Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
COMMUNISTS BACK
HUNGER MARCH SAY
US. INVESTIGATORS
Continued From First pase)

made by the Communist party for
clothing, feeding, housing and trans
porting the 1900 rnarchers," who
"a. F. L. union, workers fraternal or
carnations, ex-sefvice mems leagues, or
CARNATIONS Of poor farmers" accord
ing to the instructions.
Stone Collection Urged.
To protect" the agitators, each unit
In the march has been instructed to
appoint Defense Committee" with
the suggestion: Stones are a very Inn
portant defense. Every truck shall be
supplied with a suficient number of
stones"
Already the American Legion has
had a special meeting in Washington, -
said one pamphlet, land took up the
question of the national hunger march
and discussed ways and means OF
breaking up the march. We must be
thoroughly prepared for an attack"
The purpose Of the march is set
forth in a mimeographed instruction
sheet as IAN organized exposure of the
starvation condition of the workers
and poor farmers, and to unmask the
fake relief measures Of the Govern
ment, the employers, the Pinchots and
Murphys, the A. F. L. leaders and the
Socialist party"
Divided into four main columns, the
marchers are expected by the Com
munists to include men and women
from all sections Of the country.
A medical squad will accompany
column.
st. Louis, Chicago, Boston, Pitts
burgh, Buffalo and Detroit are respon-
sible to secure good automobile me-
chanics among the marchers for their
respective columns. These mechanics
will see to it that all cars are in good
condition before Joining and during the
march.
Must Provide Meals.
At the night stop-over points the
local committee will be responsible to
provide hot meals for all the march,
ers in the evening and breakfast in
the morning, served in popular work
ers' halls.
In each city where night stopovers
are made the local committees are re-
sponsible to provide sleeping acconlmo-
dations for the entire body OF marchers.
Activities OF the unemployed councils
IN Boston, New York, Milwaukee, ChiA
cago, Indianapolis and other cities from
which letters and kilograms purporting
to come from legitimate labor and
charity organizations have been received
at the white House asking food and
shelter for the "marchers," have been
under the surveillance Of the Secret SER
vice for days. In each case, it was said,
the investigations revealed the messages
to the White House were issued by pro
fesSional agitators and Communists. 4"
Herbert Benjamin, leader of the adj
vance guard, who was refused admission
to the White House Friday, when IA
picketers were arrested, was described
In a report received by agents in New
York. Benjamin, a woman and two
colored men were not arrested. The
case of the IA will be heard in Po-
lice Court Tuesday.
Preliminary inquiries reveal" the
report stated, that Herbert benjamin.
is alleged to be the district secretary
Of the Workers party, with Offices at so
East Thirteenth street He is also an
executive member of the International
Communist Party of America. His ac-
tivitieS for, the past year have been of
the most radical kind. He Is an api-
tator of the worst type, and the union
of which he is secretary is supposed to
be one of the many which are of the
left wing OF the Communist party in
this city"
The building where Benjamin has his
offices is occupied by % radical groups
and is reported as a center of "Com-
munist and professional agitators."
In Boston the leaders of the Unem.
ployed Councils behind the "hunger
march" are said to be ''such notorious
Communists as Mark Lieberman, Goldie
Waldman, Benjamin Sol and Rudolph
Chimes" The organizers in Boston. it
was said, had engaged In inciting trout
bles at the recent mill strikes of Law
renee, Mass. On November IL they
staged a demonstration on the Boston
Commons, stormed the mayors ofice
and we're dispersed by the police