Evening star., 1933-05-15
Discussions Begun at Fort
Hunt by Representatives
of Two Wings.
SALZMAN FOLLOWERS
NOW TOTAL 60, HE SAYS
Group Attempting to See President
Stopped by Detectives Outside
of White House.

The right wing" of the bonus
nnarchers, under Mike Thomas, and the
"left wing" under George Brady, E. J.
Williams and A. j. Sellers, were in a
peace conference today at the Fort
Hunt bonus encampment which it was
believed would unite both factions In
0 harmonious program.
The right wing faction elected
Thomas, A. H. Milton, and J. P. Dear
as their representatives for the con-
clave. Harold Foulkrod, whose name
was offered first for committee men,
bership, was defeated.
The Right Wing Committee took to
the meeting the following platform on
which they will stand:
ITO protect our men in camp rulings;
promote harmony in camp. arrange LOT
q convention on a satisfactory basis
to our people; to carry our verdict in
any motive that will promote harmony
and enhance the good name OF the vet
erans throughout the country, no pre-
cedence should be shown any veteran
organization, regardless of creed or poll
tics; that our duly elected represent
ative be given concurrent power and
representation with all other members
of the Veterans Convention Commit
tee. That all veterans with honorable
discharges be allowed to participate in
all public meetings, and that all mat
ters of moment be settled by the rank
and file"
New Name Is Proposed.
The move to eliminate the old name
veterans National Liaison Committee,
and substitute Veterans Convention
Committee" was one of the points in
sisted upon by the Thomas group.
The first mass meeting is expected
to get under way this afternoon after
the executive meeting of representatives
of the two groups have settled their
differences Yesterday reporter from
a California paper was chased out OF
camp because his paper is said to
have carried a statement from James
Barclay of California to the effect that
the California contingent would be sat
ished if President Roosevelt said 1t was
impossible to pay the bonus at this
time
Joseph Salzman, leader of the ir-
reconcilables who refused to go to Fort
Hunt. said his original group OF 25
o.er the week end. His followers, he
sad. are quartered in rooms-princi-
rally in the homes of sympathizers-
throughout the city.
Canvass House Buildings
Salzman and three of his lieutenants
started out this morning to lobby, can
vassing the two House Office Buildings.
I've got to get my bonus pretty
quick" said Salzman. my wife and
four children are about to be put out
of our home in Brooklyn, N. Y" He
exhibited letter from his wife, stat
ing she expected to be evicted today
or tomorrow.
Some Of Salzman's original Is went
to Fort Hunt yesterday, after Thomas
returned to Washington and addressed
them
Il don't care if everybody goes to
Hunt" said SalZman. I'm not going.
I'll sleep in the mud first
Attempt to See President.
Salzman and a handful of his fol-
lowers went to the White House and
attempted to see President Roosevelt
yesterday, not knowing the Chief Ex-
kcutive was away on cruise.
The group was stopped outside the
Executive Mansion by Detectives ]. o.
Patton and Guy Rhone, who threat
ened to arrest them for parading with
out permit if they did not disperse
After a conference with Maj. Ernest
". Brown, superintendent of police,
they returned to East Seaton Park.
Third street and Maine avenue. They
were not allowed to hold a meeting
there, however, because John Newlln,
who had obtained a permit for use OF
the park had taken it with him to
Fort Hunt
The twelve hundred men at Fort
Hunt spent quiet day yesterday in
preparation for the political activities
of this week The 200 under Thomas
and Foulkrod were quartered in tents
separated from those which housed the
first arrivals. The men listened to band
concert and to speeches by camp lead
ers and Representative Virginia Jenckes
of Indiana and electioneered for their
candidates for places on the committee
in charge. The parade for today was
called off.