The Washington times., 1932-06-06
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"They'II Have to Pick Us Up
Bodily" Spokesman Says;
! Many More En- Route
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SAID Cney 6Xp6CGSu W nave
several bands and several other
drum and bugle corps in line
when the parade starts.
Police announced late today
that more than $500 veterans
have arrived within the last IL
hours. They have been taken to
Anacostia, bringing the total
number of men bivouacked there
to approximately 1000 and swell
ing the total of veterans under
police supervision to approx
mately $1,000
Police received advices from
the Charleston (W. Va delega-
ton that they will arrive tomor-
row. Arthur I. InnesS, COM
lnander, declared that his organi-
cation wishes ito offer our SER
vices to you in the suppression of
all radicalism and disorder"
Thousands to March
Leaders of the bonus brigade
contend that there will be be-
tween 5000 and 10000 in the
parade tomorrow night. A group
from Berks county Pennsylvania,
242 strong, arrived early today
on trucks, on which were dis
played banners.
If Washington won't feed us,
Berks county will"
A group arrived from Florida,
another from Erie, Pa, and an
other from Brooklyn, N. Y.
Harry Anst, of New York city,
arrived today and said he was
with a group which tied up the
capital Limited. crack Baltimore
and Ohio train, at Jersey City
Saturday. He complained of the
treatment the veterans received
in the New Jersey city, declaring
they were marched eight miles
from one railroad yard and then
marched eight miles back again
on the pretext of finding trans
portation. He displayed badly
blistered feet as a souvenir of
his experience.
Waters Resigns
W, w. Waters, of Portland,
Ore, who was elected commander
dn-chief of the bonus expedi-
tionary forces, resigned that posi-
tion today in a letter sent to
General Glassford. Waters said
he was forced to resign because
of i'll health. He has been Sue
ceeded by George Altman. IT
Portland, Ore. George Klein
holtz, also of Portland, has oeen
named vice commander.
Capt. w. G.. Stott, head of
the commissary department, said
he had sufficient food on hand
to feed the bonus marchers
through tomorrow. He said if
additional veterans arrive the
rations would have to be cur
tailed.
Representative Clarence Can
non (D0, of Missouri, who called
on the District Commissioners
Friday in connection with the
bonus march, denied today he
had made any criticism Of Gen
eral Glassford or had stated that
the bonus legislation would not
be passed at this session of
Congress.
Despite the threat of the Dis
trict Commissioners to evacuate
the "expeditionary force" Thurs
day morning, the men are deter
mined to stay until something IS
done about the bonus.
They took heart yesterday when
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police, said
force would not be used in evacu-
ating them.
They also we're cheered by the
arrival of food supplies from vet.
eran organizations in Camden,
Nj, and receipt of kilograms
from various sections of the coun-
try stating that provisions we're
on the way.
Sleep in Rain
Rain, which fell for several min.
utes last night, failed to dampen
the ardor of the 1900 veterans
camped in the open in Anacostia
flats, despite the fact that they
were drenched and were forced
to resume their slumbers in soggy
clothes and on wet bed sacks.
The men were aroused when
the rain began to fall by the
stirring strains of "reveille" AS
many as could, crowded under
the few wall-less barracks that
have been erectd. Others sought
refuge inside trucks and under
automobiles.
Predicts Thousands
New additions to the "expedi-
tionary force" came yesterday
from Ohio, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Utah.
Commander in Chief Altman
held a council of war" last night,
after which he issued this state
ment:
81 am confident we will win
this struggle If we get men
enough here and stay long
enough. We are receiving let
terS from veterans everywhere
asking "if we need more men.
I'm telling them all to organize
and get here as quick as they
can.
"In three months, If Congress
doesn't act, we'll have 10000
men on the job.
IF any efforts are made to
put us out they'll have to pick
up the men bodily and put
ths-. in trucks. Ind they