The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-17

ence with Roosevelt. that at least per cent food
price advance is "inevtable"P
And hasn't it been the avowed purpose of the
Roosevelt government to raise prices, a purpose
which succeeded to the extent that before the
drought Roosevelt had already raised prices more
than Is per cent since last Msrch2
But all this will mean bitter hunger and misery
for millions Of American workers and toiling farmers
1t is absolutely undeniable, proved by scores of
Investigations, and confirmed by recent develop
ments, that the American workers family is now
getting less food than at any time since the crisis
Serious milk shortages in workers families are re-
ported by the Department Of Agriculture And the
situation will now get even worse.
WHO is responsibleP The drought says Roosevelt
" But there would never be any rising prices if it
wers not for the Roosevelt criminal AAA program
which has already destroyed millions Of bushels of
wheat, corn, and other farm products. If not for
the A-A.A destruction, the drought would have not
been able to reduce the countrys supplies down 30
their present record low level There would have
been large carry overs to take care of the emer-
gency.
AS it is no barney of Roosevelt can conceal the
fact that there is actual menace Of food short
age.
If there shortage what basis would
there be for ROOsevelts hollow, tepid warning"
against "exOrbitant' food price rises?
And what is an "exorbtant" price rise2 To
every workers family every cent represents "ex-
orbitsnt" price rise which makes life more difficult
and miserable.
IT is clear that the vast majority of the American
population, workers and impoverished farmers
faces immediate, drastic degradation Of its living
standards
It is also clear that 1t is the Roosevelt policies
Of crop destruction which is responsible.
What is to be done about itP
There must be fight against the whole Roose-
vet A.A.A. program of rising prices and crop de-
struction, fight waged jointly by the city workers
and the toiling farm population The entire toiling
population must unite to abolish the A.AA. criminal
destruction programl
There must be an organized fight for relief to
the drought-stricken farmers through a fight for
the enactment Of the measures outlined in the
Farmers Emergency Relief Bill proposed by the
Communist Party, Cash relief to all drought
stricken farmers families!
In the cities, organized actions against any rise
whatever in food prices organized in the neighbor
hoods before food markets
In the factories, workers must protect their fam
lilies and themselves against the rising prices by
preparation for strikes demanding higher wages to
meet any price rises that take place.
All unemployed workers on relief must organize
immediate actions for increased appropriations to
take care Of all food price advances to prevent an
actual slashng of their relief grants
In all the cities there must be big demonstrations
in the streets against the rising cost of living
against the robbing of the families of the working
class of their daily food necessities
| Roosevets policies are menace to the impover-
| ished farmers and the working class! For united
struggle of workers and farmers against the criminal
food destruction of the Roosevelt A.A.A. policies!