Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-03
EAK Of YELLOW
bRTHEPAC|F|STS
|uarters Daubed With
by Members of District
National Guard.
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uarters of the Emergency
Foundation, at 1921 Pennsyl-
Fenue, was daubed with yellow
|hortly before noon today by
of the District National
Who. having been ordered out TO
khe peace" meeting last night,
brkins off a little of their feel
AZ.
kterior Of the headquarters was
d with yellow crepe paper, the
and front of the store occu-
we'll splashed with yellow
the soldiers had hung up the
tper a man in civilian clothes
the headquarters and asked:
are you going to close this
Informed that Il was not gong
bsed he became moro emphatc:
close up shop here today or
ming in to smash 1t up.
! low Paint on Windows.
|ep out of war delegate from
hwn got into an argument with
and while that was in prog
soldiers daubed on the yellow
/ d ran away.
civilians despoiled the banners
e up literature inside the
|rters.
Miss Elizabeth Freeman. the
second lieutenant. was reached
telephone while at Convention
the telephone heard the
hE and I heard curses. Miss
said later in describing the
she had hurried to headauar-
called for police protection.
|rgeant and two policemen were
guard throughout the day to
+ crowd moving.
re going to keep this place
i ii is not going to he smashed
the def" that Miss Freeman
all critics of the paCifist prop
the yellow paint was being wash
the windows Miss Freeman eN-
II directed that 1t be removed for
you'd expose the vicious tactics
bposition. We are for peace and
Eish to attract an unruly crowd
|ould force the police TO do any
Ptructing the Delegates.
betting that Miss Freeman was at
In Convention Hall when the
|tarted was Just a meeting to in
elegates" There appeared to be
| In the hall. but Miss Freeman
, they numbered nearly 500.
bckner. former secretary of the
[ce commission. presided and DR..
|tarr Jordan was the principal
enthusiastic delegates reported
Encouragement" others for the
|rt showed encouragement and
fnly admitted that they had re-
hrsh treatment. One Massachu-
|resentative when told that they
ted his constituents laughed and
ben | don't give - for my
hts"
meeting the pacifsts adopted
Pns pledging continued agita-
! inst a war resolution in Con-
to the moment of its passa ge,
airing that thereafter their en-
fould be devoted to preventing
lion.
Stephens of Arden, Del, read
|lnication he said he had sent
ident Wilson, declaring that
b government decided to make
tple of those who would not
par laws" or who appealed to
) disobey them, he would offer
for that service to my coun-
hign Against Enlistments.
hcifists also began a campaign
Fly designed to prevent enlist
the army and navy. Declara-
re circulated by persons calling
les representatives of a no-en-
league. The signers pledge
les not to enlist. The declara-
Ft made their appearance late
ht at the mass meeting of the
and they continued in circu-
Pday. and many pacif1sts who
eble to sign last night sought
Rity to do so.
frs of yesterday, including fist
d small riots in the headGuar-
e Emergency Peace Federation
Bylvania avenue. resulted today
disappearance of many of the
IS and body banners worn by
lists.
Freely admitted that they had
p with their insignia through
icing attacked. The few Keen
War armbands that appeared
reefs drew from passing pedes-
I'd the drivers Of vehicles jeers,
d Kisses.
Mt to See the President.
ctdsts began their day by call
he headquarters of the Emer-
PACE Federation and asking for
pms. They were told to go to
toll and see their respective
and representatives.
persuade them not TO vote for
the word that was passed.
fochner. former secretary of the
Lce commission, said:
ess has the power to declare
we shall try to stop them from
or 1t. We are still pacifists
want to go to war"
legates were instructed to &c
ntion Hall after they had seer
hators and representatives for
Pg to appoint committees tc
10 Congress the set of resolu-
opted at the mass meeting las,
Those. with other things, de-
war and declared that Amer
Puld stay out of the war zone.
was planned to appoint an
mmittee to go to the White
hd endeavor to see Presiden,
hrSe" said Lochner, I'VE prob
not get to the President. but
try IT anyhow. We must dc
Pc we can to prevent war
Meeting Heavily Guarded.
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