Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General
MUNUC 32
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter from the Chair………………………………………………………….. 3
Letter from the Crisis Director…………………………………………………4 Introduction to Committee…………………………………………………...6
MUNUC Ad Hoc Committee Rules of Procedure………………………....8
Chicago, Chicago: The Roaring 20s by Theme………………………….12 Organized Crime and, More Specifically, the Chicago Outfit…12
City Politics……………………………………………………………….14
Arts and Culture………………………………………………………...16 The Economy and the Depression…………………………………..17
Timeline of Significant Events: 1920-1929…………………………………20 Character Biographies and Assigned Positions…………………………23
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………...30
2 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
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Dear Ad Hoc Delegates,
Welcome to MUNUC’s first-ever Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary-General! My name is Angela Calabria; I am so proud to deliver a fun and pedagogical experience as your Chair to you all this weekend. Your dedication to this committee and to our conference has been palpable from your initial application, your excitement in receiving clues, and your patience in waiting for the committee topic to be revealed. MUNUC has been a significant part of my college experience; as a first-year at UChicago, I was an Assistant Chair of the International Crime Police Organization before I served as Chair of the same committee the following year. Last year, at MUNUC 31, I had the pleasure of serving as Under-Secretary- General of Specialized Agencies and could not be more excited to return for my final MUNUC experience as Chair of the Ad Hoc.
I am a fourth-year at the University of Chicago studying Political Science and Cinema and Media Studies. As a Political Science major, I’ve focused mainly on contemporary American political institutions, with a particular interest in the judiciary. As a Film minor, I’m particularly interested in Italian Cinema… my favorite film is called Cinema Paradiso. Aside from extensive involvement in Model UN through our high school conference, MUNUC, and our college conference, ChoMUN, I have participated in University Theater and Women in Business organizations on campus. Outside of the UChicago bubble, I’ve been a competitive horseback rider for over 15 years and have a horse named Vida and two dogs named Doug and Bebe. I have lived in the Chicago area my entire life and am passionate about the city’s history.
The thing I found most exciting about the Ad Hoc was getting to release hints to you all prior to conference; my favorite hint was definitely the introductory sequence to “The Politician”... did you get it, Chicago? Feel free to ask me about anything over the course of committee, from Model UN tips and tricks to college advice. Thank you in advance for what I’m sure will be my best MUNUC experience yet! I am so looking forward to the weekend ahead with all of you!
Cheers,
Angela
3 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 LETTER FROM THE CRISIS DIRECTOR
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Hi all,
Welcome to the first ever MUNUC Ad Hoc! My name is Jonas Ciplickas, and I will be your Crisis Director for the weekend. Angela and I are BFFs, so hopefully we’ll be the ~dynamic duo~ that your MUNUC experience craves.
First off, a little bit about me. I’m a fourth year at UChicago studying math and computer science. So, if you need help with your AP Calculus homework during MUNUC, I’m your man. In terms of Model UN experience, I’ve been involved with Model UN at UChicago since I was a first year. I know that Model UN has been a super impactful part of my college experience, and I hope that this weekend is the perfect mix of fun, pedagogy, and craziness that make Model UN so meaningful.
As noted in the first paragraph, this is MUNUC’s first Ad Hoc, so we’re in some uncharted waters here. I get that the prospect of an Ad Hoc is a bit daunting, so here are some thoughts on how to prepare for the weekend in the next few hours:
Don’t let history hold you back. I promise you that I know approx. 0 things about US history, so when you’re making your crisis arc, don’t worry about what “actually” happened in Chicago / the US / Canada / Europe / Etc. Instead, focus on crafting a crisis arc that will create your ideal vision of the 1920s in Chicago (or beyond!)
Let your imagination run wild. Within reason, and as long as your arc isn’t racist / homophobic / white supremacist / generally problematic, I’ll let you accomplish essentially anything you want in the backroom over the course of the weekend
Have fun and don’t stress out. I’m sure all of you are quite good at Model UN, and being good at this activity sometimes comes with a lot of stress. Relax, have fun, make friends, and learn. If you’ve done all of those, then it was a successful weekend!
4 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. See you later today!
Best,
Jonas Ciplickas
5 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 INTRODUCTION TO COMMITTEE
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Chicago, Chicago: City Counsel, 1920s
City officials, politicians, citizens, and gangsters… Welcome (back) to the Roaring Twenties!
We are very excited to bring MUNUC’s first-ever Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary-General to life in the very city that defined the decade exactly one hundred years ago. In this committee, you will be challenged to operate with limited information ahead of committee and utilize creativity to define your role and make your mark on the conference. Delegates will be expected to exercise quick judgement and innovation as we present new material to you in each session.
Our goal in bringing an Ad Hoc committee to MUNUC is to challenge experienced delegates to push themselves out of their comfort zone in a supportive and fun environment. As members of the dais, we will do our best to ensure that all delegates get to participate meaningfully and develop their Model UN skills, public speaking ability, and confidence over the course of the weekend. Each committee session will deal with a variety of topics, several outlined in the following pages. The committee will run chronologically and your dais will communicate specific expectations before the start of each session.
As will all MUNUC committees, your dais expects that each delegate conduct themselves with respect for one another. Inappropriate language that targets individuals, or actions that threaten the physical or emotional safety of others, will not be tolerated. Though limited information will be available about the specifics of committee topics ahead of each session, the use of electronics in committee is prohibited per broader MUNUC guidelines.
The committee will not operate strictly confined to historical truth. The character position names are not true to history; rather, we encourage you to use creativity to develop your own character’s position and crisis arcs in accordance with the information we present you during conference working within the broader scope and themes of history. Additionally, we would be remiss to fail to
6 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 acknowledge the social struggles of the 1920s. As a committee, we can acknowledge that the early 20th century did not grant the same freedoms to women or people of color that modern society does; however, behavior, language, or actions in committee that reflects racist or sexist behavior will not be tolerated. We also want to stress that, though this committee deals directly with organized crime and potential violence, all delegates should treat the subject with a mature and thoughtful attitude.
If you have any questions or feedback throughout the weekend, please share your thoughts with your Chair, Crisis Director, or any member of the Executive Committee. As this is MUNUC’s first-ever Ad Hoc, we will be relying on you, our delegates, to shape this experience in a productive and positive way. Thank you for joining us on this adventure, and we very much look forward to seeing you and all of your wonderful ideas in committee this weekend!
All our best,
Angela Calabria, Chair
Jonas Ciplickas, Crisis Director
7 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 MUNUC Ad Hoc Committee Rules of Procedure
Although this committee is a bit weird insofar as it’s the Ad Hoc, we’ll be abiding by standard Crisis Committee rules.
General Rules
1. This committee is the Chicago City Government. Throughout the weekend, the committee will advance in time at a variable rate. We’re starting on January 17th, 1920
2. The body is composed of members of the Chicago City Government and other related individuals
3. Members of the body are expected to show courtesy and respect toward other members.
4. Members of the body will dress in standard Western Business Attire.
5. The official working language is English.
Committee Format
1. At the beginning of every session, the chair will call roll. All members arriving late must make their presence known to the chair before speaking or voting.
2. The Cabinet will operate in continuous moderated informal session with a speaking time to be set by the Cabinet. Members may set a topic or change the speaking time by motioning to do so.
3. Points or motions may be made at the end of any speech.
4. All delegates must vote on procedural matters; no abstentions will be permitted.
5. Below are the procedural points and motions accepted in committee:
Motion to Adjourn—dismisses the committee until a set return time. The motion requires a second and a simple majority to pass.
8 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 Point of Personal Privilege—can be invoked by a member if they believe that their ability to fully participate in committee is being impeded in any way. The point may interrupt a speaker.
Point of Order—can be invoked if a member believes that the rules of committee procedure are not being appropriately adhered to. The point may interrupt a speaker.
Point of Inquiry—can be invoked if a member has a question regarding parliamentary procedure. The point may not interrupt a speaker.
Point of Information—can be invoked if a member has a question regarding a substantive matter. The point may not interrupt a speaker.
Motion to Suspend the Rules—temporarily suspends standard procedure for activities such as introducing documents or holding a question and answer session. The motion requires a simple majority to pass.
Motion for a Moderated Caucus—sets a specific topic and speaking time for a set duration. The motion requires a simple majority to pass.
Motion for an Unmoderated Caucus—allows members to converse with one another without designating one speaker at a time. Unmoderated informal sessions may also be used to write or merge documents. The motion requires a simple majority to pass.
Motion to Introduce a Document—allows a directive, communiqué, or press release to be introduced to the committee. The member must specify a method of introduction. The motion requires a simple majority to pass.
Motion to Table a Document—withdraws the specified document from committee consideration and reserves it for future introduction. The motion requires the support of all of the document’s sponsors or else a simple majority to pass.
9 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 Motion to Move into Voting Procedure—closes debate and initiates voting on introduced documents. The motion requires a two-thirds majority to pass. Once passed, all members are forbidden from moving in or out of the room except in case of emergency. Members may vote in favor of the document, against the document, or abstain from voting. A document will be considered to have passed if it receives more votes in favor than against with certain exceptions discussed below.
Motion to Divide the Question—specifies an element of a document out for separate committee consideration. The motion is entertained once the committee has entered voting procedure and requires a simple majority to pass. One the motion has passed, the specified element is voted on and then either struck from, or re-joined to, the rest of the document per simple majority decision.
Committee Documents
1. Directive—directs the human and material resources available to the Government of Chicago to take actions. Directives require a minimum of 3-5 signatories depending on the amount of delegates present. The amount of signatories required may be adjusted at the chair’s discretion.
2. Press Release—issued a statement from the Cabinet to the public, clarifying the Cabinet’s position or any information regarding an external matter. Press releases require a minimum of four signatories.
3. Communiqué—sends a message from the Chicago City Government as a whole to another entity— either foreign or domestic. Communiqués may be designated for public release or marked as classified. Communiqués require a minimum of four signatories.
4. Ministerial/Personal Directive—orders a member’s ministry or personal assets to take specific action. This is submitted to the crisis room and not the committee for review. Enactment will be determined based on details provided as well as overall feasibility and response will be provided either through note or committee update.
10 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 5. Note of clarification—asks for information on substantive matters. May be sent either to the chair or the crisis room at the delegate’s discretion.
11 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 Chicago, Chicago: The Roaring 20s by Theme
Organized Crime and, More Specifically, The Chicago Outfit
Organized crime has existed in Chicago since the 1850s, 20 years after its incorporation as a city. An astute reader may ask: why? Well, dear reader, the reason lies in an unfortunate bit of city planning. Chicago was built over a swamp, and the city’s wooden streets were always riddled with swamp muck. To combat that, the city was “mudjacked” 10 feet above the swap. Shortly thereafter, a literal seedy underworld began, with illicit trade taking place beneath the planks of the city.1 Fast-forward to 1884, when a young Giovanni “Johnny” Torrio - “The Brain” - immigrated from Italy to New York City.2 He was two years old. Years later, in 1919, he moved from New York City to Chicago, bringing with him a man that would change the face of Chicago crime for forever: Al Capone.
January 17th, 1920 brought prohibition raining down upon the United States, and, with it, the true rise of organized crime in Chicago.3 If there’s one thing Americans love, it’s their alcohol, and with alcohol’s ban, organized crime suddenly became particularly lucrative. In particular, Al Capone’s “Chicago Outfit” proved to be particularly successful. The set up was simple. Capone himself acted as a businessman and “partnered” with many small businesses to give the Chicago Outfit a legitimate front and a consistent source of money laundering.4 Simultaneously, The Brain ran a bootlegging business that brought that ever-so- coveted - and ever-so-illegal - devil’s nectar into Chicago. The Chicago Outfit, however, faced some hefty competition. While the Chicago Outfit - like our beloved chair - was Italian, the North Side Gang was Irish and, under Dean O’Banion’s leadership, successfully ran the Northside’s bootlegging while
1 Russo, Gus, The Outfit, Bloomsbury (2001), pp. 9, 10 2 Sifakis, Carl, The Mafia Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., Checkmark Books (1999), pp. 92, 93, 360–362 3 "History of Alcohol Prohibition". National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse. Retrieved November 7, 2013. 4 Hales, Taylor (January 4, 2018). "Organized Crime- How it was changed by Prohibition". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
12 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 the Chicago Outfit was stuck on the Southside - like our beloved University of Chicago. Once the Chicago Outfit moved onto the Loop - where MUNUC itself is located! - tensions boiled, and the Chicago Outfit killed Mr. O’Banion. Thus, a gang war began, one that was so bloody that The Brain retired to avoid losing his life. So began the reign of Al Capone.5
In 1925, Al Capone inherited a criminal empire that raked in $70,000,000 in yearly revenue - a whopping .9975 Billion 2018 USD.6 Capone vigorously grew the Chicago outfit with a speed that’d make you wonder if it was a 1920s criminal enterprise or a 2020 pre-IPO enterprise software company. As the Outfit grew, so too did Capone’s style: he was not unknown to buy $5,000 suits and custom fedoras.7 All the while, the Feds started to catch on to Capone, and the dynamic duo of an investment banker and the vice president of the united states - Rufus C. Dawes and Charles Dawes - declared war on Al Capone. Eventually, they would in fact catch him, but that wasn’t until 1933.8
More generally, organized crime in the 1920s Chicago was about as one would expect. Lots of gang wars, lots of murdering politicians, lots of smuggling in alcohol: all of the things the astute reader would expect from prohibition-era gangsters. Find below a smattering of interesting events in 1920s Chicago crime:
October 20th, 1926: Capone hosted a summit with all major Chicago gangs. Temporary peace exists amongst the gangs.9
January 26th, 1927: Some of Capone’s friends were killed by the North Side gang. While Capone does not escalate at first, peace eventually ends.10
5 Paul Sann, The Lawless Decade: Bullets, Broads and Bathtub Gin, Courier Corporation, 2012, p.111 6 Ibid. 7 Russo, Gus, The Outfit, Bloomsbury (2001), p. 26, 27 8 Russo, Gus, The Outfit, Bloomsbury (2001), p. 44–46 9 Russo, Gus, The Outfit, Bloomsbury (2001), p. 27 10 Russo, Gus, The Outfit, Bloomsbury (2001), p. 37
13 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 February 14th, 1929: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurs when Capone’s men kill several Northside men, ending the war between the gangs.11
City Politics
Legend has it that Chicago got its nickname of “the windy city” not for the strong breezes that blow off of Lake Michigan but rather for the magnitude of greed and false promises that bellow from corrupt city politicians. This condemnatory nickname was first used in the late 19th century in response to the vanity and avarice that city officials and politicians exhibited.12 This characterization of the city and its officials certainly held true to the 1920s; a period of great political turmoil and immense corruption, Chicago became known not only as a center of Prohibition and organized crime activity but also as a hub of dirty politics and unfair practices.
Before the city became dominated by machine politics, or a political cycle that serves elite interests, political affiliation was divided largely among ethnic lines. Control of the city was determined by the division of the city into wards; up until 1923, each ward elected two representatives to the City Council to represent the interests of that area.13 The Chicago City Council is the legislative body of the city’s government; the mayor of the city acts as the head of this body as the members meet several times a year in different sessions to reach resolutions on issues ranging from city zoning laws to tax issues.14
The mayors that led Chicago through the 1920s and through the Prohibition served as essential figures in determining the direction of Chicago politics. William Hale Thompson served as the Mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and was reelected to serve again from 1927 to 1931.15 The 41st mayor of Chicago, Thompson was a member of the Republican party that was easily bought by gangsters,
11 Russo, Gus, The Outfit, Bloomsbury (2001), pp. 39, 40 12 https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/why-is-chicago-called-the-windy-city.html 13 www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org 14 Ibid. 15 https://www.chipublib.org/chicago-mayors/
14 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 specifically Al Capone. Though Thompson openly condemned corruption, he used strategic alliances to bolster his political career and agenda.16
Fed up with failed Prohibition efforts of Thompson, Chicagoans elected Democrat William E. Dever to reign as commander and chief of the city from 1923 to 1927.17 During his tenure as mayor of the city, he focused mainly on building infrastructure and the enforcement of Prohibition. Interestingly enough, and certainly ironically, Dever himself was opposed to the Prohibition movement.18 Seeing the increased violence and disturbing involvement of city officials in the bootleg movements, Dever seized this chance to play on the uneasiness of city citizens and take office from Thompson. Dever’s efforts to stop the illegal sale of alcohol was coined by the press as “the Great Beer War”.19 These efforts initially curbed bootleg sales and earned Dever national recognition for making Chicago an incredibly “dry” city. However, despite a valiant fight against organized crime, Dever’s action to
16 https://archive.org/details/hizzonerbigbillt00brig 17 Ibid. 18 https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-william-e-dever-biography/ 19 Ibid.
15 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 enforce Prohibition had limited and minimal effects, as he failed to receive buy-in from other members of government at lower levels that were already in the pockets of big-time gangsters.20
Dever lost the next reelection cycle to Thompson, who had again used his clout to win back the favor of important city insiders. Though he ran under the time-old guise of seeking to clean up the streets, Thompson had a deep and nebulous alliance with Al Capone himself; Capone’s support was absolutely pivotal in Thompson’s return to the mayorship. His second stint as mayor would prove deadly for the city, as much gang violence prevailed during this time, notably, the Valentine’s Day Massacre.21 Again frustrated by the violence and corruption ever so permeated throughout the city, citizens voted Thompson out in 1931; Thompson remains the most recent Republican in office in the city of Chicago.
Arts and Culture
If Chicago’s arts and cultural scene could be described in one word, it would be jazz. In many ways, the Jazz Age defined the roaring 20s as styles of dance and music permeated American life. Much of the music scene in the city was inspired by the Great Migration of African Americans to large cities in the North, including Chicago.22 Jazz dance styles and blues music in particular were reflective of the time period; influences of the jazz age can still be found in modern music and artwork.
Arts and sculpture also reflect the societal changes of the time; some of the most notable works of art from the 1920s can be found in Chicago. For instance, on Chicago’s South Side, near UChicago’s campus, sits Lardo Taft’s “Fountain of Time”; this sculpture was dedicated to the city in 1922 and reflects the anniversary of one hundred years’ peace between the United Kingdom and America.23 Other noteworthy sculptures include the goddesses of “Industry” and “Agriculture” that stand
20 Ibid. 21 https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/chi-chicagodays-valentinesmassacre-story-story.html 22 https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/illinois/articles/10-artworks-that-capture-the-20s-of-chicago/ 23 Ibid.
16 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 outside of Chicago’s Board of Trade building. They are meant to represent the economic booms of the city and the importance of trade for Chicago.24
The decade between 1920 and 1930 marked a crucial turning point for the film industry as well; as sound technology swept cinemas nationwide, new opportunities for entertainment permeated society. One of the most popular genres of the time became the “Gangster Film,” which portrayed the tangible effects of organized crime in a more palatable and entertaining way.25
The Economy and the Depression
Chicago benefited from the technological advancement that arose during the early 20th century. Chicago has always been a center of transportation and development; originally benefited by its
24 Ibid. 25 Bordwell, David., Staiger, Janet. Thompson, Kristin,The Classical Hollywood Cinema: Film Style & Mode Of Production To 1960. New York : Columbia University Press, 1985.
17 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 position on Lake Michigan, which allowed for the transportation of goods, Chicago further grew as railroads became more prominent in the early 1900s. With this innovation, Chicago increasingly became a hub for the transportation of goods such as raw materials and industrial supplies.26 This transportation center drew more people to the city and spurred the development of more housing, hotels, restaurants, and other cultural staples that would come to define the city.
As with many major cities, Chicago was quite economically diverse in the 1920s; most areas in the inner city were extremely dense and not very wealthy.27 This economic disparity was exacerbated by the racial issues that plagued the city, and the rest of America, as prejudice against African Americans and other racial minorities influenced the dispersion of wealth across the city.
Nationally, the 1920s marked a period of exuberance and innovation; before the Great Depression, consumer spending was growing and many believed that the stock market would continue to rise rapidly. Consumers had great confidence in the economy and many thought the 1920s would mark the beginning of a long golden age of American consumption. For one, the early 1900s ushered in a new era of labor management; this follow-up to the first Industrial Revolution led to the increase in organized capital, or laborers. This was evidenced in Chicago in the transportation and meatpacking industries, where many laborers spent their days,. The labor force also commanded greater importance in companies as firms offered non-wage benefits to their employees, increasing the standard of living.
As technology advanced, industries did as well; an example of this advancement was Henry Ford’s automobile assembly line that allowed for greater mass consumption and improved labor practices. Greater innovation became the norm of the era. The dawn of electricity helped facilitate scientific advancement. With the greater advancement of scientific innovation came an impact on everyday life in America, with better transportation allowing for expansion and innovation in new geographic locations. In Chicago, the city council focused interests on improving municipal transportation across the city. These business and technological innovations helped grow the American economy, with
26 https://www.britannica.com/place/Chicago/History#ref257583 27 https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/collex/collections/chicago-1920s-and-1930s-view-chicago-school-social-science- research-committee-maps/
18 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 company profits rising faster than stock prices and ultimately leading to a crash and the subsequent Great Depression.
19 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 Timeline of Significant Events: 1920-1929
The 1920s in the United States was, as they say, as tumultuous as they come. Commonly referred to as the “Roaring 20s,'' the 1920s - similar to an awkward school dance - quickly went from a ball to quite bad in the blink of an eye. Find below a smattering of interesting events, organized by year:
1920
January 17th: Prohibition takes effect28
March 19th: The Senate refuses to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, thereby rejecting the League of Nations29
August 18th: The 19th Amendment - granting women the right to vote - was ratified30
November 2nd: Warren G. Harding was elected31
1921
May 19th: the Federal Government institutes a national quota system, limiting legal immigration32
July 2nd: WWI officially ends33
1922
September 21st: Congress passes the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, protecting the American Economy from foreign manufacturers34
28 https://www.britannica.com/event/Prohibition-United-States-history-1920-1933 29 https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Feature_Homepage_TreatyVersailles.htm 30 https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=63 31 https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/warren-g-harding/ 32 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/immigration-act 33 https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/US_Peace_Treaty_with_Germany 34 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fordney-McCumber-Tariff
20 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 1923
August 2nd: Warren Harding dies35
1924
January 9th: Ford Motor Company reaches a market capitalization of over $1,000,00036
May 26th: The Immigration Act of 1924 was passed, severely limiting visas for most immigrants and excluding Asian immigrants entirely.37
1925
August 8th: 40,000 KKK members march in Washington DC38
October 1st: Mount Rushmore is dedicated39
1926
September 18th: The Great Miami Hurricane hits Miami. 71 years later, the Crisis Director is born40
October: Ernest Hemingway publishes “The Sun Also Rises”41
1927
October 4th: Work Begins on Mount Rushmore42
35 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/strange-death-warren-harding 36 https://automotivehistory.org/this-day-in-automotive-history/january-9-1924-ford-tops-1-billion-on-stock-market/ 37 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/immigration-act 38 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/08/17/the-day-30000-white-supremacists-in-kkk-robes- marched-in-the-nations-capital/ 39 https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/timeline.htm 40 https://www.weather.gov/mfl/miami_hurricane 41 https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=7857 42 https://www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/timeline.htm
21 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 December: Henry Ford announces the Model A43
1928
August 26th: The Kellogg-Briand Pact “outlaws” war44
November 6th: Herbert “A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage” Hoover is elected45
1929
February 14th: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre46
October 28th: The Stock Market crashes47
43 https://corporate.ford.com/history.html 44 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/kellogg 45 https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1928 46 https://themobmuseum.org/exhibits/massacre-wall/ 47 https://www.britannica.com/event/stock-market-crash-of-1929
22 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 Character Biographies and Assigned Positions
The Chair will begin as the Mayor of Chicago. You, delegates, are members of the Mayor’s Chicago City Counsel.
Benjamin Ware: Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Delegate: Quinn Lowry
Benjamin Anderson Ware has always been a strange boy. From an early age, he was a deep fan of Karl Marx and eventually got his Ph.D. in Social Thought from the University of Chicago (before it burned down, of course). After a series of odd jobs post-Ph.D. - everything from busboy to banker to baker - he eventually settled on public service. He quickly worked his way up the ranks of the Office of the Mayor to where he is now. As Chief of staff, he oversees all aspects of the mayor’s staff: the intern program, new hires, etc. Ware understands that, in order to wield political influence, he must carefully tow the line between being persuasive and pleasant in asserting his ideas; as Chief of Staff, he has a deep insight into what’s going on in the office at all times.
Sarah Aron: Chief of Police, Delegate: Justin Brown
Ms. Aron always knew she wanted to be a police officer. Growing up, her favorite game to play on the playground was “Cops and Robbers”, and she always tattled on her schoolmates. As of last Tuesday, that all paid off, and she was officially promoted to the Chief of the Chicago Police Department. Known to be a stickler for the rules, Ms. Aron has an arrest record that is higher than any of her predecessors. As Chief of Police, she oversees all of the police in Chicago and has a direct line of control over her personal squadron, the Special Squadron of the Chief of Police.
Sonya Dworkin: Chief of the Fire Department, Delegate: Jennie Parsons
From arsonist to anti-arsonist, Ms. Dworkin has had quite the life. When she was six, she lit a tree on fire, sparking a chain reaction that eventually burned down her entire neighborhood. However, the guilt she felt was so great that she decided to dedicate her entire life to eradicating fires. When she was eight, she started a “Youth Fire Brigade” that made it their mission to go around her neighborhood and put out fires; when she was 20, she joined the fire department. Now, at age 38,
23 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 she’s the Fire Queen of Chicago. She oversees all fire-related issues and activities, which is no small task in a city that has known the hardship and devastation of widespread fires.
Jay Jackson: City Clerk, Delegate: Faiza Khan
Jay Jackson has aspired to a political career since he could talk. When he was in elementary school, he ran for class president; when he was in middle school, he ran for class president; when he was in high school, he ran for class president; when he was in college at UW Madison he ran for class president; he lost every time. However, then he found clerkship: an appointed position. As un- glamorous as the role of clerk may seem, “JJ” would tell you that he enjoys the responsibility of “keeping all the city’s information safe” and “commanding his army of interns to go do things” and “learning everyone’s secrets.” As City Clerk, JJ partakes in mundane tasks by day, and keeps the well- oiled machine of the mayor’s political influence running by night. They say that if you want something done well you should do it yourself: in the mayor’s office, they say that if you want something done well, and done right, you should just ask JJ.
Reginalda Capriconious: Head of City Colleges, Delegate: Mustafaa Munir
Reginalda loves, loves, LOVES books. When she was little, she wrote letters to all her favorite authors and in fact developed a friendship with famed author Charles Dickens! While she was in college at the University of California, she was very politically active and sat in many, many trees in her day. Once she graduated, she took a job with the Library of Congress and was in charge of their special collections - she once held an original copy of the King James Bible. Eventually, she transitioned into education, teaching librarian science courses at Yale for a hot sec before going to the University of Chicago. When Agnes, the prior head of city colleges, passed away, the city tapped Reginalda to lead the department. As head of city colleges, she determines the curriculum, has access to all the students, and often makes public appearances at the colleges.
John Smith: Head of Housing Authority, Delegate: Ignacio Gil
Mr. Smith grew up in Deerfield, Illinois and was the son of a corn farmer. He loves cows, he loves corn, and he loves doing farm work. Now, how did he end up here? Well, when he graduated high
24 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 school, he moved to Chicago and began a humble life as a hot dog salesman (some say he invented the Chicago Dog). As he spoke with Chicago residents from all over, he made a whole boatload of connections, and also realized that housing in Chicago is pretty bad. So, he dedicated himself to public service, and is now Head of Housing Authority. To that extent, he’s in charge of housing and zoning policy in Chicago, and has personal control over all foreclosed houses in Chicago.
Adam Jacobs: Head of City Parks, Delegate: Ellie Retzlaff
“We Love Parks! We Love Parks! We Love Parks!” -- Jacobs, in second grade. He’s always been an outdoors man: his dad was a park ranger and his mom was a cattle rancher out in rural Illinois. To that end, when he graduated from Northwestern with a degree in Political Science, he knew what his calling would be: developing a park system in Chicago. He in fact founded the City Parks department in Chicago, growing the city parks to 1 when he started to over 50 as of 1918. He has direct control over all parks in Chicago, and can make any changes to them that he wants: he truly is the King of Parks.
Benjamin Roberts: Head of City Building Management, Delegate: Marcos Lopez
Ever build a house? Well, Benjamin Roberts has built a house. His father, grandmother, and great- granduncle were all house builders, and Benjamin Roberts followed suit. Yet, after a horrific accident five years ago, he broke his left arm during a house building and had to retire from the construction life. The next logical step? Make sure that all constructors after him have a constant supply of business. The best way to facilitate that? By being the Head of City Building Management, obviously. He’s in charge of maintaining all of the buildings in Chicago, and also allocates all of the new housing contracts when the city needs to build new buildings in Chicago.
Barrett Ward: Head of Chicago Public Schools, Delegate: Jose Ignacio Fernandez Bobonis
Mr. Ward comes from a long line of teachers - everyone in his family is an educator. He himself was a fifth grade teacher until about three years ago when he realized that the entire system was...subpar and instead decided to go into public school administration instead of teaching. He quickly rose to be Superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools. As Superintendent, he was very hands-on and
25 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 personally met almost every teacher in the city: he was loved by all and would often host bocce ball tournaments in his backyard for all of the teachers in the city. After five years as superintendent, the mayor tapped him to lead the official City of Chicago Public Schools department. As the leader of the public schools, he’s in charge of teacher hiring and firing, curriculum determining, and concerned parent meeting (which has led him to some pretty crazy connections within the city of Chicago).
John Johnson: Head of Chicago Parks and Recreation, Delegate: Oriana Gjini
When our researchers first saw “Head of Parks” and “Head of Parks and Recreation”, we thought they were the same. Shockingly, they’re different. Mr. Johnson in fact hates parks, but LOVES recreation, so he created the “Head of City Parks” position in order to not deal with the parks. Instead, he channels his inner college athlete - he was a footballer over at Notre Dame back in the day - to manage recreational activities all over the city. He manages the youth football leagues, the adult croquet leagues, and everything in between. Although he holds events in parks, let it be known: his affinity is towards city activities. Johnson has used his long-held position as Head of Chicago (Parks) and Recreation to wield power in the city by facilitating major events for the city and cultivating a circle of famed individuals.
Alison Williamson: Head of Chicago Public Libraries, Delegate: Isaac Slevin
“Shhh! This is a library!” - everyone has heard that phrase before. Well, rumor has it that Ms. Williamson in fact invented that phrase when she was 14 years old and got very, very tired of her friends trying to talk to her while she was trying to read her physics textbooks. When she was at MIT studying physics, she realized that she actually didn’t like physics that much: rather, she liked silence, and that’s why she was annoyed, not because of the physics interruption. So, she went to librarian grad school, and then became a professional librarian in Chicago, her mother’s hometown. After turning around the poorest performing library in the city, the City Council tapped her to head up the newly formed Libraries department, and now here she is, overseeing all libraries and determining which books to fill the shelves.
26 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 Ani Delcayre: Head of Streets and Sanitation, Delegate: Savir Maskara
Streets. Sanitation. Two things that seem a lil non-interesting. Yet, did you know, there’s a lot of science behind the streets? They’re at a crazy angle? And that sanitizing water is actually really really hard? Well, when Ms. Delcayre learned this in second grade at a Chicago Public School - she’s Chicago born and raised - she was captivated. She then went to the University of Chicago to study physics & chemistry so she could truly learn everything there was to learn about physics & chemistry, all so she could apply it to streets and sanitation. Once she graduated, she went to the Mayor (who knows how she got the invite) and pitched an idea for a new department: Streets and Sanitation. The mayor loved the idea, and now here she is, controlling all the streets and having unfettered access to the vast, vast sewer system.
Tara Geminious: Head of Water Management, Delegate: Michael Trotier
Ever wonder what water tastes like? Well, Ms. Geminious certainly wondered what water tastes like. Regrettably, she was born without taste buds, so she’s constantly met with a sense of dissatisfaction every time she tastes the city’s water and wishes she knew what it tasted like. But wait, how did she end up as the Head of Water Management? Well, she’s also an award winning chemist - she won the national science fair in 8th grade for discovering a new way to filter water using charcoal and leather - and wanted to apply her love of chemistry to her other loves of Chicago and water. So, she joined the Water Management department straight out of college, and then slowly worked her way up the ranks to the head of the department. She oversees all water operations, from delivering water to peoples’ homes to discovering new sanitation technology to oversee the fleet of plumbers that installs pipes throughout the city.
Tim Apple: Head of Interstate Commerce, Delegate: Megan Diller
A true man of trade, Tim Apple’s first-ever business was selling rocks to his schoolmates under the guise that they were “magical” and would give them “magical powers” such as “weather prediction” and “healing.” Apple is a true self-made man; he grew up in a very poor neighborhood outside of the city, where his father commuted to a meatpacking plant to earn minimum wage to provide for his family. Perhaps this is where Apple’s enterprising spirit comes from; determined to help his family,
27 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 Apple has pioneered small businesses into very successful and profitable ones over the course of his career. The Chicago City Council was able to persuade Mr. Apple to join as Head of Interstate Commerce with the goal of boosting Chicago’s economic activity. So far, he has been quite successful.
Sunny Davidson: Liaison to Industrial Practices, Including but not Limited to Meat Packing, Delegate: Morgan Moll
Sunny Davidson is a bonafide meat lover. His favorite cut of steak is Filet Mignon. His great grandfather was a meatpacker, his grandfather was a meatpacker, and his father was a meatpacker. Sunny broke the trend by instead working for an industrial company after graduating high school. He has never left Chicago, as the city has offered him many opportunities to climb the corporate ladder as different industrial firms. After several decades working with different industrial and meatpacking companies, Davidson decided to pursue a life of public service. In his new role as Liaison to Industrial Practices, Davidson connects with all industrial people - meatpackers, manufacturers, etc. Everyone loves him, and they all listen to almost everything he says
Amanda Smith: Liaison to Chicago Religious Authorities, Delegate: Anjali Goel
Amanda is a woman of the Lord. She was raised in a covenant by a team of deeply feminist nuns and only left to pursue her one passion other than the word of our Lord: Painting. In 1899, she won the prestigious “Best Painter in the Midwest Award” and went on to found a gallery that all of Chicago loved, from the working class to the aristocracy. However, after an unfortunate incident involving her other hobby, bee farming, she had to shut down the gallery and begin a new career. She used her gallery connection to finesse her way into the mayor’s office and then worked her way up the ranks to where is she today. As Liaison to Chicago Religious Authorities, she interacts directly with all of the major religious leaders in the city, fielding their concerns and lobbying for their interests within the city council.
Jamie Gorman: Liaison to Chicago Financial Institutions, Delegate: Isabelle Yuskis
Ms. Gorman has been a financial powerhouse ever since her college days; a woman ahead of her time, she has pursued these interests by joining the Chicago City Council. However, some criticize
28 Ad Hoc Committee of the Secretary General| MUNUC 32 her saying that all of that financial aptitude has gone to head; she was pushed out for conducting some shady debt deals with...no never mind, it doesn’t matter who they were with. As Liaison to the Chicago Financial Institutions, Ms. Gorman brings expertise and a wide network. Having done her share of work within Chicago’s financial scene, she’s very well connected to all of the Chicago financial elite and has the ear of every major banker in Chicago.
Isaac Santelli: Liaison to the Chicago Elite, Delegate: Ashley Norman
Our researchers were unable to locate much information about Isaac Santelli. Inside sources can confirm that he’s Italian, loves a good dish of pasta and definitely doesn’t have any connections to the mob. Certainly not. Nope, never. We are unsure when Santelli assumed the role of Liaison to the Chicago elite. That being said, the job itself is even more mysterious… all we know is that whenever someone with a net worth of more than $1,000,000 has some issue with the city government, they are directed to Mr. Santelli and he takes care of it from there.
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