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September 12, 1931
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
In Stockton, Calif., the Unemployed Council aids a stranded migratory worker and family denied welfare aid, exposes fraudulent charity organizations, demands relief from supervisors and welfare, receives substandard aid from Salvation Army, and resists police efforts to remove the worker, securing basic relief.
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STOCKTON UNEMPLOYED COUNCIL EXPOSES CITY WELFARE FAKERS
(By a Worker Correspondent)
STOCKTON, Calif.—The fake "charity" organizations, whose main function is to provide fat jobs for politicians, were again exposed by the Unemployed Council. A migratory worker, his wife and two children, aged 4 and 11 months, found themselves stranded in Stockton without any food or money. They went to the so-called welfare and were flatly refused, on the grounds that they did not live in town for a year. According to those fakers a worker who does not live in town for a certain period need not eat.
The worker came to the Unemployed Council, which has been active in forcing relief and exposing those fakers. It being too late to go to the Welfare and force relief, the comrades saw that the family received enough for immediate needs. The next day a representative of the Unemployed Council called upon the supervisors and demanded that this man and his family receive relief. The supervisor wrote out a letter to the Welfare. The Welfare referred the worker to the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army gave "relief," two loaves of stale bread, a mess of uncooked beans, a few rotten spuds and some mouldy onions. This is what they expected to feed a family, including one baby in arms who needed milk. The family did not even have the means of cooking or any shelter, nor was any provision made for shelter.
The Unemployed Council sent a committee to the Welfare with this worker to demand relief. The grafter (who, by the way, has conveniently resigned since he has been exposed by the Unemployed Council) in charge stalled and told us to come back. The committee did, reinforced by many more workers. The police put the worker in a car and whisked him down to the Sallies. There he got some food and enough money to leave town. It is very significant that the police were so anxious to get this worker out of town, especially as the welfare head admitted he had an agreement with the Salvation Army. The whole bunch seemed to be afraid of an exposure. The chief of police and about twelve of his men attempted to intimidate the workers, but the workers refused to move until they were sure the worker had obtained relief.
(By a Worker Correspondent)
STOCKTON, Calif.—The fake "charity" organizations, whose main function is to provide fat jobs for politicians, were again exposed by the Unemployed Council. A migratory worker, his wife and two children, aged 4 and 11 months, found themselves stranded in Stockton without any food or money. They went to the so-called welfare and were flatly refused, on the grounds that they did not live in town for a year. According to those fakers a worker who does not live in town for a certain period need not eat.
The worker came to the Unemployed Council, which has been active in forcing relief and exposing those fakers. It being too late to go to the Welfare and force relief, the comrades saw that the family received enough for immediate needs. The next day a representative of the Unemployed Council called upon the supervisors and demanded that this man and his family receive relief. The supervisor wrote out a letter to the Welfare. The Welfare referred the worker to the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army gave "relief," two loaves of stale bread, a mess of uncooked beans, a few rotten spuds and some mouldy onions. This is what they expected to feed a family, including one baby in arms who needed milk. The family did not even have the means of cooking or any shelter, nor was any provision made for shelter.
The Unemployed Council sent a committee to the Welfare with this worker to demand relief. The grafter (who, by the way, has conveniently resigned since he has been exposed by the Unemployed Council) in charge stalled and told us to come back. The committee did, reinforced by many more workers. The police put the worker in a car and whisked him down to the Sallies. There he got some food and enough money to leave town. It is very significant that the police were so anxious to get this worker out of town, especially as the welfare head admitted he had an agreement with the Salvation Army. The whole bunch seemed to be afraid of an exposure. The chief of police and about twelve of his men attempted to intimidate the workers, but the workers refused to move until they were sure the worker had obtained relief.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Crime Story
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Unemployed Council
Welfare Fakers
Stockton California
Salvation Army
Police Intimidation
Migratory Worker
Relief Demand
What entities or persons were involved?
Unemployed Council
Migratory Worker
Worker’s Wife
Two Children
Supervisors
Welfare Head
Salvation Army
Chief Of Police
Where did it happen?
Stockton, Calif.
Story Details
Key Persons
Unemployed Council
Migratory Worker
Worker’s Wife
Two Children
Supervisors
Welfare Head
Salvation Army
Chief Of Police
Location
Stockton, Calif.
Story Details
The Unemployed Council exposes fraudulent welfare organizations in Stockton by aiding a stranded migratory worker and his family denied relief, demanding aid from authorities, and confronting police intimidation to secure basic food and funds for the family to leave town.