Evening journal., 1913-09-18
AN APPRECIATION.

A prominent Delaware sunragst has sent to the
"A following letter expressing her appreciation OF
an editorial that was printed in THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL Tuesday
To the Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL
sir In your editorial "Uncle Sam and Mrs. Pank-
hurst" in Tuesdays EVENING JOURNAL yoG express
views with which all fair minded must agree
The American people, with their proyeroal insstenoe
upon the square deal surely willing 10 near MIS-
Pankhursts message and her own story Of her own
work, particularly since II Is wen known that hns-
sh and American newspapers have constantly head
lined acts of militancy many OF which were never COM
mitted by the sufragetes. while truly great work. es-
peciav against white slavery and contagious diseases
has gone absolutely unmentoned American people who
are following the campaign now being Waged against
disease bv that courageous paper. THE Sunragette
and its undaunted editors, know the truth OF what
saw Mrs Pankhurst, according to the announcement
of news dispatches is coming in order that American
women may have a true understanding Of the English
,,stion ana for one am most earnestly hoping that
she will be heard in own city of Wilmington
Even those who condemn the militan methods OF Mrs
pankhurst and her associates in Great Britain cannot
but admire them for their fearless and selfsacrhcns
devotion to the political principle for which they are
contending The Government of Great Britain Is a..
powerful machine controlled by brainy and purposefu
men, and yet has terrors for Mrs. Pankhurst and
her associates They defy it at every and have the
ministers at their wits ends throughout the year The
ministers issue orders that they cannot enforce; they
have the Pankhurst miants arrested and imprisoned;
they do their best to break hunger strikes by forced
feeding and vet the work of the militants on.
nent driven 10 distraction by its inability to put an
end to such activities consents to enranchise British
women.
Americans do not admire Pankhurst methods, and yet
they do admire tn bravery and sefsacrhcing devotion
of the woman who is the mother of them and who has
suffered so much for the cause she has espoused
While she shocks the American sense of political pro-
priety she excites the American imagination Were
she to come to Wilmington to deliver address she
could fl any public auditorium in our city. Many
persons would go TO hear her because they believe in
votes for women. Many others have keen desire to
see this "she-dev" as Mrs Panlhurst has been called
who has twisted the British lions tail often and so
vigorously that il now howls for mercy every time
she approaches It.
We repeat that il will be a mistake for our Federal
Government interpose any objection to her mpend-
ing visit to this country TO address American sunra-
gists Such only would serve to glorify her
and arouse militant spirit of American women
Il never could be aroused by anything Mrs Pankhurst
might say or do on this side of the Atlantic The wise
course to pursue let her in, say her and
return to England in her good time No harm will
! be suffered by America through such course and It
has 70 recommend it the fact that while she is here
the British lien will obtain much needed rest.