Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23
Mrs. Pankhurst Finds Madison
Square Garden Scarcely One
Quarter Filled.
DEFENDS HER ACTS At HOME
Only through Dynamic Means,
She Declares, Can English
Women Secure Rene
dial Legislation.

New York, oct. I.-Mrs limmeline
PankhurSt, addressing tonight In Madi-
son Square Garden her first American
mass meeting on her present eventful
trip, explained why militant methods for
the cause of woman suffrage are carried
on in England but not IN America. and
defended the employment of such meth
DDS. She criticised the British govern
ment as the most conservative on earth
and held ii responsible, through failure 10
enact legislation desired by women, ion
feminty resortine to violence to obtlin
the ballot. Only through dynamic means
she declared could English women nope
to secure laws dealing with white sla-
very. Industrial evils and other condl-
tons affecting women.
Preparations had been made for an
overflow meeting at Madison square Gar
den but the big hall with a seating ca
paCitY of some twelve thousand persons
was scarcely one-quartor filled This was
attributed by the suffragettcs to the up-
certainty that existed almost until the
eleventh hour as to whether the immi-
grafton authorities would all1W Mrs.
Panlihurst to make her appearance" ON
the public lecture platform in this cbun
try
Some leading sunragists Of this coun-
try and a few "hunGer strikers from
England sat with Mrs. Pankhurst on
stage draped with tri-colorcd flag bear
ing the inscription resistance to tyranny
is obedience to Cod Wearing small
steel prison bar badges. sisnifying that
their militancy had resulted in Jail
terms. We're Miss Elsie Mckenzie and
Miss Mary Ecegan. English girls come
here to accept business opportunities, and
Miss Lucy Burns and Miss Elizabeth
Freeman. American girls who went to
England to fight for the cause" Mrs.
o. II. p. Belmont. Miss i.cvnia Dock,
| Miss Sybi Wilbur Miss Alberta Hill
Miss Fola La Toilette, Miss Ida Craft
and other American suffragist leaders
sat with them.
! TWO-MINUTE DEMONSTRATORS.
! Mrs. Pankhurst was introduced by
Charles Edward Russell. socialist cam
! ddate for mayor. Her auditors. the ma
| ioritY of them women made a demon
stration lasting two minutes when the
/ English militant leader tried to speak.
! Women stood on chairs and frantically
waved handkerchiefs and yellow flags.
Mrs Panthurst closed her eyes and wait
ed for the enthusiasm to die away.
/ OF her experiences with the immigra-
ton authorities Mrs. Pankhurst spoke
with praise, declaring the work at Ellis
island admirably done and the imm-
grants cared for there far better than
are the poor, alien and native, in Great
| Britain
Il have been accustomed to pleading
my own case in England" she said. -
wanted to go to Washington and plead
! my own case there. | want to thank
those who pleaded for me there, and
thank the American public. | do not
thank the Washington authorities and L
do not think President Wilson wants to
be thanked. He would say i did my
duty | congratulate the American peo-
pie who have officials in high places who
perform their duties as they see them. "
! Women tried persuasion and argument
in England peaceful means that have
been effective here Mrs Pankhurst said.
These failing, violence became necessary.
Nothing was ever got from an Eng
fish Parliament cept through violence"
she said. The machinery of the British
government is an elaborate arrangement
of how not to do anything" Whatever
social legislation has been secured has
been due TO 'Women's civil war and
much OF 1t was granted to soften the
spirit of the suffragcttes. The old age
pension law, she declared, was granted
to save Winston Churchill his seat in tho
cabinet, The names OF Churchill. Asquith,
and Lloyd0eorge evoked Kissing.
FEELS ABSOLUTELY GUlLTLESS.
BY nature law abiding, hating violence
and disorder, Mrs, Pankhurst said she
had from the beginning felt absolutely
gultless, for she believed there was no
other way to secure womens rights
THE women who have drawn the prizes
in lifes lucky bag are the ones who are
waging this war" she said; the women
with good fathers, good husbands, good
brothers, and who are engaged in useful
industries. They are lighting for the
women of all classes"
Mrs Pankhurst discussed equal suf
frage and white slavery. White slavery
she characterized as more awful ever
than negro slavery in it's worst form
ever was in the United States, In thi!
{ slavery are slaves of every color, anC
) England's hoggng act. providing punish
/ ment for white slave agents.
why don't you go to the seat of thu
evil?" she said. why don't they punisl
customers? With no demand, there viii
be no traffic. Give the women the op
portunity to frame the legislation AM
there will be no white slavery. The gov
eminent of the country is the bigges
white slave firm we have got"
Mrs. Pankhurst answered American
critics who have said she came on
money making mission Benjamin
Franklin went to France for aid for tn
American revolution, she reminded. IAN,
Irish law breakers came here to gathe
= money to carry on their campaign an,
t Americans responded She continued
why should ! not come to ask help
Z What helps women in England will he'll
Y women all over the world"
n DEF EEATES CATHERINE