Evening star., 1932-11-24
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Squads Stationed Near White
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that a last-minute effort might be made
TO outwtt the police by deviating from
the announced program to march on
the White House at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon.
The Communists planned to go direct
to the Plasterers' Hall, in the 1000 block
OF New Jersey avenue, for a confer
ence to complete plans for the march
on the White House. Police were scat
tered for several blocks around the
building and others were in the hall.
400 Leave Baltimore.
Headquarters Detective Patton, who
went to Baltimore last night TO watch
the Communists, reported that alto
Leaders OF the march claim the adults
are physicians, nurses and welfars
workers, selected to serve as delegates
at the Child Misery" Conference to-
night at o'clock at Plasterers' Hail..
While Herbert Benjamin, secretary OF
the Unemployed Councils of America,
which Is sponsoring the children.s
march as well as the socalled national
hunger march In December, has given
assurance that no attempt will be made
to stage demonstration at the White
for any eventuality.
Would Isolate White House.
Maj Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent. of police, said a demonstration
would not be permitted under any cir
cumStances. Arrangements have been
made to Isolate the White House from
all pedestrians as we'll as traffic, should
the marchers show any indication Of
starting demonstration. The entire
area from Fifteenth to Seventeenth
streets and from the Ellipse north to
H street will be closed of.
Police plans call for the arrest Of the
leaders OF the march If the Comuau-
nists go to the white House in forma-
ton on charge Of parading without
permit. Up to noon today, no request
had been made at the Police DEPART
ment for permit. If the leaders offer
any resistance, they will be charged with
disorderly conduct.
Maj. Brown has given specific In
structions that the children shall not
be harmed. If 1t is found necessary to
take any of them In custody, arrange
ments have been made to feed and
shelter them at the children's receiving
home. -
+ VIII Not Use Gas.
Although the Police Department has
trained squad of 40 men in the use
Of tear gas, Maj. Brown said gas would
not be used today to subdue any dis
turbance because of the presence Of the
children. The gas squad has been in
training for several weeks at Camp
Simms, IN Congress Heights.
The determination of the police TO
prevent a demonstration at the White
House, 1t was said, may cause the march
leaders to alter their original plans and
make no effort to go there is mass
formations. There were unconfirmed
reports this morning that only a COM
mittee OF three children would be sent
to the White House. They win be
denied admittance. however, and the
petition they carry will not be received.
The petition embodies five demands
for employment relief-demands similar
to those the hunger rnarchers propose
to make to Congress when 1t convenes
December S.
The five points follow:
I'VE want Congress to establish Inn
med1ately system Of unemployment
insurance.
I'VE ask that you call on Congress
worker $50 for the WinteE, together
with $40 more for every dependent or
child in the family. t8{EtE
I'VE ask that for us children, Con-
gress should apportion money to estab-
lish in every neighborhood and city. to-
gether with each city, Federal relief
stations
%. We ask that, in the giving out Of
relief, there shall be no discrimination
against Negro children or any foreign-
born children.
49, We ask that you demand that
Congress pass Immediately a law pro4
hibiting all child labor under II.
a. We ask that the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation give loans for ti&
building Of new schools in workingk
class neighborhoods to relieve ovex%
crowdedness and do away with firA
trap conditions.
IS. Your Department Of Labor admfU
that over $4,000 youths and childre0
are on the road. We ask that the Cow
ernment provide funds to feed, clothA
and house these youths and children
to give them chance to grow ub
decently with a chance to live"
Rent for Hall Demanded.
Those in charge Of the march en-
countered their first difficulty at Plas-
terers' Hall, where the management re-
fused them the use of the building until
the rent was paid in advance. A de-
posit of SIS had been advanced on the
rent, but the management insisted on
payment of SIS additional As result
the march leaders scurried about in an
effort to raise Sis. sv
In addition to the 500 already In
Washington, police fear this number
may be augmented before the proposed
march on the White House The driver
of one of the machines which brought
the vanguard of the marchsrs from
Baltimore, disclosed to fifth precinct
police that he was returning for an
other group.
Later the Communists gathered in
the 200 block Of Georgia avenue ina
store room used for religious services.
About 80 attended the meeting. -,
Four Solicitors Arrested.
Three women and man, arrested
late yesterday as they sought to solicit
food and lodging for the hunger march,
ers due here the first Of next month,
were scheduled to go on trial today in
Police Court. They were charged with
the unlicensed solicitation of aims.
Amelia Shelton, 10, Of the COO block
"a, of the 900 block G street. were the
first to be picked up. Arrested by
fourth precinct police, the girl was re-
leased on SIS collateral, while the man
was held and sent to court this morning.
Later Mrs. Anna Pearlmeter, So, Of
the 900 block of Shepherd street, and
Mrs. Lena Levin, IS, of the 500 block
Columbia road, were taken in custody
by tenth precinct police. Both were re-
leased when they posted $50 collateral
each.
Police Board to Meet.
In statement issued by the Unem- g.
ployed Councils, hackers Of the hunger
march, it was said that Samuel Levine
and Bernard AIDES would act as coun-
sci for the defendants. Both attor-
neys have been identified with COM
Y,nlInixtin anfirritfnr here usual I1v hai1R