Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-21
MRS. S.PANKHURST
GIVEN WELCOME
BY SUFFRAGISTS
ENGLISH CRUSADER ARRIVES
AT NEW YORK
COMES TO AID STRUGGLE FOR
WoMEN's FRANCHISE
Tells Story of Her imprisonment at
London and Declares conf-
dence in Triumph of
Cause
rRy Associated Press. ]


NJ EW YORK, oct. 2O.-A quiet little
group of New York women,
L bearing banners labeled Vote
for Women" stood on the White Star
line pier tonight and welcomed to
America Mrs. Emmeline Gould Pank-
hurst leader of the militant Suffra-
gettes of Great Britain.
In accordance with the rulings of the
customs authorities, less than twenty
persons We're admitted on the dock,
and the reception to the woman who
has served two terms of imprisonment
for her activity in the cause was de-
void of clamor.
She was hurried to the suffrage
headquarters at 502 Fifth avenue.
Mrs Pankhurst is slight of stature
and has a wealth of brown hair that is
just turning gray. She looked a typi-
cal Englishwoman and was dressed
becomingly in a gown of dark ma
terial.
Il am coming to America" she said.
ito speak on the subject of equal
rights for women and to study the sit
uation in this country. I think we are
away ahead of you in this matter"
Displays Medallion
As she talked Mrs. Pankhurst dis
played a little medallion which she
wore and explained that it was a dis
tinguishing mark worn by those Eng
lish women who have been imprisoned
for the cause.
It suffered solitary confinement" I"
she continued, land had only one hour
of exercise out of twenty-four. During
the other twenty-three hours l was
confined in little cell eight by ten
feet. I had cell No. AZ on the second
floor of Holloway prison and wore
the regular prison garb, but 1 did not
bring the costume to New York
with me.
1.-The movement is progressing salts
factorily in England" she went on
I'VE have pledges from practically
two-thirds of the members of parlia-
ment to vote for us as soon as bill
is prepared by the government. And
we expect sooner or later to compel the
government to introduce the bill Just
when this will come to pass I am not
prepared to say"
Mrs. Pankhurst stoutly defended mill
tant tactics.
Favors Violence
"All great movements have been
worked out by Violence" she said.
"The American people secured their
liberty by violence, so why not rush
the house of commons to obtain what
we regard as our rights? The ballot
granted to women will make them moro
intelligent, less self-centered and on the
whole much better citizens"
Don't you think that there would be
corrupt women politicians and women
ward heelers?" Mrs. Pankurst was
asked.
well" she replied, IT don't think it
could make politics any worse at any
rate"
Mrs. Pankhurst said she had been a
suffragette as long as she could remem-
ber. She had gone to meetings in favor
of the emancipation of women when
she was only IA years old, accompanied
by her mother, who herself was an
ardent advocate of the cause.
Mrs. Pankhurst will remain in the
United States until November %, but
will not be able to get as far west as
Colorado, where woman suffrage pre-
walls. She will speak in Boston Friday,
and Worcester, Mass, Saturday, re-
turning to New York Sunday for a re-
ception by the national and New York
state associations.