Evening star., 1932-07-29

/ DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer. president
! of the Beard of Commissioners, and
Mai. Gen Herbert B. Crosby. police
, Commissioner, both expressed satiSfac-
! ton with the progress made in evacuat-
/ ing Federal property. Both Comnis-
| sioners said they had not requested ad-
/ ditional troops to patrol the war-scaTed
areas.
! Gen. Macarthur has command Of
! the situation" said the Commissioners.
/ "and if any need arises for additional
guards he will exercise his own ludg-
ment. We did not ask for any more
| troops. but will order out additional po-
! icemen.
Soldiery Stands Guard.
The break of dawn today found the
armed soldiery still standing guard over
the four desolate spots that once had
housed the bonus army, and many OF
the veterans. sullen from the treatment
received from the Government, treklng
along the highways leading out OF
Washington-some headed for homo
and others they knew not where.
Sleepy-eyed policemen who had kept
sentry at the White House all night to
guard against radical demonstrations
rested in motor cycle side cars awaiting
relief from long vigil that brought no
disturbance.
Over at Camp Bartlett in Anacostia,
the last remaining stronghold of the
veterans. the men stirred about before
the first rays of the sun poked out OF
the east, obviously preparing for a
peaceful evacuation. Word had reached
the camp through some unofhcial
channel that the soldiers were to come
there to drive them away.
The report was not unfounded, for
Army officers announced several hours
later that all bonus marchers would be
driven from Camp Bartlett sometime
during the day The veterans had
thought this camp to be a safe place
of refuge, free from Army interference
because it was on privately owned prop
erty but Army officers said: Our orders
are to clear Camp Bartlett, and we are
going to carry them out"
The site of Camp Bartlett is owned
by John H. Bartlett. former Assistant
Postmaster General and one-time Gov
ernor of New Hampshire. 1t is traN
of 80 acres IN the vicinity of Alabama
avenue and Twenty-second street south
east Mr. Bartlett had loaned the prop
erty to the veterans to aid them in a
critical situation and to serve humane
and patriotic purpose.
Camp Meigs Astir Early.
Camp Meigs at Fifth and Florida
avenue northeast, where several hun
dred bonus marchers have billeted, also
was astir early. for word had reached
there that the soldiers were canning to
drive them out.
Approximately 1900 men billeted at
Camp Bartlett during the night, many
of them having come from nearby
Camp Marks after it had been reduced
to smoldering shambles. Some of
the Camp Marks residents. however,
spent the nAht in private homes, on
vacant lots IN -,Anacostia. or on curb
stones with a lsAOoost as back rest.
Troops stationed on the Anacostia and
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridges had pre-
vented them leaving Anacostia during
the night, even though some of them
wanted to go.
Orders requiring the bonus marchers
to be kept penned up within the con-
fines of Anacostia were issued by Army
officers who feared the men might
straggle back into the business section
and thus create another problem.
The actual evacuation of Camp
aftermath resulted in the injury to sew
eral soldiers when a group of citizens
poured a rock barrage into the wrecked
camp about O'Clock this morning. One
captain, who led the troops into action
against The rock-heaving spectators,
was cut severely. The crowd finally
was dispersed with tear gas.
Tanks Parked on Bridge.
Throughout the night the only traf-
flc that was allowed to move across the
Anacostia Bridge were the street cars.
In fact, there was little room for any
thing else to pass. The big numbering
tanks from Camp Meade we're parked
on the bridge So we're a number of
Army trucks that had transported the
infantrymen across town. And on the
sidewalks of the bridge, cavalrymen
from Fort Myer tethered their horses.
With the exodus from Washington
of the remnants Of the bonus army,
the neighboring sections of Maryland
and Virginia became somewhat uneasy,
fearful that the veterans might pitch
camp within their borders and linget
all too long But over on the Mary
land border a special detail of IS State
policemen under the direction of Capt.
Edward NICK. johnson stood guard,
with instructions to keep moving all
veterans that sifted across the District
line.
The nearby Maryland counties of
Prince Georges and Montgomery are
determined that the veterans shall not
encamp there, and offlcials have
planned to appeal TO Gov. Ritchle to
call out the militia should there be
such an eventuality. Unoccupied build
ings that might appear inviting to the
dispensing bonus army are being
boarded up.
Macarthur Tours Area.
As soon as the troops on guard at the
four des-late bonus camps had finished
the morning mess Gen. Doug,a as Mac
Arthur, chief of staff, made a tour OF
the affected zones and found everything
quiet
On the Anacostia fats, where yester-
day stood a nondescript crude camp,
Gen. Macarthur saw in its stead well
ordered and neatly arranged small Army
encampment The sentries lined up
around the camp, many Of them resting
on half-wrecked beds or upturned oil
cans and kegs. presented the only un-
military part of the scene.
Although a policeman fired the shot
that killed a veteran, most OF small
group of former service men who re-
/ turned to the evacuated area on Penn
sylvania avenue today said they had no
animosity toward members Of the
Metropolitan Police Force.
The police and their chief, Gen. Pei
| ham D. Glassford, have been nice to
US" said r. w Brinkman Of Miami
/ Fla. Il think the policemen who began
! shooting Just lost their heads. as did
some of the men on our side. probably
could hear Gen. GlaSsford shouting,
| Put up these guns.
The feeling however, was quite diff
ferent among the veterans who sought
refuge at Camp Bartlett. There re-
sentiment ran high.
| Blame Radical Element
! With the food supply nearly exhaust
| ed. the bonus marchers and their wives
| and children seemed to feel the Gov