Show MEAN TO ANNOY we suppose the husbands and fathers have no influence with the militant suffragettes or the women who have been making exhibitions of themselves it at main gate to the white house would have desisted resisted des isted long ago if picketing did any good there might be some excuse for it but unfortunately the reverse is true if it has any effect at all the women who edgag e in it probably do not expect to force president Pes ident wilson to do what they think he should do but are there simply to annoy him at a time when the cares of the presidential office weigh more heavily chanat any other period of our existence as a nation it is an exhibition of that nagging spirit that has caused man many y a good man to jump into the nearest river over a precipice or otherwise make away with ath himself and it is also a mighty poor advertisement tor for the suffragettes now that the washington police have inter berred arid a fid several arrests arre ats have been madeia made it is to be hop hoped edthe the leaders of the congressional union on and the other militants militant swill will have the good sense to stops stop the picketing business and conduct the suffrage campaign in a reasonable and intelligent manner herald republica |