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The Washington times., 1913-03-07
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To the Editor OF THE TINES:
I marched in the college womens sec
ton of the suffrage parade on Monday
last, and I ask you to print the follow
ing:
At no time did see any effort what
ever on the part of the police to open
the way or to protect the marchers. AT
frequent intervals l saw policemen
standing in pairs, doing absolutely moth
ing. Twice / requested an officer to
help open the way, but was only given
a rude and .'joshing'' reply. But back
of this disgrace to the fair fame Of our
city lies the responsibility of New
York woman and a band of anti-suf-
fragists. These women openly declared
that any woman who offered for sale In
our streets the literature of the suf-
fragists would receive and deserved to
receive insults from the men OF Wash
ington.
Moreover for more than a week pre-
ceding the parade cartoons were eX-
hibited In the windows of the anti-suf-
frage headquarters. These cartoons de-
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JUICE, tnc ud0utlnB vi OaHNcfo III y1S =
hands to take hold Of one. but also
because, after permission had been given
for the parade, and after protection had
been promised, and after the police neo
been urged by the management OF the
the police, should have failed signally,
do We enter protest and ask for an
aoNE WHO. MARCHED"
To the Editor Of THE TINES
One Incident pointing TO an entire
absence Of orders from headquarters
occurred at O'Clock. Monday, on PENN
sylvania avenue In front Of the Post
office walked to the Avenue at that
time to see II could get anywhere
sists, and being amazed st the mass Of
humanity wandering around absolute
ly undirected. questioned q policeman
mot an extra, but one In unfform-ask-
ing him on which side OF the Avenue
the parade would march. thinking
would then take my stand according TO
his advice. His answer was given most
genially but absolutely irresponsibiy'
''Deed, don't know, lady.
Whose the fault?
A SUFFRAGE CONVERT.
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Thanking you for this opportunity to
give Washington our impartial views
on this subject, we wish to say that We
have been In the city for several weeks.
therefore were not strangers to Penn
sylvania avenue, We had one large;
strong man In our party and We would
have Jared badly without him. We
stood on the Avenue near the Peace
Monument, and having secured our
positions early we clearly saw the uil-
foreseen disadvantages the police had
to conteno with.
In the first place. no one was expect
ing all the world to be present In the
next, the west side Of the Avenue had
been flied with seats for the fourth.
and. had these seats been sold Tor
mere trifle in order to clear the Avenue.
taken advantage Of the proposition. bur
as IT was. the opposite side was over
crowded.
We saw ropes stretched twice and
each time the crowd tore them down.
There were not enough police on the
fought manfuIIy to protect their rights.
they used all their wits and strength to
preserve order, but, with might and
brute force. the boys surged to the
front It is marvellous that hundreds
were not tramp.ed under foot. had It
rot been for the police in plain clothes.s
who mingled more In the crowds. there
Is no accounting for what might have
been"
Police on all hands, were politeness
to finish. and they worked and plead
ed with the crowds until they gave ou.-
Policemen are just human beings, who
grow very large from activity. As a
rule. they are decidedly prudent men.
should they resent all this criticism
which has been unjustly heaped upon
them. and tell the world their side of
life. many a man. and woman, too. who
carries q high head. would bow low In
shame and disgrace.
We thought these officers had been
trained especially for the occasion.
therefore we were greatly surprised to
see that their untiring efforts to keep
order, were not appreciated.
; We do not know PEI sonally. single
police who served on the Avenue on
Monday. but declare from our stand
point. they deserve public praise and
sympathy.
This suftragette movement was new
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the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
The claim that the police were maxi
ing a serious effort to furnish protection
for the, suffrage parade on March
seems hardly worthy of a rejoinder. To
one who. from the ranks Of the march,
-ers, witnessed the feeble raising Of the
the police and caught the look Of con-
nivance with the hoodlumism that
reigned, such q claim seems too absurd
for anything but laugh From Sixth
street to Twelfth street the efforts OF
the police looked like mere child's play.
8 Not only because there: were jeers and
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saults of degraded men? A gray
haired judge said once within my
hearing-"A gentleman Is known by
his conduct in public. and BY his att
these indicia do we care to cast aside?
And some go 50 far as to maintain
that our friends. the marchers. for
feited the respect due them by soci-
ETY.. Let US see the nrst man styling
claim the forfeit! Should not men
seek the respect Of women! just as
every normal woman Is glad Of the
respect OF men And how much re-
spect from womankind does anyone
conduct of the Sd. Respectfully
yours. -EWART w. HOBBS
Mrs. r. c. Burleson. care Editor Times:
On behalf Of myself and others whom
I am sure think the same as l do, l
beg the pardon of yourself and the
other ladies who made up the march,
-ers OF the wornan's suffrage. pageant
for the trouble caused you and the in
suits offered to you and the other ladies
1918.
when the police neglected To do what
was their rightful duty to do, as one
of the men who made up the crowd
tnat caused all the trouble think It
is only just that should ask pardon
for my share in It, But / give you
that never cast siurs or offered In
suits either to you or any Of the other
ladies who took part In the parade.
Neither did i know until ] read In
The Times about It that any insults
were offered to any Of the ladies. as
cannot hear as good as 1 would like
to. am sorry that such should hap
pen. II I could hear and had heard
any one insulted some one might have
gotten his head broken.
Please don't make. a mistake and
judge all OF the people by few. There
were others beside local people there.
What has been done cannot be un-
done, but hope that it will never hap
zen again.
1 really hope that you will soon get
the votes you all. or most all. want.
When you get them please use them in
wiping out some evils In this city that
should have been wiped out long ago.
Hoping you all will pardon me for my
share in the trouble. remain. yours
truly, JOHN RICHARD STREEKS.
a03s Second street southwest.
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
! have something to tell you about
what saw on Pennsylvania avenue
Monday in regard to the so-called pro-
lection furnished by Policeman No. -.
My sister and her two children and my
self and two little babies went down on
the Avenue five hours before the time
set for the parade in order that We
might get good places to see the suf-
frage parade.
We were behind the rope. standing on
the pavement, when Policeman No. -
came up and jerked the go-cart out of
my hands and almost shook the baby
out Of II. He Also jerked my sisters
go-cart and, making us move, allowed a
crowd Of colored people TO get in our
places. He told US to get out Of the way
In very ungentlemanly manner.
Yours respectfully.
MRS. MARY ---,
30 X street northwest.
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vited insult by doing II. II they had
come here when nothing else was going
on they would have had only their SYM
psthizers and the regular Washington
crowd, which is always orderly and
courteous.
1 am very sorry for the young girls: it
is a pity that they had no sensible
parents to keep them out of the demon
stration at such i.ne: as to the older
women. they were old enough to know
better: they butted into the inaugura-
ton. and they have only themselves to
blame for what happened.
If there had been as much opposition
to the inaugural ceremonies as there
was to the women's parade. the sane
scenes would have been repeated, and
the police could not have prevented it;
there is no doubt that our police force
is totally Inadequate to our needs.
There is just one thing wish to pro.
test against: Do not blame the District
of Columbia for the actions of outside
hoodlums. MARY E. STEVENS.
Brightwood, d. c.
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Write About What You Sawto The Times

The Times invites both participants and observers Of Mondays
suffrage to write to The Times briefly and clearly Of
ampes protection refused accorded
by representatives the police department. Names and addresses
furnished published made
not to do -ss-sN
All communications should written side Of the
only.
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or and respect toward the ladies
than did the big husky policemen
whose place it was to keep order.
MARGUERITE LINCOLN.
422 Third street northwest.
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To the Editor of THE TINES:
1 accept your invitation to write of
the observations made during Monday s
suffrage parade and regret to say,
thanks to the police department, that
the opportunities for making observa-
tions were few and far between. The
principle observation made was that the
protection given by the police was abso-
lutely nil. 1t was evident that most of
the gentlemen of Washington remained
at home. One of the ladies occupying
position on float was frequently
annoyed by men grabbing at her ankles.
One observation that will not soon be
forgotten is that the policeman stand
ing near me seemed to be heartily
amused at this performance and laughed
heartily. 1 was particularly amused
when one Of the lords of creation was
slashed across the face with whip in
the hands of one of the riding suffra-
gettes who evidently believed in pro-
tecting herself IL the police refused to
do so
I believe in womenly women Of re-
finement and purity, but / also believe
that IL the police authorities of WASH
ington do not protect them they should
be allowed to protect themselves. If the
authorities would pay more attention to
the suppression OF the many vulgar
badges and suggestions worn by the
hoodlums of the city Of both sexes they
would be doing something worth while.
If they would spend more time in de-
velopment of the city beautiful, suppress
sing vice, and enforcing good laws. and
less time IN enforcing fool traffic reEi-
lations they would be doing something
to earn their salaries.
LOT ftx Of Z,
street and Pennsylvania avenue was
more orderly than any other part Of the
city because the Presidents automobile
was there with a party from the White
House and the police are always active
in the presence of wealth. authority or
MARIE M. yoE5NsToNE.
Hyaffsyille.s Md. E..T -
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picted women in-grotesque dress and
attitudes. many OF them so grossly sug-
gestive that 1t Is difficult to believe in
the delicacy and puremindedness OF
the women so boldly Haunting these Of
fensive pictures In their windows on a
public street. Surely many of the
great mob of hoodlums who heaped in
suits and ribald jests upon the earnest
women marchers must have received
their inspiration from the disgustingiy
suggestive cartoons viewed by thou
sands Fst
1t seems to me that These cartoons
constitute in themselves sufficient evil
dence to discredit fox all time any
claims to sincere interest In the upiift
or welfare. of their sex on the part of
defeating the efforts of their sister
woman to obtain the franchise. The
simple fact Is, those cartoons were. IL
not actually obscene and improper, dam
and lascivfous minded were highly sug-
gestive. c. ]. III.
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Your column opened up for the
benefit Of interested observers of ,po-
lice methods pursued during the
progress of the womans suffrage
parade certainly engages the atten-
tion. And some statements made in
the issue of the sixth were certainly
startling. ] cannot think otherwise
than that they were made by writer's
who have felt 1t their duty rather 20
give tiscredited police authority what
IN their mind was a more liberal
treatment, than to comment upon
the merits of the case.
As bird's-eye. witness of the en-
tire length Of the Avenue ] must say
that whatever visible efforts were put
n.th - 4. l.av
sonable advance OF the paraders. were
laughable: duck padding in the
water will leave some evidence of its
passage upon the surface of the
water-the efforts put forth on the
afternoon of the Cd to clear an ad-
vance pathway down the Avenue left
no evidence whatever behind them.
II any peace officer. high or low,
thought any attempts to make a mere
crooked lane through mass Of
stay there. instead of clearing the
street from curb to curb. and keep
ing the people there. would be at all
permanent. he was possessed of ideas
which the ordinary man is incapable
OF forming. The entire clearance Of
the Avenue was possible of achieve
ment-of that there Is little question.
But / doubt the sincerity Of any gem
eral attempt made that day to give
the women adequate room.
i have been surprised to hear re-
marked and amazed beyond measure
to read that the wOmen's ground for
complaint was lessened because they
should have stayed at home They
invited SCOTS and jeers. J must say
that it is astonishing to find that any
BODY should array himself in any
such manner. implied though II be-
upon the side of rowdies and Of
hoodlums in this controversy.
What man upon reflection would
shut the mouth Of any woman from
complaining of the ffcul ul-mouthed ass
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To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In your issue of yesterday. you ask
how it can be explained that the Wom-
ans suffrage parade was so disturbed
by rowdyism, while the utmost order
prevailed at the Inaugural parade. 1t
seems to me that the explanation is
very simple. The crowds came here to
see the inaugural ceremonies; they re-
sented the tacking on Of the women's
parade as a rider to the inaugural.
It is one thing to restrain a crowd
that wishes to behave and another to
keep In curb an unrulv crowd. There
is always an element Of rowdyism and
tough characters that come here on
the 9Th of March, but even they wished
to see the Inauguration. and nothing
else. II seems to me that II was a
great mistake to permit the women to
parade at this time: they simply in
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yns 70 tne eisy s 80 po.' - = 49,
eitixens. were unpfe tor y sno
rear OF being crusned 20 oeatn WIN -
vent thousands from ever participating
in another similar occasi0n.
1.-THE RICHNOesDERa"s
:,
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
would like to express my opIuion
throueh vo,r nansr a to the nv tha
~ pc,;c. rss.,.-ewSnf.
Frss-Thers we're At least leo.o0 more
on the Avenue on March than thsrs
were on the 9Th.
Second-The Avenue was not entirely
roped OF until 3 p. m, whereas on the
4th II was roped on at S:0 a. m. ond
right there Major sylvester showed .
lot Of consideration for the busineos
men Of washington.
Third-The line Of march ON the -
was only half a. long a. on the eth,
ansi therefore the public had only half
the space to view the procession froU.
Fourth-The crowd was - / said,
1O0OoO more. ana they mostly womon
and children. ana as, Won know xhey
become panic- stricken very easfly. Mn
fact. Il sav nuneroue cases Vhern the
police had to protect themselves from
women. and I iid not opserve 3 anglo
arrest
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that shame by attempting to deny re-
sponsibility for this outrage. Could the
men have done so well? If it had been
their pageant would they not nave hao
protection? Let American manhood
awaken. It is in order to give the ma
tions of the world evidence that the
mob is not in control in this American
Capital.
JAMRS HITCH KELLEY.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-05
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-05

sTlck ANoTHER pIN.

Get another pin and have it ready 70
stick right now. For The second time
within a few months il becomes our
pleasant duty to call your attention 70
the fact that yonr little afternoon home
paper has put il all over the big out
side morning papers on Mexico news.
Probably every morning paper in the
land yesterday loudly proclaimed the
sending Of an "ultimatum" 70 Huerta
u was indeed a big story but it was
spoiled when Secretary Bryan issued
an official statement denying It. Mr.
Bryan's statement was issued Tuesday
afternoon and was printed by the Ex-
press about two hours later Il was
the real Mexico war news Of The day,
and It made the Wild stories in the
morning papers look decidedly sick
OF course all the other afternoon
papers that print daily telegraph news
carried the Bryan statement What
we want you TO notice particularly is
that the United Press dispatches
printed by the Express every after
noon carry news that is different from
that which you read in the morning pa
pers. because it is later: II Is distinctly
the news of today.
Was the Mexico news printed by the
Express yesterday authentic? Well II
certainly was. II Mr. Bryan Is 20 be
believed. On the other hand, the news
OF the ''ultimatum." coming from Mex
leo City. was not credited to an offic-
ial source Also the morning papers
today, after much wabbllng, admit that
the "ultimatum" was a bull Judge
for yourself whether the afternoon dis
patches we're to be credited
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-05
THE so-cALLEp INDEPENDENT
TICKET.

SO far as can be learned the only
ones who have taken any stock in the
so-cailed independent movement FOR
an Independent state ticket, are the
stand-pat Republicans. says the Talsa
Democrat.
II any one paper more than another
in the state represents the Progress
siye party. It is the Barilesville Ex-
aminer edited by Tom Latta. Here is
what he says about it,
We read in the Tulsa World that
an Independent state ticket is assured.
that at a meeting Of Republicans, Pro
gressives and Democrats held at Okla
homa City Monday this was practi-
cally settled; that a convention has
been called to be attended by delegates
from each county selected from the
three parties.
Further on IN the story we read
this: At the meeting today we're
Judge Frank Gillette Of FL Reno. Ew-
ers White Of McLoud, E g. vosburg
Of Woodward. J. J. Jones OF sapulpa
Eugene Lorton Of Tulsa.
Do you know anything Of the politi-
cal history OF Oklahoma? Then the
puzzle is to pick the Progressive. Dem
ocrat or independent out OF that
bunch The story adds: Several
citizens Of Oklahoma City were also
present" Certainly Wen bet a
cookie we can name several who were
there. and the World did not have the
nerve TO name them For instance,
Cash Cade, Dennis Flynn, Jim catting-
ham.
This so-called independent iDJve-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-05

abused us like a sailor and stopped his
paper because we did not publish the
disgrace that befell his nelghbor
About q year after a son OF Jones
committed the same kind Of an Of
tense in the neighborhood was arrest
ed and finally drew two years. When
the arrest occurred, Jones nearly run
a horse to death to get to town to see
us and keep it out Of the paper. We
hnew what he wanted when we saw
him coming After he stated his trou-
Bile, and made his request we said,
Jones, about a year ago you were in
here and abused us for doing what
YOU now ask" The old man broke
down and cried like a baby and said,
"Yes, ] know it, but was a fool and
did not know it until It came home to
me and come to you acknowledging
myself fool and not knowing what I
was doing"
When some one wants to use us to
do their work Of destruction and re-
lieye them Of the credit, we always
think of this occurrence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-05
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