Evening journal., 1917-07-20
NIbITANTS FREED
At Wilson's WORD
First Refused TO Accept
Presidents Pardon, But
Later Change Minds
-PICKETING WILL
BE CONTINUED


)ardoned by President Wilson yester.
lay afternoon. After at first saying
that they would not accelN the pardon
the women left the workhouse at 4
o'clock and returned to Washington by
automobile.
They were the guests of honor at
dinner at the headquarters of the Ma.
tional Woman's party, and the sixteen
kept "open house" last evening.
Dudley Field Malone collector Of the
port Of New York and volunteer counsel
for the women, was in charge of the
returning party. He was accompanied
by j. A. II. Hopkins, Progressive Ma
tional Committeeman from New Jersey
and the husband OF one Of the imprison-
ed women. Gibson Gardner, the hus-
band of another of the prisoners, was
also Of the Occoquan escort.
Mr.. Hopkins issued a statement
last night predicting that Congress
would adopt the Susan B. Anthony
amendment at this session If It had
an opportunity 10 vote on It, He said
that the President was inieresed IN
his proposed poll of Congress and
asked him TO proceed with II.
At the headquarters of tho National
Womans Party last night predictions
were freely made that the President
was about to support the amendment
and had changed front on the ma
tional suffrage issue.
AS each woman left the workhouse
she was caught in a whirlwind Of en-
braces passing from one TO another OF
the twoscore suilragists gathered there
Some were fearful, but all were smiling
But after the first wave of greetings
had subsided the sense of grievance
supplied the dominating motif Of each
little group.
Mr.. Malone. explaining the acceptance
of the pardons, said:
'The pardon of the President was ac-
cepted by the defendants as acknowl-
. edgment that a grave injustice had
been done TO sixteen American women
in their efforts TO obtain political liberty
by the passage of the Federal amend
ment."
Mrs. Robert II. Walker, of Baltimore
said: 1T was only on account Of the
deep love Of America and sense oi
patriotism that we were willing 10 sui
fer any indignities if it would caus'
the Administration TO grant us politica
liberty. We did not want America Z
be the last of the civilized nations Z
enfranchise her women citizens.
ave think that the President ha
met this situation as the big American
leader that he is. and that he will prov
il bv the speedy passage Of the Fedora
amendment. We all we're willing Z
accept his pardon with that under
standing"
Mrs. J. A. II. Hopkins was the frs
member Of the party TO give her "im
pressions" TO the waiting ncwspape
men.
0If two days and nights spent o
bread and water bring hunger" sh
declared. eve are hungry. With th
execution of some thin oatmeal porridg
with a little milk and a suspicion {
sugar offered us this morning, we hay
eaten nothing since we went dow
there. Nothing else was ht TO ca
though we tried
After our first examinat' on are
our arrival late Tuesday atternoo
we were tod that we could take int
dinner certain edibles which friend
had given us. We took them in. bu
the matron promptly took them ava
from US.
when we reached the workhous
all our clothes we're taken from vi
even our wedding rings. and we weI
given regular prison garments. \
prison shoes were available. howeve
and we could not get our own snot
on over the heavy w0ollen stocklnt
given us so rather than let us haN
our own stockings they told us 70
,are legged. which we did.
"In our dormitory were eightee
Negro women in two rows OF pe,
,ccupving one end OF the room, WI
narrow aisle separating them trc
mr. beds. We were forced to use u
anne toilet facilities, about wni'
ere we're no possible privacy, n
zen partitions between the ru'
lower baths offered.
Our drinking water came In q
me bucket and we were suppos
use the same cup-not santa
linking Gun but an ordinary .
pper. This morning a pitcher
water was brought over TO us, o
@ matron said it was a mistake a
ok Il away. -
we had reason to believe that l
.ced association with Negro won
g a studied indignity and discrln
ton against us. We were told u
lsnary Negroes and whites we
used separately. but that the Nee
-mitory was full and It was nee
" TO put some in the white dorr
". We we're given an opportun
glance into the Negro dormito
jwever. and saw row atter TO"
ds which were not in use
4 Tuesday night and all day w
sday we we're denied even the m
cessary toilet articles We
AT even have tooth brushes f1na
1.s morning we werc permitted
a~e these and certain other nee
tries from our bags and were Tor
carry them with us at all III
8 rough fear the Negroes would 81
m.
Not one OF us was given an
rtunity to write even letter no
ch day We were promised this
.rtunity az night, hut when nj
ne we were told We would have
AIT until the next day. Telegri
ere brought to US when the supe
dent deemed It imperative, oil
Sc they we're held until the foil
morning.
IT was reported that we we're 81
a ir choice OF inside or outside W
his Is not so. Several OF the wol
Il ,ked fr farm work in pTefere
sewing, but were told that the v
ould be too hard for them. We v
" ven the work OF sewing on
h ,cets and pillow cases. II is not
n nat we were forced to sew for
81 zen prisoners We we're given
.pnortunity for exercise"
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