The Washington times., 1920-04-06
REFUSE BAIL
WHEN JAILED
viii Await Arrival Of Counsel,
Say First Two Plckets
Locked Up.
RANKS TO BE REINFORCED
Demonstration In Front OF En-
bassy Is Halted BY
Police.
RANKS TO BE REINFORCED

Undsunted by the arrest Of two
Of their members yesterday. Ameri-
can women sympathixing with Irish
freedom resumed their picketing Of
the British embassy at 11:46 this
morning. At 1880 the first two
pickets were placed under arrest
and taken to Police Headquarters.
Later this afternoon two more
pickets were arrested.
Submit to Arrest.
The first arrested women gave their
nsimes as Mrs. Honor Walsh. OF Ger
mantown. Pa. and Miss Elaine Barrie,
Of Philadelphia.
A large crowd had gathered to
watch the women when . patrol
wagon from the Second preciAct ar
rived with Inspector sullivan. Cap
tain r. d. Doyle. several policemen.
and two policewomen. Inspectcr Sui
|llv@n and Captain nDyla nrst haated
Misc Barrie and then Mrs. walsh.
Captain Doyle asked both II they
realized they were in front Of the
British embassy.
I'VE do" they replied.
Captain Doyle then said:
81 am informed by the honorable
District Commissioners that you are
violating q statute, and ! am ordered
to place you under arrest IL you do
not desist."
Mrs. Walsh said:
I'VE have been Informed that that
is not a law, but of course, you can't
argue that"
$780," Doyle replied. ,'T can only
carry out my Instructions"
"In that case said Mrs. Walsh.
"we'Il submit to arrest, IL necessary,
In the cause of the Irish Republic"
Patrol IL Resumed.
Sullivan and Doyle then stepped
aside for FIVE minutes while the wom-
en-. smiling. resumed their patrol.
Captain Doyle then summoned the
two policewsmen, who made the ar
rests.
At police headquarters Mrs. Walsh
and Miss Barrie declared they would
not accept bail, but would await the
arrival of their counsel from Phila-
delr hia.
The women said other pickets
would be sent to patrol the embassy.
About l o'clock two additional
pickets were arrested in front OF the
British embassy. They were Miss
Kathleen O'Brien, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Helen O'Brien. of st. Louis.
As soon as the second group Of
women had been arrested, Ii was an
nounced that picketing would be dis
continued for the day. The Irish
women sympathizers then left for the
Capitol where they intend to take
poll of every member Of Congress,
asking each member point blank
whether he favors the abrogation OF
all treaties with England and whether
he favors refusal to grant an exten-
sion for the payment of tho British
debt to this country until Ireland Is
granted her freedom.
Expected Arrest.
The women went on duty expect
ing ARTIST. A company OF other
should the police take the FIRST senti-
nels away and to hold the post re-
gardless OF consequences. Among
them were:
Miss Edith Ramsey. OF Brooklyn,
NJ Y, a young woman OF Scotch-Eng-
lish ancestry and descended from a
former governor OF Massachusetts.
Miss Helen Laird, of Philadelphia,
a Scotch Presbyterian.
MISS helen " DITCH, Ol o.
whose grand uncle was a general In
the civil war and consul to London
under Cleveland.
Miss Mollio Carroll, an actress, of
Boston, Mass, whose mother spent
time in English prisons as an Irish
patriot
Mrs. Kathleen O'Brien.
Miss Catherine McCune and Miss
Mary Calvin. of Philadelphia
Text on PiacarSs-
Some OF the placards borne de-
clared that:
England has raided over 1000
homes in the Irish republic"
England has deported nearly 5000
citizens Of the recognized Irish re-
public"
A number OF them chronicled In
dividual English murders as:
ENGLAND murdered Thomas Nc
Carthy, shot in his home In Thurles
March a. 1920"
ENGLAND murdered Mayor Mac
Curtain of Cork.
Names OF victims OF the uprising
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