Evening star., 1932-11-22
CHILD MARCHERS
AVOID P|CKET|NG
OF WHITE HOUSE
Delegation of 100 Due Here
Thursday for ParIey
and Protest.
ARRANGED AS PRELUDE
TO HUNGER CONVENTION
Jobless Council Official Meets OBJ
stacles in Obtaining Hall for
Two-Day Meeting.

The 100 children coming to Washing
ton Thursday to file a protest with
President Hoover against Child
misery" will make no attempt to picket
the White House in violation of police
regulations it was announced today by
Herbert Benjamin, secretary Of the Un-
employed Councils Of America which
Is sponsoring the demonstration as well
as the so-called national hunger
march"
Benjamin said the delegation Of
children would arrive sometime Thanks
giving morning and 60 directly to the
White House where an attempt would
be made to present petition of protest
to the President. After that demonstra-
ton, the plans call for a conference
on child misery"
Children to Be Attended.
The Police Department hopes to pre-
vent the demonstration through en-
forcement Of the Districts Juvenile
delinquency laws, but Benjamin de-
clared there would be no ground for
such action, since the children would
be In the custody Of physicians, nurses
and welfare workers who are coming
to Washington to attend the Child
The children's demonstration has
been arranged, according to Benjamin,
as a mighty prelude" to the national
hunger march," which will bring to
Washington December 4 a minimum of
5000 unemployed for a mass protest to
Congress against existing economic con-
ditions, together with an appeal for
Winter relief for the homeless and des-
titute
While in Washington the hunger
marchers" will hold a two-day conven-
ton, but Benjamin has not yet found
an auditorium large enough to accom-
modate them. His request for the use
Of the Washington Auditorium was de-
MED, the management said, because the
hall had been engaged indefinitely by
the promoter of dance marathon
Benjamin, however, blamed refusal on
police intimidation"
Other Halls 'Tn Mind"
Benjamin declared he had several
other halls "in mind" but would not
reveal them until one had been leased
for fear Of Police Department inter-
ference.
Representatives Of the hunger
marchers" are now in Washington ac-
lively soliciting funds and foods for
the army during its three-day encamp-
ment December 4, 5 and 6, although
Benjamin insists he expects to force
District and Federal authorities through
mass pressure" to provide food and
shelter
In addition to the hunger marchers,
John Pace, chairman or the Veterans
Central Rank and File Committee, re-
vealed in q telegram to President-elect
Roosevelt. sent to the White House,
that large number of veterans are
now en- route to Washington to demand
payment OF the bonus during the COM
ing session Of Congress. Pace will be
remembered as leader Of the radical
'1eft wing" Of the bonus expeditionary
force.
Governors Get Messages.
The telegram demanded that Gov.
Roosevelt take steps to have all tax
exempt institutions, Y. M. G. A. build
ings and armories in New York State,
opened for the accommodation of the
veterans en- route to Washington and
that police be instructed not to interfere
with them in any way. Similar mes
sages were wired to the Governors Of
other States along the route of march.
In the meantime, w. w. Waters, COM
VI bsiC d e. X'y 6dfC OuG q
statement In Miami, Fla, In an effort
to discourage the veterans from return
ing to Washington.
"As leader Of the veterans In Wash
ington last Summer" said Waters, II
want to add my earnest protest against
this movement. Another march would
be pointless, futile and highly dangerous
to society. especially as the one at
present being agitated, Is headed by
two Of the most active American Com
muntsts. In fact, those two were early
refused admittance to the ranks Of the
B. E. F. These men, Samuel Stember,
and Emanuel Levin, should be scrupu-
lously avoided by all loyal American
veterans and cannot be too emphatic
in warning all who believe in law and
order and common decency to refrain
from joining this proposed march.
"Move Served Purpose"
1.-THE movement last Summer failed
to obtain the bonus, but it served in
full its purpose. That 1t was decidedly
not Communistic in origin, in leader
ship or motive, have been clearly estab-
lished. It provided the safety valve of
Nation for voicing mass protest
against poverty and destitution."
Waters sent copies Of his statement
to the Governors Of the 48 States on
the theory that "the place to discourage
another march Is at the source"