Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-18
SUFFRAGlSTS IN PRISON
woman Released from Jail Tells
Treatment-Bernard shaw
ON subject.


LONDON. Nov 17-CspecialJ- -
regarding the woman's suffrage. -
Is called here the "suftragette' mo- It.
G. BERNARD shaw said:
This is terrible moment in our ma
tional life We are not often thoroughly
frightened. when England trembles the
world knows that a great peril overshadows
our island. It is not the first time that
we have faced dangers that have made
even our gayest and bravest clench their
teeth and hold their breath We watched
the Armada creeping slowly up the cham
nell We wiped our brow when chance re-
vealed the treason OF Guy Fawkes. VIC
are listening even now for the bugle Of the
German invader, and scanning the waves
We rule FOR the periscope Of the French
submarine But until now we have faced
our fate like men. with our Parliament un-
shaken In our midst, grandly calm AS the
Roman senators who sat like statues when
Brennus and his barbarians charged blood
stained into their hail
"But the strongest nerves give way at
last. The warriors Of Philip We're. when
all Is said. only men. German soldiers.
French blueiackets, Guy Fawkes. bold and
dangerous as they were, were no females.
The peril today wears "A darker. deadlier
aspect. Ten women-teu petticoated, long
stockinged, corsetcd females have hurled
I themselves on the British houses Of Par
lament. Desperate measures are ueccs-
sary. / have "a right 10 speak in this mat
ter, because it was in my play, Man and
Superman. that my sex was first
warned of womans terrible strength aud
mans miserable weakness"
Mrs Dora Moutehorc. one of the suffla-
gettes Just released for disorderly con-
duct in the House Of Commons, inter
viewed. said:
IT, like the rest of my compatriots, was
/ treated in the Jail Just like a common
ieriminal-as il we had committed murder
or theft. We were shown no special con-
sidestion. Monstrous treatment was
shown us when We arrived. what's your
( rel!gion?' l was asked. I'm a freethinker,
I replied. 'Frecthinker" said the woman
official That's no religion why don't
| you say you haven't got "A religion? Well
ITl put you down as a Protestant. for thats 5
what you'n be so long as you're here
For an hour afterwards we stood in a
cold room while we changed our street
| clothes for prison garbs. Here. while We
were yet undressed. our measurements
we're taken, For fifteen minutes ] was in
/ my hare feet Then I put on shoes that
weighed four pounds each. the rest of my
clothes and badge bearing the letter and
number F-2-14
with this done. we were conducted ia
our respective cells. where we settled
down 10 the dull routine A cell, qxlS feet
containing a so-called bed, eighteen inches
wide, tin utensils and some brickdust Will
which to clean them, wash basin, towe
and a chair-this was rly home. Our food
was pat in to us as to animals in a cage
and we we're not allowed to talk
while looking around in my cell / oh.
served tokens Of its former occupants. In
scriptions were written all over the wallis
Right in front OF my ewes was this: 'Eeer
'ewaY from drink. on you,fi ccne back here
again Another one was: Fannie Lee
six months for stabbing / thought
would leave a record Of my visit. SO will
the. point Of a pair OF scissors scratched
in the enamel IN the bricks: Dora Monte
fore. two months for asking for votes for
women" "