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a . ey 2 ue re: ee Hoth Inspector Edwards and Brow ‘stated that they advised Hajor =“ _ Olasaf ford of the need for troopite . They are enphe atic ally o f£ the opinion | ~ thet troops wars necessary ‘end were ee ‘only netns of preventing much loss of lite gong the Police and the ‘bonus marchers. ‘ “Inspector Ogden T. ‘Davis ‘ptated thet on the morning of july 28th, inatructions had been received that the plain clothes officers de- telled at the Borom of Crime Prevention, of which the Inspector hed ' charge, were not to take any part in the * activities and were to make no | ot _ arrests. He stated ha considered this a most tmuguel instructions {n fact, * “thet theretefore it had bean the duty of hin nen to singls throughout the ‘camps, obgorve ‘conditions, end fummish information of their activitic- toa the Police Department. Inspector Davie said that he wes prevent eLout 1¢30 ofclock. at the time the bonus marcher was shot and that in his opinien the eslling of the troops was nocegoary to prevent furtuer blcod- ‘ghed and loge of lifes Ho furthar ‘ateted that two of hia men sho had ‘their ‘shields on tha cutside of thelr coats were recognized by Rajor | Glassford in the affected ares ‘end were told by him te get ten miles awey. In eddition to this, one of his men was a witness to the shootiic ‘af the bonug marcher and fant to the rescue of the policeman «hen he ms attacked end his life placed in Jedpardy. This occurred notwitisotand): ' the order for thase mer ta stay out of tne ar Grad, , The ‘foregoing Inspectora atated that they were not consulted by Mejor Glassford for advice nor did they 3 receive instructions other than ae _ indicatede ; : . YAeutenent Ira FE. Keck (atte + ta Comiasioner Crosty) siated that be wee present when the ricte occurred, saa sdditional truckloads of bonus marchers coming to the scene, and reported to the Commisstionors that ft: his opinion and in the opinions of Inspectors Brom and Edwerds with whom fs hed telxed, the Police could no longer cope with the situation. He waa told that before the troops would be called, a request from the Chief of Felice was desired, He returned to the scene of ection and so advised Kafor Classford who stated that FSince Watarg haat lost control of his: om men, the Police can- Rot control the men longer*®, * Mafor Qlarsford was taken by Liowtanent fsck, together with Ur. Walker, to the Commisetonera! office in the District . “Balliding about 1 Pi, Lieutenant Keok states thet Major Olassford advised the Comissiloners the Police could no longer held the bonus marchers 1: check, Vhea esxed the question if he theught 1t necessary to coll the troops, be ald he did. He further stated that the plans for the eviction of the bonus marchers from the building had been erranged the dey preceo:ing tha evacuation and that Major Glessford might have lesued tla inatructicas on that dey. He aleo etotead that practically no preparation hac bagn meade io