The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05
LaGuardta'S Economy
Program

MAYOR La GUARDIA, the first week in ONCE has
IVA shown himself to be q New York City edition Of
Roosevelt. He begins with much buster and dema-
gogy, many abstract speeches Of sympathy for the
unemployed and all this is accompanied by program
of salary cuts lower paid city employees, conso
dalton" and cutting down Of pensions; month fur
oughs without payand for at least threequarters Of
the million and quarter unemployed-no relief what
ever.
All of this economy" program, with 8 higher tTac-
ton fare lowering the background, together with
higher taxation workers. is 70 be placed in La
Guardas sole hands according to the bill now before
the state legislature
The demagogic phrases rega.5ing fight against
graft regarding his sympathy for the uraploged etc,
makes it more difficult but all the more necessary for
the Communist Party and the Unemployed Councils to
expose this deagogy concreey before the masses; 10
analyze each concrete issue and show that La Guar
da's words are thing-his actions and his bills
another
La Guarda showed his true colors in the Board
Of Estimate meetings Tuesday and Wednesday, his
first days office In the first meeting La Guarda
told the committee Of unemployed that he has
power to further any proposal for lunches for chill
dren of the unemployed for cash relief for the
women. He cynically offered them jobs shovelling
snow The same day La Guardia refused to dele
CATION Of the Unemployed Council which demanded the
Endorsement of the Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill and the Workers Relief Ordinance.
In the Board OF Estimate on Wednesday La Guar
dia sat by while the usual monthly relief apprOpra
ton for January passed. HOdsOn, commissioner
Of welfare admitted to than a million unem-
ployed in New York City. The appropriation for
January, according to the boards questionable
figures, was enough for less than 10000. Cut La
Guardia approved the action Of the board, which
makes no provision for the bulk of the jobsss work
ers Of the city in which he is mayer His economy"
bill giving him dCtatoral wage-cuttng and relief
cutting powers, did not include any of the demands
made by the unemployed workers for cash relief etc
THE actions of La Guardia against the unemployed;
instead Of taxing the bankers, Of cutting relief,
Salaries and pensions-must be concretely exposed at
every step. Secondly the Unemployed Councils and
CWA workers committees which are still weak in
New York must be built in the neighborhoods and
the C.WA jobs The mass organized pressure Of the
unemployed of the city will build such fire under
La Guardia, will expose his deEaagogy that he will
be forced to grant the demands of the unemployed.
The unions of the Trade Union Unity League while
some good beginnings have been made, have still not
sufficiently taken leadership in organizing the
employed workers in their industries for fight for
relief from the city government and for the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill.
THE Unemployed Councils in New York City weak.
The struggles carried on by the C.WA. workers of
the city have been largely spontaneous in character
The struggles against eYlconS, InneQaLe reIet,
ETC.. for the Negro and unemployed, have been
sporadic With coming into office Of the demagogc
La Guardia administration it is necessary for the
employed councils to carry a daily struggle in all
neighborhoods and all C.W.A jobs to win these
demands from the city government.
The work inside OF the A. 2. of L. unions in New
York City must also be intensified The contacts of the
Unemployed Council with the A. F, of L. local unions
are weak. Many more unemployment committees OF
the A F. of L. locals connected with the unemployed
souncils could be organized with more attention to
these organizations.
The exposure Of the demagogy Of La Gusrdia,
the one hand his sympathy" and the other his
refusal to accede to the jObless demands is i'm
portant part of the campaign for the national con-
vention Of the unemployed called in Washington
Feb 8, and 5.
the Of the fight for relief the city;
the fight for the Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill and for the demands of the CWA.
workers. strong and large delegation be elected
from New York City TO the national convention