New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-28
SUFFRAGE HEARTS ANGRY
Mrs. PankhurSt HOWIed Down at
Wall Street Meeting.
URGED TO "HIRE A HALL"
Police Bitterly Condemned by
Promoters, Who Declare
Campaign Will Go On.

Angry hearts beat in Suffrage bosomS last
night as result of the disorder at the
noon meeting at Broad and Wall streets
yesterday. when Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
tried 10 speak but was hooted down. One
lone policeman was on the job to handle
the swaying. pushing crowd OF more than
three thousand. made up largely Of riotous
messenger boys, and Mrs Harriet Stanton
Batch and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, who
accompanied Mrs. Pankhurst. were so in
dignant at the lack Of police protection
they had asked for. that they FASTENED TO
Police Headquarters afterward and entered
a complaint.
When Captain William Hogan, of the Old
Slip station. was called up by the secre-
tary OF Deputy Commissioners Mckay.
and asked to explain. he pleaded that the
police couldn't prevent boys from yelling.
But Mrs Batch thinks they can, and in
tends to make them do II.
This disgraceful incident means she
told reporters later, that we've got to
go on holding opcn-air meetings i'm Wall
street until we compel the city to give us
protection. We shall begin our Wall street
campaigns at once
Women help pay tho police" said Mrs.
Arthur r. Townsend. who was badly
hanged about trying to distribute literature
at the meeting, and If there's a woman
IN New York who is not furious at the
way the department permitted us to lee in
suited to-day she is a woTm-yes. a worm. "
The sunra gists were not only howied
down. but their colors were dragged in the
dust When the motor car started away
from the foot Of the Sub-Treasury steps,
after the women inside Il had given up try
ing to subduc the mob swirling mass of
men and boys pursued it and snatched
away the purple. green and white flags
floating i'm the rear. They tore all Of them
10 rags except one. which was rescued by
DIT Shaw Dr. Shaw denied aftcrwsrd with
some warmth report that she hit the man
who snatched that flag
Il sprained my right wrist last week and
couldn't hit any one II | wanted to- she
explained But isn't 1t time for women 10
vote. when 4 man-madc government Uer-
mits disorder such as We encountered to-
6ayT'
Every type e citizen was represented i'm
the crowd that had completely choked off
traffic around the Suh-Treasury Building
by the time the motor car containing Mrs.
Psnkhurst Mrs Batch, Dr. Shaw and
Miss Mary Pethick hove in sight. ten min
utes late Women. we'll known suffragists
ard girl workers in Offices took their
josting along with the men-except those
Who came in time to get seats on the Sub
Treasury steps Mrs O, H. T. Belmont ar
rived carly and leaned against George
Washington. surveying the crowd Wash
inEton maintained a strong calm all
through tho meeting. but he was the only
one who a.
II took tho CmnirrcSent messenger boy
who pervaded and possessed the crowd
Just thirteen seconds to decide that he
didn't want any Of Mrs. Batch. At the
end Of that brief interval she gave up her
attempt to Introduce Mrs Pankhurst But
when the latter. looking pale and tired. in
a dress OF somb-c black. cot up there was
perfect silence Tor at least two minutes
"%Cw is her chance TO capture them. ."
said a suffragist In the crowd But she
cidn't do II They listened while she said
that "as the mountain wouldn't go to Ma
honet Mahomet had to come 10 the
mountain. and she had therefore come to
that mountain Of commercialsm. Wall
Street" Then she told a story about a
Western boy who refused to kiss his
mother because she joined suffrage club.
although she had supported and educated
him At this point the crowd broke loosc
YAH Yah, Whco-ee, Hip. hip. hur-
rah''' tho yclls won't up and broke against
! PicrpCrt Norcan's windows over the
way
IF any Of YOU men have lost the value
Of mothers kiss I'm sorry for YOU" eX
claimed Mrs. Pankhurst.
The rest Of her speech was made to an
accompaniment OF catcalls, Kisses and
screams OF laughter.
you Americans have said that taxation
without representation is tyranny. Upon
woman, called the weaker sex this burden
is placed" she began
'Ha. ha. ha' Ha ha. ha' Ha ha. hs"'
rose q demonlac chorus around her
Her attempt TO argue the need of woma
in politics from the Charity Organization
report Of increasing poverty in New York
was drowned I'm waves Of noise. When she
tried 10 speak on the English situation she
met with no more courtesy. Not that there
sesren't men and women in the crowd who
titn't want 20 hear her. Scores Of men
from time 10 time cried for fair hearing
One rawboncd individual. I'm particular
standing ~ George Washingtons feet. Kept
raising his hands and calling commanding
j.. silence silence" But he might as
well have whistled to the wind
At last Mrs.. Pankhurst lost patience.
"An my lie" she cried, II have looked 10
America with admiration as the home OF
liberty 7 thought YOU would at least hear
VIVA: have 20 say. though you mayn't
agree with me-"
GO back home II you don't like IT,
chanted the youths.
Then Mrs PankhUrst Yielded 10 the en-
treaties OF DR.. Shaw and Mrs. Batch and
sat down.
Your mothers Will teach YOU better by
and by" she said TO the grinning boys.
Then. as they bore down upon the slowly
moving motor car grabbing the flags, she
caught sight Of q woman being swept from
her feet.
LOOK out, You're knocking down a
woman she called. AS the motor car
struggled on to the corner she beckoned 20
several reporters. Il shall be in the city
Wednesday and Thursday" she said, land
II the business men care TO hear mo and
will get a half'--
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