The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-27
Consolidate Fighting
Forces Against Hunger
At Jobless Convention
StrNggle for Unssy for
Demand Goes Forward
By HERBERT BENJAMIN

on Feb. srd, 4th and 5th, repre-
sentatives Of the organized victims
Of mass unemployment VIII once
again be assembled in q national
gathering in the Capitol OF the Wall
Street government. This viii be the
third such gathering to take place
in as many years under militant
leadership
While this gathering viii assume q
different and less spectacular form
than the two which preceded 1t, the
Unemployment Convention win be
no less militant and viii undoubtedly
give even greater expression to the
ever growing bitterness Of the starry
ing masses than the Hunger Marches
Of 1851 ant 1882.
Progress for Unity
The delegates to this convention
viii represent a bigger and more
mature movement, During the year
since the National Hunger March OF
December 1892, the movement under
the leadership Of the Unemployed
Councils has been enlarged not only
by the addition of more members and
units, but what is even more i'm
portant by the af1liation Of many
Of the independent and opponent or
CARNATIONS that were formed and led
BY reformist leadership.
Thus, the delegation from the state
of Washington will represent the
Unemployed Citizens Leagues; the
Peoples Councils and the Producers
Leagues that formerly followed q
sef-help program and served as tails
TO the kites Of the Democratic Party
politicians Of that state. The dele
cations from Oregon and Southern
California will likewise represent in
addition to Unemployed Councils,
also the Unemployed Cooperative
Relief Assn. and the Multonomah
County Federation portland, Ore.)
which includes the Civic Emergency
Federation and the Unemployed
Leag useof that locality. Innumer-
able other such groups, in many cases
much larger than the Council or
CARNATIONS that existed alongside
them, will through their representa-
tiYes at this convention register their
abandonment Of policies that proved
ineffective and their adherence to
the program and policies Of the Un-
employed Councils.
Veterans of Mass Struggles
This marks very significant adj
vance on the part of the unemployed
movement. 1t marks at the same
time the success Of the unity policy
of the Unemployed Councils. These
organizations will not merely come
as observers as was the case with
delegations who came to the Mus
teite Unemployed League convention
of last July. These delegates win
represent workers who have already
participated in united front struggles
together with members Of the IN
employed Councils; workers who in
the course Of their struggles learned
to distinguish between organizations
that merely hold meetings and Or
carnations that act as an instru-
raent for struggle.
There will be present 10 this con
yention delegates from organizations
that were established by Socialists
and Musteites for the purpose of
checking the movement of the masses
towards militant mass struggle.
Thus, the Pittsburgh delegation will
include representatives from Unem-
ployed Leagues that have rejected
both the open treachery Of the So
cialists and the Musteites who sought
to sabotage unity by processing to
favor 1t.
Unions Also in Fight
Delegates who represent unions
and fraternal organizations win ike
wise reflect the progress that has
been made in the development Of a