The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-14
The Fighting
Vet
By H. E. BRIGGS
Washington Vets Beware

BOY ROBERTSON, circus faker
II Hollywood extra, and one of the
chief betrayers of the rank and file
vets on the first bonus march is in
Washington again-and for no good.
His latest trick is about as low as
they come. He, at the behest, no
doubt. of the F. E. r. A. is trying
to induce Washington vets to join
the G. c. Camps. He is soliciting
members from the lighthouses and
relief bureaus. Always with the in
terest Of the vets at heart, he does
not tell them about the Rank and
File Committee and the good work
it is doing in fighting for better
conditions in these lighthouses and
building Rank and File Committees
for the fight for the bonus, repeal
of the Economy Act and Unemploy-
ment Insurance. Robertson got his
1882, and no doubt is getting his
right now from the Washington re-
lief bureau. Going to a c. C. Camp
for S. g mon h is slightly better
than 9Oc. week for flop-house
work. But the main issue-the
Three-Pcint Program, which would
abolish the necessity for c. C. Camps
and Lighthouses is what the vets are
interested in. Don't be taken in,
buddy. Join the Rank and File
Movement or better still the only
rank and file veterans organization
in the county the Workers Ex-
Servicemen's League. FIGHT FOR
THE THREE-POINT PROGRAM.
Doings of the Rank ard File Com
mittee in Washington
Comrades Wholley and Kicker
son two of the three members of the
Resident Committee of the Vet
Grams National Rank and File Com
mittee in Washington were in town
last week. They reported splendid
progress all along the line. Com
rade Eaton the Rehabilitation Off
Ger has handled IS cases of dis
abled vets to date. The Committee
has won recognition from General
Hines of the Veterans Bureau. A
Doctor is handling an average OF
three cases daily. Their prestige is
increasing to the extent of being
recognized by a local Red Cross out
fit in Georgia which turned over
case to them recently. Contact has
been established with rank and file
veterans in 20 C. G. Camps.
One of the outstanding cases was
that of a blind Negro vet whose
compensation Of $50. a month was
completely restored through the eff
forts of the Comm tee. These
victories must be followed up by a
determined campaign to build rank
and file committees in every locality
where veterans gather. Any veteran
with a compensation case who wants
honest and efficient action would do
we'll to contact the Rank and File
Committee 1410 &C" Street N. W.,
Washington, D. C.. or the Workers
Disbursements League, I99 Broad
way, Room SIS, New York City
which is a rank and file organiza-
ton and supports 100 per cent the
National Committee in Washington.
On The French Front
One of the high spots in The
weeks news was the movement of
the French veterans against their
pension cuts. Like their American
buddies, three million, five hundred
thousand French ex-servicemen re-
Gently received 10 per cent cut.
Like their American buddies, they
responded almosS to a man to a call
sent out to the rank and file to
march on Paris and force The Depu-
ties to rescind the cut.
The National Confederation Of
War Veterans, similar to the Aneri-
can Legion in talk and action, whose
misleaders supported the Douner-
que government, was forced to
Join in the mass demonstrations
against the Government and its
economy policy. A vote taken
among the veterans was over
whelmingly against the Govern
ment. The demonstration was SO
large that the Government held in
readiness and modified every avail
able police and mobile guard they
could. This sounds like the 1882
Bonus March. 1t also proves that
the rank and file veterans through