New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09

~ tho prisoners. They had Miss Christabcl
pankhurst in hiding. the Pcthck Law
rcnccs and Mrs. Pankhurst under the
supcryision OF the court. on parole 80 10
sneak. and Il they had been clever they
vould have let the case drag along In
definitely Worse than ALL they did not
make political prisoners Of them"
Naturally. when you enroll yourself IN
tho surfragetto cause you arc supposed 10
know all about the distinctions Of prison
life, but / confess myself little green IN
these matters. II has always seemed TO
me that II was time enough 10 bother about
prison when you got there, but apparently
NOT Mrs Rlatch looks a bit surprised at
my Grass stupidity.
They have prisoners Of three ranks
The political prisoner has certain privileges.
books 10 read. stationery 10 write on meals
from outside. visitors ---
Like our bank presidents" ! hazard
Mrs. Ratch has way OF listening to
what you say very atten,ively. ana theh
Going on with the subject of immediate in
terest. Lots Of times you feel rather small
as II your little line Of talk had been dis
posed of as too banal, and frequently after
little while she returns TO II. her mlhd
meantime having pulled It 20 pieces ana
extracted from It IT'S essence, while you
think she has forgotten all about It.
Their prisoners of the third class are
the out-and-out criminals. Fortunately,
they did not put the suffrage leaders in
that-surprising. isn't It? But they did
condemn them 10 be treated Ike those Of
the second class, which means they are
deprived Of tho privileges they should have
had. that they have cells only bit better
than those of the criminals. and are sub
1ectcd to frightful hardships.'
Mrs Batch shakes her head and looks
very bclligerent ! believe at that moment.
not for her political principles. hut just
as an out-and-out woman, she would have
liked 10 throw a stone At the Judge VINO
presided at the English trial
"you don't think We will ever have to put
our CITY to the inconvenience OF having its
having stones torn up to get what we
| WANT"
"Neverr' The dissyllable is quick decis-
| i've "The attitude OF the Legislature.
think. proves that II has changed tre-
mendously In the last three years"
NV .'How?" is fraught with the recollcc-
,ion NJ the treatment some OF the suffrage
nioneers had received at Albany In the
past
! eft is serious and to a large degree re-
| enectful Not all the members have reached
the respectful stage. but all have reached
the serious.
| There is a little twinkle In Mrs Blatch's
eva as she says this the sort of twinkle
the champion, sure Of victory. accords an
| irri,ated combatant. Her lack Of bitterness
che voices next In answer 10 casuai re-
mark concerning the "antis."
81 consider the anti-suffragettes a most
| abIe hodv of women. They are going to be
tremendously helpful when we get the vot-
ing privilege. The energy they display now
uben detected in our direction, as IL Is
| eure IN he will be very helpful"
! GLOW do you think they have displayed
| that ability?" My! ! was sarcastic. WISH
you could have heard your Aunt Kate.
"By preaching publicly the doctrine-of
course. they don't believe it-that woman
| Mace is in the home. 1t requires sood
| deal Of ability to make yourself ridiculous
| deliberately.
do you believe that one OF the hrst re-
| e,,ts Of enfranchisement will be the forma-
| zion of a feminine party, as some or the
antis' claim
Answering this. Mrs. BIatch refers to