New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
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< to Wo,ner.
| NOT A SUFFRAGETTE.
Mrs. Cobden-SandersOn No Longer
allied yith ENGLISH Increment.

When is suffragette not suffrasette?
This is a question which the women suffraslstS
of the country trying TO answer at the present
time apropos of Mrs. CObden-S -Sanderson. When she
arrived in the country few weeks ago IL was nat
urally taken for granted that she was allied with
| the militant suffragette movement in Enslaflu
| Had she not suffered Imprisonment for the cause
| and been obliged to come into the country by way
| of Canada. because she was an ex-convct?
American suffragists asked no questions, but ed-
vertised her matter of course as leader of
| the suffragettes. In fact the announcement for
| the meeting in Cooper Union tomorrow
evening under the auspices of the League of Self
| supporting Women and the Collegiate Suffrage
League, at which she is to speak, refers to her as
the Header of the suffragottes.' But OF the very
| eve of this meeting, which has been widely her
aided the beginning OF a suffragette movement
here news comes from England that Mrs. Cobden-
! Sanderson is longer associated with the Wom-
ems Social and Political Union the organization OF
| the suffragettes.
| the union some months ago account of friction
| caused by her activities behalf of the labor
party. At the time the Social and Political
| Union made new rule requiring all Its members
to pledge themselves to absolute independence in
| politics until women get the vote.
This is point which the majority of the original
sufragetes consider vital to their success, but IL
| has proved rock of offence to a large and inhu-
| entail section of their body. Mrs. Despard of
| their leaders and a of such high social
position that she could get herself arrested
is affiliated with the Labor party and has a large
| following. TO oppose the Labor party along with
| the Liberals and Conservatives too much for
this section and they have seeded and formed
what is known the Women's League OF
Freedom. This party favors milder measures than
the Social and Political Union. Il does not break
up meetings, but has made considerable disturbance
in the police courts by protesting against the i'm
position upon women OF man-made laws. It's att
tude toward the Labor party, however appears not
TO be pronounced enough for Mrs Cobden-sander-
son. who is campaign speaker for the Independent
Labor party and believes that only through that
party Will women get the franchise.
This point of view is particularly obnoxious to
the Social and Political Union. whose members say
that their cause will be put back for years If the
public gets the idea that they sympathze with the
labor party. Mrs. Golden -Sanderson's utterances
therefore, watched with considerable anxiety.
and II is said that Mrs. B. Borrmann Wells OF the
Social and Political Union, who is now in this
try. has been sent here for the express purpose
Of seeing that Mrs. Golden -Sanderson does prop
erly represent the movement TO the American pub
nc. In fact collision between Mrs. "ens and
Mrs Golden -Sanderson at Cooper Union is not
entirely unforeseen contingency.
RUMORED ARREST OF MRS. sANDERsON.
All this adds TO the gayety of nations II It does
not conduce to the progress of the suffrage cause
and TO add to the excitement it yes
terday that Mrs Golden Sanderson might be
rested IL she attempted to speak at Cooper Union
1t is said that she did not decide to enter the
country through Canada until Ambassador Bryce
had approached the immigration authorities and
informed that she would not be permitted to
land The suffragists believe that all the points
OF entry into this country from Canada were
watched to prevent Mrs. Golden -Sanderson cross
ing the border and II is further asserted that there
was much CONSERVATION in the department when 1t
1t assumed that she must have in under
an assumed name and It was on this ground ac-
cordng o the story. that she be arrested.
Commissioner Watchorn. however said yester-
day that he has intention OF arrestng Mrs. Cob
den -Sanderson
''Bx-convicts are excluded only in cases involv-
Ing moral turptude." he said. Mrs Cobden- San
derson is entirely harmless. and shall not inter
fere with her. In fact. I expect to attend the
meeting myself"