The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-16
BENJAMIN Seeks Federal
Sponsors for Workers
JObless Insurance Bill
Senators to Be Asked SO
Introduce Bill
House
DAILY worker. Washingtoa Bureau

tDaiiy worker, haShingtoo bureAht
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Herbert
Benjamin, National organizer for the
unemployed councils, came here
to seek a sponsor in Congress
for the workers unemployment in
surance bill and to further prepare
tons for the National Unemployed
Convention in Washington next
month.
After checking local arrangements
for the big meeting on February 8,
4, and 5, Benjamin reported swift
progress. He said negotiations for
convention hall probably would be
concluded at once, and that housing
has been secured for about 300 dele
gates. Places still must be found for
at least 200 others.
Local Forces Help
Local workers have assumed the
tasks Of getting ready for the con-
Yention with very good spirit" he
added. THE local Unemployed Coun-
Gil is making a house-to-house cam
paign for signatures in support OF
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill and in this way small con-
tributionS and pledges for lodgings
also are coming in.
James Murphy. Negro Editor OF
the American, Is cooperating.
We are meeting a group Of Wash
ington Liberals and indications
are that they also viii help. The
local Two. will provide lunches for
all convention delegates.
Bones Stand Sought
/ With a letter from Senator Homer
T. Bone. Dem.) of Washington.
! pledging to follow through on the
battle I have been trying TO make
for the average citizen" Benjamin
went to see the Senator to ask him
to introduce the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill. Bone wrote the
letter to w. H Holloway, Secretary
OF the Pierce County CTacoma1 IN
employed Council. This Councils
work forced the City Council of Ia
coma to endorse the bill and men,
orialize Congress for enactment. The
Unemployed Council forwarded a copy
of the City Councils resolution, and
Bone replied:
Il want you to know that it is my
desire to follow through on the battle
I have been trying to make for the
average citizen and I shall have these
bills before me for study at the time
they come up. I know that there
are a great many resolutions pending
and it, Of course, would be my desire
to support the one that would seem
more likely TO give the maximum of
help
Bone should have small difficulty
choosing the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill as "the one that would
seem more likely to give the maxi
mum Of help" because this is the
only measure yet brought forward
which would provide Federal unem-
ployment insurance, guaranteeing
IeYery worker who Is jobless from no
fault Of his own, a $10-a-week bene-
fit for the full period OF enforced
lidleness.
Also Visits Cannon
Besides Bone, Benjamin will at
tempt to see representative Cannon
(Dem) of Wisconsin, whose own Mi
waukee City Council has endorsed
the Workers Bill, Cannon has in
troduced an unemployment bill Of his
own, which would not guarantee con-
tinuing benefits.
Benjamin will also present the
Workers Bill to Ernest Lundeen,
Farmer-Labor Representative of Min
nesota, and to Marion A. Zionchecls
DEM of Washington, who was At
torney for big unemployment move
nent of zioncheckS home city, Seat
tie. These members of Congress will
be asked to introduce the workers
Bill, whether or not they actively
fight for it. The Unemployed Con-
vention will launch an intensified
nationwide campaign for it.