Evening star., 1932-07-10
HOME LURE GETS
MANY BONUS MEN.
Departures on U. S. Travel
Slips Followed by Arrival of
Others at Camps.
Continued From First Page.)


urged all those who were not satisfied
with the manner the camps we're being
conducted here to clear out" by taking
the Governments loan. He said that
there were more than $4,000 veterans
now encamped" and asked that they
remain and press their demand for full
payment of their adjusted compensa-
ton certificates. "a careful police
check on July 4 showed some 11,750 in
the ,camps)
The veterans commander assailed
the loan bill, asserting that 1t was an
attempt ito send us back to our homes
to face starvation again" In urging
all veterans not satisfied with camp
affairs to get out, Waters declared
that he would rather have 5000 men
who would stick together than 10000
who were disgruntled.
There is no reason to believe, how
ever, that our forces here will be re-
duced to 5000 men," he said.
He attempted to explain the bills
contents to his listeners and reminded
them that THE Government is not
giving you cent, but will take it cut
Of the bonus which you have been fight
ing for
Visit to Curtis Explained.
Waters then explained the mission
of his visit with Vice President Curtis
on Friday.
at told the Vice President" the COM
nander shouted, that we are not going
to live here like animals any longer. l
told him we were going to stick 1t out
and we must have food and proper
housing and that it was too big job
for any one except the Government TO
handle"
Waters did net indicate in his speech
the reply of the Vice President to his
demands.
He concluded by saying that he had
hopes that Congress would approve
some kind Of relief measure for the
army before 1t adjourned.
AS the men stood in the hot sun
they witnessed a peace celebration be-
tween Waters and Harold B. Foulkrod,
former chairman of the army's Legisla-
tive Committee.
I'VE had a run-in yesterday, but
Foulkrod and myself are on good terms
now" shouted the commander. He eX-
planned that the rift was over a Ger
tain remark attributed to Foulkrod
about the management of the army.
Its all right now," Waters said.
''Foulkrod has agreed that this army
must not be divided On any issue. We
must stand together"
As the veterans cheered, the two
men shook hands.
Three hours later Foulkrod walked
into the army's national headquarters
and submitted a statement urging the
men to take advantage Of the Govern
ment loan and return to their homes
and wage their battle from now on at
the ballot box. At the same time. he
submitted his resignation, declaring
that he had certain political connec-
tions that would prove more worth
while than to remain longer with the
army.
Waters Immediately issued a state
ment that Foulkrod's action was "a
sell-out of the bonus expeditionary
force by one who had been a trusted
officer, but who has been discredited
since his return from the Democratic
National Convention for conduct ami
cable to the harmony of the bonus
army"
Determined on Staying.
1.-The B. E. F. intends to remain
lltIet he dQQeQ, uIlOu bAlC bOANS 20
paid, regardless of what pressure Is
brought to bear upon it by those in
terested who would rather see the job
less veterans scattered throughout the
country than remaining in the Ma
tional Capital, literally on the con-
science of the national administration" ;"
Headquarters yesterday afternoon an
nounced that food was running at
dangerously low mark" but 1t was be-
lieved that there was enough on hand
to feed the army throughout today.
A complaint by approximately 100
colored veterans in the Louisiana sec
ton at Camp Marks that they had not
had anything to eat since Thursday
caused Waters and his lieutenants to
hold a hasty conference yesterday
morning. AS the result an order was
issued that all food coming into Wash
ington must be turned over to the ma
tional commissary for equal distribution
AN investigation proved, as one
official explained the situation, tnat
there were many veterans here living
off the fat of the land while on the
other hand others were going without
food for more than "a hours at time:
BY properly distributing all foodstu11s