The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-23


Az to 31aao. 1t was previously re-
quiried that two years must elapse
before the certificates could be Dor
rowed on. The demand for the TAX
ing off of the two year clause was
one of the demands put forward by
the Workers x-Servicemen's League.
The entire capitalist press here,
burning over "the disgrace, to the
executive mansion must be guarded
like fortress to protect the occu-
pants Washington Post, feverishly
supports the move to shove the bonus
marchers out Of the capitol
Glassford Drops Silk Gloves.
Orders were sent today to the 1900
men billeted in Camp Glassford" to
leave the premises today. All the
vets have been ordered out of the
capitol by August 4. Glassford's
statement to the press was that while
he hoped to "avoid subjecting the ex-
soldiers to undue hardships, his eli
mination campaign would be "relent-
less and mot so gradual" This
ritzy police chief has dropped his silk
glove technique and is talking cold
turkey now.
Fear-both political and physical
has gripped the authorities. The
growing rank and file movement
under sponsorship of the Central
Rank and File Committee is the prin-
cipal target now of all the capitals
secret and open police agencies, the
press. and district government.
| Significantly enough, the first to
receive notice to move out of the
half wrecked buildings was the billet
named after Glassford, who had
posed as a friend of the veterans.
The excuse given for the notice to
evacuate, is that the government
needs the property for construction
of public buildings. Notices are be-
ing sent to other billets in the city.
The situation here is packed with
dynamite. The governmental au-
thorities know that the talk is all
over town and through AnacoStia
that the marines wouldn't fire on
their buddies" The vets are certain
that their buddies in the army and
navy would come out solidly for
them.
The call of the rank and file vets
for continued picketing of the White
House shoots terror into the Chief
Executive. The newspapers report
today that even Senator Bingham, his
BOSOM friend, and the presidents
secretary were unable to get through
the barred gates into the White
House.
Force, IL Necessary'-Glassford.
General Glassford-the police agent
with the now famous silk-glove man
ner has dropped his genteel mask and
stands bare as a uniformed thug. my
instructions are"-he told the rank
and file veterans about to begin their
march to the White House-"To use
force il necessary" He blamed his
instructions, of course, upon the dis
trict commissioners. He is eager to
continue his role of friend" of the
marchers. But the mask is about off
now.
The procession of wax dummy
leaders set up by the secret service
authorities to lead the vets out of the
capitol continues. Today, they resur-
rect the "Steel-spined Robertson" as
the local press dramatically describes
the eX-circus barker from the West
Coast. The Washington Herald, July
81, stated, '"The colorful Robertson,
whose crippled back is supported by
a steel brace, announced he would
lead his men away soon ON the top
of box cars. The insurgent Califor-
mans will barnstorm the United
States mastering votes against their
Congressional enemies and will re-
turn when Congress convenes," the
paper said.
Return? Washington plans to
make it one-way trip? Once out
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