The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-04
Democrats, Fusion
Dominate Albany
Home Ouvners Meet
Demand Capitol Hear Unemployed Councils on
Needs of Jobless and Small Home Owners

Staten Island Home Owners Defense
League were the only aggressive and
militant group of Home Owners
League. These however, were not
active in the Conference and did not
support the bill presented because it
left it to the courts to decide the
question of foreclosure.
Rank and File
"What did we do? We sat there
and we looked" This was the senti-
ment of the rank and file home own
ers. When the delegations arrived in
the assembly Chambers to see their
assemblymen, the session had been
adjourned with an attendance of
about sixteen out of the $50 assem-
blymen present. The Senate, at 2
o'clock had not yet convened al
though the session was scheduled for
eleven o'clock
When the conference opened there
was only one assembly man present,
but when the Conference adjourned
practically the great majority of the
speakers were Democratic Assembly,
men and one Senator. Irwin Stein
gut, Democrat minority leader put
blame on Republicans. He assured the
delegation that the Governor would
propose mortgage relief and pointed
out if you get any relief" it would be
through the efforts of the Democrats.
Assemblynen came treeping in dur
ing the Conference and got the floor
even after it was decided that the
conference would take up its own
business.
The other speakers were the rep
resentatives of the Real Estate men,
who helped supply some of the ex-
penses, the chairman of the Con-
solidated Committee and member
of the committee who read the Re-
solution of the Conferences. After
strong protest-McDowal got the
floor.
The arrangement committee ex-
posed the fact that LaGuardia and
his fusion group were the Brain
Trust" behind them. The Commit
tee is under the direct influence of
the fusion movement of Greater
New York.
The Conference left the fate of the
honleowners in the hands of Demo-
cratic Party legislature and Fusion
Campaign leaders. No provisions
were made for further mass activities
and unity of all small home owners.
No provisions were made to submit
bill to honaeowners fer their approval,
amendment and other changes. The
Conference left rift between the
Home Owners in the MEDIEVAL
Group and the Consolidated Com
mittee.
What Shall the Home Owners Do
Next?
While the Consolidated Committee
members went to a good deal of per-
sonal financial expense and a lot OF
hard work however they failed to
draw in the support of the rank and
file of the home owners, they allowed
themselves to be drawn into the net
of the crafty politicians of the Demo-
cratic Party and Fusion Group.
The rank and file home owners
must become active. They should
unite all their forces in their respec-
tive group meetings. Full discussion
should be held on the bill proposed
by the Consolidated Committee. The
bill supported by the Staten Island
groups which provides for full and
unconditional moratorium admins
tered by representatives of the small
home owners themselves should be
adopted.
The Unemployed Council of New
York and Affiliated bodies which are
already working along this line of
action calls upon the Consolidated
Home Owners Mortgage Committee
and the Mcdonald Group to unite
our forces so that the Small Home
Owners, unemployed farmers and
veterans can present petitions to the
Governor and the State Legislature
directly and organize the masses who
are suffering to develop enough
strength to protect their homes and
their immediate welfare.
The Unemployed Councils and af-
filiated organizations will send a
mass delegation to the legislature
which is now meeting in special ses-
sion. This delegation will present
demands for immediate relief and
aid to the small home owners and
poor farmers. The Councils have es-
tahlished headol1ar6erS at Hotel Can
itol, 9 Greene Street, Albany. 1t calls
on all organizations and groups of
workers or farmers throughout the
state to send protest kilograms to
Senator Henry Sehackno chairman
of the judiciary committee demand
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