The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-08
As the Champions Of the Work
ingmen's Candidates.
SMALL NUMBER OF ARRESTS
Is Explained ON Behalf OF the
London Police.
Conflict Between MOdeSty and
Duty Won by Former.

Of the busy autumn campaign of the
National Union of Women's Suffrage
Societies, the constitutional organfza-
ton of the surragists. will be fired
this month in the form of concerted
attack on the constituencies OF tho
cabinet members who oppose wom-
ems enfranchisement -,
This preliminary attack Will taho
the form of political support "
tain labor candidates., who expect 10
oppose the anti-suffrage cabinet mem
hers at the next general election. Inc
government is being attacked because
although 1t has a majority IN favor
of women suffrage, 1t refuses TO make
their enfranchisement government
measure. The Labor party will De as
sisted because 1t Is. SO '1ar' the only
party which has placed women's sun
rage in its official platform. The I'm
ion itself is non-partisan. embracing
members from air the parties, but 1t
is the opinion of the officials that the
hand Of the government should be
forced by opposing its anti-sunrage
adherents.
The educational side Of the cam
paign is to be concentrated on an eff
fort to show the public quite clearly
one at least of the reasons why the
Union desires the enfranchisement OF
women. This reason will be expressed
in terms of the welfare of children.
A programme has been arranged I'M
der the general title of 1.-THE Child
and the State" The campaign will
be carried on under the various heads
of infant mortality, children in the
schools, defective children, delinquent
children, state children, employment
of children, and the legal position OF
children.
The police have been subjected to
considerable criticism for the small
number of arrests they made at the
recent Bow Baths riot in the East
End. when Sylvia Pankhurst was res
cued by her followers, but modesty
has prevented the London policeman
from coming forward with perfectly
adequate excuse for his small suffra-
gette bag.
The story of the newest form Of
militant strategy might never have
been made public had not some Of
the victorious suffragettes boosted
about it to their friends. According
to these fighters every time a police
man grasped a suffragette one of her
comrades. told off for that purpose,
would rip open the officers coat and
cut his suspenders. Torn between
conflicting scenes Of duty and mod
Octy tAC COHStdOAC LldO u SdCTlIlC6
his capture or his dignity, and every
one who knows the London bobby
will guess that the prisoner escaped.
The troubles of the much-abused
police did not end with the escape
of their prisoners, for when they were
lined up before the inspector to re-
port Off duty. they got a rating for
their failure to stand at attention
with hands at their Sides The chat
fling of their comrades in he cta
house, when they discovered the
cause for this slackness, did not add
to their happiness.
1t is said that when Miss Pankhurst
was arrested the next night at Poplar
Town Hall, her captors had provided
for repetition of the attack by anch-
or1ng their trousers SO securely that
a mere shipping of the suspenders
did not cause them any concern.
Never was a greater contrast be-
tween two queens afforded than the
presence together of Queens Mary and
Alexandra ct the marriage OF Prince
arthur or COnnaught and the Duchess
Of Fife.
Although common report says the
two women are not on the most friend
ly terms. custom demands that at
many functions they appear together,
and at the marriage at st. James Pal
ace they both entered and left the
chapel hand in hand. OF the two in
face at least, Queen Alexandra, who
will be 60 on December l next and ia
therefore 23 years older than her
daughter-in-law, appears the younger,
but when she walks her age is more
apparent. Her face. too is always
frightened by smile, which no dou
accounts for her never-waning popu-
1arity with the general public, who al
ways cheer her more heartily than any
members of the royal family. with the
possible exception of the Duke of Con-
naught, with whom she divides honors
IN this respect.
Leaving the chapel the other dav IT
was noticed that the Queen Mother.
with that tact for which both she and
to bow to all present, so that none
might feel sighted. In fact she was
so persistent in this that Queen Mary
had more than once to gently urge her
forward.
Yachtsmen who followed the races
around British Isles and in continental
waters during the past season tell an
incident which emphasizes the thor
oughness with which Charles Nichol-
son, the designer of new America Gun
challenger. carries out everything he
undertakes.
1t occurred aboard the "Istria. :"
which won the 15-metre race at Kiel
last year. Nicholson not only design
ed and built but also skippered the
'Istria" in her big races. On the oc-
casion mentioned the yacht was late
in getting under way for the starting
point and a friendly steam yacht gave
her a line. Those on the steam yacht
soon learned the cause Of the "Istria' So
lateness. Perched above the cross
trees was Nicholson, the designer.
builder and skipper, making sure that
some bolts were quite right before the
race started.
Nicholson is probably the least wor-
fied of the men interested in the big
race Of next year. Asked the other
day whether he was not kept busy on
shamrock w." he shook his head
and said: TT does not worry me. II
is Just a question of building another