The daily worker., 1934-04-18

lated by Congressman Lun-
deem to take it out of the Com
mittee on Labor One hundred and
forty-five signatures are needed.
Pressure must be put on all Con-
gressmen if we are to succeed in
reporting the bill on the floor of
the House.
What should be done?
1. Get all unions, fraternaI So
cteties, vetera hOmeOwners,
farmers organizations, etc, to en-
dOrse the Bill and demand of their
congressman that they support
and vote for the Bill and also
sign the round robin petition.
2. Get the above organizations
10 demand that the municipal
council endorse the Bill and take
similar action.
8. Get as many individuals to
send post cards to their congress
men and municipal councils de-
Insnding similar action.
4. Prepare gigantic May Day
demonstrations, With the Workers
BaH az the central issue.
Even this mass pressure vii not
suffice. The campaign for the Work
ers Bill will not be victorious ON the
basis OF resolutions and signatures
alone. The unemployment situation
has been aggravated by the dis
charge of millions of men from the
G. w. A. jobs, by the perspective
of no more than 100000 workers
getting jobs on the public works
projects for three months, when
they are in full swing (according to
the U. S. government) by drastic
lowering of the wage scales on the
Federal Works Relief projects, and
by sharp cut in the amount of re-
lief. When one takes into account
also the increase in the cost of liv-
ing, which in some localities
amounts to as much as 40 per cent,
it is obvious that the situation of
the unemployed will be materially
worsened by the new Roosevelt pro-
gram
The situation in the shops is little
better. Under pressure of Roose-
velt's demagogic proposal and the
fear of strikes, the bosses in some
of the big industries have offered
wage increases of ten per cent. In
some industries they have also cut
the working hours. This means a
reduction in the pay of the workers
in spite of the ten per cent wage
Increase. Reduction of hours means
greater speed-up and more stagger-
ing of work.
Therefore the struggle for the Bill
must be connected up with the fight
for jobs, for adequate cash relief,
against discrimination of Negro and
foreign-born workers, with the fight
for Jobs or relief for young and
single workers and for women work
ers.
Mass struggle, mass demOnStra-
hlonS, marches, struggles at relief
bureaus must all be coupled I'm with
the struggle for the Bill. This shoule
embrace. also stoppages and strike,
IN the factories and mines for the
Bill IN connection with May Day.
II a serious effort is made to reach
The workers in the shops with the
Bill. to get resolutions and support
and If this is linked up with strug
giles In the shops, it should be pos
slole to get stoppages in a shop or
NINE OF five or ten minutes in sup
port OF the Bill, or to have the men
knock off work fifteen minutes or
half hour before the hour of dem
onstration on May Day and march
IN body to the demonstration.
Can Conferences
This requires mass agitation, espe-
ciaIly at the points OF concentra-
ton. This also demands the rand
building up of locals of the Unem-
ploynent Council and the formation
OF the United Front with unions
clubs, veterans organizations. etc.
as well as with other unemployed
organizations in the locality.
There Should also be considered
the calling of local. county and
state conferences and the prepara-
ton OF county and state marches for
the Workers Bill. Only mass pres
sure and mass struggle will bring
the Bill out of the Committee on
Labor and compel the government
to enact the Bill.
In some localities, as for instance
IN Minnesota, the politicians are
coming out in support of the Work
ers Bill. At the state convention of
The Farmer Labor Party of Min
nesota, H.R. 1898 was endorsed. In
other sections, Congressmen and
aspiring candidates express inter
est" in the Bill. H.R. 1898 can he
made>a central issue of the coming
congressional elections. THROUGH
proper pressure, many politicians
Will put themselves on record in
support of the Bill. We know what
this means. Congressman Lundeen
VINO introduced the Bill in Con
greSs, failed and refused to sneak
in support of the Bill when open
hearings were conducted by the
Committee on Labor.
Others will support" the Bill dur
ing election, only to forget it i'll
they succeed in getting elected
Every candidate must be put to the
test. He must be compelled to
speak and fight for the Bill. We
must state categorically that we
will call upon the workers to sup
port only such candidates as ac-
lively fight for the Bill through
marches, demonstrations, etc,
Thus the struggle for the imme-
date relief of the workers-for Jobs.
relief, insurance-mu be thor
oughly mapped out. Up to the
present time, although considerable
activity must be carried on, 1t is
totally inadequate and not vet of