The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-06
:oif1i)ty for the Unemployed!

I. NG aREss opens zoe feet stands out that RoOss-
r. sSIts various bsIlyhoo schemes have not chesAsd
unemployment There are stan seventeen million I'm
employed The figures Of Rooseyelts secretary Of the
interior Ickes, when analysed revealed that fox
million, but approximately 1000 hAve been "re-eza-
ployed" on C.wA. work.
But those added to CwA SOhs haVe nacrs shAn
been Offset by mass layoffs In al industries
At the same time that the C.wA has past only
these few to work the policy Of Roosevelt Of taking
OF workers of direct reAes he's been carried
through. Workers
Added to all this, tbs Civilian Conservation ccxps
and the new transient camps" attempt 10 impose
forced labor large section Of tho workers and
20 mlitariEe the single unemployed under army dts
cipline and army pay
These attacks the unemployed-the cut In relief
the rotten conditions on eva Jobs, the unsr1-
pioyment and layoYs, take place after four years Of
crisis after the workers have suffered bitterly for four
long years Of wage cutting and unemployment. AL
OF Rooseyelts proposals, all Of his promises and
schemes, and lies have not solved unemployment and
have not brought security to the starving workers
TIE only the starving unemployed workers
have for continued life for security unenaploy-
ment insurance. There are various proposals from
social fascistsfrom the socialist party, and A. r. of
L. leaders and in cases also from large employ
These proposals for bills which not only do
not benefit the workers, but which actually
detrintnt to them They designed to reduce the
cost OF maintaining the unemployed
These measures all have In common the "disquaH-
tying features Of the Wisconsin bill" They have
clauses which give benefits only 70 thoee unemployed
who have worked a certain number Of weeks during
the preceding year, thus barring most o6 the obless
from benefits. They also IN most cases force the
employed workers to contribute q part Of the funds
which administered By the employees or govern
ment committees.
1t Ia such "unenp9oyroene INSURANCE bali" wAsh
which Roosevelt - now flirting. He Gala In for con-
sutation the heads Of 0sosral Motors-A Norman CON-
and discusses introducing a& the present congress
an Unemployment 'tnsarNnes" ban which snsaaves the
workers under fear Of LOSING their benefits" which
are placed IN sAs HANDS Of the employers Those
totally unemployed ssfs eztssAa n TIE eosd IA
such measures
TIE only ha wNasA a ssa ssxsszM % IA vusAs,x
Is the WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT AND So
CIAL INSURANCE. BILL which wns nrst presented BY
the Communist Party and fndorsed By the Unsrployed
Councils. This 10 the only ban which guarantees 70
all unemployed workers. tbs average waes prevailing
in the industry and sezTaoy which they are working
The workers UnemploymenA Insurance Bin provides
that in VIII ths insurance 10 the unemployed
be less than $1,000 for an unemployed adult workers
and In addition $500 for each dependent The bill
provides that there shah b no discrimination sgaint
any section Of the unemployed rsgArleas Of age ssx
race color political opinion
The Workers Unemployment rnRranes Bin win be
presented TO Congress at the time Of tina national con-
vention against unemployment, called BY the Unenn-
pIoyed Council to take placs In Washington Feb g.
DEMAND THE PASSAGE OF THE WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BILL BY TIE
PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS-
SEND DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CON-
vE7TTToN AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT IN WASH
MGToN ON FEB B. 4 and