Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-16
Keep Gu. Such Pests.

II we could explain the psychology
which causes great mass of Ameri.
can people to chase after and glorifs
cheap criminology, we could furnish
solution of the greatest problems
which will confront the American peo-
pie in this century. We refer to that
element which finds in the murderous
moral degenerate Thaw. subject for
morbid, mushy sentiment and means
of idolizing certain characteristics in
concrete opposition to all law and to
all sensible ideas of modern civiliza-
ton and Christian progress. 1t is this
same element of the American popu-
lation which forms the followers of
such enemies of law and order as are
the leaders of the l. w. W., and other
anarchistic propaganda. 1t is the
" and anticipatingly awaiting the
arrival of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst.
As instigators of various forms of
high crimes and misdemeanors, the
common sense of intelligent Ameri-
cans recognizes such as Ettor and
Mrs Pankhurst The sole business of
the former is to ferment labor
: troubles, using as his lever the
uneducated and unintellisent classes
of foreigners, whose native passions
are aroused by the cunning of such
word jugglers and word painters as
Ettor and his close associates.
With; Mrs. Pankhurst, we find diff
ferent sentiment inspiring her trip to
America. She comes for the purpose
Of aprocuring funds. with which to
make war upon the established insti-
tutions of great Angio-Saxon nation.
with which AMERICAS upon exception
ally friendly terms. Undoubtedly 1t Is
the hope of the one track mind which
controls the policies and movements
OF Mrs. Pankhurst, to arouse among
those women of America who ask for
the franchise, the same spirit of GRIM
ino4ogy, as that which animates the
movements and policies of those Eng
Iish suffragettes who, in recent
months, have stopped to every form OF
violence known to modern society.
Mrs. Pankhurst has been convicted
many times ii, her home country. of
conduct and crimes. both sensational
and abhorfent. If admitted to this
country, with, full knowledge Of her
purpose, she will. undoubtedly. on the
notoriety Of her past acts, draw
enormously from that element OF
american society to which we have
referred. Certain sensation-loying, So
called newspapers, will do their ut
most to infiame that element, and 1t Is
undoubtedly true that the visit of
Mrs. Pankhurst can end in nothing
but serious disorder and the establish
ment of defiance of law and order
that can only be suppressed by long
campaign of education and severe en-
forcement of restrictive law.
4 The management of Mrs. Pank-
bursts trip to this country, is shrewd-
ly figuring upon this morbid curiosi-
ty, and the natural sympathy for such
as represented by the Thaws, Ettors
and Pankhursts. We have reason to
expect that during Mrs. Pankhursts
tour of this country, Mr.. Bryan. as
drawing card will have been sent to
the back seats, and his poor little $500
DER night, will have jumped to pro-
portions meaning several times that
amount for the foremost representa-
tive of criminal element which is
rapidly discfediting a worthy cause.
II the suffragists OF America expect
to- retain 1he sympathy and eoopefa-
zion of thousands of the leading minds
8 OF America, they win have none OF
Mrs. Pankhurst and her criminal poll
cies. Clear thinkers who believe that
the moral strength of Christian wo-
manhood would have wholesome ef-
feet upon American politics have no
desire to complicate politics by the in
PRODUCTION of such criminology as rep
! resented by Mrs. Pankhurst and other
English silffra gettes, who stoop TO ar
SON. murder, and wholesale destruc-
zion Of private and public property
women suffrage in America has made
progress on its merits Of comen sense
fustice and morality. Pankhurstism
,nust give it setback in some degree
and that degree must be fixed by ths
rumber Of converts she makes in this
country.
o,r private wish would be that al
.,,ch undesira bles should be shut ou'
~ this country Their purpose is dis
yurbance OF and interference with IN
telligent adjustment of the problems
81 government and civilized life. W.
have no use for the Ettors, the PanK
a,,r~ts or other unbalanced minds
Ys.4.-I. ;.,.,,sve murder and worse. Oul