The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-06
5000 in FIGHT ON
EVICTION AS RENT
STRIKES SPREAD
Five Now Going On AS
Toilers Mass Against
4 Evictions Today


NEW YORK.-A demonstration Of
5000 rent strikers and sympathizers
fighting evictions at 1888 Charlotte
ST., end new strike which has grip
ped nine apartment houses at 18th
st. and Avenue A, marked the rapid
ly spreading struggle against evic-
tons and high rents, and the grow
ing nilitancy Of working class ten
ants.
Negro Worker Joins
Thousands of workers cheered when
a Negro worker, employed by City
Marshal Chase, to move the furniture
Of four families being evicted at
Charlotte ST., refused to do it and
joined the pickets. The intense feel
ing of solidarity in this struggle
against landlord police terror found
expression again when neighbors of
the eyicted families offered to house
them until other provisions could be
made. Twenty dollars, was donated
by the 10th st. Block Committee,
also leading strike there, to pay
for storage costs of the eyicted fam
lilies furniture.
Masses Fight Eviction
Marshal Chase had no easy task
evicting the Charlotte st. strikers.
The doors of the Building were bar
ricaded, AID every inch of the hall
ways had to be fought through. Eggs,
tomatoes and water bags rained on
the heads OF the deputy and his as
sistants In the meantime, outside,
the 5000 sympathizers acted in soil
darity with those inside. Speakers
addressed the pickets from the fire
escape. The workers voiced their re-
sentiment with loud boos which could
be heard for blocks around. One of
the workers was badly dubbed by
the police. 1t took over rs police to
comply with the landlords orders,
but eviction of four families was all
they could do in this days work"
March in Solidarity
Four other evictions will be at
tempted tomorrow, but the workers
are gathering forces. Already march
Of some 500 workers paraded thru
the streets, four abreast, over to 1892
Franklin Ave, where they made con-
tact with the rent-strikers there. Two
evictions are scheduled at Charlotte
ST., and two at Franklin Ave All
workers are urged to attend either of
these to help the eviction fighters
make their stand
Strike Spreads
At the same time, beginning $50
a. m picketing will begin at 18th st.
st. and Avenue A, scene of the new
strike. This strike is also being led
by block committee of the Unem-
ployed Council with headquarters at
SO Avenue B. The splendid miIitancy
of this organization is winning sup.
port throughout the city, and al
ready three additional houses in that
neighborhood have asked the Com
mittee to lead them in sympathy
strike.
The tenants at 18th ST., composed
of workers, artists and writer's, are
demanding: u Recognition of the
House Committee; 2) Twenty-Five
per cent reduction in rent; 81 No
evictions.
Enthusiastic street meetings have
been held, strike signs are In the
window, and picketing Is going on.
Bryant Ave. Strike Spreads
Another house came to the sup
port of the 1049 Bryant Avenue
strikers when tenants at 104l struck
today. The same miltiancy and de-
termination to defeat the landlord,
characterizes this strike. An open
air meeting was held Wednesday and
two Of the tenants spoke. The speak
ers were Levine, King and Sass. To-
morrow night, at p. m, at 1919
Bryant Avenue, will be held mass
demonstration under the auspices of
the House Committee and the Bry-
ant Avenue Block Committee.
Again, on Saturday, Jan. It'll at 4
p. M, all Of the tenants will hold a
meeting to plan further steps in the
struggle.
Following the militant setback to
the provocation attempted by the
landlady's daughter during which po-
lice were called and seven carloads of
cops beaten back by the rent-strikers,
the landlady offered to settle. But
the tenants refused to negotiate
without q representative Of the IN
eYy,t,inved f,oiincil Alock Coptmittea.