The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-16

lice, while over thousand workers
demonstrated in front of the place.
Pittsburgh Workers for Action
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 15.-The most
enthusiastic workers conference re-
Gently held in Allegheny county en-
dorsed March as a national day
of struggle for immediate relief and
unemployment insurance. 1t was de-
cided that the Pittsburgh demonstra-
ton on March would be held
downtown before the County Build
ing, permit or no permit.
Preparations were also forwarded
for the demonstration against the
vicious commissary plan, which
means a so per cent cut in relief
on February II at 2 pm. in Ormsby
Park, 22nd Street and Carson, on
the south side.
United Front Conference
Approximately 300 delegates at
tended the conference which, toge-
Their with visitors, packed Walton
Hall. There were represented Al
labor organizations, churches and
dozens of block and neighborhood
committees and Unemployed Coun-
| ellis. From New Castle a delegate
came from the Socialist Party local.
Two local unions of the American
Federation of Labor and one of the
Amalgainated Clothing Workers were
represented.
The Conference elected Jim Egan,
of the Plasterers Union and of the
Rank and File A. F. OF L. opposition
chairman. Ben Carreathers, of the
National Committee of the Unem-
ployed Councils, the outstanding lead
er of the white and Negro jobless Of
Pittsburgh was elected vice-chair-
man, and E. Brisco, of the Steel
Union was elected secretary.
Phil Frankfeld, secretary Of the
Unemployed Councils, reported on
the situation in Allegheny County
The report was followed by a splen-
did discussion. One of the high spots
IN the Conference was the speech of
Rev. Solomon from Homestead, Pa.
who dealt with the misery and star
walton in Homestead, and the devel-
opment OF strong Unemployed
Council of 400. The discussion re-
Elected the mass struggles against
evictions, the shutting off of gas and
electricity, for single mems and wom-
ems relief, against the Commissary
Plan, and against discrimination.
About 20 white and Negro speakers
participated in the discussion.
Comrade Jack tombstone, district
! organizer of the C.P.US.A. District
5, received an ovation when he point
ed out the role of the c. P. In or
ganizing the unemployed, and dealt
with organizational problems facing
the conference and the unemployed
movement.
The Conference sent greetings to
the Detroit auto strikers; adopted a
resolution demanding immediate re-
lease of Tom Mooney and endorsing
the Tom Mooney Congress in Chi
cago; demanding the immediate re-
lease of the Scottsboro boys and OF
Herndon.
LAWRENCE, lass, Feb. Is
Workers at conference called by
the National Textile Workers Union
to discuss plans for fighting against
the starvation program Of Mayor
White and the city administration
unanimously approved plans for par
ticipation in the March 4th demon
strations that will be held through
out the country when Roosevelt is
| inaugurated.
The demonstration will take place
on the City Common, opposite the
City Hall. The meeting also en-
dorsed the state hunger march to take
place April 2, as an additional means
of forcing the employers and the gov
eminent to provide relief for the hun
cry and to fight for unemployment
insurance.
Des Noines On the Job
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. l5.-The
Polk County United Front Unem-
ployed Conference, with thirty-one
delegates representing nine organiza-
tons with membership Of 2,72s
members, voted unanimously to stage
huge demonstration for relief and
! to demand that congress act on the
demands of the National Hunger
Marchers on inauguration day, March
| 4th.
One of the chief fights here is
against forced labor which is being
put into effect with the aid OF funds
furnished by the Reconstruction Fin
ance Corporation.