The Washington times., 1913-03-09
READERS CONTINUE TOVOCE INDIGNATION OVERPOlIEFIAS

and better police protection. for the law
cannet be enforced too strictly when il
comes to guarding the good women
and girls of our city. A CITIZEN.
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
witnessed the suffragette parade
Monday at Twelfth street and Pennsy!-
vania avenue. In my opinion the police
did all in their power to restore order
and protect the women in this parade
the truth in. the matter is the many
thousand that witnessed the parade had
come to see the Inaugural parade, they
We're not In sympathy with the cause
and the police force were simply power
less. IT would have taken many times
moro policemen than there is in Wash
'ng1l to have restored order In this
parade 1t would have been an easy
matter to have handled this crowd had
they have been in sympathy with the
cause. How could it be expected that
3o policemen could handle a mob of
5000 people and the majority of them
not in sympathy with the cause?
II was easy matter to handle the
crowd on March 4, for the reason the
large crowd believed in the cause, and
were In sympathy with 1t, 1t would have
to have parade in Washington they
should have selected some other time
than inaugural time. as the people that
would have come to witness the parade
would have been in sympathy with 1t,
and the good people in Washington
they claim to have been insulted in this
parade. 1 heard people say. 1--WE did
not come to see the suffragettes, we
came to see the Inauguration" and they
were out for, a good time. and all the
police In the country could not have
stopped them from having 1t. In my
opinion Major Sylvester is not to blame
in any way for not restoring order dur
ing the parade.
TIMDs READER TRAVELLING MAN.
To the Editor of THE TINES:
would very much like to say was
on Pennsylvania avenue with friend
Of mine to view the suffrage parade
on March 8. and am unable to see
how .aoo policemen could, possibly
keep 1000 spectators in order.
On the other hand, the conduct Of
some Of the suffragette officials was
much worse than that Of some of the
so-called ruffians.
1 really haven't very much to say
the District Of Columbia opposed to
GEORGE E. KIEssLING.
To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Just want to say a few words in
regard to the police conditions Of last
Monday. after thorough knowledge
of the principle disturbances that oc-
CURED.
The average washingtonian, 1 may
say with authority, does not look with
favor upon woman suffrage. far less
upon snch open demonstrations as that
OF last Monday. and Washington's peo-
pie are, as q whole, very courteous and
polite. Had the crowds lining the side
walks been purely local. they would
have found the situation very amusing.
and much good humored wit would
have been forthcoming. AS 1t was,
however. there were several hundred
in the Union. swelling the Washington
ranks, all Of them In holiday humor.
o nd but q small percentage In sympathy
with the movement on foot
The underlyin gfeeling of the crowds
was AGAINST all order. No one wanted
but neither did any one care to keep
good order The general
feeling Of the onlookers was that of
derision. and I make the point right
here that with such conditions as these
several times the police force on duty
could not have maintained perfect dis
cipline. I myself saw any number of
policemen attempt to keep things
straight, but the crowds, In a perfectly
good 'humor. refused to obey the officers
in any instance.
The parade Of March can in no
way be compared to the one on the
4th. The American citizens respect
for the armed trooper is recognized
by everyone. The chief of police
didn't want the parade at inaugura-
ton time owing to his three-fold
and plainly expressed himself
before tie event came off. But the
women wanted notoriety, their motto
was I'VE demand" and 1t is hoped
that some Of them have found out
that the-suffrage movement carries
with IL an element not to be desired
by the American wife and mother.
II conclusion let me say that the
past records of our honorable polio"
chief are above reproach. We all
know him, and know that for effici-
ency the Washington police force
stands second to none. 4
AN OFFICER.
To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
II would seem from the testimony