Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-26

chicago, oct l9.-Prcsidcnt Wilson
came nero to-day to explain his views
on problems facing the nation. Arriving
IN Chicago after shaking hands with tho
| crowds in Indiana. he delivered three
speeches, participated i'm several street
demonstrations and went over his west
erh campaign plans with his managers
at headquarters here lie will return to-
'noiroW 10 Long Branch, y. J.. arriving
at midnight.
IN speech before the Chicago Trees
'lub the President predicted the begin
ming of = Renaissance of the sense Of
patriotic responsibility" and urged the
deNelopment of progressiveness. speak
ing before gathering of women later
lie urged more participation of women IN
the affairs of the nation. ana at "A meet
ing Tonight of rev citizens he declared
| for united America
At his every appearance tho preslden,
was cheered by throngs which packed the
streets during his automobile rides from
| place to place, and filed the halls in
| which he SPOKE
An attempted silent demonstration
! by members of the National Woman's
party in front of the auditorium developed
into near riot i'm which the banners OPP
]
onstrators and trampled, and the women
were roughly handled. President Wilson
was seated in an autombie Il few hun
| dred feet away when the demoustratiOi
started. but passed into the building and
| was not witness to the scene that fol
I lowed.
Shouting shame" "Dsgrace, and
/ Get the banners" u crowd Of scvera
! hundred, sprinked with women. charged
/ the banner holders. Umbrellas and canes
were used in the destruction Of the
| placards. Many of the women WGr,
| knocked down and nearly an were
roughly handled, especially those who
| strove to retain their banners
The excitement continued until all The
banners had been seized. With dishevelci
hair and soled and torn clothing. the
women marched back to their headQuar-
ters under police guard.
Charges that the police sXmpathized viii
| the rioters and failed to protect the DEM
! onstrators were made by Mrs. Josephine
Iearce and Mrs. +. l.. Mattice. officials
of the local woman's republican clubs.
There We're all kinds Of policeme'
standing about merely looking on. no
moving a hand said Mrs pearce SON,
OF them didn't seem to want to help us
saw policemen deliberately stand nearby
! HllN ldtell al uS WINE we were beaten are
/ the banners torn from our hands.
we were merely standing quiet hold
ing our banners and not harmng any
one. Suddenly there was a regular riot
They grabbed our banners, trampled OF
them and Knocked US down. 1t was ter
riblc."
Members of the Congressional Unio,
compared the scene at the demonstration
with the suffrage parade in Washington
the day before President Wilson was in
augurated. THE disgraceful attack upoi
the suffrage demonstration is similar T.
the attack by mobs upon the great suf
frage parade. Mr., Wilson is unfortunat
that he runs the risk of going out q
office to the same tune by which he en-
tered" said Mrs. A. r. Colvin. Minuesot
State chairman of the Congressiona
Union.
Miss Alice Paul. national chairman O
the Congressional Union, characterized
as an attack by democrats. THE violen
attack by democrats upon the demonstra
ton shows the seriousness with whc
they take our campaign" she sale
i"Evdently they feel keenly the weakness
of President Wilson's suffrage posito
when they resort to such violence to pre-