The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-13
By SOL HARPER.

Glassford's predecessor. They won
their fight only because Hoover
wished to get the support of the
Negroes during the past election.
The same terror continued under
Glassford and after the eviction Of
the Bonus March, Glassford's police
framed 8 Negroes in Logan circle.
Glassford was hailed as friend Of
the veterans long before the Bonus
March. He joined with the other
generals in arranging a series of
so-called Veteran Benefits He
headed the local Legion Welfare
Committee, and with this back
ground as friend" of the veter-
ans he met the Bonus Marchers
last May and June with the gloYed
hand of friendship"
SENT INSTRUCTIONS TO
OTHER POLICE
GlaSsford, as the leading chief
of police working together with
the Department of Justice, the
governors and many others
throughout the United States, at
tempted first to halt the bonus
march with talk. When Glassford
saw that this plan would not work
he planted a number Of spies in
the ranks of the veterans. He was
not able with these agents to dis
rupt the march, but when the
veterans arrived by the thousands
in Washington he held series of
conferences with the army heads,
District Commissioners, with Vice
President Curtis, ETC., and began
laying the basis for the armed at
tack upon the veterans of July %.
Among some Of his most vicious
acts are the following:
I. Organized an Executive Com
mittee for the B. E. f. with Walter
W. Waters as under-cover agent,
at its head.
2. Secured control OF the regis
tration Of all veterans in the Wat
ers-controlled section of the B.E.F.
This was done through the system
of so-called BE.F. Tag, whereby
the veterans were issued B. E. F.
Tags to wear.
8. Organized a system Of mill
tary police, whom he had planted
within the ranks of the veterans,
and placed army officers who
served in the last war at its head,
together with specially appointed
Department. Of Justice agents, who
were also veterans, to work in the
ranks Of the veterans, to talk mill
fancy and thus attempt to gair. the
fidence Of the veterans.
4. Secured by a faxed election
himself as the quartermaster of
the B. E. F. and holder Of the
funds collected by the Waters Con-
trolled fraction.
S. Issued sham friendly state
ments to the press in behalf of
the veterans and at the same time
ssbotaged the collection of food by
the veterans, also funds.
s. Organized anti-red campaigns
and at the same time attempted to
appear as an impartial protector
OF the veterans.
Z. Glassford was responsible for
the acts of his agents who muir
dered Hushka, Carlson, the two
babies, the Negro veteran, Mont
gomery, the white Texas veteran
who was murdered at Marion, N.
c., and others who died as a result
of the murderous army attack upon
defenseless men, women and chill
dren.
8. Started fake demonstrations,
led by his agent, Waters, and then
pretended to arrest Waters to boost
the sinking prestige of Waters and
others Of his agents.
9. Actually under instruction OF
the bosses government and the War
Department wrote letter calling
for the use Of the troops against
the B. E. F. This secret" letter
called for the use of the white
Plan,'' meaning that troops must
be used.
10. Then even according TO Wat
ers, Glassford actually planned the
police attack upon the veterans on
Tt,I, 1a,r
White Plan" was put into action
These are only q few Of the
vicious acts OF Glassford before
Bloody ThurSday, which was turned
into a drive not only against the
veterans, but also against the IN
employed masses as a whole.
will not attempt TO GO into all
of the acts Of the cilassford agents
since he resigned as police chief in
Washington, but it would be GRIM
inal not to expose his present pose
as friend of the 100000 drift
ing young fellows and men, which
include tens of thousands of vet
Grams. From the World Telegram
of Dec. 9 we quote the following
bearing out our description of
Glassford's present fake benevolent
activities:
'Brigadier General Pelham D.
Glassford, Police Superintendent of
Washington during the bonus army
siege, has assumed leadership of
group seeking $4,000 900 appropria-
ton from Congress to provide relief
for young men who are tramping
the country in quest of work"
Glassford must be exposed
concretely in future editions Of the
working class press, and veterans