Evening star., 1932-11-28
NEW H|NDRANCES
T0DEMONSTRAT|ON
PLANNEDByPOL|CE
u. S. Officials Consider Plea
That They Take Control
of Hunger Army.
BURKE PREPARES REPORT
ON GATHERING IN CAPITAL
Brown to Refuse Permit for Process
sion to Capitol if Marchers Are
Banned From Grounds.

Banned From Grounds.
The Police Department planned today
to place several new obstacles in the
path of the army of hunger marchers
advancing on Washington in the hope
of discouraging the proposed demon
strations next Monday at the Capitol
and White House.
In the meantime. it was disclosed at
the Department of Justice that Attor-
ney General Mitchell and other Gov
ernment officials are giving serious con-
sideration to the plea of six Washing
ton civic and trade organizations for
assumption by the Federal Government
of the responsibility for handling the
hunger marchers.
A Police Department check-up today
showed 795 so-called hunger marchers
en- route to Washington for the proposed
demonstration next Monday.
The Unemployed Councils of Amer
lea, sponsors of the national hunger
march, claimed there would be a
minimum of 5000 delegates in Washing
ton for the demonstration.
BASED on Survey.
The police figures were based on a
survey made by Inspector Burke, chief
of detectives His report, submitted
to Maj. Brown, superintendent of po-
lice, showed that 430 marchers will come
from Indiana, Wisconsin. Illinois and
Missouri, $50 from Western New York,
95 from the New England States. 100
from Pittsburgh and 20 from Wash
ington and Montana, who were last
seen passing through Billings, Mont.
Inspector Burke said the information
as to the number of marchers was fur
nished by police departments in other
cities, with the exception of the figures
the postmaster.
The police department plans, 1t was
said, to block the hunger marchers
from reaching the Capitol next Mon
day, unless officials are willing to per-
NIT the men and women to enter the
Capitol grounds. Maj. Brown said he
would refuse the marchers a permit to
the Capitol, unless they first are given
permission to enter the Capitol grounds
The success of the demonstration at
the Capitol, therefore, Is dependent
upon the attitude of the officials in
charge of the Capitol buildings and
grounds. Maj. Brown said 1t would be
foolish for him to grant a permit for
parade to the Capitol grounds, if
the marchers are to be prevented from
reaching their objective.
Maj Brown likewise said the Police
Department would not allow the
marchers to come into Washington
In s.n Il A.1s, ~
out permit. Thus far leaders of the
Holds Ban Impractical.
A suggestion has been made to Maj
Brown that before the marchers are
allowed into the District they be re-
quired to shoV financial ability to be
self sustaining during the period OF
their eEcampment, and II they lack
funds to be handled as vagrants. Such
\ plan would be futile, however, he
believes, because the court and the jail
would be unable to cope with the situa-
ton should there be a large number
OF the marchers without funds.
Maj. Brown has prepared new form
OF application for permit to parade
which the hunger march leaders anC
all other groups will be required to fill
out in the future. This application
will provide the Police Department with
complete details such as the number oi
participants, the number and descrip-
ton OF banners, and the purpose of the
procession.
As the Police Department went ahead
with Its plans for dealing with the
hunger marchers, the District Commis-
sioners received letter from Brig. Gen
Frank D. Henderson, adiutant general
of Ohio, declaring that officials in that
State proposed to give the hunger
marchers a cool reception.
Inspector Burke also received report
from Arthur j. Roche, commissioner OF
police of Buffalo, disclosing that the
Western New York contingent OF
marchers had left there with $50 men
and women, so of which were recruited
in Buffalo and surrounding cities. The
Western delegation, he said, Is in COM
mand Of Morris Rappaport and is
travelling in trucks. When the marchers
left Buffalo, Roche declared, they were
without food and apparently had not
made arrangements for shelter enroute
to Washington.
"Co-Operation in Ohio"
"The cooperation you ask for has
been and is being accorded in Ohio, =
Gen. Henderson wrote the Commission
ers. THE State of Ohio and its vari-
Gus subdivisions have such a heavy re-
lief burden in caring for Ohio citizens
| that the additional demands, such as
would result for this hunger march, are
! felt to be unWarranted. It is the policy
of this State, therefore, to discourage in
SO far as it can legally be done this
intended movement"
At the Department Of Justice 1t was
| said study is being made of the re-
| Spective duties of the Federal and Dis
| trict Governments to determine what
| action can be taken on the request oi
| the six civic and trade organizations
The delegation which called on the
Attorney General Saturday, it was said
did not ask for immediate action from
the Federal Government, but that the
| Federal authorities be prepared to act
| swiftly should an emergency arise.
The Commissioners have announced
on several previous occasions that the
District would not ask for the aid OF
| troops unless serious emergency arose
which got beyond the control of the
Police Department. If not more than
I $500 hunger marchers come to Wash
| ington, the Police Department believes
it can control the situation without the
aid of troops.
Gov. Pollard of Virginia reiterated
today that hunger marchers would be
allowed to pass through the State, but
vided. The mayors of Hagerstown and
Cumberland, Md, said the same.
| In New York, 400 hunger marcher,
| rrerared IN leave for washiputnn