The Washington times., 1913-03-05
SUBCOMMITTEE IS
NAMED FOR INQUIRY
Jones, Dillingham; and Pomerene
Form Body to Consider
Failure of Police.
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nate time possible for Major Sylvester
to have blundered into permitting
scenes of the sort that occurred Mon
day. Plenty of Democrats are looking
longingly in the direction of his berth
and, in spite of his many years or SER
vice. he was never in as great danse.
rs he is today of being ousted. One OF
the facts that will not be overlooked IN
the consideration of what happened
Monday is that Major Sylvester has
shown hostility to the suffrage parade
from the beginning.
Leading suffragists are determined not
20 lei the matter rest with action by
Congress. 1t win be carried up TO
President Wilson. This will be done
with the backing of prominent Repuo-
Hcan, Democratic and Progressive party
men in Congress from the Suffrage
States and elsewhere.
Several years ago. it might have hap
pened that such failure to preserve
order during a suffrage parade as oc-
CURED Monday would be overiooked pS
Congress. But now. with ten states
having gone on record for suffrage, tne
powerful men in Congress are from the
suffrage States.
Many Senators.
From California come Senators Works
and Perkins; from Wyoming, Senators
Warren and Clark; from Colorado. Sen
ators Shafroth and Thomas; from Ari-
zona, Senators Marcus Smith and
Ashurst; from Kansas. Senators Bris-
tow and Thompson; from Washington,
Senators Jones and Poindexter; from
Idaho, Senators Borah and Brady; from
Utah, Senators Smoot and Sutherland;
from OREGON. Senators Chamberlain and
Bourne. Michigan is practically sur,
rage State, and Senators Townsend ana
William Alden Smith cannot ignore the
sentiment there. Moreover. in many
other States. suffrage sentiment Is SO
strong that IL will compel thorough
Investigation of the police laxity.
Besides, the new House contains a
geat body Of men who are in favor OF
suffrage. They include, broadly. the
men from the suffrage States, the Pro-
sressive party men, and a long nst %, Q,
others Congressman Hobson does not
come from a suffrage Ssate. but he Is
en ardent believer in suffrage.
Quite apart from this, however, there
is deep Indignation on the part Of many
Senators and House members over the
Is without reference to belief in suff-
rage. The manner in which the joint
resolution Of Congress directing Penn
sylvania avenue to be cleared of trafhr
for the suffrage parade was slighted is
felt as an affront to Congress without
much reference to suffrage views.
Rumors that policemen along the
route were given the tip from those
higher up" that they would not be
severely censured If the crowds We're
not kept in thorough control were
brought to the attention OF Commis-
sioner Rudolph this morning.
Such rumors are absolutely ridicu-
lous," said the Commissioner. THE
police force was fully instructed to use
every endeavor to keep people back OF
the lines, and twelve automobiles and
motor patrol wagons were used to as
sist''
The statement is made also by COM
missioner Johnston, who has super
vision of the Police Department, that
the police did the best they possibly
could under the circumstances"
Comment was heard all over the city
today on the striking contrast between
the way the parade was handled yes
terday, and the events of the day be-
fore.
Time Limited. -
While the Commissioners have not in
dicated what their reply to Congress
will be. it is understood that they will
offer in explanation the fact that on
the day of the suffrage parade the
streets cars were not stopped until 2
p. IN. allowing limited time in which
10 clear the route.
The statement of Major Sylvester is
that vehicles of all kinds were removed
from the route. but that the efforts OF
the regular policemen combined with
the specials could not prevent intru-
sion beyond the wire cables. Every
available man, mounted and on foot,
he says, was employed to carry into
effect the Joint resolution of Congress
providing police protection for the suf-
frsgettes, but the unanimous opinion of
polfce officials from other cities who
witnessed the parade, was that fifty
men on block would not have kept the
Avenue any clearer than 1t was March 3.
The major added that he was in SYM
pathy with the movement, but that in
granting all requests he was handicap
ped by the division of authority as be-
tween the District of Columbia officials
in charge of the public grounds and