The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-21
WILL TELL HOW 4
TO Get BALLOT
Noted English Suffragette
In America. 0
GREETING FALLS FLAT

Pier and Mrs. Pankhurst Is Nearly
Lost Sight OF In Hustle and Bustle
Of Embarkine - Finally Located
Posing For Flashlght Artist.
Makes Lseone Replies to Ava
lsnehe Of Questions.
I New York. Oct. 21.-No flag draped
tug went down the bay to meet Mrs.
Pankhurst who arrived on the liner
Oceanic. Nor did any brass band play
Hail to the Chief" when the ship
docked. There was, of course, some
cheering, but II all came from the
throats of about 20 suffragettes.
Ever so many more had planned to
go down TO welcome the English
leader, but the customs officials were
mean enough to limit the number OF
passes for the pier. Those present
did the best they could in the way
of shouting and waving green, white
and purple banners, but they all
looked as IL they realized il was
pretty small demonstration to put up
for a woman who is accustomed to
collecting 10000 persons of both
sexes for a parade or meeting by
merely pressing a button or two In
that famous desk in Clements Inn.
AS for Mrs. Pankhurst herself, she
was evidently afraid that there would
he more Yankee enthusiasm than her
nerves could stand, for she was not
in sight at all when the gangplank
was lowered, and practically all the
passengers of tho Oceanic were wan.
derlng around the pier looking for
their baggage before the yellow flag
wavers got so much as a glimpse OF
her.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. presl.
dent of the League OF Self-Support-
ing Women, finally became so dis
turbed at the non-appearancc of the
head worker In the cause of woman
that she boarded the Oceanic and,
rushing frantically about for two or
three Tiinutes, discovered the object
of her search placidly posing for half
a dozen fashlight men. Mrs. Blatch,
as beftted her position in the move
ment, promptly got into the picture
by throwing herself into Mrs. Pank-
hurst's arms with fervor that called
forth burst Of applause.
Mrs. Blatch only waited to let Miss
Incz Milholland, the Vassar Socialist
suffragist, who was wearing q chiffon
broadcloth frock of hcliotrope in
honor of the occasion, present a bo-
quet of purple orchids and lilies of
tho valley, before she hustled her
guest into a taxiCab and escorted her
TO the Women's University club.
Those who had not had time to get
In their greetings on the dock fol-
lowed with all possible speed, and
for at least an hour Mrs. Pankhurst
was bombarded with questions.
do you really think that militant
methods are more effective than con-
servative ones?" asked a tall, gray
haired woman In a green frock. "Tf
did not | would hardly have pur.
sued the course | have" replied Mrs.
Pankhurst. with weary smile.
ever did for suffrage " asked petite
young person, who said she came
from Boston. Mrs. Pankhurst hest
tated moment, and then said that
she did not remember that anything
had seemed so hard. "rhe hard part
would be not to be doing anything"
she added,
rs not that a noble sentiment"
whispered several women II believe
in suffrage" continued the one from
Boston, but | must confess that |
can't quite imagine myself starving
In prison for it,"
do you think the American WON.
Ell are going to get the vote before
you do?" chorused several voices. 81
really am not In a position to ex-
press an opinion on that subject"
was the reply. 81 don't know any
thing about American politics. but
am sure that II you do get II before
we do you will have to get 1t quickly,
for we expect to get It before the
Liberal party goes out OF power II
they stay in their natural length Of
time two years longer II is impos,
slble for you to understand our so
called milltancy unless you know
something OF English politics. No
reform Is attained except by bring
ing pressure to bear on the govern.
ment, and to do this we must arouse
the voters. You can't go to a work.