Evening star., 1932-06-06

presentation Of the demands of the
veterans But. when they attempted to
enter one of the camps Saturday night
they were spotted" and were informed
they would have to stay out.
At an informal conference yesterday
between Altman, the national COM
mander of the expeditionary force
Levin and Stembar, an effort was made
by the league leaders to get permission
to visit the camps Altman refused. ex-
planning that he did not have anything
against a member of the league II he
was in Washington to petition Con-
gress for the bonus, but he did not be-
lieve it would be healthy" for Com
munists to visit the camps.
Concerned Over Reception.
Levin and Stembar also were con-
cerned over the reception to be given
the New York contingent on its ar
rival here inasmuch as some of its
members, they admitted, were members
of the Communist party.
BE he red. yellow, pink or white, -
declared Altman, "a veteran will be
welcome into the camps here as long
as he behaves himself and IS here only
for the presentation of the bonus de-
mands to Congress"
I'm advertising for men" the COM
mander added, land want as many
men as I can get and will stick with
us here until the bonus Is paid. We
are just as much entitled to our back
wages as the dole now being handed
out to big business
'As soon as Congress realizes that
big business is not the only thing in
this country. the better of it will be, u
the commander emphasized.
Levin was in accord with the COM
mander as to the back wages" and
added:
Remember, that we are making de-
mands from Congress that has
assigned O,0O0, 900 fer bankers, in
dustries and railroads; preparing now
to vote from s2,5OO 600, 900 to $1,000
100000 more for profits for industries
while 100000 to 100000 unem-
ployed were denied unemployment in
surance. Millions also axe being spent
for war"
Will "Give It a Thought"
II don't know anything about Com
munism," asserted Alman, but I'm
going to give it thought when this
thing is over"
We'll, I admit am Communist, y
declared Levin.
1t was then that Levin asked permis-
sion to visit the camps.
mo; you better stay out" commanded
Alman
Getting down to the details Of the
proposed third big parade" Levin said
the preliminary arrangements made fol
the demonstration depended on the
number of men in Washington on Wed
nesday and 'of course, the will of the
rank and file veterans.
I'VE are suggesting to the veteran.
that they present a petition to Con.
gress on Wednesday," the leader said
1T is of little concern to us whether
the demonstration is conducted under
the auspices of the committee of the
Workers Ex-Servicemen's League Oh
whether 1t will be conducted under the
bonus expeditionary force
I'VE feel confident that the men here
do not want to stay more than one day
after Congress acts on the bonus, but
they will all stay here until Congress
acts. Food supplies, equipment, hous-
ing will surely pour into Washington
from all over the country If Congress
out kilograms for this purpose. If Con.
gress does not act now or attempts are
made to carry out the program of moi
feeding the veterans, we will senc
orders and the food and tentage viii
soon arrive"
Two Accused Of Bootlegging.
Increased activity among veterans
police late yesterday resulted in the ar.
rest of two colored men for bootlegginf
at the Anacostia camp, the arrest Of
two alleged Communist women, the ex.
pulsion from the Twelfth and D street.
camp of an eX-SerVice man charged
with distributing radical propaganda
and another for panhandling and drink.
ing.
The colored men. Norman Higgs 40
Chicago. and Solomon Timothy Jones
81. York. Pa. were turned over to elev.
enth precinct police by Joseph Eskey
and George Moore of Reading. Pa, anc
Daniel j. Robinson of Camden. Two
pints Of alleged whisky were found ir
Higgs' possession and one pint on Jones
The men were charged with illegal pos.
session.
The two woman Communists-Joar
Joyce, IS. of New York, and Willie MAY
Burroughs, 29, OF Chlcago-Were taker
in custody by veteran police at the en-.
campment at Eighth and / street.
southeast, where they inquired fol
Emanuel Levin, Communist leader ane
chairman Of the National Prov1siona
Bonus March Committee.
Sent as Propagandists.
The veterans handed them into tn,
custody of police from No. 4, who ir
turn sent them to the Womens Bureau
According to their story to Lieut. Rhods
Milliken, they we're sent here to dis
tribute Communist propaganda ant
were told to get in touch with Levin
who would "help them out" At Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue the,
asked a youth to direct them to tn,
Eighth and streets camp. There the!
asked for Levin, and when told h.
had no business there were said Il
|heye -lspltada why hs's the lAA4er a