The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-13
War Memorial
Publicity Stunt
For [. Klein
BY PHILIP STERLING

Badgered by shouting photo
grapners, Mrs. Meta Steink5mp,
twice bereaved. gold star mother,
tugged at a cord in Union Square
yesterday and unveiled a stone
shaft which seemed to be first a
monument to the business enter
prise of Mr.. Samuel Klein and quite
incidentally a memorial to soldiers
who died in the last World
slaughter. -..
Cash Patriotism
At any rate, one couldn't help
getting that impression from the
speeches made to some 1000 by
standsrs at the dedication of the
Union Square Memorial erected by
the Stuyvecant Pest of the Veterans
CT Foreign Wars 1t seems that
Mr. Klein put Up most of the
money, or part of it, for the monu-
ment. His underpaid employees
will be glad to hear it, no doubt.
Bernard Deutsch, president of
the Board Of Aldermen, Congress-
man William I. Sirovich, and chair
man Louis Gleich were all equally
vociferious in their praise of the
public spirited Mr.. Klein.
It was cold yesterday, and per-
hsps a little colder for Mr.. Klein
than for others as the ampliliers
broadcast the long embarras sed
pauses which punctuated his "un-
accustomed as-I-am-to : p ubli C =
speaking" effort But what he
failed to gain in the plaudits of
the wind-whipped audience he
made up later in terms cf - -
licity in the. evening newspapers.
Mrs. Steinkamp, after pulling the
cord which uncovered the monu-
ment, paused long enough to give
one or two scant details to a re-
porter about how her two sons had
left their Jobs in a Columbus Ave.
hardware store never to return. and
was shepherded back to Mount
Vernon where she lives with a
daughter
Silent on Vets Cuts
Congressman Sirovich, however,
improved the occasion by Boosting
before the microphone of his de-
votion in Congress to the veterans.
He had no word of criticism. how
ever, for the consistent policy of
the Roosevelt government in cut
tin. 60 type Of expenditure for
veterans relief and medical care
| Sirovich, too, revealed the true
meaning Of the ceremony when he
concluded his address by that quota
ton Of George Washington which
has become SO uniquely useful tc
/ the impeTialist war makers: "Ir
time of peace prepare for war"
The turnout wasn't so good, de-
spite serious efforts on the part Of
the Department of Public Welfare's
Veterans Bureau to mobilize large
masses of New York veterans FOL
the occasion.
Thousands Of post cards had beer
mailed out to veterans who are GER
TINED With the various veterans or
genization as applicants for or re-
cipients Of home relief. This BIZ
of genteel coercion didn't seem tc
swell the crowd, however.
Call of w. E. S. L.
Mingling with the audience al
the dedication ceremonies were
members of the Workers Ex-Ser-
vicemen's League distributing leaf
lets, which read nj parts
Fellow veterans, the best way
we can commemorate our buddies
who went west is by fighting for
the right of the veterans and their
dependents who are living, by
fighting for the enforcement of the
New York State veteran welfare
laws, which I'll &c ce1cia115 are
violating, by fighting for the pay
ment of the bonus, repeal of the
Economy Act and for the passage
Of the Workers Unemployment In
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