Evening star., 1932-06-03
BONUS ARMY FACES
SHORTAGE OF FOOD
GIassford to Make No More
Requests After Present
Supply Is Gone.
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to be left out of consideration, lnaSmuch
as it would take favorable action by
the House to start the bill on its way.
The Westerners also discussed plans
for the parade June 8, and decided
that as Var as they are concerned, the
only banners to be carried by the
marchers would be American flags and
those identifying the several delega-
tions.
While taking the attitude that the
bonus demonstration is their own SHOW,
inasmuch as they say, the idea origl-
mated with them the Oregonians pro-
pose to cooperate with other groups
as they come into the Capital, and it
was made clear that if any Communists
seek to Join up for the parade, they will
do so only on the basis of bonus seek
ers. and will not be permitted to use
the demonstration for any other pur-
pose
1t was emphasized particularly that
these veterans are hostile TO the loea OF
any inflammatory display, cheers greet
ing the declaration that liberty only
prevails where there Is law, by FrsnK
Van de KritZinger. national organizer OF
the United Veterans of America. who
described himself as former colonel
in the British Army. and who was SAID
to have been a sergeant in the Amer
lean Army.
His organization is furnishing cloth
ing for the Western group.
Thousands En- Route Here.
Meanwhile from all points Of the
compass thousands of other war vet
Grams are converging upon Washington.
utilizing any and all means OF trans
portation to reach here to join the night
for the bonus.
The greatest concentrations OF ex-
service men appeared to be in Ohio.
Nearly 700 from Detroit spent last night
in Cleveland. while a large contingent
from Chicago camped overnight in To-
ledo and some 700 were eager to leave
Cincinnati. provided they could find
transportation. Eight hundred others
were in Pittsburgh, Pa, hunting for
transportation.
In the North, between 300 and 500
were somewhere between here and Cam
den, N j., this afternoon. 200 more
were near Wilmington, Del. and hum
dreos of others we're reported en- route
here from as far north as Albany, N. Y.
From the South skirmish lines had
advanced few score kilometers as un-
employed veterans continued their big
push on Washington in the battle for
bonus cash. A party of SO bowled along
through North Georgia and South Car
olina i'll two privately owned trucks.
while another detachment of l40 Lou
isiana unemployed left Decatur, Ga,
this morning Other large detachments
were heading northward from Johnson
City, Tenn. and points in Florida and
Texas. American Legion leaders were
considering organizing an army of 1000
Tennessee veterans to join the big
push"
In the Far West, groups ranging from
,t,,p Nav
from the Pacific Coast, Texas, New
Mexico. Arizona, Utah. Nevada, Men
tana Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington
and other States.
The most favored mode Of transporta-
ton apparently is by freight train. and
the demand is so great railroad officials
of NEST Western lines have tacitly con-
sented to allow the veterans to hop
freights rather than attempt to prevent
the practice.
Many States Refuse Trucks.
Eight hundred veterans at Cleveland.
including the Detroit aggregation, were
assured transporta ton most of the way
here when New York Central officials
decided they could not prevent them
frcm boarding a freight. Most Of the
Governors are cooperating with au-
thorities here By declining to furnish
State trucks to carry the men across
their States. This action was requested
by Gen. Glassford in kilograms to most
Of the State executives.
The group gathered at Cincinnati sent
out a call to veteran organizations today
for automobiles in which to make the
trek here.
c. B. Cowan, self styled chairman"
of veterans assembled in Cleveland. de-
clared last night 500 veterans from
around Cleveland had signed up for the
march to Washington, and predicted
1000 would be enrolled before the Cleve-
land division gets under way. 1t was
CoWan who greeted the weary and hun
CRY Detroit outfit when it pulled into
Cleveland last night He escorted them
to Wayfarers Lodge and other places
where the city permitted them to sleep.
At Toledo. 1000 Chicagoans were
expected, but only 73 piled of freight
train there early today. Special police
squads watched them march to lodg-
ing house. where the city provided
them with beds and breakfast.
From Ere, Pa a group left early
this morning, which its leaders believe
will aggregate 1000 eXService men be-
fore reaching Washington. TIE men
are travelling by truck and plan to
stop in Pennsylvania and Maryland
tO"lIS iOdeC ilSLC w PISh UP OIllCl
delegations of veterans anxious to come
to Washington, for the ride If nothing
else.
Unless all veterans from the North
and West travel straight through
Maryland by train or in their own
trucks. they are not liable to get across
the State, it appeared today. Adjt.
Gen. NJ A Record. acting for Gov.
Albert c. Ritchie, who Is absent, al
ready has refused to furnish trucks
and today Mayor George Henderson Of
the Western contingents pass, served
notice the city was through spending
money to feed the men.
Further Funds Lacking.
Cumberland has no available funds
to provide food and lodging for un-
employed, and if there were funds
available. they would be spent for the
benefit of local needy persons" the
mayor asserted.
His statement was in reply to tele-
gram from Cleveland that 600 bonus
'marchers' would arrive in Cumbsr-
land Monday and asking they be fur
nished two meals, lodging and trans
portation.
f, Jobless veterans of the Southwest
heard a warning against Communist
agitators as they took up the trail to
Washington. Urged by the national
headquarters of the Veterans Of For
eign Wars here to stay out of Washing
ton, former service men of many cities
stuck to their plans.
Most of these bonus marches" r.
B. Handy, jr.. adjutant general of the
organization, told 200 ex-service men
assembled in Kansas City. ARE being
sponsored and organized by Communist
agents and agitators, who call them
selves representatives Of the Workers
Ex-Service Mems League"
Handy said IAN invasion of this
character only serves to embarrass ex-
isting efforts on the part of our Ma
tional Legislative Committee and those
individual members Of Congress who