The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-09
S. P. Delegates
Back Congress
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IAN winters, Whine Sue Bla8Qen,
Boston, Mass; John j. NeadS, Pitts
burgh, Pa; Waldo McNutt, sec
rotary, National Youth Congress;
Doyle Glomer, New Castle, Pa; Al
bert W. Smoyer; Lawrence Fritch,
Stow, Ohio; John Pocester; ]. j.
Vanecek, Cleveland, Ohio; Chas. M.
Sandwich, Bethlehem, Pa; Chas. P.
Hardy, Camden, N. j.; Conrad v.
Rheiner, member at large, Maine;
Mrs. Mary B. Nelson, Reading, Pa. !;
Jack Ligg, Fayette City. Pa.
BENJAMIN Elected UnAnAmousIy
Herbert Benjamin, who was un-
animously elected secretary Of the
National Action Committee set up
by the congress, in his concluding
speech, declared that this Con-
greSs. according to conservative es-
timated, directly represents more
than 100000 people" He showed
that the congress had marked much
progress in cementing the united
front, the participation of such out
standing professionals as Mary Van
Kleeck, and others and the large
number Of union and other organi-
cations demonstrating the broad
character Of the Congress.
I'VE have reached the ear of those
responsible for legislation, of Roose-
welt and the heads of his govern
ment, of Congress. We have made
known to them in categoric and
determined manner that we are not
going to stand for hunger and want
much longer, and are going to or
ganize a much more powerful move
ment to force the passage Of the
workers unemployment insurance
BILL" he said
Striking Unity
Benjamin declared that the fact
that so few differences Of opinion
arose was demonstration of the
unity Of purpose of the Congress to
secure real security for the masses.
He criticized those who considered
speech at the congress alone as
sign of unity. An occasional letter
from a congressman or some one
else does not help much our fight
for the organization and develop
ment of the campaign for unem-
ployment insurance, Benjamin said.
Each one should participate in all
our work. We should share an equal
burden of the daily tasks"
Benjamin answered the false
theory. which was rejected by the
congress, that the united front
could be built by sacrificing the
fighting program and the minimum
principles Of fight for social secur-
ity, in order not to give offense to
the most backward.
THE minimum program which we
have adopted, for a militant. united
fight for unemployment insurance
and relief, is the program on which
we can build the united front. and
the only basis of which unity is
effective and serves the needs of
the masses" he said.
Immediate Tasks
Regarding the immediate tasks
Benjamin declared that it is now
necessary to force the congressman.
through mass pressure of all kinds,
to sign the petition to bring the
Workers Bill CHR. 282D out of the
committee and to the floor of the
House. Now that 21e signatures are
needed instead of 145, because of
Roosevelt's new gag rules, we must
work all the harder to get the nee
essary signatures, Benjamin said.
I'VE cannot allow the Workers Bill
to be forgotten In committee. We
cannot allow single Congressman
to forget it for minute" he de-
clared. "As result of the impetus
OF the congress, hundreds of mil
lions of dollars of relief will be won
in local struggle" he concluded. "as
soon as the delegates get back to
their communities and organize
these local struggles for relief"
Aiukidul VI fACbIOu
The program of action. unani-
mously adopted by the Congress.
pointed out the following immedi-
ate tasks:
The National Action Commit
tee, with the support of all par
ticipating organizations, shall i'm
mediately launch nationwide
campaign with the following OBJ
jectives:
1-Secure congressional hear
ings on the Workers Bill and re-
lated measures.
"2ESecure discharge of the
Workers Bill from committee and
its formal consideration in the
U. S. Senate and House of Repre-
Sentatives.
"3-mobilization of the maxi
mum possible opposition to the
spurious plans and proposals Of
fered as substitutes for genuine
unemployment and social insur-
ance.
"4-Secure introduction of the
Workers Bill in the legislature of
at least twenty States during the
present legislative session.
"5-Launch a referendum on
the Workers Bill in as many
states where the initiative-refer-
endum is provided for, as possible.
"6-Secure endorsement and
decentralization of Congress by
the legislative bodies of every
possible State, county, city and
town."