The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-30
Demand Winter Relief and Adoption Of JobIess Insurance
The Fighting
Vets
BY H. E. BRIGGS

We are short on time and space,
but bear with us. We promise some
thing startling for next week.
AS we go to press the Anti-War
Congress will be in full swing. Del
egates of all sizes, shapes, shades and
convictions will be planning United
Front fight against Imperialist War.
To each and every delegate we pledge
our wholehearted support. We par
ticularly extend a hearty welcome to
Henri Barbusse, president of the I.
A. G.. with which the Workers Elk
Servicemen's League is affiliated.
On this historic occasion and turn
ing point many a delegate will carry
home new strength and courage. This
congress is of special Importance to
American veterans; for this Congress
links their struggle for their national
demands of economic security to the
international demand to fight against
imperialist war. For by abolishing
war we abolish one of the main
causes of economic insecurity. AM
erican Legion, VFW and DAV del
egateS must bring home the program
to their respective rank and file
groups, explain it and organize in
order to broaden the fight.
For the workers this congress
marks another milestone along the
road to their complete emancipation
from the chains of capitalisnl-un-
employment, hunger, fascism and
war.
Coming Events
Next week we intend to print the
record of a fight for veterans relief
that promises to equal the scandal OF
the Matthews Murder. Commission
er Taylor is involved.
A full and detailed analysis of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars program
and bid for Unity" will be a feature
of this column in the near future
Our old friend Patman, doublecrosser
par excellence will also be brought up
on the carpet in due time.
The next on the list for dissection
will be the leadership and non-pro-
gram of the Disabled American Vet
Grams.
Don't Leave Before Saying Hello
All veteran delegates to the Anti
War Congress are cordially invited
to drop into the National Office OF
the Workers Elk Servicemen's League;
Comrade Hickerson, notional secre-
tary, will personally present each and
every vet with the keys to the treas
ury and the hospitality of the organ
ization. And paste this in your hat
don't forget the 3-point program.
If you have any little news, side
lights or reports on your trip and
the doings of your posts, please leave
them at the National Office for the
Fighting Vet. We repeat again, this
is your column, and we are your
mouthpiece. So let's have that News
comrades, News.
Welcome Jim Grafton
The workers EX-Servicemen'c
League extends through this column
an invitation to you to become a
member. And this goes for any other
vet of the Irish Republican Army
All worker-veterans from any wal
or country are also eligible for men,
bership Now a word about the Irish
Speaking of Jim Gralton-my great
grandfather was born on the road
side the night the Black and Tans
burnt his home over his head at the
battle of Vinegar Hill in the County
of Wexford One might say what
has such a far-away event got to dc
with me? Just this, it made the
family bitter rebels of one kind or
another ever since. And so we find
ourselves in the Communist ranks
where all true reyolutionists should
he today