Evening star., 1932-06-07
&,0DQ''ARE EXPECTED
IN ORDERLY PARADE
GIassford Details 240 Patrol
men and Motorcycle Squad
to Protect Veterans.
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camp by Bertram Waddington. Phil
adelphia veteran. Both Odlen ana
Levin. admitted Communists, we're
turned over by the veteran police TO
Officer George Greenip of No. IL.
Waddington said he and two other
veterans would testify against Odlen
on sedition charges if the Crime Pre-
vention Division decided such charges
could properly be made.
Police said about Is others were under
surveillance.
Meantime. the arrival of a part of
the left wing or radical section OF
the New York contingent caused some
stir in the camps. These men number
ing less than 100 were segregated by
the camp commander from the rest Of
the veterans and are being kept under
close watch.
Police Have Material.
The material SO far seized by the
veterans police and turned over to the
metropolitan police consists OF leaflets
published by the league.
One of the pamphlets seized contains
an attack On the manner in which the
Washington Police Department is CO.
operating with the veterans.
The veterans delegations are COM
ing to Washington to bring pressure on
Congress and not to be supervised over
by the Metropolitan Police the PAM
phlet read
AS to fogging and chasing the So
called radicals out of the camps, the
pamphlet stated:
Who gave Mr. Waters former COM
mander Of the veterans) or anybody
else any authority to escort to the Dis
trict line any veterans because OF opln-
ions they might hold?'
The veterans police were continuing
TO weed out all undesirables throughout
the afternoon.
An application for permit to parade
in front of the Capitol tomorrow, filed
by the Workers Ex-Service Mems
League, Communistic organization,
was rejected today by David Lynn,
architect of the Capitol. following a
conference with Vice President Curtis
and Speaker Garner.
The leagues permit to parade in the
District of Columbia probably would be
held up because of this decision, it was
said.
Such demonstration would be un-
warranted" Mr.. Lynn explained.
Plan Conference.
The decision was 4 blow to members
of the National Provisional Bonus
March Committee of the league, mas
much as they said they obtained Vice
President Curtis assurance last Satur-
day that the demonstration could be
held
Emmanuel Levin, chairman of the
committee said he would hold con-
ference with members of the league
already in camp here and see if they
desire him to press again for permit.
II they desire this move, he said, and
the permit is again rejected, I'VE will
hold another conference"
down. the leader went ahead with prep
arations for the demonstration, which.
according to Mr.. Lynn, positively will
net be held
We call on all bonus marchers," Le-
vim said. and veteran residents OF
Wa hington to march in the parade to-
night in united support of demands
for the immediate payment of the
bonus and to present to Congress to-
mcrroV the petition for the bonus
through pat3de and demonstration OF
all veterans at the Capitol"
Careful plans have been laid to pre-
vent Communists mixing in with the
Bonus Expeditionary Force about the
Capitol and to keep all avenues Of traf-
fic wide open.
The police board of the Capitol has
decided with the approval of the
Speaker and other leaders that the
proposed Bicentennial pageant in the
Capitol plaza scheduled for June 20
should be postponed indefinitely.
Due not only to the congestion about
the Capitol by bonus marchers and
other visitors, but also on account of
the closing rush for adjournment Of
Congress it was decided advisable that
no obstruction should be allowed at
this time in the Capitol plaza
The proposed pageant was to have
been a one-night affair, but the plans
called for rehearsal on four days, and
the District of Columbia Bicentennial
Commission, under the leadership OF
DR.. George c. Havenner, was de-
sirous of Immediately setting out plat
forms, chairs and other paraphernalia
in the Capitol plaza.
The usual Capitol police force of ap-