The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-02
Communist Mayors Plan.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. l.
Mayor elect Emil Nygard came here
TO meet with the Provisional Com
mittee for the Minnesota State Hun
ger March, which will proceed to st.
Paul in February to demand relief
for thousands of hungry unemployed.
While here he gave an interview to
the representatives of the Daily
Worker and other workers papers,
and outlined his plans for carrying
out the working class program on
which he was elected by the miners
Of Crosby. He said:
Il am the only Communist on the
City Council, and my fight in the
council for unemployment relief will
have to be backed up by organized
mass pressure of the workers them
selves. I will call upon the unem-
ployed workers in Crosby to join the
Unemployed Council, and their COM
mittee will receive official recogni-
ton from me. I viii ask them to
draw up their own proposals for I'M
employment relief to present to the
City Council, and I will fight for
these demands
s5Jyessd Teyealer. THAT "a 5tis IL Tie
bourgeoisie in Crosby are preparing
to conduct an open fight against his
administration. The Relief Commits
sion, the Red Cross and the charity
organizations are already telling the
workers that they will discontinue
their relief activities the day Nygard
assumes office. When workers come
to them asking for relief, they are
told Go to the Communist Mayor
for relief"
Asked how he intended to fight
these sabotaging activities, Nygard
declared.
Il am going to organize a Work.
ers' Advisory Council, with represen-
tatives from all workers organiza-
tons in Crosby, to meet with me and
help me formulate a policy in the
best interests of the working class.
The mayors of other cities, who we're
elected by the capitalist parties, also
have advisory committees, but these
consist of bankers and business men,
the eXploiters of labor My advisory
committee will consist of miners, I'M
employed workers and small taxpay-
ers. This Advisory Council will call
frequent mass meetings of the work
ers of Crosby, where I will report on
municipal questions of interest to the
workers, and where the opinions of
the workers will get full expression
and will be listened to. I viii expose
the sabotage of the Red Cross and
private relief agencies, and the work
erS will see for themselves how the
bosses act when workers candidate
is elected to office"
Nygard will propose to the new
City Council that the amount of re-
lief to the unemployed be increased
by the city at least so per cent and
ways and means found to finance it
at the expense Of the employers.
Most of the funds of the city are
tied up in the deftnct First National
Bank, which just re-opened its doors
after robbing the workers of SIS per
cent Of their savings.
Who will be the new Chief of po-
lice?" Nygard was asked. He re-
piled: The miners themselves will
be asked to propose some one whom
they can trust and who will not use
his office against the interests Of the
workers"
No Spells System.
"How will other municipal en-
ployees be selected? Will Commu-
nists get preference on city jobs?"
was the next question. The answer
was, '"There will be no 'spoils svs-
tenn such as capitalist politicians
practice. Municipal work will be
given out TO unemployed workers ac-
cording TO need
What will you do when the funds
Of the city for relief are run outP'
he was asked. Nygard replied: 1--WE
will declare a moratorium ON debts
owed for bonds. We will demand
state aid, and share of the Recon-
strHction Finance Corporation Funds"
Nygard also stated he would lead
a Crosby delegation of unemployed
on the State Hunger March to the
LEGISLATURE and Governor Olson.
The Communist Mayor win take
over his duties ON Jan 3. His in
augmation speech before the opening
session Of the new City Council will
be published in these columns in a
few days.