The Washington times., 1913-03-09

for 1917, when the Boy Scouts will show
The world how women should be pro-
tected.
The Chief of Police and his assistants
probably are very sorry, and we will
forget the one failure and remember
the ninety-nine successes, believing that
next time the angels in heaven will not
ne better protected than we shall be.
Mr.. City Government, never again po-
lice with plainclothes men; the handicap
IS too great; a uniform impresses more
than a heavy club.
Oficers of the Government, in 1917 you
will excuse the employees as you have
the knights of Columbus, Masons, ct
al. thereby generating a little zeal
which will bring better results than
much conscientious labor.
Women of Chicago, don't spend your
self in getting evidence there is
enough, too much; but look for a place
for handy Mann about the House.
Bring home the minority leader and
give him a small dose of his own medi-
cine.
Ladies of the Sunny South. please con-
fine the chanticleer Of Alabama to his
own barnyard until he knows the dawn
from blazing midday.
Madam Anti, never again put vulgar
cartoons in your window. because a re-
generated police will raid it and take
them down. The toxins with which you
tnoculated the mob was an overdose
and killed our enemies by the thou
sands.
Military, who said things unbecoming
gentlemen. II you had used your eyes
instead OF your tongues, your profess
stonal vanity would not have been hurt,
for you would have seen that women
Will neither ape your ways nor en-
croach on your marching preserves.
eelf-respecting citizens who stood on
the sidewalk where You belonged and
saw nothing-never again.
Lastly, little ones, mothers and blessed
babies who bore greater hsrdships than
the marchers, without the glory Of mar
tyrdom, do the best you can Yet a
little while, for when We vote babies
shall have separate grandstand. at
grandmothers. where you can have re-
CREATION with comfort and safety.
We arc all very tired; let us go home.
CARRIE HARRISON.
To the Editor of THE TIMES:
! note you invitation to write to The
Times what was observed during the
suffrage parade of Monday. The Times
has always been noted for fair-minded-
ness, and I trust the present time,
when one Of our most efficient and
conscientious police officials Is under
fire, will be no exception, and that he
will be accorded the opportunity to
acquit himself OF the charge of neg
lect OF duty il not actually conniving
with the rowdies who offered insult
to the many women participating in
that most wonderful and inspiring DEM
opstratton. the suffrage parade.
l, personally, saw the entire parade
on the Avenue between Second and
Third streets, and / at no time saw
or heard anything out of the way. The
crowd was good-natured and to some
extent unruly In forcing its way after
tho head OF the procession had passed,
into the roadway. Officers along that
part Of the Avenue at first endeavored
but were finally SO overwhelmed that
they gave Ii up, but at no time did
ths crowd at this point crowd the
marchers or interfere with them In
any way apparent to me.
Looking up the Avenue from my ele-
vated position, could see thousands
of persons filing the roadway at what
appeared to be about Sixth or Seventh
streets. 1t appeared to be q solid mass
OF humanity. and to have gotten be-
yond all control. 1t did not seem to
me that without becoming actually
brutal. In which event they would have
been just as open to censure. the small
body of police could have more than
NfNo3 ~ q kAoSoooc"os VI idhC lol thC
IN considering this matter, one must
not lose sight of the fact that this
mass Of people were mostly strangers
away from home and home influence,
curious to see what manner of women
would have the temerity to march in
public ready to appear smart by jibes,
and. as a general thing, not in SYM
pathy With the movement. Moreover,
many were more or less under the in
fiIenre of lidJ,or They were for
a good time, as they viewed it, and they
had IT. Judging from the testimony of
the marchers.
At any other time, this parade could
have been held without the least in
reference or disorder. for. as gen.
eral thing, Washington crowds are
well trained and well behaved. The
demonstration Of the suffra gists was
Tor an orderly crowd. And what fol-
lowed only went to show the wisdom
of Major Sylvester in opposing the
parade at this time-just prior to in
suguration and when the city was
filled with irresponsible, unruly
Knowing Major Sylvester as i have
for many years, l feel sure that when
he advised against the parade he did
80 not from personal motives. but only
because he feared some disorder
might result from this most unusual
and unique display. To counteract
this, he took every precaution within
his power. sending every available
police officer 10 the Avenue and neg
lecting other portions of the city.
Every officer thus detailed knew his
duty-the line of cable would indicate
this to him IL nothing more, and if he
failed 1T was his failure and not that
Of Major Sylvester in person, and I
feel sure that IL an officers delin-
quency is reported his case will be
dealt with according TO the facts. But
from where I sat and from my talk
with others farther down the Avenue
n looked to me that the police officers
were taken off their feet and over
whelmed by the crowd before they
were fully aware of il or appreciated
the magnitude of the parade. After
that, of course, II was too late. There
may have been individual acts of
neglect of duty on the parts of GER
tain officers. but ] do not believe in
condemning the entire force for the
neglect of few. | saw officers doing
their best in a humane manner.
The good order prevailing March
has been cited by many in contrast to
the disorder of the 3d. and the
argument is advanced by the unthink-
ing that IL the police could keep the
crowd back on the last day why not
the first This is no argument what
ever There was no disposition to get
close to and see the faces and jeer the
soldiers, and the crowd knew that IL
fl got in the soldiers way IL would be
shouldered back where il belonged.
so FAR as the parade of the 4th was
concerned. the ropes along the Ave-