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Bonus March — Part 1
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AL1 columns will enter Washington on Deceuwber 4ta and on that
evening will be held the first session of the “orxers Consress. On the 5th
of December demands will be presented to Congress in a ner to be determined
later. After the presentation of demands the Congress will be reconvened.
Departure from “ashington will take place on December 6th and in
formation as upon entering, going back over the same routes to capitelize uson
the propaganda and sympathy developed at meetings held on the way to Washin
ton and also for the various delegates‘to meke reports at big mass meetings
that will. be scheduled.
The Communist veterans! boaus search will arrive in Washington
sbout December 2nd or 3rd to be on hand when the hunger mzrchers arrive.
is a very clever move on the part of the Communist Party as the veterais
form a defense corp to protect the hunger march on its urrivai 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 imnedistely follow
the veberans snd uneaployed, it being scheduled for Decenber 6th. This con
ference is organized under tne direction of Len Harris, who is actin
netional secretary. Harris is 4 young Harvard graduate who first apoeared .2
the scene in Russia es a correspondent for th scow Doily News
ugurated in October, 1930. At thet time 3 roust ubout
ssia spending a mejor 4 of his time around the collective farns. He |
reported to be connected wita some farm journal in Washington, D.C.
nen tne picketing was inaugurated by
Assn. in Iowa and ent states, members
ization, tae Units mers Leatue an 30 of Unemoloyed Youncils
coue active in the picketing movenent stirring tne farmers to f'urthe
breaks. On the 9th of Sentenber a conference of farners
ity, Towa with representation from 10 stutes. H pleas
the Washington Conference, The daily worker or October 6th stets
"The Communist Party stands ready to give all possible help to the Far..~
ers National Relief Conference. In ail oarty sections vhere there are f:
ers, party members should help farmers to orgenize d elect f
delegates end first of all to initiate local moveuent: Meetings have the
right to sead one voting delegate for every 23 farmers vresent at the meet
Party members and verty organizations should extend aid to the fullest poa
extent to delegates on their way to Wasnington. In this way the Communist
Party will help to make into a reality the third plank in its election
platform which reads es follows:
‘Emergency relief for impoverished farmers withont r
vy tne governueat and banks; exeaption of impoverished fe:
taxes and no forced collection of rents or debts!
menters of tne farners holi-
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