South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-22

colored flag bearing the inscription,
Resistance to tyranny is obedience
to God" Wearing small steel prison
itancy had resulted in Jail terms were
Miss Elsie Mckenzie and Miss Mary
Keegan, English girls who had come
here to accept business opportunities,
and Miss Lucy Burns and Miss Eliza
beth Freeman, American girls who
went TO England to fight for the
cause" Mrs. o. III. T. Belmont, Miss
Lavinia Dock, Miss Sybil Wilbur. Miss
Alberta Hill, Miss Fola DaFollette,
Miss Ida Craft and other American
suffraget leaders sat with them.
Mrs. Pankhurst was introduced by
Charles Edward Russell. Socialistic
candidate for mayor. The audience.
the majority of them women, made
demonstration lasting two minutes
when the English militant leader
tried 10 speak. Women stood on
chairs and frantically waved hand
kerchiefs and yellow flags. Mrs.
Pankhurst closed her eyes and waited
for the enthusiasm to die away.
Her experiences with the immigra-
ton authorities, Mrs. Pankhurst spoke
of with praise declaring the work at
immigrants cared for there far better
than are the poor, alien and native,
in Great Britain.
Pleads Her Own Cases.
Il have been accustomed to plead
ing my own case in England, she
said. Il wanted TO go TO Washington
and plead my own case there. l want
TO thank those who pleaded Tor me
there, and thank the American pub
lie / do not thank the Washington
authorities. and L do not think Pres.
Wilson wants TO be thanked. lie
would say, L did my duty L con-
graduate the American people who
have officials in high places who per
form their duties as they see them.
Women tried persuasion and argu-
ment in England, peaceful means that
have been effective here, Mrs Pank-
hurst said. These failing. violence
became necessary. Nothing was ever
got from an English parliament except
through violence" she said. The
machinery OF the British government
is an example Of how 10 do nothing.
Whatever social legislation mas been
secured has been due TO womens civil
war. and much of il was granted 10
soften the spirits OF the suffragets.'
The old age pension law, he de-
clared was granted TO save winston
Churchill his seat in the cabinet The
names OF Churchill. Asquith and Lloyd
George evoked kissing.
By nature law abiding. hating yiO-
Ience and disorder Mrs PankhUrst
said she rad from the beginning felt
accordingly gUiltless. for she believed
there was no other ways 10 secure
vomen's rights The women who
have drawn the prizes in LIES 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 indus
tries They are lighting for the wom-
en- OF all classes
Mrs. Pankhurst discussed equal
suffrage and white slavery. White
slavery. she characterized as more
awful even than Negro slavery IL its
worst form ever was in the United
States In this slavery dre slaves OF
every color and they are al OF one
sex
she criticised Ensland's logging
act providing punishment for white
slave agents.
Mrs Pankhurst answered American
critics who have said she came on
a money making mission. Benjamin
Franklin went To France for aid for
the American revolution, she re-
minded them. and Irish lawbrestkeTs
came mere 10 gather money 10 carry
on their campaign" and Americans
responded
She continued.
why should j rot come 70 ask
help What helps women n England
Will help women all over the world
Alleging thas his child was unable
.o attend school on account OF illness
Jackson card Bertrand ST. was held