The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-15
BONUS GROUP
GUSTS LEADERS
Communists Kicked Out
and Remaining Forces
Merged for Action
By HARRY FERGUSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON May IS. (UP)
The dissenting factions Of the bo-
nus army were united last night
in a tent city ten miles down the
Potomac, preparing T." the Su-
preme effort of their invasion.
Today they plan to demonstrate
in an attempt to persuade con-
gress to pass legislation authorlZ-
ING the immediate payment Of adj
justed service certificates. Just
what form their demonstration
will take last night was uncer-
tain; leaders planned to confer
today and then issue orders. 1t IS
likely that march to the capitol
and the White House will be in
cluded in their program.
Peace came to the strife-tOrn
army Saturday night when Har-
old Foulkrod, leader of the Fright
wing" group, agreed to move his
meagcr forces to Fort Hunt where
the federal government has pro
vided adequate shelter and food.
Until then Foulkrod has led his
200 men on a tour Of Washing
tons vacant lots, refusing TO as
sociate with the main group Of
the bonus army because he CON
tended they were Communists.
A city ordinance forbids any
one to camp in a vacant lot for
more than "a hours. and metro
politan police had been busy hur-
rying F0ulkrod's men from lot to
lot. Food ran low. Rain pelted
them necessarily. Foukrod agreed
to a compromise and sent his men
to Fort Hunt after Emanuel Levin
and Harold HickersOn. admitted
Communists. resigned their lead
ership Of the main group.
The formal convention Of the
veterans opens today. Resolutions
demanding immediate payment Of
the bonus will be passed and con-
eressmen will be urged to agitate
for bonus legislation before the
special session of congress eX-
pires. ~
Leaders admitted Yesterday
they were disappointed that more
veterans had not responded to the
call. The tents at Fort Hunt held
only 300 men instead of the
Al OOO that had been so con-
fidentlv predicted. -,
Foulllrod, who boosted he could
set 100000 men on the march 10
Washington any time he issued a
call. has never been able to mus
ter more than 200. Hundreds OF
tents at Fort Hunt, where quar-
tiers were provided for 6,000 men,
are unoccupied. Well-fcd, con-
tented men lounged in the open
air at Fort Hunt Sunday, listen
ing to service bands ordered out
by President Roosevelt and taxing
their ease.
The whole scene is in strange
contrast to the invasion of last
wear when 10000 men swarmed
through Washington, putting, up
tin and wooden shelters in Ana
costa Park and besieging con-
press in behalf Of the bonus bill.
Even the bonus leaders them
selves were willing to admit last
night that the Roosevelt admins
tration had won every controver-
sial point. The policy has been to
be hospitable to the veterans and
provide every comfort, including
regular and wholesome issuance
of food. ,
At the same time. the bonus
army has been neatly bottled up
at Fort Hunt, far enough away
from the city to prevent regular
marches to the capitol and White
House.
Mr., Roosevelt's announcement
that he intended to review the
deep cuts made in veterans COM
pensation with the idea of reac-
iusting them stole much OF their
dynamite. leaders said.
Registration of recruits con-
tinued yesterday at headquarters
on Pennsylvania avenue-scene OF
the battle last year when the first
bonus army was driven from the
citv by federal troops.
Men were drifting in at the
rate of about two an hour ana
clerks said the peak probably had
been reached yesterday. No more
than 1000 men-all of whom
probably will be out of town by
the end Of the week-are expect
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