Evening star., 1932-05-25
GLASSFORD Plans
TO HOUSE "ARMy''
Police Chief Confers With
Hurley on Caring for
Bonus MarcherS.


converge on the Capital next week to
demand immediate cash payment of the
soldiers bonus, Police Chief Pelham D.
GlaSsford laid plans today for housing
and caring for the eX-serVice men, who
already have been warned there is no
money available with which to feed
them.
Just how many make up the bonus
army" which is coming from the North,
South and West to add the weight of its
physical presence to the verbal pleas
for payment of the balance on adjusted
service certificates, Is not known def
nitely. Edward S. Brown, jr, COM
mander of the War Veterans of Amer
lea, which sponsors home for veterans
at 1926 Pennsylvania avenue, said $4,000
men would be here next week. Brig.
Gen. Glassford admitted frankly he
had no idea how many" but esti-
mated "a good many thousand prob
ably are coming
To care for them Gen Glassford con-
ferred yesterday with Secretary Of War
Hurley over the possibility of obtaining
shelter, cots and bedding. He said that,
although "Mr Hurley was very reluc-
tant to let any of his stuff Co." he had
prevailed upon the Secretary to loan
him cots and blankets.
No Funds Available.
The most serious problem confronting
the police chief is food for the thou
sands" No District funds are avail
able and the resources of the Commu-
nifty Chest are so depleted as to prevent
it from assisting, according to Gen.
GlaSsford.
Il am going to survey the situation
carefully today and see just what can
be done toward feeding these men. l
intend to write to the department
commanders of the American Legion,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars and all other
veterans organizations in the District
and ask for a definite statement as to
their attitude toward financial support
of these veterans
IF nothing can be done shall have
to warn them when they come here
that We cannot feed them"
At O'Clock this afternoon, Gen.
GlaSsford was to confer with a repre-
sentative Of the veterans administra-
ton and officers of patriotic and vet
erans' organizations in his office at
police headquarters over plans for car
ing for the bonus army when it reaches
here.
Asks for Number.
The new intelligence unit of the
Police Department, recently instituted
by the police chief, will be asked to
get in touch with reliable sources Of
information to determine exactly how
many veterans are expected to come
here" Glassford said.
With an authoritative estimate of the
size of the bonus army" Gen. Glass
ford would be able to plan more def
nitely how to care for them. He said
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arrive May 81. with additional dele
cations scheduled to filter into the city
for about a week. June has been
set as the date for huge demon
stration.
When Father Cox's "jobless army"
of $500 came here last Winter to plead
for unemployment relief funds the
marchers were housed in the barracks
Of the 9Th Marine Brigade on John
Marshall place, in the missions and in
a vacant school building. They were
fed from Army kitchens set up on
Maryland avenue between the Capitol
and Sixth street.
Marchers Discouraged.
With Gen. Glassford when he called
on Secretary Hurley was Daniel Will
lard. jr., son of the president Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which re-
fused to allow a band of veterans at
East St Louis, Ill. to hop rides" to
Washington on its freight trains.
Virtually all veterans organizations
have discouraged marches on the Capt.
tai but their warnings have fallen on
deaf ears. That several thousand are
now en- route here is indicated in re-
ports from throughout the country
From California group Of 400 left last
week to come here; a similar sized con-
tingent left Alabama at about the same
time; 400 men are now said to be in
Illinois; 500 more are due to leave Phila-
delphia May 81, and hundreds OF others
are understood to be struggling in from
remote sections of the country.
Repetition here Of law violation, such
as that in East st. Louis, when the vet
Grams refused to allow a freight train to
proceed unless they we're carried along,
will be dealt with severely, Gen. Glass
ford warned. He said he would arrange
to have the men notified before they ar
rive in the city that they must not vio-
late any Of our laws"
Must Be Orderly.
IF they agree to come in orderly, and
remain orderly throughout their visit
then we shall treat them all right" the
police superintendent said
In statement by the Executive Com
mittee of the War Veterans of America
last night it was announced that prepa-
rations are being made by that organi-
Zation to assist the veterans when they
arrive. In the last few months, accord
ing to the statement. $500 jobless vet
erans have been cared for at the home.
The statement expressed the hope Con-
gress will act to relieve the unemployed
veteran.
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