The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-19


and Social Insurance Bill, providing
insurance for all workers regardless
of nationality, color, age or sex, for
the full period of unemployment
disability, if for no reason of their
own, at the rate of $40 per week,
plus SO for each dependent. Finds
to be raised solely by taxation of
incomes Of capitalists, cutting down
high salaries, and use of all war
funds for benefit of the u1lemploy-
ed; end by the government; work
ers to make no contributions. Part
time workers to receive the differ
ef1ce between their wages and the
unemployment insurance benefit.
The Unemployment and Social In
suratce fund to be administered
and controlled by work. r5' Commit
tees composed of rs Al and file
members of workers q 5aflizations."
Against Amendents
Against this amendment delegates
from the I.W.W., workers League,
who ON other occasions supported the
u. c. were united together with the
right wing Socialists, Lovestoneists,
Trotzkyists and other elements. BY
a majority they defeated this amend
ment. This is not a small matter be-
cause 1t is not sufficient to just go
on record for Unemployment and So
cial Insurance Mr.. Green, of the
A. r. of L., is also for" tineinploy-
nelt insurance. But the question as
to what kind of unemployment in
STRANGE and at whose expense is not
matter OF small Importance 1t is
of very decisive Importance. On this
point the delegation of the U. c.
could not compromise and made its
position clear and fought for it.
Discuss United Front
In the discussion ON the united
front policy, Bill Gebert, fraternal
delegate of the Communist Party
spoke He very clearly and definitely
placed the question Of the meaning
of the united front iii struggle and
action. That any United front other
wise will be a united front against
the working class. On this basis for
unity in struggle, the workers I'm
employment and Social Insurance
Bill and all other demands of the
unemployed in the given localities, are
placed.
He also dealt with the objective of
setting UP one organization of the
unemployed, unifying numerous or
CARNATIONS OF the unemployed thru
out the country. His speech was well
received and was a programatic
speech on the policy of the united
front.
Propose Unified Movement
The Constitutional Committee,
which was controlled by Socialists and
members OF the Workers League,
came to the Convention with a con-
stitution calling for the organization
OF new body Of the unemployed to
be known as the Workers League of
America Against such constitution,
which in addition to this, provided a
dictatorial power to the Executive
Committee to the point that it has
the right to remove state and county
committees of the organizations, the
U. c. delegation led fight, also
against forming new organization
of the unemployed. 1t led a fight for
r. federation Of the unemployed or
CARNATIONS, without any exclusion
This to be step toward one organ
i2atiorl of the unemployed. That this
process to be started from below
leading TO a national tinifieatiof OF
all organizations Of the unemployed
This policy was supported by a
large number of delegates, especially
from the lower ranks. The conStitu-
tier1sl committee report was rejected
and new committee was elected
which brought in a draft of a cersti-
tutien for federation of all organ
izations OF the unemployed. That
every organization present is to re-
tain its orgariizatiof1al independence
carry on its own activities, be part
Of the federation. In this way unity
all organizations of the unemployed
on city, county. state and national
scope. This urificatign to proceed
at once, that is, Immediately to be
accompanied with development OF
struggle for immediate demands and
needs Of the masses of unemployed.
The Constitution further specified
that all the organizations of the un-
employed affiliated with the Fedora
ton cannot discriminate against any
worker for his political belief, creed,
i, race, nationality or citizenship, that
is, that every organization must ad-
NIT every worker, regardless OF his
I political belief or organizational af-
filiation. This report was adopted by
the convention by a large majority.
Defeat Sectarian Policy
The adoption of policy for a united
front of action and for a federation
was a decisive defeat both for the
sectarian policy Of the Workers
League and a decisive defeat for the
right wing, headed by the leading So
cislists. 1t was victory for the pol
icy of the U. c. The defeat of Bor-
ders and others was such, that he and
others declined to accept any posts