Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-05
Interned Crowd
Grows Bitter
Waiting.
HEALTH DANGER
SEEN BY FOWLER
Numerous Clashes
With Police Occur.
Army Forces Ready.

The hunger marcherS won an
empty victory in District SUI
preme Court today, when JUS
ytice Oscar Luhring set a hear
ing for Thursday on their re-
quest for an injunction against
police interference. The march,
ers plan to leave the city We'd
nesday.
Blocked for more than 20 hours
at the very doors to the Nations
Capital, the disheveled hunger
march" army today turned hope
fully to the District Supreme
Court for an injunction that will
break down the effective police
barrier.
Penned in an improvised
street. camp along a stretch OF
New York, avenue northeast over
looking the Ivy City round house.
the marchers, after a night in the
open, finally came to a realization
that the District Commissioners
could not be coerced by threats
of mass pressure" to provide free
food and shelter.
Counsel for the marchers, after
a meeting this morning planned
to apply to the police for a per-
rait to parade. Failing in this,
they propose to ask the court to
compel the Issuance of the per
nit.
Counsel Fee Paid.
The Injunction petition was fled BY
counsel fer the maTchers at 2:So o'clock,
after $40 fee had been paid.
they were prepared to file q petition
for writ of habeas corpus, but decided
1rst to submit an affidavit of pauperism
on behalf of their clients In an EFFORT
to save them the fee for filling this
pstition.
The petition was filed by Malcolm
Cowley Robert Cantwell, John Herr
mann end Michael Gold, a quartet OF
liber.I writer's. They ask that the Com
rlissloners and police be required to
s.ceosa their present actions" which,
they cay, are interfering with the right
o. tie marchers to petition Congress for
redress of their grievances.
The petition for a writ OF habeaS
corps is sought by Ann Burlak, Carl
Winters, Michael Morton, John Lochner,
William McGuistion, Charles Gwynn.
Anthony Minerich, Bruce Refine and
Arthur Lightfoot, all marchers.
Soy They Are Menaced.
The petitioners say that, with ap-
prc1 mately 1850 others, they are now
in the District, where they are being
restrained of their liberty, deprived OF
proper food and water. deprived OF all
sanitary arrangements, shelter and
sleeping quarters"
They also say they are being con
stantly menaced by armed men under
the direction and control of Ernest w
Brown" The court is asked to require
the presence of the petitioners and the
police in court so that "the legality OF
their detention may be inquired into.
The petitions were signed by Attor-
neys David LeVinson, Bernard AIDES and
Samuel Levine.
Maj. E. w. Brown, superintendent OF
police, today again denied them a per-
NIT to parade from their quarters on
New York avenue to the Capitol plaza
after conference with leaders.
Later Vice President Curtis said he
would receive a delegation not to ex-
coed three members.
It was understood they would agar
ask a permit to parade in the Capito
grounds,
David Levinson, Philadelphia Inter
national Labor Defense lawyer, tolc
newspapermen upon leaving the cen
ference with Mai. Brown that the at
torneys for the march had asked per.
Continued on Page 2, Column So