The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-09
Norman Thomas. and PWA

THE SPEECH Sunday night in Chicago Of Norman
Thomas leader OF the Socialist Party, praised all
OF the basic features OF President Roosevets Public
Works Program In fact the only criticism he offered
that the recovery measures increase the public
debt and that he himself fayors limiting the PWA.
projects to self liqidatng projects" financed through
issuance Of non-interest bearing Treasury notes.
tomas readily admitted that this Is initiation He
posed these notes be stopped when prices have
-2 boosted ito the 1926 level
The meaning of self hquidating" projects is seen
in the announcement of the Roosevelt administration
Yesterday that it is dropping the "sum removal"
features Of its PWA. plan. The Stun removal is not
good business It is not sell quidating" Those now
living in sums could not pay the increased rents
which would be charged They cannot pay more than
IS month room. Therefore the P.wA money will
be put into better paying propositions. The dropping
of even gesture toward housing of workers is one
more proof that the government is not going to give
any funds toward the unemployed for relief housing
or food unless forced to do it by pressure These
are the PWA self hqlidattng projects" approved by
Norman Thomas.
Norman Thomas, the socialist leader thinks the
P,WA. is "praiseworthy." The PWA has given hun
dTeds Of millions for war purposes The P.wA has
given millions to the railroads and bankers in
easy loans. This is "praseworthy" in the eyes of
Thomas who once more praises the war preparations
~ the q. S. mperalIst Roosevelt government as he
has done before Perhaps Mr.. Thomas praises the P
Wa self hqudating projects" of building battleships
or Of colonial expansion, which would pay the United
States debts which worry Thomas-at the expense of
the workers.
NORMAN THOMAS has nothing but praise for Roose-
~ yeltis imitation polcy-which means high prices on
workers necessities for the masses Norman Thomas
nnds the boosting Of prices by the Roosevelt govern
nent which amounts to virtual wage cuts as praise
worthy
Norman Thomas for imitation, for high prices for
tie war preparations entaied in the PWA and for
the self liquidating" projects of the PWA-again
proves himself the chief socia-fascist ackey of big
business. Mr.. Thomas praises the P.WA, the rec
overy measures which mean fascist attacks ON the
working class and suppression of their rights He is
good servant of finance capital and bootlicker 10 the
Roosevelt administration.
The Communist Party and the Unemployed Coun-
Ills call the workers to demand Of the present ses
sion Of Congress enactment Of precisely those features
IF public works, the last Yestiges of which have now
oesn abandoned by Roosevelt-publc works which will
,e of benefit to the unemployed workers
Demand, for example, slurn clearance whereby the
ousing projects will go to unemployed workers rent
The Roosevelt government, supported by the
ocialist leader Thomas seeks to evade any govern
appropriation for the unemployed and to eyade
nactment OF unemployment insurance
Demand the enactment of the Workers Unem
loyment Insurance Bill which provides for all war
lnds to go to the unemployed and for unernplov-
tent insurance funds obtained by tax on CORPORATIONS
nd by government funds.
Answer the social-fascist policy Of Thomas NV
,nding delegates to the National Convention Against
unemployment in Washington D. c.. on February 3
and 5.