Evening star., 1932-01-07
Thousands Orderly AS
Plea Is Made to
Congress.
DEMONSTRATORS LED
BY CATHOLIC PRIEST
No Extra Precautions Are
Taken by Police; Crowd
Arrived Last Nigh.

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Thousands of unemployed men
from the once prosperous region
of Western Pennsylvania marched
to the Capitol today and staged
an orderly demonstration in the
interest of legislation to relieve
the Nation from the effects of the
depression.
The jobless army, the second to
visit Washington since Congress
convened, was led by a Roman
Catholic priest, Rev. James R. Cox
of Pittsburgh. The men who made
up the rank and file of his follow
ers were markedly different in
appearance and character, how
ever, from those who participated
in the hunger march" of last
month.
Instead of carrying banners de-
nouncing the Government for ex-
iSting economic conditions and
demanding unemployment insur-
ance, Father Cox's army marched
with American flags. Instead of
singing the "Internationale," the
hymn of Red Russia, the Penn
Sylvanians frequently burst into
strains of America" The Star
Spangled Banner" and other
patriotic airs. The contrast was
striking.
Starch to Capitol Plaza.
Eight abreast, the jobless men started
to the Capitol at 11:15 o'clock with a
| band and a company of former service
men in overseas uniform at the head of
the procession. Father Cox fell in be-
hind the veterans, and by his side
marched E. r. Franc of Pittsburgh.
! dressed in a uniform of red, white and
! blue, to represent Uncle Sam.
Hundreds of spectators fanked the
walks in the Capitol Grounds as the
| tired-looking men, tried in vain to keep
| in step with the music of the band, in
the comparatively short march of few
blocks. Crowds also had assembled
around the Capitol Plaza to witness the
ceremonies
The procession began at First street
and Maryland avenue and wound its
way through the southwest roadway of
the Capitol Grounds to the east plaza,
where the marchers waited until their
leader presented plea to members Of
Congress for unemployment relief.
Then, as orderly as it arrived, the army
paraded back to the starting point for a
light lunch and prepared to leave for
Arlington CpnAfpTV fn TnSnpPtE tn
the memory of Americas Unknown
Soldier.
L the meantime. Father Cox went
to the White House and personally
presented to President Hoover the de-
mands of his men for relief. Later, he
joined the army in its parade TO
Arlington.
Received by Hoover.
Father Cox and his delegation arrived
at the White House at 1925. They were
met in the ante-room of the executive
offices by Richard Jervis of the White
House Secret Service force and waited
there few minutes.
With Father Cox were Earl c. Dean,
Father Orlomonki, George Ewing, Mat
thew Dunn, Mayor Edward McCloSky Of
Johnstown, Pa; Edward McClosky. jr.;
Henry Ellenbogen, M. j. Burns, E. E.
Frantz, who Was in his Uncle Sam"
suit, and Happy" Waddell.
They were uShe red into the Presl-
dents Office by Theodore G. JoSlin, one
of the Presidents secretaries. There
Father Cox was received cordially by
the President. He handed the Chief
Executive a printed set of resolutions
and made short informal talk.
He told the President that conditions
in this country at present are ter
rible" that immediate relief for the
unemployed is necessary, and if it is
not forthcoming soon, God help this
country"
Presidents Reply.
The President made a brief reply as
follows:
IT am glad to receive you as the
representatives of Pennsylvania unem-
ployed. I have an intense sympathy
for your difficulties.
Il have considered that the vital
function of the President and of the
Federal Government was to exert every
effort and every power of the Govern
ment to the restoration of stability and
employment in our country, which has
been so greatly disturbed, largely from
abroad
THE Federal Government is spend
ing now half billion a year above
normal to give employment. World
wide depreSSionS and their resultant
unemployment are like great wars. They
must be fought continuously, not on
one front, but upon many fronts. 1t
cannot be won by any single skirmish
or panacea. In the present and what
believe is the final campaign against
the depression, I have laid program
before Congress and 1 trust we will
secure its early adoption. The real
victory is to restore men to employ
ment through their regular jobs That
Is our object. We are giving this
question our undivided attention"
The number of jobless men in the
procession was not definitely known, the
estimates ranging from 5000 to $4,000.
number of the men who came to
Washington, however, did not take part
in the procession to the Capitol, but
spent the morning sightseeing in the
public buildings. Father Cox said there
were 2,243 cars in the trek to Wash
ington and that 10000 took part in the
march.
The demands for economic relief
legislation were contained in a printed
resolution, covered by blue parchment,
which Father Cox presented to Sena-
tor James j, Davis and Representative
Clyde Kelly, both of Pennsylvania.
These two men promised to carry the
request to the floor3 of the Senate and
House"
Resolution of Jobless."
The resolution presented to Senator
Davis and Mr.. Kelly was headed:
Resolution of the Jobless" 1t called
on Congress to appropriate $5,000,000,-
600, to be raised by the issue and sale
of bonds and to be expended for the
creation of work and public construc-
tion and the appropriation of sufficient