The Washington times., 1913-03-08

render for their failure TO protect from
the insults of common curbstone loafers
a body of worthy and clean-lived Amer
lean women? EDWARD ;. TAtl
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
! am opposed to women suffrage as
advocated by its unreasoning and some
what blatant supporters. whom we re-
viewed on Monday. On the other hand
l am not acquainted with Major SylVes-
ter or interested particularly In his
welfare. | have, however seen croWas
handled in New York, Pittsburgh, Chi
cago and other large cities In thls couh-
try under somewhat similar condltiohs
and | wish to call attention to the toi-
lowing facts in connection with Mon
dav's parade, which have apparently
been overlooked by the sunragettes III
their illogical n't-play-in-your-oach-
yard-any-more attitude.
A large element. possibly a majority
of the spectators on Monday; were opo
posed to the parade and its OBJECT lne
psycholoyy of crowds Is well known.
II is impossible for one officer to con-
troll a Thousand men who DO not WISH
to be controlled. Nothing Short OF steei
and lead would have held back Slon-
DAYS crowd. 1t was not, as ciaimoa Wy
some rabid suffragettes, case WIZ WIZ
the spectators should have been oeaten
back with clubs. If the sunrasettes
persist in flying in the face OF pubic
opinion they cannot expect that tney
will be assisted in their efforts. ana
must be willing to take punisnaheht
Comparisons have been made with
Tuesdays parade. They are whony
unfair. There was not one spectator on
Tuesday but wished to see the parade
and was heartily in favor Of Its OBJECT
and endeavored to act accordingly. Then
also. the personnel of the two parades
was different, and the lines OF soldiers
stretched across the width OF the street.
a valuable aid, while the women Occur
MED the width of the car track only
with a few exceptions.
By their attitude the women are
showing that they are poor losersIa
quality most highly admired by, ana IL
seems largely confined to-the men.
2 The affair of Monday was the hrst OF
tbs kind here, while the ponce art
perienced in handling inaugural parades.
I have seen labor unions and other
organizations whose beliefs were not
accepted by the people at large parade
under similar circumstances. They ex-
pected and accepted opposition ana rlo-
icule with but little show Of spleen;
Is II not, perhaps. possible, that tne
leaders in the suffrage movement are
endeavoring to detract attention from
the fact that the attitude OF Mondays
crowd-a cosmopolitan assemblage-
showed a decided opposition to their
demand for suffrage. by blaming such
a decided demonstration on the police
instead of on the people who made 1t
in spite of the police?
Would not the same effort needed for
Mondays work, expended in quiet fami-
nine diplomacy and tact have accom-
plished far more toward bettering con-
ditions which the women claim they
must have the ballot TO correct.
Lastly. can women expect the support
of men In their demands, when they in
sist on retaining the advantages of their
sex and assuming the rights of the male
in addition. while expecting to be re-
iieve of all disadvantages. Equal suf-
frage must mean equal burdens. Mon
days parade was ill-advised and un-
necessary. LEE ROY KELLEY.
1877 r st, y. w.