Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
NM SUFFRAGlSTS TO
RIOW UP WHITE HOUSE
49,, From Anarchists to I'm
prisoned Picketers Cause
Big Stir
uoMEN GET CLEAN BILL
..u,,;on Discloses No Evidence
ln'e'' of Disloyal Affilia-
tions
%, a stoS Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. %.


-,.,,very that Some OF ue oo,,an and
DISC ,,rison sentences al Occouua 49,,
servn,s sbington Jail for pieke.ns p. nd ady,sing
the WA mail from anarcnists' au>.se ,,
receivins III ndon mild measures, like pick
them 10 Urging them to blow up ,ne
stins, a,u ,so has led washington ponce
white Tnanartment Of Justice to 'nNesusa,e
and the Dp,ant If any, the movement Is
10 VIVA. S,, persons opposed to the Anler'-
supporter ',,ant ~ SO far the police nave
can GOV evidence that the suffrage
obtained .,,ovement is part Of the German
picke's, in America or Una, tne 20.
prop M,oman's party has afiiila'ons VIII"
,ohS ,no,'oyal organizations
'''N ~ the women connected WIN t.e
sonI movement have been iouhu w '
su,sstors to be among the nhes' ,,iovea LII
ves,can vest,e womanhood. VINO are
Ans '',s for lack Of judgment
'n. ~. pesey B. Johns. OF New n,od norN ea'y, !,
ME tbe Occoquan workhouse' ieoe .,Si,,
now IN ~ VIZ time ago from an anarcnis.,
letter sone g., abandon the mild picketing
urging me and bow up the White House
camp"e. child" he wrote, why Kid
my ue s', doing such futile works. there
yourself ~. sensible things you might get
are SO ,na for; for instance, II you at-
into pr'son blow up the White House, IN
tempteo Icing TO make room for more
stead OF ,,,natics. MS they are called in
nund nus, I would say go ahead
a,..w nv dear girl" he concludes, you
NOW, think of woman suffrage or
Know suffering, call 1t what you may.
xomIM s,,rnan race is absolutely unnt LOT
In.ssentation. ~. They cannot represent eaol'
rp..Th o. The only solution left Is tor them
:. o. renresent themselves. ana that a'one
n
wiz wo,r 40 action is wholly unjustifiable. and
~, Judging your case, | would IN
,ha extreme penalty upon you all.
nec' o,r I have no love for the politicians.
", ,ass for the representatives or law ana
NV hut nevertheless. | realize that only
clVe., cl,,o methods will cure the present dis
o..p also the individuals who perpetrate
,his damnable system.
nyow grille. I shall be pleased to hear
,,or YOU, and IL there is anything can
=. f,r YOU. kindly let me know.
Tho letter apparently was written from
,,a Rand school, l40 East Nineteenth
street New York, said to be radical
institution. 49,. ...,
~. n,otber dated at Babylon. L. r. Sep
s.mhsr 2e 1917, in which the following
sppears: vo,,r f,tb.r savs
/ 4. homes YOU are getting big salary and
Nrobably it is paid by the Germans
Another suggestion of pay comes to hgh'
1, letter of cheer written In jail to Peggy
Johns BY Lucy Burns. who admonishes mel
sot N he afraid of forcible feeding.
about your work." she wrote. the
vomans party will gee that every one is
s.d and rested after you get out, till yot
.re nerfectly strong. Hundreds of people
mi alore in the woman's party. but In the
whole ,abor movement, and i'm the progress
siye and pacifst groups. will look after you
for you are fighting for all OF them
The Department of Justice would like &c
Snow more about Miss Burns's statement tc
Nrs. Johns, that she is working for tn
pacasts' groups. and will seek Information
IS 10 the extent to which pacifists arr
financing White House picketing campaign