The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-22
B | O C k Brownsville
Socialists from
United Front

NEW YORK.-The following letter
from the Workers Unemployed Lea
que (Socialist) was received by the
Brownsville Unemployed Council in
answer to their proposals of united
front action for immediate issues
in the struggle for relief.
April S, 1888. "Our executive
committee has considered the pro-
posalS made by your committee yes
terday. In as much as we are only
branch of the Workers Unem-
ployed League, must adhere to the
rules governing this organization
therefore we cannot act indie
pendently. Any further suggestions
that your body desire will have to
be forwarded to our main Offices.
Comradely yours,
Abraham Chapman, secretary.
The letter came as climax to a
number of incidents between the
two organizations which began on
March 80 when the Workers Unem-
ployed League called a mass meeting
to discuss unemployment" but ex-
cluded the militant Brownsville Un-
employed Council which has a mass
following in that section.
The council nevertheless elected a
committee to propose a program Of
united action. The proposals in
cluded united demonstrations for re-
lief at the Home Relief Bureau, &C
ton against the Hilly ruling out
having rent strikes and summoning
of united Unemployed Convention
on relief and unemployment insur-
ance.
The floor was at first denied to the
council representative but finally was
gained and the proposals made were
SO enthusiastically received by the
workers anxious for United Front &C
ton that the Workers Unemployed
League was compelled to invite the
Unemployed Council to come to an
executive committee of the league to
plan actions along the lines proposed.
Three representatives of the coun-
Gil came to the executive meeting
Tuesday, April 4, and there stated
the urgent need for united front ac-
ton against RooseVelts' introduction
of forced labor camps, Tammany's
complete domination of relief, against
red tape and relief cuts at the Home
Relief Bureau.
Some members of the executive
committee said that no such unity
could be discussed without approval
of the main Office. One member OF
the Workmens Circle dissented,
stating he saw no reason for post
poning discussion for united action"
Irving Dolb, speaking for the IN
employed Council, made clear that
delaying action until approval was
received from higher bodies would
weaken the resistance to the Starva-
ton policy of Tammany Hall and
leave thousands of workers in imme-
diate need to starve and be evicted
The rank and file members Of the
League and some of the smaller
leaders showed by their response TO
the councils proposals at the mass
meeting that they understood the eX-
IRENE need for united action in face
of the increased attacks of the work
ingclass.
The letter received by the council
indicates that the main office, the big
leaders, are determined to place bar
riers between the working class and
have forced the Brownsville Branch
of the Workers Unemployed League
to go against the wishes OF its mem
bers.
The council and the members and
honest leaders of the League are de-
termined to weld together their
united front despite the obstruction
ist and splitting policies OF the So
cialist leaders.