The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-07
Bonus Parade
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'e Glassford promptly cancelled
 plans to permit the bonus army to
 parade past the White House. It twill be shunted to Constitution ave-
 ssnue. . full half mile from the back . s,door of the White House. s~ The tattered and grim veterans had planned to parade down Penn 70 sylvania avenue, where they tt1narched with eager step in 1917--
 vthe flower of American youth going
 g,to war. ..s..1. .z.
 % Communists are planning q
 Ibonus demonstration of their own
 ..at the Capitol tomorrow. So far sthey have gained no hold over the
 ssdestitute veterans encamped in the s4city. The veterans themselves have ! ,s1ashed at least three agitators and rejected them from their camps. s@ Nearly 1000 reinforcements
 joined the new army of the Po-
 .tomac yesterday and last night.
 sThe largest contingent was one of 1900 from Philadelphia Others arr
 rived from Reading and Erie, Pa. Jacksonville and Miami. Fla. New York city and Somerville, N. J.. Police reports show 2,200. more en-
 route. including 1000 in Pitts-
 burg and other Pennsylvania Each incoming contingent was | eheered as 1t arrived at the 1m-
 provised camp established across 1 { the eastern branch of the Potomac | sIn Anacostia park. Each new re- fcruit had to register, show dis charge papers and agree to abide
 by bonus army discipline. Then he was given a roll and hot coffee,
 and a straw filled bed tick. t@ The police are feeding the army "a meagre ration consisting most Fly of bread and stew and costing : six cents a day. The men line up ,stwice a day to receive their por-
 ton.
 K Thursday morning the police will { ftcease feeding the veterans. Only .$104 remained in the food fund ' sito-day. b@e
 { How they will eat when the po- lice aid ceases is g. question that aaremains to be answered.
 The new executive committee "also will elect a permanent com- .,mander of the whole bonus army. George Alman of oregon has been acting in this capacity since the
 breakdown of Walter w. Waters,
 group. Alman was temporarily { busted from the command yester- @day in trump" proceedings insti tuted by the so-called legislative { committee of the oregon veterans. 4 They changed their minds and reinstated him when they found
 support lacking among the rank
 and file.
 The attempted removal of AL sgman was said to be based on tho ground that the police did not fa- vor him. /, 7. .Bacharach. republican, New Jer- is,sey, was elected, yesterday from the house office building. Police said the leaders acted in "threat- ,sening" manner. The delegation
 before leaving the bonus cafnp was
 admonished by Joe Angelo, Cam
 den leader: Don't raise no he'll" X Later Speaker Garner threat ] .ened to clear the house galleries when thee veterans present loudly Tsdemonstrated their approval of an ! anti communist speech. Some of the veterans complained that door, , honor "courtesy' cards which they congress.
 Danger of a typhoid dysentry ], outbreak at the Anacostia camp was seen by pr William c. Fowler. !, District of Columbia health officer. and Major Donald s. KnOwlton, senior medical officer of the sixth 9marine brigade. They suggested ] several camp improvements
 T. Knowlton and his staff have ,.treated 626 veterans in a week. The number is increasing daily. z District health officers last week
 Threatened to close the abandoned t.4department store and warehouse st7n which 600 veterans are billeted. aThey withheld this order when the .district commissioners decreed that the local government after Thurs
 day Will disclaim all responsibfl-
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