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Bonus March — Part 1
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All columns will enter Washington on Decewber 4ta and on - that
evening will be held the first session of the workers Consrass. On the 5th
of December demands will be oresented to Congress in a manner to be determined
lster. After the presentation of demands the Congress will be reconvened.
Devarture from “ashington will take place on December 6th and in the same
formation as ugon entering, going back over the same routes to eapitelize unoa
the propaganda and sympathy developed at meetings held on the way to Washin:.
ton and also for the various delegates: to make reports at big MASS meetings
that will. be scheduled.
The Communist veterans’ bonus march will arrive in Washington
sbout December 2nd or 3rd to be on hand when the hunger marchers arrive. T..
is a very clever move on the part of the Communist Party es the veteraas wi
form » defense corp to protect the hunger march on its urrival and during i-
sojourn in Washington. The veterans will present their bonus demands with
the demands of the unemployed delegates.
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The Farmers National Relief Conference will immediately follow
tne veberans and uneaployed, it being scheduled for. Deceaber 6th. This con-
ference is organized under tue direction of Len Harris, who 1s acting as
national secretery. Harris is a young Harvard graduate who first ap.eared 22
wie scene in Russia es a correspondent for the Moscow Deily News when it wa
insucurated in October, 19350. At thet time Harris was roust wbouting in So Let
Fussia spending a mejor osurt of his time around the collective Carns. de
renorted to be connccted wita some ferm journal in washington, D.C.
When tne picketing was insusursted by menbers of the Farners holi-
dey Assn. in Iowa and adjacent states, neabers of the Comnunist Agrarian
orgenization, tne United Farmers Learue a also. of Unemoloyed Youncils be-
coue active in the picketing novezent tlerins the farmers to further radic
outbreaks. On the 9th of Senterber a canference of farsaers was held in Sic.
City, Towa with representation from 10 stutes. Here olans were dravm up for
tae Washington Conference, The daily worker ot October 6th stetsd as folle.s
"Tne Communist Party stands ready to give all vossible help to the Far.
ers National Relief Conference. In all oarty seetions vhere there are farn-
ers, oarty members should helo farmers to organize mcebings and elect farmez
delegates end first of all to initiate local moveuents. Jeet inet 3s have the
right to sead one voting delegate for every 23 farmers vrese tat tne mectirs,.
Party members and sarty organizetions should extend aid to tne fullest posslole
extent to delegates on their way to Washinston. In this way the Communist
Party will help to make into 4 reality the third plank in its election
platform whicn reads es follows:
'Hmerzency relief for impoverished farmers without restriction
by tne government and banks; exemption of imooverished farmers from
taxes and no forced collection of rents or debts!
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