The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-07
ISSUE WARNING TO
VETERANS MARCHING
| ON NATIONS CAPITAL
White House Threatens to Fire
Police Chief If He Feeds
Them
GLAsSFORD STANDS PAT
Will Continue Policy Until
Thursday: Red Menace is
Hinted by Some

Washington, June 7.-(Pl-Pelham
D. Glassford, superintendent of po-
lice. has been warned by Police Com
missioner Herbert B. Crosby that his
continued efforts to shelter and feed
the bonus marchers might lead to his
"peremptory dismissal" by the white
house.
This notice, it was said authorita-
lively Tuesday, followed criticism
made to District of Columbia COM
missioners by members of congress
and several government officials.
They complained that Glassford's
arrangements to bivouac the veterans
had served to increase the numbers
marching toward the capital while
the administration was endeavoring
to discourage the influx.
There has been criticism also of
Glassfords action in going to the
white house last week, without knowl-
edge or consent Of the commission
ers. to solicit aid for the veterans.
The police chief. nevertheless, has
indicated to the commissioners he in
tends to go ahead with his plans to
house and feed the veterans until
Thursday morning unless official
orders are issued meanwhile for him
to cease activities.
Is Hoover Appointee
Crosby is one Of the three commits
sioners appointed by the president
under which the affairs of the Dis
trict of Columbia are administered
Glassford Is responsible to him.
It also was said in informed quar-
tiers that an official higher than the
police chief was responsible for the
issuance Monday night by Glassford
of a statement charging that the
communists had organized a special
unit to combat police and cause
bloodshed at the parade scheduled
here Tuesday night by the bonus
seekers.
Glassford said he was reluctant
to issue such statement.
GlaSsford Is said to have told the
district commissioners that his chief
object in erecting rough shelters for
the veterans was to keep them &C.
cupied and busy. Funds for food, he
said, had been intrusted to his care
by veterans organizations and in
dividuals and he considered it his
duty to see that the money was pro-
perly expended.
Police of the capital modified to
meet the increasingly aggravatins
problem of mounting numbers OF
veterans.
All leaves Of absence were cancelled
and one-third of the available Off
GERS were assigned to special duty in
connection with the bonus seeking
contingents.
Reinforcements on Way
The Washington situation failed te
daunt reenforcements who marched
hooked rides and motored toward the
capital to lend their presence to the
bonus appeal.
Tuesdays parade was not intended
as the climax Of the veterans efforts
to stir congress to action in their be
half. Thousands of others were onl.y
barely started from their distant
home to join the army" here.
A bonus "expeditionary force" o:
some 1000 was to come from Los An
geles toward the capital.
Other marchers were gathering a:
widely separated points.
Rev. James r. Cox. who led a bat
talon of unemployed to Washington
during the winter, was considering
several requests to act as spokesman
In laying the veterans plea before the
president and congress. The men, h
said. are not seeking a bonus" but
are claiming "pay they should have
had IA years ago."
The problem Of feeding the march.
ing, hiking, freight-riding forces
continued to vex many communities
through which the men passed. but sc
far 1t has been met.