Evening star., 1932-11-15
Chiefs of ID Cities Asked
to Help Discourage
PiIgrimages.
RADICAL AFFILIATION
OF PROMOTERS CITED
Demand for Food and Shelter
Feared Despite Promises of
Group Leaders.

HlNASAASAS ana Otner organ
lied groups of unemployed. planning
pilgrimages to Washington in caravans
OF motor trucks, must provide their own
parking facilities as well as food and
shelter, Maj. Ernest w. Brown. SUPER
intendent Of police, announced TODAY.
Last year the Police Department at
the direction of Brig. Gen Pelham n
Glassford, then superintendent of nolico
reserved parking space on John Mar
shall place and on G street for the
trucks which brought the first army Of
munger marcherS" to Washington Rut
this year, according to Mai. Brown. those
IN charge of the various pilerimapes
must make their own ARRANGEMENTS for
parking the vehicles.
In the meantime, Inspector F. s. W
Burke, chief OF detectives, in accordance
WIN the policy Of the Commissioners
ana the Police Department to discour-
age the marches, sent an identical let
ter to the police chiefs of IA principaI
cities, urging them to try and prevent
any groups Of men and women in their
respective Jurisdictions from joining the
onto Washington movements. The let
Ter pointed out that those promoting
the various marches are connected with
communist or radical organizations.
Promoters Said to Be Radicals.
Information received by this DEPART
ment," the letter said, Indicates that
In large number of States and prin-
clpal cities there are movements on foot
TO organize groups for marches to the
Nations Capital under the gIlise Of rep
resentativeS of farmers, unemployed,
bonus men, ETC., and that those pro-
noting these movements are said to be
more or less connected with Communist
or radical organizations.
This department is desirous of OBJ
tanning your cooperation and support
in diScouraging and prevent, as far
as possible, organized groups from at
tempting marches Of this character to
the Nations Capital. However, in the
event you are unsuccessful in this re-
gard, and you f1nd that groups have
formed and viii attempt movement to
this city. 1t is requested that you in
form this department of the approx
mate number Of those from your city,
together with the approximate number
that will be expected to Join them en-
route. the means Of transportation, the
routes over which they will move:
whether or not they have funds for
sustaining themselves while on this
march; the character Of those compos-
ing these groups, and such inEorma-
ton that you believe will be helpful
to this department in meeting a situa-
tion Of this character, should 1t de-
velop."
Mai. Brown said the cooperation Of
the police officials in other cities would
be Of material aid to the Washington
department In making arrangements to
deal with the marchers when they
reach here. The force, he declared, Is
ready to handle any large disturbing
element, although no serious trouble is
anticipated If the leaders Of the various
groups carry out their announced pro-
grams and leaving Washington accord
ing to the pre-arranged schedule.
Charity Appeals Feared.
While leaders of the groups have as
sured District officials that arrange
ments will be made to feed and shelter
the marchers during their stay in
Washington, the promises are regarded
rather Skeptically. There is q fear that
as soon as the marchsrs reach Wash
ington demands will be made on busi-
ness interests and the organized chari-
ties for food and shelter.
Plans of the Police Department to
use horse mounted men to meet riot
emergencies have been discarded, 1t was
said, because it was found impossible
to get animals for such use. An ample
supply of gas bombs will be distributed
among the men, however, which police
officials believe will be effective enough
to subdue any kind of a disturbance.
Maj. Brown explained that tear gas
bombs would be used only when found
absolutely necessary.
Although reports from Spokane and
Chicago indicate the vanguard of 'hun-
ger marchers" has left these points en-
route to Washington, the Police De-
partment has not yet been advised Of
any such movement. Police are in
clined to believe the reports were based
on an announced schedule of hunger
march leaders that the Northwestern
column would leave early this week.