The Washington times., 1917-08-17

ply a blind pseudo-martyrdom that
commands them to Withstand all man.
ner OF assault in the interest OF what
| they call their cause. Then, ema-
ciAted. pale-faced girls many OF them
are, the majority of plain appearance
and unattractlve dress. They might
be vagabonds in life for all the pass
erby would know, though many
doubtless have sought education in
the schools or colleges.
Care Only for cause"
Their feelings? They believe and
say strong things about the President
and Congress. They scowI at their
antagonists and frown the whole day
long. They rarely smile. As for
America and their sisters in the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage As
ISOLATION busily engaged in patriotic
serVice-what do the pickets Of the
National WomGn's Party care about
that? One OF the-,leRders frankly
said she didn't care whether America
won the war or not-she didn't care
anything about anything but suf-
frage. And SO frequent have been
these pronouncements that II Is not
uncommon to hear the charge made
that the unrest produced by the
pickets is somehow German. But
since the American flag floats over
Cameron House every day. no one for
q minute supposes that German money
has any connection with the picket
ing, though Alice Paul Is quoted as
having said that she believed 1t her
duty to stir up Just as much unrest as
she possibly can and to make the
President just as miserable" as she
can.
Refuses to BE Miserable.
Unfortunately. Mr.. Wilson refuses
to get miserable. He went TO the
Belasco on Tuesday night to see "oh,
Boy" and last night went to Keith's
vaudeville. Crowds gathered at the
entrance to cheer him as he came
and went, and Mr.. Wilson smiled a
smile that doesn't augur well for the
misery to which he has been ruth
lessly condemned.
But, then, the pickets have other
things in store. And here enters the
serious phase OF the whole matter
one that Mr.. Wilson possibly does not
appreciate. Miss Maud Jameson, one
OF the picksts. determined the other
day that she would protect herself in
any future encounters with the crowd.
She bought q revolver and fifty
cartridges. She had II sent to Cam
eron House. She can't be arrested for
carrying concealed weapons because
the police don't know IL she is going
to carry the revolver or use Il from
the balcony OF Cameron House. Some
body fred a bullet through the upper
window OF the headquarters a few
days ago.
May Mean Tragedy Soon.
On all sides the prediction is being
made that the comedy cannot go on
indefinitely and that at any minute
II may mean a tragedy. The police
are supposed to be trying to pro-
tect the women and people in the
crowd from injury, but they are not
interfering with the tearing down /
OF the banners. They would hardly |
be human they say IL they did. For
as one army officer expressed IL: AS
look at that banner Kaiser Wilson
II is hard for me TO keep my hands
from II. I am q soldier and in uni
FORM and II wouldn't do for me TO
tear 1t down, but the word Kaiser
makes my blood boil / can't stand
seeing any American called Kaiser
by anybody, and don't blame the
people for tearing the thing down"
What Mr.. Wilson may not know Is
that while he goes his own serene
way unaggravated by what is occur.
ring, the people are not so serene.
md are Infatuated daily by the ban.
1ers. 1t is likely to result in some
hing very serious IL the anger OF the
people Is each day further aroused.
rhe police say they would not be sur.
orised IL some one tried to set FIRE to
Cameron House at night. And the
women pickets talk among them
Ielyes about retaliatory acts OF yio-
ence. Where II will all end nobody
Knows. President Wilson refuses TO
women to be arrested. He
5ays he doesn't care what they put
m the banners. But the polIce-welI,
Eey claim to be unable to guarantee
or law and order under the
so they grin and
,ear II.
Results2 The -pieketinE has
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