The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-06

IOTU1eQ at ILLS COUV6uIlOI, Was uIldIl-
imously adopted last night by the
convention after the report Of Philip
Frankfeldt, chairman of the Consti-
tuition Committee, and a thorough
discussion. Two sections taking up
organizational points we're referred
back to the Constitution Committee
for revision.
The preamble of the new draft
constitution, unanimously adopted by
the convention states that, this
Third National Convention decides to
set up the National Unemployment
Councils of the U.S.A. to embrace
all unemployed and part time work
erS' organizations of the working
class, such as trade unions, fraternal
societies, farmers organizations, vet
Grams groups, together with all I'M
employed workers organizations on
the basis Of a militant, united pro-
gram of action and struggle for re-
lief and for adoption by the Federal
Government of the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance Bill.
"The National Unemployment
Council of the U. S. A. declares
openly to the masses of impoverished
workers and farmers that the only
way in which permanent security and
! prosperity will be obtained is when
the workers and farmers who have
built and created the wealth Of this
country, will take complete control
of the country in their own interests"
Thirty veterans who attended the
convention held conference outlin-
ing the program for veterans in sup
port of the Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill and decided to pre-
sent it for adoption in all veteran
organizations.
The conference of veterans de-
clared, while they will fight for their
immediate relief due them because of
existing veteran legislation (only in
some states) at the same time the
veterans through their organizations
will fight together with all other I'M
employed for immediate relief in or
der to prevent the separation of the
veterans from the rest of the en-
ployed and unemployed.
Against Economy BilP'
A resolution supporting the repeal
of the economy bill and the imme-
diate cash payment Of the bonus"
was adopted.
The veterans at this conference
included delegates from the national
office of the W.E.S.L. and the Pitts
burgh Veterans Rank and File Com
mittee. Some Of the veterans were
members in the V.EF.. the DA.V.,
the American Legion and the Purple
Heart. The convention adopted the
report of the veterans conference.
An indication OF the mass support
this powerful and militant convention
has brought forth is seen in the tele-
gram received by the Convention to-
day, from Congressman Francis Shoe
maker, Farm-Labor Representative
from Minnesota. Shoemakers tele-
gram, read to the Convention Just be-
fore the delegations left to visit
Roosevelt officials with their demands,
stated, "Fraternal greetings and sin
cere good wishes to National I'm
employment Conference. r emphatic
ally endorse Unemployment Insur-
ance, old age pensions, maternity
benefits and other proposals for relief
OF workers. Regret my Congressional
duties prevent attending, but shall
back your measure introduced by
Representative"
After a speech by Herbert Benja-
min, the Convention decided to ask
the Congressman who are now being
visited. a series Of questions which will
force them either to fight for the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill or expose themselves as DEM
agogues. The questions asked the
Congressman. including the question
to Shoemaker, are: do you intend TO
support the Workers UNEMPLOYMENT
Insurance Bill, or the fake bills which
parade under the name of 'Unem-
ployment Insurance. will you fight
for the enactment of this bill, publicly
and openly?"
Benjamin stated of the bill intro
duced by Lundeen in the House, "Al-
though the bill as presented to Con-
gress does not exactly correspond with
the bill proposed by the Unemployed
Councils,-it does not provide for In
surance for all workers irrespective of
citizenship, and does not demand the
use of all war funds for unemploy-
ment and social Insurance. it is the
only genuine unemployment and So
cial insurance BILL
I. Amter stated that Shoemaker and
the other Congressman must be made
to take a stand one way of another
on whether they will fight for the
bill or not.