RELIEVING THE WORKLESS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 69, 18 September 1930, Page 10

RELIEVING THE WORKLESS

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—The Unemployed Workers' Organisation of Wellington wish to answer the statements made in last night's "Post" by members of the Labour Party and by Mr. Bromley, of the Trades and Labour Coun-

cil. The members of the Labour Party by opposing demonstrations against the evil effects of unemployment, against starvation, against the miserable relief obtainable from the Charitable Aid Board, and to demand work from the council and the Government, show clearly that they are playing the game of capitalist class in among the ranks of the workers. The remedy of the Labour Party for unemployment is a Labour Government. Yet in England we have a Labour Government iind a big increase in unemployed. The Labour Party cannot solve unemployment, for it wishes to perpetuate the system that is responsible, and the Labour members are doing their best to prevent the unemployed taking up a fight on their own behalf.

With regard to the statement made by Mr. Bromley. It is clearly evident that Mr. Bromley is trying to keep in with all parties: With the Mayor and with the unemployed. For this reason he moved an amendment to the Mayor's motion, that was much the same as the demands of the Unemployed Organisation. But he opposes any organised demonstration in favour of these demands. Why? Because Mr. Bromley also merely gives lip service to the unemployed. By claiming that nothing can be done by demonstrating, he is definitely taking up a stand with the opponents of the unemployed, with those responsible for the present wretched condition of the unemployed workers.

This organisation wishes to repudiate these self-called leaders of the working class, and point out that the committee of the Unemployed Organisation was elected by tho unemployed rank and file, whereas Mr. Bromley has no authority from any organisation of unemployed at all.

We claim that the motion of the Mayor to the effect that a collection should be taken up for relief of the unemployed was merely political propaganda, and calculated to create the impression that the City Council intended to do something, and consequently opposed this suggestion on the grounds that it was hypocrisy to talk al out collecting a few paltry pounds for the unemployed, when the City Council has thousands of pounds on hand, unused, at a time when thousands are existing in a state of semi-starvation. —On behalf of the Unemployed Committee,

A. F. MARSHALL, Secretary. WILLIAM MARTIN, chairman.