Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-20
Mrs. Pankhurst Per
mitted to Land on
Her Own Recog-
nizance Today.
DEPART AT END OF
LECTURE ENGAGEMENTS
Decision Is Reached After cons
ference at the White House.
Postpone Mass Meeting
Planned for Tonight.

NEW YORK. Oct. 20.-Mrs. Emnes
line Pankhurst. the English rnilftank
suffragette leader, came to New York
this afternoon. She left Ellis Island
shortly after l o'clock, when word was
received from Washington that she
would be permitted TO enter the Unt<
ted States. A motor car of Mrs. o. II.
P. Belmont, suffrage leader. met hen
at the pier. and she was driven ia
Mrs. Belmont's home.
The management of Madison sousrs
Garden announced that in deferenca
TO Mrs. Pankhurst's desire to get 4
good rest the mass meeting she waa
to have addressed tonight had beeug
postponed till Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-Mrs. Erna
incline Pankhurst. the militant Brit5f
ish suffragist. is free to enter thu
United States. The Ellis Island
boards order of deportation was re4
versed today after President Wilsorf
had conferred on the celebrated cass
with Secretary Wilson and a hearing
had been concluded before Immigra1
ton Commissioner Caminetu.
Secretary Wilson announced at thu
conclusion of his conference with ths
President that Mrs. Pankhurst yould
be admitted upon her own Recognized
ance, with the understanding that sha
would depart at the end Of her lecturd
enga agements. No bond was exacted.
Doubt Moral Turpstude.
Secretary Wilson declared that ha
and the President had discussed tho
! question briefly we agreed h&
said. that Mrs. Pankhurst should -
admitted on her. own recognizsnce4
My own reason is, and the Presiden6
feels likewise. that there is natural r.
I an element of doubt as to whether H.
acts constituted moral turpitude
were political in character.
Being admitted on her own recou
nizance. Of course, n she violates an
/ of our laws, we have two rernedif
Out courts may pass on her acts
we may deport her. There being Iii
element OF doubt as TO whether moral
turpitude or political offense was in<
volved. we decided that we have suff1<
oient safeguards and that there ear
/ be no harm in admitting her"
! The decision by the President ana
I Secretary Wilson was communicated
( TO Commissioner-Genera Caminettx<
who issued the formal order of res
/ lease.
President Wilson felt that the iav
had a flexible Interpretation. so that
it was lagely a question of nos1cy.
Receive Verdict with Smiles.
! Commissioner Caminettfs decision
was in strict accordance with the
( views of President Wilson and the
secretary of labor. Mr. Canlinett1
filed brief memorandum. recon-
mending Mrs. Pankhurst's admission
on her own recognizance and an
nounced that he would later file hia
reasons IN writing.
There was no demonstration at tho
] immigration bureau when the ,leci-
! sion was announced. The audiences
4 of women which had sat through the
/ hearing had departed. Mrs. Psnk-
/ hurst's lawyers received the vertilct
with broad smiles and annoi,lce6
! they would leave at once for New
/ York.
/ At headquarters of the Natinia
/ Woman suffrage Association tae
news was received joyously, but an
| the officers said they expected
/ nothing else. Supporters of the suf
1 frage movement in Congress received
1 the announcement without maSine
+ formal statements.
/ LONDON. Oct. 2o.--A dramatic ap-
! pesrance at the suffragettes' weekly
meeting was made today by Miss An
ME Kenney. organizer of the Women'e
Social and Political Union, the militant
suffragette organization. Suffering
| from the effects of a hunger strike
| in Holloway jail. and looking extremes
/ ly feeble she was borne into the han
on q stretcher and was given .
/ memorahl reception by the crowd OF
women there, who stood on chairs and
cheered until they we're weary.
This was Miss Kenney's first aps
pearance in public since her releases
! She reached the hall in an ambulance
suffragettes in taxicsbs.
/ The stretcher. supported on chairs
was placed in the middle of the plat
/ form, where Miss Kenney lay motions
less and only able to whisper a few
words to her friends.