Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06

siderably perturbed over sanitary con-
oitionS at the New York avenue site az
the marchers. They also commended thu
marchers had been bottled up there
with 1000 beds In the city available for
them.
Assurances that q delegation, to be
selected, would present their demands
to Congress was given the army at
general mass meeting last night, adj
dressed by various leaders. The theme
Of the addresses was condemnation
OF "the regime of Wall Street" and exc
coriating Of President Hoover and Pres.
ident-elect Roosevelt. Frequent mention
was made OF 100000 idle" and 49,
100000 hungry in the United States.
A suggestion from a delegate that
three cheers be given for the recogp@
ton of Soviet Russia" was responded
to with hearty applause.
From time to time the band accomz
panying the demonstrators would play
the International, which was sung, as
Is customary, by the assembly WITH
raised and waving fists.
Indicative of the growing tension be~
tween the demonstrators and the DO
lice was series of charges advanced
by BENJAMIN against the police after
the meeting last night. All Of them
were scoffed at by police as ''propa-
ganda designed to discredit the force"
He claimed that police had slashed
the auto tires and had declined to d.
rect car containing q sick demon
strator to the hospital
Replying specifically to the latter
charge, police said that last night some
IA demonstrators had been sent by
them to one Of the larger Washington
hospitals by ambulance the moment
that physicians from the ambulance
corps indicated they were i'll.
Astors Visit Camp.
Among visitors at the camp yester-
day were Viscount and Lady Astor Of
England. Lady Aston, the former Nancy
Langhorne of Virginia, talked to Miss
Burlack and other demonstrators.
Representative Swing, Republican, Of
California. also visited the demonstra-
tors camp. His visit was followed by
report by one of the men who talked
with him, and who identified himself
only as representative of the Civil
Liberties Union, that Swing, Costigan
and others planned to take up the ques-
ton of their plight.
Swings only comment was that he
was out looking the camp over.
A half dozen automobile loads of all,
ing demonstrators were taken out Of
the group last night, the approximately
80 going to q concentration center for
distribution among private homes, where
they were to be taken care Of The
sick were described as suffering from
recurrence of previous ailments brought
on by exposure.
Approximately 200 women were taken
out yesterday, some of them among the
sick, and quartered elsewhere.
William z. Foster, Communist candi-
date for President In the recent cleo.
ton. telegraphed the National Hunger
March Conference" that your magnifi-
Gently successful action of marching 70
and entering Washington despite an
difficulties and provocations from all
parts Of America is already a big step
toward winning relief and unemploy.
ment Insurance."
Throughout last night the marchers
remained quietly within the police cor,
don which has been thrown about then
since they arrived Sunday afternoc&,
Although heavy frost fell, many slept
in open automobiles and trucks or lay
stretched on the paving of New York
avenue, covered by tattered quilts and
canvas. During the night FESTIVE kroups
tramped up and down between the rows
OF parked automobiles, wrapped In
blankets, old coats and rags and swing
ing their arms in an attempt to keep
warm. Others crowded around camp
fires built from sticks and twigs col
lected from nearby wood lots. Dozens
of these campflres dotted the roadside
and presented weird picture as the
ctHlly, clear dawn broke over the en-
can1pment,