The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-15
Masses of Vets
Raise Cry Against
Their Leaders
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wet. determined mass of unemployed
men muttering dissatisfaction against
the leadership, against the police,
against the government and the Wall
Street rich men.
Vets DisiIlusioned.
Mud besmeared, gaunt faced vet
Grams, workers who been been thrown
out of the industries to stsarve. gath
erel in little groups in Anacostia
Camp and in chilly vacant buildings
and on the streets of Washington.
They were discussing the action of
Congress. They we're disillusioned-
most of them were. The trickery of
the capitalist politicians is becoming
clear to most of the veterans
One veteran. a New Yorker who
served in the 9th Division, was ex-
planning the program of the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League.
1.-The fight for the bonus is not
fight for special privileges" said the
New York. It's wages due. Our fight
Is part of the general struggle of the
masses of workers against starvation.
"All proposals in Congress but ours
are insufficient And furthermore,
the means by which they are pro-
posing to raise the funds will not in
any way add to the relief of the war
veterans and the masses Of hungry
workers.
I'VE propose that the money be
raised by:-
'1.--Using money voted for i'm
mediate war preparations.
BY taxing inheritences.
"3.-Removing the tax exemp-
tions on securities.
"4-Imposing a surtax on indus
tries.
The vets agreed that this was the
program for them. Rank and file
committees. No High Command"
living of the fat OF the land and rid
ing around the town with the chief
of police.
Sickness spreads.
Sickness spread throughout the
ranks of the bonus army Yesterday
and today. The poor shelter and the
starvation rations given by the SNUG
and con1placent Washington official
dom caused marked increase in the
sick list. Only the most meagre
medical attention was given the men.
Demands for Shelter.
The demand raised by the Workers
ExSsrvicemeh's League for adequate
food, shelter and medical attention
has the mass support Of all the vet
Grams in Washington.
Commissioner Glassford's leaflets,
urging the vets to go home because
food and bedding was becoming ex-
hausted, which were distributed in
the camp had no effect on the vet
Grams The leaflets were either
thrown away or used to make fires
But the leaflets distributed by the
Workers advertisements League
which called for unity with the whole
working class in the struggle against
the boses-tilese leaflets we're not
destroyed Here was the language
the worker vets understood Here
was their program. They discussed
the contents of the leaflets.
Against High Command.
Resentment against Waters, the
present High Commander" is high
in all sections of the Bonus Expedi-
tionary Forces" The demand for
rank and file committees to lead the
army has gained new popularity
within the last II hours.
Bay Born.
The first baby wa born In the
camp yesterday. The new member OF
the army is the son OF Tommy Tor1ip-
kins, worker from Galveston. Texas,
who brought his wife and six chill
dren on the march. Tonpkins car
ried a sign reading Here are six
reasons why I need the bonus
well you've got seven reasons
now" comrades congratulated the
father.
There Is a decided shift in the at
titude Of the whole bonus army. WITH