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BANNER BEARERS
BEING ARRESTED
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militant leader. aud Miss Cath.
crime Morey OF Boston from un.
furling a biz yellow banner before
the White House gates. arrested
them and took them 10 head.
quarters,
Women Cling 20 Banners
The women ciung desperately TO
their yellow banner bearing a quo
tation from one OF President VII
sons speeches on democracy
You must move on. said the
patrolman You can't stand here
With that standard"
The two police women then
stepped up and argued for a mo
ment with Miss Burns Wouldn't
YOU rather give up the banner and
move on than be taken In" said
the officer You cant take away
this banner. It's private property. :"
said Miss Burns. we Will keep
a. II IN private and we have the
rlght TO stand here. our position
10 logical aud constitutional.
Yours IL Illogical and unconstitu.
tlonal."
Frall Girl is Game
The second police woman tried
TO get Miss Morey. a fran little
girl. 10 give up the fiEht.
mo. won't" she snapped. her
face growing pale You have no
right TO do this"
The two policewomen took the
suf'ragiats and their banner in
charge.
The arrested suffragists were re-.
leased shortly after arriving AZ
Police headquarters Before being
freed they were warned against
further attempts TO picket
Startling Conference
The orders against plcketinE
came az a direct result OF a con.
ference between Pullman. inspcc-
tor Grant and Miss Alice Paul.
slim. trail leader OF The cause
just what abe told the officials
was not made public. tho there
we're suggestions that her remarks
were such as 10 startle the ma.
ton"
NiAttl+sh hAAN WIN Mlft raul
was over the telephone. He
showed plainly he meant business
and that he will accept any chal.
lenge the militants want 10 hurl
at him.
Russian Sympathetic
The following letter was received
today by Miss Paul from \. AL
Bessaraboff. OF the Russian com.
mission:
Miss Alice Paul
My Dear: | have Just read
about the deplorablo incident near
the White House.
From all my heart and soul |
am proud OF the courage OF Ameri.
can women. who so boldly demand
real liberty and democracy.
4 pray all good forces in the
world TO give you the courage TO
stay mistaken. TO find in high
ideals unlimited forces OF JOY. help.
Ing you not to fall down spirit.
ually.
Il am proud Of Miss Burns and
Mrs. Lewis. who stood so courage
ously, despite the angry crowd.
IN Russia different kinds OF op-
pressors did the very same thing
ms American police do now Yet
real liberty was won and there are
no forces on the earth which could
disprove humanity from H.
with deepest respect and admir-.
alton.
(Signed)
~. A. BESSARABOFF.
Junior Inspector OF Russian Ar
tillory Commission
viii Await Test Case
The women arrested were
charged with obstructinR traffic
and told they would have TO appear
later to defend the charge.
The police told the two women
that other charges might be made
2 gainst them, tho they refused to
say what these might be. Pullman
granted them time to get counsel
and they returned to suffrage head
quarters. whore Miss Burns declared
police had violated her rights mas
much as peaceful picketing was
proper and that II had been In ef.
feet since January Q without inter
ference.
While the women were under ar
lest other women at their head
quarters prepared denunciatory
hammer OF canvas which could not
be easily torn. but Miss Alice Paul
indicated the picketing would cease
FOR the time being until test had
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