Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
MAN ANDSUPERWOMAN
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW RE
VIEWS ENGLAND's PERIL.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, November 17.-Interviewed re-
garding the womans suffrage or. as It Is
termed here, the "suffragette'' movement,
G. Bernard Shaw said:
This is a terrible moment in our nation
al life. We are not often thoroughly fright
ened. When England trembles the world
knows that a great peril overshadows oura
! island. 1t is not the first time that we have
knows that great peril overshadows our
gayest and bravest clench their teeth and
hold their breath. We watched the armada
creeping slowly up the channel. We wiped
our brow when chance revealed the treason
of Guy Fawkes. We 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 mistaken in our midst
grandly calm as the Roman senat who
sat like statues when Brennus and his bar
barians charged bloodstained into their
hall.
But the strongest nerves give way at
last. The warriors of Philip were, when
all is said, only men. German soldiers
French bluejackets, Guy Fawkes, bold and
dangerous they were were no females
The peril today wears a darker, deadlier
aspect. Ten women-ten petticoated long
Stockinged, corseted females have hurled
themselves on the British houses of paria-
ment Desperate measures are necessary
have right to speak In this matter, be-
cause 1t was in my play. Man and Super
man., that my sex were first warned of
woman's terrible strength and mans mis-
cradle weakness
Mrs. Dora Monteffore one of the suffra-
gettes just released for disorderly conduct
In the house of commons interviewed, said:
Il, like the rest of my compatriots, was
treated in the gaol just AXE a common
criminal-as IL We had committed murder or
theft. We were shown no special considera-
ton. Monstrous treatment was shown us
1 was asked. I'm freethinker,' replied.
'Freethinkerr said the woman official.
That's no religion. Why don't you say you
haven't got religion? Well. I'll put you
down as Protestant, for that's what you'll
be so long as you're here
For an hour afterward we stood in a
cold room while We changed our street
clothes for prison CARDS. Here. while We
were yet undressed, our measurements
were taken. For fifteen minutes l was in
my bare feet Then 1 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 to
our respective cells. where We settled down
to the dull routine. A cell, nine feet by
eighteen feet, containing a so-called bed,
eighteen inches wide, tin utensils and some
brickdust with which to clean them, a
wash basin, a towel and a chair-this was
my home Our food was put in to us as
to animals in a cage, and We were not al
lowed to talk.
while looking around in my cell I OBJ
served tokens of its former occupants. In
scriptions were written all over the walls.
Right in front of my eyes was this: Keep
away from drink, or you'll come back here
again. Another one was. Fannie Lee, six
months for stabbing.' thought 1 would
leave a record of my visit. SO with the
point of pair of scissors 1 scratched in the
enamel~Uf the bricks Dora Montefiore, two
months for asking for votes for women"