Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-17

dertake the publication of the paper,
but the Suffra gettes declined their Of
fer with scorn.
Thereupon the Home Office issued
a statement declaring that Mr.. Bod
kinss announcement had been MIS-
construed and that the Women's So
cial and Political Union, or any pub
Usher could issue the SGffragette, so
long as it did not contain any incite-
nents TO crime.
sydney Drew, the former publisher,
has written to the home Office. point
ing out that he was compelled to give
the undertaking that he will not
hereafter directly or indirectly take
part in printing the Suffragette or
any other organs of the Wemen's So
ciai and Political Union. He wants
,uknow what steps are now TO be taxi
en- to relieve him from this undertake
ing.
The special interest taken by the
Labor party in the question of the
Suffragette was AROUSED because the
labor nesvspap ers frequently come into
collision with the government. This
is the case in regard to the general
CONSUMPTION for the army, and in the
event OF this becoming the policy of
the British government. which the La
Dor party fears, the labor newspapers
propose, to urge the w0rkingmen o.
the British Isles to resist it.
Tho Militant Suffragettes have re
rlewcd their complaint that the gov
ernmcnt discriminates between then
and the Ulster Unionists. They poin
out that Sir Edward Carson has gon
10 Belfast to open the new hall OF tn
Drilling Club there, the object of whicl
lis to resist the irish Home Rule gov
eminent X 1t should be established
The women want to know why Sir Ed
ward carson 10 permitted to adyocat
rebellion While they are imprisone
for doing So. iishe 2aist
This week d number of the Suffrag
cite appeared, today, and was free
Is. circulated. 1t WAS printed by IN
firm Of Edward Francis. The news
PAPER says.
Though he has constantly deprecat
edS~hst he calls our methods he IN
dArt0ek the work, believing that IN
freedom OF the press was in DANCE
ana also gravely doubling the wisdoi
OF those who seem, bent on depr1vin
the Suffragettes of their legitima'
forms of expression"
Tho general tone of the newspape
is much milder than it was before tn
raid On. the Militant Suffragette head
auarters and printing Office.
a bridge over the Great Wester
railway near West Bourne Park sta
tior in the West End of London, ais
was The object of a Suffragette bomb
attack. The canister in this case wa
q. larger one than those usually EN-
t,ioyed. IT was filled with live car
tridges enclosed in cotton wool satu
rated With paratfine oil. The attache
fuse had been ignited but had gone on
The whole machine was wrapped !
Militant colors.
rondon. May 16.-Mrs. Chariot
Despard, in a speech. tonight define
the policy Of the Women's Freedol
LEAGUE as favoring law-breakin
wfthout violence. She said the We
men Of the league refused to pa
taxes. held meetings when forbidde
by, the police, and in various way
manifeated contempt foss man mad
laws. but they differed from the NH
liant Suffragettes by scrupuiousiy re
framing from damaging property an
committing personal assault Tf
league recently was refused The US
az its usual meeting hall because
incendiary speeches made in it by =
leaders.
DIR. Anna Shaw. addressing SUI
frage meeting in Westminster tonish
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