Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1932, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, HURLEY DEFENDS FUTON METHO No Bonus Marchers Injured, War Secretary Says—Hurls Propaganda Charge. Declaring that the bonus marchers were expelled from Washington with *“unparalleled humanity and kindli- ness,” Secretary of War Hurley yester- day branded as “apparently deliberate propaganda and misrepresentations” some of the stories that are being cir- culated about the eviction Hurley said the bonus marchers stayed in Was ton after Congress adjourned carry out orders of propagandists and radicals.” The War Department head denied that any of the evicted marchers were injured by the troops or that any o their billets had been fired by the sol- diers. No Marchers Injured. s injured after the coming of the troops and no proper destroyed, except that which was de- stroyed by the marchers themselves, Hurley said He denied that women and children were evacuated by the Cavalry and In- fantry called out by President Hoover, saying, on the contrary, buildings cupied by women and children were protected and no one was permitted to molest them. Hurley asserted that more than 600 of the veterans who remained in Wash- ington after Congress quit were' re- ceiving compensation through the Vet- erans'_ Administration and that those who were mnot, “through panhandling. forced tribute from the citizens in the Vicinity of their camps.” Text of Statement. Text of Secretary Hurley’s statement follows “No one w Bonus Camp Chef Gets Job by Food Given Policemen By the Associated Pres: WATERBURY, Md., August 4. —D. Gastia, chef of bonus-seek- ing veterans encamped near here, was serving his last meal when State police arrived to direct their abandenment of the camp. Gastia, whose home fs in Canton, N. J, invited them to partake of the meal, and so well did the officers like it, they hired him as_assistant cook at sub- station H in Charles County. { police. The leaders of the veterans pro- tested to their followers and to the | public that this atack was led by radi- | cals and that the veterans participat- | ing in the attack were not under the | control of their veteran leaders, | were entirel; controlled by red agita- | tors, whose ‘sole purpose was to bring about discrder, riots, bloodshed and | death { 7. During the riot of the morning of the 28th of July no lives were lost, T | though several policemen were seriously ! injured. Later in the day a second riot | occurred. Thereupon the Commission- !ers of the District of Columbia advised the President (in writing) that a riot !was in progress, blood had been shed, a number of police and rioters had been fnjured and one person had been killed. | (Another who was wounded at that time has since d*d.) The Commission- ers of the District of Columbia advised | the Presicent that the civil government was unable to restore law and order and was unable to maintain law and order. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia then requested the President | to bring to the scene of disorder United | States troops for the purpose of stopping the riot and protecting the lives of the | | people. Thereupon, with the riot still iin progress at 2:55 p.m. on the 28th of July, as Secretiry of War, I issued the | following order | “To Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, U. 8. Army “The President has just now informed | | me that the civil government of th | District of Columbia has reported to but | | him that it is unable to maintain law | v jat their homes. Consequently there | was no reason for the continuance of i these marchers in Washington except to carry out the orders of propagandists and radicals to harass, obstruct, in- timidate and coerce the officials of the Government. ~ Througn panhandling they forced tribute from the citizens in the vicinity of their camps. More than 600 of those remaining were re- ceiving compensation through the Vet- erans’ Bureau. They also received | much assistance in food and money | from organizations outside of the Dis- trict of Columbia. They created fear lin the citizens who did not imme- | diately comply with their demands. All |of this was tolerated uniil they c! {lenged the authority of the civil g ernment, brought about disorder, bloo shed and death. Under the circum- stances but two courses were left open to the President. One was to acquiesce | in the violence and surrender the Gov- ernment to the mob. The other was to uphold law and order and protect he lives of the people and suppress | the mob. The course that Americans have always pursued when the author- Government is challenged | as followed by the Pres dent in this instance. | No one was injured after the coming lof the troops. No property was de- | stroved after the coming of the troops except that which was destroyed by the marchers themselves. The |of restoring law and order | formed with directness. with effe |ness and with unparalleled humanity land kindline B. E. F. RETRZATING FROM JOHNSTOWN ON SPECIAL TRAINS (Continued From First Page.) those in the camp would be gone by night. At nearby Ligonier, 19 men, 1 woman and 2 children who have been sleeping in a chicken coop and an orchard be- hind, prepared to return home. Their leader, Tony Batiste c¢f Camden, N. J., caid they lost $300 in equipment during the Washington di<_iders. The woman, who has been supervising the scant feeding of the band, is Mrs. had nct been located late this morning. 1 abandoned by Waters on the advice of McCloskey was prepared to fly to the | Gov. Ritchie Capital to make the appeal personally and fo confer with Comdr. Waters on | CAMP AT GETTYSBURG. details of the exodus from Johnstown, | e Governors of cther States were aski i to promise gasoline and to furnish cards | CeHfecuiiiy :;,“im“'n Lo o for the B. E. F. cars. Any automobile | e with a card would be furnished fuel| GETTYSBURG, Pa., August 4;(P)— across the State which had furnished | More than 200 men, women an chil- the official signs l The mavor said three trains, at least, | dren. all but 38 of them refugees from would leave here today. the Washingten bonus camp, today set- [tled down for what they said would be CAMP WATERS DESERTED. an_indefinite stay at a tourists’ camp 2 = adjoining the National Cemetery. The 38 were on their way to the ‘apital, footsore and weary from six | weeks on the road from California, but = - i | decided to stop here after they were T P)— 2 WATERBURY, Md., August 4 (P).— i {015"6¢ washington conditions. The four-day cld “Camp Waters” was| The others settled here last Monday. deserted today with only a few tent | Leaders said food is on hand for two Maryland Policc Aid Departure of nfc Campers. poles, ashes of numerous camp fires |and a half da and a newly cut rcad remaining on the P » == site of the once proposed haven for the ' COAL AGENCY DEFENDED us Expeditionary Army ! e With the aid of members of the . % Maryland State police, the 43 ]man and Selling Plan for 132 Operators Is woman campers moved out late y " terday, some returning to_their homes Satied Frwie B ke arts of the United States | ASHEVILE, N. C. August 4 (P).— accepting employment in | James D. Francis of Huntington, W nitie: . |Vva., president Appalachian _Coals, Capt. Edward McK. Johnson, in|Inc., joint selling company for 132 Ap- charge of the State police detail, in- | palachian field coal operators, returned formed the campers the colony was 10 |(o the witness stand today as tr be abandoned. “Which way are you the Government’s anti-trust suit going?” he asked. “We'll help you." | the agency continued hefore a three- The State police aided the march-!juqge Pederal court. ers and their families to pack, fur-|” Francis and industrial leaders from nished gasoline for the automobiles |many sections testified yesterday the and sent them on their w One | organization was for the purpose of polizeman remained on g revitalizing the industry and eliminat- The camp started St the day [ing cut-throat competition, and not an after Mrs, Maude Edgell of Catonsville | efiort in restraint of trade. gave the land to Walter | Gh = i ar leader of the B. for_$1 > X of the B. E. F., for American tractors ar> being used in road construction in Borneo AUGUST 4. 1932. A—3 'GLASSFORD IS TOLD |MRS. MORROW RETURNS | uick ASLIGHTNING! ARMY BURNED TENTsi FOR LINDBERGH EVENT‘ Mother of Flying Colonel's Wife | Back From Europe for Arrival of Second Grandchild. By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, August 4 —Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, widow of the late United States Senator, returned from a trip abroad on the liner Europa yesterday to be with Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh at the arrival of her second child. With her was Miss Annle S. Cutter, a sister, of Cleveland, Ohio, with whom e f National Guard she had been traveling in Europe for e s i e o o afiayonal Guard tents | ghout six weeks. They said they had | | “'Glasford, > retired brigadier general, ® Pleasant vacation. but were non-com- : : 1! mittal on more personal subjects. e A urver™ report o the| _Concerning reports from England that ” .| she had visited the family of Miss B eeray, Cavairy Reserves, inat he | Violet Sharpe, a maid in the Morrow D i ramen put "the “torcn~ 1g | household, who committed suicide after the National Guard tents. The letter | uestioning in the Lindbergh kidnaping of Maj. Murray, a Washington attorney, | C3s¢. Mrs. Morrow said she had not who lives at 2013 New Hampshire ave- | made such a visit. ! nue, follows = “Dear General: I saw the 12th In- fantry put the torch to the N. G. (Na- tional Guard) tents and can secure 20 witnesses for you. Was on the sea wall and got there by boat. Know other boat owners who can substantiate this. | (Signed) Harry D. Murray, Major, Cav- alry Reserves. Lawyer Writes Police Chief He Saw 12th Infantry Fire Guard Property. Sccretary Hurley's statement late| terday that Federal troops burned no | property during their .eviction of bonus marcicers last Thursday and Priday | may find contradiction in a report to be submitted to the War Department by Police Chief Pelham D. Glassford, cov- ravies ire ich lflzvor M?mnd GULDENS Mustard o i ‘When a wife's bequest in her will, my dear husband, who does nof y, leave my blessings ond | t was read in the Chancery | Division, London, Justice Eve remarked. | “No taxes payable on that, I suppose.” | | | i | | | GROSNER'S 1 | IT CAME So ‘ : WE of all ACUTE INDIGESTION strikes late at NIGHT (when drug Be safe—be ready with Hot water, Sure t all drug stores. 70% re closed). PRIZES avo FUN for every Boy and Girl Don't miss this happy radio program LIST'%‘EN UNCLE DON AND HIS POPSICLE PARTY Tomorrow at 5:15 P.M. Station WMAL 325 E S Owing to the apparently deliberate propaganda and misrepresentations that are being circulated concerning the re- | cent so-called bonus marchers’ riots in Washington, I have deemed it my duty to make a candid statement of the facts to the public The facts are: | 1. That groups of men aggregating | all about 12,000 came to Washing- n to prevail upon Congress to ap- propriate from the Federal Treasury | approximately $2,500,000,000 for the | payment of bonu: 2. The purpose of these marchers, as | stated by themselves, was to intimidate, | coerce and compzl the Congress to make | eppropriations for them. As long as the marchers contented themselves with orcerly assembly and proper petition and intemperate sp s they were unmolested. Fund Was Refused. 3. Before adjournment the Congress had definitely declined to appropriate the $2,500,000,000 from an already de- pleted Treasury. Before adjournment | Congress also authorized the payment of railway fares and subsistence for the | genuine veterans who wished to go home. Congress also authorized loans to be made to States to care for those | in need in their home States. Of the veterans then in Washington, more than 5,500 took advantage of the pro- vision made by Congress for their transportation and went home. | 4. Prior to the evacuation of the geruine veterans | i 1 inspection of the | camp enrollment showed that approxi- | mately one-third of those present were not veterans; had not served in any capacity during the World War. Of | the veterans present approximately one- fourth were already receiving compen- sation from the Veterans' Bureau. Those who were not veterans, and many veterans themselves, became more | and more under the influence of the | number of so-called red, radical agi- tators after many of the genuine vet- crans had left. As the number re-| maining in Washington decreased the proportion of the agitators was greater | than it had been in the beginning. | 5. A number of the marchers had | entered the area south of Penn: i avenue and occupied some old buildings that were scheduled to be demolished to give way to new buildings to be built under the construction program author- jzed by Ccngress. This new construc- tion was designed to give employment o the unemployed in Washington and vicinity. When the Treasury Depart- ment had all plans ready to begin the demolition of the old buildings to make way for the new construction the bonus marchers were asked to evacuate the area where the new construction was to take place. This gave the radical element of the bonus marchers their first opport ity to come in direct con- flict with the purpose of the civil au- thorities. The agitators tock advantage of it. They declined to mcve. On two different occasions orders were issued to the bonus marchers by the civil author- ities to vacate the area wnere the con- struction was to take place. Each time the bonus marchers refused to vacate | and the civjl authorities, with great in- dulgence and patience, withdrew or suspended the orders to give further op- portunities for the marchers to fully understand their purpose. After the suspension of each order, attempts were made by authortties to prevail | upon the tators and the radi- | jed them to vacate \e marchers refused ail overtures and steadfastly declined to vacant the premises. Refused 1o Vacate. 6. During the morning of the 28th of July the police again appeared and | asked the marchers 1o vacate the prem- ises where the new buildings were to bc‘ erected. The marchers refused to va- | cate. The police attempted to oust | them. The marchers then attacked the police. 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This serv- ree W Roofing UNiTED" S A Millic; Il‘(l! |ation and kindness. | The tents that were burned belonged and order in the District. “You will have United States troops proceed immediately to the scene o disorder. Co-operate fully with the Dis- | trict of Columbia police force, which Is now in charge. Surround the affected | area and clear it without delay. ‘Turn over all prisoners to the clvil authoritie: “In your orders insist that any women and children who may be in the af- fected area be accorded every consider- Use all humanity consistent with the due execution of | this order.” | Soldiers Restored Order. 8. After the arrival cof the United States troops, a force of about 600 men, not one shot was fired and no person was serlously injured- Law and order | were promptly restored. 9. The statements made to the effect that the billets of the marchers were fired by the troops a falsehood. The | billets were fired retreating radicals. | to the District of Columbla National | Guard and had been loaned to the men who burned them. It is true that after | the marchers had fired their own billets | and had evacuated the soldiers did burn some of the already partially | burned shacks to cic up the area and in the interest of sanitation. The shacks and tents at Anacostia were | set on fire by the bonus marchers be- fore the troops crossed the Anacostia | Bridge. This area was also cleaned up by the soldiers after having been evacuated by the bonus marchers. 10. The statement that women and children were evacuated by troops s | false. On the contrary, after the ar- rival of troops in the area where the riot was taking place, the building oc- cupied by the women and children was protected and no one was permitted to molest them. The billets at Ana- costia were practically empty when the roops arrived and were fired by the marchers before the arrival of the troops. The Red Cross immediately announced that it would be responsible for all wemen, their children and their husbands: would shelter them, feed them and transport tnem to their own homes. Some marchers had their own cars and were drawing compensation from the Government. These did not take advantage of the Red Cross offer. Others did avail themselves of the as- sistance offered by the Red Cross. and others. No Reason Given. 11. No one has yet given a satis- factory reason why these marchers! remained in Washington after Con-| gress had adjourned, as there was in ! Washington in the absence of Congress | no authority to comply with their de- mands. The Congress had provided for the transportation of all veterans to their homes. Congress had pro- vided for assistance to the States where the States were not able to supply the needs of the veterans upon their arrival EXPERIENCED CHAIN STORE SUPERVISOR Must be trained man with ability to supervise chain of grocery stores. 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