The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-06-20
Vets' Contention Strengthens
Forces for New Bonus Fight

to the one point Of payment Of the
bonus. In this they did not succeed.
Other elements were unclesr, vac
illatng, hesitant. But by the end
Of the convention the ranks were
completely consolidated.
What were the positive gains Of
this convention?
l. A splendid composition and
representative If all veterans or
ganizstions, and the big body Of
unattached veterans.
2. Excellent unity Of Negro and
white veterans.
3, High political level of the
discussion and decisions.
4, Spirit Of solidarity Of the
veterans with the. workers gen
orally and particularly with those
on strike-Minneapolis, Alabama
Toledo, etc.-and with the farm
ers.
5. Pressure to force certain
Senators to agree to bring out the
bonus bill from the Finance Com
mittee to the floor Of the senate.
6. Open condemnation of the
c. c. c. camps, even though
through want a few hundred vets
were recruited for the camps.
There was splendid unity of the
veterans organizations. Although
the cementing group was the Work
ers Ex-Servicemen's League, which
was the largest organized group
present (W.ESL. 1877 delegates.
American Legion "a. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars 90, Disabled American
Veterans %, etc., the W. E. s. L..
delegates acted in such a manner
as to ensure the unanimous endorse
ment Of the program. the continuity
Of the work and the reaching Of
the goal of the convention.
The united front expressed in the
arrangement committee was carried
out in the convention itself. In pro-
portion to their strength, each group
had representation on all commit
tees. Speaking at the convention
was in rotation, according to organ
ization or group. This made it pos
sible for all organizations, all view
points, all sections of the country
to be heard. This enabled the con-
vention to whip out a unanimous
program. political and organiza-
tional.
The unity Of Negro and white
vets was another outstanding feature
rNf t1A -
who were filled with white chau-
vinism, which frequently came to
the fore. But the working together,
living and sleeping together of the
whites and Negroes helped to re-
move much of this race hatred.
One hundred and twenty-one oc-
cupational groups were represented
at the convention, including workers
Of heavy industry, white collar
workers, professionals and farmers.
There were IS members of the
American Federation Of Labor and
other unions. 1t was broad united
front such as has seldom been seen
at similar conventions. The line of
the convention was to include all
groups in the deliberations, taking
note of the character of the vet
Grams movement.
In the adoption Of the constitu-
ton, a broad united front move
ment was established under the
leadership of a National Committee
representative of all groups at the
convention, and providing for rep
resentation Of new groups that may
affiliate with the National Rank and
File Committee. Considering that
in addition to the organizations
mentioned, there are more than
1000 groups, clubs and individual
posts of veterans unattached to any
organization, the building of the
united front Of all these organiza-
tons, and the forming Of groups of
the unattached, who represent the
majority of vets in the country, is Of
vital importance.
The convention did not set mp a