The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-12
Ohio Group
Wins MANY
ands
by a Worker Correspondent

WELLSVILLE, Ohio.-When the
Unemployed Council group ap-
preached the Ohio Unemployed
League in East Liverpool. Ohio, for
united front struggle, the officials
Of the O.UL.-the local president,
Mr.. George Sharpe, a Musteite
leader, and Mr.. Jack Smartways,
the chairman, a Socialist faker-
fought strongly against a united
front struggle. They also sabotaged
a hunger parade that was demanded
by the rank and file and which
they had Endorsed because the Senti-
ment was strong for it, but when
the hour approached they called it
of. They tried to cover up their
misleading policy by bringing up the
red scare"
We did not stop here, we called
our group together and studied cur
position, and this was the outcome:
We studied the unemployed work
ers' grievances by talking to indi-
viduals on the streets, in their
homes, and especially in the O.UL.
meetings. We utilized these griev-
anceS worked out set of demands.
we made out leaflets and distributed
them in Wellsville, Ohio got our
old hall back, and the unemployed
poured in, and We set up the IN
employment Council with an or
ganization of 25 members in the
first day We held open air meet
ings, and met workers around re-
lief headquarters The next meet
ing the Unemployment Council ap-
proved a committee of six to 60 to
Mr.. Lowry, the County Relief Di-
rector. and presented these demands.
l. The abolition OF forced labor
throughout the County.
2. Milk for the unemployed chill
dren and to those who have a doc
tors certificate.
5. Clothing for all unemployed
workers.
4. Recognition of Unemployment
Council Grievances Committee by
the local relief headquarters.
The Unemployment Council Com
mittee won the four demands: 10000
workers were freed from forced la
Dor in the county; milk was given
to the unemployed children and
adults who hold doctors cer,ifi-
Gates. We won $4,000 for clothes,
stoves and mattresses, and recogni-
ton of the U. G. Grievances Com
mittee.
We worked among o. U. L. mem
bers, gaining the floor in their
meetings, calling for united front
meeting with o. u L., yet the lead
erS refused. But the rank and file
in the East End of Liverpool, Ohio,
fought against their misleader, MI.
George Freeman, q Socialist Isker.
and asked the U. c. to help them.
The U. c. was on the Job. The Ohio
Unemployed League members there
turned over their charter, paid the
rent on the hall Tor the Unemployed
Council, ordered and got their u. c.
char Ell, and all the workers Joined
the U. c. with more members COM
ing in. also strong Party unit was
organized and is increasing almost
daily with former o. U. L. members.
Then joint u c. Committee of
WellSville and East End Liverpool
went to the county relisf director
for more grievances to be settled.
This was also a victory.
Ano, her Unemployed Council was
organized in Salineville, Ohio, and
they ordered thoir U. G. charter.
Then the Yellow Greek, Wellsville.
Ohio, township got together Tor
joint work with the Wellsville U. c..
also some of the township workers
around East End with the East End
Unemployed Council.
The last committee of the U. c.
that went to the county relief direc-
tor consisted of all the above U. C.
organizations.
The task before us at the present
time is the o. U. L. in East Liver
pool. 1t is practically dissolved,
with the exception of few reac-
tionary Musteites. Mi George
Shape. Mr.. Marshall, Mr.. William
Heney, My. Jack Smartway and Mr..
George Freeman.
Those reactionaries must be ex-
posed, and the U. C. must be or
ganized in the heart of East Liver
pool or these takers will again mis-
lead the unemployed workers.
The preparation is on to force the
City Council throughout the county
to indorse the Workers Unemploy-
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