The Detroit times., 1917-06-22
SUFFRAGE
pickle 7 S
DISPERSED
Police Arrest Banner
Bearers; Forbid Fur
Their Activity

NAhNA 49, =
! WASHINGTON. June % Police
today put an end 70 all suffrage pick
citing Of tho White House
Following two days nearrioung.
Major Pullman lssued strict orders
sgalns, pcrmsunetshe mllitants to
haunt their banner. or 10 stand be
/ fore the white HouSe
Pullman served notice on The
women at 30 that they could not
continue their picketing Then he
strung a line OF patrolmen and po-
Hcewomen from suffrage headquar-
tiers block away from the White
House up 10 and along the avenue
on which the mansion fronts
The period OF leriency has
passed. he told the United Press
after issuing this order
Shortly after issuance Of the or
der. three patrolmen and two police
women after trying peacefully 20
dissuade MISS Lucy Burns. militant
leader. and Miss Catherine Norvy
OF Boston from unfurllng a BIG vel
low banner before the White House
gates. arrested them and took them
TO headquarters
The women clune desperately 10
their yellow banner bearing a quota.
ton from one 81 President Wilson's
speeches on democracy
The arrested sunraglsts were 70
leased shortly after arriving N 20
lice headquarters. Before being
freed they were warned against fur
Their attempts 90 picket
The women were charged with OBJ
structing traffic and told they WOULD
have TO appear later 70 defend IRE
charge The police told the women
that other charges might BE- made
against them, tho they refused %
say what these might be Pullman
granted them tine 70 get counsel
and they returned TO suffrage head
quarters. where Miss Burns declared
that the police had violated ner
rights inssmuch as peaceful picker
ing was proper and that it had been
in effect since Jan without inter.
ference. Miss Morey declared that
Inspector Grant. upon hnding that
the banner quoted President Wi
sons speech instead Of the Russian
hammer. was unbiased"
While the women we're under Ar
iest other women at their head
quarters prepared a new denuncia-
tory Russian banner OF canvas
which could not be easily torn but
Miss Alice Paul indicated that the
rioketing would cease for tho time
being until a test had been made OF
the present case
The reason FOR The police order
today became apparent when Miss
Paul, detailing her talk 20 Maj Pull
man. admitted that she had said
she wished 20 art.culate the unrest
in this country on the suffrage cue
ton" and that n this effort n pro
mote unrest embarrassed the presi-
dent. then The fault was tho govern.
ments. and the women would con.
tlnue their work.
Did YOU tel Supt Pullman you
wanted 10 embarrass the PRESIDENT"
Miss Paul was asked
Yes" she replied. then corrected
that sufficiently 10 explain that if
her efforts 70 express The nations
unrest on suffrage WAS embarrass
ing, they would keep on With the
embarrassment
The following letter vac received
today BY Miss Paul. from y a PES
sarabof. Of the Russian artillery
commissions
Miss Alice Paul
Ny Dear have just read about
| TIE deplorahls incident near the
/ White House
From an my heart and soul am
| proud % the courage - American
women. who 80 boldly demand real
/ liberty and democracy. 7 pray All
\ good forces In the world 90 give YOU
I the courage 90 stay unRhakem o. hnd
/ IN nigh Ideals unlimited forces a. l0y.
helping you not o. fall down spirit
ually
am proud % Miss Burns and Mise
| Lewis, who stood SO courageourfv
| dcspite tho angry crowd
pressors ala the very sane thing e.
| American police 40 now. Yet q zeal
| liberty won and. there are no f0rreq
| on the earth which could afanrove
! humanity from a.
With deepest respect and sdrira-
/ " A BEsS4 nABorF.