Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
OF ENGLISH JOAN OF ARC

about il TO those women who want 10 be.
The union Is now looking with longing
eyes to the United States. II wants Ameri-
can women voters from Colorado and the
other states possessing the full franchise
who will volunteer as speiibinders' in the
English campaign.
The headquarters of the union Is in Glenn
entS Inn, fine pile OF buildings overlook
ing Aldwych and the Strand. The Offices
are on tho second floor. Overhead is
fourteen-room fiat artistically furnished.
belonging TO Mrs. Patrick Lawrence. the
author, who is the unions treasurer. She
has given over her library. a beautiful cor
ner room, to the union for council cham
Der.
L found the offices a beehive. Reporters
were being given news. photographers ap-
pointments, speakers We're getting their In
structiors. organizers their schedules new
members were being enrolled, money was
coming In and being counted into the cof-
fers, typewriters were working for dear life
at their machines and there We're men
typewriters. mind you. as well as female.
I asked for the queen bee. tapering,
well-manCured foreflnger. pointed TO the
ceiling. Upstairs. the finger owner
said. l went upstairs, and into the council
A subdued light was pouring into the oc-
tagonal. oak-paneled Hilary, through tho
oriel windows. Across the greensward OF
the lawn l could just the stately tow
ers of the courts OF justice. At a flat-top
desk in the central bow window sat Chris
label Parkhurst. At the round oak table
OF the council sat uer secretary. young
girl. busy with her typewriter. And Chris
label was busy, TOO. NV ten-mnute inter-
view lasted, perforce. hour. For every
other minute the private telephone called
or clerk official with a sheaf of papers
rushed in and seized the minutes.
Love? Romance?"
Miss Pankhurst wheeled quickly round in
her chair toward me and laughed. 1t WAS
a merry, boyish. healthy laugh. She didn't
blush at the queston-just laughed. But
she answered IL.
There is no romance in my life. BY that
I don't mean that | am In the rut OF old
maidship or that there is no room In my
life for It. But l am an extremely busy
business woman. At present my heart is in
my work and our cause. l have not now
and have not had time for love.
But about the Womens Social and Po-
litlcal Union? Oh. yes. | will tell you a
secret about its organization. l am not
violating any condolences, although the
meeting was private one 1t was Mr.. Bal
four. the former prime minister. Ny
mother and l called on him in the interest
of woman suffrage. He was most cour-
teous. We asked him to Introduce gov
eminent measure. He said. L will speak
frankly. l cannot do it. The question OF
women's suffrage is not practical politics.
If it was, my answer would be different
Il asked him II could make the ques-
| ton one of practical politics. He answered
Yes
Il asked him how? And this is what he
said Work hard Work up thoroughly
big and representative organization
! throughout the country. Publicly sound all
the parliamentary candidates on the ques-
| ton. Next, agitate freely. Kick up
fuss. Keep kicking It up. Get In the
public eye through the newspapers and
stay there. Should interest in publicity
wane kick up kind of fuss. And all
the time keep knocking al the door of par
Lament and keep organizing
"Tne union Is the result of the prime
minister's confidential advice. Our tactics,
as the world knows. have been out of the
way. But they will succeed in getting US
the vote. Our whole course Of action, ex-
traordinary to many, no doubt. has been
schemed out just if 1t was a problem in
ma thematics. Even the abuse and ridicule
received at the start were part of our
scheme.
The womens suffrage movement in
| England was really started many years
! ago by Susan B. Anthony of the United
| States on one of her visits here. / only
wish she We're alive now to help us. We
| would dearly love some practical help from
America The moral help have receive
ed from the United States has done US Q
great deal of good. ~
II shall be only too glad on behalf of tho
union to send a message to American
women through this paper e.
And~then Miss Pankhurst wrote the Inc
closed message, submitted it to the council
to be approved, and then signed 1t.
CHARLES BYNG-HALL.