The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-03-08
HARD LABOR FOR
SUFFRAGETTES
SCORE SENTENCED IN LONDON
WITH $50 OTHERS TO BE
ARRAlGNED.
PRISON MAY O M NEXT
London is Like City In State Of Siege
Grave Danger That Bioodshed
May Result From Tactics
Of Women.

London, March 6.-Hard labor was
the portion meted out to a score of
s~uffragette leaders, arrested for par,
ticipating in a demonstration when
they were arraigned in the several
police courts. The sentences varied
from one to six months, according to
the nature Of the offense charged.
Among the prisoners sentenced was
Miss Alice Wright. an American resid.
ing in Paris.
Most Of the magistrates served no.
tice on the women that hereafter all
sentences will include hard labor, a
new departure. This will mean riot
ous scenes within the prisons, as the
women say they simply will not work.
One million women have brought
about a situation that threatens to
overshadow the great labor troubles.
The demonstrations of the women ad-
vocates of equal suffrage have reached
a point where the police a no longer
prevent or control them. Violence of
a type peculiarly aggravating has
been ordered by the leaders, and
wholesale arrests. instead of checking
it. have merely enhanced the deter
mination of the women.
Outcome May Be eIoodshed.
There is grave danger that the out
come will be bloodshed. 1t is known
that Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and
others of the leaders of ultra.militant
body hope that this will. come. As,
she vas led away to her cell last
week. Mrs. Pankhurst declared the
cause would have been advanced ten
years had she been killed.
Mounted and foot police alike were
defied by the women. They refused,
to nov on. and when the officers
showed their horses against them they
tried to drag the uniformed men to
the street. They are very strong and
their present hope now is that the,
jails will be filled until there will be-
NO place to confine them.
City Looks Like Siege.
The city looks 10 II it we're in .
state of siege. Nearly every big store
window is boarded up. The banks
maintain special guards outside to
keep the women away. The entire
metropolitan police is on continual
duty. Everyone Ia kept moving and
women suspected of planning violence
are rushed to the police station to be
searched.
The Times demands that all Of the
leaders Of the suffragettes be prose-
cuted on charges of conspiracy to
break the law. This 10 q felony pun.
ishable by sentences up to seven
years. The government hesitates to
act thus severely. although the de-
mand is Joined in by the shopkeepers.
whose property has. been destroyed.
The women hope this action will be
taken. II IT 10. they cay, they are
sure to win. al they insist Englishmen
will never consent to their wives and
daughters being made felons. T.
The Bow street magistrte has $50
cases against su1ragettes still TO deal
with, 81 Of them arising from the 70
rious riots Of last Friday. when the
accused caused damage Of S26 1000 and
the others 10 connection With last
nights disturbance.
London, March 6.-The much-adver.
used meeting Of sulfragettes IN Par.
lament Square to protest against the
refusal Of Premier Asquith to receive
. .depntation. proved a nasco 90 fa,. az
concerned any sensational display OF
militant tactics a. predicted BY the or
ganizers. About so women we're ar.
rested. but the damage done was In
oopsiderable. compared with Fridays
raid.
While the militant su6ragettes were
vainly e~nde.vor1ne to break through
the cordon o! police roundabout Par
liamentS Square. 200 medical studsnts
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