The Washington times., 1913-03-08

and was forced to use and ID streets.
| believe that it would have been impos-
, sihle for all of the people in Pennsyl-
vania avenue at o'clock on the after
nc on of the 4th to have crowded on the
sidewalks.
1t seemed to me that Pennsylvania
avenue between the Peace Monument
and ighth street was as croWaed as
possible. A. II. WILLIAMS, jr.
To the Editor of THE TINES:
| should like very much to say word
of praise for the policeman who held
the ends of the broken rope together
at the corner of Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue. He certainly
made every effort 10 keep the crowd
back.
Several policemen endeaVored to clear
! the Avenue before the parade came
along, and made very strenuous effort
to push the crowd back.
After standing at the corner Of Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
for an hour and a half. | walked up to
Fifteenth street, and went back Of the
White House. and viewed the latter
part of the parade from there. i heard
no insulting Semarks nor saw any in
sultinS treatment. }. Z. II.
To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In his very ingenious explanation of
the disgraceful affair of last Monday,
Ma jor Sylvester says the parade
moved along without any trouble
and that the parade proved the need
for more policemen. Many persons
not blessed with the possession Of a
judicial mind will find difficulty in
harmoni7ing these tw5 statements.
Congres sman Mann is of the opinion
that the trCuble could have been
avoided by the simple eXpedient OF
compelling the women to remain az
home in the good old-fashtoned
Chinese way. 1t is a mistake Tor
they can rely upon the chivalry of
the sterner sex in all things. The
parade of last Monday proves this.
None of the women had any bones
broken. Major Sylvester reports with
justifiable pride, and the activities
of the hoodlums were confined to
pinching the arms and legs of the
marchers, tusging at their clothes.
and "goCd natured1y splitting tobac-
CO juice into their faces. II washed
OFF at once. with anti-septic soap,
this latter carries very little danger
of infection.
1t should be remembered also that
even this good natured" horse play
the anti suffraSists and their rough
neck friends. had they not been
drink and hence more than usually
irresponsible.
That women are not fitted by ma
ture to take part in governmental
activities is proved by the spirit OF
bitterness and anarchy that animates
the English suffragettes. compared
with the good natured'' and law
abiding attitude of the anti-suggrag-
lists and their hoodlum coadiutors
during the parade. civilized.
To the Editor of THE TINES:
I marched in the parade. but as there
were no women on foot in my section,
and only one on horseback near enough
for me to observe the crowds attitude.
I can only surmise the treatment the
other women received. OF the woman
in question it was remarked from the
side lines that she was the only one
who had smiled. Her husband was
walking behind her, and he did not have
any occasion to protect her, so thor
oughly democratic was her spirit and
ability to command the respect of the
crowd.
am only suggesting that little of
the rough humor of politics is what a
great many women need before they
cau hecome not only democratic. hut