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Bonus Army Truths From Washington Debunked by Attorney General
A writer disputes Attorney General Mitchell’s claim of vast Communist influence among the Bonus Army in Washington. Police records show only a small radical fraction, mostly ex servicemen, while the rest faced poverty and hardship with little crime. The piece defends the veterans' patriotism and questions the official account of gas attacks and troop deployments during the eviction.
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Mitchell
Army
Twelfth Street
Pace
Mr. Mitchell
John T. Pace
White House
Congress
Washington
Bonus Army
Portland
Ore
Police Department
Hoover Administration
Euch
American Legion
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bonus
Union Station
House of Representatives
Sweet Land
Liberty
Myers
Anacostia
Baby Myers
Bernard E. Myers
John Myers
Ephrata
W Street
Gallinger Hospital
J. K. Kelk
Washington Star
Glassford
War Department
Fort Myer
Fort Washington
Avenue