The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-03
The Fighting
Vet
BY H. E, BRIGGS
Brooklyn Vets Rally for March

4Ol a lew hayo opOhC W bAlC v. ~
L. c. in Washington. The leader Of
the Brooklyn group in last years
Bonus March, Joseph Salzman spoke
and promised to lead an even bigger
group this year. All the speakers and
vets are determined that only a Vet
Grams United Front policy will be
/ followed this time They are deter
mined that no such misleaders such
as w w. Waters, Foulkrod and Al
bright will be allowed to muscle in
and split their ranks The meeting
was well received, IS vets signed up
and expressed their willingness to
leave at a moments notice. Others
I promised to join up with the group
before it left. Here's a challenge to
New York. See how many vets you
can sign up at street meetings.
Seattle on the Way.
A large group left here a week ago
Saturday for Washington to demand
the repeal of the Economy Bill"
Comrades in towns along the way are
asked to cooperate in making their
long march a success. More news
next time.
Organize the Women!
The Women's Auxiliary of the
w. E. S. L. calls on all wives, mothers
and dependents who will be affected
by the vicious disability allowance
pension cuts to organize delegations
to go to Washington for the Ma
tional Conference on May 18th. Wo-
men veterans such as nurses, war
clerks, ETC., are particularly called to
join the protest against the conpen-
sation cuts. 1t is needless to stress
the fact that the compensation is as
much as the problem of the women as
the men. Our mothers, wives and
dependents will be among the first to
suffer if we allow this New dirty
Deal of Roosevelt's to go through.
While their husbands, sons or faith
ers are in Washington, those women
who cannot go, should show their
disapproval of the Economy Bill'' by
demonstrating before the Veterans
Bureau and regional offices. They
should also demand immediate relief
and unemployment insurance from
city authorities.
Bellingham, Wash.
The local v. F. w. Post is con-
sidering the request Of the local
w. E. S. L. Post for the use of their
box car. The commander of the local
". r. w. Post is willing to grant their
request but it will have to be decided
upon by the members. The w. E. S.
L. Post has been carrying on fight
for local relief and has the coopera-
ton and support of many rank and
file vets. A committee has been set
up and recruiting headquarters es-
tablished. Vets Of all organizations
are interested and United Front Is
under way. The vets say, they are
going to Washington box car or not
With this spirit the rank and file vets
are determined to defeat Disability
Allowance cuts and make Congress
come across with that back pay, fami-
larry known asthe Bonus.
Vets Marching Song.
ullE VI Ou IL III JAlC al my ANOW'
United Veterans Now
Will fight the Cuts, and How!
Wen close our ranks
And Force the Banks
To Pay the Bonus Now
Chicago Goes Over the Top
Chicago hangs up a record in Vet
Grams United Front. A recent con-
ference to prepare the way for the
march on Washington was attended
by delegates from the Forges Post of
the American Legion and the Siberian
Post Of the V. r W. The sons of the
Veterans of the Union Army sent
fraternal delegates and a contribu-
ton. Six other American Legion
Posts sent delegates The D. a. V.
and the Camp Hushka B. E. F. also
sent delegates. Many vets signed up
and promised to be in Washington by
May 10. If the other A states will
match this record the roads to Wash
ington will be black with vets.
Puerto Rico Vets Protest
SAN JUAN, P. R.-The American
Legion posts Of Puerto Rico are up in
arms against the so per cent pension
cut. They are demanding United
Action in no uncertain terms, The
officials are playing the same double
crossing game as they do in this
country. According TO the Legion mis-
leaders Of Puerto Rico the so per cent
pension cut is an oversight" An
oversight? Yes, on the part of the
officials. But the rank and file don't
think so, not by damn sight! They
are forcing special conference to
abolish this oversight. This special
cut for the veterans Of Puerto Rico
was put through under the classifi-
cation for residents in foreign coun-
tries. Evidently Uncle Sam doesn't
think much of his possessions. If the
Legion leaders had head and studied
the Economy Bill" they would have
slfn this. But such official traitors, if
they do read these things TRIP to keep
them quiet. This is a piece with the
American Legion leaders who for
year and half kept telling the public
that the vets didn't want the bonus.
Well, the vets of Puerto Rico like the
vets of the United States are no
longer sleeping or following the
lying, hyocritical Legion officials.
They are demanding United Action
against the New dirty Deal
The island has further troubles in
connection with the disabled. Two
hundred fifty disabled vets face
eviction from the hospitals. The
Veterans Bureau has no hospital on
the island and the contracts with pri-
vate hospitals are to be cut. This is