The Washington times., 1932-07-07
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Hoover Plan, Congress Action
To Send B. E. F. Home Hit
/ BY Commander Waters
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was the spark which threatened
to set off q free-for-all battle.
General Glassford, talking to q
group Of newspapermen, heard
the noise made by the combatants
and spectators in the middle OF
the crowd around the speakers
platform and rushed in, showing
bystanders forcibly aside.
The police chief and Lieut.. Den
mis- j. Cullinane, of the Eleventh
precinct, reached the fighters al
most simultaneously and after
separating them General Glass
ford said:
MEN, we are all veterans
here. This man who is speaking
is mot of your camp, but he has
o right to be heard and to ex-
press his opinion. He is speak
ing under full authorization OF
the police department.
"Those Of you who don't want.
to listen to him had better go
back to Camp Marks, and II you
have nothing better to do 60 and
play baseball"
General GlasSford was loudly
eheered.
Radical Speaks
John Pace, leader Of the camp
ut Thirteenth and B SITS. s. w..
and member of the Workers
Ex.Servicemen'S. League, a Com
munist organization, continued
his speech.
The fight started when Pace
declared that:
"Walter w. Waters, the self
elected dictator, is not the
choice of the rank-and-file vet.
erans."
Pace frequently was booed and
heckled prior to the fight, but
after General Glassford'S ad-
dress most Of the hecklers de,
parted.
After this group had gone
back to the camp, General Glass
ford went over to Camp Marks
about 800 yards away, personally
thanking the men of that en-
campment for obeying his wishes
and averting trouble.
Two other fights were broken
up by military police before
more than ore blow had been
struck san4a 2ap
Other Speeches Made
In addition to Pace, other
speakers included George Stem.
ber, Walter Flicker and Harry
Reeves.
All the speeches were in op-
position to continued control of
the B. E. F. by Waters and his
staff. Waters was repeatedly re-
ferred to as this MuSsolini."
Stember pointed out that radi-
Gals of the B. E. F. would
parade tomorrow at 10:3O o'clock
and urged all his listeners to
join in.
He said he had talked to Vice
President Curtis and had per-
mission to parade into the CAPT.
tol grounds and present a petit
tion to Congress.
More Disorder Arises
Disorder flared up again shortly
after noon when a B. E. F.. vet
eran from Camp Marks, address
ing q group on the outskirts of
the Communists meeting, advo-
Gated that the meeting be broken
up.
The veteran told a score of
hearers:
''Let'S stop this right now"
"A B. E. F. military policeman
at first told him to 60 back to
camp. The veteran then was
forcibly taken through the picket
line a hundred yards from where
radical orators were haranguing
General GlaSsford and several
policemen watched from q short
distance without interfering. The
veteran was placed in the Camp
Marks guardhouse.
During the radical demonstra-
ton, Comdr. George Thompson,
OF Camp Marks, remained in
front Of his Gordon of followers
who were stretched across the
field and completely cut off the
camp from the scene Of the dem
onstration.
The commander told several