Evening star., 1931-12-03
Cooperation viii SignaIize
Joint Efforts for Quiet
JobIesS Protest.
GEN. GLASSFORD GRANTS
SEVERAL CONCESSIONS
Motor Cycle Officers Will Convoy
Procession on Wisconsin Avenue
and Bladensburg Road.


$500 unemployment relief marchers
scheduled to arrive in Washington Sun
day were being completed today by Off
cials of the Metropolitan, Park and
Capitol police forces, as Herbert Ben
jamin, who is supervising arrangements
for the demonstration, Scurried about in
quest of housing accommodations for
the prospective visitors.
In close cooperation, officials of the
three independent police forces already
have worked out tentative plan for
handling the marchers, in which the
metropolitan department is to be the
dominating factor Brig Gen. Pelham
d. Glassford, major and superintendent
worked until 3 o'clock this morning
chiefly on police arrangements in con-
nection with the demonstration, and
his aides picked up the details this
morning where he left off.
Concessions are Made.
Prevention of disorder of any kind is
the theme of the police plans. Every
detail has that end in view. In fact
the police propose TO make several i'm
portant concessions to the marcherS in
order to prevent the setting off of
spark that might lead to a conflict
The chief concession to the marchers
will be permission to enter the Capitol
Grounds if they parade in an orderly
manner. The marchers, however, will
not be permitted to carry banners into
the Capitol Grounds, but no objection
is to be made to arm bands the dem
onStrators intend to wear to distinguish
them.
Housing of the 1900 demonstrators
continues to remain as Benjamin's most
perpleXing problem. Two places are
under consideration-the tourist camp
in East Potomac Park and the old
Government-owned st. James Hotel
but thus far Benjamin has been un-
able to get permission to use either.
The tourist camp. he said, is prefer
abe because it will provide accomno-
cations for the trucks in which the
demonstrators are coming to Washing
ton and it also has facilities for cook
ing.
Promises Peaceful Protest.
Police plans for the demonstration
have been worked out at series of
conferences between Gen. GlaSsford,
Inspector Lewis l. H Edwards, per-
sonnel officer of the police department,
and representatives of the park md
Capitol police forces Benjamin also
has conferred with these officials, and
has given them his solemn promise that
the demonstration is to be a peaceful
and dignitied protest against unemploy-
ment conditions.
These plans provide for protection to
the 1900 marchers from the time they
cross the District line Sunday until they
depart Monday night for their homes
in all parts of the country.
According to present arrangements.
the delegations of demonstrators will
come into Washington over the two
main arteries TO the north-Wisconsin
avenue and Bladensburg road Special
details OF motor cycle officers will meet
them at the boundary and escort them
TO the place selected for their head
quarters, using a route that will afford
the least interference to traffic.
Plan Mass Meeting.
Other squads of police officers will be
stationed in the vicinity of the head
quarters Of the marchers as we'll as
around the Washington Auditorium,
where mass meeting is to be held
Sunday night, at which a committee
will be selected to present a petition to
Congress when it conveneS Monday, de-
manding relief for the unemployed
The route Of the procession to the
Capitol Monday also is to be heavily
patrolleG. The route has not yet been
determined, because the marchers will
start from headquarters, but the leaders
propose to follow Pennsylvania avenue
in any event
While march leaders have not plan
ned any demonstration at the White
House, either Sunday or Monday, the
park police will be prepared should one
develop Following the lead of Metro
politan police officials, Capt R. c. Mont
gomery of the Park Police has cancelled
the leave Of his entire force over the
week end.
More Officers at Capitol.
The Metropolitan police are to be in
charge of the demonstration arrange
ments at the Capitol with the Capitol
police assisting. Gen GlasSford will
have a large detail on duty in the Cap
itol Grounds. He also has planned to
place number of officers in the Cap
itol Building TO augment the regular
Capitol force Of 10 men.
Benjamin has not yet procured a
permit for a parade for the marchers,
but police officials said it would be is
sued upon request. He is scheduled to
noon. and probably will ask for permit
at that time.
Seeks Tourist Camp.
In his efforts to provide housing ac-
commOdations for the marchers. Ben
Jamln said he is seeking the aid OF
Senator Frazier of North Dakota in
getting permission TO use the tourist
camp. 1T would be much better for
every one concerned" he declared, "to
have all the marcherS quartered in
one Place so we can keep track Of them
II necessary however, we'll arrange to
place them in private homes"
The only demand BenI2min said he
mace on the police is that the marchers
be treated fairly, and this has been
promised
Circulars allegedly being distributed
IN washington in advance of the COM
ing CT the marchers, calling for i'm
mediate overthrow Of the Government
were branded by the District unit Of
the Communist party as a forgery
designed TO create confusion concern
ing the aims of the unemployed council
me circulars, according to Charles
Smlte. secretary of the organization
are being distributed by agents pro-
YocateurS"
Fish Addresses Council.
The marchers should not be permit
TED TO commit any acts of violence
representative Hamilton Fish. jr., o.
New York, declared yesterday at 8
patriotic tea" of the National Patriotic
Council in the Hay-Adsms House.
This Nation of ours" Mr. Fish said
is big enough and rich enough I.
take adequate care of every hungry
and destitute man within our nationa
borders. II the musicipal government.
ano the private and organized chari-
table and civic and social organization.
prove inadequate to the rather hug,
task now before us, then the Unitee