Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
Police Report 1000 on Way
HOme-SC0utS Sent
After More.
CAMPS ARE DIVIDED
OVER STAYING HERE
Leaders Determined as Several
Members of Congress Address
Marchers at Capitol.

Members CT tattered army of World
War veterans were reported last night
to be celebrating whether to evacuate
their camps here and return home or to
remain in Washington indefinitely until
Congress takes favorable action on
their legislation for s2,4OO, 100000 on
their so-called bonus certificates.
During yesterday police reported ap-
proximately 1000 veterans had begun
to plod homeward as leaders Of the
Bonus Expeditionary Force, disappoint-
ed and disgruntled over the Senate's
defeat Of their measure, issued a call
for recruits to their ranks.
These leaders placed the number of
men departing at 200 and characterized
them as being weak sisters They
also reported a number of new arrivals
during the day.
Police officials. however, estimated
they had evacuated 300 by trucks before
nightfall and roads leading from the
Capital were dotted, they said, with
members of the nondescript army, limp
ing homeward.
Cities to Be Covered.
In an effort to increase the expedi-
tlonary force, leaders dispatched re-
cruiting agents to New York, Cleveland,
Des MONIES, Pittsburgh, South Bend
Dallas, Houston. San Antonio, Camden,
and Paterson, N. j., Anderson, Ala:
Wheeling, w. Va, and Reading. Pa.
They also said they had other agents
now at work rounding up jobless veter-
ans on the Pacific Coast.
Before the recruiting officers de-
parted they were addressed by their
commander in chief, Walter w. Waters,
and instructed to bring in $50, 1000 new
members by Fall"
One Of the principal Withdrawals re-
ported was that of the official Massa-
chusetts delegation This outfit is
headed by John H. Fahey of Water
town, who had been chief aide to
Comdr. Waters.
Before leaving, Fahey told the COM
mander he agreed with other veterans
who contended the groups should "be
hcme working for their interests in the
forthcoming elections rather than Sit
ting in Washington"
Meanwhile, an intimation that
third political party might be formed
by veterans came last night after a
Of the bonus army's National
Legislative Committee. An announce
ment given to newspaper men asserted:
The Legislative Committee has de-
cided to form a non-partisan political
organization to support only those can
didates for Office who favor the bonus
and other veteran legislation.
Candidates Warned.
IF the two major political party can
didates are not favorable to the bonus,
then the Bonus Expeditionary Force
will support any other candidate who
does favor such legislation.
Recruiting parties will be sent
throughout the country not only to
sign up veterans to come to Washington
and reinforce the forces now here, but
to sign up members for the new polit-
ical organization.
Present plans call for the retention
OF the name Bonus Expeditionary
Force for this new political group"
The motion to organize the non
partisan political organization" was Of
fered by w. S. Keyser, Cleveland vet
eran, and seconded by w. C. Cox, Port
land, Greg. Today the committee in
tends to meet to map out further plans
of organization.
Relief Measure Promised.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Okla
homa. one of the leading proponents
for the veterans cause, in an address
to approximately 1000 marchers on the
steps of the Senate Wing of the Capt.
toll yesterday afternoon assured them
that before Congress adjourns relief
measure would be adopted which would
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