Evening star., 1932-07-16

ing until Ju'y 25 the time in which
veterans may apply for money under
the $780, 900 fund for transportation to
their homes. The original deadline for
obtaining this transportation fell the
day before yesterday at midnight.
Waters Capitu'ates.
Captivating to the forceful leader
ship of Robertson. Waters, national
of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force. decided last night to permit
his men to take part in the demon
stration
Waters lost his grip on the thousands
of veterans in the B. E. F. when Robert
son issued a call last night for all ex-
service men quartered in the Capital to
join in a great mass demonstration to
protest adjournment of Congress until
bonus payment bill is passed.
IF the House and Senate quit with
out passing a bonus bill" Robertson
said in issuing his call. we will be on
hand. thousands strong. to bid them
good-by, but not good luck
Hardly had the disabled California
veteran issued his call for a mass
demonstration before some 1000 B. E. P.
veterans had marched on the Capitol
and Joined his weary men As each new
arrived. the death marchers"
set up a lusty cheer and welcomed
them into their ranks. The peak was
reached at about II o'clock last night
when some $500 men participated in
the parade. and thousands Of Washing
tonians we're attracted to the scene.
This morning at O'Clock the veterans
who fed with the rain began return
ing. and By noon several thousand men
were in the demonstration.
Glassfcrd Weighs Plans.
Anticipating a proposed picket" of
the White House, Brig Glassfcrd an
he would consult the law to
determine if such action is permissible
Offhand. he said he knew of no statute
the men from marching to
and fro before the White House as they
have been doing at the Capitol for the
past four and half days.
From the squalid mud fats at Ana
costa, practically every veteran en-
camped trudged up to Capitol Hill this
morning to Join Robertson and his
band Similarly. all the other encamp-
ments OF veterans scattered throughout
the Capital turned out in full force to
register their objections to Congress
ad iournment
At the height Of the rush hour this
tie streets in Southeast Wash
ington we're damned with tattered
hordes Of veterans. vending their way
to the Capitol. Scattered among the
hungry men, who have been here now
for seven weeks. were number of
women and children, accompanying
their husbands and fathers to the dem
orstration
AS the new men began arriving Rob-
ertsons band gave way and withdrew
for some much-needed sleep. The 500
men under his command have been
marching in relays continuously almost
for five days. without break. except
for a brief period Of less than an hour
when Communist veterans
assembled in front of the Library of
Congress and drafted a petition for
to both Houses of Con-
gres5.
Communists Withdraw.
Robertson, fearing his men would
clash with the reds" withdrew to
Peace Monument. where the march of
death" was continued When the
Communist veterans threatened to take
over the plaza and put on march of
their own, Robertson ordered his men
back to the billets They had hardly
gotten back to their grounds, however.
before the Communists withdrew and
the Californians therefore, resumed the
march of death.
Extra police details were ordered on
duty at the Capitol Plaza. due to the
increase in numbers of veterans Here
tofore, during the death march. less
than so Metropolitan police have pa
trolled the grounds.
The spirits of the veterans reached a
new high level last night when the
march was in full swing Bugles and
drums we're brought cut for the first
time by the recruits to the march Of
death" and the men began cheering
and singing intermittently.
Capitol at am, shortly after re-
enforcement of approximately 500 vet
Grams began to congregate In front Of
the Congressional Library. The Vice
President went Immediately to his cfice
after observing from his automobile that
The veterans we're still on the march.
Police were stopping all vehicular
.rafic through the Capitol grounds ex-
,ept the automobiles Of ranking officials
and they were not allowed to park in
front of the vast building, as D the
Usual custom.