The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-03
SUFFRAGE PANIC
OVER NO ESCORT
Women Declare President Taft
and Secretary StimsOn Side
stepped Issue.
OLD GUARD VOLUNTEERS
Bic Meeting Raises Cash to
Cover $4,000 Shortage
for the Pageant.
)LD GUARD VOLUNTEERS

WAsnISaroN. March 1.-The womans
suffrage camp was thrown into con-
sternation tonight when It was realized
that after all their efforts the women
were without guarantee OF adequate po-
lice protection for the big parade to-
morrow through Pennsylvania avenue
and the tableauN which will be enacted
ON the steps Of the Treasury building
The suffragist leaders declared that
President Taft and Secretary OF War
Stimson had sidesteppcd their request
for army troops either in fear to bring
out soldiers in connection with suf-
fraglst parade or else in hesitancy to
use them for police purposes.
Likewise they failed In efforts TO
obtain troops from the National Guards
Of New York and Pennnsylvania, who
are here for the inauguration. Even
the brigade of cadets, 400 strong from
the Culver Military Academy Of Indiana.
declined to serve on the ground that
they came expressly to act as the per-
sonal escort for Nice-President Mar
| shall on Tuesday. and that to per-
form any other function would detract
| from their mission. Anyway, they had
planned to have drills and IA review for
the benefit of Gov. Marshall and In
diana CongressIpen at the very time
the parade viii be under way.
President Taft, who was appealed to
two weeks ago by Miss Alice Paul, in
charge of the parade arrangements, re-
ferred the matter to Secretary Stmson.
Miss Paul and a committee called on
the Secretary this morning and he in
formed them, they said, that they should
have ample protection, and he would
provide troops II the protection could
not he obtained from the Washington
police or National Guard.
The police replied that they had but
| eighty men available for duty on the
entire line of parade. nearly two miles
long, and the District Commissioners
said the members of the National Guard
could not be called away from their
regular work.
| Appeal In Vain to stimson.
| Representative Hobson made efforts
! to obtain the Culver cadets without sue
cess and tonight Mrs, John Rodgers
| Jr., of New York, sister r-in-law of Sec
rctary Stimson, appealed again to the
| War Secretary without result.
| Gov. Sulzer said that since the Ma
! t.onal Guard of that State had arrived
late and required good rest for Tues
days marching he did not think it ad-
| visabie to order them out tomorrow.
] like stand was taken by Gov. Tenei
Of Pennsylvania. The best the suf-
fragists could do tonight was to obtair
the services OF the company OF forty
survivors of the "Old Guard which de-
hended Washington during the civil
war. They will lead the veterans or
ganizations in Tuesdays parade ant
consented to take part in the ranks oi
marchcrs tomorrow and render wha'
! aid they can in preserving order. Their,
are no troops here for the inauguration
from any of the States In which womeI
vote.
Mrs, Carrie Chapman Gait. presdcn,
of the International Suffrage Alliance
at meeting tonight bitterly denounced
senator Root for his opposition Il
woman suffrage and was enthusiast,
.cally. appiauded. A week ago, Senate,