New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-30
AMERICAN MILITANT'S STORY
Miss Malone Tells Of Effort to Exclude
Her from Pankhurst Meeting.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: VIII you kindly allow me publicly
to record an event that took place at Mrs
Pankhurst's meeting at Carnegie Hall
which is Of great Importance in the logical
development of the militant Suffrage
movement in America?
Upon Mrs. Pankhurst's arrival | attend
ed her meeting in Madison Square Garden
10 do honor to her and to the other mill
tant English women. Some one. knowing
Of my admiration for Mrs. Pankhurst, sent
me two tickets for the Carnegie meeting.
one Of these ] gave to my brother. also a
supporter of militancy. with the under
standing that we should meet inside the
hall on the platform.
on entering Carnegie Hall at the 57th
street entrance | presented my ticket to
the men at the door leading to the or
chestra. The first man, standing at the
right Of the box for tickets, referred me
to the man at the left Of the box. This
second man took my ticket. looked IL
over saw that II was all right. then, 10
my surprise he said to the other: shall
we let Miss Maud Malone into the meet
ing tonight"
Now. there was nothing on the ticket 10
show who I was. but / recognized both OF
the men as having assisted. with hNe or
six others. nj the "hrings" Of "A militant
out of the sacred precinct (Which they
guard when candidates hold forth.
Well. the first man muttercd something
which was not permission, for the second
one turned TO a third. a higher authority
than either. and repeated his question.
The third man looked at the ticket saw II
was good and said: 81 suppose We have
TO. as long as she has a ticket Then ne
said To me: III you get in. there is to be
no disturbance. remember TO which |
only said: This isn't campaign meet
irg. There is no one ! need to heckle
here"
Now. what / want 10 draw attention -
I'm this proceeding is this: These men were
getting Illegally IN refusing me admission
20 a meeting for which had ticket ON
MY calling their attention to the fact they
backed down and let me In.
Secondly. / want TO call attention to the
asinlne manner I'm which they acted.
Now. I have no personal feeling against
these gentlemen. Indeed in the midst OF
battle | try TO be as gentle as circum-
stances and their number-usually five or
shallow me 10 be. Several times ] have
tried To- shake hands with them after or
engagements. as all good fighters should
do. but when have recovered they have
vanished.
So. with malice toward none OF them !
ask: why on earth should an American
militant be suspected OF wishing to dis
t.rb an English militants meeting /
really can't believe any OF these men
thought I was there TO create disturb
ance. They look intelligent. after all.
What they really meant was that, legally
or ILLEGALLY. they ar going to stamp out
militaucy and exclude militant women
from any meeting over which they nave
power.
II would seem a. X all the protests 81
nv uon-militaut sisters iu this country
were wasted These men know there IS
nilitancy In America. that IT has come 70
stay and that IL will grow. No resolutions
no disavowals will convince them other
wise. Sufragottes have got them scared.
MAUD MALONE.
+. S.-The gentleman who held the sec
end ticket sent me had no difficulty IN
getting into Carnegie Hall that evening
New York, Nov ~, 1915. VI. NJ.