Evening star., 1932-09-21

OlQ MS Cuty ana action was taken. not
against body Of service men seeking
the payment of the bonus. but against
mob dominated and largely composed
OF men foreign to the ideals OF patri-
otlc service, who had seized a righteous
cause and were abusing its right and
privilege for the purpose of fostering
dlscontent and the spirit Of revolution"
The Chicago Daily News Cindependent)
also attests the public belief that there
existed menace to public peace and
order
President Hoover" according to the
Birmingham Age-Herald Democratic,
undertook to get rid of an intolerable
situation. but he did so in such a
clumsy or callous fashion as to arouse
sympathy for people who were not
bonus marchers should never have
been permitted to mass their coersive
presence for the purpose Of frighten-
ing Congress into responsive action
the Age-Herald concludes: That it
was not dealt with vigorously or that
a belated effort to deal with it Wig
OrouSly turned out to be such a hys-
big principle which must be borne in
mind, namely, that redress is TO be
had through the ballot box and not
through the pressure of mobs." The
Newark Evening News independent
agrees that Mr.. Hoover acted too
tardily"
1t is declared by the Dayton Daily
News independent Democratic) that
the President has sought justifica-
ton. not only on the merits of his
action, but by attacking the char
acter of the men against whom he
sent his troops. To use force,
perhaps necessary. against a body of
service men is one thing; to employ
slander is another and less bearable
thing. This course bids fair to be
costly to the President" The Scran-
ton Times Democratic) advises: In
stead of attempting to blacken the rep
utation of the bonus army, in which
were many sincere, even If misguided
men, it would have been better to JUS
tify the calling out OF the troops on
the ground that grave disorders had
broken out and that public welfare
demanded the suppression and expul-
sion Of the B. E. F."
Lack Of tact" is charged by the
Asbury Park Evening Press (inde-
pendent Democratic with the criti-
Cism: The super1uous and uncon-
vincing apology he has submitted for
his action against the bonus army
evinces a grave lack of discretion"
The Akron Beacon Journal Gndepend-
ent Republican, asserts that World
War veterans and their friends could
abide in patience the denial of their
petitions, but they will resent repeated
taunts that. in persisting to urge them
upon the Government. they deserve to
be branded as criminals and Com
munists" The Columbia IS. c. State
(Democratic) believes that the Amer
lean Legion vote, asking for the cash
payment of the bonus, though last year
it voted down a similar resolution. will,
of course, be evidence Of the failure OF
policy, with alibis.'
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Discussing the question of facts in
yolved in the controversy between At
torney General Mitchell and Gen.
Glassford, the Baltimore Evening Sun
independent Democratic), declares:
Attorney General Mitchell is a poll
tician and a part of the administra-
ton, hence it is important for him to
make the best political showing possible
for the administration. Gen. Glass
ford is not a politician, and he has no
reason to consider the political effects
of anything he says. incidentally. it
may be added that he is still no yes
man and evidently does not intend TO
be made the goat"
Serious weakness of the case that
has been built up by the Attorney Gen
eral in support of the Governments
action" is found by the Rochester
Times-Union independently, through
the fact that Gen. Glassford explicitly
denies some of the Attorney Generals
statements" The Youngstown Vindi-
Gator independent Democratic). how
ever, states: While one may not agree
with all of Mr.. Mitchells conclusions.
the report proves that the presence OF
the veterans in Washington had brought
about condition which could not fail
to cause serious trouble" That paper
adds that "even before the riot. Gen
GlaSsford had been criticized for not
doing his duty and for encouraging the
bonus army to remain in the Capital"
The Providence Journal independently
concludes that Gen. Glassford's own
reply Is all the evidence necessary to
show that dangerous condition of af-
fairs existed in washington and that
he had made no serious attempt to
end the menace"
Pointing to the matter as "inept in
tervention," the New York Sun (inde-
pendenD advises: 1T ought to be
evident by this time at Washington,
as it is usually evident everywhere, that
reason spent on matters in which the
emotions are involved is reason wasted"
The Connellsville Courier Republican,
feels sure that "the public, which In
cllideS many former service men, Is not
i'll accord with the methods by which
the B. E. F. seeks to secure immediate
payment Of the obligations that are not
due until 1945." The Spokane Spokes>
man-Review (Republican). feels that
any group which expressed approval
OF the disorderly invasion Of the coun-
try's Capital would discredit itself with
the great mass of thinking. patriotte