Conference at Albany in Demand For Real Relief by the Legislature
Conference at Albany in Demand For Real Relief by the Legislature A LBANY.—With the meeting of the special session of the legislature Governor Roosevelt, Governor-elect Lehman and legislative...
...The Socialists gained 13 seats and the Catholics 12...
...The Health Department of New York City reports a 33 per cent increase in malnutrition among the school population In the past two years...
...This is especially true of the children...
...The results' show a steady process of tightening of party lines, with the working class forces in the Socialist Party and all anti-labor forces deserting the smaller parties for the principal reactionary, clerical and capitalist party...
...The state government can provide these funds with greater ease...
...The localities must first raise and spend the money, then they are reimbursed to the extent of 40 per cent by the state...
...It should, therefore, assume the lead In making* such provision...
...The Socialist party, in undertaki ng the battle, gave a fighting lead to Socialists in all states "••eking methods of utilizing their power and influence for the masses...
...They are: 1. Needed changes in the state unemployment relief laws...
...They •re: 1. Demand upon the Governor to take action making it possible for New York i>nd ^thcr cities to relieve themselves of the necessity of pleasing the bankers before they can secure sufficient funds to feed the hungry...
...3. A system of proportional representation...
...In a letter to Governor IlooseTelt asking for»a hearing for JjJ a committee of the Socialist Party consisting of himself, Morris Hillquit and Norman Thomas, Louis] Waldman, State Chairman of the Socialist Party, lays down a program of three points for the Governor to incorporate in his special message to the legislature...
...The present New York City relief situation adds special emphasis to the need for this change...
...The Socialist Party submits that the need for these changes in the relief law is as imperative as New York City's fiscal difficulties, and more so...
...To the Governor The letter to the Governor, ¦Igned by Waldman as state chairman, reads in part: "With respect to our request for action on unemployment relief at this session, we desire to submit for your consideration these facts: "The record shows that the cities and counties of the state are financially unable to carry the relief burden imposed upon them Under the present law...
...If the hankers do not agree to take $11,500,000 of city securities, almost 100,000 families will have their assistance cut off in the middle of December...
...Where a city and county are unable to raise the necessary funds, the state, with some exceptions, cannot legally give the money...
...Committees Are Conferring In addition, committees of the conference are conferring with state officials and legislative leaders emphasizing two additional planks in the Socialist program for immediate relief...
...The Liberals and Flemish Autonomists lost ground...
...At the beginning of September there were 88,057 persons outside of New York City waiting for *ork relief after careful Investigation had demonstrated that they were badly in need of such relief...
...The conference, called by the State Executive Committee of the Socialist party at its last Sunday's meeting, was a fighting gathering, determined to exert every ounce of its influence and potential power to win real relief while the legislature is debating methods of salvaging the wrecked financial system of New York City...
...The Immediate answer to this problem is more relief money...
...BELGIAN SOCIALISTS IN FURTHER GAINS Following their substantial gains at the parliamentary elections November 27th, the Belgian Socialists scored further gains in local and provincial elections December 4th...
...Those getting home relief are receiving less than is required to maintain health and vitality...
...No amount of future prosperity can ever make up for the impairment of health resulting from inadequate nourishment...
...Conference at Albany in Demand For Real Relief by the Legislature A LBANY.—With the meeting of the special session of the legislature Governor Roosevelt, Governor-elect Lehman and legislative leaders of both parties were met with the demands of hundreds of thousands of workers, organized and led by the Socialist Party of the state, for ¦ definite program of relief...
...Most of these workers have dependents, so that the number in distress is several times the number of applicants, somewheres between 330 to 400 thousand persons...
...Cities and counties, because of increasing tax delinquincles cannot obtain or borrow the necessary funds...
...In this connection, we urge that the state take action to enable New York City and other cities similarly situated to borrow money from the fund made available by the federal government for relief purposes through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation...
...Under the present law the contrary is the case...
...2. To enable cities to secure direct loans for relief from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation...
...Under the present- law no* such sum 5» available...
...2. Elimination of useless and duplicating bureaus and departments in city government...
...It involves the welfare of hundreds of thousands of unemployed families in New York State...
...The program was endorsed at a great mass meeting at the Ten Eyck Hotel Thursday night The program, drawn u^by an enthusiastic lal>or conference at the Ten Eyck Hotel Thursday, the eve of the meeting of the legislative session called to find relief for New York City's financial situation, centers attention upon human welfare rather than the needs of the hanking fraternity...
...For Kelief "Ten million dollars a month Is the minimum public relief required in the state...
Vol. 14 • December 1932 • No. 24
