The Washington times., 1913-03-14
SAYS LIES ROUSED
ENTIRE COUNTRY
Congressman Ayers General
Public Thinks Fete Was
Pitched Battle.
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south of the Avenue. who commenseo
that he'd lost 81 600 by not having some
sort of a suffragette hat. This faker
yelled out as the parade passed. Once
he excited the crowd by shouting:
There comes Carrie Nation.
So everyone looked for Carrie. Then
It was explained she had been dead for
years, and the excitement quieted.
Mr.. johnson declared the police ere
active and did all, SO far as he observed
that the police could do.
IF an effort had been made 10 nave
an anti-suffrage parade March 2 Major
Sylvester would have opposed IT for the
same reason he did the one March g.
Mr.. johnson said he was . sunragiet.
He praised the parade. but said tne
spirit of making fun was In the air.
trouble II the managers OF the parade
had infected some comedy into II. "
was serious and the crowd sought TO
supply the comedy.
Did All They Could.
He declared the police were doing
al they could so far as he could see.
MY impression is the police worked
as hard as they could, and. furtner-
more. that the Avenue could have peen
kept clear only by starting to close II
to traffic at o'clock in the morning;
As to closing the Avenue carrier ~
the day, Mr.. johnson said Major Syi-
yester was bound to be severely criti-
cised whatever he did. II ne trled 10
close the Avenue to tranic without
statutory authority.
He saw three or four special police
men who were apparently doing moth
ing; ,. ,,., could have done
anything" said Mr. Johnson.
John r. Wright was member OF the
public order committee. He was in one
Of ehe automobiles in advance OF the
procession. He described the EFFORTS TO
clear the Avenue with the autoinophee.
He said the autos had great difficulty
in getting through. The cars could not
keep their formation. Nearly all the
police he saw were trying to keep the
crowds back A special he saw at
Eighth street was doing nothing. Wright
yelled at him to go to work.
Worked Hard.
A policeman who got on his auton,o-
lille at his request to help push the
crowd back worked hard and sweat
blood"
John c. wineman, in the tailoring
business on street, next testified He
was with the automobile brigade and
his car was on the side Of the parade
on the north side of the Avenue.
I'VE struck little obstruction until we
got to Sixth street" said Mr.. Wine
man. from then on there was Diff
Guilty.
Mr.. wineman said the difficulties were
such. that eventually the automobiles
fell In line, one behind the other.
The crowd was good-natured. In
some places, where ordered to, they fell
back. In other places they would not.
AHw
The police he saw, especially the uni
formed police, below Seventh street.
were working hard. Further on the
police were in some cases discouraged
and were saying:
What can We do? II we use our.
clubs we will cause a riot"
He said the police were working, never
theless. Mr.. Wineman said in one or
two cases men would hold up babies
and invite them to come on and rfde
He said one woman with six children,
the oldest only twelve years Of age.
Had Nerve.
She had the nerve to come down
there" said Mr. Wineman, with all
those children. They were all in the
front rank of spectators.
He insisted the police did all they
could TO force the crowds back. About
the New Willard. l gave up the ghost
and became a part of lie suffrage
parade" said Mr. Wineman.
DR.. ]. Long Thompson, gho had .
window at az Pennsylvania avenue, was
the next witness. DR.. Thompson de-
scribed the mounted police as very en-.
ergetic" and said he was afraid some
one would get hurt. He said the crowd
swarmed around the mounted officers.
DR.. Thompson did not observe any
break in the formation Of the parade.