The National tribune., 1909-10-28

ldnt over tne prospect VI SuCCtSS III tiie
near future. Two very DISTINGUISHED
workers in the cause from England
have lately come over here to help
them, and it is expected that from now
on things will just hum. One of these
ladies is a countrywoman of ours, Lady
Cook, formerly Tennessee Claatn, who
many years ago with her sister, Victoria
Woodruff, published a little paper IN
New York City. in which advanced ideas
generally were promulgated. Lady Cook
WAS received in great shape when she
arrived in New York the other day. a
great crowd of suffragists met her who
wanted to carry her off on their shOIil-
ders, the band played ''There'H he a
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,
everybody Joined in the chorus, and II
was all delightfully."- noisy and exciting.
Lady Cook says she has not come over
here to fold her hands by any means.
She thinks President Taft is quite a
different proposition from President
Roosevelt, and she intends to take a
house in Washington this Winter and
lay siege TO his heart and sense of Jus
tice Lady Cook, who has plenty of
money, having married very wealthy
Englishman, says she will put $1,000
OO0 into her American campaign if nee
essary, and is going to transfer part of
her fortune to New York banks, so she
can get at her funds easily. When
questioned as to the extreme methods
employed by the English suffragets,
Lady Cook said that while boidnesS and
aggressiveness were necessary, and
while she believed in doing anything
and everything to further the cause, no
matter how humiliating personally 1t
might be. she did not favor a resort to
force. The other guest of the American
suffragists Is no other than the noted
Mrs. Pankhurst, who, " tn her hand
some daughter, Miss ChristobeI, has
served out one term of Imprisonment
for disturbing the peace, etc, in Lon
don. if not more. She is one of the
leaders of the most aggressive wing of
the cause IN England, and is rather a
delicate-looking lady, with big gray
eyes, whose express on is decidedly pa
thetic and wistful. Mrs. Pankhurst was
not received with the noisy demonstra-
ton which distinguished Lady Cook s
coming, still the little crowd of the
faithful who gathered to welcome her
did the best they could, waving green,
white and purple banners. FL Zabeth
Cady Stanton's granddaughter, Harriet
Blatch, who was among the welcoming
party, threw her arms around Mrs.
Pankhurst, which made things rather
interesting to the onlookers for a few
minutes. Mrs. Pankhurst says that the
woman who isn't willing to go TO prison
or suffer to any extent for the ad-
vancen1ent of the cause isn't really in
earnest. There are many women in
England, she says, who stand ready at
any time to give their lives if by SO do
ing the desired result could be brought
about any quicker. One of the victims
of the forced feeding, which was resort
a.7 l.
Prison the other day upon the recalci-
trant suffragets confined there, when
released gave very tragic description
of her sufferings. After having success
fully resisted the feeding cup" which
was the first method resorted to to
force her TO take nourishment, her jaws
were pried open with a stee. instru-
ment, she was held firmly down by
mattresses, and the tube pushed down
her throat. OF course, this left her with
horrible feeling of nausea, and yet, IN
spite of this, she persisted in her re-
fusal to take food, and the tube was ad-
nlinistered until she became so I'll that
Il was considered unwise to continue
doing SO. When she was finally released
she was in very weak, deplorabie con-
dition. This certainly shows bow des-
perately in earnest these women are
and that they truly are prepared to die
for their cause rather than back down
the least bit In this country Mrs Bel
mont, Mrs. Mackay and all the others
are hard ar work. Two mammoth petit
tons are being prepared for Congress
one OF which, a writers petition, has
been signed by most of our leading lit
erary lights, Mr.. Howells, Mark Twain
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Ernest Thomp-
son-Seton, James Lane Allen. etc, and
the National American Woman's Suf-
frage Association is organizing cam
n ION ~Sar-s ~ HNz--.t, IT..
states OF a constitutional amendment
which will enable women all over the
country 10 vote. While the South has
been rather slower than .he other Sec
tons OF the country to take up the
cause, the aristocratic and ~. :rhy sn-
burb of Richmond, called Giuter Park.
has Just come out most decidedly in its
1aVor- AT recent meeting of the Citi-
zens' Association. which controls the
suburb. 1t was voted that "aIl males and
females over 21 years of age, owning
property and living in Ginter Park have
a right to vote" All Of which indicates
that the cause for which Susan Il. An
thony and many other noble women
worked and prayed is certainly making
rapid progress towards its desired goal.
The question now is. who owns the
air? People IN France have gone crazy
over aerial navigation. and tie interest
and confidence in this manner of IN
vadiHg space grows stronger every Gay
IN This country. There is fttIe GOul,t
but that very soon there will he nearly
as many alrships of various kinds lloat-
ing around in the heavens as there are
autos dashing over the earth. To nave
some law regulating this will be neces-
sary, and ii is none 10 soon to begin
thinking about IL. According to the
Roman law, the owner of land owned
the air over it. AS our system of laws
Is based on this old Roman law, If we
followed IL in this matter any man who
few over the property Of another would
be considered a trespasser Certainly
II big balloon or airship came down
in the midst of your vegetable garden
and spoiled your crop you should have
some redress. with the sky full Of
beginners, flying just for the fun and
novelty of the thing. things are very
likely TO happen. The blue heavens and
air have always been considered free TO
all, of course; such a thing as restrict
ing a mans right TO either has never
been dreamed Of But il is a different
proposition now. Huge platforms might
be erected near all the large cities and
towns upon which the airships could
alight, the railway stations of the air
IT has been suggested that airships be
restricted to travel along the public
highways, and not allowed to take any
course they pleased, but this IS objected
70 on account OF the larger number Of
people travelling along these highways.
and consequently the greater danger to
human life. Well, 1t Is a question which
must be settled soon and aHy0na Will,