Evening star., 1932-12-07
HUNGER MARCHERS
WELL FINANCED,
OFFICIALS REVEAL
All but Small Group of Vet
Grams Leave City Under
Police Guard.
"ARMY'S" TRUCK DRIVERS
ARE PAID SIS PER DAY
Leaders Of Invasion Stayed at
First-Class Hotel and TRAY
eled by Airplane.

As the evacuation of the so-called
hunger marchers was nearing compile
ton today under police surveillance, 1t
was disclosed that the Communist
sponsored movement, heralded as q
spontaneous demonstration by destitude
unemployed, in reality was a we'll
financed businesslike enterprise.
At the same time 1t developed that
4 bonus-seeking remnant Of the in
vaders will remain here, with police
sanction, to participate in another bonus
demand at the Capitol, under radical
auspices.
With the exception Of the bonus
contingent, numbering about l2o men,
all of the hunger marchers were ex-
pected to be en- route to their homes
by this afternoon. The Northern and
Eastern columns departed by way OF
Maryland last night and the small
Southern unit left by way OF the High
way Bridge and the Richmond pike this
morning. The Western group crossed
the Key Bridge and started over the
Lee Highway.
Had Plenty Of Backing.
An investigation Of the widely adj
yertised national hunger march has
revealed that it was carefully organized
on business lines and provided with
plenty of financial backing.
A majority of the truck drivers VINO
brought the hunger n1archers into
washington had no connection with the
march and were paid at the rate of SIS
q day for their efforts. Fifteen drivers
from Brooklyn, N. r., were given con-
tracts which stipulated that all their
travelling expenses, including meals,
hotel bills and incidentals, would be
paid by the hackers of the march IN
addition to their SIS q day IN wages.
''broke," each having been given 70
before departing for the Capital.
Many of them, according to detectives
who travelled with them, actually had
no connection with the Unemployed
Councils Of America, the Communistic
afiliation which backed the march, but
were. herded into trucks and brought
here with the promise of free ride
and plenty to eat.
Source of Funds Unknown.
Where all the money came from is
not known definitely. According to
their leaders, Herbert BENJAMIN, WI.
liam REYNOLDS and others, it was raised
by the local unemployed councils, which
collected dues from each MEM
her. based on the amount of his
"saiaYy." The usual assessment Is l
per cent.
When one leader, Ben Gold, was
taken into custody in Wilmington. Del,
during the Northern contingents trek
here, $500 In travellers checks were
found In his possession. They were
made out to Carl Winters. New York
Communist. On the Western division,
likewise. the leaders had ample funds,
one treasurer" who did most Of the
purchasing, carrying a roll Of bills so
large he could hardly get 1t IN his
pocket.
Monday fleet of taxicabs took some
Of its members into the downtown area
for q sightseeing tour. All the cab
drivers were paid.
Even before the hunger marchers had
taken their departure, plans were well
under way for the new bonus demon
gtration.
Emanuel Levin, one Of the hunger
march leaders. announced that World
War veterans who had participated In
the hunger march were remaining In
the Capital, housing facilities having
been obtained for them at e05 I street
and 3036 Fourteenth street.
John Pace, leader Of the radical lett
wing of the B. E. F. during the bonus
march. will take charge of the veterans
remaining in the city, Levin said.
Others, he said, are coming here from
various parts Of the country.
Health Inspection Ordered.
Informed Of Levin's plans, Maj:
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent OF
police. consented to let the men re-
main in the city provided the housing
facilities met with the approval OF Dis
trict health authorities. He said Dis
trict health inspectors would examine
both buildings Immediately.
In addition to the 100 bonus seekers
who came with the hunger marchers,
n was said approximately 300 others
were elsewhere in Washington, mostly
IN the homes of friends.
FIRST to leave the camping grounds
this morning was the small Southern
contingent, which pulled out with an
escort of two motor cycle policemen at
about 10 O'Clock. The line OF two
fr,Icks and three automobiles, contain
inc mostly colored Communists from
Georcia. Virginia and North Carolina,
WAS directed to Highway Bridge and
turned over to squad OF Virginia
state police as soon as the District
boundary was crossed. The Virginia
ofYicers hustled the 60-odd marchers on
toward their destination.
Want to Avoid Cumberland.
Following the departure Of the
Southern delegation, leaders of the
western group conferred with Mary
land and Virginia State police rela-
tive to the routes through those States.
Claiming the vehicles in which the
hunger army Is travelling are not prop
erly equipped for night travel, T. Nc
Call Frazier, director OF the division
motor vehicles of Virginia, said this
morning the hunger marchers would not
be permitted to use the States ROADS
after dark. If they are In the State
at nightfan they will be forced 70
camp along the road.
50 Leave ON Foot.
Mr.. Frazier and S. Gardner Waller,
adjutant general Of the Virginia Ma.
tional Guard, were at Rosslyn this
morning with go State police, to escort
the Western column Of hunger marchers
when they left Washington.
approximately SO transportation,ess
marchers hiked out Of the District this
morning, accompanied by a police
escort, after they were denied permis-
sion to board freight cars In the rail-
road yards beside New York avenue
The marchers loaded onto trucks by
The Maryland police.
Police Return Kisses.
Following the parade yesterday after
noon the marchers, foot-sore and weary
i md many Of them requiring medics
attention after their long trudge, Sc
ebout packing up their belongings an
S5reparin9 TO leave their camp.
Throughout the long afternoon, how
!, ever. Is they prepared for the retur