The Washington times., 1932-06-08
F RE { PASSAGE
! OFFERED FOR
4 80 MILES
GIaSsford Says No Force
~, Will Be Used Unless
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porary billets was distributed and
the residue was sent to the COM
missary. It. will last, according
to Police Capt. w. G. Stott, about
half a day tomorrow.
While the Police Department
is in debt $94 for food purchased
for the veterans. General Glass
ford was confident that funds
sufficient to take are of this
and, to feed the veterans for sew
eral days would be raised at to-
nights athletic carnival.
Today it was learned that
the park police have detailed
q special man on motorcycle to
patrol duty aroun': the White
House.
About $50 veterans in camp at
Anacostia left for home today,
stating that they had been here
for the parade and that they
thought it would be effective in
irnpressing Congress with their
viewpoint.
In addition to the threatened
Communist demonstration police
were faced with the problem Of
what to do with the actual mem
berS Of the bonus expeditionary
force. Like a mushroom that
force continues to grow.
In the parade last night there
were approximately 5000 men. OF
this number more than 5000 were
under care Of the police.
Continue Pouring In
After the parade the number
was Swelled by additional arrivals.
These included 420 from Northern
United States. $50 from Pitts
burgh, Pa, and 270 from Philadel-
phia. Pa.
The new arrivals were placed in
the Anacostia flats. where. with
only a few shelters, more than
5000 men are being quartered.
A group of 408 veterans from
Pennsylvania came into camp
shorty before noon. They spent
the night encamped near Bladens-
burg and sent scouts in to Wash
ington to look over the Anacostia
camp. While the scouts reported
there was nothing in the way
of shelter the group moved on
today and took its place with the
more than 5000 men already en-
camped on the flats.
It was cold there last night. a
biting. chill wind rising from the
nearby Anacostia River. AS a re-
suit the veterans, most of them
without clothing other than that
they wear, sought refuge in police
precinct station houses.
Hundreds appealed to the COM
mander of the Eleventh precinct
station house, a quarter Of a mile
from the camp. All were refused.
Scores of others went to other pre-
cinct headquarters to meet a like
rejection.
Last nights parade was the
strangest that ever has wound its
way along historic Pennsylvania.
Avenue.
100000 Watch
More than 100000 persons
lined the throughfare to cheer
the ragged army as it trod wearily
toward the Capitol. The parade
required an hour and quarter
to pass. It did not enter the
Capitol grounds and it did not
move in front Of the White
House, although forming in the
Ellipse in the rear Of the Execu-
tive Mansion.
The rank and file Of the vet
erans counted the parade as the
first successful move in the cam
paign designed to win the bonus.
Rumored trouble from commun-
istic sources failed to materialize.
Flags Abundant
AS for the veterans they did
everything to impress on the on
lockers the fact that they are 100
per cent Americans. A few plac.
ards with the legend, 1--WE want
our bonus" were in evidence, but
the most impressive thing was the
abundance of American flags. e.
Approximately 800 policemen
were on duty to handle the march
erS and the crowd, but had little
to do. Except for the cheering Of
the spectators and the singing Of
the veterans there was little noise
other than that Of the hustle OF
the crowd and the chug-chug Of
the police motorcycles.
But thee parade did not end
the work of the veterans. They
are here until 1945 unless the
bonus balance is paid, they said,
and today they planned a back
to the voters drive" Thousands
of letters were to be written dur
ing the day to people back home,
advising them of the position
taken by members of Congress as
to the bonus.
other groups were to go to the
House and Senate office Build
ings and the Capitol to urge sup
port of the bill by Representative
Wright Patrnan CD Of Texas,
which would pay the bonus bal.
ance with a new issue Of cur
rency.
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