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-- was apked by the Commissioners if the situation was beyond his control, to which he replied "Yes", and was supported in this atatement by Mr. Walker. A discugsion of the situation war had and Dr, Relchelderfer states that Major Gleasford advined the Police could no longer hold the bonus marchera in check, le wee then asked whether he thought it necessary to accure the assistance of Fedorel troops, to which he replied that he dids Dr. Reichelderfer further atates that while Kejor Glassford was etAll in the Commtgetoners! office, Generel Crosby, the Commissioner in charge of Police, telephoned to General Mecdrthur, the Chief of Staff of the Army, advising of the situation, end requested that troops be held in readiness for a possible later call for es- sietances es General Crosby, the Commissioner in charge of Police, end Secretary Garges in their statexents corroborated in detail - the statements of Dr. Reichelderfer. In addition, Genersl Crosby stated that he made the telephone call to General Macarthur at that tine, because by reason of his experience as en Srmy officer, he Imew that an advenes notice of this kind would be an invaluable aid to the Army in the event they were later celled. | . The Commissioners stated thet Dr, Reichelderfer end General Crosby theraupon-vieited the ares where the riots had occurred for the purpose of advising themselves of the serlousness of the situations ‘They became convinced of tha necassity that the Police receive anaistanaa end returned te the District Bullding. Shortly thereafter Lieutenant Keck reported that rioting had again broken out and that a bonus narcher had been killed. It wae not until the raport of this killing that 4t was definitely decided to dispateh a communication to the President of the United States. _ requesting the assistance of Federal troops to preserve lem and order in the District of Columbia, The Commissioners steted that from this tine until the errival of the troops the situation grew steadily worse, with a constant increase in the number of benua marchers in the affected erea since about 1 ofclock. | Every available msn on the Police force, whether on or off duty, had boen orderad to the scene of the disorder, losving the © renazinder of the District without nolice protection except for « few scout cars. Ho men remained to act os reinforcenents or relieve these on duty, many of whom hed had no rest since midnight