Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-22
SUFFRAGE P|CKETS
PUT UNDER ARREST
Two, Holding Banner in Front
of White Hodse, Submit Mild
Iy to Police Orders.
BEARS PRESIDENTS WORDS

t1on came 10 an emu, 1or toudS at iSAS''
by the arrest of two of the woman
pickets who carried to the White
House gate a banner on which was H.
scribed words of the President. me
two women were Miss Lucy Burns and
Miss Katherine Morey. who acted as
If they had been well trained both In
their words and actions, for theS re-
cited their protest to the police in
calm undertone.
Far from creating scene. the arrest
Of the two piclkets was one OF the miio-
est occurrences of the kind that coulu
be imagined. and it occurred SO carry
in the day that it was missed py 'he
hundreds Of people who took the day
or to observe events from the cool
depths OF Lafayette Park.
Really, as a spectacle. it was lar
from the success it should have oeen'
and IL it had not been for the watchful
movie men and the crowd of reporters
the historic events of the morning
would go ringing down to poster'y
without any witness at all
Policemen There Early.
The white House sidewalk began to
be dotted with policemen quite early
in the day and it was not for two OF
three hours after the first bluecoat ar
rived that the pickets had breakIasIea,
arranged their toilet for strenuous
business of banner defending HAN
dozen motion picture men were yaWn-
ing in a dilapidated jitney waiting TOT
the daily riot, when a wateniui rs aosrs
coming from the front yard OF Cameron
House, which is suffrage headquarters
and chuck full of suffrage pep day
and night.
Immediately they began sightseeing
Up and down the barrels of their ma,
chimes like lot of trench takers armed
with rapid-fire guns. and meanIime
Miss Burns and Miss Morey advanced
ouit. unconsciously, unless their own
downcast looks were deceiving in this
respect The banner sr boas,dant. bore 1nese "oros
I'VE shall fight for the things we
have always held nearest our hearts
for democracy-for the right of those
who submit to authority to have
voice in their own government
This banner was the one raised by
the pickets yesterday after a crowd
had torn down the special sunragette
appeal to the Russian mission
Place Banner in 'Limelight."
Miss Burns and Miss Morey picked
out a nice wide spot in the pavement
where the light would be good for the
motion picture men and planted the
standard with a Inuu upon Lie blohSS.
Immediately half a dozen bluecoats
and two policewomen bore down upon
them. but for a moment they seemed a
bit taken off their feet:
They are the Presidents own words.
said one of the policemen.
That's nothing: orders is orders.
was the advice given by another po-
liceman. and with that the phaianx
moved up to the pickets.
You will have 70 move on or give
up your banner" said one of the police
men in a matter-ef f-fact tone.
At that Miss Burns. planting her left
foot forward, assumed a Friday-after-
noon attitude, and began to recite her
lines as II she had been saying them
over and over and over again. With
hands in front of her. Joan of Arc could
not have been milder or more righteous.
she said. in a low tone:
Defies the Police.
This is private property and you
have no right to touch our banner.
She lifted one hand. and with it
grabbed the banner tightly. while Miss
Aforey. who had been clinging to it
with both hands. grabbed all the
There was no sound save for the in
dustrious clicking of the movie reels.
Policewoman Farley spoke:
Miss Burns. wouldn't you rather
give this up peaceably than be ar
rested?'
No was the low reply This is
private property and we nave right
ward again, and in the tone of mar
tyr suffering from extreme laryngitis
continued: "Our position is logical
and constitutional and yours is il
logical and unconstitutional. You can't
take this banner from u.s.
Gently Escorted to Auto.
But they did take it away from the
pickets, and Miss Burns and Miss
Morey were gently escorted to wait
ing automobiie-not a rough. changing
given a ride to police headquarters.
There the roughest tbing that happened
TO them was to divulge their ages. for
they were allowed to walk out of po-
lice Headquarters after being charged
with obstructing traffic and unlawful
assembly.
Immediately thereafter Cameron
House began to hum with life. and the
tick of typewriters was heard. The suf-
fragists were giving out statements.
reams and reams of them Every one
rushed to the nearest newspaper re-
porter and was quoted. Among them
was Mrs. Abby Scott Baker. who al
lowed herself TO be quoted follows:
ITO quote Patrick Henry. if this dis
play was wrong. IF this be treason
make the most Of it.
Mrs. Baker was reminded that they
weren't charged with treason. but with
obstructing the traffic. and she re-
Trained from quoting Patrick Henry
any further.
Statement From Headquarters.
Suffrage headquarters also issued a
statement saying that "the best of
counsel had been engaged" to fight the
case in the Police Court although no
date has been set for trial Miss Mabel
Vernon. a sunragist who went TO police
headquarters to be interviewed by the
reporters there. said:
Miss Burns and Miss Morey ate
breakfast at Cameron house in the
hallway like peaceabie citizens. AS for
me, last night | slept on the porch
there and when l awoke I found the
house surrounded by policemen Had
known they were there / would have
rested easier. We sent out our pickets
and they reached the White House in
spite of all the policemen. They car
ried only banner containing por-
ton of the Presidents speech: ban
ner which was all right yesterday but
not all right today"
Crowds Suggest Circus Time.
After this episode :he crowds which
had gathered in Lafayette Park as
sumed the aspect of circus gathering,
waiting for the steam caIliope. In
front of suffrage headquarters at Cam
eron house there was an especially en-
thusiastic crowd. and il held its inter-
est up fairly well.
Z Shortly before noon Cameron house
sent out reports that the intrepid suf-