The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-31
Unemployed Relief
Communist Demand
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many lost their jobs since the MIRA.
went into effect and how many were
given jobs. The response shows that
for every worker who got work I'M
der the N.R.A., from five to twenty
lost their jobs These IS tests were
carried on in all parts Of New York
City"
Returning to the position Of the
capitalist parties on unemployment
relief, Minor quoted La Guardia, who
said, by proper and scientific ad-
ministration, greater benefits can be
given to the needy without greater
appropriation" This means, said
Minor, mo increase in relief appro-
priations, if La Guardia, the guardian
of the bankers treasures, can pre-
vent it,"
"Tammany, Of course, has for cleo
ton purposes temporarily delayed the
cutting of of relief in the past few
weeks, but this is only until after
election, when the starvation regime
will continue. In August, IL 592 heads
of families were cut off from relief
by Tanmany, although it was ad-
mitted by the Home Relief Bureau
that more than 500 day were and
are applying for relief. In Septem-
Der the situation of the unemployed
in New York City became still worse.
A half million dollars less in relief
was given out than in August, and
nearly two and one half million dol
lars less than September of last year.
William Hodson, of the Welfare
Council, admits that this decrease in
relief was due to "a falling of of
available relief funds and not to
decline in those needing relief"
1.-THE Socialist Party" Minor point
ed out, ttrieS to straddle, but has the
same basic program Of economy first
as Tammany and La Guardia. The
Socialist Party is demanding is mil
lion dollars month relief for the
city, but when Norman Thomas made
his plea for this entirely inadequate
appropriation before the city hall on
June 6, he asked only six million. The
rest could come from the state and
bllC I1.I ~, lllOtlluS 0dl0.
The demand Of the Communist
Party for complete social insurance
from the Federal Government, and
for adequate unemployment relief, is
brazenly stolen and used as a slogan
by some Of the capitalist parties
Minor revealed. He gave the example
Of Harlem, where there was, until a
few months ago, only one Home Re-
lief Bureau, until the fight of the
Communist Party and the Unem-
ployed Councils forced the installa-
ton Of another Office. Even now, in
the section OF Harlem where the Ne
groes live, there is no centrally To-
Gated bureau and the Negro unem-
ployed are Disseminated against In
the giving Of relief.
1.-THE winning of social insurance
by the workers is question of life
or death, not only for the unem-
ployed, but for the employed work.
ers," Minor declared with great en-
phasis of course, the federal gov
eminent Is trying to pay as little
in unemployment relief as possible.
THE federal government. however
is vulnerable to the mass demands OF
the workers and their organized pres
sure for more relief and for federal
social insurance. This Is seen from
the fact that every time the govern
ment delivers 100 million dollars OF
more as free gifts to corporations
it is forced to cover itself up by
making inadequate concessions to the
workers such as the bad quality salt
pork now being distributed to make
1t appear that the federal govern
ment is not only the friend of the
bankers, but Of the working people.
1.-THE workers can enforce the