The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-16
New York CWA Men
March for Jobs As
Demonstrate
Thousands Snarl Traffic
I'm Parade To
CWA Office
BULLETIN

As lHc DaIl1 " ofkef went 10
press, more than 5000 workers were
marching around Daniels c. W. A.
office at 70 Madison Ave, waiting
for the report Of their committee
Of nine. There was complete sOli-
darity expressed by the Socialist led
and Communist led c. w. a. work
ers in the line Of march. The
marchers were militantIy refusing
TO be diverted back TO Union
Square by police and were insisting
on waiting for their committee.
Complete solidarity Of all marching
workers, regardless of organization.
was manifested by the workers in
line. AS the march passed the
Prince George Hotel, striking food
workers and c. W. A. nlarchers ex-
changed greetings, the c. W. A.
workers shouting, Down With
Scabs,"
NEW YORK.-More than 5000
workers from nine unemployed or
CARNATIONS demonstrated in Union
Square yesterday afternoon in a
united front against the layoffs of
CWA workers which under Roose-
Yelt'S direction, went into effect yes
terday. Following the speeches OF
representatives of the nine organiza-
tons, the demonstrators, carrying
scores Of banners, marched up Broad
way to Madison Square where they
we're met by 300 workers from white
collar organizations. and TIL en-
marched along 29th st. to CWA ad-
ministrator Daniels Office. A COM
mittee Of nine, one from each organ
ization was to see Daniels and pre-
sent the demands Of the CWA
workers.
a Traffic Blocked
The parade snarled traffic as
thousands lined the sidewalks TO
cheer the singing marchers. Many
Of those in line displayed pink slips
showing they were fred from CWA
jobs to- Jay.
BY far the largest part of the
demonstration marched under the
huge red banners carried by the I'M
employment Councils and by the Re-
lief Workers League. Large contin-
gent of marchers were from the
Needle Trades Unemployment Coun-
Gil and the Shoe Workers Unemploy-
ment Council.
Michael Davidoff, speaking for the
Relief Workers League, was cheered
when he stated: AS far as my Or
ganiZation is concerned, we unquai-
fiedly support the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance Bill
now before Congress, and demand
the immediate passage OF this bill
Davidoh further said. This demon
stratlon shows that the workers are
ready to unite and fight for the de-
mands of the Negro and white m-
employed regardless Of what organi-
zation they belong to-"
'The Relief Workers League,
Davidoff said. will see to it that we
get unity of the C.W,A. workers and
that we have one united organization
Of C.W.A. workers regardless Of any
artificial barriers or Of anyone trying
to block unity" Davidoff spoke OF
teh far-rsaching effects of the dem
onstration Of the C.W.A. workers and
unemployed at City Hall on Feb. s.
which was organized at the call OF
the Relief Workers League, the IN
employed Council and other organ
izations.
In the speech Of David Lesser OF
the Civil Works Employees, Lesser said
that the demands were not presented
at city hall because it is mot city
question but a national question"
Richard Sullivan, who spoke for
the Unemployed Councils exposed the
role of the La Guardia administration
and showed that the Feb, 5 demon
stration initiated by the Unemployed
Councils and other unemployed Or
CARNATIONS, had gone to city hall to
force La Guardia to take some re-
sponsibility for the unemployed de-
mands." La Guardia must be told
in no uncertain terms to go to the
Wall Street bankers and tell them
that the funds of New York City
must 90 for cash relief to the 1obless
and not to these bankers, Sullivan
said. La Guardia and not only Dam
iels, are responsible.