The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-07-11
JOBLESS COUNCILS, TRADE UNIONS,
AT CITY HALL PRESENT DEMANDS,
BUT MAYOR IS OUT ON VACATION
CROWDS STAY AT
BUREAUS ALL DAY
DEMANDING AID
Unemployed Councils
Hold Meetings in
Every Borough

NEW YORK, N. while
the city stopped all relief for
more than a million men,
women and children last Fri
day, on the same day it had ON
hand s24,000,000 on deposit in
excess Of ear-marked funds.
This is money over and above
all regular city expenses, all
reserve funds, and any other
money kept on hand.
It is evident from this fact
that Mayor O'Brien and the
Board of Estimate have consci-
ously stopped this relief as
step to eliminating all Home
Relief to the jobless and their
families.
While sufficient funds are on
hand, the Mayor and Board of Es-
innate are determined not 20 touch
any furds' stored away so that the
bankers are sure to be paid but
again propose to put through
Sales Tax. BY means Of such tax,
they want to further place the bur-
den on the employed and unem-
ployed who will have to pay, be-
sides the increased prices on food
stuffs, further additional tax.
Since the announcement OF stop
ping relief, workers janlmed the
Home Relief Bureaus yesterday
morning. They were waiting in
long lines outside the Offices before
the scheduled time to open anx-
ious to hear whether their relief
would be continued Suffering and
worry lined the faces OF men and
women who waited over the week
end to have the chance to come to
the Relief Bureaus to ask for their
relief.
Heart Rending Scenes.
In Harlem, 800 Negro and wilite
workers waited at the relief offices.
On Elizabeth and Spring Streets,
groups of workers walked IN and
out all day long while meetings we're
taking place outside. Heartrending
scenes we're witnessed at these ON
ces. There is the case of Mr..
lofts, who will soon bring anoths
life into the world, pleading that I
! landlaGy refused the rent vouch,
and she now faces eviction.
At the same time, a tense feelir
permeated the group of worke
waiting around. In Harlem, whe
cops started chasing the crowd,
Negro worker remarked:
There won't be enough cop
to chase all the people away
they cut off the relief"
The militant spirit of the wo
ers, who under the sponsorship
the Unemployed Council OF H
lem, largely organized by the :
gro women of Harlem, met at
protest demonstration near the
lief bureau, was manifested by Ru
Edwards, Of the Council, when
addressed the group of Negroes IL
whites.
die If necessary fighting for
and bread for our starving chin
she exclaimed.
Bertha Davis. Negro leader Of
LID. in Harlem, was among
speakers.
A committee of five, threef
sroes and two whites, were eb
to go into the Home Relief B
and present demands of the worl
but were refused admittance.
Twelve workers, Negroes
whites. were elected to go down v
the Harlem delegation to the 30
Of Estimate today to protest. m
will meet the other delegates
Unemployed Council headqu;
in Harlem, 100 West l33rd Sire,
8 o'clock
Mayor Not In.
In this grave situation facing
million people, Mayor OBrien
the Board of Estimate, with
on hand, turned deaf ear to
workers. A committee from t
unions, headed by Carl Win
Secretary of the Unemployed G
ellis and Robert Minor of the
munist Party, went to see the
or yesterday morning, but were
formed by his secretary J. Fox,
the Mayor was still away on,
weekend vacation. The Mayor
away for the weekend at the b
tiful half-million dollar mansio,
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