Evening star., 1933-05-14
|175 RIGHT W|NGERS'
co TO FORT HUNT
Bonus Leaders and Legisla-
tors Persuade All but rs
to Join Majority.

All but a handful of the right wing
veterans who have bivouacked in the
parks and vacant lots finally joined the
ma ajority of the bonus seekers en-
camped at Fort Hunt, Va, last night.
A group of about Is irreconcilables de-
family refused to 60, but the Others
numbering some ITS, succumbed to an
afternoon of persuasion by veterans and
Congressman. They were largely swayed
bv the designations from the Veterans
National Liaison Committee OF Emanuel
Levin and Harold Hickerson, both
ayowed Communists. Some l,200 men
settled down for the night at the Vir-
ginia encampment.
Although the gathering at Fort Hunt
is ostensibly a convention, no conVen-
ton business was transacted yesterday.
There was one mass meeting at which
the designations of Levin and Hickerson
were accepted. The rest Of the day the
men lolled about Visitors were allowed
free access to the camp. 1t was in
spected by Gov John Garland Pollard
of Virginia, and by Col. Louis McHenry
Howe and Stephen Early, secretaries to
President Roosevelt.
The right wing" faction, led by Har-
old B. Foulkrod and Mike Thomas
voted to spend the week end at Fort
Hunt after listening to speeches by
Representative Faddis of Pennsylvania
Representative Jenckes of Indiana,
former Representative Albright OF Okla
homa, and their leaders.
Thomas Finally Persuaded.
Thomas held out until the very last
for remaining in Washington. After
Representative Jenckes had addressed
the group, however, he announced he
favored going to the Virginia camp
"over the week end, at least
Lets go down until Monday" he
said Then, If we don't like 1t, well
leave"
Representative Jenckes assured the
200 or so men she was lin sympathy
with them and would help them in their
fight for the bonus. You men are all
| in" she said. You need rest. you need
food. 1 beg of you, go down to Fort
Hunt and try it out. Take my word for
it, you'll be doing the right thing. And
! if you don't think so after you get there,
! you don't have to stay"
She wound up her talk by reading
| the camp menu for today and tomor-
| row.
Previously the bonus marchers had
heard Mr.. Faddis, who also urged them
to go to the Virginia camp. declaring
! lit would not be good policy" to put up
Asked to Line Up.
| Mr.. Albright, who said he led dele
cation here from the West last year,
also urged the men to go to Fort Hunt
Then, while park police held back
the crowd of spectators. the bonus
seekers wishing to go to the camp were
asked to fall in line. More than hall
lined up behind Foulkrod, who. with
Police Inspector Albert j. Headley. led
them to the registration tent at Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
After seeing the men to the tent
Thomas returned to the park and made
another speech. which resulted in more
recruits. When the others had pulled
out, the 25 who decided to remain, hello
a meeting and elected the following Of
ficers:
! Joseph Salzman, Brooklyn. N. Y.
commander; John M. Sullivan, Louis
vile, vice commander; Richard L. Lewis
Dallas, Tex. rear captain, and R. w
Tomlinson, Ell Centro, Calf, contact
man.
Immediately after the election, col
lection was taken up for food-it to-
tailed S525-and Edward w. Cambert
a member of the group, was dispatched
to Baltimore for supplies. He promised
TO come back with 10000 men-ano
bring 'em here not to Fort Hunt"
Afterwards. Saltzman led his men tt