The Washington times., 1932-07-14
VETS CONTINUE
. THEIR SIEGE
At CAPITOL
Leader Robertson Assures
Gen. GIasSford There Will
T, Be No Disorder
Continued from Page -
only then will we go home"


marching.
= Glassford's order that every
body must keep moving followed
q near riot in the Capitol
grounds last night when spec.
.tators rather than the veterans
started the trouble.
u Intends to Stick
The "insurgent" leader de-
elared:
Last nights disorders were
not caused by any Of my men
j.: but by Communists and spec
tatOrS.
"When Congress quits, I am
going home and take the men
i brought with me along. If
any other members Of the
Bonus ExpeditiOnary Force de-
sire to affiliate with me, / will
welcome them, but I want it
clearly understood that / do
not intend to spend the sum.
mer in Washington"
Sleepy and tired and many Of
them walking in their bare feet,
the veterans declared:
"We will walk around for.
ever, If necessary. Congress
cannot intimidate us. We do
not mean trouble but we expect
to have our rights and we want
the bonus"
Sprinkler Turned On
The sprinkler system at the
Capitol was turned on again at
Z a. M, but an hour later, the
water had been shut off. It was
explained by Capitol police that
1t is the regulation to turn on the
water during that hour.
Only 185 veterans applied at
the Veterans Administration
Building yesterday for their fare
home, and today the number
dwindled to a mere handful.
Off to California
While veterans. under the
leadership of Robertson, were
strolling in long, snake-like lines
through the Capitol grounds, it
was said by veterans adminiStra-
tion clerks at Union Station that
IA per cent of all the homegoing
veterans gave their destination as
California.
Seventy-five per cent, or more
than 1,4O0 who have left Union
Station, went to points west of
the Mississippi This morning,
however, a veteran applied for
his fare to his home town, so
miles from Washington, in Vir-
ginia.
Miss Mary Morrison, former
navy yeomanette who was regis
tered here as one of the B. E. F.,
left last night for her home in
Providence, r. l., taking advan-
tage Of the fare arrangement un-
der her service certificate. Mise
Morrison came to Washington
from California.
The veterans administration to-
day announced the latest figures
on the total application to be
1876. The American Red Cross
has sent home 81 women and
children, families of veterans sent
home by the bureau.
New demonstrations and intro
duction of Representative Pat
mans bill for relief of needy vet
Grams were blamed by the ad-
ministration officials for the
dwindlng n the number of appl-
cents
General Glassford, in stopping
last nights disorder, caused the
arrest of Walter Kastar, 81, OF
Chicago, Ill. Kastar was detained
for a short time at the First pre-
cinct station and then released.
The arrest came when a crowd
Of 5000 spectators became bellig-
erent after policeman had
showed a woman to one side.
Glassford stepped into the
threatening situation and asked
the people to be as orderly as the
veterans were and to keep NOV
ing" His statement was greeted
by "boos." The police chief grab
bed Kastar, who is alleged to
have been vociferous in his "boo-
ing"
Tear Gas Barred
So tense was the feeling among
the group of spectators that it
seemed for short time that
tear gas guns would have to be
brought into play Senior police
officers urged such action but
Glasford, adhering to his deter
mination to avoid unnecessary
force, ruled otherwise.
A group of veterans from
Tennessee occupied buildings on
New York Avenue Northwest, be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty.
first Streets last night. They
were not stopped but police gave
them advice as to what was ex.
pected. .N.... ....
The food situation in the bonus
army was much improved today
as q result of a shipment Of 20
tons of meat and a donation Of
several thousand loaves Of bread.
Walter w. Waters. commander
in-chief of the so-called regular"
Bonus Expeditionary Force. was
still absent from the city. Bonus
headquarters, controlle by
Waters, declined to give Wash
ington newspaper men any news.