Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-13
SICK SUFFRAGETTE
LEADER REMOVED
FROM PRISON
TO HOSPITAL
Trial Of General Flora Drum
mond for Lawless Conspi.
racy Postponed Pending Re-
covery Of Defendant.
PRINTERS BETRAYED
By MRS. PANKHURsT
IBy Leased wire 20 Evening Berald. /


London. May i3.--'Generar' Mrs.
flora Drummond. the militant sunrn.
gette IL In state o. collapse and
wall be unable 70 appear ne the re-
sumed hearing az Bow street police
court today. on charges OF conspiracy
under the malicious damage 10 prop-
erty act which has been brought
against her.
4 doctor testified In court that ow-
ing 70 her Illness she had been moved
TO a nursing home. lie said Il would
take two weeks for her 20 get into
"a condition 10 undergo an operation
which WAS necessary. and another
two months before she would be able
TO be tried.
During the hearing the printers Of
the militants newspaper, The Suffra-
gette. related the negotiations which
led to their undertaking the work.
Mrs Emmcline PankhurHt conducted
the negotiations and In reply to ex-
pressions Of fear by the printers that
the job was dangerous one. gave ner
personal undertaking that NO OfIcn-
slye or illegal matter would appear.
She laid stress on the point that her
daughter. Christebel. had legal
training and was . specialist In con-
stitutional law
The interesting revelation Was
made on the witness stand that the
militant organization. the WomHn's
Social and Political union. paid for
the printing Of the election address
of George Lansberrw the Socialist
member OF parliament. which failed
10 secure his election.
r. Benson. the director Of the Ma
tional Labor Press. which has an
nounccd It's determination of coniin-
ulng the publication of the Suffra-
gcttc, said today:
"'rhe night is one ~ principle.
Every edition will be censored by the
management Of the National Labor
Press and incitement TO outrage ex-
cluded The management believes
that an attempt 20 suppress news
paper before IL Is published affects
the right OF free speech. II means a
big figh, II II is issued"
Katharine Strange. proprietress OF
tea pavilion which was burned in
Kew gardens by the Militant suffra-
Miss Rehecca Kerr. after the destruc-
tion of the property. Miss Kerr told
her that she took much too personal
view of the matter. No doubt.
Miss Kerr said, the women employed
In the tea pavilion, although they had
lost their jobs. would ultimately be
very glad that they lent "a helping
hand Co their fellow women, Any
way. she continued, the only means
of rousing the government was To at
tack private property and this the
militant suffragettes intended To- non-
tinue 10 do until they had obtained
the vote.
Mrs. Strange Snformed Miss Kerr
! that her husbands tea pavilion In Re-
gents park was also destroyed and
I suggested that the strange family had
suffered enough aud Its members
would he glad if the militant suffra-
gettes would leave their other re-
frshnent pavllions standing.
In reply. Miss Kerr declined Ia
make any promise. but said she would
report the suggestion 10 headquarters
A medal manufacturer testified
about the decorations supplied To the
W hfiitN = EtfiAi hNh f"htAfNt AilhH
tie said that medals Inscribed "fol
valor" cost $3.50 each; ''hungel
strife" medals. sass. and "fed b,
force" crosses 81.
The most distinguished decorations
%nown as grille" brooches. eos
s1O.50. he said. Bars were also sup
piled for addition 10 the ribbons ~
tho medals when subsequent acts wcr'
considered worthy of special mention
In dispatches.
Testimonials. recording acts of law
lcssnoss 10y adheronts of the mllitau
Organization were also distributed
among the rank and flle by the lead
ors of the union according 10 today
evidence.