The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-26
By HARRY RAYMOND.

government " pay IIlS ca 'SCI fISC-'
mems bonus.
Practically all the delegates
brought with them proposals for
gigantic bonus march to Washington
when Congress opens. Although the
proposals have not yet been voted
on. it is clear that the final session
will take up the task of laying out
out plans for the organization of the
march which will be led by demo-
cratically elected rank and file COM
mittees.
The first session of the conference
was opened at 1870 Saturday morn
ing by S. j. SLENDER, outstanding
leader Of the bonus march to- Wash
ington John Pace, who was jailed
for leading a mass picket demon
stration in front of the White House,
was unanimously elected chairman.
H. Wood, Negro war veteran, was
elected vice-chairman. A presidium
of II members was elected which in
Guided veterans from all sections of
the country.
presidium (presiding committed
James w Ford. war veteran and
Communist candidate for vice-presi-
elected an honorary member of the
presidium (presiding committed
along with Tom Mooney, the nine
Scottsboro boys, Willie Peterson, the
81 marines who refused to attack the
bonus marchers and Betsey Ross,
great granddaughter of the woman
who made the first American flag,
and supporter of the WE.S.L.
Program of Action.
Emanuel Levin, national chairman
of the Workers EX-Servicemen's
League, made the main report which
laid down the line of the conference
which is included in the following
nine points:
/. That the Cleveland Conference
issues call to the veterans to march
to Washington at the opening OF
Congress, to demand the immediate
payment of the Bonus.
2. That we start a mass campaign
in the veterans organizations (Amer-
lean Legion, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars to win the rank and file for
militant struggle for the Bonus.
8. That Rank and File Veterans
Committees shall be organized in all
the cities for the immediate payment
of the Bonus. These committees
shall be elected by masses of veter-
ans and giveleadership to the daily
struggle for the Bonus.
4. That the veterans in every To-
cality carry on an active struggle for
immediate relief, conduct marches
and demonstrations to the various
city and state governments, demand
ing immediate relief and official en-
dcrsement Of immediate cash pay
ment of the Bonus, as we'll as de-
mands to condemn the Hoover ad-
ministration or the use of troops
against the veterans.
S. That we start a real drive to
organize the women who served dur
ing the last war,to organize the Gold
Star Mothers and dependents Of the
veterans around the fight for the
| Bonus.
6. That we support the organiza-
ton of posts of the W.E.SL. in every
city and locality.
7. That we endorse and cooper
ate with the international organiza-
ton of ex-soldiers Q.A.C0 in the eff
fort to create strong international
movement Of ex-servicemen.
8. That the Rank and File Veter-
ans Committee elected at the con-
ference shall work out plan for
campaign among the soldiers and
sailors to mobilize them for support
of the veterans movement.
9. That the veterans conference
endorses unemployment insurance
and co-operates with the unemployed
and employed workers in the struggle
for unemployment and social insur-
ance.
Delegate after delegate who took
the floor TO discuess the report
ID