The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-05

gle for the united front and Tor
unity of all unemployed organiza-
tons The National Unemployment
Council is the oldest and strongest
unemployed organization in the
country. With organization in forty
four states, Alaska and Porto Rico,
the National Unemployment Coun-
Gil nonetheless recognizes that the
mass of unemployed remain unor-
ganized, unable to fight for their
rights and more easily used as
strikebreakers against workers in
the shops and mines. This is a
situation that our joint efforts might
rectify. Our mutual task should be
to lessen antagonisms and divisions
and to unite the workers. Only
the second course can bring this
about.
In connection with this, We have
been informed that you propose to
hold a unity convention Of your as
ISOLATED organizations on January
IS. In our previous communication
we proposed to you to hold a unity
convention of all unemployed or
CARNATIONS in Washington, D. c.,
on January and 8, Immediately
following the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance. We informed you, however,
that the date and place of the unity
convention was not important. We
asked for your suggestions-but your
answer was silence. This silence
can mean only one thing: That you
do not wish unity-that you wish
the division to continue among the
unemployed.
We repeat that we made no con-
dition for this unity except that it
should be brought about on the
broadest democratic basis, with full
information to the rank and file
on the unif1cation negotiations and
proceedings, and that the line and
program of the unified organization
should be a class struggle line. This
is the desire of all workers in the
United States.
We once more appeal to you, the
responsible leaders of a section of
the organized unemployed Of this
country, to drop the first course of
action, which means continued di-
vision and animosity, and to adopt
the second course, which will lead to
Unity and growing power of the I'M
employed.
AS in the past we will try to con-
vince you and meet your objections.
But we must also declare that the
burning need of unity at this cru
cial time requires that we take fur
Their action. We are making this
letter public and will reach the rank
and file of the unemployed organ
izations throughout the country.
The National Unemployment Coun-
Gil considers it one of it's most
urgent responsibilities to bring about
unity of the unemployed, and united
action of the employed and unem-
ployed, white and Negro, native and
foreign-born, since the attacks on
the whole working class are grow
ing with speed that allows of no
delay.
We trust, therefore, that you will
Immediately elect committee to
confer with a committee of the
National Unemployment Council on
the above burning questions.
Fraternally,
National Unemployment Councils,
I. AMTER,
Secretary
The letter was addressed to the
following organizations:
National Unemployed League,
Chicago Workers Committee, ILL
nois Workers Alliance, American
Workers Union, California Workers
Association, Wisconsin Federation
of Workers Committees, Workers
ployed League, Taxpayers Protective
League, Minnesota Central Council
of Workers, Florida Federation of
Unemployed Leagues, FIT. Wayne
Unemployed League.