The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-09
FARMER LABOR PARTY URGED AS SALVATION
 OF OUR NATION
Waterbury, Conn.
 April 8, 1886.

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 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 The people of the United States are to-day in the sixth year of eco- homie crisis, in which their stand- ards of living are being lowered, un- employment is on the increase, and their civil rights are being threat ened by the fascist-minded men like Hearst, DuPont, the Liberty League Of the republican party. The demo- cratic administration of Roosevelt is to-day cutting relief, increasing unemployment and making prepa- rations for war, along with the re- act!onaries to his right.
 The most important issue in 1936 is how to put America back to work. There are from 13 to IT million un- employed. President Roosevelt ad- mitted in a recent message that 5,3oO,000 heads of families were de- pendent on relief while 3,800,000 de- pended on federal aid through work relief. There are also 8,000,000 young people unemployed, whose numbers are increasing rapidly. In spite of this situation, Harry Hop- kins, WPA czar says: Drop 320,000 from WPA working forces imme- diately. Drop one million by July" This is the Roosevelt answer: Un- employment rises-facilities to pro- vide for the unemployed are slashed! This is the answer to the demand of the Liberty League crowd and Wall Street for Further at- tacks on the American workersl While in Ohio, a relief crisis is im- minent. In Illinois, relief crisis is imminent. In Colorado, a relief crisis is imminent. In Michigan, a relief crisis is imminent. In spite of this situation, democratic and republican factions are all united In covering up this issue with op- timistic reports of increasing pro- duction and pessimistic opinions about each other in which they are both correct. They both speak about prosperity just around the. corner and point to profits multiplied by several hundred percent. But they do not tell you that increased pro- duction is mainly due to labor sav- ing machinery, which IS throwing several more workers out of a job for everyone that gets temporary work. With increasing production, we have increasing unemployment. Prosperity. yesl But only for the great industrialists and bankers.
 This is nothing but insanity! Our country has half the riches and pro- ductive capacity of the world. We have the factories and enterprises capable of producing enough to fill all needs. We have millions o1 workers and far more able and eager to produce. But our wealth is mon- opolized by a handful of so-called best familiesl" And the government refuses to put men to work pro- ducing what we need. It says that if 1t puts men to work, they must produce things we do not need. It scratches its head over the prob- lem of how to maintain millions in poverty and idleness, so that they will not interfere with the growing profits of Wall Street. Meanwhile in the name of balanced budg- et", it spends billions for war and subsidies to Wall Street, cuts relief and refuses Old Age and Unem- ployment Insurance, and shifts the tax burden off the rich over to the shoulders of the poor by processing sales, and excise taxes.
 We, Communists demand that the government shall assume resporls- ibility that every able bodied worker shall be given a job. at union wage scales. We demand that the farm- CTS shall be guaranteed 8 market al fair prices for their produce that all people need. We demand that all people not thus taken care of, shall be provided with Federal system o1 old Age, Unemployment and Social Insurance, sufficient to maintain the American standard of living, and paid out of the profits of the cap italists. This is why we are called reds" and are attacked 50 bitterly This is why the Hearsts and Mac. Faddens incite to lynch laws against us. Every agent of Wall Street de- mands that the Communists bt crushed, because the Communist constantly keep up this issue of un. employment before the country