New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-28

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Their window-smashing campaign con-
v"rted advocates into opponents. Men
ask themselves for what place in public
life are women fit who seek It by such
acts. At least one Cabinet Minister
pledged to the bill withdrew his pledge
publicly for this reason and voted
against it Yet upon the fanatics no ar
Sument has effect. They held meeting
last night in the Albert Hall and raised
for the purposes Of their propaganda Il
sum-or at least promises-not less than
$4,000 there and then. Three subscrip-
tiOns We're of $1,000 each. There has
never been any lack Of money. The
Womens Social and Political Union has
been ahundantly financed from the
start; perhaps as good proof OF sn-
certify as going To gaol Nr Pethck
Lawrence. against whom. with his wle
proceedings have been taken tor con-
spiracy to permit and procure the COM
mission Of offences against the Malicious
Injuries to Property Act, is a rich man,
with. ii j. understood, something Ike
100000 a year. They and Mrs. Pank-
hurst after many hearings before a mag
istrate have been sent for trial.
The police would he very glad if they
could bring Miss Christahcl Pankhurst
before a magistrate. but Miss Chris-a-
bel will not oblige. During all the sui-
fraCo disturbances she and the police
have been OH rather good terms. She
used, one hears, To- send word 10 Scot
land Yard when she meditated Il raid
on the House of Commons or on Down
ing street The police in return hand ed
her and her friends gently. She has
been i'm prison. nevertheless. since Of
fences against the law cannot be con-
doned in court. But, as all the world
knows. this young lady disappeared from
Clements Inn when the arrests FOR Con-
spiracy were made, and all the III
genuity OF all the detectives Of the
force has not yet discovered 50 much
as a clew TO her hiding place.
About her there has always been in the
public mind certain hint of romance
Young-so ran the legend-pretty. clever
smartly dressed, full Of audacities: ~"
brains Of the suffrage crowd. Wien
the police sent out handful they &C.
scribed her as twenty-siX Alas. they
had TO issue a postscript saying her true
age was thirty-one. She had passed the
limit permissible to girlhood and entered
upon that less attractive period rudcly
known as old maidhOOd. SO the haio
vanished or grew dim. l have never
seen Miss Christabel, but l have seen
drawing Of her 10y an artist OF repute'
and in the drawing she was pretty, with
an air half distinction and half mere
sauciness. and was arrayed in clothes t.
match. But when / said this to the
artist he answered:
NO, she is not really pretty nor really
distinguished. / made her So"
All. well; life is full Of Illusions and Of
disillusions But there remains the
cleverness and. in spite Of h"r strategic
from the front Of battle, the
courage. She wrote letter TO the Al
bert Hall meeting Drumming over with it,
and boldly exhorting others 20 face The
danger which she evades. She does not
Just now think the firing line the proper
station for d commanding officer But
listen:
1--WE defy the Government and their
stupid and brutal attempt 10 wear ms
out. and stamp out by repression our de-
mands for political freedom. They will
tear the stars from tho Sky before they
will break the spirit Of the women Of mis-
country. What are We lighting for:
Not for sympathy, not for pledges; not
for second readings; not for facilities;
not for so-called opportunities. We are
fighting for the vote. and nothing less
than the vote.
"Thcreforc until measure giving
equal voting rights To women IS actually
on the statute book, We. as selt-respect-
ing women. cannot and viii not he ut
peace with the Government Ny hnu
word is this: BE Of good cheer. IN"
fer eness Of the enemy's attack is he
sign and promise of our victory. Quit
you like women. and the day is ours.
AS you Sc ''' KIT i'' US S''' can
her grI-h"S pretty Ei' o. m'"tdht
rhetoric We, when she says. "QJit
you like women" sh, really means
@ui' you INV ii''''
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Faho S'i"'E WINCH occupied '"' S'r''''
o! LONDON one AFTERNOON ana hipcNeb
drive in t9Nicab The cab and the
procession alike came 20 StdndStll, and