Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
VETERANS LEAVING.
RECRUITS SOUGHT.
Police Report 1000 on Way
Home-Sc0uts Sent
After More.
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home States.
1T is very doubtful" he asserted
that we can muster up enough votes
during the short time this Congress
will be in session to get you your bonus
Therefore, the next best thing for you
to do IS to get jobs until We are able
to get favorable action on your
measure.
''I assure you that before Congress
adjourns a substantial relief program
will be put through and there will be
jobs back home for many OF you"
Police Chief Pelham D. Glassford de-
cided yesterday to permit several hun
bred veterans to continue to squat" in
buildings on B street southwest. be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth, which
officials of the Agriculture Department
requested to be evacuated.
The veterans were allowed to move
into the buildings from Camp Marks
and Camp Bartlett by the contractor
who is to raze them under the Govern
ment building program. They refused
to accede to the demands Of Agriculture
Department officials that they leave and
Glassford backed them up until he could
obtain a ruling from Secretary Of the
Treasury Mills, whose department has
supervision over the building project.
Fails to See Mills.
Twice yesterday Gen. Glassford at
tempted to communicate with Secretary
Mills or Chief Clerk F. A. Birgfeld, but
was unsuccessful. Late in the day he
visited the old buildings. including a
large brick apartment building. and
talked with the men. 1t was under
stood he told them they could remain
until the committee set up by the Dis
trict Commissioners ruled on the san
itary and fireproof conditions Of the
structures.
Nearly 200 men, under the leadership
Of Richard Smith Of Detroit. occupy
the abandoned apartment house, and,
according to their own statements,
they are Giving like kings"
Camp Routine Goes On.
Despite the disappointment of the
Senate's overwhelming defeat of the
bonus measure and the continued cloudy
and chilly weather, with occasional
misty rains. life for those in the en-
campments fell into the usual routine.
Mess sergeants allotted food or ma
terials to all who applied. Trucks Of
donated foodstuffs formed line before
the central commissary. Occasionally
the men would drop their tasks and
listen to exhortations from stump
speakers that ranks must not be
broken"
There was some pickering on the side
walk outside the so-called national
general headquarters. George A;man.
twice deposed official OF the B. E. F.,
announced he was going to have a
CHI with tho rotinnoI 0fHnnrc
over the latest action of the Executive
Committee in removing him as national
billeting officer.
He told newspaper men he had ar
ranged to be tried by court-martial
composed of the eight regimental COM
manders of the B. e. +.
The controversy over housing vet
Grams, begun by Altman, resulted yes
terday afternoon in a conference be-
tween Glassford and Waters.
Waters told the police chief he want
ed Camp Marks and Camp Bartlett
consolidated on the Anacostia flats.
Glassford said he told the leader this
was impossible, but that he would con-
sent to the moving of 43 unused Ma
tional Guard tents from the Alabama
avenue site to Camp Marks.
These tents were set up last night
at Anacostia, Glassford said. Waters
reasons for wanting to abandon Camp
Bartlett, according to Glassford, were
due to desire to get the men closer
to town and not have SO many diff
ferent encampments.
He told me the men themselves
didn't like Camp Bartlett" Glassford
said, but when he asked the men them
selves if they desired to leave they all
said NO"
Other Conferences Scheduled.
Other conferences with the veteran
leaders will be held early this week in
an effort t. solve the increasingly diff
cult billeting problem, Glassford said
He received report from the District
Commissioners yesterday on the insan-
itary conditions in the various build
ings now being occupied by several
thousand men. Some Ct these may
have to be evacuated.
The first reply to his "back-to-the-
farm" idea for solving the veteran prob
lem was received by Glassford yester-
day in telegram from Gov. Doyle E.
Carlton of Florida.
TIE wire. addressed to Thomas J.
FARRELL, 1116 Vermont avenue, one of
the key Men of America" follows:
L will cooperate with patriotic Or
CARNATIONS to secure acreage in Flor
ida for jobiess veterans or other people
to cultivate, provided arrangements can
be made so that settlers will not be
dependent upon adjoining communities. u
GIassford Praised by Curtis.
Glassford was praised by Vice Presi-
dent Curtis for his handling of the
thousands of men who gathered at the
Capitol yesterday to await the Senate's
vote on the bonus bill.
The Vice President te,ephoned Glass
ford's secretary, Joseph Hanson, ant
expressed appreciation of 1.-The fine way
he (the police chief has handled this
situation"
After remaining In "quiet sector" fol
more than a week, the Communist party
again broke sforth yesterday in q re.
newed attempt to get a foothold ir
the camps. Agents were reported active
at an early hour despite staunch vet
eran opposition to their teachings.
Numerous printed sheets were confis.
Gated by veterans. They were being
circulated under the auspices of tht
radical Workers Ex-Servicemen's League
The printed material called upon vet
Grams to unseat their Executive Commit
tee and elect a represented group Of
leaders"
It assailed the commander Of .rt
army as "betrayer" and attacked the
police and the conditions in the camps
Meantime another movement to bring
wives and families here was started ii
the camps. Several men already have
brought their families, but police last
night said they were unable to furnish
proper quarters for them.
Women Object to Segregation.
Ar effort was made to segregate WON.
en- by placing them at the isolation
camp of the National Guard headquar-
tiers. Some Of the women refused to &c
and the police were left wondering what
they could do about it.
Weary as they were afoot from thei,
participation in the all-day siege II
front of the Capitol on Friday, severa
contingents of veterans from the various
camps tramped again to the big build
ing yesterday to listen to speeches by
Senator Thomas and Representative
RIanton Democrat of TeyaS