The daily worker., 1934-01-30
Lay Plans for Huge
Demonstration
on Feb. )

NEW YORK. - one hundred and
twenty-five elected delegates, repre-
senting nearly every C.WA. project
in New York City, met at the FJ,rni-
ture Workers Hall, 812 Broadway,
Sunday to formulate a united plan
Of action for the continuance Of c.
VA. work and against wage cuts and
layoffs. Fraternal delegates were sent
from the Emergency Home Relief BU-
reau Employees Association and from
the Federation Of Architects, En-
gineerS, Chemists, and Technical
Workers to report back TO their Or
gani5ations for a concerted action to-
gether with the C.W.A. workers for
the continuance Of the C.W.A. and to
stop wage cuts and lay-ofTs.
Plans were made for a Stoppage OF
C.W.A. work on Feb. 5, the day Of
national demonstration for Workers
Unemployment Insurance, and to send
delegates to the G. W. A. Offices de-
manding pay for the day; election Of
delegates from C.WA. jobs to the Ma
tional Convention Against Unemploy-
ment to be held in Washington on
Feb. 3, and 6; to demand imme-
date relief equal to wages for all CIV.
A. workers who are laid-off; and for
a mass turnout Of all C.W.A. workers
on Feb. 5 to demand Unemployment
Insurance.
Herbert Benjamin, National Organi-
zer Of the Unemployed Councils,
warned the delegates present that the
Roosevelt government is planning to
throw the millions of CW.A. work
out out of their jobs in the hope that
they will not resist this latest attack
upon them"
The workers must answer this at
tack" Benjamin continued, 'by mob
ilizing every worker on the job to
stop the Roosevelt attacks upon the
workers and the abandonment of the
eva. Governors, Mayors and CIV
A. administrators have protested to
Roosevelt against the stoppage Of the
G. W. a. In doing this they merely
reflect the mass sentiment and pro-
tests OF the workers.
When We go to the C.W.A. offices,
the officials give US their sympathy
They too say that they do not want
to see millions of workers thrown out
Of employment. AS such, they are
good servants Of the Roosevelt hun
ger government. to give the work
ers sympathy, and not to answer the
workers demands"
Robert WhiUccmb OF the Unem-
ployed Writer'S Association, pledged
the support Of the organization he
represents. and voiced the demands OF
jobless writers. in thei. demand foI
C.W.A. projects.
:. :. JOBLESS WOMEN MEET
One hundred and ninety-five wo-
men delegates, representing IS, 600 Or
ganized women in trade unions and
unemployed groups and thousands OF
organized andu norganized homeless
and unemployed women workers. met
at Irving Plaza Sunday. Plans were
made to organize for their demands
for C.W.A. jobs CT immediate cash
relief for all jobless women.
Five delegates were elected TO the
National Convention Against Unem-
ployment. Three Of the elected dele
gates come from vomea's lodging
houses.
JobleSS women viii demonstrate be-
fore the state C.W.A. Offices at 1874 E
29th St., on Tuesday. Jan. 80, at II
am, and the conference endorsed the
city wide demonstration at the City
Hail on Feb. to demand the pas
sage Of the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill.
y. Y. DELEGATES 70 MEET
New York delegates to the National
Convention Against Unemployment
will meet Wednesday, Jan. 81, at :
pm. at % E. goth St. for the pur-
pose Of formulating their demands
and for final instructions for the triu
TO Wa5hin gtor.
Delegates should report at 20 E
20th ST., Feb. 2, at 7 am. ready tc
leave for Washington.