Evening star., 1932-07-21
TREASURY ORDERS
BONUS USEVACUAT|0N
Demands Several Thousand
Be 0usted From Southwest
and Avenue Areas.
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the Treasury proposes to start clear
ing the buildings awav at once to start
excavation. which will be in the course
OF only short time, as bids Tor this
work are to be asked Monday.
On the Avenue and the surrounding
area it is desired to complete the clear
ing OF the site which had been TEN
porarily interrupted just before the
veterans descended on Washington and
were quartered there. several weeks ego
Robertson Plans Tour.
Meanwhile, as preparations went for
ward for eyacuating the avenue contin-
gent members CT the Bonus Army. tired
OF the struggle here. continued to file
into the Veterans Administration to get
transportation home. and Roy Robert
son. head of one Of the left wing
groups. announced ne WAS taking his
men out within the next 48 hours on a
political reprisal transforming tour of
the country TO work against those men,
bers Of Congress who opposed payment
of the bonus
1t was announced at the Veterans
Administration at 10 O'Clock that rail
transportation had been issued for
3086 men: that 608 had gotten aid to
60 by automobile, and that the Red
Cross had furnished assistance to ia
women and i2l children, homeward
bound with kin.
The police check this morning put
the Bonus Army strength st 10 100
and said there had been 362 departures
and 1l3 arrivals in the past "a hours.
The police also were advised that the
Communists were organizing a band in
Philadelphia to start this way Satur
day morning
Robertson. the crippled leader of the
California group which staged the
death march at the Capitol last week
said his men would 90 out riding the
tops"
Bitter against Comdr Waters, who
had sought TO cut of tho food supplies
of the outfits headed b. Robertson and
John Pace Of Detroit, which have de-
clined to affiliate with the main group
Robertson declared that there is
nothing more TO be gained by sitting
around here until l945. BY that time
We would be drawing disa biliiy allow
ance at st. Eliz9bethS."
Await Extra Session.
Robertson heads $50 men. he says.
and he announced his intention OF
seeking additional recruits He said he
figured the principal political activity
wculd center in California. and that
he and his forces would be ready TO
return to the Capital as soon as any
announcement was made OF an extra
session.
Supt. of Police Giassford this morn
ing moved to take the meager food sup
ply of the intrenched veterans out OF
the field of controversy when he eo-
tablished a police commiSsary in tha
lear CT the 40e block of c street. at
The police garage. At the same time ne
asked slI contributors to make their
gifts through the Police Department TO
:--urc equal distribution.
A shipment of 88 cases OF MacarOni
was received from Detroit this morn
ing and some wheat was expected IRON
tE" Red Cross
Waters had tried to cut the Pace and
Robertson gsoups of from all supplies
because they would not affiliate with his
outfit but Supt. Glassford refused TO
stand for this action.
Tie supplies of the main army Of the
B. E F. are also down TO BED rock and
skinny rations were the order OF the
day. Robertson said his men this morn
irg mad TO imagine they were eating
Rank and File LeaAer1ess."
The so-cslled Rank and File" group,
leaderless today becauce Pace was in
Jail as the aftermath OF yesterdays at
tempt to picket the White House. this
morning listened to the exhortations OF
some OF their comrades to stand fast.
Two slices of bread and cup OF coffee
without sugar was their breakfast, one
said.
Pace and Beekwith E. johnson were
charged With staging a parade without
a permit. and disorderly conduct. and
Walter P. Eiker, with parading without
permit. as tHe result OF yesterdays
battle with the police.
The former pair were held under
5000 bond, 500 on each charge. and
the latter on Sl00 bond.
They were. held overnight at No. 3
precinct, and then brought to the Police
Court cell this morning. from where
Stanley De Neal, they asked Judge Gus
A. Schuidt, who will hear the parade
charge. to continue both until Tuesday
to allow them to obtain counsel This
plea WAS granted.
After their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sec
ond attempted at the White House
had been broken up yesterday, PAGES
group issued a statement declaring
they would not be halted by this as
semblage of armed men, and that
President Hoover would mot turn the
Capital into an armed camp if j. P
Morgan and his fellow bankers ap-
peared to demand relief"
Mass Meeting Tomorrow.
Despite the failure that thus far has
attended such attempts, another ele-
msnt of the left wing" the Workers
Ex-6erNee Mems League. is proposing
to hold a mass meeting tomorrow
morning at Fifth street and Virginia
avenue southeast for the purpose of
determining the manner In which they
will proceed to the White House"
Circulars giving notice of the meet
ing were being distributed this morn
ing.
First Sergt. H. r Miskeil of the park
police reported that at a meeting of
this band last night a speaker Instruct
ed his hearers to visit the White House
In the interim before the demonstra-
ton. to become familiar with It.
Miskell said also he had been ad-
viSed one speaker at the meeting said