The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-24
The Fighting Yet
BY H. E. BRIGGS

THE American Veterans Associa-
ton has just held dinner con-
ference at the Hotel Commodore in
New York; about 40 delegates were
in attendance with not a buck
private among them. Here further
plans were Matched 10 push the
fight against the treasury raiders"
and compensation to the so-called
non-serYice connected cases. Under
Understanding slogan, Justice to
the War Wounded, Justice TO the
War Dead, Justice to the American
People" they planned to rob the
war wounded" Of the few remain
ing dollars between them and star
walton, to desecrate the sacrifice
made by those who died to make
the world safe for investors. This is
a sample of their Justice to the
American People" To such a group
of vandals our honorable friend
Franklin D. sends a letter Of con-
graduation.
In the closing session Of the con-
ference these coupon clipper
adopted a resolution urging the
President to recommend the adop-
ton of a joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States providing in
effect, that Congress shall here
after have no power to pass any law
or resolution granting bonuses, pen
sions, or any other form of payment
of public funds to any member of
the armed forces of the United
States, except the regular ar my,
navy and marine corps, or to his
widow, relatives or others, unless
the disability or death was connect
ed in fact with such service, in
Cured in line of duty and not due
to wilful misconduct or default" in
these few words, four million Yeter-
ans were put in the same class as
gangsters and swindlers.
If this vicious resolution is passed
it will give Roosevelt, who is already
against payment of the Bonus" and
for continuation of the Economy
Act, dictatorial power to block all
avenues of appeal by the rank and
file, remove the need for Veterans
Bureau, Board of Appeals and Sem
atorial action over a presidential
veto. 1t is an outright bid by the
big Money Boys" for open Fas-
cism. 1t is an attempt to use the
veteran affairs as stepping stone
to further dictation over the more
general economic problems of the
masses.
This resolution and the American
Veterans Association which framed
it must be fought tooth and nail
by every rank and file vet in
America.
The newly elected commander of
the A. v. A., Donald A. Hobart is an
outstanding example of the traitor
Gus forces at work against the rank
and file. He recently resigned as
an associate member of the Veter-
ans Board of Appeals on the ground
that the Board was "emasculating"
the Presidents program and listen
ing to liberal and subservient out
side influences. No doubt the ma
ton wide rank and file protest. He
was appointed to this Board by
Roosevelt. Before his appointment
to the Board of Appeals he was
connected with the Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company. He was also
the, former commander of the
Leonard s. Morange Post of the
American Legion in Bronxville, a
comfortable petty bourgeois COM
munity of New York. While still
commander of this Post he joined
the American Veteran Association,
adding another name to the long
list of officers and commanders of
the American Legion whose special
ty is double-crossing the rank and
file.