The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-07
The Fighting
Vets
H. E. BRIGGS
The Wrong MaY Ont

BUTTE, Montana-This city fur
nished a splendid example Of the
viciousness of the Economy Act in
the suicide of P. J. Kennedy, totally
disabled var veteran. His body was
found on the City Dump, bullet
through his brain. Kennedy, like
thousands of other veteran victims
of Roosevelt's New Deal" was not
a bum His pockets contained
notes for s1,35020 owed to creditors
who viii never collect. Had he re-
ceived his bonus and adequate dis
ability compensation, this would not
have been his fate.
No parliamentary buck passing on
Capitol Hill will help these veterans.
Neither will a bullet through the
brain nor gas pipe in the mouth.
Only one thing will help-organiza-
ton plus mass action. The horrible
fate of the above veteran is one of
the best reasons for marching to
Washington and demanding:
/. Cash payment Of the bonus.
2. Repeal Of the Economy Act.
8. Passage of Workers UnempIoy-
ment and Social Insurance Bill
CHR. 1899.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.-"We have
lust started for Washington. Tell
the boys along the way to watch
out for us" OK, California, the
workers and farmers are behind
your march and will help to make
your trip as easy as possible.
DENVER, Colo.-A meeting was
called here recently to prepare for
the march on washington. They
report, 1--WE are on our way. Every
thing going fine, see you in Wash
ington."
PITTSBURGH, Pa.-The Rank
and File ex-Servicemen of this city
expect to be in Washington by the
18th of May. Details later. They
are following the call of the Veterans
National Rank and File Committee
in Washington.
NEW ORLEANS. La.-Post No.
1873, W.E.S.L. reports a group of vet
Grams, Negro and white, are march
ing shoulder to shoulder, enthusiasm
is high and the ranks are solid. They
are determined that no disrupter,
black of white, shall split their
ranks on this march.
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NEW YORK-Over 500 veterans
from the American Legion, WV.
D.A.V., and WE.SL. attended a
mass meeting in this city to arrange
for the Bonus March. All speakers
emphasized the Importance of stick
ing to the 3-point program. The
audience agreed. The last march
taught these vets lesson, when
Mike Thomas and other clements
tried to disrupt the Rank and File
Convention with the plea of Bonus
only.
This, if followed, would split the
ranks between able and disabled
men. The second point in the s.
point program takes care of the dis
abled. The third takes care of all
the unemployed of which the vet
Grams form a large percentage, and
coming as they do from the shops,
mines and farms, it is to their ad-
vantage that the 3-point program
is strictly adhered to.
PEORIA, Ill.-Hi, buddy, we lust
learned that $50 veterans have join
ed the Unemployment Councils in
this town. This is a good start, but
how about joining the Workers Ex-
! Servicemen's League? You can form
a Post as soon as you have a COM
mittee of eight members. With $50
veterans, you could spread all over
Illinois. The W.E.SL. pledges unity
with the workers in their struggles
and fights for unemployment insur-
ance. If you are interested in getting
your bonus, are disabled or in need
of relief, the W.E.SL. as a veterans
organization, is the place for you.
You can Immediately set up Rank
and File Committees or get in touch
with Posts No. and No. 1876 of the
W.ES.L. in Chicago. These boys are
going to Washington. They are
fighting for the same thing you are.
Come on, Buddy, Fall In!
If any veteran desires information
i on the march. commentator nroh-