New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
Twenty Thousand d
Women Will Appear
in 13-Hour Line.
"ANTIS" AND REDS
PLAN AMBUSH
Fifth Avenue a Thorough
fare of Banners - All
Window Space Taken.

p,.~;,o hands and prancinS
hor.es will head the greatest process
Lor New York has ever seen "hen
,Se monster preparedness parads
.,ovss . at 9:3O o'clock this morning
- than 145,OOO men and women
twsntv abreast. will step out IN a
nrensredness demonstration which
!, expected to last at least thirteen
hours.
Up Fifth Avenue, where every
...oss;on from an Indian file to a
military turnout Of nations mas
moved. the greatest of all parade
s,Ac+acles will be viewed by more
tban 100000. In numbers 1t Will
surpass anything Of its kind ever De-
fore attempted in the memory OF 'ne
Oldest parade enthusiast.
10000 Women in Line.
n the line will be 10000 women
omong them Mrs. Theodore Roose-
velt. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jl'
and Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman oni9
the drum majors, with their twirhns
sticks will be missing, to the regret
Of the Youngsters who will view the
aJ,ess snectacle from their
fstbers' arms. The stamina Of pre-
Daredness advocates among the spec
,ators will be tried, for New York5
rreatest parade will take one wnoie
dav to pass a given point
Anarchists. socialists and pseihsts
were busy yesterday in half dozen
;,dsnsndent movements preparing TO
,.ster the Citizens Preparedness Par
.de with a guerilla warfare Of boos'
Kisses and anti-preparedness literature
os vsrous calibres. Throughout the
miles Of its course and the hours OF
,,s transit they plan TO subject the
mammoth demonstration to many forms
~ ridicule and denunciation, all the
wav from the gentler protests of the
Women's Peace party TO the rougher
tactics Of the anarchists.
Some Of the protestants were fuiiy
expeeting TO 20 far enough to start
trouble with the police.
Emma Goldman said at her headouar-
,srs the Mother Earth Publishing Com
panv. that large number OF girls sup
pled with anti-preparedness pamphlets
would be sent all along the line OF
march TO pepper the crowds with propa-
ganda against militarism. No permits
10 distribute the pamphlets have been
obtained, but that has never been
known 70 daunt an anarchist.
White Prepares for War.
In his headquarters in West Twenty
third Street, just few blocks from the
official reviewing stand, Bouck White,
pastor of the Church OF the Social
Revolution, gathered big hock of "the
comrades" and was loading them up
with the insult 10 the flag circular"
which caused his arrest several weeks
ago on a charge Of Decorating the
national banner, and for which he Is
under bonds pending trial.
eyes. we will distribute thousands
Of the very same circulars" he said,
between Instructions to his field force.
eve expect friction with the police
IL will be a day of intense feeling, and
We intend 10 have the snti-prepared-
ness side Of the argument driven into
the Consciousness Of the people. We
DO not intend TO be frightened of. We
will put in our side against prepared
ness, nationalism and Americanism."
Then there will be a horde of social
IS! women under the direction of Mrs.
Teresa Malkiel. organizer of the social
ist women's suffrage campaign in
greater New York.
They have 100000 pamphlets inveigh-
ing against war and calling upon the
women in the parade TO desert the
cause Of preparedness.
As continuous counter-irritant
right at the heart of the preparedness
demonstration, the Women's Peace
Party opened up its anti-prepared-
ness exhibit yesterday directly opposite
the official reviewing stand. In the
store at POS Fifth Avenue are arrayed
pscihsSt cartoons and placards.
One exhibit is a model of dinosaur.
with the legend: "Ten per cent brains,
90 per cent armor plate. The dinosaur
believed in preparedness. He is now
extinct" Another shows Uncle Sam,
laden with arms, labelled: "As the jim
goes would have him-all dressed up
and nowhere TO go" There is a pict-
ure Of Roosevelt labelled, "He believes
in arbitration" citing the Alaska boun-
osry and other cases.
Speakers announced for the meetings