The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-18

amused at the panic her appearance
caused among the secret service men.
"when we tried TO get a glimpse OF
President Wilson coming from the ban
quet room the secret service men n
police crowded us as far away as they
could. into a corner" she said.
I'VE climbed upon a divan and called
out Votes for women" The President
turned and saw us. and he smiled very
genially as he stepped into the elevator.
Then" Miss Harmon continued. the
secret service men followed US into the
elevator and insisted on knowing how
We got there. They said strict orders
had been issued that no women were
to he allowed on the nineteenth floor.
where the banquet was held. We
wouldn't tell how we got in. and they
followed us in a taxi for a few blocks.
W went to the dock at Forty
second street. and there We gave the
note to Mr.. Wilson'S secretary. We
crowded on the pier, but they wouldn't
let us get near the President. II the
photographer hadn't taken the note !
don't know what we would rave done"
Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain vas
to have been one of the delegates. but
was prevented at the last moment by
law business.
Miss Mabel Scoheld, the delegate who
accompanied Miss Harmon. who has
been arrested twice In England for
militancy. said that American women
were too easy on the President. III II
were in England we would poster him
to death until he gave in. as We did
Asquith. Asquith came out against US.
but at least he said something one way
or the other. so we knew where we
stood"
Plan 10 Invade MRyHower.
II the President has not answered by
early this morning continued attempt
will he made by the suffrag!sts to board
the Mayfiower and obtain an audience
with him before he leaves for Washing
ton.
Whether this action on the part OF
Mrs. Belmont's organization and the
Woman's Congressional Union. both OF
which are working for the FEDORA
amendment. will cause another split In
the suffrage ranks remains to be seen
Miss Mary Garret Hay. chairman OF thu
Woman suffrage Party. completely dis
avows all connection with the incident.
MANY of the prominent suffragist:
are out OF town now said Miss la,
last night, but ] thin ! am safe II
speaking for all of them and In saying
AittN Nv '"s - 49, $3.50
endorse this action. ] hin II a terrible
thing to do and am glad TO come on
and say SO. 1t IL merely an attemp
made by outsiders to draft the Engl'sl
militant methods on us and they viii
find that II does not succeed.
AT a grave political crisis like thi
all true patriots are thinking kindly o
the President and doing their utmost 4
uphold him. To obtrude outside ele
V,AptS ttvEnn him AZ St,ah a ttrnA 1
most uncalled for and decidedly un
patriotic. Aside from the bad taste o
such a demonstration. IT will do moth
ing but a~ntagonize people and do rea
harm TO the cause II could not possibl,
do any good in any event. since New
York Is a campaign State and what NJ
Wilson may think one way or anothe
will not affect local issues next Novem
ber,'
Mrs, John Rogers, n member OF Mrs
Harriet stanton Blatch's Politica
Union. was enthusiastic about the Incl
dent. THE President has been sneak
ing away from the suffrage questIo
ever since he was In office and he know
It," she said. "Why should he go dow
to Philadelphia and talk to thousand
OF aliens and then refuse to hear tn
women of his own country? This 1
the very time to bother the President
We pay for the fleet as well as tn
men we are entitled to have a vote
in what II should do.
"The only way to reach Presiden
Wilson Is to make It as uncomfor,ab
for him az we can and then he wi
have to listen to us. II Is exxasperatin
to see him around here giving patri
otto speeches and reviewing the battle
ships when he won't even give five min
utes TO American women. He should b
brought to book"