Evening star., 1932-07-23
BONUS ARMY GIVEN
EVACUATION ORDER
Dead|ine Now Fixed at Mid
night Monday by Treas
ury Department.
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posed Of Westerners, and the principal
group in the adjoining area to be
cleared is the lett wing rank and
ME band, headed by John Pace Of
Detroit.
There are other veterans also en-
camped IN the Southwest section,
principally around Four-and-One-hall
street and Maine avenue, but many OF
these, comprising the remnants OF the
California contingent, are preparing to
leave here by Thursday.
Though this is the second evacuation
order issued by the Treasury, it is the
first in which that department set q
deadline. In its initial order Thurs
day it asked only for possession Of the
Pennsylvania avenue property, and then
allowed local officials to fix the evacu-
alton date.
With the number of veterans seek
ing aid to go home reaching new high
mark today, Gen. Frank I. Hines, ad-
ministrator OF veterans affairs, warned
the bonus army that the Veterans Ad-
ministration could furnish no more
transportation after midnight tomor-
row. At that hour the extension of
the law under which the veterans have
been receiving this aid expires. and
there is no further chance of assist
ance, he pointed out.
At o'clock this morning there had
bsen 4,642 applications for transpor-
tation, which represented an increase
of 4l9 in the past "a hours At the
same hour there was Sizeable line in
front of the Veterans Administration
Building.
The veterans administration also an
nounced this morning that $50 appll-
cations for initial leans on bonus GER
tificates had been made by veterans
yesterday In this connection it was
declared that this flood of applications
was only holding up the work here and
it was urged that members of the
bonus army apply for these loans
through their home offices. These
regional Offices. it was pointed out,
will be ready to start payment Monday
and the opinion was expressed mat
the veterans would get quicker service
at home.
Other Work Causes Delay.
This. it was said, was because iden-
tification could in all likelihood be
established quicker at their homes than
at the local Office. 1t was also pointed
out that the Office here has other
work besides that of making these
loans and that the applications have
to wait their turn.
The political reprisal tour of the
country planned by Roy Robertson col
lapsed this morning when Robertson
dropped his command OF the Californi-
ans and was succeeded by Arthur Scott
of Los Angeles. Scott said the men
would go home Thursday.
The size of the California contingent
has dWindled to approximately 80 men,
and only 63 of these this morning were
ready to accept the Districts offer OF
trucks.
Scott told Glassford, who visited the
camp this morning, that his men would
leave here no later than Thursday and
were only waiting that long because
about half of his men had in applica-
tions for initial loans on their bonus
certificates and expected payment by
that time He said they were all ready
to go home and would vacate their bill
lets.
Scott told Gen. Glassford that his men
would be glad to accept trucks as far
as Alexandria, where they palnned to
take freight trains.
Robertson was ready to leave town
about 200 of his men had left here last
night, and that the campaign against
their opponents would be waged from
Los Angeles.
Supt of Police Glassford was to leave
today for a 48-hour vacation on the
bay, and Inspector Brown will be in
charge of the department in his absence.
Glassford said that John Pace. left
wing" leader. whose group proposed to
picket the White House Monday. had
declared an armistice in his absence
and that no trouble would come from
that quarter.
In an or order OF the he, Commiss1onerS tns +n de,
Of the previous fat left in effect was that
dealing with rolling kitchens and tents,
loaned the veterans by the National
Guard. and which are to be returned by
August /. The tents are in service at
Camp Simms and Camp Bartlett while
the rolling kitchens are being used in
several of the camps.
The staying order was as follows:
ITO the Major and Superintendent OF
Police:
Referring to the orders issued you
Yesterday, July 81. for the evacuation of
Government-owned buildings and ada
cent grounds, etc, am directed by the
Commissioners to advise you that on
account of certain possible legal re-
quirements, the execution of the said
order will be postponed until after the
fulfillment of these legal requirements.
The orders issued you requiring the re-
turn of tentage and rolling kitchens,
belonging to the National Guard, and
loaned to the bonus march,
ers, will be returned by noon August l.
Signed:
DANIEL E. GARGES,
Secretary of the Board Of Comn,is-
Sioners."
In releasing the new orders to the
press, the Commissioners took full re-
Sponsibility for the evacuation order,
denying the White House or any other
outside agency had Influenced them.
Legal Phase Considered.
Commissioner Crosby. in response to
a question, said the Commissioners did
not think it was necessary" to obtain
legal counsel before issuance OF the
evacuation order. Legal advisors to the
city heads were called In at yesterdays
a., non q fnnv ae IN the