The Washington times., 1932-06-17
1900 STORM.
i CAPITOL IN
/ BONUSPLEA
Commander-in-Ch Pleads
For No Disorder;
Vote Up Today
(Continued from Pase -
,rd's back.to-the-land plan for

advises.
Songs of wartime days and
complete order on the part OF
1900 bonus marcherS on Capitol
Hill did not hide the tense at
n1osphere that prevailed there
while the Senate was preparing
to vote on the bonus bill.
The measure, adversely report
ed yesterday by IA to 2 vote
by the Senate Finance Commit
tee, was not expected 70 pass,
though several vigorous advo-
Gates of the plan were ready to
battle for it.
Veterans stormed the galleries
of the Senate oS soon as they
were opened today, and all avail
able space was assigned to them
Many who could not get into the
galleries milled obout in the cor
ridorS, and the rest remained ir
the Capitol plaza to await devel
opments.
"Me're Here to Stay"
Their determination was voiced
by Comdr. w. w. Waters, of the
B. E. F., who sold today:
1--WE are going to stay here
until the bonus is passed, and
the people of the E1strict of Co
lumSia and of the United States
NAY as well make up their
minds to that"
Veterans begon marching into
the plaza early today in accord
Ance with a plan devised last night
by George Kleinholz, commanding
the First Oregon Regiment. They
hadoriginolly intended to camp
there and to bring up rolling
kitchens, but the police called a
halt.
The kitchens arrived according
to schedule AMI had served
chicken and lamb stew to about
200 men when the Capitol police
led by Capt. S. J. GnaSh, asked
them to move off the grass plot
opposite the Senate.
The men made no objection
and the kitchens rolled away tc
First Street, near Maryland Ave
nue., where the interrupted lunch
cons were resumed.
War Songs Cheer
To relieve the suspense while
the Senate was debating, the
men sang songs of wartime
days-"A Long. Long Trail
"Pack Up Your Troubles in Your
Old Kit Bag" and other favor.
ties of 1918.
Sandy Gibson, colorful little
Scotsman. in the traditional kits
Of the Highlands, entertained the
veterans. He was q member of
the famous Black Watch, one of
the most distinguished of British
regiments, during the World War.
Doak Carter led the singing,
Commander Waters spoke. Mean
while, Senator Brookhart and
others inside the Senate chamber
lent encouragement to the men.
Senator Brookhart said, open
ing debate on the bill
There is a philosophy sur
rounding the economic rights
of the soldier that has been
disregarded. 1t is that the
soldiers should serve without
Just compensation while the
prOfiteer makes millions. Even
the soldiers of the Revolution
ary War had to anrear before
Congress in a walking, living
petition as they are doing to-
day.
Congress moved its place of
sitting from Philadelphia to
Trenton to escape the soldiers,
but they followed and got what
they demanded.
$50 the bonus army has an
ancient precedent for its ap-
pearance in Washington"
Senator Arthur R. Robinson
'(R0 of Indiana assailed "some
congressman" for attacks on Gen
eral Glassford.
They wanted to have GlaSsford
discharged, he said, because Glass
ford had Helped to care for the
veterans here.
First Plane Load
Senator Thomas Cd of Okla
homa was in charge of the bill,
and Senator Reed Smoot (RO
of Utah led the forces opposing
it.
The available gallery space was
crowded with veterans more than
an hour before the debate began.
While the demonstr .tion was
being staged at the Capitol, there
were numerous happenings else
where. The first bonus march
ers" to arrive by plane came in at
Hoover Airport today from Char,
lotte, N. g, and Commander
Waters reported 365 trucks and
automobiles en- route from various
centerS. This was IN addition to
1000 men coming from the West
Coast, and a projected invasion
of 100000 from New England with
in two weeks.
About so men ft camp today
in police trucks for home, but
some of these were going back
for new recruits.
Commander Waters, in urging
the men to go to the Capitol to
day, stressed the necessity for OBJ
serving oHder. He told them in