Show TIlE TIIE HUNGER MARCHES lARCHES Tt The one outstanding fact about the two so so- called caned hunger hung hung- er marches which have been precipitated upon Washington this winter that the country should not fail to note is that both of th then them nl had their genesis in politics and not in ment The first expedition was wa frankly avowed to be bc communistic communistic 1 in its inspiration conduct and purpose designed to create sentiment against the Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment of the United States Th ment of the United States The second was inspired by political antagonism to President I Hoover er or led by men conspicuous to in political circles for their opposition opposition tion to him ar ard d deliberately planned to arouse public sentiment sentiment senti senU ment against him hun That the purpose behind both bothof bothof bothof of these expeditions was political political cal rather than economic any child must know The marchers brought no information to Washington which was was not al already already already al- al I ready common property there thereas I as it is over the country gen gen- genI I The petitions for relief which they presented to Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress and to the President could have been handled just gust justas gustas as effectively through the mail There was vas absolutely no point to be made by brining th the tho several several sev sev- eral thousand men to the N Na National National a. a Capital except Capital except a political political political ical point The number in which they were made in itself contradicts the pretended purpose behind them Both armies came canle in automobiles and auto trucks Both brought brass bands with them In the case of the first army anny a very considerable part of its membership did not join in the parade to the the Capitol which was supposed to be the chief function in which they should d engage but scattered l about abou the city taking in the sights like any t tourists One of ot the men who collapsed not from hunger but from nervous excitement and was taken to a n hospital was found wearing a I diamond ring and having 1000 1 I OuO in currency upon his person per per- son son- Of course this exceptional t C case does not prove that all the marchers were supplied with funds It is however however how how- ever that a cavalcade of 2200 i f motor vehicles with hired drivers drivers i ers could not be brought tog together together to to- g gether ther f for tor r a journ Journey y of 1000 t miles by men who were vere wholly i indigent There was not only I organization behind the enterprise enterprise enterprise enter- enter t I s prise but u t. t a very considerable j i amount of money which certainly certainly certainly ceri i would have been better i expended relieving the families J i of those who needed relief than thanin in sending some thousands of t men nen on an all utterly fruitless journey Things have come to a sorry pass cass v when hen men are willing b to f 1 r art rt to playing politics with f misery in an iu w I dis discredit the President resident of the f United States in order to win a party victory I t tr r r I |