The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-07

fight for the Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill"
Youth Delegate
Lundeen states, ut is up to you
people to educate your servants (be-
cause that is what they are sup
posed to be, your servants in Con-
gress) so that they will really serve
you. If the Senate, if the House of
Representatives do not carry out
your wishes, there is a remedy. Give
them a vacation, and some of YOU
folks go down there and take their
seats"
Elizabeth Scott, on behalf of the
American Youth Congress which
concluded a two-day session of ap-
proximately two hundred and fifty
delegates last night, brought greet
ingS and a resolution of support
from the Youth Congress. THE
American Youth Congress, which is
composed of many youth organiza-
tions of diverse opinion" she said.
and whose existence is dependent
on the whole-hearted support of all
its members, has sent me here to
communicate to your our position
on unemployment and social in
surance." Miss Scott then read a
resolution passed by the American
Youth Congress which declared the
Workers Bill superior to all others.
Ovation for Negro
The great ovation given tn e
speech of Arnold Hill, president of
the National Urban League, demon
strated that the Congress is deter
mined to wage fight against dis
elimination against Negro workers.
Hill, in his speech, declared that
there are five million employables
OF the Negro race. Hill said, mo
program which pretends to offer So
cial security to the masses is worthy
OF serious consideration unless it
guarantees first of all a greater
guarantee of security to those work
ers who are least secure"
The Negro population constitutes
our most handicapped group" he
said, that portion of our working
masses with least Job security and
most in need of unemployment in
Surance. The Negroes are almost
entirely unskilled and semi-skilled
workers. Added to this is bitter
and relentless race prejudice. This
race prejudice is a carefully planned
program on the part of employers
to use black workers as a pawn
with which to defeat labors unity
SO that the bosses may bargain more
successfully with both white and
black workers"
Hill denounced the discrimination
against Negroes practiced by lead
ing A. F. of L. officials in MANY
trade unions. Hill attacked the
Wisconsin and Wagner Lewis ere
serves" plan as not solving the prob
lens OF the unemployed, and called
for "a tremendous and clamorous
support for the Workers Unemplov-
ment Insurance Bill" from the
Negro masses.
The A,A.A. he pointed out dis
eliminates against the Negro farm
er, and showed how the government
etc. He demanded compensation for
discriminates against Negroes re-
garding citizenship, voting rights,
The Negroes equal to compensation
for whites who are unemployed.
The 1000 persons, workers. farm
ers and professionals present in the
opening sessions Saturday, by their
oVatlons TO the speeches of Mary
van kleeck, chairman of the Inter-
professional Association for Social
insurance; Herbert Benjamin, ex-
ecutiye secretary of the Sponsoring
Commute for the Congress; t. Ar
mold Hill, president of the National
Urban League and leader among
Negroes, and to the opening speech
OF Elmer Brown, chairman of the
Congress, showed that they are de-
termined to intensity this fight.
Smiles or Bread
Herbert Benjamin. In his report
contrasted the program Of Roose-
velt's message to the SEVENTY
fourth Congress of the United
States, representing big business
with the program being mapped out
In this Congress of the masses
There was stormy applause when
Benjamin declared: I'VE are here
to say that We have seen the genia
smile of President Roosevelt for two
years. and 1t has not put bread into
our mouths 1t has not given mills
for our children, it has not insured
the existence of the vast population
OF this country. We cannot and we
will not live on smiles. We are de-
veloping at this Congress into a
more militant, fighting movement
for genuine unemployment insur.
ance, which will carry forward and
win the struggle for unemployment
insurance in spite Of Mr.. Roose-
welt"
Benjamin. in thorough ANALYSIS
of Roosevelt's program, showed that
Roosevelt has given billions in gifts
to the banks and the employers
and for war purposes. He has given
the unemployed only empty prom
ises. Benjamin showed that the
present message of Roosevelt means
relief cuts, forced labor, and no real
unemployment insurance, but only
promises of reserves" plans, which
do not go to those now unemployed
Exposes Fake Bills
Benjamin analysed the provisions
Of the Workers Bill Oh. r. 1921
and exposed the fact that such
schemes as the Epic plan Of Sin
clair, the Townsend Plan, and