The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-01
The American Legion
and the Bonus

E shots fired in Washington Bloody Thursday echo
ing throughout the country Mr.. Hoover thought that by
dispensing the veterans by naked force the question of
the bonus would be settled The government of hunger and
war mistaken The violence Washington has stirred
up the throughout the country and the subject
discussion thought and action by wide sections of the popu
ton Mass indignation rising against the Hoover govern
ment This shown by the actions taken by the New York
State Convention of the American Legion which
of Hoover was booed throughout the hall.
THE government is franticay seeking to explain away its
actions. Each day brings hypocrcal defenses The
latest from Trubee DAWSON Assistant Secretary of
War; who told the American Legion Saturday that Hoover
action because the Communists plotting
the overthrow of the government This repeats the panc
statement of the chief of staff General Macarthur who
Quoted the against the veterans that he country
July 9th was one week before revolution"
THE bonus march indeed effectively revolutionary
L movement which exposing the government as the
agent OF the capitalist class 1t stirring and organizing
the but had not yet reached revolutionary heights
Of which these ngos speak 1t fight against the govern
men for the immediate interests divide of people I'll
delivering powerful blows in destroying the democratic
illusions in the capitalist government.
TE Communists in Washington there to lead and or
ganZe the movement for the in the fight for the
immediate needs of these distressed veterans seek
ing to bring to it greater consciousness to weld the of
the veterans to support throughout the country
their fight and for the fight Of all the distressed This
the immediate task which the Communist Party bent it's
energies 1t because the Communists making this
fight for the urgent demands of the masses exposing all those
who saboaged the struggle and penetrating the ranks of the
veterans and with milancy and understanding
that they the subject of violent attacks SANDERS
throughout the country.
THE movement for the bonus has not suppressed Butt
being made to destroy the struggle The
latest is to be the actions of the American Legion n
attempting to become the leader of the bonus fight The
American Legion leadership which together with Hoover
at its last convention the resolution for the
bonu compelled to trim its sails winds blowing
the rank and file 1t would be mistake to believe
that those leaders who stood against the have now
become fighters for it. They will only head the movement
IN order to steer it into harmless channels illusions
that if left in their hands, the bonus will be secured.
THE bonus be only by the development of mass ac
tion only by the organization of the and file under
militant leadership by asserting the utmost mass pressure
against the capitalists and their government To leave it in
the hands OF the American Legion is to kill the
THE convention of the Workers ExServcenen League
organizing to carry forward this fight Not only militant
veterans but all rank and file should give support to
this convention to be held in Cleveland September 49,
INSIDE the American Legion those stand boldly and de-
ermned for the bonus should organize their ranks in op
position to the leaders and join together the Workers
ExServceens League in united compel the
Hoover government to grant the bonus.
DY uniting their forces stronger than ever before the vet
~ return and compel the of hunger and
terror to grant their demands.