The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
TheFighting
Veterans
BY H. L. BRIGGS

looked kind OF glum ana after some
questioning I found out the reason.
They were sore because, as they said,
their buddies we're not getting the
dope on RooseYelt's New dirty
Deal" I told them the w. E. s. L.
was rallying the vets to fight the
Economy Bill" Rank said, Yeah,
that's o. K, but we can't reach all
the boys with street meetings, what
we need is a paper to keep the vets
wised up about out-of town news"
File said, you bet, there's too many
takers spreading false rlmors and
trying to split our ranks; what We
need Is some place where we can tell
the vets the whole truth about their
own doings" 1 agreed, and asked
them what paper we could use. I'm
mediately Rank and File shouted, the
Daily Worker
Well, here's the beginning COM
rades. We hope to do better as we
go along
Huron, South Dakota-Hogs Pay
I Legion Dues.
"The William ReaVeS Post of the
American Legion will accept hogs,
poultry and grain for membership
dues" Don't be foolish, buddy. De-
mand your back pay and keep your
hogs. Let the Legion misleaders go
to the dogs Demand no dues for
the unemployed.
Phoenix, ArizOna,-Wake Up Vets!
With the disability ratings in Ari
zona 81 per cent higher than the ma
tional average we vets are among
| the hardest hit by the pension cuts.
This applies especially to those SUI
| fering from pulmonary troubles. This
is our reward for sending Lew
| Douglas, "the veterans friend" to
| Congress Arizona is a health re-
sort, you know for tubercular vets.
If we take this cut it will mean the
loss of another lung. SO long. But
who said we're going to take it. Not
| while we have one lung to shout
| with for rank and file representation
at the regional offices. Let's go, w.
E. S. L.. here's another chance to
build more fighting posts. Force Gov
ernor Moeurs to give local relief and
keep our families off the charity
lines!
From Birmingham, Ala.
Word comes from Birmingham
that new post Of the w. E. s. l..
is being fo ned. One of its leaders
is Negro vet. This Is another
United Front blow from the Negro
and white workers and vets of the
South against the reactionary South
ern ruling class. Forward march,
toward the complete freedom of the
Negro and white workers of the
| South.
st. Paul, Minn.--Governor Olsen
Makes a Proposal.
Governor Olsen is accused by state
senator of playing politics" with
relief measures. The same old shell
game. We must see that Governor
Olsen keeps his promises. Eighty
| per cent Of the Federal relief fund
advanced to Minnesota was spent in
the three richest and most powerful
! financial counties. Even relief is
based on class lines. A baby's cry
for milk is of small concern COM
! pared with an investors cry for divi-
bends. This proves the crying need
| for organized mass action. The vets
must support the st. Paul Unem-
ployed Council and demand special
| legislative session to provide ade-
quate relief with no discrimination
of single and Negro vets and work
ers.
Quick, Henry, the Fit!
According to the latest report, the
Khaki Shirts are setting up head
quarters in Philadelphia. Arthur J.
Smith, Commander. Another report
says they are forming in Texas.
Here they are using the Shiny tao
tics of stool pigeons by calling them
selves the "Texas Workmen's Co.
operative Association" The leaders
are well known for their racketeer-
ing and crooked dealing. Two Of
them are shady lawyers, Harold Shell
ton and Fleming Waters, the third
is produce dealer by the name of
! Scion Walker All vets are warned
TO beware of this group and any other
like 1t. All rank and file vets Of the
Khaki Shirts should follow the ex-
ample of Comrades Brady and Will
liams, now members of the Veterans
National Liaison Committee in wash
ington and join the United Front for
the fight against the disability cuts.
Portland Keeps Up the Good Work.
Comrade Altman, the man who
Waters had ousted for his honest
militancy in fighting for the rank and
file Of the first Bonus March, wants
the boys in Portland to know he is
feeling fine and happy to be work.
ing with the w. e. S. L. in New
York TO organize the rank and file
for the next march to Washington.
Washington, D. C.
The Veterans National Liaison
Committee sends its greetings to the
rank and file vets with the assurance
that they will never stop fighting for
their just demands The committee
urges every vet to be in Washington
not later than May IL, TO demand
the repeal Of the Economy Bill and
the immediate payment Of the bonus.
More news from Washington in the
next column.
News, Comrades, News.
That's what we want! News about
your buddy and mine. We expect to
run this column three times a week,
but 1t can't be done without CORE
spondence. Every veteran with a
problem and information that will
benefit his comrades should send
same to the Fighting Vet. He will
do his damned~st to give you the
low-down. n you want to know:
Who ana where your enemies arep