The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-27
Urge National
Joint Struggle
For H.R. 1927
FOur.POint Program of
Action Proposed in
Letter to NEG.

Letter 10 INsEsOs
NEW YORK-In answer to the
concerted administration drive TO
force through the Roosevelt de-
mand for a slave wage on all work
relief Jobs as the beginning Of a
general wage offensive, the National
Unemployment Councils yesterday
addressed an appeal TO the National
Executive Committee of the Social
lst Party for unity around a four
point program Of struggle for I'M
mediate demands Of the working
class.
The letter hailed the recent de-
cision Of the Socialist Party to en-
dorse the Workers Unemployment,
Old Age and Social Insurance Bill,
H. r. 2s27, nationally. 1t set forth
a four-point program as the basis
for unity. This program calls for
adequate cash relief for every
worker without discrimination; jobs
at trade union wages with a guar
anteed number of weeks each
month; for the Workers Bill, and
for organizational unity of all mass
unemployed organizations.
The letter follows:
NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
COUNCIL
For Working Class Unity
To the National Executive Com
mittee.
Socialist Party. Chicago. Ill
Never before was united action
OF all working class organizations
more imperative than now The
proposal Of the Roosevelt govern
ment to transfer 100000 so
called "unemployables" to the re-
lief rolls of the municipalities and
states; and to provide jobs at $50 9,
month for the remaining 100000
on the relief lists, threatens not
only the living standards of the
unemployed, but the very life Of
the trade union movement of the
county. Wage standards gen.
orally face slashes. The millions
of unemployed not on the relief
rolls face greater restitution.
william Green has been forced
to protest against the wage stand
ard, declaring that he would put
up a hell OF a fight" The fight
thus far has been limited to con-
ferences with government officials
and committees. This is totally
insufficient. The whole trade union
movement must be reused to
awareness Of the seriousness Of
the situation.
Roosevelt's Program
The social security" program
of the Roosevelt government, both
In principle and program, is a slap
in the face Of the American work
ers. The unemployed are COM
pletely ignored, but even those
now holding jobs and who in the
future might be discharged will
receive only pittance, even below
present relief standards, on which
to live.
We are convinced that this is
a situation in which the whole
working class can be rallied for
united militant struggle. The
danger to the American labor
movement was never more press
ing.
The National Unemployment
Council approaches you once more
with the proposal for united ac-
ton. We have learned with pleas
ure that you have now endorsed
the Workers Unemployment, Old
Age and Social Insurance Bill
Before the National Congress for
Unemployment and Social Insur-
ance, we asked your cooperation
In the organization Of the Con-
gress. Although you did not of
hcislly consent, we were glad to
note the presence of q consider
able number OF Socialist Party
members and leaders in this i'm
portant Congress. Broadus Nit
cheli was leading speaker.
Four Point Program
We ask, therefore, that you
seriously consider our proposal to
united our forces in an effort to
rouse the American Federation of
Labor and all working class or
CARNATIONS to the grave menace
that faces us. Our united forces
will enable MS to reach far broader
sections of the working popula-
ton and act as force to bring
together wide sections on a pro-
gram of action against the whole
program being put into effect by
the Roosevelt government.
We propose as the points of this.
united struggle: l. Adequate cash
relief for every worker without
discrimination; 2. Jobs at trade
union wages with a guaranteed
mum be r of weeks each; 8.
For the Workers Unemployment,
Old Age and Social Insurance Bill
H. r. 2827; 4. Organizational unity
of all mass unemployed organiza-
lions.
NATIONAL tNEMPL OYMENT