Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-11
DEFENSE OF POLICE
Comment on the Interference
With Suffrage Parade.
PRAISE OF MAJ. SYLVESTER
Citizens Association Discusses In
cident-District Improvements.
Regarding Commissionership.

DR.. L. D. Walter, chairman of the
committee on police of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association. at
meeting of the association last evening,
declared that the criticism of the local
police department growing out Of the
trouble March g. the day the suffragists
paraded, is unwarranted and without just
cause.
1.-The Inauguration of President Wilson"
he said, was the best and most orderly
we have had in forty years.
Fully two-thirds Of the people who
were on the Avenue Monday" DR.. Walter
continued, were there for the purpose
OF ridicule, and it's surprising that we
had as good order as prevailed. On the
lower part Of Pennsylvania avenue the
conditions were all right, but on the
upper end, LOCO policemen could not have
cleared the roadway.
Senators Poindexter and Jones, who
are finding fault, are looking after suf-
frage for women, but they are not heard
to say one word about giving suffrage to
the men in the District.
.'They are only making a grandstand
play before the voters of their own
states.
! Everybody knows that Mai. Sylvester
is not only the best chief of police in
SSSS
in the world
A. H. F. Holster expressed the same
sentiments.
Wood Expresses Surprise.
I'm surprised at DR.. Walter stated
]. M. Wood. 1.-THE women had the right
to come here and make an impression
upon the new administration, and they
were entitled to march without inter-
ference"
''They could not have gone anywhere
else" declared DIR. Walter. .They would
not have been permitted to walk along
Broadway with as little trouble as they
marched on Pennsylvania avenue"
Its all the fault of Congress asserted
Mr.. Holster. Congress has been asked
time and again to give us an increase in
the police force. Why was the request
not granted?'
Mr.. Wood stated that Representative
Prouty Of Iowa and Representative john
SON OF Kentucky are preparing suffrage
bills for the District. The bills will be
reported at the next session. he stated.
And II the men get the ballot" she
stated, 1.-THE women also will get it,
The question Of suffrage for the District
will be discussed at the next meeting Of
the association.
Explains District Provisions.
President Tucker explained the several
matters of interest to the people of the
city that were contained In the bills
passed by Congress. He said he was able
to report a satisfactory conclusion of the
Anacostia flats measure. Congress, he
added. finally adopted the measure, which
provides for the. payment for strips OF
land along both sides of the river to be
paid for from the general fund and not
from an assessment against the property
II. a certain portion Of the city and Dis,
trict.
The enactment of the excise measure,
President Tucker stated was in line with
the recommendations Of the association
In so far as 1t divorces excise matters
from the assessors.
w. ]. Frizzell explained what had been
done in the matter of getting rid of the
property yard which is an obstruction to
gets the right kind of Commissioners!
he stated, there will be no trouble In
getting the wall and gates across that
| thoroughfare torn down.
congressman Quoted.
J. NJ Wood stated that he had taken a
number Of members of Congress over
part OF the northeast section, and they
| said thaty thought 1t was an outrage to
| have West Virginia avenue obstructed,
| favored the opening of New York ave-
nue. across the railroad bridge and the
/ opening OF a street that will give thu
/ 1900 railroad employees at the round.
house access to the city.
The association voted to ask the mex
Congress to provide for the extension O
New York and West Virginia avenues
Mr.. Wood said that the Give associa
lions should set aside $1,000 to be ex
pended in taking members of Congress
about the District to fam!liarize then
with the conditions where improvement
are needed. Appropriations for such .pur
poses are made in other cities. he stated
and an expenditure here, he thought
would accomplish great amount O
good. On his motion. the associatio
again favored the widening Of BENIN
road.
w. s. Branson presented a resolutio
providing that President Wilson be aske
to appoint resident of East Washingto
"a member of the board of District Com
missioners. The resolution prevailed.