MILLIONS WORKLESS
UNITED STATES’ FIGURES SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON, March 21. A demand. that the President call a special se.sion of Congress to deal with unemployment, as a result of the Department of Commerce announcement that 0,050,000 persons were unemployed in January, was made by Senator Borah to-day. The so-called "Progressive’ ’ Senators of both parties supported Senator Borah, claiming that, the figures indicated that 20.b00.000 person.-, comprising the families of those unemployed, were suffering from the situation. The "Progressive” group issued a warning that "To wait until Congress is convened for the regular sitting next. December, will bo too late to avert, flic worst disaster in our history. ’
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 88, 23 March 1931, Page 6
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