The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-03
The Fighting
Vets
By ERNEST LYALL MISNER
The Veteran in Congress


Bills, bills and still more veteran
bills; We read the flood of legisla-
ton introduced and amended in the
Senate and the House. Are the sup
porters Of the administration really
waking up to the fact the masses Of
the people are militantly opposed to
the vicious Economy Bill that made
wholesale removals of the aged,
crippled, diseased and sick from the
veteran pension rolls? Is Congress
really interested in the welfare Of the
widows and dependents Of the Vet
Grams? Do they really want to pay
the veterans their back. pay, purpose
fully misnamed a Bonus?
Friends" of the Veterans Exposed
Their scheme is simple. bangle
bait,-pronlise a little to the different
catagorieS Of veterans cases, make a
friendly gesture, - KEEP THEM
! DIVIDED. Their whole scheme is
to misrepresent and confuse the
issue. They add the return Of the
Is per cent cut Of the Federal en-
ployes to the Veterans relief; they
misrepresent the Adjusted service
pay as a Bonus and not as back pay.
Democratic leaders in the House
charge the Republicans in the Senate
with purposely loading the hide
pendent office Bill with Veteran
amendments so that Roosevelt will
surely veto them. The members Of
the House of Representatives come
up for reelection next November and
they make a gesture Of support for
the Bonus,-which the President said
he would Immediately veto just as
Hoover did.
Proposals in Congress
The net proposals Of the Senate
Bills which face opposition of the
Democratic leaders of the House ano
the possible veto of the President
The Steiwer-McCarren Amendment
restores to the Spanish War Vets the
old status quo' less ten percent
They, like all other vets, should gel
their previous pensions. Mr.. Rankin
Mississippi proposes notifications II
veteran cuts. Mr.. Hopel, California
calls for benefits for widows. Mr.
Withrow, Wisconsin, amends for the
payment Of the Adjusted Service
Certificates (Bonus). Senator Reed
Pennsylvania, an outstanding enemy
Of veteran legislation, puts forward
the American Legion four point:
which add disqualification for vets.
The entire bills if passed, except.
ing the Bonus, would amount to {
saving of about $138,000,000. Thii
still leaves a cut against the veterans
of over $200,0OO,000 About one mil
lion veterans and their dependents
service connected as well as non
service connected are out in the win
ter cold, on soup lines and trudgu
from hospital to hospital for imme
date medical attention.
Leaders of Legion and VIEW.
The leadership of the Veterans o
Foreign Wars is helping this scheme
Their convention passed resolution
for the payment of the Bonus" ant
the repeal of the Economy Bill, but
! at the first sign of opposition by tn
administration, supports the Weld
4Aldll IbCDOluJIO4A--ch 1O4lu VI AllAOi
Congressional action-Which propose
commission to bring in a uniform
Pension Law, NEXT CONGRESS
An admitted scheme to withdraw vet
eran legislation including the Bonu
question from this session Of Con
gress. Commander Hayes of tn
Legion is put forward as q new typ
of Legion Commander,-"just a plail
gob,-not an officer" He is reportei
ready to fight the Roosevelt Admin
istration and proceeds to repudiat-
the fight for the Bonus.
Rank and File Ready for Action
What do the veterans say to all o
this? They have q simple answer
1t is the same as in the Bonus Marcl
of 1882 On to Washington befor
! Congress adjourns. This time unitet