The Washington times., 1914-05-20
COKEY VIII DELIVER
ADDRESS TOMORROW
'eceives Permission of Vice
President and Speaker to
Talk on Capitol Steps.

From the steps on the east front of
70 Capitol. which were his goal more
nan twenty years ago. when he came
Washington with larger army OF
nc unemployed and which he did
u attain. General" Jacob s. CoXey,
0ader OF a second "Coxey's Army" this
me having numerical strength OF
ne officers and men. will. tomorrow
noon. deliver an address which on
ne other occasion he was not permitted
utter.
General" Coxey and mis- army
cached Washington last night after 2
.rcuitous march from Nassilon. He
nd his family are quartered at a hotel
n Georgetown. while the army have
emporary quarters in a stable there
A letter. addressed to Vice President
Marshall. asking for permission to use
the Capitol steps as Tostrum, was
-eoeived by the Vice President from
'oXey this morning. The permission
vas granted by both the Vice Presi-
dent and Speaker Clark, to- whom il
was referred Superintendent Wood
IONey was permitted to occupy the
ateps at noon.
Plans for delivering several speeches
d Washington during the next two or
hree days are being made today by
CoNey. He came to Washington 70
r,press upon Congress. he said. the
ecessity for passing three laws,
eW banking system for working men
. nd Iamrers; non-interest bond law,
nd Federal ownership of telephone
I'D railroad lines law
While in Washington. the army"
iii attend the conferences of officers
the Association of Unemployed, on
riday and Saturday, called by James
ads Howe. the millionaire hobo
There isn't a soft spot in the ASP
miles from Massillon to Washington"
aorused the ''privates' of .Coxey's
srmy" from their soft seats On tales
2 hay in B. Kraft's livery barn il
georgetown earlier in the day-.
If the pavement is any harder than
ne roads, Georgetown will be the end
~ my march," added another, whose
O loes seemed misshapen from his hike
Cross country
or the 800 men who left Massillon,
hio. on April 16 for their march to the
apitol. only nine remain, and Of that
lmber only two stand out as regular
soldiers in the cause" These two are
aul Anderson, nineteen-year-o
outh. who, by virtue of the fact that
IL the only one left besides the
oxeys from Massillon, has the rank of
aptain, and William NJ. MONTGOMERY.
the only member of the small hand who
? sccompanied the general" on his march
rere twenty years ago. Montgomery
lotned the army at Canton, Ohio.
pom his arrival here, after walking
%4 miles. he announced that he was
'si1ty-two years young" Anderson
maintains he is the only skilled labcrer
a flr11r1 nj hoN
glass blower.
The army will remain in Washing
ton until next Monday, when
at the Union Station. Coxev
viii present each man with a ticket and
Pullman reservation for the city in
which he joined the army or for
Massillon, Ohio, where he will be given
employment in Coxey's sand quarry
oXey viii also arrange to shin. his
pnaeton, mule, and pony back to Mas
sillon, and by the middle of the week
ne and family will return to their Ohio
home
During his stay here Coxey will attend
ne conference of officers of associa-
lions of unemployed Friday. Saturday,
a nd Sunday. He also intends to make
several street speeches, having made
me last night at the corner of Thirty
-econd and NJ streets, where he urged
Georgetown citizens 10 join his army
N the proposed march to the CapitoL
ie said his march to Washington was
70 impress upon Congress the neces-
-ity of passing three laws, one proyid-
.nE banking system that will lend
money to workingmen and farmers.
another to adopt a nin-interest bond
plan. and third to provide for the
purchase by the Government of the
silroads and telephone systems and
Irnish these to the people at the cost
4 operation.
Captain Explains Desertions.
In explaining the desertions from the
army" Capt. Paul Anderson said some
we're too lazy to walk and others got
trunk and then got fired" The gen
eraI," he said, would not allow a
drunken man in the line of march. At
homestead and Mckcesport Pa, he
.lred both the lieutenants because they
we're 'soused.' and the sky-pilot, the
Rev. J. 5. Wilson, got canned at Nc
[eesport when he took too much fire
water. John Black, who is with US
spent ten DAYS in Jail. but he caught
. with US at Hancock. I'd
Anderson explained that the oniv
nriy rlt Eed characters in the army"
were George LAWS, VINO mas played
ne drum from Alliance, Ohio, 10 Wash
gtCn. and John BIGck, the buglCr.
These two accomplished musicians can
L drunk added Anderson. They
oulg not be replaced or they'd hav-
Eot II. can, toO.
The army hiked the fastest m
rCrsjng the Allegnany mountains,
rsveling twenty-nine mics IN one day.
lie Stoves; TrogreSs made on any Ole
LAY was from Canton to Lewisville.
Dh,c. the delay being due 10 the fact
nat CoXey ado, essed several meetings
u route. Each man averaged three
; airs of shoes for the hiks, and at
: ockvilIe. Coxey supp I'd all with new
e hJes TO wear in Washington.