Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
MRS. pANHHHpsT
avsgssw IS ORDERED DEP0RTED.

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aagssw is ORDERED DEP0RTED.
NEW YORK, Oct. 49, Mrs. En-
incline Pankhurst, the English milf
tant suffragette leader who arrived
today for lecture tour, was ordered
deported by immigration authorities
within little less than three hours
after the vessel upon which she came
had locked. The special board of
| INJURY voted not to admit her to
this country under bond hut to send
her back to France forthwith.
Mrs. Pankhursts lawyer, Herbert
| Reeves, announced his intention of
appealing the case Immediately to
| Commissioner General Caminetti.
Pending decision by Mr. Caminetti,
Reeves said he would seek to have
his client admitted to this country
under bond, so that she might be
able to speak at Madison Square
Garden tomorrow night.
Bond Up To 100000.
Mrs. o. Fl. P. Belmont, the New
York suffrage leader, who was to
have been Mrs. Pankhurst's host,
was prepared to give bond up to
500, 900 for Mrs. Pankhurst's good
behavior while in America
Under the ruling of the special
board she will not be permitted to
do so and Mrs. Pankhurst must re-
main at Ellis Island till deported,
unless the boards findings are re-
versed by the authorities at Wash
ington.
Mrs. Pankhurst's deportation was
ordered under section 2, immigra-
ton law. This section provided for
the exclusion of persons convicted
abroad of crime or crimes involving
perpitude.
The board held that Mrs Pank-
lhursts conviction in England of con-
spiracy to commit arson brought her
in this class.
Moves With Celebrity
| The militant leaders case moved
with unexcelled celebrity She was
interviewed by immigration inspec-
tors aboard the liner upon which she
made the trip from Havre, was de-
tanned but few minutes after the
vessel locked, was rushed in spe-
eial tug to the detention station at
Ellis Island and taken Immediately
before the special board OF inquiry
there. Her examination by the
board lasted little more than an
. nov fit1 f.f
council. Mrs Pankhmst told the
immigration officials that her pur-
pose in coming was not to advocate
the militant method for obtaining
Suffrage, but to lecture on the his
tory and progress of suffrage in
England
Taken Before Board.
/ NEW YORK, Oct IS Mrs. En-
incline Pankhurst. English militant
lsurragettc leader. arrived in New
York today and was denied admis-
sion To the country until special
BOARD Of inquiry could determine
whether her prison record in Eng
land was such as that she should be
| excluded from the United States
Mrs. Pankhurst was detained
aboard the liner La Provence when
lit locked until special tug could
be secured to take her to Ellis Island.
special board Of inquiry convened
there Immediately and upon tbs de-
cision Of that board which is expect
led some time today. will depend the
disposition of her case.
The board set itself to determine
if Mrs. Pankhurst's conviction in
England was for a crime involving
moral turpitude If so she would
come within the class excluded by
an immigration act, if not, the act
does not apply.
To inspectors questioning her Mrs.
Pankhurst asserted that her convic-
ton was for political offense and
il was generally understood that her
sentence had expired when she lett
England for France. Although she
lad not been formally notified.
Quizzed By Board.
For quarter of an hour the mill |
tant leader was questioned by in
spectors. A curious crowd Of pas
sengers eager to learn the disposi-
ton OF her case trooped in through
the doors and pressed the two score
newspaper reporters forward until
they surrounded the little group.