Evening star., 1933-05-07
TWO B. f. F. FORCES.
MAY GATHER HERE.
AS BREACH W|DENS.
Call Is Issued for 800.
Rivals Threaten to Bring
$1,000.
WHITE HOUSE APPROVAL
AROUSES BOTH SIDES
epokesmen for Levine Group Reveal
Plan by Radio-Face Charge
of Communism.

A split in the camps Of the leaders
bf the bonus army and the prospect
that Washington will be a converging
point for two groups demanding the
bonus developed yesterday.
Last night the call for one Of the
armies was going out over the radio, as
bne of the warning factions, with White
House approval, summoned an army OF
6,700 ex-service men to the District to
spend the six days starting next Satur-
day in bringing pressure to bear on
mediate cash payment of the soldiers
bonus. The other faction was in execu-
hive session deciding whether to give the
white House "one more chance" before
eummoning another army of $4,000 to
the city.
The split came over an arrangement
between the White House and the Vet
erans' National Liaison Committee by
which the Federal Government under
took to shelter an army of 8,700.
1t was Spokesmen for this group VINO
last night, in q 30-minute broadcast
bver the Columbia network, sent out
their organization call, in which the
recognition obtained at the White
House was brought to the attention OF
listeners.
Radio Listeners Object
The Columbia system contributed It's
Facilities for the broadcast and carried
It over 60 stations. Locally 1t met with
! prompt reception. that kept the tele-
bhone in the studio ringing steadily.
One caller demanded with lurid ex-
pletives that the speeches be terminal
ed. Another, in confusion, wanted 1t
taken "of the phone"
A proponent Of the cause took excep-
Zion to the fact that the farmer was
coming In for attention and protested
that the broadcast should stick to the
veterans.
Earlier, the B. E. F.. Inc. which
claims to be the original organization
Of the forces which descended upon the
Capital last Summer denounced ao-
ministration approval Of the rival ele-
tnent as an attempt to paint the bonus
army red charging that the 1iaison
Committee Is Communist in inspiration.
Harold Foulkrod, speaking as senior
national vice commander Of the B. E. F..
taid the purpose behind the White
House move was to bring discredit upon
those demanding the bonus by holding
them up to public gaze as Communists.
Iiaison Committee, representing the
Workers Ex-Service Mems League, said.
however, that Foulkrod, at any rate, ex-
hibited orders signed by himself and
John Newlin Of Pittsburgh, commanding
units Of the B. E. F. all over the country
to start a march on washington May 8.
He indicated yesterday that he might
call the march off If he received salts
factory word from the White House.
He said he would compromise on pay
plent of the bonus In cash to all veterans
now out Of employment.
Claims $4,000 on Call.
He also said that If these demands
tvere 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 Roosevelt's executive order.
Why" Foulkroyd exclaimed, there
pre- hundreds of us in town now. We
had a mass meeting Friday night at
Third street and Maine avenue south
west and was surprised to see that
there were men there from all over the
eountry from Portland to Portland"
He said that many Of the members of
Che B. E. F. were being forced to stay
put of town by the police, but that in
Baltimore they received better treat
nent and that there is a large con-
tingent Of B. E. F. members in that
city ready to march here on moment S
notice. He said there was another large
contingent in Philadelphia and others
In other cities.
Foulkroyd told the 100 veterans who
assembled at another meeting at the
same place last night that he intended
going to Baltimore today to organize
The announcement came after Foulk-
yoyd had assailed again the groups
headed by Levin.
Foulkrod attacked radicalism In the
Levin movement, declaring "the Levin
crowd is not interested solely in the
bonus payment cause, and we want men
In our group whose only interest Is the
bonus"
Payment Of the bonus coincidental
with imitation of the currency was ad-
Socated by Foulkrod. He said that by
distributing the infiationary currency
to the veterans, controlled imitation
would be accomplished more success
fully.
-Four speakers outlined the scope OF
the Liaison Committee movement over
WJSV. George Brady, the chairman
summed up the objectives as:
Immediate cash payment Of adjusted
service certificates; restoration OF com.
bensation and disability allowances, and
Immediate relief for the unemployed
and farmers.
Votes United Action.
"The aims of the committee are tc
unite not only veterans and veteran
organizations, but to cooperate through
unified action with farm, LABOR ano
unemployed organizations IN securlne
reiief " he said. I'VE are doing this re-
xardless of political opinion, race, color