The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 18, 1925, Page 13

Housing Problem of New York Workers By MAX R REISUL, OVERNOR SMITH of New York at the annual dinner of the West * Chester County Chamber of Com- merce held in Biltmore Hotel appeal- ed for support for his proposition ed for support for his proosed consti- tutional amendment to the New York state constitution to empower the state to issue bonds for $300,000,000 for elimination of railroad grade cross- ings in New York state. Mayor Hylan atvocates an amend- ment to the same ill-fated constitu- tion to empower the state to issue bonds for $275,000,000 for subway construction. About the same time the commis- sion on housing of New York state is- sued a report advocating a constitu- tional amendment to the same consti- tution to empower the state to appro- prite funds for credits for building houses in New York City since the housing condition here is now worse than ever before, two-thirds of the people who cannot afford to pay more than $9 per room being in a miserable plight. The Smith and Hylan amendments were introduced in the form of bills in Albany. Not a move has been made in Al- bany, not a word has been spoken, by the “friends of labor” who are in power, for the constitutional amend- ment to relieve the housing condi- tions, These “friends of labor,” these capi- talistic bloodhounds can readily find nearly $600,000,000—they can readily find hundreds of millions of dollars when it comes to hand them over to robbing railroad companies, or to make political capital for themselves. But when it is a question of actual relief for workers from the sky high rent burden, thru state’ aid—these same “friends of workers” myster- iously disappear. Governor Smith says that elimination of grade crossings is necessary to pro- tect human life and not only human life, but also property values. Here is where the cat comes out of the bag; altho he sheds a tear for life, his heart really pangs for property values. He says that in elevent months of 1924, 122 persons were killed at dangerous a dangerous habit: - BUILDERS ~ AT WORK Here’s a Great Idea from Moscow via Milwaukee. Fomenko, Yoker and Meyer of South Bend YOU ARE CHALLENGED! Comrade Shklar, City DAILY WORKER Agent for Milwaukee, has he reads Russian Bolshevik papers! he gets these dangerous ideas (to capitalism): Milwaukee, Wis., April 14, 1925. The DAILY WORKER, Builders’ Column, Dear Comrades: Recently in Russia, when the Soviet And from them crossings, and not only that happened, but business development is arrested by present conditions. We doubt if Governor Smith would appeal for credit of $300,000,000 to protect 122 persons from being killed at crossings if property values were not increased. The report on indus- trial conditions in America shows that 2,500,000 industrial accidents to workers happened in one year, of which more than 23,000 proved to be fatal. But Governor Smith never suggest- ed to the state legislature to appea! to congress to end this industrial mass- acre, But here property values are adversely involved. He does not ap- peal for an amendment to force the railroad companies to eliminate dan- gerous crossings so as to protect human life. He does not do that. If he did, thel companies. would raise such a howl against which neither Governor Smith nor his party could make a stand, But he does appeal to the people, under cover of protecting human life, to spend the grand total of $300,000,- 000 to make possible, thru business expansion the rise of property values. Mayor Hylan appeal for $275,000,000 for subways. Subways are necessary, no denying that. But of first necessity to workers is cheap rent in modern, sanitary, dwellings, not in New York City fire traps. Such dwellings at the moment are of importance which far behind the question of subways and street car fare. Mayor Hylan never spoke of credits for house building, He could not; he speaks for the landlords. So he make a noise about 5 cent fare which is only a boomerang. Since workers have to pay for rents nearly 30 per cent of their. wages. But he is deaf and dumb about an appeal for funds to build houses, The workers of New York state can only be protected if the state govern- ment will force the railroad compa- nies to eliminate crossings, mean- while appropriating funds, the same sum total of odd $600,000,000 for which the capitalistic adventurers are claiming,—and use that total to build houses and subways. But this will never be done by a government which is only the politic- al executive committee of the capital- ist class. Only a workers’ government will do that. Working men and working wo- men, demand that New York ‘state shall build comfortable dwellings and rént them to you at cost price. Demand that the city be allowed means to build subways and run them at cost. This you can expect only of the Workers Party of America. Demand it right now and support the Workers Party. PITTSBURGH, PA, To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on ali their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street. Philadelphia, Notice! Weber Printing Co. 350 N. FIFTH STREET, Philadelphia, Pa, Eat at the GLOBE CAFETERIA Best Foods at Moderate Prices. 14th STREET, COR. IRVING PLACE (Opposite New York Party Headquarters) FOR SALE—Fur Shop, well estab- lished, good paying, in running or- der, best location, reasonable rent. Best reason for selling. Address: Daily Worker, Box 142-Wy jis) bos WHEN WHERE TONIGHT, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925, 8 P.M 4021 No. Drake Avenue government was floating the gold loan it was customary for the workers subscribing to the loan to name their comrades in the same city or in the distant point calling upon them to do their share. It was a call and a challenge. {t worked something like this. Ivan Ivanovich in Moscow would write: “1 subscribe to a ten rouble bond and call upon Stepan and Mary of Leningrad to do the same.” {| wonder if we could not do the same in our second annual sub-drive? Let me start the bail rolling. 1 am sendi ing you three subscriptions to the paper and c i upon Comrades Vera Fomenko, Yoker and Meyer of South Bend, Ind., to do the same. What is wro i South Bend? It used to be a pretty active town. now they are not on the list. I expect to hear a a to my challenge in the near future. : tach SKLAR KLAR, Secretary. «e hg : } This is a real idea to wake up fe ae comrades—or those of other locals. Get mad about it! Hurl your challenge at every good Communist you know—and if he wants revenge—let him hurl it at some others. Whom do you know in Pittsburgh, Painsville or Poughkeepsie— Kingston, Kokomo or Kankakee? ‘Thru this column send him a wicked _ challenge that will put him on a Communist job . . . just like our . Milwaukee comrade did who learned the trick from our Russian comrades. HERE’S YOUR CALL TO ACTION: 1 send subs for the DAILY WORKER and call upon nee teens, enters OE sim eee en escent ee teesererenasemmnmea scenes pescieedoasehenatnanhinbeidige beneees © a5 e:petescstbbinenesnsoeses OE Ga ictileessdiledihsitescaniacdiesatehicadisdeslbnciaapreiil TO DO THE SAME! eo 2. 9 In the Second Annual Sub Campaign these comrades have secured new subs on April 16 to build “our daily”: PORTLAND, ORE—Harry Scolnick (4). ST. PAUL, MINN.—O, L. Johnson (4); W. H. Wangerin (2); 0. R. Votaw; John Lenicek. PROVIDENCE, R. I.—Ralph Kominsky (2). DETROIT, MICH.—A, E. Goetz (3). NEW YORK, N., York, E. Katterfeld (2); Fred Cammer. CHICAGO, ILL.—Frank Martin; Sam Hammersmark; Nick Bull. WEST CONCORD, N. H.—Jennie Helin. TOLEDO, 0O.—N. Beck. BUFFALO, N. Y.—J. Soininen. * ~ CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—F. 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