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8 s 9. Conclusion, Tuis experience demonstrates that it is intolerable that organized bodies of men having a sricvance or dewand upon the Government should be allowed to encamp in the city and attempt to live off the conmunity like soldiers billeted in an enery 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 demonstr.:.te that the bonus marchers who remined in the city after Congress adjourned represented no fair cross- section of ex-service tien. Prior to the adjournment of Congress, lave- abiding cx-service zen dominated this gathering aad preserved order. Afterwards, the proportion ef disorderly end criminal elements anons these men steadily increased. Sueh of their leaders as were well- ‘ntentioned lost control over them entirely. It is appalliug to think f the disorder and bloodrhed tiat would have occurred if darkness had ‘allen on the city with the police hopelessly overwhelmed at the zene of the cisturtance, a the balance of tie comunity wit. lice protection. Te proipt use of 40 outnuber erave the disturbers prevented a calcmity principal reason ‘ the Federal Goverrent was given exclusive jurisdiction over Cepital City vac to enable it to preserve order at the seat o. ormient anc to protect tie Congress and other public officials unlawful interfercnee while in the discharge of their duties. 7 “ight yeaceably to petition Congress for redress of alleged ra ‘ances does not include assemblage of disorderly thousands at . eat cf the goverment for purposes of coercion. Respectfully submitted, ‘Hlliam DO. 'Mitchell. Attorney General,