New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
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,r,orc was never more striking IL
lustration Of the difference in treatment
If men who are striving for rohticai
f,eedom and Of WOMEN Nno are strus-
cling for the same object than is shown
at the present moment by the rr''S W
lGraa, Rritair and reflected TO some OK
tent by that OF the United states. INC
s,rffra cettes over there nave resumed
in a desultory way their so-called mn
taut'' tactics and from the aNalaHchc OF
eitorial protest one. would suppose nan
tho women I'm tho country were on the
,varpath. Reduced TO facts and accepting
the worst reports az cabled. two women
In theatre box threw blazing chalr
ON the stage after the audience had as
psrsed They received the severe penalty
NJ Eve wears as second class prisoners
end one of Them who undoubtedly was
mentally irresponsible from her previous
forcible feeding in jail. is said TO he now
nj The point OF death. one IN little
sroup OF three or four is said TO have
thrown 2 hatchet in the carriage "AeIe
Premier Asquith and John Redmond were
sitting and one solitary woman IS
CHARGED with intention TO set fire TO a
Cabinet minister's hcme; but there nave
been no convictions in these cases ana
in all OF the above laviessncss not mar
dozen women have been concerned. Inc
dish OF poison found I'm one Caoinei on
calls housc proved TO be furniture polish
! left hy the maid
Aside from these awful crimes. the
,mllitancy' has consisted In ono woman's
Z. Ia
don and asking Mr. Asquith Whcn no
was cong 10 give votes 70 women &c.
which she was drasscd T. the doof ana
thrown violently down the steps IN sew
oral calling out 10 Winston ChuTchin NJ
Aberdeen "Why don't YOU stop teedlns
our women by force. for when the!
were arrested by the police. Two more
committed the hcnous offence OF slipping
into the ROYAL golf links at Balmora!
and substituting little votes FOR women
pennauts for the nass that marked inc
holcs-which would DC looked upon as a
mere Joke en- this side OF tho water
Another group interrupted Lloyd Gcorge
I'm speech 81 WreXham 10 ask, "Nhy
don't YOU give women votes for thi9
they were dragged out o. tho building
terribly injured by the men. ana their
clothes torn on
Could women 90 anything IN the United
states which would subject them 10 sien
treatment II simply illustrates the &c
sort TO physical force. winch - the hrsi
impulse In that country. where politics
constantly leads TO physical encounter
Tho methods OF tho sGifraget,cs iFon
tho time they threw the frs, stones h'c
OF SIX wears aro. have been merely a
mild imitation Of their political supci'o's'
In all OF their warfare not huma
being has been injured by thcm but
during this time many OF these women
have been fesriuily hurt by the ponce.
and Dv men and boys. not one - whom
was ever punished for a. many nave
been injured for lie and TWO have d.ed
from the treatment received In prison
Victory OF Militant Tactics.
4 few DAYS ago when the sunras'ites
Iirtorrtp,ed Winston Churchilrs meeting
AZ Dundee. ne said 20 an applaud!ns audi
enco that they would never win Whs' INC!
wore striving Tor by these uncivilizcd
antics" lie evidently chose TO forget 'ha'
when truce was declared year or TWO
ago vbcn miIitancy ceased and the WON
on poacefuliv united on tho Cancellation
lbll. ne himself used al his power To de-
feat that bill iu tho House ~ Commons
and succeeded l<eir Hardie, In an inter
view in Tho Tribune recently. after reier-
ring 20 the methods Of the sunragetcs.
said. For the FIRST time In the history oil
Great Britain the political enfranchise-
nent Of women has become real Issue,
and this ! attribute almost exclusively 70
,bo militant tactics" In the carly IA
OF tho new organization Mrs. Henry Iaw-
cctt. president Of the old constitutional
association. said They have done more
within the last twelve months 10 brins
the question within tho range OF prsc-
teal politics than We have been able TO
accomplish within the same number OF
years" Unprciudiccd leaders in tho
United States must admit that the move.
ment here received the first impetus which
has sent Vt forward so rapidly from the
aggressive defiant action Of those Eng
lish miiitants.
Now, however. It ~ very largely the
opinion both here and there that this has
served It's purpose. The dig demons'ra-
ton in business section OF London
witch resulted in tho. eApstriation OF
('hristabe Pankhurst and tho imprson-
ment OF Mrs Pankhurst and tho Pcthlck
Lawrenccs doubtless marked the end OF
that kind OF warfare. The women who
arc keeping Up sgerlis attacks are evil
Gently acting without orders and accom-
plishlng nothing. except 10 harass the
enemy. The statement Of the London
correspondent Of The New York Even
ing Post" that there is rot pin 70
choose between tho terrorism OF the SUI
fragettes I'm England and the nihlis,s in
Russia" IL sUpremcly ridiculous. II tho
former have tcrrorizcd tho British minis
tors until they arc afraid TO stir without
police protection 1t Is reason for con
rstulst ton, as political history offers no
parallel to their betrayal OF the cauge Of
woman suffrage.
The Ulster Disturbances.
II is not too respectfully suggested 20
the newspapers of Great Britain, the press
correspondents and the editorial writer's
Of the United States that they cease their
attacks on tho women who are conduct
ing the militant branch Of the suffrage
movement and direct their attention TO
what is going on in the north Of ireland.
Here n rebellion rs in progress which In
;tc ,roa.ap IA tho ro,pruuont and urob-