The Washington times., 1917-06-29

Miss Virginia Arnold. one OF the
jailed pickets, told the breakfastsrs
that II they doubted that strenuous
measures were necessary, they should
stay in Jail to realize how futile II Is
for men to attempt the whole task OF
government
IF you think 1t is foolish to break
n'Inor laws, such as police regula-
TONS" she said. you must remember
mat the greater laws OF humanity are
being broken, so co."
The most fiery confession OF faith
was outlined by Miss Morey, most
:. tive OF White House pickets, who
had just finished her first jail sen
tcnce.
VIII Use Any Meana-
~we want to show the country" she
declared, that we'll use any means in
car power to bring our case before
the proper peopIe-police regulations
n Notwithstanding to force the
President to give us action on this
issue"
Miss Lavinia Dock. OF Pennsylvania,
che Of the jailed women. who is nifty
nine years old, told the gathering:
AS soon as go back to Pennsyl-
vania and finish raising my crop OF
war beans, I'll come back to Wash
iagton and gladly go to Jail for our
principles.
In America, It Is possible that the
men are not prepared TO night our
cause with the vigor we night it In
England, but II they do, we must be
prepared to meet it"
The suffrage breakfast began ct .
o'clock. 1t was thirty minutes late
getting under way. The six SUI
frage prisoners. who were rushed
from the District jail to suffrage
headquarters in a motorcar. following
their release at T:3O o'clock, were the
guests OF honor. No demonstration
marked their exit from the big red
prison near the Eastern Branch.
Many New Faces
At Cameron House, the headquar-
tsrs Of the suffragists, they found
many new faces to greet them Out,
of-town suffragists, attracted by the
spectacular and historic aspects Of the
women's release, travelled all might
to reach Washington for the break
fast
One of them had taken a train
out of Philadelphia at 3:16 O'clock
this morning. Others had come from
New York, New Jersey, and Della
ware. with a number from Richmond
and other Southern points. All were
Jubilant at the homecoming Of the
ak
John Reed. magazine writer, wal
the only man to address the gather
ing. He addressed them as fellow
convicts."
-For 1 have also been there" he
said. Il was arrested for walking
along the picket line during the strike
at Paterson, N. J.. in 1919. only wal
given thirty days in the county jail
When ] asked the judge what th'
charge was, he replied: Amy mor'
impertinence from you. and you will
be fined $500 in addition for contempt
Of court
Il think our Government is primhr
fly a government by coercion. i
makes no difference what the Con
stitution says or what the laws say
The only thing that makes any diff
ference Is power.
DlsaEreeabIeness Effective.
sTou have in England a demonstra
tion of the value OF being disagree
able to the government What WON
an suffrage is being given in England
is the result very largely OF the mill
tant suffrage campaign which wal
carried on under Mrs. PankhurstI
direction, the result OF being dis
agreeable to the government
az was told at the Capitol q few
days ago that you had Alienated voter
by your tactics these latter days. anc
that a. a result, the cause Of woman
suffrage had been set back q grea
deal This ! do not believe. be
lieve they are trying their best TO hnc
q way to give you suffrage without
appearing 10 give in TO you"
Miss Mabel Vernon. the leader Of
the imprisoned pickets, was msnaeinE
IN tone as she told the suttragstteS
Have Been Toe PatiehL
II do not want to go back to 3Ai
and don't want others to go, because
II should not be necessary. womer
have been too patient for. the pas
nifty years. Now the spirit we wan
TO have in every woman is q demand
for political freedom so insisten
that the Sovernment can no longer
deny this demand. II this struEEl,
causes US to go to Jail, well and good
Why should we stop in our hEht fol
liberty and ask II every act lie in &C
cordance with the law which men have
made?
Il meant what 1 said at our trial OF
wednesday, that II We had known
that we were committing a violation
of law, we still would have gone on
convinced that what We were doinf
was necessary for the advancement
OF the cause for which we are work
ing.
AT this time OF world coniiict II Il
more incumbent than ever upon tn,
members OF the Woman's Party tina
they should keep on with single minC
and determined purpose TO win DO
litical freedom for the women o.
America Do not falter. do not Civ,
mp ever, until this work 10 done"
Crowd Awaits Release.
Thirty minutes before the suffra.
Eists were released. a crowd hac
gathered in front OF the District jail
Warden zinkhan reached the jail
with an attendant at about 7:I5 anc
waited outside for the arrival of the
reception cOmmittea from aunra0,