Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-01-22
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The Administration was much en-
barassed by this turning Of the spot
light towards headquarters, and seiz-
ed upon the opportunity 10 order the
cessation of picketing. This being
| an infringement of a legal right of
/ petition. the National Woman's Party
| continued its course, and then ensued
a systematic attempt upon the part
of the authorities 10 terrorize the
| women into surrender On June 20,
/ Miss Burns and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis
were attacked BY mob, the police
standing idly by. and the banner was
torn to shreds. On June p, Miss
Burns and Miss Mercy were arrested
for carrying a banner, often carried
| before, inscribed with a quotation
from one of Presidents Wilson's re-
cent speeches:
I'VE shall fight for the things We
have always held nearest our hearts.
for democracy, for the right Of those
who submit to authority to have
voice in their own government
The charge was "obstructing traf-
fic." They were released on their per-
sonal recognizances TO appear for
| trial. but the case was never called.
f. One June %, FIVE more pickets were
arrested for carrying the same BAN
ner, but these cases also were never
tried
On June rs, twenty women went to
the White House gates with familiar
banners inscribed How long must
women wait for liberty?' and Mr.
President. you say liberty is the
fundamental demand of the human
spirit Only six of these women
were tried, although all were arrest
ed. including nine more pickets the
following day The six were sentenc-
ed to three days in pail or twenty
five dollars fine.
On Independence Day lS women
were arrested for carrying banner
with the quotation from the Declara-
ton of Independence: Governments
derive their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed" The sentence
was s25 fine or three days in jail
on July IA, Bastille Day, sixteen
women carried to the White House
banners repeating Liberty, Equality,
Fraternity" The sentence was sixty
day in the government workhouse at
Occoquan. After serving three days
of this sentence, the women were
"pardoned" Internationally by Presl-
dent Wilson.
For three weeks the picketing went
on unmolested until August 18th,
when the kaiser Wilson banner was
attacked by a crowd of government
clerks and men in sailors uniforms
The police permitted the rioting which
ensued during four days, in which,
without the slightest interference
from the police, women were dragged
and man-handled, $1,140 worth OF
hammers destroyed, including American
flags. and a shot fired through win
dow OF the suffrage headquarters
on one day the police themselves at
tackled pickets and tore UP banners.
The only arrests made were OF two
men who tried to defend women from
attacks. No woman carrying either
the Russian or the Kaiser wilson
banner has ever been arrested
on August 18th, word came TO the
Woman's Party that pickets would be
again arrested, not if they "obstructed
traffic. but IF they picketed." Wait
ing until late afternoon when pass
ing government clerks would give
semblance of crowd for the pretext
blocking traffic." the police under
their new orders, arrested six women
who carried banner reading ENG
land and Russia are enfranchislng
women in war time" How long
must women wait for liberty" '"The
government orders our banner de-
stroved because they tell the truth. (
The sentence was thirty days at Oc-
eoouan or a fine of ten dollars.
On August 23rd, six more women
were arrested for carrying the fol-
lowing quotations from speecnes
made by President Wilson: i tell
YOU solemnly. ladies and gentlemen,
we cannot postpone justice any
longer in these United States,' and
Il don't wish to sit down and let any
man take care of me without my hav-
ing at least a voice in it, and If he
doesn't listen to my advice l am go
ing to make it as unpleasant for him
as / can" A fine of $25 or thirty
days was imposed The Court Of APP
peals granted an appeal of these
cases.
On August 2Sth, the same women
with four others were arrested and
given the same sentence. The Court
of Appeals again granted an appeal.
on September 4th, the day Of the
draft parade, thirteen women were ar
rested for carrying to President VIII
son this banner, "Mr. President, how
long must women be denied voice
in the government which is conscript-
ing theirs sons?" These women were
sent to 0ccoquan for sixty days.
The six pickets who went out on
September 18th were given only a
month. The judge forgetting the
blocking traffic" charge, explained
! this inconsistency by saying, Il will
give you light sentence, because the
banners were so mild" Mr.. Presi-
dent. what will you do for woman
suffrage?"
The next group went out on Septem-
Der 22nd. They carried banner with
long quotation from President
Wilson, which said in part: This
nation originated in the sharpest kind
of criticism of public policy.
We have forgotten the very principle
~ nu, origin If we have forcotfpn how