The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-23

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New York, Oct. 20.-Mrs. E
militant suffraget leader, who a
tour, was ordered deported by tn
Little less than three hours after t
locked.
The special board of inquiry
to admit her to the country unde
France forthwith.
Mrs. Pankhurst s lawyer, Her
ton Of appealing the case immed
Caminetti. Pending decision by
he would seek to have his client q
bond so that she may be able to I
Madison Square Garden tomorro
Money At Her Command.
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, the New York
woman suffrage leader, who was to
nave been Mrs. Pankhurst's host, was
prepared to give bond up to $1,000 900
for Mrs. Pankhurst's good behavior
while in America.
Under the ruling Of the special board
she will not be permitted to do Sc and
MIS-. Pankhurst must remain at Ellis
Island until deported. unless the
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authorities at Washington.
Mrs. P~ankhurst's deportation was or
dered under Section 2 of the immigra-
ton laws, This section provides for
the exclusion of persons convicted
abroad of a crime or crimes involving
moral turpitude.
The board held that Mrs. Rankhurst's
conviction in England of conspiracy to
commit arson brought her within this
class.
Case Handled Promptly.
The militant eader's case moved
with unexcelled celebrity. She was in
terrogated by immigration inspectors
on board the liner Provence, on which
she had made the trip from Havre, was
detained but a few minutes aboard the
vessel when it locked, was rushed in
a special tug to the detention station
at Ellis Island and take Immediately
before the special board of inquiry
there. Her examination by this board
lasted little over an hour and she was
not represented by counsel.
Mrs. Pankhurst told the immigration
officials that her purpose in coming to
America was not to advocate the mill
tant methods for obtaining suffrage,
but to lecture on the history n the
progress of the cause in England.
Mr.. Reeves filed his appeal by long
distance telephone with Commissioner
General Caminetti n that
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the case tomorrow. Mr.. Reeves said he
would leave for Washington tonight
taking with him a copy of the min
utes Of the special board.
Mrs. Pankhurst was detained aboard
the liner Provence when it locked. A
tug was commissioned to take her to
Ellis Island, where a special board of
inquiry. it was announced, o con-
ven speedily and render a verdict
some time today If possible. This
board set itself to determine if Mrs.
P~ankhursts conviction in England was
for a crime involving moral turpitude.
II SO. she would come within the class
excluded by the immigration act. If
not, the act does not apply.
To inspectors, who questioned her
aboard the Provence, Mrs. P~ankhurst
asserted that her conviction was for a
political offense and that 1t was gen
orally understood her sentence a ex-
pired when she left England for
France. although she had not been so
notified formally. g
Curious Crowd Present.
For a quarter of an hour the militant
leader was questioned by immigration
inspectors in the white and gold music
room OF the liner. A curious crowd OF
passengers eager to learn the d1spoSi-
ton of her case, trooped In through
the doors and pressed the two score
newspaper reporters forward till they
surrounded the little group. Rheta
Child Dorr, Mrs. Pankhursts travelling
companion, sought to sit beside the
militant leader during the hearing, but
this the inspectors would not permit
II am not coming to America to tell
American women how to get the vote"
Mrs. Pankhurst announced when the
inspectors had left her. They appear
to be ab%undantly able to manage their
own campaign. Their progress has
been remarkable and they need 40 for
eign leadership"
Would Die for Cause"
Her fast greying hair belied the
youth that seemed stamned on her
features. She had almost recovered,
she said, from the illness caused by
forcible feeding in Holloway jail. But
she was willing to live her narrowing
experiences all over again a dozen
times if need be, for the cause"
Would I see it through" she re-
peated In indignant answer TO a ques-
ton asked by a reporter. Why, of
course, I would. I would die If 1 had
to for the cause. And there are dozens,
yes hundreds, Of women in England
who would do the same thing. I don't
set myself up as different from n
other women, or better than any other
women. We are having a revolution
in En- gland just as you people of
America had a revolution when you
wanted your freedom; when you We're
taxed without representation. We
English women ara fighting for our
freedom. Just as you won yours, SO
viii We win ours. You fought against
George IIIs we are fighting against
George y-no, perhaps | ould not say