The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 11, 1928, Page 7

; ,000 Jobless Workers De IMMEDIATE AID DEMANDED FOR GROWING CRISIS Delegation Is Barred From Hearing (Continued from Page One) erable section in all industries has been reduced at least 12% per cent. This was the outstanding revelation at the conference attended by a com- |} mittee of charity organizations, wel- fare societies and others appointed by the Welfare Council of N. Y. City as well as representatives of the New York State Federation of Labor and the Central Trades and Labor Council. Labor Officials Will Not Act. “There has been no excitement over | '; the unemployment situation,” Joseph P. Ryan, president of the Central } Trades and Labor Councilso.stated. | “We have not been concerned about | the matter thus far. But a certain | branch .of the labor movement has | taken, up the issue and I want to say something about this.” Without men- | tioning it by name, this reference to “Wrecking the Labor Binks," Monday jat 6:80 p.m, at 60 the left wing was clear. “I have just come up from down stairs,” Ryan continued, “and there I met a demon- stration of unemployed workers car- rying signs such as ‘Bread or Work.’ | ©. 103rd St. I wish to say here that we are entire- | ly opposed to the movement. We have every confidence that Al. Smith will; do the right thing. I want to make myself clear in this because someone | might think that we had organized the demonstration.” This remark brought forth consid- | erable laughter from the group of | charity and publicity politicians, sal- vation army pan-handlers and Y. M. G. A. fund raisers. Would Appeal To Bosses. John Sullivan, representing the | State Federation of Labor, caused a bit of additional merriment by advo- eating “a move with which we had great success in 1921, an appeal to the landlords of the city to start their spring cleaning early.” Sullivan stated that he believed that fully 40 per-cent of the organized workers in many industries were now unem- ployed. He said the machine was to blame for unemployment and thought that “Al. Smith would be able to do a good deal for us.” -In_ opening the hearing Commis- sioner Hamilton read the letter from Al. Smith who had ordered the “in- vestigation.” “This conference is only a survey,” Hamilton said. “All the data which we gather will be turned over to the governor.” Dr. Eugene B. Patton, director of statistics for the Labor Department, testified to the general conditions of acute unemployment. Although there never has been a census of unemploy- ment in this or in any other state, he announced, the facts available show ihat everywhere in the United States conditions are approaching in serious- ness the worst months in 1920 and 1921, As Bad as 1921. The employment index for January, according to Patton, was 91, a figure derived after taking June 1914 as 100. The lowest at any time since was 88 in June 1921. In other words, condi- tions are very nearly as bad or even worse if allowance is to be made for those workers who have been elim- inated by the regular machine dis- placement process going on Very ra- pidly in industry, Patton said. Other AMALGAMATED FOOD WORKERS Bakers’ Lec. Ne. 104 Meets ist Saturday in the month at 8468 Third Aven Bi N ue, Aavertise your. union | meetings | here. For information write to The DAILY WORKER Aévertising Dept. 83 First St, New York City. Airy, Large Meeting Rooms and Hall TO HIRE Suitable for Meetings, Lectures and Dances in the Czechoslovak Workers House, Inc, 347 E. 72nd St. New York Teiephone: Rhinelander 5097. THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1998 monstrate at Fake Unemployment Hearing WORKERS PARTY ACTIVITIES NEW YORK—NEW JERSEY Secretaries Attention! After Monday all announcements for this column must A WORKER office before 6 p, m. on the} (Continued from Page One) day before publication, roa The DAILY Postpone Section 2 Meeting. agitprop directors jand literature agents of Section 2 sche-| «43 Unemployment insurance to has been postponed t 18, at 1:30 p be paid out of a fund created by a 18, at 1:30 p, m, at jto Saturday, Feb. Women Meet Saturday. women work organ- in mahy New York industries are un-|izers of all Party units’ will be held «,_|todayat 1:30 p, m. at 108 E. 14th St. employed and the wages of a consid- | "Prins oo Preparations for demonstration to be held March 8 is most important tasks of the Party at the present time. A drive the ent and the Party 2, will hold a dane Casino, Lenox Ave. and 116th St. . « . .2-E Attentiont {will be hela ‘Monday at a1 W. [further hearings of our organization FD4, Subsection 2-A. The DAILY WORKER the. Party membership campaign will To Cite Facts, be taken up at the meeting of Factory District 4, Subsection 2-A, Monday at 6 p.m. at 101 W. 27th St. . aka Stent situation and Lecture on Labor Banks. Ray Haimowitz will lead St. Marks Place. Spanish Meeting Wednesday. important meeting Paris Commune Celebration. A Paris Commune celebration will be “WM. W. WEINSTONE, i7 at Harlem Casino by Section 2 and 3. . Brownsville Mect Monday. The Brownsville Factory Unit, Sub- section 6-D will meet Monday at 8 p. Miners’ Meeting Sunday. m, at 1689 Pitkin Ave. _—————————————————— {facts indicate a general reduction in| }wages of about 12% per cent for the| league, party, and two striking miners. industries we have investigated, he! Dancing and entertainment will fol- Mahon testified. investigators present to look over his |1i2, at 2:30 p. m. at the Section 1’ open brought forth considerable |forum, 60 St. Marks Place, objection from the superintendent. | —=—===——————— “You will not find them of any use | to you,” he said. It is understood that the records ‘ John’s Restaurant and management of the Municipal SPECIALTY: ITALIAN DISHES Lodging House are deplorable.- Re- ea eee cently drives and arrests have been made of those applying for help. EXPOSES HEARING unions, special tax on industries. house and shelter the unemployed. Women's Day| «5 Prohibition of any landlord evicting unemployed workers from the houses, apartments or tenements must]in which they live. “6. To feed the children of the unemployed at the public schools. e, District ny ‘ set oi Harter “7, Immediate recognition and Soviet Russia. ae “We demand representation at any and any and every labor organization affected by the problem. program during the time your hear- ing is being held, but we will find a discus-|means in spite of you and against book, | your sham investigations to place be- fore the working class of the city and state of New York and of the United the | States the’ fact that one of the prin- |Spapish Fraction of the Party will be | cipal aspirants for the presidency is held Wednesday at 8:30 p. m, at 143 All Spanish speaking Par- ty members are invited to attend. Oe utilizing the unemployed situation for the purpose of forwarding his own candidacy. “District Organizer.” A mass meeting for miners’ relief ill be held Sunday at 3 p. m, at 143 . 103rd St., under the auspices of the oung Workers League. The speakers will include representatives of the low. . . . Homer Folks, chairman of the Wel- | N. J. Party Conference. executive committee |, A conference of all industrial organ izers, fraction secretaries and actiy which has been appointed to work|irade union members of New Jers y with ‘Hamilton, gave a report on the | will be held Sunday at 5 p. m. at 37 combined data submitted by the Wel- |18th Ave. Newark, J. J. Ballam, in- fare Council organizations. shows an increase of dependencies of bd . . 100 per cent over the same period in| All 1927, due largely to unemployment. | Other speakers painted even aj) worse picture. dustrial organizer, District 2, will be The data | present. Subsection 2-A. | members of Subsection 2-A should report Monday at i2 p. m. to for participation in the special dis- re. Richard Flinn, diree- | tribution of The DAILY WORKER. tor of the Division of Employment of the Department of Labor testified that 40. per cent. less employers are |young Workers League will lecture on now seeking for help and 50 per cent | “Youth and the Coming War," Sunday more workers are seeking employ- |? 2:30 p. m. at the Young Workers ment than at the same time last year. Edward E. McMahon, superintend- Section 2 Attention, ee Zam Lectures Sunday. Herbert Zam, executive secretary, League open forum, 715 E. 138th St. * So * A meeting of unemployed will be ent of the Municipal Lodging House, | nela Wedvesday, Feb. 15, at 2 p. m. at furnished data of an increase of over |101 W. 27th St 50 per cent in applications for lodg- 17,220 cases was the total for) he week of Feb. the month of January, 1928, he said. Only five nights per month are al-| lowed any one individual. Those who | w. 27th St. Honor roll lists can be ltry to “repeat” are sent to jail, Mc-|btained at the same address, “We sent some of them to Bleecker St. last night,” he] H. Davis, recently returned from the announced. A request by some of the | Soviet Union will lecture on “How the . . LL. D. Week. 13 to 19 will be I. L. D. week in Section 2. All articles collected for the I. L, D. Bazaar, Sec- tion 2 booth, should be brought to 101 eee Section 1 Open Foram. Workers Live in Russia” Sunday, Feb. Phone Stuyvesant 3816 radicals m 302 E. 12th St. Mew York. ANYTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO OR OUTSIDE WORK Patronize Our Friend SPIESS STUDIO 54 Second Ave., cor. 3rd St. Special Rates for Labor Organiza- LEARN PATTERNMAKING Learn designing, copying, pattern- grading dresses, fur garments, also children clothing. Complete courses at low prices STANDARD DESIGNING AND CUTTING SCHOOL 14th STRERT Algonquin 3277. 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Forsyth & Bldridge Sts.—Open Sat. & Sundny. Labor and Fraternal Organizations WORKERS PARTY. Secretaries Attention! Beginning next ments for this column must reach The DAILY WORKER officé before 6 p. m. on the day before publication. eee Brooklyn Dance formed Council of the ™ Working Class | artists, Women will hold a dance tonight at 867 Hopkinson Ave, Brooklyn. Soe unemployed committees and labor Present Miners’ A mass meeting for miners’ will bu held Monday at 715 St. at 3 p. m. under the auspices of the Labor Center. The speak- ed Beidenkamp, national Workers Internati lief, Robert Minor, editor, “4, Opening of public buildings and their equipment for lodgings to graphic Workers’ Union, Wolfe Lectures This Afternoon. will lead a dis- Communist Party in the Soviet Union” a meeting of the Millinery Section, de Union Educational Lea p. m. today at 108 EB linery worke: jopening up of trade relations with}? s are invited to attend. Eggle Yonkers Conference Tomorrow, first conference of the newly Protection of Foreign Born Workers will be held tomorrow at 2 p. mat Yonkers, N.Y. tees are to be elected. Pickage and commit- “You may refuse to listen to our Forums Sunday. rs will lecture on Saw in the Soviet Union” at the Will- iamsburg Open St., Brooklyn, Sunday at 2 p.m. * . * Bert Miller will lecture on "The War Danger" Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Coney island Open Forum, 2901 Mermaid Ave; * * * Jay Lovestone will lecture on “Pros- School Open Forum, Sunday at 8 p, m. . . Manuel Gomez will lecture on “The War Against Nicaragua” at the Upper Bronx Open Forum, Sunday at 8 p, m. at 2075 Clinton Ave, * * Juliet Stuart Poyntz will lecture on “International Problems of Labor To- day” at the Lower Bronx Open Forum, 715 E. 138th St, Sunday at 8 p. m. . . * William W. Weinstone will lecture Revolution—Has Fn 1689 Pitkin Ave. Passaic Forum Sunday. ~. O. Bentall and John J. Ballam will “Unemployment—Its Cause and Cure” at the Passaic Forum, Dayton Ave., Sunday at 8 p. m, . . . Roumanian Meet Sunday. The Roumanian Club will meet Sunday at 2:15 p. m. speaking workers are invited. . . . Miners’ Relief Meet in Newark, The Newark Committee for Miners’ Relief will hold a mass meeting Sun- day at 2 p. m, at the Workmen's Cir- 190 Belmont | Dr. N. Schwartz 124 East 81st Street SPECIALIST for Kid Urology, Blood and Skin diseases and Stomach Disorders. X-RAY Examinations for Ston Tumors and Internal disturbane Dr. Schwartz will be glad to give you a free consultation. Charges | for examinations and treatment te moderate. Special X-RAY EXAMINATION 99, HOURS: Daily: 9 A. M. to 7 P. Sunday; 10 A. M. to 12 Noo: either 16 W. 21st St. or 108 BE. 14th St.) cle Lyceum, ; " Monument 3519. HARLEM HEALTH CENTER 1800 SEVENTH AVENUE (Unity Co-op. Building) Dr. V. G. Burtan Medical Director OPEN ALL HOURS. Dr.E. LKreinin Dental Director fel. Lehigh 6022. Dr. ABRAHAM MARKOFF __ SURGEON DENTIST Office Hours: 9:30-12 A. M. Daily Except Friday and Sunday. 249 EAST 115th STREET Cor. Second Ave. 7 \Celebrate Anniversary | of ‘Hammer’ Tomorrow ee —— ly, will be celebrated tomorrow night ut Mecca Temple, Seventh Ave., and 65th St. with a concert by Tosha The second anniversary of “The ORGANIZING MOVE Hammer”, Jewish Communist Month- | Seidel and several other well known |%!™ men yesterde |of the cloa’ | jand ni | “Havrili and Yoel,” a play by M. J. Olgin, will be acted by a cast‘of Yid- dish actors including R. Wendorf and | A. Pecker. The other artists include Nina Gordoni, soprano. , F. G. Biedenkapp of the Wo International Relief and Ch ak. A musical program will be presented, a pstein, editor “The Frei- Art and the tbush Work e uw utland Road near Sutter Ave, Sunday night at § o'clock. hno E: rill 1 . . + Miners’ Relief Conference. The city conference for miners’ lief will be held r , Fe 18 the Labor Temple, 244 14th § der the auspices of the Pen Ohio-Colorado Miners’ Relie tee, 799 Broadway, Room labor, fraternal and benevolent o izations are invited to send dele Interracial Dance Sunday. An interracial dance will be held Sunday at 5 p. m. at 29 Graham Ave., Brooklyn, 1 unday Morning. The Junior Section of the Friends of Nature will hike Sunday to Hol- low. The hikers will mee 242nd St. and Van Courtland Park at 9 a. m, Fares will amount to 80 cents. ee 8 U. C. W, ©. W. Theatre Party, The United Council of Working Class Women will hold a theatre party at the Yiddish Art Theatre on Feb. 16, Tickets are obtainable at the council office, 80 E, 11th St. Room 533. Cass I. L. D. Bazaar, The annual bazaar of the Internation- al Labor Defense will be held for five da beginning March 7, at New Star ino, Park Ave. and 107th St. All sent to 799 Broadway, Room 422. oo. 8 Lecture in Lower Bronx. ©. Marmor will lecture on “The Change in Family Relations and the Role of the Woman in Industry,” Fri- day, Feb. 17, at 715 E, 138th St, under the auspices of the United Council of | Working Class Women, Council 3. BA Sete Freiheit Singers’ Dance. The Bronx Section, Freiheit Singing | Society,, will hold a concert and ball Saturday, Feb. 25 at Rose Garden, 1347 Boston Road, MARY WOLFE STUDENT OF THE DAMROSCH CONS. VATORY PIANO LESSONS at her studto 49 WADSWORTH TERRACE Telephone Lorraine 6888, Will also cail at student's home. PATRONIZE Co-operative Repair Shop 41914 6th AVENUE near 25th Street uits Pressed hoes Repaired While U Wait 25% Reduction to Striking Workers. The obvious concentration of strong ay by the right wing event the workers from going to iled to accomplish its pur Is Third Attempt. of the left wing Joint | at this is the called Joint Board of the right wing r of thugs to this numbered about & the shop drove them off. They came day, their numbers in- The workers in Yesterday they “Every worker in the trade,” Call For Pickets. All the cloak and dress makers are called upon by the Joint Board to come to the Garment Center near 37th St. and Seventh Ave. early Mon- day morning to help picket the shops articles and contributions should ‘be |‘4t are now on strike. Here SIGMAN FAILS IN'WORDS, NO ACTION ‘ON 1. RB. T. STEAL | | | Three independent suits are plan gainst the Interborough Rapid it Co., the city to make one, Transit Commission another and the two together to join in a third—this was the announcement y the conelu between city vers of the Transit r attorneys and, nee- newspaper men. ood, that without of the newspaper hese conference would lose their entire meaning. I. R, T. Suit Serious. Also there is to be a fourth suit, or at least an injunction, this last on the part of the Interborough to secure the increased fare. Of all four, the I. R. T. move, naturally, is the only 50, but again they | one which may be taken seriously. After a straining | urce they succeeded in} rshalling a squad of more than 75. | failed again. No denials are made to the charge that the Tammany Hall officials are j working together with the traction | barons in the huge fare steal. If car- said |ried out the move will cost the riderg the Joint Board last night, “under-! about $50,000,000 per year. Wherd stands what a fraud these ‘drives’! will they get the money? Instead of making an attempt Seen to organize the open shops that flood |the trade, the right wing is trying to stop work in every shop where union conditions are still enforced,” it con- |Organize Negro (Works ers at a Mass Meeting A Negro workers’ club will be or- ganized at a concert and meeting to be held tomorrow at 6 p. m. at 29 Graham Ave., Brooklyn. The speakers will include Mary Adams and H. Williams, active Negro labor spokesman, and A. Bimba, Ray Ragozin and Mirian Silverfarb. 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