The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-21
SUFfRAGETTE CHIEF
REACHES NEW YORK
Emmeline Gould PankhurSt,
Leader of the Militant Move
ment Is Welcomed.
TELLS OF THE PERIOD
SHE WORE PRISON GARB
Believes That England Is
Ahead of America in Equal
Suffrage Work.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-A quiet little
group of New York women, bearing
banners labeled 'Votc for Women
stood on the White Star line pier to.
night and welcomed To America Mrs
Emmelinc Gould Panlhurst. leader Of
the militant suffragettes of Great Brl.
tain.
In accordance with the rulings of the
customs authorities. less than twenty
persons were admitted on the dock and
the reception 10 the woman who has
served two terms of imprisonment for
her activity in the cause, was devoid of
clamor She was hurried 10 the suffrage
headquarters at 800 Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Pankhurst is slight of stature
and has wealth of brown hair. which
1T Just turning gray. She looked q
typica Englishwoman and was dressed
becomingly in dress OF dark material
Badge of Prison Worn.
q am coming to America she said
ITO speak on the subject of eqnal
rights for women, and to study the SIT
uation in this country. I think we are
away ahead of you in this natter
As she talked, Mrs. Pankhurst dis
PLAYED a little medallion she wore, and
explained that il was a distinguishing
mark worn by those Englishwomcn who
have been imprisoned for the cause.
~ suffered solitary confinement, -
she continued. " and had only one hour
of exercise out of twcnty-four During
the other twcnty-three ! was confined
in a little cell, eight by ten feet. !
had cell No. ~ on the second floor Of
Holloway prison and wore the regu
lar prison garb, but | did not bring
this costume to New York with me-
The movement is progressing salts
factorily in England" she went on.
We have pledges from practically two
thirds of the members of parliament 10
vote for lis as soon as bill is prepared
by the government. And we expect
sooner or later to compel the govern
ncnt TO introduce the bill Just when
this will come TO pass ! am moi pre-
pared TO say.
Believes in Warfare.
Mrs. Pankhurst stoutly defended mill
tant tactics.
"All great movements have been
worked out by violence, she said
."Thc American people secured their lib
ertY by violence, so why not rush the
house of commons TO obtain what We.
regard as our rights. The ballot grant
cd to women will make them more in
telligcut, less sclf-ccDtered and on the
whole much better citizens.
''Don Z YOU think that there would b.
corrupt women politicians and women
ward hecers? Mrs. Pankhurst was
asked.
"Well, she replied. ~ don + think
it could make politics any worse al
any rate.
Long Years in Cause.
Mrs. Papkhurst declared she had been
a Suffragcttc as long az she could re
member. She had gone TO meetings in
favor of the emancipation of womer
when she was only II years of age. az
companicd by her mother, who. herself
was an ardent advocate of the cause.
Mrs, Pankhurst will remain IN the
United States until November 30, bul
VIII not be able to get as far west As
Colorado, where suffrage is being tried.
She will speak in Boston Friday and
Worcester Saturday, returning TO New
York Sunday for a reception by the Ma
tiona and New York State associa.
tionS.
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