Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-22
White House Picketinq
Stopped by Police
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S""'ihueu rum Ehke One
Our position is logical and constitutional
yours is illogical and unconstitutional"
The second policewoman tried to get Miss
Morey frail little girl, to give UP the
fight
NO won't" she snapped, her face grow
ing pale. You haven't any right to do
The two policewomen took the suffragists
and their banner in charge
SOON RELEASED
The arrested suffragsts were released
shortly after arriving at police headquar-
ters. Before being freed they were warned
against attempts to picket.
They were charged with obstructing traf-
fic and told they would have to appear later
to defend the charge.
The police told the two women that other
charges might be made against them,
Enough they refused to say what these
might be. Pullman granted them time to
get counsel and they returned to suffrage
headquarters, where Miss Burns declared
that the police had violated her rights, in
asmuch as peaceful picketing was proper
and that 1t had been in effect since jan
uary without interference
MISS PAUL'S TALK WITH PULLMAN
The whole reason for the police order
became apparent when Miss Alice Paul, of
Philadelphia, detailing what she had said
to Major Pullman in a telephone talk, ad-
mtted that she had said she wished to
"articulate the unrest of this country on the
suffrage question" And that II this effort
to promote unrest embarrassed the Presi-
dent then the fault was the Governments
and the women would continue their work.
Did you tell Superintendent Pullman
you wanted to embarrass the President?'
Miss Paul was asked.
Yes" she replied, then corrected that
statement sufficiently to explain that II her
efforts to express the nations unrest on
suffrage was embarrassing they would keep
on with the embarrassment
She said she could not recall making any
remarks about German money behind the
propaganda, although it is understood that
she denied to Pullman that money from
Germans German sympathizers had been
used.
The following letter was received today
by Miss Paul from N. A. Bessaraboff, of
the Russian artillery commission:
II have just read about the deplorable
incident near the White House.
From all my heart and soul l am proud
of the courage of American women, who
SO boldly demand real liberty and democ-
racy.
II pray all good forces in the world to
give you the courage to stay unshaken, to
find in high ideals unlimited forces of joy,
helping you not to fall down spiritually.
II am proud Of Miss Burns and Mrs.
Lewis, who stood so courageously despite
the angry crowd.
"ln Russia different kinds of oppressors
did the very same thing as American police
do now Yet a real liberty was won and
there are no forces on the earth which could
dssuade humanity from 1t.
with deepest respect and admiration,
N. A. BESSARABOFF,
Junior Inspector of Russian Artillery
Commission"
Members Of the Russian commission, who
are here as the official and recognized
representatives of the new and free Russia,
denounced Bessaraboffs letter, saying he
was "a representative of the old imperial,
despotc Russian Government" They ex-
pressed extreme regret that Russian
had addressed any such letter to the
pickets.