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Party in front Of the Auditorium de-
vel0ped into a near riot in which The
banners opposing Wilson were tom
from the demonstrators and tramp:eG,
and the women were roughly handled
President Wilson was seated in an au-
tomobile few hundred feet away
when the demonstration started but
passed into the building and was not
4 witness 10 the scene that followed.
Charged the Banners.
Shouting shame" "DiS2race!" and
Get the Banners" crowd of several
hundred, sprinkled with women,
charged the banner holders. Umhrel-
las and canes were used in the dcStruc-
ton of the placards. Many of the wo-
men we're knocked down, and nearly
all were roughly handled, especially
those who strove to retain their ban
ners.
The excitement continued until all
The banners had been seized. With
diSheveled hair and soiled and torn
clothing. the women marched back 10
their headquarters, under police guard.
Charges that the police sympathizcd
with The rioters and failed TO protect
the demonstrators were made by Mrs.
Josephine Pcarce and Mrs. +. l.. Mat
ticc, officials Of the local Woman'S Re-
publican clubs.
There were all kinds Of policemen
standing about merely looking on. not
moving a hand" said Mrs. PearCe.
Some of them didn't seem to want 10
help US. | saw policemen deliberately
stand nearby and laugh at US while
we were being beaten and the banners
torn from our hands.
I'VE were merely standing quiet.
holding our banners and not harming
anyone. Suddenly there was rcgu-
lar riot. They grabbed our banners,
rrampcd on them and knocked us
down II was terrible"
Walters in Near-Strike.
Negro walters employed AT The Press
Club utilized the presence Of President
Wilson at lunch there 10 gain for them
selves 4 raise in wages without invoS-
tigation and without compromise.
Just before the President was due 10
arrive 30 special walters who were 10
serve The luncheon put on their Goals
preparatory 10 walking out. They had
not asked for more pay, but when
stopped by the steward, they told him
that they had decided they must have
an increase on the contract price be-.
fore they would begin their duties.
The advantage was theirs, and the in
crease was granted.
Members Of tho Congressional Union
rnmpared the scene at the drmon$ira-
ton with the suffrage parade in Wash
ingtnn the day before President Will
son was inauCurated. "Tho disgrace
full attack upon the suffrage demon
strati0n is similar 10 tho attacks by
mobs upon the great suffrage parade.
Mr.. Wilson is unfortunate that he runs
the risk Of going Out nj office 10 the
same tune by which he entered. said
Mrs. 4. r. Colvin. Minnesota State
chairman Of the Congressional Union.
Miss Alice Paul. national chairman
of The congressional union chafarte:-
izcd It. as an attack by Democrats.
The violent attack by Democrats up
on the demonstration shows the S"r-
iousness with which they lake III:
ramnaign," she said. "EviIcntl" they
feel kcpnlv thc weakness oI President
Wilson'S suffrage position when they
resort 10 such rioi"nCr To prevent MS
hostility ia national woman suffrage
being revealed to III" p"0N'" If Chi.
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