Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
KEEP UP THE FIGHT
Suffragists Insist on PennsyI-
vania Avenue Parade.
| SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 3
Maj. Sylvester Reasons for Declin-
ing to Issue Permit.
FEARS THE LONDON METHODS
. Superintendent of Police Suggests.
| the Probability of Unseemly In
terruptions by Onlookers.

In statement made public last night.
Maj Sylvester. superintendent of police.
gave as one reason for refusing to grant
permission to the woman suffragists to
use Pennsylvania avenue for a parade
March the fact that the event might
lead to rough and tumble tactics of the
English slffragettes. or as Maj. Sylvester
put it, London methods -
The superintendent OF police told the
women that he would lend them every
effort in his power to the end that they
might present dignified. legal and ap-
pealing parade of their cause upon other
highways. where would be gathered
thousands of the best people. and that he
was willing to assist. But one member
of the organization. in her appeal in
formed the superintendent that that was
not what they wanted. She said they.
wanted to get into the crowd and COM
mingle with and rub up aga INST the
masses. which. to the superintendent OF
police, best indicated that the event might
partake Of the London methods" mean
ing the melting to disorder. which, under
the law he is required to use every effec-
tive means to prevent.
Expect to Continue Fight.
The suffragists, however, do not intend
to take mo" for an answer. and will
make fight for the use of the Avenue.
They claim they are to have a llignified
and instructive parade and pageant and
they are going ahead with their plans and
interesting as many prominent persons
in the AFFAIR as possible. 1t is their plan
to take the matter up with the District
Commissioners.
Maj. Sylvester said he had a kindly
SymnQfhV no 90 h.
suffra sists. and that he had their best in
terests at heart when he reached de-
cision against their using PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. He said he feared the crowds
on Pennsylvania avenue might make mat
tiers unpleasant for the marchers
Bad Time for Parade.
1T is at time when PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nut, between 1st and 10TH streets, is be-
ing traversed by many street ears and
by thousands Of vehicles Of other kinds
he says. land that the fire department.,
in making runs in cases of alarm must
cross this avenue: that it is at time
when the mechanical devices, such as the
cables stretched to control the crowds
and the uprights for the holding OF
these cables. are being erected. and at a
time when telephone and telegraph wires
are being placed at cross streets 10 the
various booths incident to the execution
of the parade and for other purposes.
Owing to the limited police protection
that could be afforded and the great de-
mands on the full strength and endur-
ance OF the members Of the police force
on the 4th OF March. a parade of any
kind on the evening of the Sd of March
on Pennsylvania avenue would be fol-
lowed by disintegration. by pastimes in
dulged in by the great crowd at this
point which would be unfortunate if not
lamentable. and there would be epithets
and actions calculated to incite to riot
and disorganization. All of this would
not be in keeping, but an interference
with the great event of the next day