The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-09

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mittee of this Congress. called for a
mighty mass hunger march Of work
ers and farmers on Washington to
demand the enactment of the Work
ers' Unemployment Insurance Bill,
H. r. 1927.
Amter reported on the results of
the visit of delegation to the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administra-
ton, where the workers we're greeted
with the administrations CHEEKY
smile that fronts the misery Of the
masses.
For more than two hours yester-
day, mass delegation of $50 work
ers from the National Congress for
Unemployment Insurance, headed
by Israel Anter presented demands
upon the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration.
In the absence Of Federal Relief
Administrator Harry HOPKINS, who,
the delegation was told, has been i'll,
First Assistant Federal Administra-
tor Aubrey Williams met with the
delegation.
Delegation Cheered
The building housing the FERA is
only stones throw from the large
Washington Auditorium where the
delegates are convened. After the
selection of the mass delegation,
which represented score Of states,
and social workers in the employ of
the FERA, relief case workers, re-
lief laborers and white collar work
ers and the unemployed and the
so-called "unemployables," to use
the term OF Roosevelt, the entire
delegation marched out of the hall.
The assembled delegates at the Con-
gress rose 10 their feet and cheered.
In double file, the delegates marched
to the FERA building. Brushing
aside the lone policeman, who was
caught entirely unawares, the work
ers filed into the reception room and
demanded an audience.
A purple jowled police lieutenant
sought out Amter, who reaf1rmed
the determination of the delegates
to meet with the FERA officials.
You Must Be Reasonable"
Williams received the delegation,
punctuated their demands with oily
smiles; agreed with all their de-
msnds with greasy fair of liberal
ity: and then backed down and
called upon them to be patient II
wish could grant all of your de-
mands," he said, but we are going
as far as We can go. You must be
reasonable despite the stress you
are under"
He was asked to endorse the
Workers Unemployment, Old Age
and Social Insurance Bill, H. r.
2527 Its general pronouncements
are laudable and fine he answered,
but 1t seems very vague" He de-
clared that unemployment and So
cial insurance cover the present I'M
employableS.
Amter countered demanding to
know in definite language if the
congress could understand him as
saying that he supported the gen.
eral content Of the bill, if he did
not believe in it's variability. Mr..
Williams seemed thoroughly fam
iliar with the measure He knew
when 1t was introduced into the
United States Congress and by
whom; the support given the meas
IRE by the historic workers con-
gress nearby. And he answered that
he believed fully in the schemes
now being cooked up by Roosevelt's
Economic Security Committee Of
Cabinet Members.
Scores Roosevelt Hunger Plans
In an analysis OF the Roosevelt
schemes as they directly affect the
lives and welfare OF the millions of
unemployed and employed workers,
Amter, in opening the session with
Williams. posed the Roosevelt pro-
gram as against the program
adopted by the National Congress
for Unemployment Insurance.
In the name of the $500 delegates
from A. States who were at the
National Congress, Amter protested
against the refusal OF relief to the
vast majority Of the unemployed
and the hunger doles melted out to
the jobless. especially in the South.
We maintain that the 10000 900
unemployed workers on the relief
lists do not in any sense represent
the vast numbers of the unem-
ployed, which with their dependents,
to use the figure of William Green,
total fully 100000. Yet to these
millions to whom your administra-
ton does give relief. it gives only
1896 month in Mississippi to a
higher amount in New York. Yet
the average amount does not go
above $40 a month, evidently fig-
ure which satis fies the government"
Amter sai' But we are not" he
continue :. and launched into an