The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-23
ARMY DEMANDS
ARE ISSUED BY
YOUNG WORKERS
"
Y. w. C. L. Fights for
Rights of Soldiers
By PAUL CROUCH.

by PAUL CROUCH.
The Young Workers (Communist)
League has taken up the struggle for
the rights and interests of the enlist
ed men. The National Executive Com
mittee has officially issued program
Of demands. All servicemen and all
labor organizations are called upon to
fight for the realization of these de-
mands.
The League does not wish to give
the Illusion that any considerable i'm
proyement of the condition of the
servicemen is probable under the cap
italist system, and the fight for these
immediate demands will be linked up
with the struggle for a workers and
farmers government which will free
both the civilian workers and those in
the military service.
The demands of the Young Work
ers (Communist) League as issued
by the National Executive Committee
follows:
I. so percent increase in base pay
for privates and rs percent increase
in base pay for non-commissioned Of
ficers.
2. 81 day food ration for all
soldiers. Election Of mess sergeant
and inspection of commissary accounts
BY the men.
8. Government allotments to de-
pendants in addition to soldiers pay.
A. Tailor-made uniforms furnished
free by the government. Laundry and
all other necessities to be furnished
free.
5. Maximum duty of hours daily,
including guard duty.
6. Abolition of K. P, civilian en-
ployes to be hired by the government
for this work.
7. No restrictions in passes for
soldiers off duty.
8. Abolition of restricted districts.
8. Use of salute only in line of
duty.
10. Soldiers not to be restricted
from any part of military reservation
and to have free use of all recreation
al facilities including tennis and polo.
Il. No compulsory special duty
without agreement of soldier.
Z, Right of union men joining
service to retain union affiliations.
Right Of specialists to join unions of
their respective trades.
Is. The right to vote for soldiers.
IA The right to join labor and
political organizations and to attend
meetings.
Free Speech.
15 Free speech and the right of
soldiers to select their own reading
matter.
16 Abolition of general court
martial with civil trial for serious Of
lenses Tex: general court martial
applies to sentences over mos.)
Substitution of trial by elected jury
of soldiers for summary and special
court martial.
H. Regular furloughs for all SOL
diers without discrimination inclusive
Of those in the colonies, with pay in
advance. Right of soldiers in colonies
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IS. Non-interference of officers in
personal affairs of soldiers including
right to marry without officers CON
sent, etc, etc.
10. Right of all soldiers to wear
civilian clothes at any time when off
duty.
90 Election of non-commissioned
officers by the men.
q. No use of army in strikes at
home OF in the colonies.
Refuse to act in strikes!
Refuse to be a policeman for the
bosses.
Support your fellow workers in
their struggles for better conditions.
Refuse to act as a policeman for
Wall Street!
Support the colonial peoples in their
fight for freedoml
Fight the war threat against the
workers and farmers government of
the Soviet Union!
National Executive Committee,
Young Workers (Communist) Leapue