Evening star., 1932-07-29
Troops Mop Up
Few Remaining
Bonus Camps.
RADICALS HELD
In POLICE RAIDS
l.. S. Soldiers Move
on Remnants
of Host.

Wholesale arrests of radicals
who have been active with the
Bonus Expeditionary Force were
made by police this afternoon as
military authorities planned a
sweeping movement to mop up
the few remaining bonus camps on
Government-owned property.
Spurred to action by President
Hoover's admonition to District
authorities "at once to find the in
Stigators" of the rioting yesterday
which led to the death of one
veteran, police rounded up 40 al
legged Communists as they left a
meeting in an abandoned assem-
bly, hall at Fifth street and Vir-
ginia avenue southeast. Between
IS and 10 others were lined up two
abreast on the sidewalk near the
old church building, and it ap-
peared that police were preparing
to march them to the District line.
Those arrested were held for an
investigation to be made by i'm
migration authorities.
The same force of troops that yes
terday scattered and disorganized the
bonus-seeking veterans and started
them on a general exodus from Wash
ington, will take part in the "mopping
up" movement.
The troops, in command Of Gen.
Perry L. Miles, intend to make the
billets at Second and A streets north
east the first objective. From there
Gen. Miles plans to proceed to Camp
Meigs, on Florida avenue northeast, and
clear that property.
In the meantime. the bonus march
ers voluntarily abandoned Camp Bart
lett in Anacostia, one of the last re-
naming strongholdS; Camp Simms in
Congress Heights and water front bill
lets In the vicinity of Seventh and L
streets southwest.
Gen. Miles said he had been assured
by police that the veterans would evac-
uate the remaining camps before the
arrival OF the troops Nevertheless, the
soldiers have been equipped with tear
gas bombs, a dozen to a man. full car
fridge belts and revolver clips.
The troops, now stationed around the
smouldering ruins of Camp Marks on
the Anacostia Flats. are expected to be-
gin their movement before 3 o'clock.
Several tanks are being held in readi-
ness to lead the new invasion.
Hundreds of veterans, diSorganiZed
and scattered by the initial Army in
vasion, already have retreated out of
Washington, and others are preparing
to go.
Afoot and in infirm motor vehicles,
the last remnants of the bonus army
in Anacostia began moving away from
Camp Bartlett about 1880 o'clock after
troop Of cavalry had reconnoitered
about the 30-acre tract. A few hours
before, the veterans at Camp Simms
pulled I'D stakes and departed without
the formality OF visit by the troops.
A large portion Of the retreating
bonus force is understood to be headed
for Johnstown, Pa, where Mayor Ed
McCloskey had invited them to come
for refuge Many others are reported
to be returning to their homes; some are
going they know not where.
Shambles and the smouldering ruins
of four bonus camps bore mute evidence
of the struggle that preceded the exo-
dus of the veterans struggle un-
precedented in the history of Washing
ton and even the Nation.
Two days of intense excitement had
been turned back into the pages Of his
tory and the armed forces had the sit
uaticn we'll in hand.
Behind them, the departing veterans
left one dead and one wounded "buddie"
and a number of others in police station
cells awaiting an opportunity to answer
charge OF creating a disturbance or
assaulting policemen with broken brick.
The fate of Camp Bartlett had re-
mained uncertain. 1t was located on a
3O-acre privately owned tract, and not
subject to troop activity. Some means
of evacuating it had been discussed. but
the peaceful exodus of the veterans re-
lieved that problem.
Simms Forces First Out.
The several score of veterans at
Camp Simms were the first to go. Then
the exodus started at Camp Bartlett,
and before the last of the former SOL
diers had left there $50 others volun-
tarily vacated waterfront billetS near
Seventh and L streets southwest
Gen Macarthur announced plans for
forceful evacuation, If necessary, of the
remaining bonus camps on Federal
property after a brief conference this
morning with the District Commission
ers. He assured the Commissioners
that he would use every measure to pre-
vent the veterans from struggling back
into the camp areas. The Commission
ers agreed to detail additional members
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