Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-19
OfAHanta
DenOunce Deportation
None Indorse Militancy, But Many Regard Ac-
ton as Direct Affront to "'The
Cause" in America.

Atlanta suffrage leaders were
unit Saturday night in denouncins
the action of the United States i'm
migration authorities in ordering the
deportation of Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
hurst. the noted English suffrage
leader. on the grounds that she is an
undesirable alien and comes under the
moral turpitude" clause of the inn
migration regulations.
They characterized the action OF the
Government as q contradiction OF the
spirit and ideals of the American Con-
stitution, and many of them regard
the refusal to allow Mrs. Pankhursl
TO come to the United states as
direct affront to the suffragists OF TINS
country.
While none of them would indorse
the campaign of militancy which has
made Mrs. Pankhurst feared by the
British Government more than any
other one person in the world. they
declared that in all probability mill
fancy was the only course open 10 the
English women.
The consensus of opinion Is that
Mrs Pankhurst should have been al
lowed to land in the United States,
inasmuch as members of the Black
Hand" dissolute foreign noblemen
guilty Of far greater crimes than she,
and the scum Of all Europe are per-
mitted 20 come into the United states
and do practically as they please.
"Placed Low on Human Scale"
Ry the action of the immigration
authorities, they declared, Mrs Pank-
hurst, a woman of undouhted intel
| ligence and ability, is placed lower IN
the human scale than the thousands
| Of illiterate, dissolute foreigners VINO
are daily admitted to America by the
| thousands
THE action of the Government au-
! thorities," Mrs. f. b. Gardner, secre-
! tarv of the Atlanta Suffrage League,
| said. only emphasizes the need OF
woman suffrage. 1t is horrible 10
| think that free America would bar a
woman of the high character Of Mrs.
Pankhurst. woman of unquestioned
ability and intelligence, and yet al
| low the scum of EurOpe-men, VI
| course-to land unmolested and do
as they please.
The deporta ton Of Mrs. PanN-
| hurst would be great wrong: II
would be a. violation Of the ideals ol
the Constitution. 1t would be de'
nylng her the rlBnl OF me- IpCi ~ "hf
the pursuit of happiness, which Amef-
leans proudly boast is the Watch
| word Of our country
Though Mrs. Pankhursts methods
do not meet with the entire approVa
Of American women, she was un
doubtedly struggling for the SAM
thing for which our forefathers fough
Great Britain-liberty 1t would o.
A blot on the manhood of America
officials if they deport Mrs PanN'
hurst
Mrs. Matthews GrieVed.
Mrs. +. A Matthews, of Wasnlns
ton terrace, prominent in equal sui
frage work, declared that she coui(
see no reason why Mrs. Pankhurs
should have been deported.
Atlanta suffragists deeply regre
that Mrs. Pankhurst has been treated
so badly by our authorities she said
ut is something which every tru'
American should regret. | can see Il
reason why she should be deported
nor what grounds the authorities
would have for their action. Sh'
should be received and honUred TO
her bravery in fighting for her rights
even though II was necessary to adop
extreme measures.
Il should have very much liked It