The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-17
The Hunger March:
An Estimate
statement Central Committee. Party U. s. A.

statement Party, u. S. A.
THE successfully carried
through the Obstacles
stco hostility
other enemies the tong splendid
and inspiring demonstration the ancy
discipline of the American working class
thousand elected delegates;
their through the highways cities
"dscoagement Washington;
the
o the mass struggles conducted in the localities the arrival Of all
columns in Washington accordance with the
and the defeat of the times the
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ands around which it organized the
empioyed support d ''O'O masses Oh the employed ana
principal demands of the unemployed for Federal Winter Re-
@ and for Immediate Unemployment Insurance the the
government and EMPLOYERS further popuaized and the struggle
broad given development
selves as they passed through the localities resulted many more i'm
mediate and tangible
Of proposed and announced relief cuts, etc.
YFE conspicuous success of the National Hunger March success which
could not be possible without the hearty enthusiastic
G which determined organize this action on
the basis OF correct estimate OF the constantly deepening
onary leadership The concuvel exposed
taism OF right Party
Furthermore the brutal treatment the campaign of Indictment and
the
Washington congress
the Democratic the
pete control OF and in position deyey influence
hostility Democratic Party and its chief Roosevelt towards the
workers and farmers Thus the
ruling carrying through in an effort to save
Roosevelt inaugrated The March gave
by Roosevets prediction dmgogy This is of especial i'm
portan because this latest Campaign of the ruling
members of the Communist Party influenced by this
WHILE Hunger March as whole was an effective and
successful action and first rate achievement of the Party
most important Of these Tere: Vic S'siAD 'ulS Inc
preparatory many
formal manner and almost everywhere suffered from the still strongly
the refor unions in the shops and the organizations
eaconary socialfasc leadership
more such organizations CA F. of and locals Unemployed C
Leagues etc. involved directly participated
hv 4h any e ps mus serve 10 enpnasfze even more
The central demands Of the Hunger March not linked the
the immediate daily
pernces OF the the central
W a"
repetition response explain
government and oafascists The weakness of our pcal pro-
asanda was also evidenced failure to bring sufficiently
Of the Soviet Union scOsboro the
some rope around his neck etc5
yet unhaenged throughout the march There should
have been strong struggle against such slogans
for the Hunger March integral part of the election of the
securing
gates from already our and providing the
approach OF certain Party sections and the enthusiasm the
to the marche were in places smaller the
enthusiastic this year than last.
These shortcomings the failure systematic
proletarans
development
organization and contacts in the towns through which the
failure
delegates the prac
that noted.
~ of the Western Columns the return trip reflection of the
loosen which all too frequently is manifested in winding serious
of the
Central Committee
carefully discuss the
make these discussions the
all work and particularly OF the unemployed work utilizing
the
resolution of the c.
greatly
strengthened
existence Of ever-increasing of unemployed