SUFFRAGETTE FRACAS IN WASHINGTON
. : . THII/'FIEE OF PROTEST." l (Rec.'January 3, 7.45 p.m.) ■ . Washington, January 1. ', ...An attempt by-soldiers, "sailors, and ' ; citizens to quench the fire that-.was •■; started by-the-Women's 'National Party 1 in front of White House as .a protest ; '.. against the Senate's refusal : to pass the ■ equal suffrage'resolution led to unseemly • trouble. . Women carrying banners were Li .knocked down and their banners dc- ' stroyed.-. The fire was quenched. Five ; people were arrested. The women ralE lied, relighted the fire, and.' displayed ■ their banner President Wilson as. the "False Prophet of. Demot cracy."—Reiiteiv' '-.' ". . ..' "
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 85, 4 January 1919, Page 7
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92SUFFRAGETTE FRACAS IN WASHINGTON Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 85, 4 January 1919, Page 7
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