Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-05


have q parade as soon as they arrive
in Washington tomorrow, the plans
calling for a meeting Of the columns
from the North and West at some Gen.
trail point and marching to quarters tc
be provided for them in unoccupiec
churches and buildings in the munich
pal center area.
The route of this procession and
other details are being worked out al
the conference Of police officials which
began in the office of Gen. Glassford
at 1870 o'clock.
The problem of housing the demon
strators virtually was settled through a
decision of police and District officials
to permit them to occupy the buildings
in the Municipal Center area, which
are being put in shape for unexpected
use. These arrangements were made
possible through the cooperation OF
the Salvation Army and the Central
Union Mission.
The old and abandoned Presbyterian
Church on John Marshall place and
the Salvation Army quarters at ALL C
street are to be turned over to the
marchers who are without funds. TIC
those with funds police will give a
mimeographed list of boarding houses
and small hotels.
The Police Department also has
established a food. and supply store
room in the old Presbyterian Church
where donations of food, blankets or
houses, also are to aid in feeding and
quartering the marchers who are
without funds.
Banned From Building.
Proposal to use q wing In the new
Department OF Commerce Building fol-
quartering the demonstrators was
abandoned as impractical, according
TO Gen. Glassford. He said survey
Of the two unoccupied wings In the
new building convinced him 1t could
not be used fer temporary housing
Use Of the new building for hous-
ing the demonstrators also had met
with some public and official opposi-
ton.
( Plans of the leaders OF the demon
strators to invade the floor of the Sen.
ate and House to present unemploy-
ment relief petitions were revealed by
Herbert Benjamin, who is arranging fol-
the demonstration, at a conference with
Senator Borah of Idaho. The Senator
told him that outsiders had no place
in the Senate or House chambers and
to leave that plan out of his program
Subsequently Senator Borah issued
a statement which was virtually man
ual of conduct for the rnarchers while
in Washington. He said the demon
strators had perfect right to come
to the Capitol to petition the Govern
ment" and that there will be deter
mined effort to help those in distress.
Termed Comn,unistic.
In an open letter to Gen. Glassford
Ralph NJ. Easley, chairman of the ex-
ecutive council Of the National Civic
Federation, charged the march to
Washington is a straight communist
movement" He declared it was de-
signed only to exploit the unemployed
and to "befog the people into believ-
ing that the communists represent the
wage earners in the absurd demands
they will make in Congress IL they get
hearing"
The American Civil Liberties Union
also issued a statement in connection
with the demonstration, pointing out it
would have observers stationed at vari-
GUS points in Washington tomorrow and
N1OIlQdy 10 WAUGH LOT possible Clashes
between the marchers and the author
tiles and to act as witnesses in any
trials that may follow, should the legal
rights of the demonstrators be violated.
However, Roger N. Baldwin, director
OF the union, said the organization is
hopeful that the whole affair will &c
off peacefully"
The Washington Arrangements Com
rnittee for the uarcherS held fts final
meeting before the demonstration al
typographical Union Hall last night
and completed all details for the unem-
ployment conference, which is to open
tomorrow at pm. in the Washington
Auditorium. The principal speaker will
be A. w. Mills, organizer for the
Unemployed Councils. Mills is en
route TO Washington in one Of the
trucks