Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
ENGLISH LEADER
WILL Be ASKED To
VISIT THE SOUTH
Mrs, MCLendon Declares That Her
Presence Would Be Inspiration
for Workers in Cause.

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, militant
suffragist leader, Of England, daily
approaches the shores of the United
States. And here in Atlanta the suf-
fragists have come to a great desire
They would have the staunch British
woman come here to tell them Of heI
work and her hopes.
Here and there over the United
States are knots of suffragists who
are ready to scott at Mrs. Pankhurst
Some have said even she would not
be welcomed, according to dispatches
Not so in Atlanta Mrs. NJ. L. Nc
Tendon, president Of the Georgia
Equal Suffrage Association, said yes
terday Mrs. Pankhurst would be well
coined to Atlanta. and enthusiastical-
~. Mrs. McLendon said she has talk
ed the matter over with suffragists
in Atlanta, and now she is even cast
ing about for some means to induce
the British leader to come to At
lanta
Mrs. Pankhurst Real Leader,
OF course, she tells you, and the
other Atlanta suffragists make haste
TO affirm, the militant methods of
English suffragists are not to be &C
cepted. Atlanta suffragists do not in
dorse the eXtremities of their Eng
.
Mrs. Pankhurst is the leader in a
great fight" said Mrs. McLendon.
"She is our greatest champion Sure
ly we should welcome her, and be glad
to hear her. We are seeking always
for the truth, and We should like to
hear from her lips the story Of her
fight in England Surely there must
be some factor in the English situa-
tion that we know nothing OF to cause
the militancy that is being held
against the cause by so many peo-
pie"
Mrs. McLendon's idea is to secure
a hall, in event Mrs Pankhurst comes
and arrange for public lectures by the
English leader.
The thought that Mrs. Pankhurst
win tell something of the fight in
England that is not known to suffra-
gists here impels other suffrage work.
ers of Atlanta to desire her coming.
Miss Katherine Koch of No. 3S2 South
Moreland avenue, one of the leading
suffragists of the State, is another
who would welcome Mrs. Pankhurst,
and for much the same reason as Mrs.
McLendon.
Not only is Mrs. Pankhurst our
leader, but she can tell us facts con-
corning the fight In England that
probably do not get to us now" said
Miss Koch we are seeking always
for the truth.
Certainly women of the South
would never indorse Mrs. Pankhurst's
militant methods For one thing, 1t
would not be necessary, as our men
are not like the men of England. The
situation is different"
Mrs. e. A. Matthews, of Washing
ton terrace, another leader in suf-
frage work in Atlanta and through
the State, would be glad to see Mrs.
Pankhurst in Atlanta.
All for Same Cause.
"She is working for the same cause,
and is the brayest fighter for that
cause" she said. Without indorsing
the extreme methods of the British
sufrag ists, we should gladly welcome
the opportunity to pay tribute to the
most indefatigable and fearless work
er in a noble cause and to hear her
story.
Her appearance, too, would help
the cause, attracting attention to 1t
from all sides"
Mrs Matthews daughter, Miss Ma
ME Matthews, is one of the foremost
suffrage advocates among the young
er set In Atlanta. She is now stu
dent in Shorter College, but last
spring, at the time the Atlanta work
ers were preparing for the great suf-
frage parade in Washington, she was
In Atlanta and was one Of the most
active.
IF she were here" said Mrs. Mat
thews, she, too, would feel that Mrs.
Pankhurst should pc welcomed"