The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-24
Resentment Sweeps Fisher Auto Men Against Strike Delay
West Virginia CWA
And JObleSS Ask
Work and Relief
Minnesota Workers and
Farmers Demonstrate
for Relief


HUNTINGTON, w. Va, March
23.-Carrying banners against c. w.
A. lay-offs and wage cuts and Sc
verely criticizing Gov. Humps ad-
ministration, 1000 unemployed and
G. w. A. workers paraded through
the downtown business section here
Friday. Hating their march at the
c. W. A. headquarters they de-
manded that Amick, c. w. A. adj
ministrator, and Miss Cassack, well
fare head, come out and answer
their demands.
The spokesman for the workers
declared that I'VE are not begging
for favors. We are demanding the
right to live" He further stated
that the unemployed live in daily
fear of being evicted from their
homes and of having their gas and
water turned Off"
Answering the demand of the I'M
employed that the welfare pay the
gas, water and rent bills of the I'M
employed, Amick stated he did not
believe the evictions would ma
terialize nor would their gas and
water be shut off.
In answer to the demand that
the West Virginia Unemployed
League be represented on the Ca
bell County Welfare Board, Amick
said "he had no control over that"
But on his own responsibility" he
invited a committee of the league
to meet with the Welfare Board at
their next meeting.
The demands of the unemployed
included the full payment of back
direct relief checks, payment of
back C.W.A. wages. The workers
committee bitterly protested the
wage cuts of C.W.A. labor.
Workers and Farmers Unite
VIRGINIA, MINI, March 22-
Six hundred workers and farmers
staged demonstration before the
County Courthouse here demanding
relief, work and drought aid. Hav-
ing been met by curt answers and
refusals, several weeks ago, already,
the farmers and workers we're get
ting desperate in the situation here.
Two weeks ago a committee of
farmers from the Markham and
Crimson territories went after re-
lief and feed for their cattle and
were met by the refusal of the re-
lief officials, who stated they were
dumb" to go into such places to
farm.
This county agent, Mr.. Neubauer,
drawing down a good salary from
the county, has been trying to tell
the farmers to farm better and
more, now when they are in need
they are dumb" and deserve moth
ing better than starvation and suf-
fering.
Win Some Demands
When the farmers were met by
this answer, they Immediately de-
cided to call for mass support for
their fight. Appealing to workers
from Eveleth, Virginia and the near
by Range towns, they united to pre-
sent the immediate needs Of the
workers and farmers in form that
the officials would understand.
Commissioner of the Sixth Dis
trict, Mr.. Koski, was again con-
spicuous by his absence. Last win
ter, the EnbarrasS, Mimi, farmers
offered reward to anyone seeing
Victor Koski in Virginia on the date
Of any demonstration and so far
there have been no collectors.
Mr.. Neubauer, the county agent,
was in, finally, and met the farm
ers demand for hay and feed very
nicely. Two trucks of hay left for
Crimson before the demonstration
was over Every farmer who was
needing hay and knew where he
could get it Immediately, was told
to get an order from Neubauer and
there would be no difficulties. The
mass Of farmers waiting for an
answer were not to be denied and
he knew it.
C.W.A. Board Absent
The C.W.A. Mediation Board had
run out of town when the time
came for the demonstration to take
place. While they were in town
until almost l o'clock (when the
demonstration started they sud-
denly felt the need of going to
Tower, some Is miles away imme-
diately. One member of the Board,
Mr. Either, an ex-business man, was
still in town and met with the c..
w. A. workers committee with the
same stock excuse that he was I'M
able to do anything-"Buck pass
ing" in the good old stylel