The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-24

handled more satisfactorily. Borg his had no recommendation to make.
 This morning about 10 o'clock mass meetings were held in the Brooklyn district, in the vicinity of the Duggan school, the Mill street playgrounds and in North square, At 10:30 o'clock the various throngs assembled at the soldiers monument. It was quickly observed that while the placards claimed that the meeting was being held under the Waterbury Council of Unemployed the chairman. George Borgnis, formerly of Union City. and several of the prominent speakers have been identified for years with the local communist party. Some were leading figures in demonstrations of former years which were not so orderly and peaceful as today's. Borgnis father was one of the three arrested in the march of unemployed on tho City Hall in Marc.i of 1930. Rose Ross and chap named Hersch were among the leaders at that time. Rosie has passed out of the picture. Her name and that of Hcrsch were mentioned during the speeches. Hersch was shot and killed in q labor demonstration in Kentucky several months ago.
 The speeches and the resolution protested against any cut in the amount of the present allowances given to the unemployed. They de- manded cash relief of $7 for every unemployed worker and $2 extra for every dependent child. An nounccment was made that a big demonstration would take place in Waterbury on March 4th about the time President-e1ect Franklin D.. Roosevelt was taking office. It will serve as reminder to MT Roose- welt, the speaker declared, that he must keep his promises and re- member the forgotten man."
 One Joseph Jackson was the chief speaker. He read the reso- lution, called for a demonstration of It's approval and then asked for volunteers to serve as committee to present the resolution to MT Harris and to Mf yor Hayes.
 At the conclusion of Jackson's speech. the longest on the program and which attacked the salaries of city officials, the big profits of the public utilities of the state and the methods of furnishing relief to the unemployed, the march to the Lin coin House and the City Hall fol- lowed.
 The committee of volunteers in- c;uded Jackson, Borgnis. who gave his address as Porter street, this .,tf,,. Hnnr,r cfrnaf. Josephine Demoni, Railroad Hill street; Vincent Kratnitskas. Alex ander Joseph, John Yonzel and advised the committee not to sign singled out later for punishment. and stated that he only made the suggestion to have name appended to give some weight to their peti- ton and that t was for them to decide.
 While the conference was carried or. in Mir Harris office, Field street in front of fire headquarters was damned with hundreds of spec tators. The crowd shifted it's po- sition when the committee emerged from the office and entered the side entrance of the City Hall. Jackson made a walking speech shouting that MT Harris and his committee would consider the reso- luton at a meeting Monday after- noon. Jackson talked as he walked fearing that if he stopped he would violate the city ordinance of block ing traffic.
 The whole incident went off very nicely. The committee was received with every courtesy and given consideration by city officials and the police. No one interfered with their speeches. their march or thei- Haunting placards.