The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-18
4 PLAN PUSHED
FOR RADIO
BROADCAST
twenty Groups to Join
in Mass Rally
at Canton

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 17.-Twenty
local unions of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the Railway
Shop Craftsmen, and scores OF
language and church groups, which
are represented on the local spon-
soring committee of the National
Congress for Unemployment In
surance, have obtained the use OF
the City Auditorium for a gigantic
mass meeting to popularize the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill.
In addition, the committee will
have the use of the local radio sta
ton during the last week of De-
cember. Theodore A. Wagner, bust
ness agent of the Stationery Fire
men and Operating Engineers
Union, and secretary of the local
sponsoring committee, has been
chosen to deliver the radio address.
Wagner, one of the outstanding
progressive trade unionists in the
Canton area, was chosen by the local
committee to make this address fol-
lowing his mastery exposition and
comparative analysis of the various
unemployment insurance bills.
Plan Mass Send-Off
The last meeting of the local
sponsoring committee sent dele
CATION to the last session of the
City Council and obtained the use
of the City Auditorium for a huge
mass rally and send-off for the dele
gates to the National Congress from
the Canton area. The mass meet
ing, to be held Saturday night, Dec.
29. will rally all workers behind the
forthcoming congress. The request
for the use of the auditorium, which
seats 5000, free of all charge was
granted because of the tremendous
mass backing which the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill has
throughout this area.
Shortly before the mass meeting,
OdIlUOIl,
ing territory will be flooded with
union printed handbills announcing
the meeting. The Drivers Unions
here. which are represented on the
committees backing the congress,
have volunteered to distribute the
handbills along their regular routes.
They estimate that in this manner
over $4,000 working class homes will
raised to rush to the National Spon-
be covered. Money is now being
soring Committee for materials on
the congress for this wide distribu-
ton.
$50 Unions Listed
The total number of trade unions
and other organizations actively
participating in the Congress ar
rangements here number about
fifty. In the past, regular meetings
have been held in the Y.M.CA.,
which donated the use of its rooms.
This Wednesday, the meeting will
be held in the rooms of the Canton
Chamber of Commerce.
The following trade unions and
fra t ern a organizations have
been represented on the local spon-
soring committee of Canton: 10y
atty Lodge (Federal Union 1908
steeD, Lathers' Union, Milk Driv-
ers' Union, Firemen and Operating
Engineers, Pictorial Painters Union,
Stark Lodge 166, AAI.S.TW.. Gen
eral Tailors' Union IA, Wilson Rub
Der Federal Union 1892, Arin Lodge
159. A.A.IS.TW., Bakery Drivers
90. Buckeye Lodge 1861, Canton
Stamping and Enameling (Federal
Union) 1896, Dental Supplies Fed
eral Union 1914, Dairy Employees
Union 113, Donald. Richberg Federal
Union (steeD, Hotel and Restaurant
EMPLOYEES Union 1888, Brotherhood
of F.. r. Shopmen, and the BARRIERS
Union.
More Fall in Line
Aside from the trade unions on
the local Sponsoring Committee, the
following organizations are repre-
sented: Eight language branches of
UIlS 1uCSIlldJlOlld4 WOlhCio o1OCA ,
seven right-wing language organiza-
tions; the Maesillon TInemplovment
Council, the Stark County Unem-
ployment Council Committee, the
Hungarian Presbyterian Church,
the Massillon N.A.ACP.. the Rou-
manian Cultural Club, Canton Sons
of Italy, Arrow Youth Club, the
Greek Club (Canton).
During the next two weeks every
organization, trade union and fra
ternal, including such organizations
as the v. F. W., American Legion,
Disabled Veterans, Elks, Moose, and
churches, are being visited and
urged to send delegates to the Ma
tional Congress. Fifteen regular
delegates to the Canton Central La
Dor Union are active members of the
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