Evening star., 1932-06-01
BONUS MARCH ON WASHINGTON
WAS CONCEIVED BY RADICALS
Movement Was Given Title
of Third Big Parade"
Says Leader.
Veterans Asked to Lay Aside
Any Personal Feeling
Against "Reds."

The organization of the Bonus Ex-
pcdltionary Force" composed of World
War veterans from the four corners Of
the Nation, was planned in the head
quarters of the Workers Ex-Service
Mems League, a Communist organiza- =
ton in New York City, it was learned
! today
AS hundreds of veterans continue to
pour into Washington to join those
already here for the demonstration
planned for June g. the details as to
how the movement was formulated
| were revealed by Emanuel Levin, Il
Communist leader. who arrived here
yesterday to take over the chairman
ship of the National Provisional Bonus
March Committee of the league. He
said his headquarters were in New
York.
The league. according to Levin. does
not claim a major part of the former
soldiers now assembling here to see
what Congress is going to do about
their demands for cash payments of
their adjusted service certificates arc
on its membership roll. However. de-
spite reports TO the contrary. it claims
credit for starting the movement by its
members in 80 strategical points in the
United States.
Means Committee of the Patman bill
calling for cash payments of the serv-
I ice certificates. Levin said, caused in
| struCtions to be sent out from New
i York to members in these centerS to
see that delegations of veterans were
sent to Washington.
STYLED Third Big Parade"
The movement" Levin explained.
was given the title of the Third Big
Parade'-the first was the Prepared
ness Day Parade here in 1916. led by
President Woodrow Wilson, and the
second was the march of the First Di-
vision. led by General Pershing, after
! the war.
The Third Big Parade slogan i'm
mediately caught On in the Western
States and through the workings of
out by the league veterans began to
organize for the trip to Washington.
Our main instructions to members
we're to get movements started in prin-
cipal centers and get the men to Wash
ingtOn before June 8. AS to how they
would get here was left up to the vet
Grams. With these plans shaping up
well. We then selected members of the
league to compose the National COM
mittee They are men who saw service
overseas and represent each branch of
the service
The committee is made up of James
Ford. colored. of Alabama, candidate
for Vice President of the United States
on the Communist Party ticket; Joseph
Singer, Harold Nelson, Michael Nc
league. Samuel j. Stember and Levin.
Under the original plan of the
league. no effort was made to get the
veterans to join this organization.
Levin continued, the main object be-
! ing to organize a sufficient force of
! men for the presentation of the de-
mands for the immediate cash payment
of the bonus, which We regard as back
wages.
Mass Meeting Planned.
When practically all of the veterans
arrive in Washington. We plan to hold
! a mass meeting at which a new pro-
visional committee will be set up and
I leaders named. We will ask veterans
to lay aside all personal feelings about
being affiliated with Reds and get
down to one and only one objective
! the immediate payment of the bonus
| There are veterans here now and
many on their way who will resent be-