The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-17
Rent Strike Wave
Sweeps Onward; To
Brine Mass Strike
CONTINUED ON PAGE TwO)

force the reduction of rent by 25 per
ant, with all the workers behind
Hs!'
A statewide fight for the 25 per
rent rent reduction will be consider
"a at a statewide united front con-
arence to be held at Albany, Feb
6-28. along with the question Of Re
If and Unemployment insurance.
Victory Pave the Way
Such victories as at Bryant Ave,
Tashington Ave. Franklin Ave. and
harlotte Street were pointed to as
Samples Of the result of militant
ights.
Each of the fifty members Of the
trike committee has undertaken to
organize a house to go out on strike.
The Workers international Relief is
reanizing the relief campaign.
Struggle Spreads
Meanwhile workers throughout the
tv are waging fights on every front.
Several hundred sympathetic work
IS demonstrated against the evic-
On Of five families at 1877 Franklin
we. Driving their cars onto the
idewalk and demonstrating workers,
aolice attempted to disperse the
lrowd. Joe Lubitz of the Unemploy-
d Council was arrested and later
eleased. he was a member of the
eass picket line in front of the
~use.
What a Court Counts For
One of the evicted tenants, Joe
5artin, a war veteran, had an or
er-which was deliberately ignored
from Judge Husberg Of the NUM-
ipal Court, the Bronx emitting him
q remain until January II.
Three more tenants are to be evic-
ed from 1892 Franklin Ave early
,oday, according to the landlord.
that is, the landlord hopes to evict
Them. But, he'll have swell
chance" remarked one worker sar-
.nstically Hundreds of workers will
n on hand this Tuesday morning to
ilpulse the evictions.
Five workers were arrested, women
nd children were beaten up in the
lourse of an eviction at 226 Barrett
Street. Brownsville, yesterday. A
marshall came with police to evict
Davis. chairman of the house COM
mittee. A group of workers intertered
with the marshalrs purpose; he call
ed for an additional police reserve
which came by motorcycle. The cops
began to club the workers, hitting
women and children. Gerber, and
Hendy, a Negro, were among those
arrested. Their trial is to come up
today at the court at Pennsylvania
and Liberty Avenues. Irving Dold,
arrested when police broke into an
apartment from the room of which
he was speaking yesterday to crowd
oicketing the rent strike at $40 Wat
Tins ST., Brownsville, will also have
4 hearing in court today.
A demonstration call has been is
sued by a conference of workers or
.anizations Of Brownsville, East New
York and Crown Heights. Workers
ire urged to demonstrate at local
Unemployed Councils tomorrow at l
p.nd. Help GUST Supervisor Miss Wal
lace and Mr.. Rock for terrorizing the
unemployed Demand the removal OF
,olice and gangsters from the Home
Relief Bureau! Put stop to starva-
lion promises - and fake investlga-
ions! Mobilize at nearest Unemploy-
ID Council! (See City Events on Page
1 Daily WORKER.
Twenty tenants are out on strike
it l045 BRYANT Avenue. Pickets in
mail numbers were beaten up and
thased off yesterday. But the strik-
strs returned with increased forces,
ed by representative of the East
Bronx Unemployed Council, smashed
through the police and maintained
heir picket line.
No evictions of unemployed work.
RS, a is per cent reduction of rents,
he recognition of the Charlotte st.
block Committee and the Unemploy-
Il Council of 1400 Boston Road!
these were the demands won by the
anants Of 1925 Charlotte Street as
he result of a strike
Three evictions at 2027 Monterey
venue, the Bronx, were halted by
'cketers. A demonstration against
he evictions at this house is to be
cid today. The house is near the
rner of fremont and Third Ayes
The furniture Of a worker evicteS