New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-06
MRS. PANKHURST ILL.,;
SEEKS REST IN PARIS
Suffragette Leader Breaks
Down COmp|eteIy-TO Discuss
Future with Daughter.
SNUFF UPSETS MEETING
Students Start Riotous Scenes
While Mrs. Drummond Is
Speaking at West
Hampstead.
lH' cable to The Tribune ,

It'f . Hhie n Tho Tribune.
London. March 6.-AIrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst. the leader of the SUI
tragedies. has broSen down completely.
She has cancelled all her engagements
and has gone to Paris FOR tho rest cure
II is understood that she will consult
with her daughter. Christobcl. on tho
future of tho militant movement. in the
event that she herself Is committed to
prison as tho result Of nor trial AZ old
Bale.
This announcement was made ~ "A
sunragctto meeting ut West iIamp-
stead last night. where Mrs.. Pank-
hurst was scheduled To- speak. Gen
cral' Mr.. Flora Drummoud took her
place.
Lively scenes marked the meeting
Ia spite II the vigilance Of tho stew
ards large number Of students gained
admittancc and distributed quantity
of electric SNUFF. Soon scores Of people
I'm general use.
Mrs. Drummtnd was Interrupted
vocally and also by means of "A large
rattle. The noise of this instrument
a woman behind. who aimed blow
with an umbrella. Immediately those
In the vicinity were on their feet. and
the stewards rushed To- the scene.
Chairs were flung in all directions.
Men got grips on one another and many
blows were struck. but the stewards
were unable 10 break a square formed
by the students.
The lighting developed into an incf-
fectiVc wrestling match. and eventual
Is. when there was "A lull i'm the dis
order. several persons were seen TO he
nursing injuries.
During lull in the disorder Mrs
Drummond advised all the municipal
electors To- vote against the London
County Council Progressive candidates,
as a protest against the conduct of the
RI Hon. John Burns. president of the
Local Government Board. who has been
dcnouncing the suffragettcs as tyranni-
cal and their militant efforts as black
guardism.
Ella stevenson, alias Ethel Shade. a
militant suffragcttc. was sentenced To
nine months Imprisonment at the old
Bailey Sessions yesterday on charge
of having placed in Il letter box ut
Richmond glass tubes containing iluid
phosphorus.
The judge excluded all women from
the court during the hearing. despite
the volublc protests Of Miss Stevenson,
who alleged that ii was an injustice.
She desired to have her case reported
by woman reporter.
Under the name Of Ethel Sladc tie
accused woman was sentenced Ia four
months imprisonment in London last
November for damaging shop windows.
Bills Affecting Suffrasettes.
1t is understood that the government
has decided 10 introduce two bills in
Parliament at as early "A date as pos
sible dealing with the suffragctte diff
tulll. Hf III VIII empower 'ii'
Home Secretary to exercise the same
licensing control over persons com
mitted 10 prison as he now does over
convicts. Thus, Il suffragette prisoner
adopting the hunger strike would be-
sent to "A hospital or a home until her
health had been restored. and would
then be recommitted TO prison. This
method would he repeated until the
prisoner had served the full term, i'm
which the time out on license would
not be counted.
The second bill will provide a better
procedure for recovering fines and dam
ages from sufiragettes convicted Of at
tacks on property. and will otherwise
modify the criminal law in the desired
direction.