The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-27

- 10 Utle. w OIheIS COInmlLCSe on
Unemployment, Workers I'm
employed League and the AS
ISOLATION of the Unemployed.
The letter. after celebrating the
conditions Of the unemployed in New
York and the recent cuts in relief
and increase in evictions, declares:
The Unemployed Councils of
Greater New York have been con-
Quoting daily struggles to prevent
evictions, to stop relief cuts and win
relief for those who have been denied.
Under our leadership, thousands of
workers and their families have al
ready been able to force the author
tiles to provide them with food and
shelter.
The present critical emergency,
however, calls for greater struggles
and greater mobilization of the mas
SEES than ever before.
Repeated Efforts for Unity
The Unemployed Councils of
Greater New York have accordingly
made repeated efforts to bring about
united action of all workers regard
less OF political beliefs or other afi-
liations,
The letter further points to the
activity of the local of the Unem-
ployed around the demands:
ITO resist eyictions and force the
city to pay rent for the jObIess, for
increased relief to meet the rising
cost Of living, for full relief to the
single unemployed workers.
Need United seton
"As a means of carrying through
this necessary united action, we pro-
posed that joint committees shall be
set up in every neighborhood and on
a city-wide scale to be composed of
representatives chosen by each of the
participating groups. No organiza-
ton was asked to sacrifice it's in
dependence. Each was urged to par
ticipate in accordance with its nu-
merical strength in preparation of
action on these vital issues.
In answer to our appeals to the
local groups, the leaders ordered that
no action shall be taken without per-
mission of the central bodies.
When we appealed to the central
bodies. we were told that these can
not take action without the approval
of the local groups.
When it became difficult for them
to defend this game of hide-and-
seek, the obstructioniSts resorted to
the excuse that their members were
opposed to participating in action
with workers of various political and
trade union organizations.
THE Socialist leaders not only re-
jected our invitation to jointly call
conference of all workers organi-
cations, but instead hastily called a
conference from which they excluded
the Unemployed Councils and all
other militant organizations. The
splitting purpose of this move was
clearly revealed when they rejected
our offer to help mobilize all the
workers organizations for their con-
ference.
Building United Front
In spite of these evasions, the
workers in the Unemployed Councils
have already effected united fronts
with the Washington Heights Unem-
ployed League, Locals 2 and of the
Workers Committee on Unemploy-
ment, and other branches through
out the city.
support Conference
The letter concludes with an APP
peal to send delegates to the United
Front conference against relief cuts
and evictions. This conference will
take place on Saturday, June at
10 in the morning at Irving Plaza,
East 18th Street and Irving Place.
Demand that the heads of your
organizations shall cease their sabot-
age Of the United 'FRONT.' Build a
local United Front in your neigh
borhood
"Al together for the fight against
evictions and relief cuts; for rent and
increased relief; from the local Uni
ted Struggles, through the United
Front, June Conference, forward
unitedly to the winning OF unemplOy-
ment insurance,