Evening star., 1932-08-09

deserve a measure of criticism" for
they encouraged those men to follow
a course whose end was trouble"
Hope Of the success Of the WASH
ington pilgrimage" according to the
Akron Beacon Journal, vanished
when Congress adjourned after turn
ing down the petitions of the soldiers.
If the latter had been well counseled
they would have returned to their hcme
districts to organize their strength in
promotion Of their cause at the bal
lot box"
Expressing sympathy for the bonus
marchers, the Baltimore Sun deplores
the spectacle of the veterans OF the
last war being driven out by the re-
cruits for the next one," and 1t has
praise fer the services Of Gen. Pelham
D. GlasSford, chief of the Washington
police. The Gary Post Tribune would
toss a bouquet. and a good big one at
that, for its wise handling of q very
ticklish situation" The Lima News be-
heveS that "a well-organized police
force ought to have been suficient, but
the President apparently desired quick
action. and the war machine got it."
The Portland Oregon Journal declares:
Obviously the violence has to be con-
demned. Once 1t appeared on the
streets Of the National Capital, there
was nothing to do but suppress it. But
for a lot of homeless, jobless. almost
friendleSs men in the crowd there are
feelings CT humanity. sorrow and SYM
pathy by nearly all the American peo-
pie. 1t is tragedy"
TIE Nation and its people," thinks
the Uniontown Herald, must see to
1t that the veterans and their de-
nGnARnfs uhn ~ ch
under no matter what provocation or
proper or improper advice-are pro-
tected from ravageS of hunger and
disease" The Toledo Blade argues:
1T is exceeding deplorable that more
diplomacy, more restraint, more peace
able persuasion could not have been
exercised by the authorities before re-
course to methods that could result
only in bloodshed. The first shot fred
at the bonus seekers in Washington
was heard around the world. What
will the nations of the world think
about it?" The Columbia Record main
tains that "foolishness, bad company
and radicalism are not a prima facie
excuse for calling out the Army"
"The bonus marchers traded long
on the forbearance of the authorities"
AYERS the Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
with the conclusion that they could
not expect to continue forever" That
too great leniency was shown in the
earlier stages is the opinion of the
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, the Chicago
Tribune, the Charleston wv. Va) Daily
Mail, the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern,
the Birmingham Age-Herald, the Spo-
kane Spokesnan-Review and the pes
Moines Tribune. TIE aforementioned
holds that I'VE cannot have an irregu-
lar 0anNF1od ahOarf nfHP National
Capital to impose its viii upon the
Government without having violence
in the long run, Communists or no
Communists. The Charleston Is. c.
Evening Post declares that III some one
had not taken strong hand, the Gov
ernment would have been Knocked at
its source"
1T should impress us with the i'm
portance of dealing adequately and
promptly with human suffering" ad-
vises the Hartford Times, while the
Yakima Daily Republic says of the
veterans demands that unless the
same rule is laid down for all classes.
then there is no rule and chaos viii
result" The Charlotte Observer sees
IT as "a case OF surrendering the law
Daily News argues: THE condition
precedent to any solution Of these
problems is that we maintain the in
tegrity OF the Government, maintain
oroer among ourselves, while the SoIu-
Llon proceeds. The bonus marchers IN
saoyeLsently tranSgressed this line" The
incident appears to the san Antonio
tx. Express as "deplorable and futile" for
@ se government did not owe these
n wh,as ssilytnlng, and had no money with
!. Wnacn len 70 pay the bonus years before