The sun., 1919-03-05
SUFFS FIGHT IN
STREET TO BURN
WILSON SPEECH
Women Badly Mauled in
Clashes With Police, Sol
dierS and Civilians.
TROOPER KNOCKED OUT
Militants Charge Cops in Fly
ing Wedge, but Are Hurled
Back Quickly.

Women and girls were bruised and
trampled upon. their banners torn into
shreds and their clothes and hats
crumpled and dishevelled when the
militant suffragists attempted to get
to President Wilson with their ap-
peals for recognition last night in the
vicinity of the Metropolitan Opera
House.
The women fought like catamounts
Many were scratched and severely
cuffed in the melee with uniformed
patrolmen and plain clothes men. Sol
diers and sailors entered the fracas
and one hardy trooper. unidentified, a
member OF the Rainbow Division, who
chairman of the National Woman's
party. and a sister suffragette, was
knocked unconscious. His limp body
was hurriedly carried away by men in
blue and khaki.
Six women were arrested and later
released after they had gone on silence
strike at the West Thirtieth street police
station, refusing to give their names OF
addresses. They Immediately returned
to the METROPOLITAN neighborhood. where
the Presidents speech. in some unac
countable manner. delivered in relays tC
the suffragists In the streets outside the
building, was burned by the freed pris
oners in an attempted bonfire. the start
ing Of which precipitated a second en-
counter between policemen and women
Those who Went to Jail.
1t was a merry fight. or sickening and
disgusting as one looked at It. But II
left the SUITS all outside Jail walls
which disappointed some Of them. max
ing the demonstration less effective ir
their opinion Those arrested were Mis-;
Alice Paul OF Washington, chairman o
the National Woman's party: Mis-:
Doris Stevens, legislative chairman OF
the organization Miss Elsie Hill. Mrs
Beatrice Castleton of Atlanta, Mrs
Minna Bodenheim of New York city anc
Miss Lucy Maverick Of San Antonio
Tex.
Miss Marya Ratavitch of Chicago, g
| tiny thing with bobbed hair. who useC
to be an aviatrix. but lately has beer
working with a New York newspaper
was quite badly hurt. Somehow in the
struggle she was knocked down. AS
couple Of the suffs and some sympathetic
men picked her up and tried TO draw
| her to a space where she could ge
her breath-she was dazed and breath
! ing hard-Mrs. Elisabeth Colt, long
| leader Of the militant suffs in New York
! who was stationed there In her automo
bile. tried to get Marya to take refug'
with her.
NO" she said, I'm going through
| the lines"
She pushed her puny strength agains
the solid wall OF officers. Suddenl!
two OF them seized her, one by eacl
| shoulder.
them said. Wen take you through"
Jane Doe" the Worst OF the Lot
! Using her as sort OF battering rar
they broke way through a mass o
| humanity that had become wedged be
! tween a limousine that was trying (
reach Broadway and the sidewal
crowds. When Miss Ratavitch was shot
as 1t were. into the open space benin
she was hatless, disheveled and ap
parently fainting, She was not ar
rested. The women who were arreste
street station house, turning theI
backs to Lieutenant Helmers. VIII
| was at the desk, and answering not
word to his queries, Helpless agains
the silence strike he entered Jane Doe
on the blotter at the instance of eac
woman, ana Sent them to ~the mGtron'
ward. But a few minutes later came
| mysterious telephone call to the Lieu
tenant the source of which he wouldn
tell and the suff sextet was released.
Police shoe Them Home.
Straight TO the National Woman
Party headquarters at IS East Forty
first street they went, and then bac
to the scene of the conflict near th
opera house. II wasn't long before the
were arrested again, but this time III
officers only took them JOY riding I
the station house, dumping them o
the pavement ouside and telling the
to so home.
1t wasn't at all In the plan that Ms
Paul Miss Stevens or Miss Hill shoul
be arrested-not in the plans OF tn
suffs. They were to he the speaker
As the line Of twenty-one women, wit
their banners. some bearing inscriptions
some Just the purple. white and gol
embiems Of the n. w. p, these thre
leaders walked at the side of the arm
like officers, directing their movement
Miss Margaretta Schuyler OF Portlan'
Me-, daughter of Dean Philip Schuyle
a pretty, slender young girl. who woi
a charming tan suit with an orane
smock-she had como from a tea part
walked in front, carrying the Amer
can flag Mrs. Wilmer Kearns of Rocl
vile Center, l.. l., carried a bannt
bearing an inscription. and SO did MI!
Il Continued on Second Pdoe