Evening star., 1932-01-08
STRANDED J0BLESS
MARCHERS TO RIDE
BACK ON TRAINS

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low Pennsyivanians in the National
Capital -.
His request that the District, Com
nittee on Employment fn1ance tne re-
+,Irn tourney was turned down" oy
chairman r. C. Graham, who said the
Committee had no funds which could
he used for such a purpose, but that
If the men STAYED here they would be
treated like any other transents-feo
and put to work chopping wood IN the
municipal woodward.
Already the Employment Committee
has spent between $1,000 ana S2,OOU. IN
feeding the army, estimated 10 number
between 10000 and $4,000 men.
An emergency fare of $3.50 per head
was obtained from the PernSylyar11a
and Baltimore g. Ohio Railroads by
Representative Kelly for the return trip
of the 200 men, deserted yesterday
afternoon by the main body Of marchers
who pulled out for home in hundreds
of automobiles and trucks fueled by
gasoline bought by Senator James j.
Davis, also of Pennsylvania. The
ordinary straight fare to Pittsburgh ap-
proximates $40.
Will Leave Today.
Half the stranded men were to leave
Union station at 4:02 O'Clock on the
Pennsylvania, and the rest 20 minutes
later over the B. & o.
Meanwhile, from Pittsburgh came an
Associated Press dispatch telling OF the
arrival there of Father Cox and his
motley army noisy and jubiiant, despite
the cold. and with their leaders express
ing confidence their pilgrimage to Wash
ington had accomplished something.
An extensive welcome has been
planned, with tentative arrangements
calling for the affair to be staged IN
the huge Pitts Stadium which seats
10000.
High praise for the manner in which
hts army had been treated while IN
Washington was expressed yesterday
by Father Cox as he presented petitions
callirg for immediate Federal relief OF
the unemployment situation TO Senator
Davis and Representative Kelly, who
inserted them in the Congressional
Record.
Thanks Capital Police.
ct want to thank the police Of the
District of Columbia for the way In
which they have received IL" said the
priest, speaking in the plaza OF the
Capitol. "They have fed us, housed us,
protected us-they have been wonder
ful to us. And 1 want to thank them
and say God bless them"
Following the march to the Capitol,
Father Cox, accompanied by a delega-
ton, went to the White House, where
he presented President Hoover with a
copy of the Resolution of the Jobless," +"
calling for Federal appropriation of
$4,000, 100000 to be expended on pub
lie works as means for putting the
ell, 100000 unemployed back to work" :"
Talks on Radio.
Before holding memorial services at
the Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier yes
terday afternoon, final ceremony prior
TO his army'S departure for home,
Father Cox made Nationwide radio
broadcast explaining to the people OF
the country the reasons for the pill
grimage to Washington.
1--WE heard some weeks ago of the
march Of the Communists and Reds to
Washington" said Father Cox, "and
casually remarked that I condemned the
actions of these marcherS, but said GER
tainly some sort of protest was needed
at the present time because of the fact
that 1000 900 American men and
women were on the streets without en-
ployment.
THE world is thinking, and is edu-
Gated, and with that idea in mind we
tried to arouse the countryside and tell
them that we wanted to make protest
at the National Capital-but we wanted
the marChers to remember they were
American citizens. No flags were to be
carried but the Red, White and Blue.
We are for Old Glory, and for nothing
else"
Thousands Left Behind.
AS a result of his radio appeal,
Father Cox continued, there we're 10000
20 10000 men clamoring for transporta-
ton to join his jobleSS march on Wash
ington Only 1900 to $4,000 men
could be put in trucks at Pittsburgh
the priest said, but additional thou
sands Joined the march en- route to the
National Capital.
In the amphitheater at Arlington,
Father Cox called upon the Nations
leaders to keep the faith of the coun-
try and our fathers" as the Unknown
Soldier had done Recalling his own
services il the World War and the sac
rifice of th> Cover of our youth" the
leader brought tears to the eyes OF
hundreds Of his listeners. Hard-b boiled
EJeGl WOTkBTS, e8-SeINlCe uICu III JDe
faded, tattered uniforms and overseas
caps they had worn in France cried
openly as Father Cox concluded his
address.
Traffic Tied Up.
When the marchers finally took 10
their automobiles TO begin the long and
rigorous journey back home through the
mountains to Pittsburgh, traffic wa
tied up for hours in Georgetown.
Taking a route across Key Bridge Il
M street, east on M to Thirty-thirc
street and north on Thirty-third x
Wisconsin avenue and thence to the
Rockville Pike, the army was escorted
by motorcycle policemen and led BY
Inspector E. w. Brown, Traffic Bureau
chief
Father Cox, who had radio engage.
ment in Frederick at $50 o'clock, spec
ahead of the main body Of marchers
led by a motorcycle policeman wht
opened the way for his large sedan
The first vehicle carrying the rank anC
file crossed the District line at o'clock
a dilapidated truck bearing "Unch
Sam"-E. r. Franc Of Pittsburgh. I
was almostftwo hours later before tn
last car whlsked across the boundar,
and washington police breathed sigl
of relief. But in Georgetown, automo
biles on NJ street were Jammed fender