New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-26
n. 7. WOMAN CALLED
TRAITOR BY M|L|TANTS
SuffragetteS Hold Court Mar
tiaI" on Mrs. Mary Ford at
London Headquarters.
INDICTED UNDER 3 COUNTS
Bomb Found Smoking on Steps
of Lloyds Bank Seized
and Extinguished by
Policeman.

London, April pa rift between the
Women's Social and Political Union.
the organization Of the militant suffra-
eettes. and its American members was
Indicated to-day by the summonins Of
court martial" composed of Cen
cral" Mrs. Flora Drummond. acting as
Judge advocate, and the cabinet" of
the Women's Social and Political
Union. sitting as judges 10 try Mrs.
Mary Ford. of New York. on "A charge
Of alleged treason to the organization.
The military features of the court
were an in quite correct form. with enc
notable eXception-there was no means
Of compelling the attendance of the &C.
cused. who, not unnaturally. failed TO
appear The charges against Mrs.
Ford. as prepared by General" Drum
mond. were three:
F'~-t-Faihug 10 inform the Women IS
Social and Political Union as To the
exact hour of the release of Miss Xeue
Emerson. of Jackson. Mich which fact
was within Mrs Ford'S knowledge. and.
being valuable 10 the organization. she
was iu duty bound 10 reveal IT,
Scc0nd-The allegation that Mrs Ford
had told tine American press representa-
rses iu London that the WOmen's So
r.aI and Political Union planned the kid
uappiuc ~ Miss Ielie Emerson from her
mother
Thild-Thai Mrs Ford had coutravencd
q strict rule OF the Women = Social and
Political Union bY announcing publicly
that she had committed specific acts of
mUItancy.
I'm court TODAY IL was expected that
this rule was very important one
and the record was POINTED out show
ing that the only suftra settcs who had
beon caught We're captured redhanded.
while the others went scot free. This
it was said. indicated that the perpetra
tors of militant ae,s. while glorying IN
their Jail records. did not talk about
their specific deeds
Clippings from U. S. Papers
I'M reciung these facts. which she
claimed were proven boy a sheaf of clip
pings from American papers. which
she waved aloft. General" Drummond
denounced the American woman as
traitor.
When informed Of the charge
brought against hes Mrs Mary Ford
declared she knew nothing of them and
that she believed herself to be IN the
most friendly terms with the organic
ton which she had been assisting by
voluntary work ln its press bureau.
Mrs. Ford ridiculed the second charge,
stating that she haze not informed any
one Of such q plo,. which she herself
was unaware existed.
To-day's affair is considered as i'm
portant an The cabinet" Of the
Women's Social emo Political Union
ont Of jail being present.
Spies Among Militants.
General" Drumm0nd declares that
the militant organization is filled with
spies no fewer than six of its mem
bers. one of whom is AN American
woman. being agents OF the Scotland
Yard police HEADQUARTERS.
The unknown rhilanthropist who
is always i'm attendance at the police
courts when suffragette leaders are
brought W for trial to-day paid the
fines NJ So. Sl5 and SO inflicted on
Airs. Charlotte Despard. Miss Nina
Bowie and Mrs. Wood Yesterday. which
they refused to pay. They were SEN
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