巴頓及1932年的「酬恤金進軍事件」 (Bonus March)

1932年夏季時，來自全美各地約 20,000名失業退伍軍人及其家人都聚集在華盛頓特區 (Washington, D.C.) ，他們打算向國會請願。有些請願者直接搭建簡陋木屋或帳棚，他們甚至笑稱此為「胡佛村」 (Hoovervilles) 以嘲諷胡佛總統 (Herbert Hoover) 。其他人則佔據首都附近那些被人遺棄和部分結構已遭拆除的建築物。雖然這些請願者的行為並非雜亂無序或不守規矩，但胡佛的行政人員及當地官員害怕這群約 5,000人的組織可能會引起暴動。1932年7月28日，一名請願者在與警察扭打的過程中不慎被殺，緊張情勢爆發，而聯邦軍隊被徵召前來恢復秩序。


In the summer of 1932, about 20,000 unemployed veterans and their families traveled to Washington, D.C., from across the United States to lobby Congress. Some of these "Bonus Marchers" camped out in shacks and tents, which they mockingly called "Hoovervilles" after President Herbert Hoover. Others occupied abandoned and partially dismantled buildings near the Capitol. Although the marchers were not disorderly or unruly, the Hoover administration and local officials feared this group of around 5,000 might turn into a mob. The tense situation exploded on July 28, 1932, when a marcher was killed during a scuffle with police, and federal troops were called in to restore order.

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