The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-03-22
Editorials
A Military Starvation
Program for JoblesS

Forgetting his pledges to the unemployed, Roosevelt
forward in support Of proposals OF the soaed pro
gressves' in the United States senaeWagner, COstgan
LsFOette, and of the liberal lady secretary of labor
Perkins With this 'front.' Roosevelt hopes to hypnotic
the workers into believing that he has not forgotten the
forgotten man..
These proposals are:
An appropriation of $500 900 for establishment
Of military camps institute forced labor the part of
men now receiving relief. These will receive their
board and Lodging and than 81 day. which will be
used for the maintenance of their families.
That Roosevelt intends establish forced labor
on military basis is frankly admitted by the capitalist
press For instance the March u issue of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger states:
""The broad scale Roosevelt plan which contem-
plates jobs and not does carries provision for vast
recruiting of the idle in the unemployed by the
Army . . separate set up for the administration Of
it may be arranged by the regrouping of involved
agencies now in the Departments of War; Labor, Agr1
culture and Interior" (Our emphass)
It is clear that the unemployment relief proposals of
Roosevelt in effect military proposals. The camps will
be organized by the War Department and be directed by
military officers.
This process once begun will embrace large section
of the unemployed and furnish the government with
large well organized drilled army for at short notice
further appropriation of $500,000000 to the Recon
struction Finance Corporation for oans to the states is
proposed
The REC. which received appropriations of $6OOOOO
0OO has released last year. only S200000OO0 for relief
But it has loaned $1,7OOOO0OO0 to the big banks and
congress since bank holiday This shows clearly that
the workers will gain nothing from this proposal but it
will lessen the burdens the rich taxpayers who de-
handing reductions-which being granted This
is in agreement with Wall Street.
An appropriation of 81 O00000,0OO for useful and
necessary public works'-which, however will be tex
tended period of years. is another scheme This is
bait 10 make the unemployed forget their hunger and
the starvation of their chdren-and will cost Wall Street
not penny.
What kind of public works the Roosevelt adminstra
ton planning? Are they to be public works to tear down
the Sums build sanitary apartment houses for the workers.
hospitals Fairgrounds etc? Certainly not! These are
public works to be directed by army engineers for mill
tary purposes
Senator Wagner proposes in addition the five day week
of course with reduction in pay and the Creation of
systems of unemployment insurance and wage reserves
This clearly result of the exposure of Roosevs fake
unemployment insurance" schemes introduced in several
states which nothing but unemployment reserves pro-
posals This bill is not intended to pass In the
words of the northumberland Governor Lehman
further burdens be placed the employers till conditions
improve make it impossible to grant unemployment insur
The 100000 unemployed should remember that UP
action has been taken in their behalf All of
Rooseves steps have been in support of the big bankers
against the government employees and veterans.
The demand for unemployment relief and unemploy
insurance NOW must be raised in every working class
organization The building of the United Front led by the
militant Unemployed Councils must be effected at
Sweep aside any who oppose this unity enemies of the
working class In every neghborhood unon club fraterna
lodge, church. lod house. form unemployed committees
The struggle against hunger for bread for the right
to live FORCE the RoosevetWa Street government
to meet the demands of the workers
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