The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-25

weekly wage is $2o.59. The July
payroll was 1853 per cent below the
payroll for July years ago, when
the depression was almost two
years old.
The number of unemployed has
been increased. There are no less
than million and a half unem-
ployed in the State of Illinois. In
Cook County Chicago in October,
1888, there were 1883 families on
the relief rolls. 1t is officially esti-
mated that in October, 1884, there
will be 10000. Downstate in Octo-
Der, 1888, there were 98,707 families
on relief. 1t is estimated that in
october, 1884, there will be 100000.
With the increase of unemploy-
ment, the appropriations for relief
have been increased. The total al
lowance for relief in the State Of
Illinois for October is So, 1892 in
comparison with the expenditures
of October. 1898, of $685., 1897. 1t is
estimated by the relief administra-
ton in the State of Illinois that in
Der OF families on relief will set a
new high mark.
While the economic position Of
the working class, and toiling farm
erS has been lowered, the incomes
OF the packinghouse magnateS, coal
barons banks railroads etc. show
huge increases.
Murderous Terror
The Homer Kelly Nash admin
stration in Illinois like the Roose-
welt national New Deal accompanies
the attacks upon the economic posi-
ton of the workers with brutal
murderous terror and attack upon
the civil rights of the workers.
Under this administration of ''hu-
manitarian" Governor Horner the
National Guard has been used to
break the strikes of the miners in
Southern Illinois. The police are
being used to suppress meetings of
the workers and picket lines Work
ers have been shot on the picket
lines. Organizers of the Packing
house Workers Industrial Union
have been arrested, street meetings
attacked and anti-fascists have
been arrested and now two German
workers are facing deportation to
Hitler Germany which means
death.
In all these attacks the Negro
workers are especially singled out.
Right now campaign has been
started in Chicago, supported by
some posts of the American Legion,
to GUST Negro students from schools
where white students attend, under
the pretext that schools are "over-
crowded" and therefore there is no
room for Negroes.
Attempt To Outlaw Party
In the Illinois coal fields attempts
have been made to drive the Com
munist Party underground by
means of framing up charges
against members of the Communist
Party and leaders of the unem-
ployed movement of Criminal Syn
dicalism." Fourteen of the out
standing leaders of the unemployed
in Montgomery County, including
two Communist Village Board
members in Taylor Springs have
been indicted ON charges Of Crimi-
nal Syndicalisrn and face 20 years
sentences.
The Prosecuting Attorney of
Franklin County Is reviving a
3-year old case which grew out OF
the Orient mine strikes. Among
those indicted for criminal syndical-
ism because of their activities, &C
cording to the Prosecuting Attor-
new, injuring the interest of the
coal barons, are B. K Gebert, Dis
trict Organizer, Ralph Shaw, Sub
District Organizer, Clara Saffern
and two others.
The Republican Party in Cook
County, at it's convention, passed a
resolution demanding the with
drawal of recognition of the Soviet
Union and completes with the Dem
ocratic Party in stirring up chauvln-
ism, Ingoism, nationalism.
1t is in this light that we must
understand why the Communist
PARTY in the State of Illinois has
been barred from the ballot. In
snite of the fact that originally the
netitions for the State Ticket were
accepted by the State Election
commission, later the Democratic
party filed objections to the petit
tions. The signer of the objections,
Harold F. Long. 1415 E. Reynolds
Street. Springfield, Illinois, at the
hearing before the State Election
commission declared that he signed
the objections in the office OF At
torney Roberts on suggestion OF
John Rettberg, secretary OF the
Sangamon county Democratic
Committee although ] have never
thought much about whether the
Communist Ticket should be on the
ballot or not"
Mr.. Long further testified that al
though he signed the objections to
the petitions, he never saw the Pc
titions. never examined the con-
tents of them. Despite all this, and
in spite of the fact that the petit
tions contained sufficient names,
the State Election Board in its de-
cision declared: THE Statutes pro-
vide for $4,000 names and eliminat-
ing 2.152 names therefrom would