The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-27
Snow, Cold Weather
Intensity Suffering
Among Unemployed
Brooklyn JObless, Ask
ing Work, Terrorized
By Police

NEW YORK. - SnoWStOrmS and
lowered temperatures, sweeping east
from the Rocky Mountains, brought
increased misery to the millions Of
Jobless and Dart-time workers, and
intensified suffering to the uncounted
millions Of homeless men and Wo-
men. Recent refusals by the RoOse-
Velt administration to pay Tor coal
shipments to the unemployed in
cities throughout the country added
10 the misery Of the unemployed.
A mounting death toll, still incom-
plete, indicated as deaths through
out the night with increased severity.
Further deaths are expected in the
wake OF the storm as weather predic-
tons stated that temperatures are
expected to go below the record
breaking lows of the past two weeks.
Warm in Miami
Southern Florida enjoyed COM
paratiVely warm weather, though the
wealthy vacationists there had their
social activities hampered by cloudy
weather followed by rain. Federal
Relief Commissioner Harry L. Hop
kins recently ordered the firing Of
C.W-A. workers here in order that
the large fruit growers might have a
plentiful supply Of cheap labor.
Although there are 26 armories in
New York City. and thousands Of
empty office and apartment build
ings, the LaGuardia administration
has not opened any other than the
two armories recently opened as
daytime shelters with recreational
facilities" at las W. 14th st. for
women, the other for men at 26th st,
and Lexington Ave.
Although the Department. OF SAM
tation reported that $1,000 were given
jobs in New York City, thousands
we're turned away and refused snow
shoyelling work. One instance at 154
Columbia St, in Brooklyn, 500 APP
Piled for Jobs and only so were given
out. Police and squad cars were hur-
riedly sent to intimidate the workers.
A similar situation developed at the
station at Neck Road and Z. 18th st.,
Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Jobless Demand Jobs
BROOKLYN. n. Y.-Fifty iobless
workers, who had waited all night
before the offices Of the Department
OF Sanitation at 256 Riverdale Ave,
Brooklyn, only to be turned away
without jobs after the COP who was
stationed there got jobs for his
friends who came when the office
opened, led b. Al Gordon Of the
American Youth Club, went in del
egation to Mayor LaGuardia's office
and WoE the promise that they would
be given work today.
The workers began TO assemble at
25b Riyerdale Ave. at midnight. Be-
tween 2 and $50 q. III, the cop gave
Identification. tickets to those who
had waited outdoors in the blizzard,
yet when tne office opened at Z q. NJ,
he passed his friends through the
lines to get first jobs.
The workers went to LaGuardia's
office to demand that they be given
jobs. Here, the police lieutenant
stationed at the door, refused them
admittapce and sent them to the
Department Of Sanitation. Commits
sioner Goodrich ordered his assistant
70 hire them. Instead. after the
commissioner left, he called police ID
eject them. Returning TO the mayors
office they were again sent to the
Department OF Sanitation in this
buck passing Finally, they forced
Goodrich to promise that all would
be gi1en work today.