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Bonus March — Part 2
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Jousienaan Hooves h : . owen oe
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TL. SF. Heparineiet vf Justice i
Baurean at Ate stigationr Die 4 nn : .
Washington, B.C. ; hy
November 29, 1932. Aon Y RECHIVED | be
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STANT ATION GENEL copes. jf gh
With fart rence to the so-called marches on
Washington for the nurpcce o monstretions at the time of the convening
of Corigress, reports indica’ te thet approximately 440 Hunger iiarch delegates
left Detroit November 28th for Washington via Toledo in ten trucks and thirty-
four automobiles. There was no information that chilcren were accompanying te
the dclegutes, and there were a few vomen, some of whom were colored.
retions ab different cities by persons not actually ee 5
led Lo some statements in the nezonavers 4
seurate. fr ingtance, Cispaiches from Pir 2
pound f° ngton", whereas it appevrs that those --
ectually trav veliny ere consicerably less.
About LOO hunger marchers are saic to compose th
ve in New York City btodsy. The number %}
City is -aricusly estinated from ¢
the total mumber Leavine .
hieh is
& Her Yo
and it is probable tun
690.
will join t
dred ite six hund
will not exces”
aroun
the Colusn One group vhich was supposed ta totel 1300 by the
time it reaches Pittsburgh is believed to total not more then 8CO. Arranzerc
for the housing of only about 200 had been accomplished in Youngstovn, Ohio,
November 28th. =
Reports from Kansas City indicate that the number actually
considerably less then the estimate The Column Four greup is
emaller than estimates, numbering not more then 50 accorciny to
treveli
ernest
latest
Reports from St. Lowis indieatc thet the group expected there
nunbers less than one imncared.
Estimatee as to the number of ex-servicenmen agitating tor the
bonus, anc estimates of fa. » vary. Ho distincticn is possible at this time
in reporting the number of marcherc between these varicus groups as they arc in
nany instances traveling toethe
\y Very truly yours, ra ¢ re
Vy 4
Director,
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CA oN
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