Evening star., 1933-05-06
ATTEMPT TO PAINT
|b. f. F. RED IS LAID
TO ADMINISTRATION
FouIkrod Claims Approval
Paves Way to DiScredit
I All Groups.
B. E. F., INC., HELD AL0OF
FROM SECOND MARCH
Camp Being Selected for $500 Ex.
pected for Week Starting
Next Saturday.

Charges that the Roosevelt admins
tration is trying to paint the bonus
march red" by approving a march spon.
sored by the Communist elements in
last Summers veterans invasion were
made by Harold Foulkrod today. speak
ing as senior national vice commander
of the B. E. F., Inc.
Foulkrod said that at an executive
meeting of the B. E. F. last night 1t
was decided that that organization
would have nothing whatsoever to do
with the Veterans National Liaison
Committee, of which Emanuel Levin of
the Workers Ex-servicemen's League is
a member. Levin's committee yester-
day made arrangements at the White
House by which a march Of 8,700 vet
erans to Washington. May 13 to 18, will
be approved.
Foulkrod said that the purpose be-
hind this was to ALLEVIATE sympathy
from the cause of cash payment OF
the bonus by holding up the Commu-
nists to public gaze as the ones in
terested In its payment.
Denies Membership.
He denied that any Of the members
OF the Liaison Committee are members
in good standing of the B. Z. F., Inc,
or the Khaki Shirts of America. He
said that Albert G. Sellers, who signed
as representing the B. E. F. Rank and
File Of America, Inc, has no connec-
ton with the B. E. F. When it was
pointed out to Foulkrod that Sellers
was carried on the letterhead of the
r ctafinnayu national
F'oulkrod said he had repudiated that
Office and that the Office now was va
cant. He said that the present officers
Of the B. E. F., Inc, are:
John Kennedy, national commander.
Foulkrod, senior national vice COM
mander and legislative representative.
Michael Thomas OF Camden, N. j..
chief of staff.
John Newlin Of Pittsburgh, national
adjutant.
He exhibited a copy of "B. E. F.
General Orders No. l." dated April 29,
1888. calling for a general march on
Washington.
This says, in part: "The armistice
ends May 9, 1888. If an agreement Is
not reached at that time, the general
march on Washington will then pro-
ceed" The order is signed by Newlin
and Foulkrod
He said that he expected the march
would be under way May 8 and that at
least $4,000 ex-service men would ap-
pear in Washington to demand cash
payment Of the bonus. He said, how
ever, that the B. E. F. was willing to
compromise and was prepared to call
the march of If it could be assured OF
cash payment at least to those veterans
out Of work.
Expects More After June.
He also said that If these demands
were not met considerably more than
$4,000 ex-service men would descend
on Washington after June 30, when
payments of compensation to ex-service
men will be reduced under the terms
Of President Roosevelts executive or
der.
Why" he exclaimed, "there are
hundreds of us in town now. We had
mass meeting last night at Third and
Maine avenue southwest, and I was
surprised to see that there were men
there from all over the country, from
Portland to Portland"
He said that many of the members
of the B. E. F. were being forced to
stay out of town by the police. but
that in Baltimore they received better
treatment and that there is large
contingent of B. E. F. members in that
city ready to march here on moments
notice. He said there was another
large contingent in Philadelphia and
others in other cities.
Emanuel Levin. one of the members
of the Veterans National LiaiSon Com
mite, which made the arrangements
at the White House yesterday, de-
clined to comment on any phase OF the
situation today. The committee has
headquarters in suite Of offices at the
Maryland Building, 1410 H street. There
workers are busy preparing the text
of speeches over the Columbia Broad
casting System on a national hook-up
at 10 80 o'clock tonight to veterans rep
resented by the committee, giving them
instructions for the march to Washing
ton May 13.
Mr.. Levin said that the Executive
Committee had decided that no state
ment would be made as to any phase OF
its work until after the broadcast to-
night. Asked If this decision was made
on the request of the White House, he
said 1t was not.
May Revisit White House.
Foulkrod said that he had not de-
cided whether to go back to the White
House In another effort to secure presi-
Dental approval of cash payment Of
the bonus. but ne ratner tnougnt ne
would. He said the two-weeks' truce
which he had arranged with Col. Howe,
secretary to President Roosevelt, would
expire next Thursday.
He said that there would be another
mass meeting of the B. E. F. at Third
street and Maine avenue southwest to-
night, followed oy an Executive Com
mittee meeting and that a decision
might be reached at that time.
A camp site on Federal property.
outside of the District now is being
selected by the War Department, where
8,700 veterans will remain fcc q week
beginning next Saturday.
The Government will house the army
and supply the cooking utensils for a
week. The Police Department is getting
ready to cope with the problems Incl
dent to such 2 march. The Veterans
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