Evening star., 1932-11-30
individuals, However, to Be
Allowed in Grounds With
out Interference.
DISTRICT ALSO TO BAR
MASS DEMONSTRATION
l,800 to 1000 Expected to Arrive
Here sunday-Federal Troops
Will Not Be Called.

A decision against permitting any
parade OF hunger marchers in the Capi-
tol grounds at the opening of Congress
Monday was reached today BY the
Capitol Police Board shortly after the
District Commissioners had Cancelled
leave for Metropolitan Police efTec-
tive Sunday, the day the demonstrators
are scnedlued to arrive here.
The Capitol Police Board will have
an extra detail of 100 policemen 10
carry out its decision.
The board, consisting of the sergeants
at arms OF the House and Senate and
capitol Architect David Lynn, met
shortly after noon with Mai. Ernest w.
Brown. superintendent of metropolitan
ponce. The board decided, according to
house Sergeant at Arms Kenneth w
Romney, that no Federal troops would
pe needed to cope with the marchers.
ABOUT 1000 OF whom are reported en-
route here
The extra detail OF 100 policemen will
De assigned from the metropolitan force
by Maj. Brown.
individuals To Be Unmolested,
Although no organized parade will he
permitted, Romney declared the rights
Oh the individual marchers to come unon
tne Capitol grounds will not be violated
he said. "eei'
All police leave was ordered Cancelled
py the District Commissioners TO-DAY
effective Sunday.
apparently convinced they must deal
with the groups without voluntary Fed
erai assistance, the Commissioners to-
Gay were drafting their final plans after
.ney mad sought late yesterday to Law
.ne wnole problem at the doorstep Of
the Federal Government.
Inc three Commissioners, DR.. Luther
n. Heichelderfer, chairman of the
poard; Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosbv and
Maj John c. Gotwals, reviewed the sit-
uation at lengthy conferences til.
morning with Supt of Police Ernest W
Brown, Corporation Counsel Williarn
w. Bride and Assistant Corroratio,,
Counsel Vernon E. West,
Silent on Conference.
In submitting the problem of hand
lus the marchers to the Federal Gov
ssnmenI yesterday Commissioners
nelcneiderfer and Crosby and Corpora
tlon Counsel Bride held protracted
conference with Assistant ATTORNEY
General Nugent Dodds. The Cornn1is-
sioners have indicated from the start
that they believe the Federal Govern
ment should assume its full share of re-
sponsihility tnasmuch as the hunger
marchers are coming here to petition
Congress and have no other interest in
the Capital.
None of the conferees would disclose
what took place in the meeting. except
tnat Crosby commented tersely:
We don't know any more now than
when We started"
Whatever the Commissioners said
stands" was Dodds' only comment.
Chief OF Police Brown said he would
not grant parade permit for a march
| through washington streets unless the
Police Board gave the marchers per-
mission to parade in the Capitol
Grounds.
1880 to 1900 Expected.
Estimates that the hunger army would
number anywhere from 1900 to more
than 1000 came from the North Amer
ican Newspaper Alliance and the Asso-
ciated Press, both of which have sur
veyed the country, and reports to the
Metropolitan Police Department sub
mitted by police chiefs throughout the
land.
A checkup by the Alliance in seven
principal cities, showed that 1900
marchers either are on their way here
or are ready to leave for the Capital.
The largest delegation, 300 in number
was reported by the Alliance as near
ing New York City. Other reports
showed 100 in ST. Louis, most of whom
have come from the West; rs young
Communists" in Boston; 80 hunger
marchers in Milwaukee: 800 in Phila-
delphia; $50 in Detroit, and 800 in
Rirhmnn1 Vo rancf1vy
The Alliance reported that the Com
muntst influence" dominates the army,
although, it said ''in one delegation
several men who said they represented
the B. E. F. insisted that they were
going along merely in an effort to
convince the marchers they were max
ing a mistake and should turn back,
as the time was not opportune for an
other siege of Washington"
Instead of marching, however, the
army is travelling here by truck and
automobile, according to the Alliance.
In general, 1t was said, no disorder has
been created and numerous towns have
contributed food to the marchers.
Threw Delegation Out.
Associated Press dispatches today,
however, told of one Ohio city-Steuben-
ville-rushing the marchers through its
Jurisdlctlon without food. Mayor James
McMaster, feet 4 inches tall and
weighing $50 pounds, threw delegation
out of his Office when a request was
made for food and gasoline.
Although the plans under discussion
by the Commissioners today are not
definitely known, they are believed to
contemplate the stationing Sunday Of
policemen at all principal roads leading
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