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~ 5 and the contractor vas demanding p buildings was necessary to the ext the further development of the hal Treasury Departient has awarded a assession. The demolition of the ension of Coustitution Avenuc and lL area, On May 16, 1932, the eontract for the completion of the Department of Agriculture Extensible Building, which included, as a part of its site, the tract within 12th ond 14th and B ana ¢ Streets, a. We In this area the Bonus Army had, without permission, seized and occupied some huildings and op to excavate earth to fill and leve contracts had been let for the wrecking of the buildings, but the sub- contractor could not proceed, and hequest waa made by the Treasury t on July 20th that these buildings Police reported that he had conferred with Commander Waters of the Bonus Amiy, who objected that he would not move his men into the open, and insisted that he intended to hola together a number of vetcrans in the Distriet of Columbia to ace had assembled, notwithstending the There are statutes in the Dis SUMS y removal by its officers of withholding the possession of gove Treasury Department served notice these several areas to vacate, Oo Army conferred with the Treasury o extension of its order of vacation attorney, Me, Herbert S, Vard, aad leaders of the Bonuc Army, present the statement that the veterans we en &reas, from which it wes necessary 1 off Heservations A and B. Sub- only limited excavation was possible. hrough the Superintendent of Police be evacuated, The Superintendent of omplish the object for which they 7 adjournment of Congress. wy ote, trict of Columbia authorizing theA "\) .- any person unlawfully or foreioly oF, rament property. On Tuly 234 taest ®+ wot on the Bonus Army eceupants of va rn u July 25th attorneys for the Bonus” y 0” fficials, who granted a 24-hour ~ to July 26th. On July 86th the Cuptain Doak Carter, one of the ed a proposal consisting merely of re willing to withdraw from the govern- Ment areas end retire to some private Property which they were permitted to occupy, bat that they required the fasistance of the Treasury in to their permancut encampment in t tentage and equipmint, and demanded procuring such equipment, with a view he city. They requcctcd: what the Treasury had no power or authority to grant. This Broposal was only a repetition of former statements ma Was accoplished. On July 26th a Treasury to the Commissioners of t Ge by Commer Vaters, and nothing further letter was written by the he District, stating that the Treasury Planned to begin work in the area between Sd end 6th Streets and Penn~- Bylvania and Missourd Avenues on & that a sufficient detail of police with the contractor or his workmen of possession by the Treasury was the morning of Thursday, July 26th Guard Armory on the space referred in all directions surrounding it, atives un@er police protection. I disorder commenced. he morming of July 2?th, and requested be on hand to prevent any interference * On the 27th, the proposed resumption again postponed to July 28th, and on « @ small portion of the old National to, including an area about 25 yards Was occupied by Treasury represent- t was at this point that the serious 4. The riot ami the use of troons. ate Ae se OS Roopa. At the time of resuming posse, Sesion of the small area op Pennsylvania Avenue on July 28th, it was not nlanned imuediutely to attemit to regein~~. bossession by the Governncnt of an Bonus Aimy, I. waa hoped that th accomplished. The small mumber o ing vacated it, forcible resistence threa, No-one was burt by this mo given ampla opportunity te pack an taking place, speeches of an incen Canp Murks, @n open area across th y of the other tracts occypied by the eir evacuation could be gradually f bonus marchers oteupying this build- 6 having been offered only by tra or venent, end the persons evietred vere ad leave, However, while this was diary nature were being imde at © Anacostia Hivar, on which a large bonus camp had becn established, Aout noon, when the situation on Ponnsylvania Avenue was well in hand and entirely Paceful, the bonus marchers from Camp Marks started a Ponnsylvenia Avenue tract in large Tuey gathered in the street ares n possession of the Treasury Depertin cross the Auacostia R ver to the nhurbers by trucks and other means. ear the property, then in the ant, which was being cuarded by 75 policemen, end their number increased to 2000 or 3000. Cuddeniy, “Ws: during the noon hour, the meb that the policemen and attackea them wi ware felled with clubs. The poli had some from Camp Marke ruse d= i fo th bricks and rocks. Some of the police ce had revolvers, but had omtere noky .~ 7 ! eRe