The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
POLICE ARE PoWERLEss
Under Influence Of Mrs. Pankhurst
and Other Violent Members,
Situation Is Hecom-
Ing Critical.

devoted women, firm in the belief
that they have been refused rights
guaranteed them months ago by Pre-
mier Asquith and the present British
government, and stung to anger by the
calm refusal of Asquith and his col
leagues to grant them hearing,
have brought about situation that
today threatens to overshadow the
great labor troubles. The demonstra-
tions of the women advocates of equal
suffrage have reached a point where
the police can no longer prevent or
control them. Violence, of a type pc
culiarly aggrayating, has been order
ed by the leaders and wholesale ar
rests, instead Of checking it. have
merely enhanced the determination
of the women.
i There is grave danger today that the
outcome will be bloodshed. 1t is
known that Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
and others of the leaders of the ultra
militant body hope that this will come.
4 As she was led away to her cell last
week Mrs. Pankhurst declared the
CduSG WOuiu udN0 DcGH duNd dhSCh tCii
years had she been killed.
\ 'It will take martyrs to stir the
country to a realization of our bit
ter determination, she cried at the
meeting that preceded the demonstra
!, stion that hsgan the present fight, Aad
) that is the spirit of the women who
J today shouted from the street corners
r that the government must yield.
i, Mounted and foot police alike were
4 defied by the women today. They re-
/ fused to move on and when the of
J, ficers showed their horses against
, them they tried to drag the uniformed
men to the street. The foot police
proved extremely nerve-ruffling. The
women want to be arrested. They are
very strong and their present hope
is that the jails will be filed until
, there will be no place to confine them
The police and magistrates know
| this. But they also realize that as
! fast as woman arrested for riot
: ing is turned loose she arms herself
, with a hammer and goes back tc
: break more windows, to throw stones
: and to lombard the opposition with
) arguments for the "cause."
I'VE will be militant until we gain
t our rights said the leaders III ou1
: methods are not strong enough there
are others in reserve
! And the women who utter these
sentiments are not the rabble of the
$ east end. They are the representative
!, women of Britain. Mrs. Frederick
81 P. Lawrence, highly educated. pow
. erful platform speaker and an editor
II of note, made this plain today.
q 1--WE will terrorize this country OF
e we will get our rights" she cried. ant
v an audience of gentle women, refined
and most of them wealthy In theil
4 own right, cheered her statements tt
n the echo.
s "If we have to we will burn dowI
\ the royal pal. ee ITSELF declared Mrs
Q Lawrence again, and that incendiar.
4 sentiment likewise received cheer
] ing welcome from the women listeners
II Today Bow street police court wa
!, jammed with the women arrested il
q last nights demonstration. Most o
o them were bound over for hearing
later. Two, Victoria Simmons an,
q Lillian Ball, noted leaders, wer
sentenced to two months imprisor
a ment
They dramatically faced the mag
/ fstrate and warned him that thei
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