The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-08
more SERIOUS
VIOLENCE WILL
Be INDUCED IN
Suffragettes Say Recent Militant
Acts viii Be ecIipsed by
Worse Things
EXPENSIVE FOR THE COUNTRY
Activities of Women Are Costing
British Government Twenty
five Millions a Year
EXPENSIVE FOR THE COUNTRY
MILITANT RANKS ARE GROWING

London, Nav s.--Damaee TO prop
crty m the British Isles. caused by
the militant sufragettes in the pas,
three months. amounts 70 more than
FIVE million dollars. according to an
Official estimate today by the author
tiles Of Scotland Yard TO this sum
they say must be added the increas-
ed cost Of protecting lives and prop
erty.
Three detectives have been assign
ed 10 watch over each member Of the
cabinet at all times, while all suspect.
Ell persons are shadowed by plain
clothes men and all public buildings
are under guard.
Figured at this rate, the suffragette
activities are costing the country at
least twenty-five dollars per year.
The militant section Of the British
suffragettes intends 20 inaugurate
campaign Of even greater violence in
order 90 avenge the defeat of the
woman's suffrage bill Tuesday night
and the prosecution Of the militant
organization. Advanced members OF
TIE fighting sisterhood declared today
that the events OF the last few days
are to he eclipsed by worse things to
come.
Predicts Reign OF Terror.
womans suffrage newspaper.
Votes For Women edited by Mr..
and Mrs. Pethick Lawrence. says to-
Cay.
we see before the country a period
OF disorder such as has not been
known for years perhaps for centur-
les. We see the prospect OF violence
being answered by violence in ter
rible crescendo. We see the likelihood
of crimes being synpathized with, II
not approved by many Of the most
respected law-abiding members of the
community"
The police arc greatly concerned
about the increase bomb attack on
buildings. At Tottonham. in northeast
London this morning. a bomb was dis
covered outside the door OF shop. It
vas removed before IT had time 10
explode. The authorities have evil
dcnce that many constitutional sur-
fragettcs have joined the militant body
since tho defeat Of the suffrage bill
There is no question that the number
Of militants is growing larger.
Mrs. Orummond collapses.
General Mrs. Flora Drunmond coll
lapsed. and fell in heap on the floor
of the prisoners enclosure in the Bow
street police court this morning when
the proceedings under the malicious
damage act was resumed against the
Suffragette leaders. She was carried
out of tho court by the jailer and
wardress
The court room was filled to over
flowing, when eight "conspiraturs in
Guiding Miss Laura Lennox. Miss An
ME kenney and the chemist, Clayton,
We're brought in. Further correspond
encc was produced by the counsel for
the treasury. Archibald Bodkin, IN
which the accused cdvocated big
things" such as q general raid on
the public letter boxes of London, and
war on the House of Lords, to be nc
complished ''by means Of a suffragette
typist, who coJl9 secure position on
"a reporting star"
According 10 Rodl,ip 4 circular was
found I'm Miss LepnoX's residence an
uornciur the formation OF a branch
-c-ic-''. ralled the y. u r." Inspec-
Tor Lawrence ot scotland Yard. eN.
planned the initials stood for Young
Hot Bloods," 20 which no married
woman was eiieible.
Are Liberated Or Bail.
From statement Of the prosecution
II was shown that rental paid for
Wumens social political offices was
from $500 to 81 ESQ yearly. The case
adjourned until May 13. all women be
ing allowed to furnish bail for $1,000
each, owing To their health. Mrs..
Drummond had a second collapse just
before adjournment.
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