Washington, July 18, An increasing number of veterans the here appeared eager abe Jandon both the "Bonus Expedition lary Fore" and the thug far successful fight for cash payment of the remainder of the bonus due, and pense.
return home at Government ex-
There was no in lorder or illegal activity.
Leaders exhorted the main in their Washington camps fan attempt to "stick it out" until the short session of Congress next December, when another effort. planned. obtain favourable legislation is President Hoover to-day signa the Bacharach Bill, lowering interest rates. on war veterans" loans to 34 er ent. and allowing cash to be riven on cextifieates as soon a8 Ssued.—United Press.
July 2.
President Hoover signed the Ree lief Bill to-day. 'The 'Bil provides {for the. allocation of the huge sum of' 32,122,000,000" for unemployment July 12 after it had. been modified The Senate passed the Bill
accordance with the wishes of President Hoover who objected to the clause which provided for loans o'individuals. "This clause was de= feted. The House of Representativ passed the Bill-on July 13.
The "bonus army," which now totals more than 15,600 unemployed fear veterans, has been ordered to= May by the authorities: to. disporsa August 8. This measure follows Menionstrations made by the men box cause Congress adjourned before it passed. the. legislation Which, pro-Vides for the cashing of war onus haa result of the order, a band lot $00" veterans have volunteered 0 march around, Congress and the White House. hill, im which is incorpors Senator Glass currency expansion scheme.
The new measure will thus ave thouse an increase tu currency from between 900 and 1,000 million dole However,"the effects of this, are experted to be negligible—Reuter.
20 July 22, A temporary victory was gained to-night by the war veterans cent [prising the "Bonus Expeditionary, FForee! when it was learned that the District of Columbia authority twere delaying execution of, the Jevacuation order for a short times [The order stands, however, and it Twas likewise made known that Nae ional Guard tents and other eauipe ments loaned to. the veterans. mush be returned before August 1, The commission's letter to Me. Belbamt Glassford, Superintendent of Police, raid that the delay in applying the order of evacuation was due to "eet tain possible legal requirements."—United Press, July 2
President Hoover's refusal to heed the threats of America's my," which for weeks wading Washington try to secure immediate payment of bonus lcertifieates, has been vindicated.
The army, disheartened and dis rupted, is now in full retreat from. the capital and the few that remain taking measures to evict those
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