New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-20
NO CALL TO ARMS HERE
FROM MRS. PANKHURST
Advance Agent for English Mill
tant Says Her Message
/ will Be Peaceful.
BIG MEETINGS FOR CITY
Miss Joan Wickham Lands
Without Opposition in Spite
Of Her Jail Record as
Suffrage Agitator.

Advance agent for Mrs. Emmeltne
Pankhurst. the British militant suffrage
leader" is rather an awesome title. Miss
Joan Wickham somehow doesn't look all
mat. When she stepped ashore from the
white Star liner Cedric yesterday any
body who didn't know her mission would
have taken her for just a pretty English
girl over here on pleasure trip.
Pretty she certainly is. It's very dis
cencertng the way these fierce. de-
structive militants have OF being attrac-
tive and innocent looking. and charming,
and we'll grocmed. Miss Wickham, who
has been in the thick OF the militant
fight is slender. with dark eyes, rosy
cheeks. a most engaging smile. a sweet
voice. and from the buckles Of her small
Co.onias TO the feather on her hat her
clothes were stylish
Miss Alice Paul and Miss Lucy Burns,
Of the Congressional Union. who are here
for a few days from Washington, met
Miss Wickham at the pier, and took her
10 the headquarters Of the Political
Equality Association, at No. l3 East ilst
street where Mrs O. II. p Belmont,
president of the association, met her.
Leader Expects No Trouble.
Did ! have any trouble getting into
the United States?" Miss Wickham re-
peated after an inquirer. NO, indeed!
was asked II I had ever been in prison
and OF course ! said yes. l didn't have
any trouble. and Mrs. Pankhurst doesn't
dream that she will. either. when she
lands on October IS"
Miss Wickham said Mrs. Pankhurst
would remain a month. and cover as
much ground as she could in that time
she will speak al two big meetings
IN New York directly after arriving
probably in Carnegie Hall She hopes o
speak In some Southern cities, and VIII
go as far West as Chicago. but ! don't
know the exact dates or route yet.
She will talk on the white slave traf-
fc. for she feels that that is the evil 10
be overcome by woman's vote-one of the
chief reasons why our vote is needed.
She will explain militancy, too. or
course. she won't advise militancy mere
for she knows II isn't needed here. hut
she feels the time is ripe 10 make the
American people understand the differ
ence between the situation in England
and the situation here-how in the United
states YOU can get it state by stale
while we must get II all at once. Ana
we have come 10 brick wall in our en-
deavor.
Asuuith a Brick Wall"
THAT is why rnirtancy is necessary
with Ms and 20 say that 1t is injuring
the suffrage cause is absurd. II is the
only way. If Asquith-the brick wall In
our vvav-were removed. we would get
the vote And ] hear talk Of the gov
ernrnent's giving him some nice COM
Portable iudeeship 10 get him OUT OF 'he
way I should think he would want 10
20. poor man" and Miss NlchnaI'
showed her white teeth in laugh. he
isn't very comfortable now.
Miss Wickham said Mrs. Pankhurs'
lent her health wonderfully, after all she
had gone through.
she has remarkable recupe'd'i'e
mower" said Miss Wickham. "Of course,
Il is her spirit that keeps her up All
tho pankhursts have that same spirit
WIN Cbristabel visit this country? !
shouldn't wonder If she did later. out she
has her work TO do there in Paris from
which Mace she is helping direct the mill
tsnt campaign. Christabel is even more
ror,arkable than her mother-has
keerar intelligence. Chrstabel is the
head and Mrs. Pankhurst the heart Vi
the movement"
And sylvia"
sylvia is a whirlwind Of energy She
has been badly hurt in her work IN the
Fast End Of London terribly hahuieu
and r,auled-yet she goes right on.
THE militants will give no quarter tiii
the vote Is won Mrs Pankhurst mas
never ordered her followers TO take nu-
ma, lise vet but she did order, first the
OCCUPATIONS; then when those failed the
window breaking. then the arson. vi
course. many acts attributed to the sunra-
g4s,s were not committed by them.
"It is even said that the police plant
bombs and then accuse us OF 1t. But any
bou, Mrs Pankhurst is the most NOR
oYpblv feared woman in England to-day
And she's going back to take dp her "oIh
she wouldn't be away now, Out p@'
psrliarnent isn't in session.