The Washington times., 1913-03-10
AUTHOR ASSA|LS
POLICE GUARDS
Districts Autocratic System of
Rule Blamed for Sneers at
Suffrage Marchers. ,

Charles Edward Russell, New York
magazine writer. dashed Major Sylvester
as the pro-consul of the Districts auto
cratic government in a meeting of protest
against the suffrage parade outrag2s Of
last Monday, held in the Columbia
Theater.
Upon the people of the District, Rus.
seh laid much of the blame for the
condition of affairs, because of the fact
that they have submitted to be governed
without having a voice in the govern
ment.
He characterized the management OF
the crowds as the worst he had ever
seen-and he had seen parade in prac-
tically every country, including the
South Sea Islands.
IF that Is the best we can do, we
had better surrender our boast Of Amer
lean civilization" declared Russell.
This strange and sinister humanity
that blocked the parade lines is new
development in America. 1t is the pro-
duct of the slums. Such conditions
make Ii Imperative that man-made gov
eminent have new force-that of wo-
mans suffrage
Pageant of Dark Ages"
Comparing the suffrage parade with
the inaugural parade, Russell declared
that the women's march represented the
future. whereas the inaugural parade
was naught but long monotonous rows
Of methods for killing humanity. ''an
expression of brute force and the strong
arm. a pageant Of the Dark Ages"
He commented Significantly: The
difference in the street conditions on
Monday and Tuesday shows that when
THE POLICE WANT A PARADE TO
BE A SUCCESS IT is A SUCCESS"
In biting sarcasm, he attacked Major
Sylvester for shifting the plans for
conditions to the shoulders of his sub
ordinates.
Policemen inefficient and unable to
control the crowds?" remarked Russell.
"Ah, but 1t was a different story that
they told Of the police at Lawrence
last year.
Russell considered 1t important, too,
that everything about the suffrage pa
geant, as arranged by women. ran with
ciockwork regularity, while the one
thing arranged by men-the police pro-
went to smash the first thing.
Russell's speech, the most vitriolic OF
all, was cheered by an audience OF ZOO
most of whom were women. They
waved their hands and their handker-
chiefs For several minutes the DEM
onstration continued. 1t was only
quieted when Russell arose and bowed
ais acknowledgements several times.
Takes Rap at Politics.
Senator Moses e. Clapp of Minnesota
assailed the men who participated in
the outrages Of last Monday, and took a
dinr at the bipartisan alliance be-
tween politics and vice
ct Is a shame" he said. that after
nineteen centuries. the pure womanhood
of shis nation cannot. move on the
streets of a free nations capital with
out being subjected to insult. believe
that this episode will awaken the people
of the nation to the fact that they can
not associate with the great element
of wrong without taking the consequeh-
ces of what wrong does.
knowingly or unknowingly, those who
sneered and jeered at the women
marchers were giving evidence of feaI
OF women's suffrage, declared the Sena.
tor. The alliance between politicians
and resort keepers. the bipartisan
agreement back of the scenes, the poll
all fear the advent of women In the
political field. 1t means that the Of
ficeseeker must be a man Of clean life.
Brandeis On Suffrage.
Louis D. Brandeis. of Boston, speak
ing more 20 the point of women's suf
fraee than to the outrages of Monday
declared that equal suffrage is a duty
TO society" Much of his success as z
social reformer has been due. he said
10 the aid of good women.
Senator Shafroth of Colorado, a strong
champion of the women's cause, gave q
graphic demonstration of the Monday
and Tuesday parade conditions. The
photograph of the suffrage pageant
showed thin line of marchers pressing
with difficulty through a surgfng crowd
The inaugural parade picture showed
wide stretches Of pavement cleared or
each side of the inaugural marchers.
He declared that the entrance oi
women into Colorado politics had had
the effect of eliminating much of the
dishonesty and impurity previously ex,
Senator Charles Thomas of Colorado
also praised the effect of women's suf-
frage on Colorado politics.
Senator John ID. Works of Cali
fornia took the position that it would
be best to dismiss the Monday Incl
dent as thing which would rebound
TO the benefit of the society as a
whole, later on Its effect will be to
aid wonien's suffrage. and IL will be
an example for different kind of
treatment for women.
.Shriveied humanity with stunted
brains" and "a ribald mass of hu-
manity'' were epithets applied to the
ruffians of Mondays crowd, by the
presiding officer, Corporal Tanner.
Tanner Attacks Clergy.
He attacked ministers for opposing
women's suffrage. He said:
IT have been surprised to find so
many ministers of the gospel opposed
TO women's suffrage. 1t has always
seemed to me that, IL there was one
class of men above another on this
earth who ought to appreciate to the
fullest extent the earnestness and ef-
fciency of the womanhood of our
land, it is these self-same ministers.
..ff the women of the church with
drew or remained Quiescent, there would
be hardly a pulpit in the land that
would not tumble in ruins under the
feet ef its occupant
Letters of protest and condemna-
ton Of the police were received from
the Rev Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, III. A.
Norris, of Philadelphia; ]. NJ. Duller of
Philadelphia; Oswald Garrison Willard.
Of New York; James Allen Rice. OF
Canton. Ohio: Judge William Littleheld
and Daniel Kiefer. of Cincinnati; liar
riett G. Wright, OF Colorado; Henry