Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-07

vided attack on the government Of today,
which. having power to e~nfranchise women.
omits to do It.
In a suite OF thirteen offices at Glenn
ent's Inn. aided by a score OF women
typists who work without pay. Mrs. Pank.
hurst plans this undivided attack. Back
Of her desk Is a large blackboard on which
Is shown points Of attack. Every device is
carefully considered. III the sensational
and fantastic acts which rave given the
cause such publicity and resulted in the
Imprisonment Of many women are the re-
suit Of part OF the plan. They are not
spontaneous. though they rave subjected
the women to derislon and Insult. The
London News. writing Of Mrs. Pankhurst,
said: Her e-xtravagances are considered.
They are never touched with the faint Of
hysteria."
Something Doing All the Time.
Heckling and harrassing cabinet minis
ters In every possible way in their homes
and In public places: blocking traffic in
narrow -thoroughfares; chalking Votes for
Women on the portals OF the homes If
the officially prominent: compromising the
dignity Of the courts by protests against
.man-made laws; interrupting meetings;
rushing the House Of Commons-aIl these
things are part Of the program prepared
by Mrs. Pankhurst and carried out under
her direction by willing ueutenants. Money
is secured in various ways. 1t was Chris
label P~ankhurst's idea that a week be set
apart for collecting funds. Women stood
on the streets with boxes begging money
as do members of the Salvation Army.
Others have done the work Of crossing
sweepers, or played barrel organs. Among
the women who have stood on the streets
and solicited aims for the cause are the
authors-Violet Hunt, May Sinclair, Gle
mence Houseman and Evelyn Sharp.
Elizabeth Robins, author Of Come and
Find Me-" and Beatrice Harraden are
active workers. Lady Constance Lytton,
recently released from Holloway Jail be-
cause Of Illness, asked for pen and ink
while in prison to write her reflections,
When that was refused she pricked her
arm with a pin and tried to write with a
toothpick dipped in the blood from the
wound. At least, this is the story con-
nected with her name.
Once when the suffragists feared that
they would not be received-they are never
welcomed in Parliamentary halls-a peerless
was selected to bear their petit
tion, as she. by reason OF her
birth, could not be denied admission to
the House Of Commons. Yet Annie Ken
ney, the factory girl, is one Of the best
known workers, as is evidenced in one OF
the new street cries for 1909.
A Pen Picture.
The leader Of this turbulent movement
is a slight, not very tall woman Of 81.
whose dark hair is slightly streaked with
gray. Her gray eyes are deeply set. Her
manner is reserved and rather cold. Edu-
Gated In Paris, she was a friend of~the
daughter OF Henri Rochefort and a warm
admirer OF the woman revolutionist, Louise
Micehl. Her French education is I'M
doubtedly responsible for some of her more
radical, republican ideas, yet she is ex-
tremely conservative in many ways. She
has deep respect for the sancity Of the
marriage tie. is a total abstainer and at
one time was a vegetarian. Her capacity
for work is tremendous. It is said that
she seldom sleeps more than six hours out
Of twenty-four. and she has been known
to get along with but four hours of rest.
She dresses In conventional gaFb and is a
good cook.
Her practical training In administrative
work was gained in Manchester. where she
served on the school board, on the board
of guardians for tho poor and as registrar
OF births and deaths. She lacks personal
magnetism, is autocratic and has a weak
voice, though she is apt in retort. Her
rather arrogant sway has already resulted
in secession of some followers, who nave
organized the 'Women's Freedom league"
Her daughters have been Jealous aids to
her cause. Christabel, aged 20. is consid-
cred a beauty. Her vigor she has demon
strated in long marches in all kinds Of
weather. also in struggles with London
policemen. 1t was she who originated the
expedient OF claiming herself to a railing
and padlocking her waist She has a uni
versity training and is equipped for her
fathers profession. though not admitted to
the bar because Of her sex. More emotional
than her mother, she has the aft Of fiery
speech and the ardor of a priestess in a
religious cause. Her sister, Sylvia, is more
shrinking, but has served several weeks in
Holloway jail. Her experiences there led