The Detroit times., 1912-03-06
OFFICIALS THREATEN TO
INFECT LONG PRISON
TERMS ON SUFFRAGETTES
Mr.. and Mrs, Pethick Lawrence
Latest To Be Arrested
For Disturbances
WOMEN HOLD CONFERENCE
Leaders Think Campaign Ought
To Continue Despite Threat
of Authorities

LONDON, March 6.--"From now on
all women who break the laws will DC
treated the same as everyone else
who commits a crime" declared In
spector Mccarthy, OF the London po-
lice, today in outlining the plans OF
the city authorities TO stamp out the
property destroying tactics of the mill
tant suffragettes. Mccarthy ensl'
neered the raid last night on the SUI
fragette headquarters and is in active
charge of the work OF repression
IL is to be war hereafter and every
woman who, through devotion 10 the
cause, Injuries property or jeopardlzes
any person will face a felony prose
cution. Conspiracy charges VIII ne
lodged from now on, according 10 NC
Carthy, against every militant sur
fragette.
The penalty on oonfiction may be
seven years imprisonment The mrs.
two persons TO face that charge ass
Pethick Lawrtnce and Mrs. Ueth'cK
Lawrence, arrested on warrants. lhas
they will be tried speedily and II con
victed will receive severe lelon 5 sen
fences:
Although they announced late last
night that they had succeeded IN ar
resting Miss Cristobel Pankhurst'
one of the leaders OF the militant SUI.
fragettes, the police today admitted
this was not so. They said that she
had apparently eyaded them and they
at present have no clue 10 her wnere'
abouts.
There was lengthy conference OF
the leaders of the militant Suffrage
3 league today. II was realized that
the authorities now meant business
and the question at issue was wheth'
err the members OF the league can al
ford to continue the demonstrations
when Il is almost certain that TO do
"a will mean lengthy prison sentences
M hard labor and the loss or caste
that comes TO all convicts.
3 The majority OF the leaders declared
that the end justified the means. They
thought when Ii was brought home 10
the rank and file OF Englishmen ana
women that their wives, mothers and
sisters had been branded felons for de-
manding what they believed TO De
their rights, there would be such
concerted demand for immediate set
tlement, that the government woulu
have TO give in.
But many of the rank and file took
Tie opposite view. They pointed cut
that there was considerable feeling
against the militant element at the
present time because of the destruc-
:ioa of property, and they argued that
81 would be unfair for woman TO
srbmit to a lengthy prison sentence
when there was no certainty that ne
alse would gain thereby. No definite
.ection was taken in he matter al
lhsugh the leaders said the demon
&frations would continue.
Meanwhile the government officials
were going over the letters and docu-
tnthts seized in last nights raid on
thk headquarters. IL was said that
antong the papers taken were the com
plkte plans of campaign prepared 0y
hifs. Emeline Pankhurst and the other
LEADERS, and these probably will e
used as the basis for the conspiracy
PROSECUTIONS,
The thing that hurts the suf-
fragettes the most is the ayowed in
tention OF the government 10 attach
the funds of the organization to REIN
+ burse persons who suffered losses in