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The following statement of U
morning newspapers of Monday, September 12, 1932.
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.'~P THEODORE G. JOSLIN
' Secretary to the President1
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The President said:
On the 28th of July lest I announced that I had directed
upon the incidents of the so-called bonus riots or that day in
Washington and tn present the facts, through sworn witnesses
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of the Attorney General are for release without further notice in the
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Department d Justice to exhaustively investigate and report in full
, to
he Grand Jury. I further stated that 1 should make the Attorney
, "The investigation has been completed. In giving out the report
which shows the character of many of the persons assembled, tho inci-
dents and character or the instigators of the riots, I wish to state
it
iii; abiding men who came to Washington with full right of
their views to the Congress. This better element and
1 acted at all times to restrain crime and viglgggg bu
jonrnment of Congress e large portion of them returned to their
5 and gradually these better elements lost control. This report
I _- _correct the many misstatements of fact as to this incident with
4 the country has been flooded." '' ---bra?
"QUE! _ Nemphatically that the extraordinary proportion of criminal, communist
and non-veteran elements aunngst the marchers as shown by this report,
should not be taken to reflect upon the many thousands or honest, low-
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The President,
The bite House.
Sir:
Immediately following the riot by the so-celled Bonus Army on
July 28th, you directed that en investigation and report thereon
be made in this Department. he have completed it, and I submit
herewith a summary of the result. A vast amount of material in the
form of reports, affidavits, and documentary evidence has been
accumulated. It is only possible here briefly to summarize the
conclusions.
1. _Ihe entry of the Bonus Army into the District of Columbia,
The first contingent of the Bonus Army arrived about Hey 27th.
On June 3d, infonnotion reached the Department that a contingent
from Cleveland led by D. B. Cowan and another from Detroit led by -
John T. Pace, comprising about 1300 men, gathered at the Pennsylvania
Railroad yeards at Cleveland and had held up a mail train and attempted
to commendeer transportation to Washington. Cowen. one of these
leaders, has a long police record; he has been convicted and sentenced
twice for forrery in Ohio and was sentenced to 13 months for robbing
the mails to the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta in 1928.
Pace, o well known Communist leader, has an extended police record.
By one means and another these groups and others obtained trans-
portation to Tashington. By the middle of June they had congregated
here in large numbers. They entered into possession of various
tracts of government property, on some of which were old buildings.
In some instances permission to do so was given by the police ~
authorities with the acquiescence of the Treasury, with the under-
standing that the occupancy would be temporary and would be dis _
continued at request and when Congress adjourned. Other governmentispiig
tracts were seized without permission and occupied by members of theg_1;§~
Bonus Army. The number of Bonus Army marchers in *ashington at the *::-
time of the adjournment of Congress on July lth has been variously "_'
estimated at from 8000 to 15,000. Several thousand left shortly
after Congress adjourned, but other nroups came in, and at the time _
of the riot the best estirmtes are that there were from 6000 to SO00
bonus marchers in the city.' -t
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To understand the conditions causing the riot it is necessary
to know somethinr of the character of the men in the Bonus Army.
is] Number of marchers who fora not an-servicg_men. A con-
siderable number of the marchers mere not in military service during
the World War. An approximation of the number is impossible, but
two items of reliable information throw some light on this question.
"/érior to the riot of July 28th, 541 members of tho Bonus Army
had been arrested at various dates for a variety of offenses, in-
cluding disorderly conduct, parading without a permit, assault with
a dangerous weapon, destruction of private nroperty, trespass on
private property, and soliciting alms. l7 were arrested by the police
on July 28th, and 4 on July 29th, makinp a total of 362. Unfortunately
the police did not fingerprint all of these persons for identification,
but 51 of them, including those arrested for disturbing the peace near
the White House, were fingerprinted. Of those, 10, or approximately
one-third, had no "Io:-id "Fer service record.
Prior to June lath, 3656 of the marchers who were errivine at
eshinrton registered on the muster rolls of the Bonus grmy, ;1vin5
their names, Army numbers, and other data respecting their World "ar
service. These muster rolls came into the hands of the po1;ce end
ultimately to the Veterans Bureau, Which commenced to check the names
to ascertain whether the marchers were exqservice men. Learnina whet
use was being made of the muster rolls, nfter June 12th the marchers
discontinued the practice of registering. These first 3656 registered
arrivals had been checked by the 1nr Department and the Veterans '; b
Bureau ngainst their records of Jorld War service men, with the resu1t WK$
that of the total of 3656,_B??, or a.little more than one»feurth,_i l1 J
pould not be identified in either department as having had Torld Tar 3
service. It is nossiblo that some of the 8°? were er-service men '-
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bulk of them wer. evidently impostnrs. lt hes bee: %ported in the
press that Director Hines or the 7etcrons' Bureau has said that over
90$ of tho Bonus Anny were er~service men. General Hines made no '.
such statement. He did make the statement on July 256 that he believed
not more than 8000 veterans had ever been present at any one time, but
the 877 men not identified as veterans were yart of the 5656 registered
to which I have referred.
b! liumer of bogus rarcn§rs_nith cIjninql_or police records.
Two sources ofwinformstioh are e¬a11sb1e6s this subject. Of the 61
arrested Hen fingerprintod by the police prior to the riot of July 26th
an Checked in the fingerprint division of this Department, 1?, or an
oven oneithird, had been convicted of various offenses, including
larceny", assault, sen offenses, forgery, robbery, military offenses,
and disorderly conduct. A more striking result is obtained from the
check by the criminal ientification bureau of this Department of
the fingerprints of 4723 of the bonus marchers who were admittedly
veterans and applied for and obtained loans from the Veterans Bureau,
after Congress adjourned, for the ostensible purpose of rat-erning to
their homes. Of these 4725, 1069 were found to have police records.
B29 or nearly 1 in 5 of the World War service men among the
bonus marchers who obtained loans, had been convicted for various '
offenses, including assault, larceny, burglary, embezzlement, robbery,
felonious homicide, forgery and counterfeiting, rape, sex offenses,
and narcotic drug violations.
A summary of the police and criminal records of these nan follows:
SUEEJUTY OF POLICE RECORDS OF 4723 EX-SIEVICE ETN OF TH3 BONUS -
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Driving Chile Intoxicated .....-..
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Qibezzlement and Fraud ...........
Felonious Homicide ............-..
Forgery and Counterfeiting .......
Gambling .--........-.............
Larceny Theft ....................
Liquor Ions ...................-..
Hilitary, Offenses, Desertion, etc
Miscellaneous ....................
Narcotic Drug lane ...............
Offenses against the Farily and
Children .......................
Rape .............................
Robbery ..................-.......
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detailed alphabetical list of each one of the 1069 men out of the
4723 borrowers who have police records, giving in detail the time and
place of their arrests or convictions. It will he noted that many of
them had been repeatedly convicted under various names. When it is
realized that the man who applied for loans to go home after Congress
adjourned were the most sensible and the least disorderly, that many
with crisinel records no doubt refrained from disclosing their identity
for any purpose, and s considerable portion of the Bonus Army were not
ex-service men and included Communists, radicals, and disorderly
elements which always congregate under such conditions, it is probable
the Bonus Army brought into the City of Washington the largest aggre-
gation of criminals that had over been assembled in the city at any one
time.
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Washington on June 8th. Under date of June lat, Emanuel
Herman Levin, managing editor of the
record for Red activities and rioting, arrived inwith a
the oiDaily Worker
contended that the bonus march had been largely planned
quarters OT the WOTWOFB EX-service Mans League, a Communist organization
with headquarters in New York City. Another Communist loader present
in Washington was John T. Pace, who led a large contingent of bonus
marchers to Washington, and in a demonstration on July 25, 1952, neartinted, and
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the White House he was arrested by the Washington police. Pace was
elected ield lmrshal of the Detroit bonus marchers. James W. Ford,
colored} new candidate for Vice President on the national ticket of .§
the Communist Party, was one of the bonus marchers arrested on July 29th.
Clair Conan, another Communist leader, led a contingent or bonus marchers
from Cleveland consisting of several hundred men. Conan himself was
intercepted and arrested at Pittsburgh on Juno 8th and did not reach
Washington. Another leader of the radical element among the bonus
marchers was Walter F. Eickar. Ha was arrested on July 81st and again
on July 25th by the Washington police. Another leader or the demon-
stration made by bonus marchers on July 25th at the White House was
Sylvester G. Mcinney, a Communist organizer with e police record for
communist activity&,/
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Streets, S. ?. ~ was occupied
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by these marchers without anythat within 12th and 14th and B and C
principally by Communists headed by Pace.
property had been seized and occupied
authority. During June and July, while
the Bonus Army was present, Communist meetings were held in this city
frequently. The files of this Department contain voluminous reports
or these meetings, at many of which incendiary speeches and
plans to stir the Bonus Army to violence and bloodshed were made.
Quring the various disorders, including the final riot, persons
identified as radicals and Communists were observed among the disturhers,
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a very much larger proportion of the Bonus Army than use realized at
the time, consisted of ex-convicts, persons with criminal records, i
radicals, and none~service men. On the other hand, s very considerable
number were genuine exsservice men of good intentions and clean records.
This is particularly true or the conditions prior to the adjournment
or C0¬fBB and bsfor the exodus of those who realized that they had
no further justification for remaining in the city. Some of their
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After the adjournment of Congress, the quality of the men in the Bonus Army steadily deteriorated. With Congress gone, no possible excuse existed for remaining in the city. No-one here had authority to grant their demands. Many of the better elements left, but small groups of troublemakers augmented the forces. The Army was repeatedly asked to disband and vacate government property, but refused. It circulated around the city individually and in small groups and oven in large bodies, asking or demanding money and supplies. Lhny reports have been received that they practically levied tribute on small nerchunts, and intimidated housewives when their demands were refused. Some of them boarded running- boerds of cars driven by women and were disagreeable and insulting. It was quite impossible for such e body of men to be in the city without violating e variety of laws and ordinances. They were living in partly dismantled buildings which they had seized, and on vacant tracts in shacks constructed of debris. It was impossible that the conditions could con-a tinue. The health authorities of the District inspected their camps. we have a report from the Health Officer of the District stating that"The sanitary conditions were necessarily very bad. i 5
:Open latrines were freely used and, of course, fliesand vermin infested the camps due to these and to refuse scattered about. In some instances vacant buildings with no toilet facilities, were used for latrines. The fact that it was want weather increased the dangers "incident to such practices, as well, causing, in many instances, foul odors that were extremely objectionable to citizens who lived near.
"In one instance open latrines more found within four hundred feet of the large wholesale and retail market at Fifth and Florida Avenue, N. E. -The exception-ally dangerous character of such u condition as this isobvious.I
I "There was no time during the weeks that the Bonus ' Army'was'here when its presence, under the conditions that existed, was not an extreme menace to the public health, as soiled and vermin infested bedding, exposed garbage,open latrines and inadequate facilities for the prepara- tion of food and the disposition of waste inevitably leads to the development and spread of eontageous and infectious diseases." - Notwithstanding all these conditions, they were tolerated and
gently dealt with by the cmnnmity in the hope that they would see the futility of remaining and would consent to return to their homes. Before adjourtr ment, Congress had provided for loans by the Veterans Bureau to those hold~ ing bonus certificates to enable the to leave. The Secretary of War con- ferred with their leaders and urged them to disband, andnade a definite ' offer to furnish them with Army trucks for paJToi'the ti? sportition and to arrange with National Guard units to transport them acgss the states, and stil they declined to leave,In the latter pert of June the Treasury Department commenced to press for possession oi some oi the property occupied by the bonus marchers and which was urgently needed by the Government to carry on its program of public improvements, one purpose of which was to furnish employment. 'The bonus marchers were obstructing and delaying this program. I attach hers- with, as Exhibit "R", a report from the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, dated August 3d, giving the particulars respecting this situation.One of the tracts occupied by the Bonus Army, and at which the riot of July 28th later commenced, is known as Reservations A and B bounded by 3d and 6th st'ects and Pennsylvania and Missouri Avenues. Part of this was vacant and part occupied by partially dismantled~ v buildings. The property was occupied by the Bonus Army; A contract had previously been let for the demolishing of these old buildings,1 Iu
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buildings was necessary to the extension of Constitution Avenue and
the further dsvelopmeniz of the Ijall area. In Milt" 16, 1952, the
Treasury Deparnicnt has awarded a contract for the completion of the
Department or Agriculture Extensible Building, which included, es epart of its site, the tract within lzth and 14th and B and C Streets,
S. J. In this or-ea the Bonus Amy had, without permission, seized
and occupied some buildings end open areas, from which it wr-s necessaryto excavate earth to fill and level off Reservations A and B. sub- icontracts bed been let for the wrecking of the buil<1i:'.gs, but the eub- é
contractor could not proceed, and only limited excavation was possible.Request was made by the Treasury through the superintendent oi Police lon July 20th that these buildings be evacuated, The Superintendent of
Police reported that he nod conferred with Commander Waters of the
Bonus Army, who objected that he would not move his men into the open,
and insisted that he intended to hold together a number of vetcrsnsin the District of Columbia to accomplish the object for which they H.1 5 had assembled, notwithstanding the adjournment of Congress. _ :: 9 92._., - .There are statutes in the District of Columbia authorizing iheé-' ' ' Z LII
sznntary removal by its officers of any person unlav:inlly or forcibly; :5. _:- ,withholding the possession or government property. On July 236 t,1e§ _. _f--,_-_7Treasury Department served notice on the Bonus A1-my occupants of '5 I 3these several areas to vacate, on July 25th attorneys for the Bonus ' Army conferred with the Trcesurgr officials, who granted a 24-hour 7.?extension oi its order oi vacation to July zoth. On July 26th the .<<
attorney, Dir. Herbert Hard, and Captain Book Carter, one of the ifleaders of the Bonus Army, presented aproposcl consisting merely of < Ithe statement that the veterans were willing; to withdraw from the govern» - ,-ment are-ns and retire to some private property which they were permitted '
to occupy, but that they required tentoge and equipment, and demanded
the assistance oi the Treasury in procuring such equipment, with a viewto their permanent encampment in the city. They requ:-stod whet the ji--1
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was accon1plishe<i. On July Both o further letter was written by theTreasury to the COh1nisSimLeI'$ oi the District, stating that the Treasuryplanned to begin work in the area between Id and bth Streets and Penn-,-=. sylvania and Missouri .='.vcnu6:s on the morning or July 2'?th, and requested that e sufficient detail oi police be on bend to prevent any interference
with the contractor or his workmen. On tho 27th, the proposed resumptionof possession by the '1;-essury was again postponed to July I-38th, and onthe morning of Thursday, July stb, e small portion of the old NationalGuard Armory on the space referred to, including an area about B5 yardsin all directions -'~:urrou:;di1'1g it, was occupied by Treasury !8pIe5ent~etives under police protection. It was at this point that the serious
disorder commenced.
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At the time or resuming possession of the small area on PennsylvaniaAvenue on July 28th, it was not !1l&nn¬d immediately to ette=n_>t to regsin'~..,. ,possession by the Government of any of the other tracts occupied by theBonus 1*-iny. I. see hopes that their erscusticn could be gradually
accomplished. The small number of bonus marchers occupying, this build-ing vacated it, forcible resistance having been offered only by two orthreo. N:-one was hurt by this movement, and the persons evicted weregiven ample opportunity to pack and leave. li_v:e92rer, while this treei taking place, speeches or an incendiary nature were being; made atCoup Marks, an open ores across the Anaccstia River, on which e largebonus camp had been established. About noon, when the situation on 'Pennsylvania Avenue was well in hand and entirely peaceful, the bonus .:marchers from Camp Mai-ks started across the Anscostia H--ver to the Pennsylvania Avenue tract in large numbers by trucks end other means._ Tl-or gathered in the street ores necr the property, then in the _ ,- possession of the Treasury Department, which woo being guarded bl _ ,5? '75 policemen, and their minber increased to 2000 or 3000- Suddenly» ,.ti*;-,- 'during the noon hour, the mob that had come from Camp Ms:-ks rushed '-I- >'T'j"?Hp--,. __ the Policemen and attacker! them with bricks and rocks. some ct tho yoliar...-" .- - -,wero rolled with clubs. The police had revolvers, but had order:-__
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of persons were attracted to the scene. The crowd of bonus marchers
assembled at this point increased to numbers estimated at 4000 to 6000.with the bystanders, the crowd increased to sn cstioated number of
nearly 20,000. The situation become more stroincd, and mnny of theponug Army were walking about with clubs and bricks in their hoods.This continued until the middle of the afternoon, with continuous talkabout attacking the police end driving them out. some lowfully inclinedveterans attempted to cchh others, but mode no impression. Finally themoo of bonus marchers egnin attacked the police with bricks, lumP5 Ofconcrete, and iron burs. Two of the bonus marchers were shot by policewho had been set upon and were in danger of their lives. The entire
mob become hostile and riotous. It was apparent that a pitched battleon e largo scale might start at any moment. Practically the entire
police force of tho city were celled from their posts and assembled atthis point, but they were outnumbered 10 or 15 to 1. Notwithstandingthe large number or irresponsible persons in the city, the rest of thecity was stripped of police protection. Many of the policemen had beenon duty ell night. It was obvious that the situation was entirely outof the control of the police, and that when darkness arrived appalling
scenes of disorder would follow, during which the rest of the city wouldbe without substantial police protection, except for e few scout cars.
Meenwhile, as early es 12:30, Lieutenant Keck of the MetropolitanPolice and Aide to General Crosby, Commissioner of the District, reported -to the Commissioners that in his opinion and in the opinion of the 3Assistant Suuerintendcnt of Police and two police inspectors, the situation _
once of rederel troops. The Commissioners than ctetcd'thet before callingfor military aid they desired the opinion of Major Glassfcrd, the Chic! of 5-;Police. Bhjor Glossford stated that since deters, the Commander of the -Bonus Army, hen lost control of his own men, the police could not control i .the situation ony longer. hhjor Gleseford, accompanied by Lieutenant-YKeck, went to the orficc of the District Commissioners at 1:00 P. H. "In _response to cuostions by the District Commissioners he stated that the. .situation was out or his control and that the police could no longer holdthe bonus marchers in chock. He ens oeked the direct question whether hethought it was necessary to secure the assistance of federal troops, towhich he replied in the affirmative. The Commissioners then notified theChief of Staff of the Army that tho assistance of troops would be neededand requested that the necessary preparations might be mode. Beforeasking for military assistance, Commissioners Reichelderfer and Crosbythemselves than visited the ores chore the serious situation was apparent. 5After their return to the District Buildinr it was reported to them thatfurther riotinc had broken out and that s bonus mnrchcr had been killed.Then it was decided to dispatch o communication to the President request-ing the assistance of federal troops to preserve lrw and order. A etete-ment from the District Commissioners respecting this mutter, dated August 2,1932, is cttached and marked Exhibit "G". From this time until thetroops arrived the situation steadily grew worse. There isno difference of opinion ebout the fact that the presence of troopswas necessury to and did prevent further disorder and hloodshed. Intheir absence, further rioting would have occurred with further b1ood- F
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ihe troops arrived and, with the use or practically no qoeponsexcept tear gas, restored order and clonredjtho grog and put an andto the disturbance. =
5. Casualties.
TWO bonus marchers were killed in the disturbance. They were shotby hlicc in colt dcfonsu, not by troops. A full iVGStirg$icn by E¢°r°"°T'5 JUTY vetnblishud that the police shot in ncccesnry.solf~dcfcnso to ocvo themselves from threatened rntnl injury. After thetr¢oPs orriv d, no serious injuries to anyone followed. A for or thotT°°P$ WQTE Stnd EH5 Elihtly injured, cud one bonus mnrchcr hod hisQB? Qut. but no other cnsueltics were suffered ortor the troons ohms.5t°T1@5 Publlhud in Svmv Quortcrs thct the troops shot or seriouslyiniufd bonus nnrchcrs ore utterly without foundntion. The publishedPhorte thrr an infant child of o bonus mcrchcr nomad Myers died no - T@$ 1t °Y t¢T soc "re folSo- The records ct the Grllingcr Hospitclshow thet tho child dicd of intostinrl trouble contracted rnd diagnosed »_n .before the riot. _ ':- was beyond control, and that bloodshed could only be averted by the pres~ 5
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After the troops arrived, fire broke out among the old shacks
occupied by bonus marchers on the Pennsylvania Avenue tract where the
rioting occurred, and later at the big camp known as Camp Marks on
the Anacostia River, fro which the bulk of the rioters had owns to
attack the police. The cause of theoutbreak of the fire in the
Pennsylvania Avenue area is not hnowns The troops had no orders to
the oigin of the fire in the Pennsylvania Avenue srea is varicus13
given as having been set by cigarettes or hot tear has bombI 1.115set any fires. There was inflammable debris around, and the cause of. - ,
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aevacuation of the large camp known as Camp Marks occurred l
?:00 o'clock in the evening the bonus marchers at that campter. At
were
notified that they would have to evacuate and that the troops would
eirive. Sometime later the troops arrived at Camp Marks and were asked
by the bonus marchers to delay an hour more to give the marchers time
to evacuate comfortably. This request was granted. Lbny of the bonus
marchers had already left, but the troops waited until the
packed up and marched out.' While the troops were waiting,
by the retiring bonus marchers brokeremainder _
fires set
out in a number of localities
among the shacks and debris in the camp, and the conflagration became
general. Such action as the troops took at either of theseplaces witF~*
respect to fire was later to complete the work of the retiring bonus
marchers by burning up the remainder
soldiers setting fire to debris were
the proceedings. The bonus marchers
their camps, then proceeded to leave
property, was not
the bonus marchers-
7. Women and children
The principal group of womenof tho debris. Photographs or
evidently taken at this stage of
at these two sites, having evacuated
the city. Camp Bartlett, on private
disturbed by the troops, but was later evacuated by
and children in the Bonus Anny was
located in the Communist camp at 12th and 13th Streets, S. W., which
was not disturbed by the troops but was voluntarily evacuated by the
marchers.' The Red Cross oromptly offered and furnished assistance
and transportation to all women and children in the Bonus Army and to
their men-folks, and actually did furnish transportation to 221 women
and 24?;.children. There is no evidence whatever that any women or
children were injured or ill-treated. The Veterans Bureau, under
authority of Congress, issued transportation to 4344 veterans by
railroad and 959 by automobile. Transportation by truck to their
homes had been offered by the Secretary or War to all remaining bonus
marchers, but was not furnished because the offer was refused.
8. Grand Jurz.
Indictments have been returned by the Grand Jury of the District
.of Columbia
this effo:=
have been r
no detect;
movement toagainst c number r the alleged rioters- The results of
o bring to j"- - its principals who incited this riot
isfa cry. .e reason is that on the day of the riot
".e - were-as CsmpMark:, where originated the large -~
cm. ~vcr and attack thcapolicc. The function of havirg "
detectives and crime prevention agents in a position to observe andobtain evidence against those who at the last moment incited the riotous i
march and attack, belonged to the District police. The inspector in
charge or that branch of the police serviqa reports that he had no
orders to place men for that purpose; and, on the contrary, on the day
of the disturbance was directed to keep his men out of the area. Con-
sequently, in the confusion and absence of this detective service, it
has been impossible toidentify and bring to justice some or the
principal inciters of the disorder. It is always the case under such
condition, that the radicals and disorderly elements who incite such
action do so warily and sesetimes fade from the scene when the trouble
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- This experience demonstrates that it is intolerable that organized
bodies of men having a grievance or demand upon the Government should
be allowed to encamp in the city and attempt to live off the Comunity
' like soldiers billeted in an enety'country. Attempts by such groups to
intimidate or coerce Congress into granting their demands hurt rather
than help their cause, and can only end as this one did, in riot and
disorder. The available facts demonstrate that the bonus marchers who
remained in the city after Congress adjourned represented no fair cross-
section of ex-service men. Frior to the adjournment of Congress, law-
abidin; ox-service men dominated this gathering and preserved order.
Afterwards, the proportion of disorderly and criminal elements anon;
these men steadily increased. Such of their lenders as were well-
Entcntioned lost control over them entirely. It is appalling to think
if 5 a If the disorder and bloodshed that would have occurred ' darness a d
alien on the city with the police hopelessly overwhelmed at the
teno of the disturbance, and the balance of the cmanunity without
lice protection. T e prowpt use of the military to outnunber and
erawo the disturbcrs prevented a calamity. The principal reason
* the Federal Government was given exclusive jurisdiction over
Capital City was to enable it to preserve order at the seat oi
zrnuent and to protect the Congress and other public officials
unlawful interference while in the discharge of
ight peaceably to petition Congress for redresstheir duties.
of alleged
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Respectfully submitted,
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Attorney General.
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at Gengreea wee appoved hf the Freeidet authorising Ilene to
ietarane fer the purpoee of returning to their henna. 5991 at the
henna aarehere aade applieatio fer leane under thie Act at
Gong:-eea. the Veterans ldniniatratien Iureiehed each applicant
with a card which Iee to contain the none of the applicant, hie -
ire! aerial nnnhe, eeviee reeord, orgenieatione; date oi
leriice, 0111! number, if any, and application nnnbe for adjneted
service certificate. It haa been noted that in e greet many
ceeee the carde were not completely executed. lewertheleee,
all 5091 earde were wubnitted to the different aervice branchel
of the arned torcee for the pnrpoee er idantiiying the appli-
eente and withdrawing fingerprint records to compare the eane
with the criminal records of the United States Bureau or Inveeti-
Qetion. 4506 or these earda were anbaitted to the Identity
Section of the Igrld Iar Divieion at the Iar Bepertnete Zhe
Iar Department was uable to identify the fingerprint reoordw
at 696 or theee individnale. 3810 were identified and finge-
printe compared with the criminal recordw of the United States
Bureau of Inveetigatiune 473 cards were submitted to the Iawy
Department, of which 445 were identified and 28 wee not. The
4&5 cards were compared with the criminal records in the United
State: Bureau of Inveetigetiun. 108 cards were submitted to the
United States Karine Corps. All were idetified and fingerprint
ooaperieona node, 4 were eubrniti:-ed to the §n:l.t-ed stetee
Coast Guard, only one being identified, and compared with
criminal reeordl. .
Ihe dnnarieetion of the 5091 cards aubmitted to the
aewiee hranohee indicated that 436d Iingerprinte were obtained
an compared with the fingerprint! en file in the United Staten
Bureau of Inveetigetion. 727 oarde were not identified.
It ie ederetood that a nane eeereh en! nede hy the
identification divisions of the eervicee indicated, ueing such
data ea wee indicated on the card with reference to organisation,
eervice, datee thereof, at eetere, ae e further check to support
the identifieatin.
The learch of theae fingerprinte in the United Staten
Bureau of Inveetigatio developed the following information:
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tor hem round for 1069 of these individuale, or in other Io:-do,
24,41 or thin group of vetlrenl of the B.E.l'. eere round to have
prior police remade. fheeeaoudo are divided hy emme e1u-
eioetiooe as follow. The 1'!.gu.1-an represent oonviotione, with
the exoept-ion er the the lhergee dienleeedi, ehioh represent!
either dieuillal by the police er by no bill of the Q1-no Jury»
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felonies unknown;
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Charge: diamieeod
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9poeeeoeing, etc.
inept rope!
The difference between the total of these offenlee and
the total of 1069 identifications in accounted for by the lot
thot no diepoeitiono for the charge: against than individual!
are ehoeo by the record, end that information is boing collected
from the veriouepolioe departments, end will be tebulntod
eolpletely at e. later data» '-
It ehould Ilsa be etetod that now of then individual!
have long police reoonle, and that the above represents only one
ortenlo tor eeoh individual. 38 or this group have been oom-
viotod tour or more tine. Io effort has been node to eolleet
tho number of offensol committed by the entire group.-
Iith refeionoe to the 18? nllanieoele, it should be etetod
that non of those rooorde indieetl eoro than one erreet but
no oonvictione for this group of 187.11: »
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In addition to tbi L361, tingcrprrinta, it should be If-at-ad
that award. days subsequent to thg bonul riots in Washington,
the Unitod States Bureau of Invutigation rocoivod from 1.11;
Iuhington Police Depart-uni the fingerprints of 51 marchers
who had bun arrested by the Iuhington Polio: Dipartunt. than
51 nasal are not included mung tha L364 pruvioullq naationod.A oonperilon of than fingerprint! II-I undo with the records of
the Unitud Stat» Bureau of Invoatigat-1.0!; which result-od in =--
the -diaolosurc that 17 03;!-110:: 51. individuals had prior police
roaorcll, divided as tolloin
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It ml ancertainnd from the service branches 01' the
government that 16 of thpag 51 individuals, or 31.5%, had no ,orld War Serfica racord, and we're that not entitled to bonus i
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activities, thin plan at n nth: Ill ulinunod and the repro-
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the info:-nation nhiah they ni¢t haw wnqtming thin, u nil u
m othq: plain or the ait92ut»ian-
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than aekedehetheu-he92hn¢titneoeeee:7 toeeowetheee
et Federal. troupe, to ehieh he replied that he did. In
leiehelsez-tn ma-her ltetee that idle lajor 610-uteri III I511].
in the Geewieeinne:-e' eiee, Geaerei Broth; the Golaileinner in
ehergeofhliee, teleplaoeedteenarallaelrtlnr, theietei
am: at the law, adeieing oi the eitaetien, nd respected at
h-nope he held in reuiiaeee for e poeaibie later nail tor ee-
eieteueee
General creel-1, the Qaeeeieeiener in eherge at Felice, um
ieoreteryergeeiaeueireteteemteeerzoheretedindehail '
the eteteaeata of Dr. lteiebeiderrere In editiee uent
-Greet: eteted that he ease the telephone all to 6--1-1
laeirthuratuttiae, beceneehyreaeeaorhieexperieweeee
ea In-as atficer, he knew that an advenee notice of this kiad
would. he m invaluable aid 1:0 the L1-my in the event. they were
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for the pm-poee oi aevieing thneelwe at the eerimeaoee oi the
eituatiom may he:-":10 aaaviaeed at the aeueeeity that theioliee
receive eaeietenee mi renamed to the Bietriut Building. lac:-ti;
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thereportefthiekiliiag that iteeeietinii-e17 Geeideie
diepeoh e eon-raaieetioa to the President at the ited ltetee
requesting we aeaietenee at Iedenl in-ope in preserve lat and
enler in the Diet:-let at Eeieahiee he Goaaieaioaere eh-ted that
tzm this tiaeutii the errivelefthe tr-nope the eituetiea
eithaeeuetent inereuein thenulhue!
effected e:-ea einee about 1 o'clock-
ihe Police tone, ehether on er er: duty,
e aeene at the lieoniar, leaving theremainder of we Diet:-iet aw protection euroep
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thy but nude at tpo rlqv-at or tho Oeutuloucrn
Inspcnor hat: I» ll. Eduardo, Hamlin Ottloar and Autltlnt
mperlutmdent, mm that he nooinna no lnnruntiann in rognr
to activities on the 2811: at hi; mm 7130 MI. shun in In told to
hwnadctniloflvnenwitbhtlbtatotropornporttotho
fnfrio Duran at 9:30 in emanation nth the aunties If a portion
at tho Iron owned by the Treasury ncpu-hunt on hunylnnla Anna»
at SP6 lad Icur and Duo-half Streets. Thin In an pcrwnally
Lnshrtlc:-ad by Injor Binnie:-6., aha drew a dingrm an I Blmahot, and
Inspector Edwards .~t.he'n received his rst dctailod mfonutica or mat
thaopcnttmsvnnvabn it»:-!|uut1.20'a1.ouk, fuhltann
attaeku! with Brick: am! aw:-11 I011 Ligand» This aoatinuod will
1 truce Ill emu at 101$ hr Icdor mustard tar luau. M about
thlu tine, having; bum into:-and h Innplctor Bron that human urchun
£1-cm the vartona camps an saving in, without mrhhar lutmqttoaa
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Inspector Smart. I. B:-on, Sauinr lulctnat Burn-nmndnnt,
muted at. ho ncatvod lain last:-actlnu hr the 0901*!-Ulll as
July 28% for the rst the ut 9:30 bl», an he trend nnornl
Glaaaford Illklllj 1 diagram on u blankbonrd in 1-ho latfio Inna
Iqumd mom Ind Ill instructor! ta nish tattle in the nbetld
urn. During the the at than rut: ad inn-bl. than throughout
thadl;7',Incpmt0rl:'o1a:u+»at0d92lzathnunap1aoa<!iauonannd
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to the personal history of members of the Bonus Expeditionary
force, The Police Deparnuent was requested to furnish the
semen of persons arrested and copies of their fingerprints.
They were able to furnish the fingerprints of hut 51 who hsd
been arrested. fheeo were persona who had been arrested .
about the time of the riots. Before um time no finger-
prints had been taken when arrests were lade. 1 comparison
of these fingerprints with the police records mintained
in the Identification Division of the United States Bureau
of Investigation, resulted in the disclosure that 1'? or theee
51 individuals, or 53-l/81$, had prior police records, iiivided
an follose, the name of the offense indicating the charge for
which convicted:
Larceny
Military offenses
Assault
Sex offenses
Bisoroerly and vegrancy
felonies unknown!
Forgery
Robbery
Liquor laws
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hie fingerprints of these 51 individuals were, likewise,
compared sith the records in the service branches of the Govern-
ment. Prom this search it sea found that 16, or 81.3%, had no
Ioild Her service record, end, thus, uere not entitled to bonus
certificates.
During the time when the Bonus Expeditionary Force was in
Washington, legislation nae enacted authorizing loans to veterans
for the purpose of returning to their homes. in orier to ascertain
the eligibility of applicants for these loans, the Veterans Ad-
Iiniltration required each applicant to fill out a card containing
hie name, his Arm aerial number, service record, names of er-
ganisetione in which served, date of service, claim number, if am;
and the number of his application for adjusted. service certificate.
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pnlies seem-I_!e Q! t-lze Mat-Ltiagtig Qiyzgzqg Q-I ti» Qt-ad
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lta nppltcutu, tumult», hrnlshnnl u intonation lhinl on
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aria termini: zegrnroehu-ga-d. It-nnuutcd thstthu-all
shun, not only the amber at person Bhnrgad nth urreuoa, but '
the dlnpaaition of than elm-gun - that 1:, mother the duurps
Maia pending thin Lucinda: when dispositions!, or tho obs:-go:
are Glausaed, or the pmrlmu Ion eamriatndu
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are aintnjnad u a Iati.-anal lonriag Benn ht idutiriutian pun-
polu. It uh-auld In uadnratoad that fiuprprint nlerda are tar-urdad
to um Bureau at the um or uncut for the pus-pow: r lurking any
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A circular urging the organization of meetings for
the election of child delegates in all easteri states to
go to Washington and take part in the demonstration on
November 24 describes this as the "Children's Hunger
Delegation", states it will serve as a mighty prelude to
the National Hunger March, and asks that it be supported
by local demands for action.in every city, town, and
neighborhood. It includes the slogan, "Forward to a
. successful hunger march on December 5", and is signed by
the National Committee of the Unemployed Councils of ue
E United States of America, Central Bureau; Young Pioneers
of America, National Committee; and Workers International
, Relief.1
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It is also reported that the National Children's
Hunger Delegation is to concentrate on Washington on Thanks-
,_ giving Day, November 24, to demand of President Hoover re-
_ class children, and to hold a public hear-
inv on "child miser* in the United States". The march is_ C
i sponsored by the Young Pioneers of America, 25 Fast 1?th
Street, New York, and the National Committee of Unemployed
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gq the eastern states. Doctors and nurses will accompany the;' lief for workinr
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i" delegates, according to the announcement. A list of demands
l. Unemployment insurance for their parents
- 2. $150.00 immediate relief for unenzployed
_ workers and $10.00 for each dependents
'L 3. Apgropriations by Gongress for the establish-
_ ment of Federal Child Relief Stations
4. Abolition of child labor in the United States.
i It is reported that open hearings on child labor and
" ¢ child misery will be held in Washington and throughout the -
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country on the same date. Doctors and nurses, and also
- children will testify at these open hearings. The Hoover
Committees"for Child Welfare, Child Labor, etc., are
being asked to send representatives to the hearing in
Washington. They will also be urged to endorse the
National Hunger March to Congress on December 5, in which
children also are to participate.
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, to hold a "United Front" conference in as many towns as
. possible to make plans to support and take care of the
children's delegations to Washington on November 24, and
1 the Hunger March to Washington on December 5.
Statements in the Daily Worker, the central organ
of the Communist Party of the United States of America
Q section of the Communist Internationale! are general in
3_ character and follow the lines of the "call" issued by the
t3 National Committee of the Unemployed Councils, the Young
lg, Pioneers, and the Workers International Relief. They speak
1% of delegates to be elected at hunger hearings" throughout
. the eastern states, but do not indicate the particular
localities from which the children will come., 11
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No definite information has as yet been secured in-
, dicating the cities from which children's delegations will
41,5;, come. A report from Baltimore, Maryland, the reliability
';- of which is open to question, states that about seveny-five
Fi children would come from New York, twenty from Baltimore,
~ and some from Cumberland. A rehearsal or local demonstration
> in Baltimore was to have been held November 19. Ono Joan
Hardy is said to be preparing to come. She is said to be
an eighteen or twenty-year-old woman who was previously
arrested in F.'&Shingoon during a demon5tI'ati0n.
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1 Reports have been received from Chicago to the effect
that the children's delegations will probably come from
Hem York City, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Translations of
1 articles in Novy Mir, a Russian language Communist publication,
do not indicate details as to the number of children or the
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Copies of circulars entitled "On to Washington",i
urging the election of workers delegates for the National
Hunger March to the opening of Congress December 5 have
been obtained. They are apparently being distributed through
out the United States, but as far as can be ascertained atthis
been
been
It is reported that the young Communist League
Youngstown, Ohio, has received a letter from the New
headquarters asking for marchers to go to Washington
Thanksgiving demonstration,
November 17.
A report from Chicago
activity involving children
formation was obtained that
Philadelphia, and Baltimore
giving day demonstration.time activities in regard to children's delegations have
confined to the eastern states, and no great effort has
actually made to recruit children generally.
in
York
for the
but no one had signed up by
indicates there has been no
in that district, but that in-
children in New York City,
were organizing for the Thanks-
The reports from Pittsburgh indicate that there who e
meeting on November 19 at which one Edith Eroscoe presided,
when arrangements were perfected for twentyeseven children
to depart from Pittsburgh on the evening of the 22nd vie
truck and arrive in Washington the following morning. This
report, the reliability of which is not known, stated that
one thousand children were expected from all districts and
would mobilize on Pennsylvania Avenue end march to the White
House from the Cepitole
Reports from Detroit indicate there is to be a Childrcn*s
demonstration scheduled for Thanksgiving day in Detroit, which
is being organized by the Xoung Communist League and Young
Pioneers. They are to march on the City Hall and subsequently
on the State Capitol at Lansing. These reports indicate there
is no information that children will leave Detroit for the
Thanksgiving day demonstration in Washington.
Reports from New York City indicate that about twenty
children are to arrive in New York from New England and meet
at New York a group of about forty children on November 23.
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Philadelphia and Western Pennsylvania will also proceed to
Baltimore. These
until the morning
body of about one
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of Thanksgiving Day and then the entire
hundred children will leave Baltimore for
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to interview the President. After the interview the committee
intends to have a huge mass meeting at some undetermined hall
in Washington. The children are to stay over night in Washixgto
and leave Washington Friday for their homes.
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s meeting was held to make arrangements to send e delegation
of children to Washington, D; C. It seems that delegations
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gather in Washington, proceed-to the hite House, and on
November 24, Thanksgiving Day, stage s demonstration thank-
ing President Hoover for the hungry, famishing, clothesless
children his four years in office have produced, end deme_nd-
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schools three times e day for the children.
At a meeting November 8 in Youngstov.-T1, Ohio, it appears
that a report was made on the National Hunger March, the
statement being made that the march will take place soon,
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relative to e proposed celebration of the fifteenth anniversary
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of this Bureau by Mayor Hagist of Mascoutah, Illinois.
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unemployed hunger march to Washington in December. These plans are largely
a duolicste of the olans used lest December. Beginning the first of Novem-
ber local Communist groups will begin agitation for the march which will
take the form of local marches to City Hells, County Bureaus and Stnte
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march.
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City; 5 - New Orleans; 5 - Tampa; 7- Buffalo; 8 Boston. Colunn;
will merge at Kansas City; columns l and 4 at Pittsburgh and all fo
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these Western columns will merge it Cumberland, Md. Columns 5 and 6 will
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l. The Notional Committee will be in full charge of all srre;;-u;nts
in the setter of preparations, enroute to and in Washington. In fii;nciel
matters and matters effectinr food lodving, etc. The orkers Inierultionel D Y ._v
Relief will share the responsibility.
2. Each column will elect its own_lesdership in the followinq nenner:
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On October llth end 12th the enlarged nutlnl committee of
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unemployed hunger march to Washington in December. These plans ere largely
-. a duplicate of tne plans used lest December. Beginning the first of Novem-
- ber local Communist groups will begin agitation for the nerch which will
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forty-eight states apportioned according to distance, populntion,
march will originate in eight_different remote cities and the vnri
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1 in the matter of grepsretions, enroute to end in Washington.
ll Relief will share the responsibility.
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l All columns will enter Washington on December 4th and on that
evening will be held the first session of the Yorkers Congress. On the 5th
of December demands will be presented to Congress in a manner to be determined
later. After the presentation of demands the Congress will be rcConvon@d-
Departure from Washington will take place on December 6th and in the same
formation as upon entering, going back over the same routes to ¢&Pit1iZE JOB
the propaganda and sympathy developed at_meetings held on the way to Washin§
ton and also for the various delegatssto make reports at big mass meetings
that will.be Scheduled. D
The Communist veterans' bonus merch will arrive in Washington
about December 2nd or 3rd to be on hand when the hunger marchers arrive. TLis ,
is a very clever move on the part of the uommunist Part; as the veterans wi'l '=
form a defense corp to protect the hunger march on its arrival and during i¢s
sojourn in Washington. The veterans will present their bonus demands with
the demands of the unemployed delegates.
The Farmers National Relief Uonference will immediately follow
the veterans and unemployed, it being scheduled for December 6th. This con-
ference is organized under the direction of Len Harris, who is acting as
national secretary. Harris is a young Harvard graduate who first appeared .4
the scene in Russia as a correspondent for the Hoscow Daily News when it we
inaugurated in October, 1930. At that time Harris was roust abouting in So Let
Russia spending a major cart of his time around the collective farms. He 1
resorted to be connected with some farm journal in ashington, D.C.
when the picketing was inaugurated by members of the Farmers Holi~
day Assn. in Iowa and adjacent states, members of the communist Agrarian
organization, the United Farmers League and also of Unemployed °ouncila be-
cone active in the picketing movement stirring the farmers to further radio l
outbreaks. On the 9th of September a conference of farners was held in Bio x
City, Iowa with representation from l0 States. Here clans were drawn up for
the Washington Conference. The daily torker of October 6th stated as folle.;
"The Communist Party stands ready to give all possible help to the Earn~
ers National Relief Conference. In all oarty sections Where there are farm-
ers, party members should help farmers to organize meetings and elect farms:
delegates and first of all to initiate local movements. Meetings have the
right to send one voting delegate for every 23 farmers uresent at the meetirg.
Party members and party organizations should extend aid to the fullest possible
extent to delegates on their way to Washington. In this way the Communist
Party will help to make into a reality the third plank in its election
platform which reads as follows:
Emergency relief for impoverished farmers without restriction
by the government and bunks; exemption of imooverished farmers from
taxes and no forced collection of rents ordehtsl
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Communist Party is_eble to help the toiling farmers to organize mass nove-
ments in every village, before and after the national conference, and bring
about solidarity action between farmers and city workers, esbeeielly with
the unemployed." '
Thus'we see thecommunist Party sl
upon the unrest and dissatisfaction which h
agitation of subversive agencies in this co
its objective of uniting the classes which
propaganda and turned toward revolutionary
three major class groups upon Washinvton wiowly but surely capitalizing '
as been developed by the constant
untry. Communism is accomplishing
have become radioalized by constant
channels. The converging of these
thin the period of a week has
indeed a major significance and out of it_mey develop almost anything. That
the Gommunists are planning on'creating tro
plans that have been laid with the grestest
includes the massing of veterans which will
the guise of veterans, to srovide a defense
the part of federal authorities to regulateuble is evidenced by the careful
of shill end thought. This
include gunmen end thugs under
group to oppose any action on
or check the ecti ties of vi
the reds when they reach Weshlnvton.' This will hark e decided advance in
the Communist movement in the United States
contribute thousands of lines of free adverand once again the Press will
tising to the bommunist movement,
Basing conclusions upon the ever increasing boldness of the
Communist groups, almost any form of violen
nection with this combined mass movement in
from December 3rd to December llth, 1932.
92ce may be anticipated in con-
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For your information and appropriate attention,
there are transmitted herewith copies of u letter from the
New York Office of this Bureau dated November 2nd and its
enclosure, a memorandum submitted by Special Agent L. E.
Kingmsn. Attention is invited to the statement that one
Baron Van Der Hoot and R. R. Waterman, in an interview at
the New York Office, advised that there is an alleged plot
on the part of one Hadley of New York City, to organize a
revolution against the Government of the United States,
through enlistinb members of the Bonus Expeditionary Force,
and the ultimate seizure of the various Government arsenals
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the absence of a request.
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a frequent visitor at the New York Office in the case of Patrick
Kelly, Impersonation, came to the New York Office today October 27th!
accompanied by one R. R. Waterman, who maintains a place of business }
. at 100 West 37th Street, Nea;York City and who-resides at 3447 Dsialb
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Bonus Expeditionary Forces-and was engaged in soliciting funds far- them, and during this_time maintained an office at 100 ve§;7sv:h
- Street.i He stated that an individual by the name of Dukmdly,
during August of this year, had phoned to Waterman's office on several
occasions in an attempt to make an appointment with Waterman and
, at one time came to the office during Wetermane absence and waited
three hours for him. Waterman stated that he later arranged an
,; appointment at 9 P.U. on or about August 25, 1952 and took Baron _.*
~ Van Der Hoot with him to meet Hadley. Waterman stated that as near f=i
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hotel on either 47th or 48th Street. Mr. Waterman stated that has T
interest in meeting Hadley was because he supposed Hadley wished to 'l
contribute something to the B.E.F. He stated that this apartmenr
hotel was located near Madison Avenue. Waterman and Baron Vanheioot
,were both present during the conversation with Hadley in which
Hadley represented himself to be in the tobacco business.
He claimed to be or an old Southern family of aristocracy and a
descendant of Alexander Hamilton. Hadley outlined a plan fOr::
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revolution against the government or the United States end stated
nee anxious to interest the members of the B.3.F. in his plan end
they would be interested he had definite plane for tho seizing of government
oroenele and that he could also get members of the Army and Navy to lay
down their anns end refuse to support the United States against the
revolutioniete, end that by means of his plane it vould be pOonible to seize
the entire government structure. Hadley claimed to have connections in
?nenington with senators and congressmen, and other government officie e, Lclaimed that he know "the inside stuff" of hot the government in ope5%od
by the officials. He claimed he knew about crooked deals with which Presi,
Kercertyoover wee connected tnilc conducting the Belgian Relief work. En
vented to know not many 3.L.Y. boys tuere'nero in Net York and how many
could be congregated all over the United states, for the purpose of seizin
arsenals and government buildings. Hadley claimed he vented to orgonizc o
New York headquarters and from this headquarters corned propegendn netiont* y
and perfect organizations throughout the country. Toterman stated that He: cy
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Keeley that the members were 109$ American, and were not interested in
en5Q§iB[ in any revolutionary activity against the government of the United
States, and terminated the conversation as soon as possible after lenrning_ not
Hadley did not wish to contribute unything to tho B.E.F. Tutermon stated
that for u time he wee of the opinion that Hadley night have been on underctver
egent of some sort torking for the government, end hnd outlined those
revolutionary plans rwroly for the purpose of ascertaining if the members 2' th
3.E.F. were all ready engaged in revolutiondry activities.
Zutormun and Boron Von bur Hoot stated thct it would be quite GJQ
for them to o5o1n contact Lodl-y in case the govmrnnent was interested in
invostigutitg;him further end stated they would possibly be able to intro¢u;:
e government egent as one of their number interested conducting a TCVOlEYLOn
Agent informed Boron Yen tor Hoot end r. Mntennnn th this matter would bi
properly handled and that if it was necessary to ognin content them, they
be communicated with.
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tention there is transmitted herewith a copy of e
circuler relating to the socelled hunger march,
which was sent to the K&LI1S<1S City Office oi the
Bureau by the United States Attorney at .-".'i.chita,
who in turn received it from C. J. Botkin, Claim
Adjuster, A. T. S. F. Eailfesay Company, Box 92,
Marceline , Sxiissouri .
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Sir
with further reference to the proposed hunger
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is scheduled to appear in Washington ct tho Opnim; of
Congress, I bog to enclose herewith for your informtion
a copy or o circular with reference to cortain oo~cc11cd
defense nroups and their activities during tho prospec-
five hungor march.
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and took uo the question of the Rational Hunger March end discusses
ways and means of breaking up the march. e must be thoroughly pre-
oared for an attack. The attack can be expected as follows:
1. In many localities an open attack by the state and city police on
the march. i
2. The organization of fascist groups, American Legion, etc., to st
tack the marchers.
3. He-route the marchers outside the city limits in order to avoid
passing thru important cities.
4- Picking on little details, as overcrowded trucks, etc., to break
up the march.
5. To demoralize the march in Washington proper
attack or other ways such as denial of housin 3 Q
all kinds of excuses, etc.
6. Splitting up of the main column on the route
the effectiveness of the march.thru either an open
accomodetions thru
and thus demoralizing
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the March from all possible attacks.
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meeting of all delegates shall be
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indicate to dismount the trucks, to remiin standing near
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7. ii special sign-'*'1l shrill be desigmitcd for ai general dis
the trucks h; nil 1TChQ?S.
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larger number of COmP¢dBS fitted for the defense nork
signed. In case of an attack on the front tricx, the
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MEHORANDUM FOR ASSISTAQT AT
For your information and appropriate attention, there are
tranemitted herewith three photostntic copies of an article
in the Deily Worker, organ of the Communist Party, New York City,
October 21st, with regard to further plans in connection with-
tne socelled public hearings to be held from November l to
November 7 in all principal cities of the United States at the
instance of the National Bureau of the Trade Union Unity League
to expose "starvation conditions" in connection with the NationalHunger March. ' o
Very truly your,
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October 15, 1931
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MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT ATTOBNEX GENERAL DODDS
For your information, there are transmitted
hereith copies of a memorandum received from a. con-
fidential informant believed to be reliable with
reference to plans of the Communist Party of the
United States and Trade Union Unity League in regard to
the program for the comingwinter in connection with the
unemployment situation fomenting of unrest and strikes.
Additional copies are furnished for any purpose deemed
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Very truly yours,
Director.
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Dear Sir:- '
i Mr. Donald H. Sweet, A1t0rney¢3t_L3w, 559 H, Michigan
Avenue, Chlg, Illinois, called at this office on September 7, 1932,
being referred here by United States Attorney Dwight H. Green, with
reference to some information which he hed relative to commnnistic
activities and e further march to Washington by bonus advocates.
Mr. Sweet stated that he was n patent attorney, was
e member oi the bar in Chiowzo. and ha previously been employed by
the Bureau of Standards, Washington, D-C. in 1915 and 1916, and by
_ the Potent Office in teehington, D.G. from l9l6 to 1919; that he was
presently engaged in the nrectice of potent law at Chicago, Illinois,
and recently took e trip to Horth Dakota and Eouth Dakota for the pur-,.-- pose of forming independent grocers and tradesmen. On this trip he
become acquainted with one Chgrl§§H§§evene, Vice-President or the
,_ Farmers Union of North Dakota, and whooperatee a gasoline filling
station in Valley City, North Dakota. Hr. Sweet stated that in con-
,.- verontion with Mr. Ftevene he learned that Stevens was very active in
., organizing ex~service men end unemployed men, as well so farmers in
the community, to form another expedition to march to ashington to
advocate passage of the soldiers bonus; that their plans nre to obtain
.q~¢ recruits in North and South Dakota and all through the Mississippi River
iii Volley a0 that if possible thousands of exoervice men us well as un-
'* ,employed tradesmen and formers will march to wesnington within the
next thirty or sixty days. Mr. Sweet eeid that no definite date had
;been arranged, but that during his trib to North and South Dakota he
;heard considerable concerning this nerch_end believes thnt_e large
number of persons will be recruited for a further march to Washington.
Mr. sweet said that hie principal reason _ for contacting
the United States Attorney: office wee for the purpose of ascertaining
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Bonus Expeditionaqy Force, there is tr2n:mittRd
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J Theft qf Government Property.
note that there is a reference to
Clarence Fay Petrie, who is said to be one of the
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activitie9 as one of the commannrs who was
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qsxzvllad soma -time ago that some pars-m,' who lives in 111112 vininit;-* o1_C;ri'11;-¢~ Indiana, brought" a man by the name-0192 J92.1ton=Leroy Petrie tQ'1.1lIIl for V119of having him,e'Pe11ning, notarize a p1O0f.;Oi- claim for ,him._.< elthouh ngt 1:» v:--'~.1-. PenniI1B'believed that J-. :2. -Newall-,=P<>B1z ¢>i1i¢@ addrs Rout Q-~ ~- ' n1 .. -'-.-» 4; 122:6Indiana", which is aboutthnae miles oxrcside-_of-¢br1ith, IIld1U.I1Q-a ' *1-- 1'""v{j_ bean1 who-"b1'O921é3ht=Alton'Ler0Y Patric: -"to ;_h1m¢:1-13-11-;P6nn18 stated that he-1 he - " Alton- L01-oy-P01-ria' before and _a1aee_v;1mee.;-.wh°-11°. M Q1 -when-= 11¢ W=<1 =°=-
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~" 1 -- . I com any with Adolph Penning, Agent proceeoa $04316 .iIn P - _ _ .h ..J'--Epljewall was intertewgd Jsha --= mi; or_ni~L"d:.' E; lflewallpwhere Mrs.stated that a ml-an nomad Petrieniae at -the.Jp'i-eeent time rosidpg with __ _his --siste_r_,,,l'1£1's. Frank Yenderwater,-_whose-p_ost oiiio'e eddres&_15_1-Q;-|,]__l 'route #5,'|_Gr.own_P¢1nt ,p .I11di&na¢"._ .1M;r-;'"-To.E- Nowell, who was also 1 II-iTi92'Bf"c-Q-viewed, stated that. until sboiuth-July 2nd, 19233, a men named r.§<,n/reiey -~=~=
Fetrie worked for him on his fern-picking etreeherriee, but t.¢,o1~,e 3_¢,'_ 1
He stet__ed_:thet pAl_to_nh_Lcro3r 'T_Petrie was also e broth_er_ or !~iy_-s_. V;1d91-w@_1-,3;-,end that ,;the_, person rho" was staying mi th Mrs ._,.${snderwete:r at to préeeittime,_wee.not Alton Leroy Elfetri-he. 1 <i;~_=;.'_; L »;._T_ __ " X f
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the town constable, 'Agentproceeded..to?rure.1 route rF.'5,' Crown Poiiz,
d e which is eboutdfour miles ontside.iof-Griffith; Indians, mare -In um 0 ,. . - _ .
Mr Venderwater as to whether or, not MI":-Potrii was Agent-inquired_o£'_ s."_ . V
at homes-"She inferred rigerit - that Petrie-bee-e in the rear. AUIIOIJ zgcng -to theirear, Agent noted e'mon"c1.ad in over&lle,.dwho did not fit
.3ubject'_'s' description , bnt upon" being, asked whether or not. he was iitcn
Leroy Patric, he immediately stated '|?hz3.1;_h<3 wee. Thsreupon Town co>s=;e'-., 1:3
* d while welkino no oceeded to take this men into custody, en Q
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the automobile this men said, "Is this in connection with -- ? z menp
Agent eaid, "Yes9,'belioving-tint this person was referring to the in
dictment egoinst n1ton_Loroy Patric. Upon reechinm the automobile thu=
person stated that he who not_A1ton Leroy Potrie, end that Alton Lore;
Petrie was his brether»' Therenpon Agent asked him thy he etstec he on;
Alton Leroy Petrie and he replied that perhaps he had o reason for doing
so. Mr. end rs. Frank Vsnderwetcr, who appeared on the scene st 131$
time, steted that the men in custody of Town Constable Rutledge was-not
Alton Leroy Petrie, but was Clarence Ray Petr1c;- Agent then requested
Clarence Ray Petrie to establish his identity, which he did bi VTi° $
papers in his_p0sS8S5lOn¢ Clarence Ry-Patric is the some hereon, it
may be stated here, who received notoriety_during the time that the-Bonus Expeditionary Forces were in Washington, D.C., end he exhibitedvarious newspaper clippings containing his photographs end news itore
concerning his activities as one of the commanders of the Bonus
Erpeditionsrk Forces, nho wee causing a great deal of trouble in _-.waBhing1-,oj1,_"1!_Q, no hooetec to .Iigen1;"thu.t mile he was in thehnite-_;,S_tetee _n_s;:ine"c¢1-155 no deserted hiefship and eubeequwtlr *1;-1r>l1_ef1 foron honorehle discharge, which he receivede He also stated that he loo
been arrested on numerous Occasions for various offenses ranging frP_Qrunkanngag to driving while under the influence of intorichting 1iouv:'
l u A Lrmdui-ire." Front: fender-eater nr~.d..Ql.._..'"cn<_=@- RR! 191"1i°.1 . -4 . ' '1 _- r wAlton Leroy Petrie W118, lt11°u$ stated that they did not know where ' ,._._. he stayed withthem for a short time, 11W1I92¬> 16-Y-*5 ab°-W -Tull am 1 """. L1
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