The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-08
TUUL Conference
With Perkins
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nimum wage bills, meant wage cuts
(for they mentioned nothing to pre-
vent cut in wages to correspond
with cut in hous), His proposed r.
r. Coordination legislation and
others like it meant government SUI
pervision or perhaps direct govern
ment control, not removing the own
ers who ruined the industries, but
substituting them.
Perkins here interrupted to say
that no subsidies were given, but
Stachel proved his point, showing
how the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. had handed billions to the rich
in subsidies.
The Roosevelt Perkins backed 30
Hour Bill meant wage cuts, while the
T. U. U. L. demanded regulating the
hours not at the workers expense,
but the bosses. AS for the minimum
wage. it can be introduced only-on
the basis Of the actual needs of the
masses.
Demand Unemployment Insurance
Perkins again interieeted to ask
Stachels estimate of relief needed,
and he pointed out the insufficiency
Of the administrations $500, 100000
relief bill. The R.F.C, was formed to
give millions to the rich--why not a
fund-to give the unemployed the
billions they need to prevent them
from starving TO death?
Stachel touched on other propos-
ais mentioned in the T,U.UL docu-
ment.
I'VE have no illusion-we know
Roosevelt will do just like Hoover
The workers have to and will fight
for everything" he concluded.
Amter, speaking for the unem-
ployed councils told of what he saw
in his recently completed tour of in
dustrial centers-relief cut to the
bone, restrictions like the English
Means Test" discrimination against
Negroes in relief; against foreign
born workers; in Georgetown, D. c.,
right under the governments nose
the children we're unable to~eat, so
used had they become to starvation.
He described the Roosevelt govern
ments forced labor. He stressed the
demand for unemployment insurance.
Hudson Of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union told of absolutely no
government relief given to seamen in
all ports-N. Y Relief Commissioner
Hopkins said they are not citizens
and have no rights He told of the
miserable handouts by the Seamen's
Institute, Y.M.C.A., etc. He told of
Merchant Marine orders to fire for
eign- born seamen; of forcing seamen
to donate for relief while shipowners
give nothing; of reductions to the
bone in seamens wages giving ex-
amples).
Burlak of the National Textile
Workers Union, Laura Carman of the
Office Workers Union, Tom Meyers
cough of the National Miners Union,
Biedenkapp of the Shoe Workers
gave examples of the effects of the
crisis in their industries, and en-
dorsed the T U. U. L. demands sub
nlitted to Perkins.
College Professors TO Confuse
Then came the parade of college
professors. First Perkins had Profess
sor Mitchell of Johns Hopkins, pre-
tend to be very, very radical. He said
that unless recovery comes, these
gentlemen" must be allowed to have
their way. Patching up the capitalist
system won't work, he said.
Then Professor Willets of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania got up and
made a plea for planning"
Next, Paul U. Kellogg of the Survey
Graphic, Christian Socialist Mag
azine-praised Perkins to the skies
for the hopeful changes" she had
made = revolutionary changes, in
fact. said Kellogg.
One, Magnussen, then spoke at Per-
kins invitation-he is the Washing
ton representative of the Interna-
tional Labor Office in Geneva, the
League of Nations Second Interna-
tional organization. He made the
amazing discovery that there Is
unity of agreement between the
Trade Union Unity League and Miss
Perkins"
Jack Stachel concluded by showing
what myth this is, by again repeat
ing that the T.U.U.L. and the workers
know they will have to fight for what
they want.