The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-20
TOILERS STOP s. P
FROM DISRUPTING
A UNITED FRONT
Delegates in Philadel.
Meet and Plan for
Jobless Aid

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-The So
cialist Party, the Hosiery Workers
Union and the Unemployed Citizens
League called conference for Sat
urday, Feb. ls, to offset the united
front conference called by the I'm
employed Councils of Philadelphia
for Sunday, Feb. 49,
Learning of the conference called
by the Socialist Party, the Unem-
ployed Councils sent an open letter
to Franz Daniels, chairman of the
Unemployment Conference, inviting
this conference to send 10 delegates
to meet similar number Of dele
gates representing the Unemployed
Councils of Philadelphia, so that
some joint actions can be carried
through in Philadelphia around the
demands: ID Against the commits
sary plan, 90 against evictions, 90
for adequate cash relief from the
city and state.
5. p. Sabotages United Front.
Mr.. Franz Daniels, who is also the
organizer for the Socialist Party
conference in Kensington, failed to
answer this letter, nor did any COM
mittee appear at the proposed meet
ing. The Socialist Party, together
with the other organizations, pro-
ceeded with the plans for their con-
ference to be held Feb. 10.
On Saturday. Feb IS, at the time
scheduled for the conference, 155
delegates, representing 70 working
class organizations, including the
delegates from the Hosiery Workers
Union, Citizens Unemployed Protec-
tive League, A. F. Of L. unions, fra
ternal organizations, as well as
delegates from the Communist Party
and Young Communist League, came
| to the hall. The delegates we're in
formed by the janitor that the ar
rangements committee had cancelled
! the conference the night before.
E. Kornfeld, the officially elected
delegate from the Hosiery Workers
| Union and member of the original
arrangement committee has tried in
every possible way to get in touch
with the various leaders of the So
cialist Party, Hosiery Workers Union,
including Mr.. Daniels, but none were
to be found. Thefeupon, Kornfeld,
in the name of the original arrange
ment committee, opened the confer
ence and proceeded with the regular
elections of the committees of the
conference.
Conference Votes to Proceed.
While he was in the process of
electing the various officers of the
conference, Mr. Daniels appeared and
declared: THAT the steering commit
tee has decided to postpone the con-
ference for Feb. rs and that they
will invite legitimate labor organisa-
tons. He therefore ordered the con-
ference dissolved" The delegates,
especially from the A. r. of L. locals
and Citizens Unemployed Protective
League, opened up on Daniels and
told him that he could not make a
fool of all these delegates, and the
conference voted to proceed.
After a thorough discussion of the
problems presented the conference
voted unanimously for the following
four resolutions:
Plan of Action.
Endorsing the City Hunger
March, which will be held Thursday,
Feb %, at IL noon from the follow
ing points: Tenth and Christian Sts.,
3lSt and Market Sts, 18th and
Thompson SITS, to the Reyburn Plaza,
where delegation will be sent to
the City Council demanding sppfo.
priation for relief for the unem-
ployed and against eyictions.
Endorsing the State Hunger
March to Harrisburgh on March /.
3.--Endorsing the struggle for the
release of Tom Mooney, as we'll as
the National Tom Mooney Congress
to be held in Chicago April 30.
4.-Resolution calling for united
front action of all working-claSs or
CARNATIONS for unemployment relief
and insurance, as we'll as the strug-
giles against evictions.
The conference then elected a
united front executive committee
consisting of two members from each
city organization, and one from
all other organizations and A. F.. Of
L. unions. Ernest Kornfeld Of 1892
N. Sixth st. was elected temporary
chairman of the conference A COM
mittee of TO- headed by Kornfeld,
was elected to go to the conference
called by the Unemployed Councils,
urging that conference to participate
in the united actions proposed.