The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-13

NEW YORK. - Police Commits
sicner MuIrooney himself was at
the needle trades unemployed de-
monstratiOn and gave the order for
police attack. He was recognized by
workers in the crowd.
NEW YORK.-"Beat it il YOU don't
want to get hurtp This was the
real answer of the city government
to some 300 unemployed needle
workers who marched to the Gibson
Committee Office on Fourth Avenue
and 23rd st. yesterday to demand no
stagger system, no discrimination a.
gsinst Negroes, and better conditions
on Gibson Committee jobs. They de-
manded cash relief for single men
and young workers and cash relief
for those the Gibson Committee does
not give work They demanded the
dismissal of the timekeeper Katz who
slaps women workers in the face, at
the IS & j" shop.
Inside. the Gibson Committee re-
preventative Houston was somewhat
more evaSive with the Needle Trades
Unemployed Committee delegation
interviewing him, but outside the po-
lice gave the official answer with
clubs.
Police Attack
The police launched an attack on
the crowd right before the Gibson
Committee Office. Men and women
we're punched in the face, their ban
ners torn down and broken over
their heads. The workers fought
back. they refused to be broken up
though they were divided into sew
eral groups. They stayed put until
the committee came out to report.
Inside the building, the commit
tees spokesman, Hoffman, of the
Needle Trades Unemployed Council,
told Houston that the later was held
responsible for any police attack.
Although Houston at first refused
to see more than four, the resolu-
ton of the uner- ployed needle work.
ers caused committee of 10 to be
recognized. They were Immediately
battered around at the entrance, but
refused to be provoked.
Discrimination
Houstons evasions to HofTman's
direct questioning drew from the lat
ter the conslusion that "the Gibson
Committees discrimination against
Negro workers. young workers and
members Of the Unemployed Coun-
Gil" was to be continued as in the
pest.
In answer to Hoaman's query il
more workers were to be given jobs
BY Gibson's committee. Houston re-
Piled. I'm afraid not" an answer
which he later qualified so as to re-
main nom committal
The first TOO applications fol
needle work Which the Gibson COM
pittee was handling had come from
the Unemployed Council. Hoffman
pointed out. "Of these only 35 had
been given Jobs, no Negroes among
them" he said Houston told the
10 workers that the rules of his CON-
mittee did not call for the supply OF
cash relief
Can BE CHANGED"
Hoffman then pointed out that
Such rules covld be changed if IN
emploved workers were REPRESENTED
instead of the bankers and indus
trialsts who now run the Gibson
committee"
Returning to report the practical
denial of the demands of the work
ers by the Gibson representative. the
committee found that the cops had
attempted to smash the assemblage
Hoffman mounted hydrant and de-
nounced the brutality of the police
pointing to a nearby worker with an
ugly cash over his left eye as an
example.
"Boos' greeted Hoffman's report
Of the Gibson committees refusal to
assist the unemployed needle work.
ers. AS he was addressing the gath
ering, Hoffman was jerked off his
stand by police and the workers were
again subjected to an attack, mount
ed police riding the side walks as
FAR as 10th 81.