Evening star., 1932-07-29

have gone into villages that for three
and one-half years had been under the
domination of soldiers of a foreign ma
ton. I know what gratitude means
along that line.
Il have never seen. even in those
| days, such expression OF gratitude as
heard from the crowd today.
AT least a dozen people told me, es-
pecially in the colored section. that a
regular system of tribute was being
levied on them by the insurrectionist
group. a reign of terror was being start
ed which may have led to a system of
Caponeism, and l believe later to in
Surgency and insurrcction.
Called Unique NIaneuver.
In conclusion, he said:
Il think as a military maneuver, if
you can call a thing of this kind mill
tary maneuver, that is was unique.
Il have been in many riots, but
think this is the first riot I ever was in
or ever saw in which there was no real
bloodshed. So far as know there is no
man on either side who has been seri-
ously injured since the Army took over.
know nothing of what took place be-
fore that except what appears in the
press"
The following is a stenographic re-
port OF questions asked by newspaper
men and Gen. MacArthur's answers:
QUestion-Is the number of men scat
tered about the camps small?
MacArthur-"Yes."
Question-"HOW many men evacuated
from Anacostia tonight?"
MacArthur-"I should say this morn
ing the Anacostia camp had 1000 to
$500 people I should say my own
estimate was that the entire group this
morning represented not more than
$500 men. Their numbers have been
woefully exaggerated from the very
beginning"
Question-"How many did you esti-
mate were there at the Anacostia camp
when you arrived tonight?"
MacArthur-"I couldn't guess. but
probably about two or three hundred"
Many Leaving City.
Question What's going to be done
about the people dispensing if they
continue to wander about the city?"
MacArthur-To begin with, $500
people in a city the size of Washington
is nothing. You would absorb them that
way. They could take 10000 and you
wouldn't know it. You are thinking
o. $500 people as an integrated mass.
The majority have left the District.
Representatives from the railroads and
depots tell me that they are getting out
as fast as they can go.
Question-Is the policy of the Gov
ernment to keep them out of the Dis
trict?
Macarthur couldn't tell you.
couldn't discuss that They will prob
ably be governed by the eXigencies of
the occasion as they arise.
Question-What'S going to be done
tomorrow morning?
Macarthur don't believe they are
wandering around town. I think most
of them evacuated, but I suppose they
will do just as any other person would
do-take care of themselves.
Question-What about Camp Meigs
and the smaller groups?
Macarthur couldn't tell you, but
I'm not going TO interfere tonight.
Question: General does the staff
have plans for removing them from the
District back to their homes or sufl-
GENTLY distant from this town to be
sure that they are not coming back?"
Staff Duties Defined.
Macarthur: THE staff has no plans
except to meet any emergency that
might arise. I don't know exactly
what you are trying to get at. 1 have
no information about the future. And
as I have said. these men have dis
persed. They are no longer an inte-
grated group"
Question: "Is this a fair statement?
Now that they are disintegrated the
problem is again up to the police?"
Macarthur: THE protection of the
population Of the District is up to the
police except where there is a situation
which makes it a menace AS l have
said before, I do not believe they are
scattered in the District, so it is not
warranted"
Question: "The staff has no plans
for trucking these people one days ride,
for intsance?"
Macarthur: None whatsoever. The
Army has had nothing to do with this
problem until today, until called upon
by the Commissioners, who needed SUI
flcient force to protect the institutions
of this community"
Question: didn't get the number
quite clear, general? You say there
were $500 this morning. They are now
mostly gone.
MacArthur-I was talking about the
whole group. I think there were not
more than $500 this morning left.
The group, mob, on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. were mostly spectators There were
three or four spectators for every
bonus marcher on the avenue. Thou
sands of people turned out, but most
of them were spectators. They were
there for the show 1t looked like there
were a lot more than there were. l
don't believe on Pennsylvania avenue
when I got there, there were more than
six or seven hundred Of the so-called
bonus marchers.
Reported to President.
Question-Have you reported to the
President on diSpersement?
Macarthur have. I gave the
President a brief outline of the stu
alton and the events of the day.
Secretary Hurley interrupted to say
There is one thing that 1 think the
general has emphasized-the Commits
| sioners and the District asked for this
support when they felt that they could
no longer maintain law and order The
movement since that time, since the
clearing Of the first area, has been on
the request and at the direction of the
| CIVIL government. Inc CIVIL BONeTH-
ment has functioned throughout.
I'VE have not taken over the city at
! all" declared Gen. Macarthur, THE
/ force that the Army used was merely
in conjunction with the civil author
| tiles to clear out the camps. We
| haven't taken any functions of govern
! ment and the Commissioners are in
complete control of their city now as
| they were this morning, except that
! when they call on us We are going to
help them.
Unless I get other instructions,
will proceed with this matter so as to
keep those men off from Government
property, off from congregating on
| Government property and if the Dis
trict Commissioners call on me again
to keep them from congregating danger
ouSly on the public thoroughfares again,
l will do so. Unless I receive further
II, ,,etr1Ictinns will render sufficient as