New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-28
ARMY SOOTHED.
"RoSaIie Is a DarIng.' Says
National Secretary.
IT WAS ALL A MISTAKE
Suffrage Officials Were to Join
Pilgrims in Delivering Wilson
Message, 1t Is Explained.

There was CONSERVATION at the national
headquarters yesterday afternoon when
kilograms from the front and angry
verbal inquiries began pouring i'm upon
Mrs. Mary Ware bennett. the national
secretary. who was all alone in charge
of the Office.
Why did You go back on Rosai"?'
was the first Of the demands
Mrs. bennett spent Mustered after
noon explaining. We haven't gone back
on her she said over and over again
Everything is just as it always was
Resale is a darling and I'm sure she
realizes We are all her friends. There
has been some misunderstanding.
This is how il all happened: When she
came TO us offering to take a message
10 Wilson. Of course. we were very glad
70 let her do it. The cause needs Just
such advertising There was so little
possibility of any ones disappearing that
DR.. Shaw let her start before We had
heard from all the members OF the ma
tional board. who. of course. must vote
on all questions of national work. After
the pilgrims had started with the mes
and the other out-of-town members
They gave their approval. with this
proviso, that the message To Wilson
should be presented by delegation includ-
ing nov only the pilgrims but the national
officers who would be in Washington at
the time and the national Congressional
committee, OF which Miss Alice Paul is
chairman. Ii was felt il would be more
digniied TO have the national officers
represented. and that Mr. Wilson. being
a dignified man and an anti would be
more likely TO give an audience TO some
body OF recognized authority than Just to
lot of 'undignifed mixers. OF whose per
formances he disspproved.
NO. Miss Jones did not know this when
she started. 1t had not been thought OF
then. We simply left the details OF the
presentation to be settled when the pill
erims reached Washington.
Il wrote Miss Jones three letters ex
planning this. and last night ! sent her
telegram. saying-t was misQuoted IN
some Of the newspaper reports:
Board voted to have message pre-
scented by officers and Congressional com
mittee. Letter following.
After much discussion az TO why such
an unhappy affair need have occurred at
all. and thanking Heaven that II was
Rosalie instead Of some cantankerous
oerson who might make a row, Mrs. Den
nett sent the following telegram 10 Cen
eral" Resale:
Regret misundt rstan dinS. Board with
YOU from beginning. Delegation to pre-
sent message 10 consist Of national Off
GERS. Congressional committee and pill
erims if interview with Wilson is Sc
cured.
.Jf interview is secured?
Yes" said Mrs. bennett firmly The
Congressional committee-Miss Paul, MISS
I,ucv Burns. Mrs. Crystal Eastman Ben
edict and Mrs. Lawrence Levis-was 10
ask MIR. Wilson for the interview.
'.If they don't succeed In gettipg it,
uon't General Jones be allowed To de-
liver her message
Il don't know" said Mrs bennett
Miss Adams thought II wouldn't be
6ipnifed TO trail him about the city or
thrust It at him in the railroad station.
Meantime. Miss Adams, the cause Oh
the trouble. is on her way TO Egypt.