Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
SHAW'S VIEWS Of
A SUFFRAGETT
SAYS PRESENT Is A "TERRlBLE
MOMENT"
"When England Trembles the World
Knows That a Grave Peril
Overshadows Our
Island"
special sable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, Nov. 17.-Interviewed re-
garding the womans suffrage, or, as
it is called here, the "Suffragette''
movement, G.. Bernard Shaw said:
"This IL a terrible moment in our
national life. We are not often thor
oughly frightened. When England
trembles the world knows that great
peril overshadows our island. 1t is
dangers that have made even 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 un-
shaken in our midst, grandly calm az
| the Roman senators who sat like
statues when Brennus and his bar
| barians charged bloodstained into theil
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 as they
were, were no females. The peril to-
day wears a darker, deadlier aspect
Ten women-ten petticoated, long
| stockinged, corseted females have
hurled themselves on the British
houses of parliament. Desperate
| measures are necessary. I have g
right to speak in this matter, because
it was in my play, Man and Super
man. that my sex were first warned
of woman's terrible strength and mans
miserable weakness"
Mrs Dora Montefiore, one of the suf-
fragettes just released for disorderly
conduct in the house of commons, in
| terviewed, said:
"I, like the rest of my compatriots
was treated in the Jail just like a
common criminal-as if we had COM
mitted murder or theft. We were
shown no special consideration. Mon
we arrived. What's your religion? q
was asked. I'm a freethinker,' 1
replied. 'Freethinker' said the woman
official That's no religion. Why
don't you say you haven't got a re-
ligion? Well. I'll put you down as a
Protestant, for that's what you'll be
so long as you're here
TOT all HOuT dIlerWdrQ we STOOD
in cold room while we changed our
street clothes for prison garb. Here,
while we were yet undressed, our
measurements were taken. For fif-
teen minutes 1 was In my bare feet.
Then I put on shoes that weighed
four pounds EACH the rest of my
clothes and a badge bearing the letter
and number-F-2-14.
with this done we were conducted
to our respective cells. where we set
tied 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 bastn
towel and a chalr-this was my
home. Our food was put in to us as
TO animals in cage, and we were not
allowed to talk.
while looking around in my cell
/ observed tokens of it's former oc-
cupants. Inscriptions 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 was Fannie Lee, six months
for stabbing.' / thought / would leave
record of my visit, so with the
point Of pair of scissors / scratched
in the enamel in the bricks, Dora
Montefiore, two months for asking for
votes for women"