New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
ENGLISH RISING COMING
People Waiting for Another
Outbreak of Suffragettes.
REAL FIGHTING THIS TIME
Organization Prepared to Es'
cape Responsibility for VIM
dow Smashing, Etc.

England is just waiting and praying
for the next suffragette uprising. They
| ike TO be amused, those stolid John Bulls
and It has been awfully dull, don't you
know, since the girls have been at peace
| Everybody will be really glad when some
| thing breaks loose again.
This, at least, is the state Of affairs az
described by Miss A. J, G. Perkins one OF
the members of the Woman's Political
Union, who wasn't satisfied with mill
fancy in the United States as exemplihed
| in street parades. so she went over
across" to see "militancy as she is PanK-
hursted." She returned yesterday ana
went straight to union headquarters 10
tell the stay-at-home sisters all about H.
"Will they continue their militancy!
was the eager question.
"Oh. most certainly" Miss Perkins
laughed "As soon as the Home Ruie
| bill is out Of the way and Parliament
| begins TO discuss the universal Suffrage
bill then everybody takes it for granted
| that there will be big demonstration OF
some kind. Just what, nobody KNOWS
There is a common belief, though, that
property Will be attacked. England VIII
| be disappointed II there isn't fearful
row. Everybody expects it, you know.
They pretend TO disapprove. They emit
shrieks of horror at the idea, but all
the same. they rather enjoy 1t.
What about the split between the
| Pankhursts and LawTences?' was the
next question.
Nobody knows" was the answer. 1t
| has never been explained just what nap
pened 10 make the Bawrences resign
| from the union, but whatever II was the
suffrage work seems 10 be going on as
vigorously as ever. Everybody has con-
fdence in Mrs. Pankhuret.
There are all kinds Of rumors. con-
| lectures, guesses. to explain the situation.
| Someone wrote a letter saying that the
| split was merely a ruse to save the
| Lawrences' money to the cause AS
| long as they are officially connected with
the Pankhursts' society they VIII nave
| to foot any bills that society may incur
| in its little pAndow smashing campaigns
because they are the only ones VINO nave
any money. II they are not members OF
the union they can still give money Tor
| regular suffrage work and escape the
bills. Then the union will have no tunds
at all. and the government can whistle
| for its money.
Another suggestion was that the Law
rences didn't approve Of the 1aisseZ rare
policy advocated at the Albert Hall meet
| ing. On that occasion Mrs. Pankhurst
practically told her followers TO so ahead
and do as they liked. Those Of you who
can break windows, break them she
said. The idea OF this is. Of course TO
preyent the charge Of conspiracy.
! There will be no more organized dem
onstrationS which can be proved con-
! spiracies against the government or
against property. Little groups Of en-
| thusiasts may do what they like-and
they will. You may expect worse things
than have ever happened before. II the
universal suffrage bill passes without a
woman suffrage amendment tho women
will be enraged, because that will mean
putting back the whole movement sew
eral years"