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Show POLICE AND PUBLIC SCORED FOR ANNOYING 1 WOMEN DURING PARADE I "Brutal Loafers" Is Term Used By Orators In Describing Unruly Spectators Vushlngton, March 9. Soveral i hundred men and women gathered I hero thlB afternoon In n moss meeting meet-ing of protest against the disturbance of tho suffrage parade on Ponnsyl-! Ponnsyl-! vanlu avenuo last Monday and mo conduct ot tho police along tho lino of march. Major Richard Sylvoster, superintendent of pollco nnd bis forco wero criticised for "mismanagement and Incompetence," and thoso who Interfered In-terfered with tho procession woro called "brutal loafers." Tho speakers speak-ers wero Senators Clapp of Minnesota, Minneso-ta, Shafroth and Thomas ot Colorado and Works ot California, i,ouls D. Urandcls, "Corporal" James Tanner und diaries Kdward Russell. Tho greater part ot tho day's speech making was devoted to arguments argu-ments In favor ot suffrago for women wom-en and tho roforencos to last Mon-i Mon-i day's troublo woro largely Incidental, "Last Monday's spectacle," Sena-, Sena-, tor Clnpp said, "was a sad ono. It is a sad thought that puro woman, hood cannot march along tho streets of tho capital of a freo nation without with-out Insult. Tho fact that brutal, do-praved do-praved manhood could como to Insult In-sult American women is ovldenccd of tho straits to which tho ovll political politi-cal system in this country has corao In Its fight against piogresa. I bo-llovo bo-llovo last Monday's opisodo will bring tho country to ho realization that you cannot longiio youroolf with wrong against progress and usoapo (Continued on pago four) POLICE AND PUBLIC 8CORED FOR ANNOYING WOMEN DURING PARADE Continued from Pago Ono II tho responsibility for the nets of the substratum of supporters of wrong.' Senator Thomas told tho audience that the disorder of Monday marked a now point of progress In the suffrage suf-frage campaign. "Tho movement," ho said, "has passed through tbo stages of ridicule and argument and now has reached tho point whero its opponents resort to physical opposition. From this point It Is but a short distance to victory and the Incident of last Monday Mon-day will soon bo forgotten In tho blazo of glory that wilt attend the final extension of suffrage to woman In every state In the union." |