The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
MRS PAlKnURST COMES
ENGLIsHw0MAN AND LEADER or
 sUFFRAGETTss.
She Talks InfersstfngIy of the Move ment ana wfl Make . Number ef sDescAes in United
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New York, Oct. 2o.--A quiet little group of New York women. bearing banners labeled. Votes for Women, stood on the White Star Line pier to- night and welcomed to America Mrs. Emmeline Gould Pankhurst. of Man. chester. England, the leader of the mil itant suffrasettes of Great Britain. In accordance with the rulings of the customs authorities, less than twen- ty persons were admitted to the dock and the reception to the little woman who has served two terms of impris- onment for her activities in the cause,
 was devoid of clamor and smacked
 nothing of the militant methods which Mrs. Pankhurst has been sponsor.
 Immediately she set foot on the shore
 she was whisked away by her admir-
 CTS and supporters in the cause in the country to suffragette headquarters al
 520 Fifth Avenue.
 Mrs. Pankhurst is slight of stature and has a wealth of brown hair which Is just turning grey. She looked typical Englishwoman and was dressed becomingly in a dress of dark material.
 'T am coming to America" she said
 to reporters. ito speak on the subject
 of equal rights for women and to study the situation in this country. I think
 we are away ahead of you in this mat ter"
 As she talked Mrs. Pankhurst dis played a little medallion she wore, and explained that 1t was distinguishing mark worn by those English women
 who have been imprisoned for the cause,
 T suffered confinement" she con- tinued, .and had only one hour of ex- ercise out of the twenty-four. During the other twenty three I was confined in little cell. eight by ten feet. wore the regular prison garb, too. It I did not bring this costume to New York with me.
 "The movement Is progressing satis- factorily in England. We have pledges from practically two-thirds of the members of Parliament to vote for us as soon as bill is prepared by the Government. We expect sooner or later to compel the Government to in- troduce the bill. Just when this will come to ,pass I am not prepared to
 say"
 Mrs. Pankhurst stoutiy defended mil. itant tactics.
 "AlI 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
 
 granted to women will make thcan more intelligent. less self-centered. and on the whole much better citizens" Don't you think there would be corrupt women politicians and women's ward heelers? " Mrs. Pankhurst was asked.
 She laughed outright. Then after q pause. said:
 \ "weli. don't think 1t could make | politics any worse, at any rate" Mrs. Pankhurst declared that shs had been a suffragette as long as shs | could remember. She had gone tt meetings in favor of the emancipatior or | of women when she was only IA year l old, accompanied by her mother who herself, was an ardent advocate of thu | cause.
 | Mrs. Pankhurst wiii remain in tn, | United States until November 22. nu ! will not be able to get as far west al | Colorado. where woman suffrage is be ing tried. She win speak at Bostci Friday and Worcester, Mass. Saturday | returning to New York Sunday for i; I reception by the National and New Tor. State Suffrage Associations.
 On Monday night next, she will ap