Evening star., 1932-07-30
Withdrawal Is
Ordered by
Macarthur.
WASHINGTON RID
OF STRAGCLERS
Remnant Expelled
After Series of
Police Raids.

Complete withdrawal OF all
troops from Washington was or
dered today by Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, chief of staff, after
the city had been virtually swept
clean of the struggling remnants
of the bonus expeditionary.
Gen. Macarthur declared that
as far as the Army is concerned,
"the situation is considered to
have reverted to normal one"
The order, issued at 11:45
o'clock, directed the troop evacua-
ton at l o'clock.
An air of tranquility followed the
retreat of the last of the remaining
scores of bonus seekers. 800 of whom
were rounded up in public parks and
other open places between midnight and
dawn and driven out of the District
across the Maryland border.
Simultaneous with the withdrawal OF
the troops, police at the direction OF
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, super
intendent, took over the job Of guarding
the deserted DOnuS camps.
The surprise offensive against the
lingering bonus marcherS was made by
100 metropolitan and park policemen.
Every park in Washington with the ex-
ception of Rock Creek and East Poto-
mac was combed by the officers.
Altogether 500 persons were routed
from their slumberS. The victims were
either marched or carried to Judiciary
Park in patrol wagons where the vet
Grams were separated from those who
satisfied police they had no connection
whatever with the bonus army.
The veterans then were formed into
column and marched to the Mary
land line via Fourth street, New York
avenue and Bladensburg road. Fere
the elected bonus seekers were met by
Maryland State policemen. who loaded
them into waiting trucks which sped
of toward the Pennsylvania State line
Kangaroo Court Frees 50.
The progress through Maryland of the
exiled veterans, caught in the, park
roundup, was delayed for about three
! hours, however, in the vicinity of
Bladensburg, where Maryland police
conducted a kangaroo court and released
about so of the men. who convinced the
officers they had homes in Washington.
Those released showed credentials or
displayed knowledge CT the city in
intelligent answers to police questions.
| One man was released when he showed
caddy badge from a nearby country
club Another exhibited receipts for
| instaLment payments on jewelry pur-
chased from Washington jeweler and
| a third was given his freedom when he
ssid he was neighbor of fifth pre-
cinct policeman and gave the cf1cer's
correct address.
It was nearly 9 o'clock this morning
when the last Of the trucks pulled away
| from Bladensburg with the bonus
marchers. Fourteen empty trucks are
being held in reserve to carry away any
stragglers who may come through.
Radicals Detained.
Before the veterans were deported
however. they were lined up before five
| immigration officials and carefully
scrutinized. Those recognized as being
among the radical element in the bonus
camps were held for further investiga-
tion.
The series OF raids on the public
parks were directed by Inspectors o. T.
Davis and Ernest w. Brown of the
Metropolitan Police Department, and
Capt. P. J. Carroll of the Park Police
Force.
Inspector Davis took full RESPONSE
bility for the cleanup OF the public
parks, and announced that the raids
would be repeated until Washington is
rid. not only of any veterans who may
have escaped the dragnet, but panhan-
dlers, vagrants and other undesirable
elements
The last Of the veterans to leave,
/ however, were 200 members of the "old
guard" contingent from Oregon, the
first to arrive in Washington more than
two months ago. The Oregon forces
moved out of their billetS at Eighth and
I streets southeast early this morning
marched to the District line and shout
ed none too CHEEKY farewell"
Leaders of them said they had no
particular destination in view, but
would not so to Johnstown, Pa, a haven
of refuge for the bonus marcherS.
I'VE don't know where we are going"
declared one of the leaders. "All we
know is that we're leaving England and
heading for the United States, wherever
that is"
| Just before the Oregon delegation de-
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