The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-08
KHAKI SHIRTS TO
BE ANTI-LABOR
ORGANIZATION.
Waters Would Keep.
Vets In Forced
Labor Camps =
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the words Rank and File" to Bonus
Expeditionary Forces" shows the tre-I
mendous pressure of the rank and
file who are demanding the abon-I
ton of the self-styled Waters typel
of leadership.
The rank and file of the veterans,
guided by the Workers Ex-Service-
mems League, have shown a deter
mination to form their own organ
iization which in addition to. fight
ing the bosses government for their
back wages will unite with the other
workers in the struggle for immedi-I
ate relief and unemployment insur-I
ance at the expense of the goyern-i
ment and the employers and in. ali
the struggles of the workers in thei
shops and against another imperial
ist war.
Used Militant Phrases.
Waters was forced to use militant
and radical phrases in order to cover
bis betrayal of the veterans.
The certificate of Waters fascist
organization reads as follows:
Eve, the undersigned, all citizens
of the United States and majority
citizens of the District of Columbia,
desiring to associate ourselves as al
corporation pursuant to the pro-
visions of Sub-chapter three go of
Chapter 18) of the Code of Law
for the District of Columbia, do
hereby certify as follows: -'-4r
First. The name or title by which
this organization shall be known in
law shall be Bonus Expeditionary
Force Rank and File of America"
Second, The term for which it is
organized shall be Perpetual.
Third, The particular business and
objects of said corporation shall be
TO unite and coordinate all veterans
mi an effort to promote the Political,
Economic, and Social Welfare of the
nation and veterans, and to encour-
age veterans and citizens to take, an
active part IN matters Of political
and civic interests and to strive to
perpetuate a free Government.
Fourth, The number of its trus-
tees, directors, or managers for the
first year of its existence shall be
Five (5).
"In testimony whereof. we have
this 14th day of July, 1882, placed
our hand and SEAL
WALTER w. WATERS, ,
albert c. SELLERS,
"E. P. WAGNER"
Waters is using this organization
as a screen to fool the veterans and
other workers. 1t is obviously the
old gag that has been pulled on the
vets before. 1t is supported by both
the enemies of the veterans and the
workers. The plan is to mobilize the
vets who deserted the government
subsidized American Legion and Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. 49,
w. E. S. L. Calls for Fight =
Against this program of forced
labor camps for the vets-this pro-
gram organized by stool-pigeons and
government agents and spies - the
Workers Ex-Servicemen's League is
planning a concerted drive through
out the country to build real rank
and file movement to continue the
fight for the bonus, unemployment
insurance and against imperialist
war
Conference Soon
Following mass meetings through
out the nation the national confer
ence of the Workers Ex-Servicemen's
League will be held in Cleveland.
Representatives Of all posts OF the
w. E. S. L. will tour the country, in
viting all groups Of veterans to, send
delegates to the conference. Bonus
nnarchers, rank and file members Of
all veteran organizations will be
invited
The conference will work out plans
for united struggle for the bonus,
disability allowances, relief for de-
pendents Of veterans and at the same
time to unite the veterans with the
rest Of the workers in their struggles.
The call for the vets conference in
C-1eveia,,d will he irr,,ad eoot,