Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-20
Suffragists Knocked Down and
Banners Torn From Hands
by Turbulent Crowds in
Chicago Streets.
PRES, INT DOES NOT SEE
y, J & . of Attack Say Police
y Make No Effort to Re-
strain Violence.
THREE ADDRESSES IN CITY

tions and went over his western cam
paign plans with his managers a
headquarters here. He planned tc
leave at midnight and arrive at Lons
Branch, N j.. at midnight tomorrow
In speech before the Chicago
Press club the president predicted
the beginning of "a renaissance of tht
sense of patriotic responsibility" ant
urged the development of progressive
ness. Speaking before a gathering
of women he urged more participation
of when in the affairs of the nation
and at meeting tonight of new citi
zens, he declared for a United
America.
Cheered by Throngs.
At his every appearance the presi'
dent was cheered by throngs which
packed the streets during his automo.
bile rides from place to place, and
filled to capacity the halls in which
he spoke. He stood in his automo-
bile while passing through the crowds
and smilingly waved his hat to the
people on the streets and in the win
dows Of the buildings. '
An attempted silent demonstra-
ton" by members of the national
Women's party in front of the Audi
torium developed into a near riot, in
which banners opposing Wilson were
torn from the demonstrators and
trampled, and the women were rough
ly handled. President Wilson was
seated in an automobile few hun
dred feet away when the demonstra-
ton started, but passed into the
building and was not a witness to the
scene that followed.
Women Knocked Down.
Shouting, shame, disgrace,' and
get the banners" crowd of several
hundred, sprinkled with women,
charged-the banner holders. Umbrel-
las and canes were used in the de-
struction of the placards. Many OF
the women were Knocked down and
nearly all were roughly handled, es-
pecially those who strove to retain
their banners.
The excitement continued until all
the banners had been seized. With
disheveled hair and soiled and torn
clothing, the women marched back to
their headquarters under police
guard.
Charges that the police sympa-
thized With the rioters and failed
to protect the demonstrators were
made by Mrs. Josephine Pearce and
Mrs, E. L. Mattice, officials of local
women republican clubs.
There were all kinds of policemen
standing about merely looking on,
not moving hand" said Mrs. Pearce.
Some of them did not seem to want
to help US. | saw policemen deliber-
ately stand nearby and laugh at us
while we were being beaten and the
banners torn from our hands.
1t Was Terrible.
1--WE were merely standing quietly
holding our banners and not harming
Suddenly there was regu-
lar riot They grabbed our banners,
trampled on them, and knocked us
down. 1t was terrible"
Negro walters employed at the
Press club, utilized the presence OF
President Wilson at lunch there to
gain for themselves a raise in wages,
without investigation and without
compromise Just before the presi-
dent was due to arrive, thirty special
waters who were to serve the lunch
con, put on their coats, preparatory
to walking out. They had not asked
for more pay, but when stopped by
the steward. told him they had de-
cided they must have fifty per cent
increase on the contract prices before
they would begin their duties. The
was their, and the increase
was granted.
Mrs. Wilson Cheered.
Mrs. Wilson accompanied the presi-
dent Dressed in black and wearing
a large bouquet of orchids and vio-
lets, she drew almost as much ap-
plause as the president.
At the meeting of women the presi-
dent was introduced by Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, former superintendent
Of Chicago's schools, who declared
he had kept the United States shon-
orably at peace. Miss Jane Adams
occupied a seat in a box.
TIE president defined his message
to the women as follows. Society
is now organizing its whole power
in order that it may understand itself,
in order that it may have a new or
ganization and instrument of civili-
zation; and | am ambitious that AM
erica should show the way in this
great enterprise" He did not touch
on votes for women.
The president declared that some Of
the difficulties in the foreign relation
ships of the United States have been
due to the fact that other nations
have not realized that this nation was
when the nations of
the world come to love America" he
said, they will obey and follow Am
erica"
Distrust of Each Other.
The president spoke OF his hope
that the time will come when in in
ternational relations. nations will rec
ognize that the right of humanity
is greater than the right of sover-
eignity"
"One of the things that disturbed
me in my talks with the railroad man
ayers and employees in the railroad
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