And the men were extraordinarily disappointed, but fortunately, a newspaper reporter suggested

to Waters that he ought to order the men to sing America, and they did.

They all sang America, and they dispersed peacefully.

At Waters urged the marchers to remain in Washington.

I am not advising anybody to go home.

We intend to maintain our army in Washington, regardless of who goes home.

President Hoover and other people kept saying, why can't we drive them home?

A lot of these people didn't have a home.

It was pretty clear to everybody that they could not remain, but no one knew how to get rid

of them and no one wanted violence.

On July 16th, the last day Congress was in session.

Washington was on edge.

Thousands of angry veterans surrounded the Capitol.

Near midnight, the 72nd Congress adjourned.

Congressmen left through back doors and underground tunnels to avoid confrontations.

The situation had come to a head.

The president ordered the evacuation of the veterans from downtown Washington.

By police count, there were still 11,698 marchers and their families in Washington.

Midway between the White House and the Capitol stood a row of half demolished buildings,

where hundreds of marchers were living.

On the morning of July 28th, the wheels were in motion to evict them.

Waters urged his men to cooperate and someone began to throw bricks at the police.

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