Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-09
WHATCLUB WOMEN ARE DOING
English Women Give Their Version
of Activity Of the S~ufragettes.
OFFENDERS MAKE OWN DEFENSE
Department. Of Omaha woman's Club
Have attractive Calendar for
A. n. Hold Mo-
vember MeetinG.

Az a new light is beginning to be
thrown upon the activities OF the Engllsh
suffragettes BY the several cultured Eng
llsh gentlewomen. leaders OF the suffrage
movement in their own country, who have
been speaking before large audiences In
Boston. New York and other eastern cities
during tho last summer and fall. Mrs. Ethel
snowden is one of these, and before a large
gathering In Faneuil' hall In Boston last
week she told OF the misrepresentation OF
the methods Of the militant suffrasists In
England. THE movement is not lawless,
she said. Its leaders aim TO keep every
law except one, which has long bt<l treated
as obsolete in the case OF men, but has
lately been revived for use against women.
This is an old statute forbidding any meet
ing Of more than three persons to assemble
within a mile OF the sacred Houses of Par
lament. The women nave deliberately
broken through this Anticipated bit Of red
tape, and a multitude OF them have been
sent to prison for this reason alone Mrs.
snowden says that the breaking Of two
panes of glass In Mr.. Asquith's office win
dow was done by two indignant women on
their own hook, without any instructions
from headquarters. The movement has
grown so large that it has almost got out
Of hand. When thousands of women are
filled with ardent zeal, an Individual here
and there will sometimes make a demon
~stration that the leaders would not sane
ton. Many Of these young women would
literally lay down their lives for the cause
The Recent Raid.
The story Of the recent raid is told by
Miss Blackwell as follows:
Events follow each other thick and fast
in England. Five thousand women got up
RNAVn AnUhRnaL and mi NNn nnRfaEa III nNRF
London-even on the House of Commons
calling for 5000 persons to take part in a
demonstration around the Houses OF Par
lament next day. In consequence 100000
came. A number of women were sentenced
to prison. and as they were on their way
tempted a rescue. They were ridden down
by mounted POLICE and q dozen women seri.
ously injureds The telegraphlc dispatches
say that, for fear many women may lose
their Ives In future demonstrations, ant
ministers are considering granting the
women's demand.
Mrs. Pankhurst, Miss Christabel Pank'
hurst and Mrs. Flora Drummond, who wer,
arrested on the charge of melting to riot
demanded a trial by Jury and obtained 1t
They then subpoenaed two cabinet minis
Gladstone and Mr.. Lloyd George. Thes,
gentlemen were very unwilling TO come
Miss Christabel Pankhurst conducted thC
defense herself. She has taken a course
in law and graduated with distinction. bu
10 W allbNC W law III EAiGi dAh
because she Is a woman. She showed a
the trial that she was well qualified to b.
a lawyer Her srsxsm ann OF tn
amusement in court. Mrs, Pankhurst
when asked II she had anything to say ii
her own defense. made an earnest plea TO
They were condemned to various terms
Of Imprisonment and went to jail foelinI
while I'm the amount OF public interest tina
It had excited.
upon tho House OF Commo the leader
of the suffragettes had written TO Mr.. As
quith. at the reassembling of Parliament
asking whether he would allow the pend
ing suffrage bill to come to a final vote
This bill passed its second reading b.
mittee. II grants suffrage to women upoI
the same terms as TO men. No matte
how large the majority In It's favor. tn
put upon its final passage without the con
sent OF the cabinet In answer to til
niteiy that the cabinet would not consent
Then came the great demonstration. Nor
than 5000 police had to be called out I
handle the crowds, while the large SUI
frage kite. bearing the motto Votes 70
Women" floated triumphantly over tn
houses of Parliament.
IL evidently brewing and whenever the,
speak in public their meetings have to b
guarded az II for fear OF another gun
Department Meetings.
The Womau's club week, alternating will
that OF the open meeting. is always full
and busy, but this week will bring NOR
than the usual share OF attractive pro
grams In the department meetings.
The art department will give the secor.
OF its interesting series of programs an
no0nced for the winter. Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock. Pagan Tombs and Come
teries" will afford the subject Of the day
Mrs. A. -. somcrs taking the topic. Mrs
F. T. Rouse win speak OF the "Catacombs
ands Mrs. Elliott OF Pagan and Christia.
Burial Places" Mrs. J. J. Dickey will Civ
selections from Childe Harold.
The current topics department will NEE
at . O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Issn
Douglas will, give foreign notes; Mrs. \
II. Nelson, current topics and Mrs. ]. {
Hammond. Belgium Old and New Mri
c. d. Armstrong will give a violin solo.
The oratory department will hold its res
ular meeting Tuesday morning at
o'clock. ' r,'
The political and social science depart
merit will hold its first meeting of the IA