Evening star., 1933-05-20
BONUS MARCHERS
IN RUSH TO Join
FORESTRY CAMPS
Many Veterans Enroll for
Work as Convention
Nears End.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
! RECEIVES COMMITTEE
Only 702 Take Part in Delayed
Parade-Petition Not Presented
at Capitol.

The rush for reforestation jobs was
on at Fort Hunt today as the now
badly disorganized veterans convention
prepares to close up business. BY Mon
day it is expected that majority OF
the present delegates will accept the
denim work clothes of the Civilian
Conservation Corps and start their con-
ditioning period for work in the woods.
In spite of almost frantic appeals OF
the left wing leadership, the official
police count yesterday showed that only
7o2 men took part in the parade of
those chanting:
I'VE want our back pay
Not a dollar q day"
Fail to Heed Leaders.
The left wing spellbinders during the
morning at camp had told the men
that anybody who did not join the pa
rade or who signed up for forest job
at 81 a day was "a traitor to the
cause" This did not stop some $500
men from signing up. There were ap-
proximately 2,400 men in camp yester-
day, and some 200 arrivals during the
night or early today swelled this to
about $500. Most of the new arrivals,
from New York, said that they would
sign up for the forest work.
The Mike Thomas, or right wing
faction, has decided to stay and accept
the forest jobs, and to continue the
work of organizing the right wing move
ment in the forests.
The parade yesterday, scheduled to
start at o'clock, finally got moving
from the Monument Lot shortly before
4 o'clock. The slow transportation of
the men from Fort Hunt by busses,
several of which broke down en- route,
was given as the reason for the late
start.
Received by President.
There was another long wait in front
of the White House while a left-wing
committee went in to see the President.
The committee comprised George D.
Wheeler, George Altman, Richard Love-
lace and Alfred ]. Sellers. Previously
the President had received right-wing
committee, consisting of Mike Thomas,
Ralph Happy" Voight, Maj. Albert
Wood, John l.. Sullivan and Eddie
Tomlinson, the four last-named all
wearers of the Distinguished Service
Cross.
The left-wing committee was nom
commital when it emerged from the
Presidents Office. The right-wing group
said it had had satisfactory" inter-
view
Then the parade went down Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Constitution avenue
to Delaware avenue, just west of the
Capitol. By this time it was 5:45
ident, to whom the left wing commit
tee had intended to deliver petitions,
had long gone home.
VIII Make Another Attempt.
The sergeants at arms of the House
and Senate offered to accept the petit
tions, but Brady got up on top of a
truck and told his paraders that they
would be presented at another time.
Il want you to feel that the effect
Of this has not been wasted" he shout
ed, cupping his hands to his mouth.
Then the weary marchers trudged back
to Sixth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and boarded buses for Fort Hunt
and supper.
While the eX-Service men were wait
ing at the Monument Lot, Harold
Foulkrod, one time leader of the right
wing, who was excluded from the camp
Thursday because his credentials were
said to be not in order, appeared with
a large brief case full of documents,
and gathering little crowds around him
proceeded to pass them around. The
documents recounted the Foulkrod po-
litical exploits in behalf of the Demo-
cratic national ticket in 1882.
Displays Army Discharge.
He exhibited an honorable discharge,
No. 242025, to Harold Foulkrod. 1t was
dated June 3, 1919, and took effect as
of February %. 1918, listing his char
acter as excellent" 1t showed that
before joining the American forces he
had served with the Worcester Regi-
ment of the British Army, .and had
been in engagements at Alsace-Loraine,
the Marne, Juvigna, Vesle and the
Argonne.
He said that this proved his creden-
tials were in order.
LAS result of my war services" he
said, Il went insane in 1920 and 1921,
and ! did certain things at that time,
and that is what the Government is
holding against me-"