The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-31
$1,000 SCREAM
FOR BREAD IN
LOOP PARADE
Red Flags Flame Warning
From Ranks of Chicago
Hunger MarCherS.
CHILDREN IN VANGUARD
InfIammatOry Banners in
Throng FIaunt Slogan,
Fight, Don't Starve.
BY ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN
United Press stan Correspondent

CHICAGO, Oct. 81. - Through
streets chilled by a steady drizzle,
thousands of unemployed men and
women moved through Chicago's
loop today in a hunger march"
BY noon, when three contingents
reached the loop from the south,
west, and north, police estimated
$4,000 persons we're in the line of
march.
At 1915 a. m, the first contin-
gent of $500 started from Twenty
second street and Wentworth ave-
nue., openly displaying red ban
ners and Communist signs banned
by the police.
Other thousands gathered in the
north and west parts of the city,
forming in long lines of drab-
clothed men, women and children.
At Union park, in the heart of the
west side industrial district, 5000
marcherS Shuffled in the rain.
Red Is Predominant
Red flags, red armbands and red
umbrellas in the hands of women
frightened the human parade and
held omen of possible violence.
Many of the women wore red hats.
Children we're in red dresses.
There were ragged men with
drawn faces, well-dressed men who
parked their automobiles before
joining the line, women in fur coats.
Banners in red letters against
white canvas proclaimed the griev-
ances of the marcherS.
I'VE Pledge Solidarity With the
London Hunger Marchers."
On to Washington in National
Hunger March"
1--WE Want Bread, Not Bullets"
=" $80,000,000 for Dawes Bank; 8
Cents a Day for Workers"
Another contingent of 1000 or
more marched from Washington
Park, north of the Loop-the ia
miliar "bughouse square Of the soap
boxers.
Ex-Service Men March
With the west side group was a
detachment of ex-Service men
carrying banner reading: Will
sons heroes; Hoover's hoboes."
An Italian group bore a huge
painting of MusSolini. Under his
picture was skull and crossbones.
A group of Negroes carried a life
size painting of allegro in an cleo
trio chair.
Its caption was: "Scottsboro
Electrocution.'
Communist agitators passed up
and down the lines. There were
explosive shouts in dozen tongues.
More than 1000 police stood ready
for any emergency. Patrol wagons
were parked near the assembly
points and police stood every dozen
feet or so along the immediate line
of march.
Children in Vanguard
A platoon of children, 7 to 10
years old, carrying empty milk bot
ties, formed the vanguard of the
north side marchers. They sang
the Internationale and then We'll
Hang Mayor Cermak to Sour APP
pie Tree When the Revolution
Comes" They varied one song by
substituting President Hoover's
name.
At the singing, shouting armies
moved toward the meeting place
from north, west and south, their
forces were constantly increased.
The army from the west moved in
on Randolph street, eight persons
abreast, in line foU- blocks long.
1t was estimated there were more
than five thousaid in that group.
Almost as many we're in the con-
tingent from the south side and
about the same number in the group
from Washington square.
Scream in Unison
At exactly noon the west side and
south side contingents met at RAN
dolph and Franklin streets, Just OUT
side the loop. The 10000 persons, as
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shouting in unison:
I'VE want work." and Don't
starve; fght!"
The din was terrific.
The Loop was almost deserted,
shoppers and persons not working in
the business area avoiding the
march.
The munger army moved past city
hall, twenty-five abreast, screaming:
I'VE want Mayor Cermak's scalp"
There was no violence, however,
and after detailing seventy-five OF
their number as a committee to
pick a delegation to go in and see
the mayor, the main body moved to
Grant park.