Las Vegas optic., 1913-04-30
FIVE OFFICIALS ARRESTED
THESE INCLUDE "eENERAL" FLO
RA DRUMMoND, HEAD OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRAGY
WOMEN CHARGED WITH PLAN
MING AND EXECUTING DEEDS
OF VIOLENCE.

London, April SO.-The British
home office today inaugurated its ac-
tive campaign TO put an end to suf-
fragette militancy. The headquar-
ters of the Women's Social and Po-
litical Union, where many outrages
are said to have been planned, was
occupied by the police and all the ac-
tive leaders taken into custody.
Even General" Mrs. Flora Drum
mond, who was out on bail, was ar
rested by the officers on a fresh
charge OF conspiring with the mem
bers of the Pankhurst family to COM
nit damage.
Over 100 policemen and detectives
from Scotland Yard were engaged in
the capture Of the militant offices.
They had scarcely taken possession
of the place when General" Drum
mond, apparently ignorant of what
had happened, arrived and was admit
ted, not realizing that she had volun-
tarily entered the lions den, until
she met Miss Kenney and five other
active officials of the society.
Archibald Bodkin, counsel for the
treasury, prosecuted on behalf Of the
government. He said the proceedings
involved a charge of conspiracy and
had been taken with a view to bring
ing to an end "a state Of affairs which
had become dangerous to the civilized
portion of the community in the Brit
ish Isles.p
The women's Social ond Political
Union. he continued. Of which the de-
PENDANTS were ring-leaders, had been
responsible for an enormous amount
of crime and vast inconvenience to
the public
Mr.. Bodl1in intimated that still more
serious charges might be made against
the prisoners when the police com
plete their investigation into the me
farious practices of the organization.
He then warned aiders and abettors
Of the society, as well as its contrib
utors, among whom are many Ameri-
: cain women.
4 desire to give fair public warn
ing,g he said, that if any person
y makes a speech in encouragement Of
: this practice, proceedings viii be taxi
D en- against the speaker. If any print
er prints or publishes literature origin
: ating from the Woman's Social and
4 Political Union he may find himself
in very awkward position If those
who have money cannot find better
\ use for it than giving it to this
\ cause, for commission of crime, they
r will be prosecuted.
There will be no issue OF the off
cial newspaper Of the militant sui
fragettes tomorrow Not content with
arresting the two women editors, the
police today raided the printing office
and carried off all the type set VI
for tomorrow's number The women
Il workers in the office who escaped ar
O. rest assumed an Indifferent attitude
y but stood gazing forlornly at the
4 doors and at the bare flagstaff from
ID which the great purple, white an1
4 green nag had fIoated day and nigh
s for months.
The women say the raid was ex
e pected and they had removed most D
'e their valuable belongings % the en-
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