The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-20
STORMY JOBLESS
MEETS IN N. Y.
DEMAND RELIEF
Scores of Hundreds
Demonstrate All
Over City

NEW YORk.-ThouSand OF lnem-
ployed men and women, Negro and
white, mothers and fathers, some
with their children demonstrated yes
terday all over New York in three
borough-wide and one local demon
stration shouting at every point, I'VE.
demand rent, we demand relief, if
Tainmany has money for bankers
then it has money for us" Relief
for single workers protesting against
forced labor camps was made. They
were led by the Unemployed Councils.
Hundreds of police, mounted on
foot, detectives and thugs were mob
ilized by the city government and for
the first time an armored car was
brought in for action.
Attacks and As
Brutal attacks and arrests were
made with the workers resisting hero
ically maintaining their ranks, pick
citing the bureaus shouting their de-
mandS, carrying placards, and contin-
liing the demonstration for hours.
500 In Boro Hall
In Boro Hall, over 500 unemployed
formed a picket line and marched in
front of the Borough bureau, SO
Schermerhorn St., for two hours
shouting their misunderstanding dis
possess notices and placards. The bu-
reau office was barred by an iron
gate as the workers marched up and
back, and officials refused to see
delegation. But the stormy militancy
finally forced the police and officials.
to admit a delegation of four.
Hundreds of other workers were
kept a blocks distance from the pick
eters but could not be driven away
by the police. 1t was at this meeting
where the armored car was brought
in, standing at Court st. and Scher-
merhorn.
Defy Cops
Defying the squads of mounted and
foot police speaker addressed the
crowd without permit saying I'VE
did not come here for trouble but
for rent When the delegation was
ready to enter the workers were asked
for dispoSSeS notices and names of
those facing eviction. Notices came
from all directions until there was
batch of over dozen while others
crowded around giving their names.
Denied Aid
When the delegation returned with
the report that the bureau head, Mrs.
O'Neil said "She couldn't do any
thing" there was loud booing. They
have money for the bankers, but not
for u.s." the speaker said
Immediately after the delegation
reported, the line started for Bor-
ough Hall, brushing aside attempts
of the police to stop them. The
workers showed splendid discipline
organization = refusing to be
provoked by the police. They spoke,
marched and shouted with hundreds
of cops eager to smash them. 1.-THE
fight is not over" a speaker said, we
will go back in our neighborhood and
organize We will be at the bureau
each day until rent is paid If our
furniture is put out we will put it
back
This sentiment and determination
was echoed at each demonstration.
Three hundred Manhattan unem-
ployed who assembled on lower east
side and west and marched to the
Manhattan borough relief bureau, 81
West Attn St., resisted police attacks
and picketed the office.
Mothers Lead
Three young working class mothers,
pushing baby carriages, led the line.
Pinned on the carriages were evic-
ton notices.
Here as at Borough Hall iron dis
cipline answered police provocation
from so foot and dozen mounted