nationally? His
actions since his Inauguration last March speaks
louder than all the blatant phrases which he can
announce. Let us see:
/. During the election he promised unemployment
insurance. This has now been discarded.
2. On the day when he nauguated March A.
unemployed demonstrations took place throughout the
country The workers received their first taste of
the new deal clubs and gas bombs on this occasion
3. Roosevelt made promise to use. the surplus
food for distribution to the unempoyed-but the
hungry still waiting for it. He has also promised
the rich farmers remuneration for destroying "sIu-
plus" cotton and hogs The hogs and cotton has al
ready been destroyed and the rich farmers received
the cash.
4. He promised to use s3o0ooOoO00 for public
works to give jobs The unemployed are still waiting
for the jobs but the money is being rapidly used up
for building battleshps and other ornaments.
Here is the record which indicates what the I'M
employed can expect this winter.
THERE is speculation to the needs of the seven
It is program whereby definite guarantee
is given to every unemployed person that he or she
will receive regular of money weekly during the
whole period of unemployment
The unemployed and employed can and must Wrest
this lfe's necessity from the capitalist government
1t must impress on the government by the power of
its numbers that unemployment insurance should be
established
The developing Of mass movement the struggle
for the most immediate needs of starving unemployed
the fight against evictons;s the united front of all
workers-hese steps in the nation wide campaign
for the adoption Of federal unemployment insurance.