Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-27
Police Club One and Tear
PlacardS From Rest in
Demonstration Here.
WOMAN IN QUARTET
REFUSED ADMITTANCE
Went to- Executive Offices to De.
mand Food and Shelter for 1900
JoblesS Coming Here.

Fourteen representatives of the I'm
employed Councils Committee for the
National hunger march" were arrested
in front of the White House today, after
a squad of third precinct policemen
had dubbed one of them and torn
placards from others.
The group. wnhh included one
woman, was on its way to the Ex-
ecutive Mansion with a petition de-
handing food and shelter for 1,50C
jobless men and women scheduled to
arrive here December 6 as a part OF
the hunger march" demonstration.
Four Were Barred.
Before the arrests were made, White
House attaches had refused admittance
to the Executive Offices to three men
and woman who we're to present the
petition to President Hoover. With the
four was Herbert Benjamin, national
field representative of the organization
Benjamin and his three companions
were barred from the White House at
the West Executive avenue gate.
The IA picketers left 1410 G street
shortly after 2 pm.
1AO hAAN W. lACA VI 1CIlIlOllNdllld dIlO
East Executive avenues they took hand
painted signs from their pockets and
attached them to their clothing. AS
they marched toward West Executive
avenue the policemen, led by Lieut..
Frank Varney, surrounded them and
ordered them to remove their placards
Refuse to Discard Signs.
A spokesman for the prolp refused
to discard the signs which bore such
inscriptions as Mr. Hoover, we demand
food and lodging for the hunger
marchers," and Mr.. Hoover, you have
money for entertainment of Fascist
assassin Grandi."
When the group refused to remove
the placards the officers closed in and
tore them off Although there was
considerable verbal objection, only one
member of the group offered physical
resistance.
Graphing with a policeman in an
apparent effort to make dash for free
dom, young man was struck over the
head and knocked to the sidewalk by
the officer. He apparently was unhurt,
however, for he arose Immediately. He
gave his name as William Phillips, 10,
OF 1887 Seventh street.
CnaFgeu WIN flcketlng.
He and the. other members of the
group were taken to the third precinct
station, where they were charged with
picketing the White House.
With Benjamin were Mrs Sadie Van
Veen, an unemployed New Yorker; AL
bert Zorin, representative of the
Washington committee making ar
rangements for the hunger march:
James Dunbar cOlOred iObless phil
adelphian, and William Dorsey, colored
an unemployed Baltimorean.
The statement, designed to be read to
the Chief Executive by Benjamin, de-
clared that within eight days the di-
rect representatives of hundreds of
thousands of unemployed, part time and
employed workers, will arrive in Wash
lngton." 1t called upon the President
TO provide these spokesman of the
toiling and suffering masses with food
lodging and place of assembly at public
expense" and to provide them with
an opportunity to secure a hearing in
Congress-
Due in Capital December 6.
You have unhesitatingly expended
large sums from public funds for the
entertainment Of foreign diplomats, who
are hated and despised by the masses
in their home countries as brutal and
tyranlcal oppressors," said the state
ment. You have done this despite the
protests of large sections of the citi-
zenry of this country"
-Four groups of hunger marchers are
scheduled to arrive here December 6
and, after a national UNEMPLOYED con-
ference that night, will parade to the
White House the following day.