The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-19
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ders of other small units with whom
he had been dickering, Robertson
announced that he would order the
group who picketed the capitol last
week to leave Washington. Robert
son claimed that they would prob
ably return in the late fall when
Congress convened. His move was
a direct attack on the fight begun
by the Provisional Rank and File
Committee for an extra session of
Congress to pass the bonus bill. Rob-
ertson said he would lead the group
on a tour of the country. Since,
however, all the men are exhausted
from the long stay here under har-
RAISING conditions and badly under
fed, his march is only a ruse to get
the men out of Washington.
Waters Hand Exposed
Robertson's latest move is only an
aftermath of the betrayal Of the
bonus army by both Waters and Rob-
ertson on Saturday. When it became
known that Congress would adjourn
some time Saturday before passing
the bonus bill, both Waters ESQ.,
called regular commander of Camp
Anacostia) and Robertson lost con-
troll of the men under them who
flocked to the capitol in spontane-
Gus demonstration against Congress.
After more than 10000 marchers had
gathered on Capitol Hill and rushed
| police lines, Waters was brought to
the Capitol to break the militancy
of the veterans.
After some farcical stage play dur
ing which Waters was twice Ear
rested" for ten minutes by Glassford
Waters had a conference with Speak
er Garner. After the conference
Waters came out and made a speech
to the vets, declaring that Garner
had promised that Congress would
not adjourn and then he told the
men to disperse. When the men had
left Capitol Hill, Garner old news
papermen he had promised Waters
nothing. This was Waters part in
the betrayal.
Robertson's part came late that
| evening. The picket line had decided
to march all day and night and Rob-
ertson announced that when Con-
gress adjourned the picket line would
move to the White House. Instead
he marched the men to Lafayette
Park, COVE them long talk and told
further conferences. Today he an
them nothing would be done until
nounced he would not picket the
White House and few hours later
came the announcement that he was
leaving Washington.
During the meeting which Robert
son hel din Lafayette Park Saturday
night he introduced General Glass
ford as friend of the bonus march,
ers. Twenty minutes before Glass
ford had been beating up bonus
marchers who were under rank and
file leadership, while picketing the
White House.
Senators Sneak from Capital
AS the veterans planned to demand
special session of Congress to enact
legislation frightened legislators left
the Capitol for their trains under
heavy guard. Speaker John N. Gar
ner caught train in the suburban
yards.
Taxicab drivers who were called to
(! the Capitol to rush the congressman
and senators to the railroad station
stated that the legislators skunk to
the bottom Of the cabs during the
trip to the depot.
| A large committee of rank and file
veterans went to the police station
last night to demand the immediate
release of the two veterans who were
arrested while picketing the Capitol
Waters Exposes Role
Walter w. Waters, police picked
leader whom the vets jeered Satur-
day at the Capitol, again made clear
his reactionary role when he arose to
speak at Camp Anacostia yesterday
eve are still peaceful law abiding
Americans" said Waters. I'VE are
here to stay until 1945, if need be,
We are going to eject every radical
or Red veteran from our ranks"
The masses Of veterans, however,
have shown that they do not agree
with the policy of Waters. There is
not veteran in the camp who wants
to wait until 1945 for his bonus. They
marched to Washington to demand
payment of their bonus at once. And
as far as the Reds, the program of
the Workers Ex-Servicemen's League
has sunk deep roots into the honest
working class section of the Bonus