The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-12
BONUS MARCHERS
START TOMORROW
w e st Coast Contin-
gents Off for Capitol
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE bon
us parade led by the Rank and
File Committee and the Workers
Ex-Servfcemen's League today drew
500 veterans into this line. Several
hundred lined the sidewalks.
The march which proceeded from
Union Square to Rutger Square,
overshadowed the section of the
Legion Armistice Day march which
passed Union Square, "On to
Washington" was the keynote.
All veterans employed and unem-
pIoyed are urged to rally to the
Bonus March Mass Meeting and
Conference tomorrow at Irving
Plaza. 18th Street and Irving Place
at 2 p. m. Important steps in the
organization of the bonus march
will be taken UP.
NEW YORK.-Rank and file vet
Grams will begin the march on Wash
ington for the immediate payment Of
the bonus tomorrow, Nov. 10. when
the first contingents of marchers
start from San Francisco and Port
land, according to "The Fighting
Vet official organ Of the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League. Other West
Coast groups are making last-minute
preparations to go, while veterans
throughout the country are speeding
mobilization, 1.-THE Fighting Vet
stated
Bosses for Allowance Cut
Capitalist organizations, such as
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. etc,
also are going to Washington to adj
vance their program for 100000
900 cut Nin veterans allowances and
for the non payment of the bonus
And while preparing to go in full
force to the capitol to push their
anti-veteran program, these same
organizations are trying desperately
to smash the new bonus march.
They are being helped by the top
leadership of the American Logon
following a secret conference Oct. IL
Il
mander, and Hoover johnson is tell
ing the rank and file not to march
The Legion's top leadership, also, yes
terday, Nov. II, plainly showed its
true role, when it sided with Secre-
tary of War Hurley in an Arnistice
Day dispute against the Tank and
file.
Walk Out on Butcher
Hurley calls veterans criminals,
insults them. and he ordered troops
against the last bonus marchers. Yes
terday, he was slated to speak at an
"Armistice ceremony at the tomb of
the unknown soldier.
While Hurley was speaking, % vet
Grams in the crowd rose one after the
other at one minute intervals, and
walked out of the meeting. Over a
hundred, in the uniforms of the Am
erican Legion ictory Post held a coun-
ter meeting within hearing of Hurley
voice. This was the protest of the
veterans against the driving of the
bonus marchers from Washington.
Leaders" of the BEF also are ac-
tive against the rank and file. A
good example is the statement on
Nov. 8 of E. f. Atwell, who asked the
rank and file to give Roosevelt a
chance" This, after Roosevelt open
ly has declared himself against the
payment of veterans back wages. At
we'll was one of the betrayers of the
last march.
Rank and File Parade
New York and many other cities
held giant Armistice Day rallies and
parades for the bonus on Nov. II
This holiday, supposed to mark the
"end of all wars" brought news OF
wholesale slaughter in wars in prog
ress in both Manchuria and South
America. Unemployed workers dem
onstrated by thou-ands in England
New York City went ahead with plans
for a big rank and file conference to-
morrow at p. m. at Irving Plaza,
in further preparation for the march
to Washington.