Evening star., 1932-06-21
WATERS DISCUSSES
B. Eff. EVACUATION
Nucleus of Army Must Be
Kept and Chartered,
GIaSSfOrd Is Told.

The Bonus EXpeditionary Force soon
may be reduced by thousands under a
plan on which Commander in Chief
Walter W. Waters is now working to
keep in the Nations Capital only
nucleus of the vast army which he
hopes to recruit to the cause of bonus
payment, it was learned today.
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police, disclosed this
morning that Waters had discussed
with him plans for evacuating large
majority of the bonus army
Depends on New Quarters.
The evacuation would depend how
ever, upon the finding of suitable
permanent quarters for the force which
Waters intends to keep here until the
veterans have accomplished their OBJ
jective. according to Gen. Glassford:
Waters is understood to be fully
aware of the dangers growing out OF the
continued use of the disease threatened
AnacoStia camp. where more than
$4,000 men are now billeted on the mud
flats along the river front. Efforts to
transfer these men to the more health
full site at Alabama avenue and Twenty
first street southeast, failed when the
men refused to be quartered so far from
the heart OF the city Other thousands
buildings throughout the city, which
soon are to be torn down to make way
for new Federal structures.
Leave for Recruiting.
1ust how soon anv evacuation of large
numbers of the veterans may be begun
is not known. Plans are now under way
to swell the ranks of the bonus army by
July 4. and a number of Influential vet
eran leaders prepared today to leave the
city on recruiting campaign.
These developments came as Com
mander in Chief Waters made last
minute effort to keep harmony within
his ranks. The young commander ten
dered the post of national canteen Of
ficer" to George Altman. oregon lumber
jack. who twice has been deposed as an
officer in the army, in an effort to fore
stall Alman's threatened attempt to
split the bonus ranks against their pres
ent leaders.
Alman. who was supplanted as COM
mander in chief by Waters, announced
Saturday he intended to ask for public
trial" to vindicate him in the eyes
CT the men and to reinstate him as
national billeting officer" from which
post he was removed by action of the
B E F. Executive Committee. To
create support for himself. Alman in
tended today to tour the various camps
and address the rank and file" Of the
bcnus army.
At Camp Glassford. Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue. where he stopped
fret he denied nprnniSSiOn IN
speak
His appointment as national canteen
officer is now before the Executive
Committee for approval.
Meanwhile dissension threatened the
ranks of the Bonus EXpeditionary Force
from second source, the Communist
party. Following statement by Gen.
Glassford that sparks Of dissension
are being famed by the Joint Com
mittee of the Workers Ex-service
Mems League and the National Pro-
both Communist affiliations. leaders of
the bonus army revealed an intensive
inquiry within the ranks now going
on to apprehend and eject every radical
found to be member of the B. E. F.
Already two score reds" have been
thrown out of the various camps.
Plan Recruiting Parties.
Pinning their hopes of preserving
harmony on far-f1ung recruiting cam
paign, leaders of the bonus expedition
ary force announced today three picked
recruiting parties were to leave the
Capital. Joe Angelo. midget assistant
leader Of the Camden forces. and Elmer
Jensen, giant chief of the Utah division,
Joined forces for an intensive drive
fhrnlph PonnCv1vania nelauara
Jersey and New York
To the South will be dispatched
James Sears and Dewitt Knight, both
of Jacksonville, Fla, to round up Dixie
veterans for the bonus eXpeditionary
force.
Commander in Chief Waters, fearful
OF plot to kidnap him. has surround
ed himself with bodyguard of picked
men. Waters said the action was taken
following word he received that harm
might befall him.