The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-07
WOMEN TO MARCH
AS A WAR PROTEST
Dressed All In Black, They Will
Parade Down Avenue TO
Muffled Drums.
SUFFRAGISTS TAKE LEAD
Movement to Typify Horrors Of
Stricken SisterhOod at the
Great European Tragedy.

Bsroheaded and dressed IN black thou.
sands OF women OF all nationalitieS and
creeds will march together down Fifth
avenue to a great outdoor mass meeting Of
protest against the war II the plans 20 be
laid to-day by women prominent In peace.
suffrage and social ORGANIZATIONS meet no
official check. Bannerless as well az hs..
less, 10 beat OF muffied drums, the women
viii ma rch to show their attitude toward
what they consider II not a personal
tragedy ut least the hlighting 81 Euro.
pean civilization.
The personal suffering that women ~
the Old World and many here are called
upon to undergo pales before the setback
TO civilization said Mr.. Harrio. Stan.
ton Batch. who has offered the use OF
room at the Womens Political Union
headduarters 10 tho committee our
srcat-srandchildren will feel tho result
OF this war. Art galleries and lbrarics
VIII he destroyed. America will have to
carry tho light. Rusk'n said that II all
the women III the country put on mourn
ing the moment the war was declared II
miSht DO stopped We intend AZ Ieas; 10
register our horror TT the situation"
Tho actual organizing and modifying OF
the parade will he done by Mss Lillian
beaver secretary OF tho Woman's Fusion
committee. VIII later acted IN the Sam.
capacity for the committee on industrial,
relations. OF which Mrs. Borden Hsrrj-
man is a member Thousands OF letters
VIII be sent out TO forner n1arcners in
SUFFRAGE parades and to all wonen's or
carnations. Every woman IN New York
however. will be invited through tho t,ress
to march. Tho ants uffragists will no.
ceNe special appeal. The parade will
probably take place on August 22
our protest must necessarily he fee.
BILE" said Miss Lillian u. Wald of tho
Henry street Settlement but II we can
do anything 10 let people know how
sorely grieved we are think we should
do II. I am sure every settlement will
cooperate in takinS enrolments.
believe many foreign women will
march, and know the German and Rus
sian women VIII have no objection 10
marching in tho same parade. Tbe,,
feelings on this terrible subject are Inc
same. 7 do not think they should he
divided up by races. All women should
march together simply as women. sister,
! in sorrow Il not in nationalities
! ~ shall be glad to march in parad,
! or women. said DR.. Anna Howard SHAY
president Of the National Suffrage As
. ISOLATION. "Rut II should not be sirnpl,
lldrtue OF UotnerS or even OF OldHy
women. Our country is filled even nov
with women who never became mother
because ~ our civil war. Germany Il
flled to-day with girls who will neve
be even widows. Every other woman
has had to he wage Garner there nov
| II will be- every woman
There should he no troubl. In obtain
ing Fifth avenue FOR such a purpose I
IL 10 he used for civic parades. and il
this does not como under that head
| do not know what does. Hut the parad.
should be quiet and solemn Their
should he no banners and no music an,
| no horseback riders Every woman
should walk except those who are to,
feeble"
Anything that We can do in behalf O
Carrie Chapman Gait. president ~ tn
International Suffrage Alliance. ct ma,
not have a great deal ~ influence II
itself. but all things taken together ma,
bring people TO consider the terrible use
lessness of all this and how II may h
ended"
II was decided yesterday by the Anti
Militarist League Of the anarchists an,
the 7. ". W. 10 hold an anti-war mas
meeting in Union Square tomorrow after
noon. At first 3 =. NJ. was the hou
scheduled. but the anti -war demonstra
ton Of the Socia lists Of Greater New Nor
ard Hudson county. y j.. had been al
ready arranged for the Same date an
place, and the anarchists and l. W. "
people agreed TO start their meeting a
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