Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
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GAVE EXPLICIT ORDERS
Needed More Time to Clear Path of
Suffrage Parade.
RESOLUTION SAID 3 O'CLOCK
Tells Senate Committee He Person
ally Cautioned Men Before Co.
ing to Protect Wilson.

A shake-up in the Washington police
department, in which the official heads
OF at least two captains and number of
patrolmen will fall as result of their
attitude and actions during the woman
suffrage procession last Monday, was in
dicated by the testimony brought out yes
terday afternoon before the Senate sub
committee investigating the cause of the
interference of crowds with the pageant
The inquiry was not completed and will
be resumed at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Maj. Richard Sylvester. superintendent
of police, was on the witness stand dur
ing most Of the afternoon and presented
a mass Of data to show that both by
written orders and personal directions he
had done everything in his power to
guard the women during their procession
from insult and interference. He said
he had faced a difficult situation. how
ever, because the resolution passed by
Congress directing the safeguarding of
the procession provided for the clearing
OF Pennsylvania avenue only between the
hours Of o'clock and o'clock
Blame With Omcers and Men.
Maj. Sylvester declared he was sur
prised and shocked to find that the
crowd had been allowed to overflow into
the street In face Of his directions. He
said that II there had been any trouble
the blame lay with the officers and men
on duty along the Avenue He said that
an exhaustive Investigation is already
under way at police headquarters and
h0f oil cpy.S1t It'll
or otherwise disciplined.
Reports on their work during the pro-
cession made by police captains stationed
along the Avenue were read by Mai Syl-
vester to the committee. He agreed that
some Of them did not represent conditions
as they really were, but said that I'VE
will take care of them" The report from
the officer having charge Of the section
from the Peace Monument to AZ street
showed It to have been cleared of people
and the suffragists agreed that this was
correct.
Went Out Of Way to Help.
Maj. Sylvester denied many reports con-
cesnfng his attitude toward the sufrra-
gists, and said he had always been more
than willing to assist them in every way
possible. He said he had gone out of
his way to try to make their procession
a success.
The appearance Of Maj. Sylvester came
after testimony by former Secretary of
War Stimson and Gen.. Leonard Wood.
cnief OF stan. had placed responsibility
Tor the lack Of protection for the pro-
cession squarely up to the police depart
ment Mr.. Stimson maintained that he
could not have done more without exceed
ing his constitutional authority.
Miss Alice Paul, chairman Of the COM
mittee which arranged for the procession,
told the committee that for more than
month she and her associates had bonn
barded Maj. Sylvester and the War De-
partment officials I'm their efforts to insure
the proper protection of the parade. She
held Maj Sylvester and Secretary Stim-
son both to blame for the final trouble
Surprise at sylvester's Statements.
All during the afternoon session
a large crowd of women and few men
sat in the hot, stuffy committee room
listening to testimony. Many were un-
able to gain admission. In the main the
audience was orderly. but sometimes a
ripples of noes and exclamations of
surprise followed some statement Of Mai.
Sylvester.
Senator Jones, chairman Of the SUBJ
committee, conducted most of the ques-
tioning, but Senators Pomerene and
Dillingham;, the other two members,
often interposed to clear up some point.
Senator Works Of California, member
of the Senate District committee, sat
through most Of the hearing and lis
tened to testimony.
Gen. John A. Johnston, Commissioner
in charge of the police department, often
made suggestions for questions, and
Assistant CnrnnFQf finn Counsel % ~
H. Stevens. with stenographer. was
present. There was not sufficient time
for Gen. Johnston to present his tes-
timony. but he will go on the stand
first tomorrow morning.
Traffic officer on Stand.
The committee took a recess at noon
yesterday. after hearing Mr.. stimson
Gen. Wood and number Of out-of-town
witnesses. The hearing was resumed
at 1870 o'clock, with David S. Carll
general manager and vice president OF
the Capital Traction Company, on the
stand.
Mr.. CARL told Of directing the clear
| ing Of Pennsylvania avenue Of street
cars on the afternoon Of March 3, and
said that all cars were off the Avenue
| at 8 O'Clock.
crowd on Pennsylvania avenue than at
| that time," continued Mr.. CARL. II saw
no particular efforts to clear the Avenue
Of people.
Fl. S. Hallam, q newspaper correspond
| ent was the next witness. He said he
wanted to tell of how police sergeant,
whose name he gave, had been dis
courteous to him and to a woman who
| held ticket to the suffragist grand
stand opposite the Treasury steps.
Police Sergeant Joked Crowd.
HE made fun Of me and Of the woman
| when we asked to have the crowds
| opened to allow us Ito. get through"
Hallam said. "He asked the crowd to
open in joking way. Soon afterward
Capt Boardman, chief OF detectives,
came with q woman. and the sergeant
quickly opened q way for them. l dis
| played q press card, and the woman a
| ticket to the grandstand.'
The sergeant made many disrepectfu
| and Joking remarks about the suffragists
| as they passed. Haliam said, and caused
/ frequent outbursts of laughter from the
/ crowd The name of the sergeant was
! taken down by the stenographer for the