The Brunswick news., 1913-05-03
cuRsIne The mILrTAnrs.

The British government seems at
last to have determined to take ac-
tion against the wild women" of the
militant suifragette movement that
should bring their fatuous violence to
an end The forces Of law have been
set to work TO curb and punish those
who have been indalging in the utter
Ily senseIess. as well as destructive,
campaign the suHragette organiza-
lions have waged, supposedly in the
interest OF Votes for Women That
the agitation Of the Pankhurstg.
General Flora Drummond, Miss
Emerson alsseahe. rest Of the crazy
lot has ack thssaszs'|
|of woHaa
, be I'D seriously. for
Or the militant pe would
rnean confusion and Marchy TO 80.
cie.y. and that is z<at the cause. as
Illustrated by Ese militants has
come to represent in the eyes Of a
.great many people. It is different in
The United States, where the women
through reason and agument. aud d
decent regard for the rights and
opinion o, others, have won for them
selves the privilege Of the ballot in
ten states. II We had the militants
in America. The cause of woman suf-
frage would make little progress, apd.
as it Is, the doinga of thc@ fAesgfaR
women has probably hampered thol
mevcment for the extension Of wo-
man sufflage in the more conoerya-
tive states Of the uniop Mrs. Bel
mont a mere soeieW fdler has just
taken up the surRee cause. Just as
she formerly togE dp lavish entertain
ing, as aAad threatens to introduce
salragetle miiitancy into the United
States. but it is safe to say that she
win not be permitted to do SO If she
depends upon the support aud autbk
~ Of the serious sufTragettes
country.
The British government wi prose
cute those who indulge in demonstra.
ticns Of a destructive nature. such as
tho sulfragettes have been royelins
in, and also all thoJe who encourage
or abct sueasled s.rationa. It may
be expected that Wholesale arrests
and convictions e. wild sssesaea viii
follow Many win be sent to Jail and
a few Of these WIN go ON hunger
strikes" and. perhaps, be released
until they get back on their feed"
when th28h9ill be returned 10 prison
That sa thing, kept up lons
onolgh, swill Break the patieace and
tho persistence or the most hardened
militant mo doub' Bat there win al
80 be agood iaany prebably ma.
iority. u those sent to Jail who win
have thek fortitudo to bring. them
selves to the edge Of starvation, and |
when submission sets in 1t is likely |
TO spread With considerable rapidity
70 that this suffragettes viii not ~
pear SO fovpidable in the eud as they
have appeared, Il IS easily conceu-
able that the present campaign ot en-
forcomont Of the Law against Che sid-
fragettes win reduce ihe miiitan s 70
d very small banas within short
time. and that a punber Of Mrs.
Pankharsts follogers WIN become
sane and enlist IL tBo ranks of IL.
tiouaI seekers OF thb aaffrsge
The british ltome Oilee. in sl
rErsent undertaking 70. Suppress ssste
violence aud disorder u the women
is not only doing ita duty hg YJtiet
but is really doing a services 10 The
.cause. CT woman suffrage, hysrescuing
1T from pack Of neurotics.
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These old shacks in the rear Of the |
city hall are sttll there Unsanitary
and unsightly they are a nuisance
WIZ not condemn them and have
them removed Also the two littge
-ncvrn hnts on Ilninn strcnt l.t r.cl.,l |