The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-30
ORDERS BONUS
| ARMY ORGANIZE
I AS WAR UNIT
Commander DEGREES Forces
viii Drill as Actual
+ Military Divisions.

a. United Press
WASHINGTON. June 30-Walter
W Waters OF Oregon, ruling as an
absolute dictator over the bonus
sexpeditionary force, decreed that its
10000 TO 10000 members be or
gained today into real military
unit. He frankly aimed 10 impress
the government with his army's
potential power,
This is war" Waters shouted as
he ordered his men to drill an hour
each morning.
I mean war in every sense. and
the only difference between us and
an army in the field is that we
have no weapons but our brains
Telling the veterans that they
were going to drill--and like it
Waters said.
1T will do you good because
you'll have something to do besides
sitting around feeling sorry for
yourselves. It will make some other
people worry. What will it look
like to the people uptown to see
10000 men doing squads right? And
you're going to do it If 1 have to
detail 500 military police to force
you"
The veterans howled their ap-
proval
200 Are En- Route
Waters. who twice previously had
resigned as commander of the bonus
army, was reelected formally by
an almost unanimous ballot
Wednesday. A few moro than 10000
ballots were cast, although Waters
claimed 10000 men in his forces.
Police reported 400 new arrivals and
said 2,700 we're en- route from Cali
fornia.
The bronzed Oregonian, former
superintendent Of a canning fac
tory, warned the veterans before
the election that he was going to
command with absolute authority.
If you're going to make me COM
mander." he roared, Il am going to
run this business. I'll do what l
want whether you like it or not,
and those that don't can get the
hell out of the B. E. r.
TO He'll With Law
I'm going to be hard-boiled with
enemies of the B. F. F. and I'm go
ing to be hard-boiled with the
r. Eff. If any man in the B. E. F.
refuses to carry out my orders, he
will be dragged out of Washington
by the military police. To hell with
civil law and General Glassford.
I'm going to have my orders carried
out
General GlasSford, superintendent
OF police, replied with a general
order to arrest any veteran who
TOOK the law into his own hands.
Glassford inspected the bonus
army camps and billets and found
IAN alarming shortage of food He
said Wednesdays donations of
supplies we're less than a fourth of
those needed daily.
Until Waters addressed them
Wednesday afternoon, the Ana
costa regiments were somewhat
woebegone. Flies buzzed about the
hundreds of tiny novels and tents
that broiled in the summer sun.
The men went about in their I'M
dershirts, sweating and blistering.
Pops Up Whole Crowd
Ralph Curry, the little Negro mess
sergeant in one of the main
kitchens, was without his usual
grin. His supply tent was full of
empty boxes and he had 1000 men
to feed. over in France it was
never this bad, he said. However,
great watts of thin split pea and
ham stew steamed over fire and
Ralph thought he had enough to
last through dinner,
At dinner time, lines formed in
company streets and the men start
ed hammering and beating their tin
pans and cups. They looked pleased
when they saw their meager wat
cry helpings.
When the slim, athletic form of
Waters appeared, however, the vet
Grams popped up. He was dressed
in whipcord breeches, a blue shirt
and khaki tunic, and new riding
boots.
? Treasury officials ordered mem
bers of the bonus army kept out of
the treasury unless they had Spe-
, cific business. officials said they did
I not want them to learn the way
Z around the building.