Archival Folder
Communist Party : Flyers regarding the unemployed
Sunday, January 1, 1933
Tuesday, December 31, 1935
A2001-074
AF/160385
First flyer titled, "United We Eat! Divided We Starve!" The flyer explains the benefits for one big unified unemployed organization in Portland. The flyer tells the unemployed to fight for W.P.A. jobs and demand enactment of the new Frazer Unemployment and Social Insurance Bill. Second flyer advertises a demonstration at City Hall for Dirk De Jonge a workers representative running for commissioner. Third document is a letter explaining the creation of Multnomah County Federation of Unemployed and some of the work it has done so far. The fourth document talks about the creation of a new origination the Unemployed Citizens League and why unemployed councils in Portland should not join it but continue their membership in Multnomah County Federation. The fifth document explains why Governor Martin is a stooge of Big Business and why there needs to be an Oregon Farmer Labor Party. Organizations : Portland Section, Communist Party, U.S.A. People : De Jonge, Dirk ; Governor Martin ; Roork ; Look ; Whitbeck Key words : unemployed ; W.P.A. ; organize ; depression ; labor ; unemployed ; insurance; unemployment ; Governor ; Labor party ; Communist ; Communist Party ; unemployment insurance ; relief
