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MARCHERS DEFIANT ON ORDER TO LEAVE Leaders Declare They Will, Stay Here Until Con gress Acts. __t Continued From First Page.) numbers to overawe Congress and force passage of bonus legislation was not to be tolerated by the Congress Itself or by the country'. Harrison Opposes Bill. Opinions expressed by other Senators were to the effect that the soldiers’ bonus bill would have far more difficulty in obtaining approval in the Senate than in the House, if it ever leaches the Senate. Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, ranking Democratic member of the Finance Committee, reiterated his declaration of opposition to the passage of bonus legislation at this time, when the Federal Treasury is facing a huge deficit, and when new and heavy tax levies are just being placed on the people to meet this deficit and balance the budget. While the advance units were per fecting an organization under single leadership at a joint parley last night, the police made preparations to meet any emergency. All days off and an naul leave of policemen were canceled by special order, effectiv tomorrow. The order will hold until the marchers have demobilized and departed. A split in leadership of the forces threatened solidarity, according to in dications yesterday. Although Com munist leaders were claiming credit for organizing the march, other leaders re pudiated radicalism and disavowed af filiation with the Workers' Ex-Service Men's League or the National Pro visional Bonus March Committee, red organizations. Lumberjack Is Leader. Under the organization effected at the conference last night, temporary leadership was assumed by George Al man. Oregon lumberjack, whose dele gation was the first to entrench here. Alman is acting In the absence of Wal ter W. Waters of Portland. Oreg.. who Is 111 with a nervous breakdown. The unification of the forces, which are now in four camps in the southwest and southeast, was effected at a meet ing of a legislative committee formed earl'er in the day by representatives of the various groups. The committee has 17 member's and is to act as a "steering committpe" on all matters of policy. This committee will formulate an inten sive drive to get votes for the Patman I bill Serving direetly under the commander ' In chief will be the leaders at the con centration points—A F. Taylor of Port land. Eighth and I streets southeast, where the Oregon delegation is quar tered: Elmer Jensen of Salt Lake City. I who is in charge of the groups at ' Twelfth and D streets southwest and , Seventh and L streets southwest, and' M T. Thomas of Camden. N. J., head 1 Of the Anacostia ramp, where 1.000 vet erans are billeted. Glassford Delivers Edict. The edict of the Commissioners, de cided upon at a conference ypsterdav afternoon with Gen. Glassford.’ was de- ! ltvered to Acting "Commander in chief' j Alman by the police superintendent, i who replied that the veterans were I determined to "stay here until the bonus bill is passed.” "The situation is becoming acute— j both as respects food and money,” | Glassford told Alman. "and we can! keep these establishments open only ; until June 8 There are no funds to! carry you any fuither. The Health De- j parrment Is clamoring Jot us to close up : these places. What I intend to do is to turn' *i 1 you with trucks and supplies on morning of June 9 and transport you out of town not more than 50 miles and arrange with the Governors of the surrounding States to pick you up where we leave you.” “You realize that by the 8th of June there will be a hell of a lot of men here, don't you Mr. Glassford?" Alman retorted. Asks for Co-Operation. "Sure I do. But I want your co operation and the co-operation of your men toward getting all of you out of town. If you won't go. I'm not mak ing any threats. I shall simply close up these quarters and discontinue fur nishing food. The people of the Dis trict no longer feel they should feed you men." "Well. I don't feel they should either,” Alman broke in. "And you understand. I hope, that there is no feeling of antagonism on my part, that what I am telling you comes in a friendly vein.” "I understand your attitude and the attitude of the Government so far. and I shall give you the answer of the men as soon as I can.” i "WpII.” concluded Glassford, "there : are four reasons why I shall have to request that you leave the District: First, lack of food: second, lack of money; third, bad sanitary conditions; fourth, and least of all, putting me on a pretty hot spot.” Chief “lender Fire.” The chief of police explained that he 1 was "under fire" because of the assist- i ance he had thus far rendered the job- I less veterans. Alman later told newspaper men: "We came here to stay until the bonus ! bill is passed, and Gen. Glassford, nor ] anybody else, is going to run us out of i town.” His lieutenants were equally as em- ; phatic when advised of the turn of affairs. "The Government w on't see us starve," ! aaid Taylor on behalf of the Oregon delegation "They fed us in 1917 and 1918, and they ran do it again." chimed In an other member of the group. "Propaganda," was the terse dismissal j SPECIAL NOTICES._ SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN ELDERLY persons hr roEi.trred nurse in her home. Phone Wis. 4303. 101 Wooten ave, Chevy Chase Md __ REACHED BY PHONE ANY HOUR. AL FRED E GLASCOCK, specialized patent services. 60S 0th n.w National 0462. _7*_ DAILY TRIPS FULL AND PART LOADS: Baltimore Philadelphia. New York. Boston. Richmond and all way points: unexcelled Service Phone Nat’l 1460. NATIONAL DELIVERY ASSOC.. INC.. 131J New York Ave. Local Moving Also. THE UNDERSIGNED. 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This attitude was reaffirmed by the Legislative Committee alien It met last niglit in the Oregon quarters at Eighth and I streets southeast, and it was in this connection that the cognizance was taken of the statement of Emanuel Levin of New York, chairman ot the Workers' ex-servicemen's League's Na tional Provisional Bonus Match Com mittee, that the veterans Would be will ing to leave here June 9 after a bonus parade the preceding day. I.evtai la Repudiated. A formal statement Issued tlirough a Publicity Committee appointed by the veterans' leadeis said: "Mr. Levin is nol a member of the Bonus Expeditionary Forces and is not authorized to speak for them. The B. E. F. is organized for one purpose, that of pressing for passage of the bonus bill, and have emphatically de clared their intention of remaining here until that purpose Is accom plished. That is still the position of the B E F. Mr. Levin, if he speaks for any one. speaks only for those in his own organization and none of those in the B. E F." Members of the Legislative Commit tee chosen last night are. Harold B. Foulkrod. Philadelphia, chairman: W. C. Cox. Portland, vice chairman: William Keyser, West Virginia; M. Bernstein, Ohio' R. W. Tomlinson. California; J. T. Angelo, M C. Schafle. George Thompson. M T. Thomas and Thomas Kelly, all of New Jersey; George Klein holtz, A. F. Taylor and George Allen of Oregon; J. B Jeck. jr.. and Arthur H. Milton of Illinois, and Elmer Jensen, Utah. Billets Are Overcrowded. The uptown billets are crowded, and some of the overflow also is being cared for in Anacostia. Health Orticer Wil liam C. fowler has advised the Police Department to evacuate these old build ings as soon as possible, or at least re duce by 50 per cent the number of veterans being housed. Capt William G. Stott, police properly officer, who is in charge of the veterans commissary, has announced he intends to send half the men to Anacostia One barracks building was virtually completed at Anacostia yesterday, and late in the day material was received on the grounds for another. A shed like type of structure, without any walls, is being built. Each will take rare of about 350 men. whose "beds" are ticking filled with straw. Those not quartered under the sheds are sleeping out on the field. The only covering is that brought by the men themselves, as Gen. Glassford has been unable to obtain blankets. The "army" Is getting two meals a day. The Jersey delegation brought its own commissary truck, which is sup plying their food. Some of the men also are eating at restaurants. A complaint that those who are being put to work building the "barracks" are not receiv ing sufficient food was made to Glass ford last night by Alman. who said they required more than the men who are doing nothing all day. Approximately 600 men came in dur ing the 24 hours ending last night, the major part of whom were contained in the Chicago delegation which walked here from Baltimore. One Jerseyite, Albert S. Cloud, of Ber lin. arrived yesterday morning witii his wife and four small children. Last night a delegation of 25 disabled from Erie. Pa., arrived on a truck which car ried a hand organ on which one of the members v.as busily grinding out the "Miserere" as the vehicle rambled down the street. A new wrinkle in laenuncauon was introduced by the Erie delegation, which carried a. letter of credentials from the mayor, the State Representa tive and the assistant director of parks and public properties of Erie. "The bearers of this note.” said Mayor James P. Rossiter's letter, "a group of ex-service men. are on their wav to Wasiiington in the interest of the bonus. I wish them every success in their efforts. "Mr. Eldred Wagner, commander of D. A. V., No. 7, of this city, is in charge. I believe you will find these boys of the highest type and will so conduct themselves as to reflect credit to themselves and to the city which they represent.” Confer With Officials. While commanders of the veteran de tachments early yesterday were placing their camps in order in various sections of the city, Levin and Samuel J. Stem bar were conferring with Federal and District officials in an effort to work out some plans for the demonstration preceding the presentation of the de mands for the full payment of the bonus. They called on Vice President Curtis and were assured by him that lie had no objections to the staging of wliat the league leaders called "The Third Big Parade" on Wednesday provided the marchers upheld police parade regulations. The Vice President warned them against unwarranted displaying of placards, and a promise was given him that only placards demanding the bonus payment would be displayed. The parade would be led by an American flag, the leaders assured Mr. Curtis, and would be composed only of war veterans. A formal application was then filed with David Lynn, archi tect of the Capitol, for a permit to march within the Capitol grounds. Previously Police Chief Glassford said he liad granted the league permission to parade the veterans through the District. Levin and Stembar left the Capitol shortly before noon to confer with Gen. Glassford. At his office they were Informed that congressional as sistance had been refused and that there would be food for the veterans only until tomorrow and that if ether detachments arrived in the meantime there would be food for about a day. Leaving headquarters the league leaders asserted that the food short age announcement had "provoked a serious and dangerous situation." Fol lowing a consultation with other mem & SOME of the scenes enacted yesterday as the ‘ bonus marchers" dug in, deter mined to wait out Congress in their demands for immediate cash payment. Top left: A Chicago delegation which arrived on foot from Baltimore. Top right: Workers laboring on tin* temporary shelter in the Anacostia Parkway. Left center: A bonus marcher helping a mate take a batli in a barrel at the Anacostia camp. Right center: Members of the New Jersey contingent picked to make a plea before New Jersey and Pennsylvania members of Congress lor support oi the bonus. Lett to light: Howard W’. Raines. Joseph Tarasewies and William Appleton. Lower: A veteran arrives at the Anacostia camp with his family. Front, left to light: Verna Cloud. 11; Albert Cloud. 8 and Curtis Cloud. 6. Back row. left to light: Mrs. Mary E. Cloud. Mrs. Russell Edwards and Albert S. Cloud, holding liis youngest, Orace, 2. Star Staff Photos. bers of the Bonus March Committee of the league. Levin and Stembar an nounced that tile league Would provide food lor an unlimited stay in the Capital. They said they wired the New York headquarters of the league and was a sur. d by officials there food would be forthcoming from all sections of the United States immediately. Another conference was held with Police Chief G’assford, who immediate ly went to the District Building lor a meeting with District officials, which resulted in the agreement readied lor the District to feed tile veterans through Thursday morning and tj fur nish them sufficient rations for their march homeward. Recall Telegrams for Food. Levin and Stembar after being noti fied by Glass ford of the Commissioners action said they recalled the telegrams for food. “We were determined.” they asserted, "that this move for ftuced evacuation of the veterans would not interfere with the major objective that brought the rank and file of the veterans to Washington, namely, to discuss collec tively the various problems facing the veterans anil presenting to Congress the demands lor the immediate payment of our back wages, the bonus. "Tlie retreat by authorities from the policy of starvation and forced evacua tion of the veterans has eased tlie situation particularly on tlie food ques tion. "The Federal Government must now assist in the housing problem that faces our delegations. The Federal Government can very easily supply necessary tentage and other housing facilities. This would be less expen sive and would involve less waste than the present method of constructing temporary floorless sheds. "The men should be concentrated in a centrally located sectit' u on either Federal or District property. Both the Federal and District authorities should co-ordinate their efforts and resources toward this end. ‘ »ie reason for this is that it would materially facilitate the carrying cut of the program of bonu irehers within the short est possible time. "The threats, intimidations and in terference with the marchers en oute will interfere seriously and handicap the rank and file of the veterans from carrying out our program. The au thorities in Washington and in States through which the marchers are new passing should give every assistance to the veterans to reach here on time for the June 8 parade.” While not committing themselves u1 to whether they would co-operate with the authorities in leaving Washington Thursday morning, the league leaders declared that by tile food agreement their committee would be able to "get down to working out details of plans for presenting the demands to Con gress." They said they were not pleased with the reported announcement by Repre sentative Patman. Democrat, of Texas that he expected Ills bill for the full payment of tile veterans' service certifi cate to be introduced in the House on June 111. However, they said they be lieved this could be adjusted by con ferring wtili congressional leaders. Commenting on the veterans’ de mand. Levin and Stembar said: “It must be clearly understood that this historic Nation-wide demonstra tion is not merely a manifestation of file demands of a special group. The veteran is only expressing the deep de termination of the millions of unem ployed hungry and starving masses throughout the country and is part of the general sentiment of the masses of workers for unemployment insurance. This demonstration will give the rank and file of the veterans and the other workers experience and courage to work out themselves the best methods of meeting the serious situation that fares all of us. "This reaction of the veterans is a protest against the old method of pro fessional and individual lobbying, po litical horse trading and officer-con trolled opinion of the rank and file. Our committee points out that this new method of mass delegations and dem onstrations has already resulted in the presenting of a bill which will elimi nate the two-year restriction clause in the adjusted service compensation law." REFINISH YOUR CAR In a Beautiful < * Any $1 C Any Car X Color One-Day Service Rainbow Auto Paint Co. 1445 Church St. N.W. Off 14th, Bat. P and Q St*. Dae. 6222 Petition Signers List of 11") Representative? in f a\or ot 1 orcmg Vote oil Buliu*. Following la the list ol the 145 Rep resentatives »1jo signed the petition to tone a record vote in the House on the soldiers' bonus: Alabama (5) —Hill. Jeffers, Patterson, Allgood. Alnion. Democrats. Arkansas «7 •— Driver. Miller, Fuller. Wingo, Ragon. Glover, Parks, Demo crats. California <5) -Englebriglit. Welch. Craii. Curry. Swing. Republicans. Connecticut 111 Tierney, Democrat. Florida (1> Greene. Democrat. Geoigia (2; - Vinson, Lankford. Democrats. Illinois (12) Kelly. Beam. Sabath, Dieterich. Schuetz* Kunz. Major. Karch, Arnold. Parsons, Keller, Democrats. Reid. Republican. Indiana (2i Larrabee, Griswold. Democrats. Iowa (1) Campbell. Republican. Kentucky (3) Vinson. May, Demo crats. Fmlcy. Republican. Louisiana (8i Fernandez. Maloney. Montei. Sandlin. Wilson. Kemp, De Kouen. Overton. Democrats. Maryland (1) Palmisauo. Democrat. Massachusetts 14 > -GruntieUi, Cou neiy. Douglass, McCormaok. Democrats. Michigan (3)—Parson, Wolcott, James; Republicans. Minnesota (4 > Christgau. Maas, Sel vig. Republicaiis. Kvale. Farm Labor. Mississippi 15) Rankin. Doxey, Bus by. Hall, Ellzey. Democrats. Montana ill Evans. Democrat. Nebraska ill Howard. Democrat. New Hampshire 11 • Rogers, Demo crat. New Jersey (41 Wolverton, Seger, Hartley. Republican. Auf der Heide, Democrat. N. w Mexico (11 Chavez. Democrat. New York (13i Brunner, Lindsay, Cullen. Black. Somers. Delaney. Carley. Rudd. Brail. Kennedy, Gavagan, Fitz patrick, Mead. Democrats. North Dakota 11 > Sinclair, Republi can. Ohio (71 Harlan. Kniffin. Polk. Un derwood, West, Sweeny, Crosser, Demo crats. Oklahoma 181 Disney, Hastings. Cartwright. McKeuwn, Swank, Joiinson. McClintic, Democrats. Garber, Repub lican. Oregon (11—Butler, Republican. Pennsylvania (5) Golder. Connolly, Turpin. Erk, Republicans. Boland. Democrat. Rhode Island (11—Condon, Democrat. South Carolina (51—Hare, Dominick, McSwuin. Gasque, Fulmer, Democrats. Tennessee 191— McReynolds. Mitchell. Davis, Eslick. Browning. Cooper. Crump, Democrats. Lovette, Taylor, Republi cans. Texas (131—Patman. Dies, Sanders, Johnson. Briggs, Garrett. Mansfield, Buchanan. Cross, Williams. Thomason, Blanton. Jones. Democrats. Virginia ill -Fiannagan, Democrat. Washington (2)—Hill, Democrat. Horr, Republican. Wisconsin < 71—Amlie. K a d 1 n g, Schafer, Withrow. Boileau, Schneider. Peavey, Republicans. Tuesday Is Safest Day. 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Scveit! hundred cf them started man lung toward the city limits late ; tonight Two hundred policemen followed the i veterans clcs'ly a* they Uft tiltir camp, near the Pennsylvania Railroad yards I Police officials sold if tile men turn Lack I or rctu.se to go on tlie leaders will be i arrested. Apparently the last hope of the veleians vanished early today when a "detail'' made a desptlate effort to re take the roundhouse ot the Ptimsyl \ai:’a Railroad and w as repulsed bv flailing polite clubs At least one veteran was seriously clubbed ai.d another was knocked Ulie. Iiiciou> Other Marchers on Way. CANTON. Ohio. June 4 (/Pi A tense ' situation was relieved here late today when 8U bonus marchers, camped along the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way. accepted an oiler of a moving company to transport them to Salem, Ohio, about JO miles southeast of here, in two vans. PITTSBURGH, June 4 <Ao With mingled leelings, Pittsburgh awaits the arrival of regiments of bonus "march ers," while 3tto policemen and more than half a hundred detectives keep guard. CHICAGO. June 4 (4>) Two hundred and thirty war veterans from the Pacific Coast were joined by 1*U recruits from Chicago today and spent the night in a South Sale park, while their leaders sought transportation to Washington. Another 50 bonus seekers tell Decatur. Ill , by train and a motor truck cavalcade of 150 others was being or ganized Another detachment plans to leave Canton. Ill, tomorrow . 87 Pass 'through Kaleigh. RALtlGH. N. C.. June 4 (4*).—A band ol veteians bound fur Washington passed through Raleigh loilignt oil a Seaboard freight train, police reported. There were 67 ol them. They boarded the train at Jacksonville. Plu , railroad officials said, and have not been mo lested. BLACKSBURG, S C . June 4 UPl. Approximately 1 Jo Ceuigiu and South Carolina bonus marchers stranded here when the Southern Railway sidetracked a freight train they were riding, left tonight by tiuck for Charlotte, N. C. ABERDEEN. S. Dak.. Julie 4 (/Ph— Thirty men. including some ex-service men. comprising Hie Seattle unit of tlie "blue-shirt" army, arrived in Aber deen today in freight cats. DALLAS. Tex., June 4 (JPV—Follow ing a bannered slogan. "Hell. Heaven or Washington." several hundred World War Veterans paraded through down town streets here today. The parade was preliminary to de parture of the veterans at daybreak tomorrow for Washington. KANSAS CITY, June 4 LPt.—Unem ployed World War veterans of Missouri and Kansas bloke camp here lute to day to Join the throngs of ex-service men moving upon Washington with a demand for cash payment of adjusted compensation certificates. NEWARK. N. J.. June 4 UP.—Under the watchful eyes of more than 300 railroad and Newark police, t Ire New York bonus marchers some 700 in number -bivouacked restlessly tonight in the neighborhood of the Waverly freight yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Once this afternoon and again to night, the “army" vainly asked rail road officials to provide free transpor tation to Washington. MINT I BAY STATE Paints and Varnishes Make Your House a Home Qt. Gal. Twenty-six shades .95 3.25 Whites & Greens 1.00 3.50 Floor and Deck Enamel . 1.00 3.50 Red Roof Paint.. 1.50 SUPER VALSPAR 55c >4 pt. 95c pt. 1.70 qt. Wax Your Floors Without Rubbing „ Pt. Qt. Glo-Coat.75 1.25 Dribrite .75 1.25 Expert Paint Advice Free MilTH 710 13th Street N.W. Store Honrs, 7:30 to 5:80 Only Vague Idea of Why They Came Held by Most of Them. <Continued From First Page.) scores of Army camps 15 years ago, are asserting themselves In this helpless huddle. Fall Into Formation. The veterans are falling almost auto- ! maticully Into some sort of military formation. It once was held up to them as the sine qua non of safety in the tremendous physical bewilderment of battle. They are turning to it in this still greater mental bewilderment. Then Uncle Sam was the dependable, unfailing source of food, clothing, shelter, ammunition and reinforce ments. The old mental habit is re asserting itself. They seam unable to understand that now. in this mure diffi cult war with intangibles. Uncle Sam may himself be as. helpless as them selves. They want prosperity restored. The bonus is only part of it. They can't understand why tne National Government, which used to be so all poweriul, can't work miracles now as then. So the Army of Bewilderment - per haps only the first regiments of it is digging in under the shadow of the Cap itol dome. Its leaders assert vehemently that it will hold those trenches down back of the Navy Yard until something hoppens. Some say they will quit when the bonus is paid. Some say they will quit when prosperity is restored. Economics, it appears from conversa tions wilti ttie men. is a somewhat more complnated subject than military tac tics. "Uncle Sam better take rare of us,” said one husky fellow. “The more of us get sick, the more it's going to coat the Government, because it has to send the sick men to the hospital." Cost Rests on District. “We're going to stay until we get the bonus ” declared another. "So the Gov ernment would save money by paving it right away and getting us out ot here." It was explained to the men that, at present at least, it wasn't Costing "Unde Sam” a cent. It was the hard-pressed citizens ot the District ot Columbia who must provide the necessities (if lite for tins large indigent addition to its pop ulation. "Wei!, just the same, the Government ought to par ips." was the only answer. “Didn't we fight for it?" They aie patriotic, and proud of It. Tile flag waves conspicuously over the shed they are erecting on the field. They are not. going to "stand for any reds " The standing orders are that a "red." once he Is discovered in their ranke, is to be tried by a kangaroA court, lashed at a whipping post and driven out of camp ’ Red " unfortunately, appears to be a Word Which covers a good deal ot territory with these veterans it means about anything the individual using it doesn't, like. A group who were dis cussing v.hat dire penalties they would inflict on anybody vvitii "red" tendencies (slight in tile ranks, were asked Pi de fine just wiiat they had In mind. "Red" Definitions Differ. "A Red." said one. "is a guy that would run up some other flag over the American flag." "A Red." said another, “doesn’t want folks to have tlie light to Work." T il tell you vvliat a Red is,” broke In a third. "He's a lellow that grouches about things and tries to get two or three fellows sole at the way the leadeis are doing things." Still another believed that a “Red” was a member of the Communist In ternational or any of its affiliated or ganizations and took the lather liberal position that a man's political philoso phy made no difference so long as lie ntted into tlie organization and worked loyally to secure tile bonus. The majority of the men back of the Navy Yard are from Camden, N. J. Their leader, a thin, wiry, excitable little man who wears on his shirt a Distinguished Service Cross and a Vic tory Meoal, is Joe Angelo. He served in tile Tank Corps during the war and was cited for exceptional bravery out side the call of duty. Apparently this Camden contingent just gathered au tomatically and set out. There were two meetings of unemployed veterans and then they all serined fit “just get together" one morning. Kiikrd Out Some Rums. ^ just said 'fall in'," says Angelo, "and we started. On the way we had to ktek out some bums. I walked most of the way here, and I'm tijing to get some order into the outfit.' We want the bonus, and we want conditions re stored the way they used to be." Many of the Camden war veterans are in desperate straits, Joe Angelo said. The Week before starting he helped bury a hungry veteran alive, he •says. They put him in a coffin and covered it with four feet of earth, but left a funnel over his iace protruding to the surface, so lie could get air. Then they advertised the stunt anti folks paid to look through the funnel at a man in his grace, Joe arid the fellow cvho was buried drew straws to determine which should be the victim. Joe won and stayed on the outside. "Things are pretty bad." he says, “when you have to bury fellows alive to get money." As great a contrast imaginable from the energetic, nervous Joe Angelo is George Alman of Washington State, who lias succeeded to the position of commander in thief of this motley army. lit* came over from the barracks of the Oregon marchers yesterday morning to acquaint the New Jersey men with the disciplinary policies which have been adopted. He Is a bronzed, phlegmatic, soft-spoken Westerner, who never raises his voice and tries to apply calm reason to every situation which arises. Another Gives Pep Talk. Still another type Is represented by Bill Keyser of Cleveland, who came over to give the new arrivals a pep talk a man with a good flow of words and a ready answer to all arguments. The men were taking It easy yester day. Four or five at a time worked on the barracks construction with the slender supply of tools available. The rest lay around In such patches of shade as they could find. Some slept. Some talked excitedly. Some talked calmly and In low voices. Overhead was the almost continuous drowsy hum of passing airplanes from the nearby flying fields. The scene was not vast ly different from that of an Arrr.y cantonment in its first stages in 1917, with handfuls of drartees or National Guardsmen in civilian clothes begin ning to come in and not knowing what to do with themselves. These men are wailing for some body to give orders lor somebody they can lean upon. They want a leader. They are willing to follow anybody who Inspires them with confidence that he can get them the bonus by any legiti mate means. Police Prove Friendly. Their best friends have been the policemen. A pol.ce car took four or five who reported on sick call to a Marine barracks doctor tills morning and then brought them back with in structions for Joe Angelo that they be allowed to re t in the .shade all day anil be mad" to take their medicine. A police man who had been In the A. E. F. himself drove into th*- camp with a couple of bottles of an Arm;, cure all which some consider the eomrr stone of all military medicine and whose Junction is to prevent ra*hr than cure .sickness. Half tire camp availed its.lt of this medicant. Reports that this army of bewilder ment is associated in any wav w.th the "reds’’ arouse the ire of the men. It probably can be said safely that very few, if any in the ranks are in any sense ’’red,’’ insofar as the term refers to any describable political philosophy. Quite to the contrary, it appears from casual conversations, very fe w of them have any political philosophies at all other than the conviction that the Government ought to do something." They appear sincere in their convic tion. The distress ba . k home has em bittered them. It seems perhaps the observation is of some psychological in terest that a sort of depress! >n par tem Is spreading all over the country. For example: "Just to show you how bad things are in Portland." said an Oregon vet eran. "a little girl m one of the public school* fainted away the other day. When she was brought to she told the teacher she wasn't sick, but that it hadn’t been her turn to eat that morn ing.” "You folks in Washington haven’t any idea of thing in Camden." said a New Jersey veteran. ' Why. just the other dav a girl fainted in the school room. Afterward she told the teacher that the family ate by turns, and that her turn wouldn't come until tomorrow.” Similar Incident Here. And just the other day The Star re porter was assured by a school teacher uf an exactly similar incident that hap pened last week In one of the public schools of the District of Columbia A depression folk lore appears to be spreading over the land. But thn ob vious pattern nature of the c<-r.rral story does not render it any the less a true symbolic statement applicable any where. nor does it make it any the less pitiful. This morning the veterans are plan ning to hold held services and have se cured the services of a Washington min ister. They will pray for victory in this new war. Nor does it make much dif ference that few of them have any very dear Idea of the nature of the vic tory they seek. Their prayers will be just as earnest. And they are beginning to realize—it seems to have been rather hard for them to arrive at the realization—that they aie, to all intents and purposes, subsisting on the charity of poor people with plenty of problems of their own— the worried citizens of the District of Columbia. They are beginning to ap preciate that the District of Columbia Is not Uncle Sam. But they came here for a victory and they do not intend to leave, they say, until the victory is won. In the last 10 years 45.ono people have been killed on British roads. 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