Evening star., 1920-04-06
-FOUR MORE WOMAN
P|CKETS ARRESTED;
F|XB0NDAT $1,000
Irish Sympathizers Continue
Demonstration Before
British Embassy.

Disregarding warnings of the fed
eral government that they would be
prosecuted under federal penal stat
utes. four women favorable to ar
Irish republic resumed today the
picketing Of the British embassy,
which led yesterday to two arrests.
A few minutes after the women ap-
peared carrying banners they were
warned by the police to leave and
when they failed to obey were arrest
ed They gave their names as Mrs.
Honor Walsh, 963 East Chelten ave-
nue.. Germantown, Pa; Miss Elaine
Barrie. of 1888 North goth street,
Philadelphia; Miss Helen O'Brien,
o221 Demar road, ST. Louis, n niece
OF Mrs. Walsh; Miss Kathleen O'Brien,
1874 South Goth street, Philadelphia.
FOR the sake of the Irish republic
Isl 1 summit to arrest" was the reply of
Mrs. Walsh when she was arrested,
The women arrived at the embassy
at IL O'Clock, and soon after a patrol
wagon filled with policemen drove up,
Capt. Doyle Of the third precinct, ac-
companied> by Inspector Sullivan, ap-
proa ched the women, and after Capt.
Doyle had asked them If they were
aware that. they were picketing the
British embassy. and they had an
swered in the Affirmative, he told
them that. by orders of the District
Commissioners. he had been author
lied to warn them that they were vio-
lating section 1852 of the United
sisted in picketing he would be compell-
ed to arrest them.
The women thanked him and pro-
ceeded to march with their standards
in front of the embassy Capt. Doyle
then called Policewomen Milliken,
Mckinley, Faux and Tillghnlan and
the pickets were arrested and driven
in the patrol wagon to the third pre-
cinct. Subsequently they were taken
to the house of detention. where Dis
trict Attorney Laskey placed their
bond at $1,000. They were not re-
leased.
Words ON Standards.
The inscription on the standards
carried by the women arrested were:
England. American women con-
denim your reign of terror in the Irish
republic" and England pillaged
parts of Cork in 1919 as she did New
York and Boston"
At headquarters of the women, 1T
was said Immediately following the
arrests. that others would take up the
work at once. and Miss Edith Ramsay
and Miss Helen Laird started for the
embassy. Others who will replace those
arrested include Miss Mary Calvin of
Philadelplifa, Mrs. Hannah Pickering
of New York, the last named being
q. sister-in-law Of Mrs. Amos Pinchot
0f txi6 city. Misss Hefen CraH6 Of New
York and Mrs. Harry Walker OF New
York
Miss Mollie Carroll, who was one Of
the two women arrested YESTERDAY,
Park, Md. at 5 o'clock this afternoon
and will drop literature relative to
the Irish cause over the city.
The women declared that they
would continue to picket indefinitely.
Their forces were being augmented
today by volunteers from all parts OF
the country.
steps to stop Plcketins.
When the picketing was resumed
yesterday the federal government took
immediate steps to put a stop to It..
United States District Attorney LaslSey
Informed Matthew O'Brien. counsel for
the women, that II his clients persisted
they would be prosecuted under a fed
eral statute which makes the offering
of an insult to a diplomatic representa-
tive of foreign government or to his
official residence felony punishable
by a penitentiary sentence.
simultaneously Id5hcy COINIl
Gated his decision to the District Of
Columbia Commissioners, who instruct
ed the police to arrest the women after
warning them. Capt. Doyle of the third
precinct and two policewomen were
sent to the embassy in a patrol wagon
and found Mrs. Mary Walker of 222
Vanderventer avenue, Astoria. L. l.,
and Miss Mollie Carroll of 16S West
18th street. New York city, carrying
banners on the sidewalk.
Capt. Doyle informed the banner
bearers that unless they left in fifteen
minutes they would be arrested under
federal statutes. but they refused to de-
headquarters. and were Immediately
released without bond by direction Of
Mr.. Laskey, the charge against them
being dismissed.
Mr.. Laskey afterward explained that
the women had been arrested before
their counsel had time to deliver to
them a message from him, saying
that if they insisted on picketing the
embassy they would be prosecuted.
Women Destroy Standard.
Considerable excitement occurred in
front OF the embassy short time be-
fore the arrest Of the two pickets,
when Miss Sophy Stanton and Mrs.
Hattie Larkin of the Farnsboro apart
ment. this city. snatched the standard
from the hands of Miss Mary Nc
kenna of New York, and. tore 1t to
pieces. They were arrested and taken
to the third precinct, where they were
charged with disorderly conduct and
released upon depositing a cash col
lateral of $25 each.
When the names Of Miss Stanton
and Mrs. Larkin were called In the
District of Columbia branch of the
Police Court this morning no answer
was forthcoming and they forfeited
their collateral.
ReinfOrcements to the pickets con-
tinued to arrive in the city last night.
One delegation from Philadelphia,
consisting of Katherine McKeown.
Elsie OShea, Katherine O'Brien and
Laura Groudy. were anxious to re-
sumo the picketing last night. but. on
conducted only in the daytime, sought
their rooms at the La Fayette Hotel
Another delegation came from Bos-
ton, and a telegram was received by
Mrs. Thomas j. Corliss, spokeswoman
for the women. reading, Five liberty
bonds in national bank. Omaha. Neb..
belonging to undersigned horny-hand-
expenses of your righteous campaign
to forestall the plan of the English
government to massacre the Irish
people. Hold the fort until our
Nebraska women arrive" This was
signed by ]. H. Howard.
AGAIN Is CHOSEN DIRECTOR.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation Re-
fuses Allan A. Ryan's RESIGNATION