The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-30
CWA WORKERS FIGHT FOR PAY AND UNION In MANY CITIES
THE FIGHTING
VET
BY H. E. BRIGGS
GREETINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR

1 am not going to say Happy New
Year because from this distance 1t
doesn't look as though it would be a.
particularly happy one for the vet
Grams. That is, if we depend on our
"would-be" friends. However, we can
make it happy by tightening up our
belts, clenching our fists and organic
ing.
There are several obstacles in our
way. The main one as we all know
is the National Economy League. And
now there is a new one on the horizon,
1t is called Citizens Budget Commits
sion. These birds are friends Of the
newly elected Major LaGuardia. They
aim to do for New York what the
MEL. has already done for the vet
Grams throughout the United States.
They are going before the Albany
Legislature with the purpose of re-
moving the two N. Y. State Veteran
Relief Laws; Article IA, Section lit,
which says, all New York veterans
are entitled to cash relief, and shall
not be pauperized; Section 119 which
says, New York City shall provide q
cash fund for relief of veterans and
dependents coming under Section 1T.
The ether is Chapter 32S, New York
State Veteran Laws, which provides
$50 a month to World War veterans
with ten per cent disability or over,
$40 a month for dependent widows
or wives and S. for children or each
| other dependent. This is to be paid
to all those not receiving $50 month
from the Federal government. It is
not to exceed $50 a month or $3.50 a
year.
They are going to try to remove
these laws which have never been ap-
piled if we veterans sit on our hands
and do nothing about it. But there Is
one organization that is doing some
thing about it. The Workers Ex-Serv-
icemen's League, as always in the fore
front of the veteran struggles is car
rying on united front of all to pre-
vent the cutting down of state and
local veterans relief and to demand
an increase and enforcement of the
laws now in existence.
There are to be several Post rallies
next week: Post No. 204, No. 35, No.
201, No. 165, No. 2o5, and No. rs are
already organizing local rallies with
the intent of electing two delegates
from each Post to go to Albany.
Coupled with this, there will be mass
borough rallies, also rallies in Mineola,
Great Neck, Glen Cove and Jamaica.
Delegates elected at these rallies will
be in Albany early in January to see
that the Veteran Relief Laws are not
removed. Following this, there will be
a mass veteran march on the State
Capitol demanding adequate veteran
relief.
| All veterans who want to be in
sured against starvation this winter,
must get behind this united front
Watch for further details in the press.
A Salute for Comrade Runge
Alfred Runge, Spanish War Vet
eran and militant member of the
WES.L., and Henry SHEPPARD, Negro
member of the T.U.U.C., representing
the American League Against War
and Fascism on the delegation or
ganized by the Anti-Imperialist
League, have just been released from
the dungeons of Principe Fortress,
Cuba. 1t was not the first visit of
Runge to Cuba. He was at the Battle
of Santiago in the days when us.
imperialism was first rearing its head
in Cuba. Comrades Runge and Sheph-
ard will receive rousing welcome
when they return to the States. A
house party will be given in honor
of Comrade Runge by the Hushka-
Carlson Post No. 35, WE.SL., at 1786
| Vyse Avenue, Bronx, Apartment 4-E,
January IS, 1884. Come and hear him
describe his experiences.
Pop Goes the W.E.S.L.
We have just received thru one Of
the boys in the National Office most
encourag ing letter from May Lee and
husband. Working against terrific
odds, they are establishing posts Of
the W.E.SL. in and around Tampa,
Fla. They have high praise for the
local LID, which is cooperating 100
per cent. They recently lined up a
Negro post of the American Legion.
When the American Legion leader
ship refused to let this Post send dele
gates to a recent American Legion
convention in Cuba, they dropped the
idea Of building an American Legion
JIM Crow Post and decided to tranfer
into WE.S.L. Post. We veterans are
sure grateful to the LID, they are
fighting comrades and Staunch de-
tenders of all the workers and vet
Grams. Besides this, they were the
first mass organization to recognize
the Importance Of the veterans move
ment. If the other mass organiza-
lions would realize that the W.E.S.L.
Is . mass organization and cooperate
as we'll, it would not be long before
the veterans would be one of the
most powerful allies of the workers.
1t is up to the working class organiza-
tons to support the veterans.
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Warning to All Vets
All those suffering reductions or
discontinuance of Pension, Compen-
sation or Retirement Pay under
"Rosie's" New dirty Deal take note.
The local Review Boards have been
discontinued and appeal for review
of your case must be filed in WASH
ington. AS you probably know, there
is to be final Board Of Appeals set
up in Washington. Those sitting on
this Board have been chosen by
Roosevelt and will, Of course, not rep