New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-06
SUFFRAGE PARADE PROBE
BEGUN BY THE SENATE
Committee Will Try to Fix
Blame for Inadequate Police
Protection to MarCherS.
WOMEN GATHER EVIDENCE
superintendent Sylvester De-
clares His Force Was Too
Small-Scores of Paraders
Are III from Exposure.

WASHINGTON March 5-Aroused over the
,oi,ure Of the Washington Police Depart
mon, 10 maintain order during the stuff
age pageant of March 8. the Senate be-
ran an investigation to-day to place the
-ssnonsibiity for the lack of protection
Tar the women marchers. The investi-
cation IS a result of a joint resolution Of
congress directing the Police Department
70 furnish protection to the suffragists
Acting under resolution adopted Just
before the Senate adjourned Monday,
senator Gallinger. the retiring chairman
Of the District OF Columbia Committee.
named Senators Jones. Dillingham; and
Pomerene as an investigating committee.
Al a meeting to-day the committee deter
mined TO begin hearings at leo o'clock
tomorrow Major Richard Sylvester.
superiutendent OF Police, probably will be
one Of the first witnesses called. 1t is the
plan Of the committee to determine accu-
rately the attitude of the police toward
the marchers and the character of pro-
lection given.
Superintendent OF Police Sylvester said
to-day that the department cannot he
0dlllcN lNi Nil' ~ I'VE Olhtls
He declared the police force was made
quate 10 meet the situation. which re-
auired guarding the suffrage line Of march
and handling the arrival. of President
Wilson at practically the same time. His
requests for more men, he added. have
been UNDECIDED by Congress for the last
five or six years.
Coo Hlf hayc nf
Congress are from suffrage states is
counted upon by the women TO aid them
in Furnishing those responsible for the in
dignties they say they were compelled to
suffer at the hands Of intoxicated and
ruffianly men. They are making every
effort to obtain as much evidence as pos
sible 10 present TO the committee. At the
suffrage headquarters and TO Representa-
tive Hobson. of Alabama. many women as
well a. men volunteered TO make affidavits
or left their names and addresses. so
they might be called as witnesses.
General Arson Mills. L. S. A., retired,
and Rear Admiral Wainwright ana Mrs.
Wainwright and Miss Sophy Stanton,
granddaughter OF Lincoln's Secretary OF
War, are among those who are said TO
have submitted evidence of police indif-
ference.
Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the Con-
gress committee Of the national suffrage
organization. has taken personal charge
Of the work of pushing the investigation.
She declares she already has obtained con-
elusive evidence regarding more than fifty
policemen who refused to keep back the
crowds along Pennsylvania avenue
scores OF women, many OF them prom
iuent. are reported 10 be sick as the re-
suit Of exposure to the chill wind during
the parade Many of those VINO took part
% the tableaus and danced in their bare
feet are said to be seriously i'll Miss
Moves and Miss Mary Anderson are de-
clared to be threatened with pneumonia.
il is estimated that of the 5000 women
who participated in the demonstration
fully fifty of them are more or less indis-
POSED.