Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-23

tour, was ordered deported by tn
little less than three hours after t
locked.
The special board of inquiry
to admit her to the country unde
France forthwith.
Mrs. Pankhurst S lawyer, Her
ton of appealing the case immed
Caminetti. Pending decision by
he would seek to have his client a
bond so that she may be able to t
Madison Square Garden tomorro
Money At Her Command.
Mrs. O.. II. P. Belmont, the New York
woman suffrage leader, Who was to
have been Mrs. P~ankhurst's host, was
prepared to give bond up to $4,000
for Mrs Pankhurst's good behavior
while in America.
Under the ruling of the special board
h will not be permitted to do so and
Mrs. Fankhurst must remain at Ellis
Island until deported, unless the
boards findings are reversed by the
authorities at Washington.
Mrs. Panlhurst's deportation was or
dered under Section 2 of the imlnigra-
ton laws. This section provides for
h exclusion of persons convicted
abroad of a crime or crimes involving
moral t~prpitude.
The board held that Mrs. Pankhurst's
conviction in England of conspiracy to
commit arson brought her within this
class.
Case Handled Promptly.
The militant leaders case moved
with unexcelled CELEBRITY. She was in
~terrogated by immigration inspectors
ON board the liner Provence, On Which
She had made the trip from HaVre, was
detained but q few minutes aboard the
vessel when it locked. was rushed IN
6. special tug to the detention station
at Ellis Island and take Immediately
before the special board of inquiry
there. Her examination by this board
lasted little over an hour and. she was
not represented by counsel.
Mrs. Pankhurst told the immigration
officials hat her purpose in coming to
America was not to advocate the mill
tant methods for obtaining suffrage.
but to lecture on the history n the
progress Of the cause in England.
Mr.. Reeves filed his appeal by long
distance telephone with Commissioner
General Caminetti and that
the commissioner general would hear
the case tomorrow. MI. Reeves said he
would leave for Washington tonight
taking with him a copy of the min
utes of the special board.
- MIS-. falihllIiSl al tCIetillSd hoSrt4 "a
the liner Provence when it locked. A
tug was commissioned to take her to
Ellis Island, where a special board OF
inquiry, it was announced. would con-
vene speedily and render q verdict
some time today if possible. h
Pankhursts conviction in England was
for a crime involving moral turpitude.
If SO, she would come within the class
excluded by the immigration act. III
not. the act does not apply.
To inspectors, who questioned her
aboard the Provence, Mrs.
asserted that her conviction was for a
political offense and that it was gen
orally understood her sentence had ex-
pired when she left England for
France, although she had not been so
notified formally.
Curious Crowd Present.
For a quarter of ar hour the militant
leader was questioned by immigration
inspectors in the white and gold music
passengers eager to learn the DISPOSE
ton of her case, trooped in through
the doors and pressed the two score
newspaper reporters forward till they
surrounded the little group. Rheta
Child Dorr, Mrs. P~ankhurst's travelling
companion. sought to sit beside the
militant leader during the hearing. but
this the inspectors would not permit
II am not coming to America to tell
American women how to get the Vote
Mrs. Pankhurst announced when the
inspectors had left her. They appear
to be a%bundantly able to manage their
w campaign. Their progress has
been remarkable and they need no for
eign leadership"
Would Die for Cause"
Her fast greying hair belied the
youth hat seemed stamned on her
features. She had almost recovered
she said, from the illness caused by
forcible feeding in Holloway Jail. But
she was willing to live her narrowing
experiences all owe again a dozen
times if need be, for the cause
Would / see it through?" she re-
peated in indignant answer TO a ques-
ton asked by a reporter. Why, OF
course, I would. l would die if l had
to fer the cause. nj there are dozens
yes hundreds, of women in England
who would do the same thing. / dom
set myself UP as different from any
other women, or better han any other
women. We are having a revolution
in England just as you people OF
America had a revolution when. vol
wanted your freedom; when you were
taxed without representation. We
English women arc fighting for oul
freedom. Just as YOU won yours. 81
will we win ours. You fought agains1
George III; we are fighting agains'
George V-no, perhaps I should not SAY