The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05

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ploynent Council were not on the
platform, why members of the
council were not in the delegation
to the State relief director, etc.
Cites Harmony Between GrouDs
The demonstration passed off in
a spirit of the greatest harmony be-
/ tween the rank and file Of the
Workers Unemployed Union and of
the National Unemployed Council.
In Chicago, we had the same ex-
perience. This proves that the
statement Of Mr.. LASER and his as
sociates is not true.
Why then are such statements
made? They are made not in the
interest of the unemployed and the
workers generally, for what is
needed most today is unity and not
further division in the working
class.
We must examine why the dem
onstration in Chicago was far better
than in New York. In Chicago,
there was real united front, with
all organizations participating in the
arrangements and leadership. AS
result, the Chicago Federation of
Labor was compelled to endorse the
demonstration. In New York, on
the other hand, although the relief
situation called for the mightiest
demonstration that the city has ever
seen, not only was LASER and his
associates unable to mobilize their
own members, but also the unions
that had promised to cooperate with
them, and that have membership
of more than 100000, did not bring
out more than a handful.
The Greater New York Unem-
ployment Council had only a few
days in which to mobilize, owing
to the attitude of Mr.. LASER, and
yet the Unemployment Council fur
nished the larger part of the dem
onstration. This is not said in a
spirit of boastfulness, but only to
indicate that it, real united front
had been formed there would have
been an Outpouring Of workers such
as New York has not seen in some
time.
The demonstrations, however
prove conclusively that the united
front is not only possible, but is de-
sired and demanded by the rank and
file Of the unemployed organizations.
Unity Proposals
On the basis of this experience,
the National Board of the National
Unemployment Council again pro-
poses to the associated unemployed
organizations that:
l. They all participate in the
National Arrangements Commit
tee of the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance and mobilize their organiza-
tiOns to send delegates to the
Congress.
2. They appoint committee to
meet with a like committee of the
National Board of the National
Unemployment Council to work
out ways and means of broader
and closer united front, which
shall lead to a merger Of the I'M
employed organizations.
What the JobIess Face
What is the situation that faces
the workers today? The Roosevelt
government and the employers in
tend:
1. To introduce a so-called "un-
employment insurance" bill which
will not provide single penny for
the 100000 unemployed;
2. To cut appropriations for re-
lief at time when they admit
that want and misery are growing;
3. To introduce forced labor on
wide scale;
4. To cut down the scales on the
work projects to the so-called pre-
vailing local rates;
5. To impose sales, wage taxes,
etc, on the earnings of the en-
ployed workers, to provide relief
for the unemployed;
6. To conduct a wage -slashing
campaign and vicious offensive
against trade union organization;
7. To carry on a campaign of
terror against the militant work
ers and their organizations.
In situation of this kind, it /:
clear that only two paths are open
u To keep the ranks of the
unemployed divided and scattered
and thus help our enemies; or
81 To unite our forces In order
that we may more effectively fight
for our rights.
Up to the present you have chosen
/ the first course. Although practi-
cally all of your associated organ.
izations have endorsed the Worker.
Unemployment and Social Insurance
Bill, which was initiated by tht
National Unemployment Council
you have refused to cooperate with
the National Unemployment Coun.
Gil and the other organizations anc