New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-11
dfFRAG|STS HECKLE
WALDO FOR TWO HOURS
Commissioner Just Smiles and
Smiles at Complaint That
- Parade Was Neglected.
PROMISES TO DO BETTER
,sovs Another Time He Will Give
the Matter His Own Attention
=, if Women Inform Him
in Advance.

~ owes and their arguments full upon
n.,,oA commissioner Waldo yesterday
ming AT the hearing in the case of the
.Iice versus the suffragists. 1t was not
banpv two hours for the head of the
"arest system in the world,
TN. women had reams of sworn evidence
{, surport of their complaints Of inefficient
no,ice protection during the parade. They
Rod eight photographs. They had three
Ven sympathizers. and they would have
Lod four if Colonel Frederick S. Greene,
,he marshal of the Mems League in the
norade hadn't been locked out. He Chafed
and stormed the doorkeeper with the inn
netuosty becoming a Nirginian. and.
,bough the parsonage at the door finally
was made TO realize that this was none
other than the marshal of the Mems League
and very important witness, he continued
n say the room was fun
TWO of the women witnesses were also
locked out thus arbitrarily, to say nothing
Of fifteen or twenty newspaper men, pho
toeraphers and pen and brush artists
Inside Mr.. Waldo sat, with a cast iron
smile. facing Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch
end the nineteen stern sisters Cwho did not
smile at alD. The women's complaint was
larger than last year, there were fewer
policemen on duty. and they wanted to
know why that was SO.
Get No Explanation.
They received no answer to this question
and Police Inspector McCmsky's explana-
ton failed to satisfy them. Mrs. Blatch
expressed herself afterward in judicial
manner as follows:
IN the statements made by Inspector
McClusky and Commissioner Dillon there
was nothing that u the slightest degree
contravened the evidence we had given 10
Commissioner Waldo. IN fact without in
tending 10 do so. they confirmed every com
plant we had made our questions brought
out I'm the plainest manner that. although
the parade was much larger and the crowds
greater (which every one with the eXcep-
ton of the Police Department, expected.
fewer police were on duty for the parade
Of 1912 than for that of a year ago The
reason for this has yet to be made plain"
Mrs. Batch began tho proceedings by
hahding Mr. Waldo copy OF the official
parade programme, which she intended to
follow i'm marshalling her witnesses, and
a copy Of the order of the parades forma-
tion. The eight pictures I'm the order of
their taking showed the crowd momentarily
growing larger. The photographer was sta
toned at 18th street and Fifth avenue I'M
Ill the people were CroWding so close around
the line of msrchers that it was impos-
sible to take pictures there any longer
The photographer thought these a fail
ure," Mrs. Blatch said. but they just suit
our purpose. We have examined them care
fully with a reading glass, and have been
unable to discover a policeman.
This first one shows the first line of
r4archers We were ton abreast. and our
end men brushed the crowd. ! was on
the edge; yoU can see my flag has caught
IN the hat of one Of the spectators. they
were so tight up around US. Picture No .
shows me talking TO one Of the marshals,
telling her to run ahead and advise the po-
liceman on the next corner to order out
more police. as the crowd was getting be-
yond them. Picture No. , shows the crowds
beginning 10 pour into the roadway, almost
blocking the procession.
AT l4th street I myself stepped out of
line and advised the officer TO order our
the reserves, because ! knew the police on
hand could not control the crowd"
"'SS ECNOW 1cdOS statements.
Mrs Batch then called on Miss Caroline
LeXow, secretary OF the Women's Political
Union, who sat. armed with written evil
dence, 10 read statements OF the various
marshals and suffragfst officers Miss Ethel
Peyser, a street marshal; Miss Alberta
Hill. marshal of the Senatorial groups OF
the Woman's Political Unon. Miss Louise
Beiderhase. marshal Of the professional
women; Miss Anna e. Kelley, a street mar
shall Mrs. Cyrus W. Field. who drove
Antonette Brown Blackwel's carriage;
Miss Harriet Porritt. who led the National
Woman Suffrage Association: Mrs. Minna
Van Wrinkle, who led the delegations from
other states: Arthur J. Levy, r. C. Beadlc,
secretary Of the Mems League; r. A. Wet
more and G. A Nelson. men paraders; Miss
Margaret Calhoun, who led the college
women: Mrs James Lees Ladlaw and Mrs.
Martha Wentworth Suffren, OF the WOm-
an Suffrage Party: Mrs. Raymond Brown,
Mrs. Mary Ware. bennett. secretary Of the
National Woman Suffrage Association;
Miss Florence King, of the Equal Fran
ohise Society; Miss Madge Headley, spec
0tor. and several others offered testimony
70 prove that the police force was insult
fcient TO keep the crowds in order.
Little was said Of the troubles OF in
dividuals, as Mrs. Batch explained In her
preface that these could easily be left 10
the Imagination Of the Commissioner. lie
needed no evidence, she said 10 tell him
that a crowd Of men OF that type let
bose upon a procession Of women would
Go many things TO be regretted. The vast
majority. however were friendly, and 1t
was 10 this fact and TO the efficiency OF
her own marshals that she attributed the
fact that the procession was not completely
broken up and serious accidents prevented.
Attitude One of Contempt.
The attitude Of the department has
varied from benevolent contempt 10 big
brother impertinence," she said. THE Po-
lice Department does not seem TO realize
that sister has grown up and Is part OF
great world movement
! Mrs. Batch had row brought forth every
pne OF the witnesses she could find, and
foonel Greene and the two women were
srIf~ refused admission, so she rested her
eSSe,-Saying:
II think we have brought before you ALI
We care 10. ] only wish 10 say In closing
mat we do not make any complaint against
the individual patrolmen We do make the
charge. and without qualification, OF gross
neglect Of duty against the Police Depart