The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-17

leaders. A workers theatre can sue
coed only if it is supported by all
workers organizations.
ity. The magazine is an indication
that the movement for unemploy-
ment and social insurance is maxi
ing great headWay, and that the
National Congress will be the spring
board for a unified struggle that
will force the Roosevelt government
to grant the demand for the en-
actment Of the Workers Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance Bill.
The magazine contains informa-
ton that makes 1t valuable arse
nal Of facts for every worker. There
is a good editorial statement that
exposes the true character Of RooSe-
velt's speeches on social security. 1t
shows that genuine social insurance
can only be won Through united,
sustained mas struggles"
THERE is printed the thrilling cali
for the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance which is at once an appeal to
fight and challenge to everyone
who talks in vague terms about So
cial security. For H. r. 1898 has
become test Of the sincerity Of
these takers. 1t pins them down
to a definite stand. II they are
against the bill, the sincerity Of
their supposed love for the workers
is open TO serious doubts If they
are for the bill, then it is time
for them to roll up their sleeves
and pitch into the fight TO win
its enactment by Congress.
Then there is a brisk and forcefui
article by Herbert Benjamin that is
a model for the kind Of agitational
writing that is needed on the UNI
employment front. The value Of an
important table prepared by the
Inter Professional Association for
Social Insurance, which analyzes
and Classics various fake schemes
such as the Wisconsin and Ohio
Plans is nullifed by tiny print that
is not very legible, and by the fall
ure to include an explanatory note.
A discussion Of the fundamental
principles Of social insurance by
Mary van Kleek is a valuable con-
tribution. But one wonders how
many workers will be able to follow
the technical concepts that are de-
veloped by her. 1t seems to the re-
viewer, in view Of the wide audience
that the magazine intends to reach,
that it would have been better to
have sinplified the treatment. and
brought out the important points
that Mary van Kleek makes, in
language that every worker could
grasp easily, That this can be done
is illustrated by Grace Hutchins'
simple but effective review Of
number Of books and pamphlets on
social insurance.
ANOTHER criticism that should be
IA levelled at the magazines con-
tents is the lack of warmth and
tepid quality Of several articles. The
issues involved are 50 important
that failure to catch fire from the
vital character Of the unemployed
movement. and write with feeling as
well as logic is a serious shortcom-
ing. From this viewpoint it is re-
grettable that John Dayidsons
sophomore THE Rich Are Always
With Us" was printed It is neither
funny nor informative.
But these shortcomings are OF
minor Importance by contrast with
the solid achievements Of the maya
zine. For everyone who is concerned
with the struggles of the unem-
ployed, the Unemployment Insur-
ance Review must be compulsory
reading. In the next issue. which is
coming out at the time Of the Ns-
tional Congress, the editors should
add table OF contents. The worker
looking hastily through the maya
zine will miss some OF its most i'm
portant contents which are not
listed on the covert. G.