New-York tribune., 1922-04-27
'35Children and
Women Here on
Amnesty March
Western Pilgrims. Who VIII
Plead With President 10
Free Political Prisoners,
plod YEARLY About City
Mrs. Straight Is Hostess
Youngsters Also Treated to
Circus: 2 in Party Have
Never Seen Their Father

e,irty-uye women and children,
.,estly from Southwestern farming
..eti7ns. wan and worn from the rigors
, ten days Of travelling and parading.
arrived y New York yesterday on their
~sf to Washington, where President
harding has promised to hear their
,,eas on Saturday for the release ot
Aer hus aads and fat ers serving
sentences in Federal prisons for viola
,isn O. the espionage act,
TIE little band paraded up Broad
vsv Yesterday after the arrival from
Schenectady 20 the Hotel Workers
aeaaouaters at l53 West Flfty-frs.
street. Alter luncheon they were
taken to the circus At Mad son Square
Garden as guests OF -irs. J. Sarce ant
Cram Last nj II they were enter
,sined at dinner at home Of Mrs.
Willard Straight, li25 + tn Avenue,
and later attended an amnesty meet
.ng in Webster Hall. where t.ey were
,heered by l500 per sons.
One Cabload Goes Astray
On leaving the circus three of the
oder boys Of the party were placed in
TIE last taxi cab of a squadron of five
vhich were TO take the party to Mrs.
Stralght's home. The driver had roc
6een told his destination, SO he set cut
20 follow the other taXis. In a traffic
am at Forty-second Street the fifth
.ab lost the party
The driver turned in his seat to see
George Benefited. fifteen, and George 5
4ows at such crowds as cid not exist
ear their Oklahoma farms. The
river asked the boys where they were
% 60 and was told: "We're go;n' TO tn
o'gaN'
porty.soventb Street. Uojico sta-io,
where the youtbs we're hold until NJ
S.rajch, sent out a call TO the police
,or three missing bows. During the
meeting last night two of these boys
slept or the platform Of Webster Hail.
Dor. the third, amused himself blow
~ Up d huge red balloon which in
.erested him greatly when ii made a
aoise as the air leaked out through &
whistle
The children carried banners in the
U9r&0F ana at the nall TPaGlnT
81 Want My Daddy" "We Bear tn.
Pun ehment." Il Never Saw My Daddy
oDebs Is Free, Why Not NV Daddy? -
md "Four Years Since Saw. NV
0addv."
Kate Richards O'Hare. leader Of the
Won ems and children's crusade. ss:G
est ,,;rb+ a4 Nohs4o, IToll +hot ,hs
had served several nrison terms fo,
WHIT ehe called frea sneal,fnc she
ala shc bod ,,larrod +be Wosb;notnn
lin 70, thesa neonIe baco,,so i v,a &
10 best va, 10 e,ain r,bIic ssn+;,nonf
and brino, m the at+antior ~ 40 n,,he
", tba+ tlere V,orc rovy 10 ,,nIif;c.,
,,,,o,,e,.s ~, EodoroI ,,r;so,1-
-,
No have Not Seen Fathers
Two OF the children Helen Hicks.
re years old, and Villa Benefited, four
were born after their fathers were
ent to prison aud have never seen
'hefl. Both these children slept on the
fatiorm during the meeting.
There were four children-Nay. Irene
lanes and Elva Dauley-whose father
5 sewing ten years at Atlanta. who
arr'ed u banner, "Our Mother Died Of
81 Broken Heart The children's mother
lied q year after her husband was
sentenced.
Speeches attacking the laws and the
udees who sentenccd foes of the draft
md other war activities OF the govern
aen, we're made by Claire Sheridan,
nary ltcaton worse, thry tai Eastman