The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-20
Mrs. Pankhurst May Try
Militant Methods In Ne7U York

Pankhurst was Informed that the board
felt 1t necessary to issue an order of
deportation in her case.
Il am exceedingly sorry" she ex-
claimed "If you deny this to me you
would deny it to any of the great per-
sons who have struggled for freedom.
have always looked to America as the
home of freedom and | regret exceed
ingly the destruction of that ideal.
have been here on previous occasions
and L have never abused the hospital
| ity shown me and l did not intend to
abuse it this time"
The attorneys said today their client
had not understood that under the law
the inquiry had to be conducted in Sc
cret and that therefore, she could not
be represented before the board of in
| quiry by counsel.
| Attorney Reeves opened the in
| formal proceedings before Commission
er Caminetti with a statement urging
| immediate action for the relief of Mrs
Pankhurst.
Mrs. Pankhurst" he said. does not
| believe the legal term moral turpitude
applies in her case and she does not
believe there is any immoral reflection
on her character. l concur with her in
that belief.
Cites Precedent
Assuming that the decision of the
department should be unfavorable to
Mrs fankhurst, we will ask that she
| be admitted to the country under bond
for a specified period so that she may
fill her lecture engagements. This case,
substantially as to principle, is similar
| to that of Marie, Lloyd, the London mu-
sic hall performer, who was ordered by
| a special board of inquiry to be de-
ported but subsequently was admitted
under bond in order that she might fill
] theatrical engagements for which she
had entered into contract
! If the department should decide
against Mrs. Pankhurst in her applica-
tion for admission under bond, our next
step would be to apply to Federal
Judge Holt of the Southern district of
New York for writ of habeas corpus
proceedings that have been followed
| in other similar cases, notably that of
eX-Eresident Castro"
| Mr.. O'Neil urged that as Mrs Pank
hurst was lin custody and deprived of
| her liberty" the case ought to be ex-
pedited as much as possible.
| Mrs. Pankhurst,'' he said. visited the
United States prior to this time. She
came, too, after she had been arrested
| in her own country. but nevertheless,
she was permitted to land. She has not
come here now to preach the doctrine of
! anarchy or to inflame the populace of
our country She had message and a
mission. If she be given the freedom of
our shores she will respect our hospi-
tallty"
I'm my Judgment Mrs Pankhurst has
committed no crime involving any ele-
ment of moral turpitude,' said Mr..
| Reeves, "she has not and could not prop
| erly be held responsible for the actions
of others based upon misconstruction
of her addresses. She had no intent to
! do a wrong. In fact, her mission was
to do only the right and to uplift wom-
! ankind,''
Refers to Castro Case
Referring to the Castro case, Mr.
Reeves said this alien finally was ad-
mitted, although evidence showed he had
taken at least one human life. In the
| present case, he sad no such crimi-
nalty could be shown.
He suggested that a report had been
| circulated to the effect that the gov
ernment of Great Britain had protested
to the United States against the land7
ing of Mrs. Pankhurst. but he assumed
that as such q protest was not a part
of the record of the case that none had
been made.
THE British government" interrupted
Commissioner Caminetti, so far as this
bureau is concerned, has taken no part
in the matter. l certainly would have
| known about it If it had. That fairly
sets at rest that report"
Referring to a statement of Mr..
Reeves that Mrs. Pankhurst was pris-
oner at Ellis Island, Commissioner Cam
inetti said emphatically:
Mrs. Pankhurst is not prisoner, as
that term is understood in law. In no
proper way can 1t be said by her or her
counsel that she is a prisoner. A pris-
oner is one involuntarily restrained of
his liberty. Mrs. Pankhurst came to
this country entirely voluntarily and
with absolute knowledge that she would
have to conform to the ordinary admin
istration of our laws
Submiths Griffith's Report
Mr. Caminetti then submitted to the
! counsel a report made through the state
department by j. j. Griffith, American
consul general at London, of the various
arrests of Mrs. Pankhurst and a sum-
mary of her trials and convictions He
desired to incorporate the statement in
the record OF the case because it had
been before the board of special inquiry
when the order was issued to deport
Mrs. Pankhurst.
Accompanying the statement which
was merely recital of published facts
concerning the various crimes and mis-
demeanors alleged against Mrs. Pank-
| hurst. were number OF newspaper
clippings. To these clippings as part
of the record. Mr.. Reeves objected and
the commissioner agreed to eliminate
them.
Mr.. O'Nel said Mrs. Pankhurst had
hoped that she might be permitted to
land today, at least under bond.
There is no authority" interjected
Commissioner Caminetti, .'as / am ad-
vised, for this department to release on
bond any alien whose case is yet pend
ing before us under an order of deporta-
| ton. The question of bond may come
up later, but not now."
Referring to Mrs. Pankhurst's story
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