The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-25
MEN ARE TO MARCH
MANY TO TAKE PART IN THE
GREAT SUFFRAGE PARADE
w WARRINGTON.
SHReWD MOVE BY THE WOMEN
Virtually Compelled congressman
From States Where centier Sex
Votes to Psrtieipate-Fear OF In
reference by Hoodiums.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

washington. - washington recog-
nizes that 1t was a shrewd move
which the woman suffrage leaders
made when they put the matter OF
participation In the parade on March
3 straight up to the senators and house
members who represent states In
which women have the right to vote.
Unless you are opposed to the will
of the majority In your state said
the women In their letter to the con-
gressmen. you will march with US
and thus prove that you, like your
states. are in the van of progress"
SO 1t Is that congress will take an
unofficial part in the parade OF the
women on the day before Mr.. Wilson
takes Office. Some forty senators and
representatives, unless they weaken
at the last moment. will march with
banners near the head Of the pro-
cession. although II Is possible that
some OF them will march laggard-
| legged.
Other men will march with the
women and some OF them will be be-
levers and others unbelievers. in the
| suffrage cause and the reasons for
their participation will be as wide
apart as the reasons for their belief
or unbelief Some OF the men have
taken seriously the stories that trou-
BILE may occur along the line Of march
and that blackguards may insult the
women or attempt some physical d.
version against the peace Of the pro-
cession. There is apparently no real
basis for this fear, but 1t holds tenac-
iously with some men and so a part
of them will march by their wives,
daughters or sisters, for purposes of
protection only, while others will
march to show that their heart is for
| suffrage and that man must do his
part to make perfect the parade show
ing and TO give suffrage a male en-
dorsement
Some seorn Male Escort.
Some of the women who will march
have told their husbands and their
brothers and their sons that they can
not march. In fact there are many
male members of families who want
to take part. and who have been for
hidden. The women who are aterse
to the appearance of the other sex as
defenders Of the parade, say that II
| women Is able to vote and to b, 4
her share OF government. she is able
to march along Pennsylvania avenue
without a hard-fisted escort.
Several army women will have a
place in the cavalry division OF the
suffrage parade. These women know
how to ride and moreover they have
| the service course. 1t is said that IL
there 10 any attempt to interfere with
| the peace and comfort of the march
ers. these army women on their train
| ed mounts will go to the front and do
some riding down" The women Of
the hunt clubs will go to the front
with them. It IL inconceivable that
with this parade. The un-American-
i'm Of interference is enough to dis
| arm fear in advance, but some OF the
elements in the community opposed
to suffrage have been doing their best
through the press and otherwise to
make It appear that hoodlums will
move to the attack" II anything OF
hold themselves respectable will be
! responsible.
Flight on Colorado City Bill.
The supporters OF conservation. un-
der federal management, the militant
preservationists," as they are called.
are conducting a campaign either TO
secure the final defeat in congress of
a plan TO turn over to the city OF Colo
RADIO Springs some thousands Of acres
of government land. or to try TO induce
President Taft to intervene with his
veto as he did last summer in the
case of water river dam bill, which
was opposed by the conservationists,
When the bill giving the city OF
Colorado Springs control and use OF
some thousands OF acres OF the south
erly. easterly and northerly slopes Of
Pixies Peak was up in the senate.
Senator Guggenheim Of Colorado sue
ceeded In having struck out OF IL five
or six words. which would give the
agricultural department partnership
with the city OF Colorado Springs in
the control OF the land. II the bill
goes through with this omission II will
mark a departure from precedent. for
while the government has been will
ing 10 turn over land useful as water
shed reservoirs to municipalities.
always has insisted that the depart
msnt Of agriculture should maintain
what may be called suxerainty over
the allotted tracts.
There Is opposition among both
Democrats and Republicans TO this
senate effort to give to the Colorado
town this land and to take II away
virtually and entirely from govern
ment control. The conservationists
are telling congressman that this bill
10 but q preliminary step to the turn
ing over OF other government tracts
of land TO persons who know what
they want" There are many COZ
xrsssnen. however, who have been Of
some service 20 the conservation,
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