The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-27


health service by practically
the nature of the speech last
man of the State Finance Com.
mittee of Fall River, Mass, tc
eager, responsive pupils. Those
who heard him were some 200 bank
ers of the Eastern Regional Saving;
Conference of the Savings Division
of the American Bankers Association
The speech was made in the Wal
dorf Astoria Hotel.
They'll Do II Here.
These are the same bankers who
called a special session of the legis-
lature to cut New York City work
ers' wages, who insist on the city
firing all foreign born workers ano
many native born.
Before them, Jackson held up 8
goal of further achievements, using
Fall River as an example. He said
while New York bankers listened
eagerly:
an Fall River We were able TO
reduce the school budget by a 20
per cent reduction in salaries; we
dispensed with the services of some
140 teachers, by increasing the
teacher load from % to about 80;
by raising the entrance age from
So years to 6 years which closed
IL I'D mi NV oil fWxo
the night schools. We also eiimi-
mated some janitors. believe that
the economies effected thus far
have not been detrimental to the
child. A further study might read
lily show that our expenses could be
materially reduced through some
simple chances in the curriculum.
This also without detriment TO the
child.
Branch libraries have been
closed. Some department heads
were eliminated by consolidating
several departments under a COM
missioner of public works at a
saving of s11 600 a year. A few po-
licemen and firemen have been
drcpped from the rolls and more
modern methods have increased the
efficiency and economy in operation
of these departments.
"The health situation of the city
has been very carefully surveyed
BY an outside medical group and we
have. been able to cut the cost of
cur health service, including hos
pitfalls, about 40 per cent; = Zeal
attention has increased and the
needy poor are getting better at
tention than ever before.
"These studies could not have
been made by the finance board so
that board secured the services of
OUTSIDE GROUPS unbiased by
local feeling, to survey these diff
ferent local problems and every
survey that has been made has
rroved that economies could be eff
fected and efficiency increased"
New York also has progressed far
along this road. but Jackson's speech
sets a goal for further achievement
Workers! This is the program OF
the bankers and capitalists. and OF
the Tamlnany and Lehman admin
istrationsl
Build the State Conference
Answer it by moving in every local
union of whatever afiliation, in every
workers club and workers organiza-
ton of every sort, for the support Of
the State Wide Conference on I'm
employment Insurance and Labor
Legislation. The conference will meet
in Albany Feb. rs to q at the call OF
SO labor unions and other workers
organizations. II will formulate bills
to present to the legislature. There
will be bills for unemployment in
surance. against evictions, against
firing of city employees and looting
of workers pay for fake relief
schemes. AGAINST iujunctions and po-
lice terror in strikes. etc.
The struggle is being waged by
ever larger groups of workers in New
Yorl, already along these lines, in
rent strikes and demonstrations at
Relief Bureaus.
Rent Strikers Endorse
House and Block Committee repre-
sentatives, many of whom are now
engaged in the leadership of rent
strike struggles in New York City,
gathered at the headquarters of the
East Bronx Unemployed Council, Gle
linton Avenue, for the purpose OF
endorsing the State Labor Legisla-
ton Conference.
In a resolution endorsing the con-
ference, the delegates declared in
part: I'VE pledge to mobilize the I'M
employed, part time and employed
workers in our territory towards
this conference a success"
Rush funds to save the Daily"