The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-15
There's Opposition to
Wall Streets War But
1t Must Be Organized
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

A CORRESPONDENT who signs
"A himself r. A. Smith, has sent a
letter to the Los Angeles, Calf,
Record that was published Jan. 8,
1927, in which he says;
Editor, The Record: State SEN
ator Charles Lewis shows a sur
prising amount of CUTS when he
lambasts war so vigorously. It's
dangerous business, senator, for a
public official to say such things.
BE careful or the Better Amer
lean Federation or some other of
these red-blooded, he-men organiza-
tions will be after you!
I'm a veteran but, at any rate,
senator, think you'll find there
are a lot of us who'll never do it
again. Keep on kicking! We're the
reserves.-R. A. Arthur"
This is an individual expression
Of veteran of the last war against
the next war.
1t was Representative Huddleston
democrat of Alabama), who Joined
with Senator Wheeler democrat Of
Montana) in demanding the with
drawal of United States battleships
from Nicaragua, who declared in
the senate that:
81 believe SO per cent Of the
people of the United States are OPP
posed to war with Mexico. believe
that if it were left to a vote of the
people of this country at least SO
per cent, if they could get proper
information and were permitted to
express their will freely, would de-
clare their opposition to it. And
now / wonder whether that SO per
cent are to be hippodromed into an
international war"
There are two big facts scared
deep into the minds of the whole
American people that makes "the
new war" set uneasily upon their
stomachs. There are many others.
But these stand out prominently.
They are:
First:-The gold brick" handed
to the world war veterans in the
form of the so-called bonus certif-
Gates" instead of the cash bonus.
On Jan. l, this year, many penniless
veterans took their Certificates" to
the banks in an effort to raise the
promised loans on them, but found
that they were merely carrying
around scraps Of paper" The banks
refused to grant the loans claiming
no provisions had been made to
reimburse them. The insurance GER
tificates were dated Jan. /, 1925,
with the promise that two years
after their Issuance, loans would be
allowed on the insurance policies
up to 80 per cent of their value.
But there is no money provided to
make the loans.
Second:-Broad masses of work
ers and farmers cannot forget the
defation and unemployment years
of 1902, when the Liberty
Bonds" forced upon them during the
war dropped to low levels at just
the time when they were forced to
sell in order to raise funds to meet
their immediate needs. The farm
er had to fight off mortgages and
bankruptcy. The city worker had to
pay rent, buy food and clothing, and
the Liberty Bond" that was sup
posed to be redeemed at 100 cents
on the dollar, was disposed of wher-
ever possible at much smaller
amounts.
While the Coolidge Morgan
government at Washington, there
fore, plots news wars, the two facts
stand out like sore thumbs, that
the government, thru the fake
bonus certificates" perpetrated a
swindle upon those who actually
fought the war, while the great
bankers have made untold millions
out of speculation in war bonds at
the expense of those who actually
paid for the war, the broad produc-
ing masses, the workers and farm
ers of the nation.