The chronicle=news., 1913-10-18
MRS.PANKHURST
IS ORDERED
OEP0RTEO

suffraEcttc leader. who arrived hero
| today for u lecture tour. was ordered
d.poricd by tho Immigration author
tiles within u little less than three
hours after the vessel on which sha
l cam. hRd dochcd.
The special board Of inquiry which
decided her ease voted nn, to admit
her to t.h country under bond. but
to send her back to Franc" forthwith
Mrs. Punkhurst'- lawyer. H.rb.r,
appealing the ease immediately TO
commissioner general Csminctti.
Pending decision bY Mr. Caniin.t,i.
Mr. Reeves raid IL" would seek Ia
try under bond 81 that si" may be-
abi. to iulfiii har engagements to
speak at Madison S,uar. Garden to-
morrow night
Ar,. u. T.. II. Belmont. the New
York woman ruifrag.tt" leader. who
YVES To hty. Been Mr.. rapkhurst'n
hor, Was prepared To give bond up
To 100000 for Mrs Pankhurst's
good behavior while ir America.
Under III. ruling OF the sI-cia,
board nh. viii nor L- permitted to do
nn and Airs Fankhurrt must remain
AT Ellis Island until d.port.i. unless
the hoHrd'H findings arc r-, crs-d by
the authorities At Washington.
Mrs. Pankhurst's deportation was
brought about under section two of
III. Immigration law. This section
provides for III. exclusion of persoua
convicted abroad nf u erin" or .rimcs
Involving moral icrpiitud.. The
hoard held that Mrs. Pankhurst1
conviction In England " conspiracy
'o commit arrou brought her ~ishin
this Glars.
The. S,iiiisni leaders ssa. esovvsr
With uncSeclicd rclcriU. She was
int-rrogatcd by Immigration insuec-
tors ON hoard the iincr Province. on
which -. had made the trip from
iia,r-. was detained but u '.~ min
:It-s aborad the vessel when II dock.
I'd. was rushed In u special tug TO ihr
d-ica,ion station NJ Ellis Island and
tst.r imm' diaiciy b-fcr" III" special
beard Of inquiry Her examination
by this board lasted little over aU
hour aud she was not represented by
counsel
Mrs. Psnkhurt- told the imnigra-
,ion officials that her purpose In
coming tn America was no, To ad,o-
cat" the mili,sn, method for obtain
ing -uifrsgc. but to lecture ON the
hisiory and tn" progress Of the caus'
In England.
Mr., Reeves filed his appeal by loBg
distance telephone with commissioner
x,nari cainino'u aud announced tina,
tn. commissioner general would hear
The ca.. tomorrow. Mr. Reeves said
lie would leave for Washing,on to-
nighi. taking with him "a copy Of tn"
minute Of the special bo,rd.
rh" best suit" of ro.ms AT the de-
tcriion station was placed at Mrs.
Pankhurat'z disposal pending I'll"
outcome Of her appeal This was oc-
cupi.i 10y Prince pignat.lii OF Spain
when he was detained there last sum
mcr.
when Mrs panaEurst was inform
I'd that sh. was to- bu dcported sh.
turned To nor lawyer aud the four
women who had waited for the YER
dict aud announced her intention of
beginning hunger strike to compel
'h- authorities to rol'as. her. She
rhaEcd her mind. however. when ah"
learned that she was to be given a
prompt hearing on her appeal. 1n-
stead OF bcg,nnin, III" hunger strike
she ordered tea. chicken soup and
sandwiches. After luncheon she saw
reporters again and protested she had
not been given fair hearing ihas-
much rs her lawyer WAS not present.
The board WIS courteous. more Or
Less said Mrs. PankhJrst. but tho
climax cam. when they said ! was
guilty OF nioarI turptitudc. I said
to them then YOUR ancestors were
guilty OF moral turpfitude when they
threw the tea into boston harhcr"
reminded them that Charles stew
art Parncll ard John Redmond. Irish
political leaders. who were convicted
under tho samt act as was convicted
under. were received here with open
arms. although they destroyed prop
erty. attempted to show the board