El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-02
OUTBURSTS BY.
'NILDWOMAN'
EXPECTED
England Takes Keen Inter
est In Movements Of Mrs.
Pankhurst In America.
WOMEN POLICE MAY
BE TRIED IN LONDON
OBy Lady Mary AIanwnring)

ONDONs EuSldIlQs NV - 4lS
progress of Mrs. Emmeline Pank-
IL hurst in America is being fol-
lowed here with the keenest interest,
not alone by the militants, but by
pretty much everybody, for, regardless
Of opinion as to the merits of mill
fancy, there is no denying the fact that
the wild woman fills about as big
space in the public eye as any person
in the tight little island When Uncle
Sam held Mrs. PankhurSt up at Ellis
island, there were chuckles in govern
ment offices When president wilson
turned her loose, the militantS chuckIed.
Since it appears that her mission"
is exciting only languid interest IN the
states and that her audiences are not
even as large as might be expected
from curiosity seekers alone, II Is con-
fidentIy expected that Mrs. Emmeline
will break loose soon, in order to re-
viYe interest in her crusade. for she is
a keen business woman and an in
fragets find consolation for the ap-
parent flattening out of Mrs. Pank-
bursts mission in the news that Hol-
land soon is to join the ranks of the
states. which give the vote to women
Queen FavOrs WOman's Votes.
Already the Dutch parliament is con-
sidering the measure which has the
active backing of queen Wilhelmlna
believer in "WOmen'S rights and in
sists on being as much a queen in her,
own home as she is in her country. NO
doubt there has been much eXaggera-
ton in the stories that have been told
about the quarrels between her and her
husband, prince Henry; but ii is certain
that the queen regards the Wom-
an as the true ruler of household,
and she knows how to keep the prince
cOnsOrt lin his place" Indeed, queen
Wuhelmina is so great believer in
her own Importance that sometimes she
becomes an unconscious humoriSt. On
one occas a famous Dutch statesman
was deplOring the fact 10 her majesty
that Holland had no coal, no stone, no
iron. and no timber. No" replied the
queen. graVely. but Holland has meH
Has New Suffrage Argument.
Miss Mary LOrOndes, chairman of the
Artists Suffrage league, has advanced
a rather novel argument in favor of
suffrage. She says Men are bored by
women collectively and their affairs
This is probably a reason why wom-
ems affairs are not better attended
to by men, The period in woman's
life when she interests men-When
they were in lOYe-WaS from 10 TO 20
years. Now if a woman lives to be so,
and II for 20 years only she is inter-
esting. there are SO years of her life
in which she IS a bore During these
so years many things of interest to
US may happen We don't want to be
treated collectively as boreS, and to
period. We want to attend to the bust
ness of the nation. Men are bored by
women and children, who are part OF
the national life and cannot be dis
pensed with If they won't bother
about the laws we want, because they
are bored, il makes II more essential
that they should give US an oppor-
tunity of looking after things for our
selves" The movement for personal
freedom, she said, had been growing
for two centuries, and IN the 10th CEN
fury it had included women
May Try Women Police.
The suggestion of senator Salisbury,
Of Delaware. that England should fol-
low the example set by certain Amer1-
can cities and appoint women for po-
Gcemen to deal with the militantS.
has struck a chord at the home office.
I understand secretary McKenna ha'
set in motion an investigation of the
women police in America, and if it is
found that they have proved sue
cess. then a squad of husky women po-
lice will be established here whose
principal duty viii be to handle the
militants. ~
Mny Reconcile the MarIbOrOuehs.
The report has been revived and is
very persistent that a reconciliation
between the duke and duchess of
Marlborough is close at hand. Queen
Mary, I hear. is very anxious to bring
the two together and has almost. If
not quite succeeded in doing 1t. Her
grace of Marlborough is a veritable
ldQN UOunLlLul. on6 Is uGGplN inter-
ested in social questions, and her
splendid residence, Sunderland house.
is frequently lent in aid of deserving
undertakings; her grace is also inter-
ested in politics. and is an eloquent
speaker. The duchess of MarlbOrough's
pet charity is the institution which
looks after the wives of prisoners IN
dergOing short sentences until their
husbands are released. To this she de-
voted much time and money, but her
charity is bOundless. How greatly she
draws upon her Well-filled purse very
few people know, for her charity is
mostly discussed privately. Some years
ago when the distress was so acute at
East Ham, things would have gone
badly with many families, but for her
practical and ready sympathy.
Another woman who is potent
fighter in uplift work is Mrs. Lloyd
George. wife of the chancellor of the
eXchecQuer. She is a quiet, rather re-
firing little woman, but is keenly in
terested in temperance and in all those /
which have for their OBJ !
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