The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-10-23
MRS. PANkHURST
!, DELIVERS ADDRESS
Militant Greeted by Suffragettes
at New York.
WILL HELP U. S. WOMEN
Declares That She Will Not Urge Mill.
fancy in America-TelIs Audi.
cncc Of Battle Wssed in
Il Great Britain.

7 New York, Oct 22-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst was given a rousing recep-
ton as she assembled the speakers
platform at Madison Square garden
last night for the opening rally of her
American tour. Several thousand suf.
fragettes had filled to overlooking the
great hall long before the hour sched-
oled for Mrs. Pankhurst to arrive.
Mrs. Pankhurst was accompanied on
the platform by Mrs. o. II. P, Belmont,
Mrs, Rheta Childe Dorr, Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch and Miss Joan Wick.
ham, Mrs, Pankhurst's special repre-
sentative. .t.
III The British suffragette leader was
introduced by Charles Edward Russell,
Socialist candidate for mayor of New
York.
As Mrs. Pankhurst stepped forward
and bowed her Acknowledgements. the
great crowd arose and cheered for
several minutes. Mrs. Pankhurst APP
peared extremely pleased by her re.
ception but, other than this, she gave
no outward sign of her feelings.
Help to v. S. Women
Mrs. Pankhurst said her chief pur-
pose in coming to this country was
to get moral and financial support for
the suffrage cause. She expressed a
belief and hope that her lecture tour,
which will include seventeen AmeTi-
can cities, will be great aid to the
women Of America in getting the fran
cbise. She said her intention was to
outline the struggle for suffrage in
England and to bring to date the de-
tails of the events which have &C.
CURED since she last visited this
country
Before entering upon her address
proper, the speaker touched briefly up
on her detention by the American i'm
migration authorities. her hearing be-
fore the special board of inquiry, the
verdict returned against her and last
~ the favorable result of the appeal
made to Washington.
Mrs. Pankhurst expressed gratitude
that she had been allowed to enter
the United States and assured her
audience that she would not violate
any trust which might have been
placed upon her toward refraining
from advocating militant campaign
for the women of the United States.
She expressed qualification that since
her last visit several states, Illinois
among these, had granted equal fran.
chise.
Tells Of British Battle.
As an Introductory to her address,
Mrs. Pankhurst said:
Il have already told American men
and women of the early fight for the
ballot made by women in England
Much has happened since my last visit
and it is my intention to bring that
history down TO date and to tell the
truth of the movement. The truth
which Asquith, the bigoted, and Nc
kenna the pig-headed, desire. the
American people should not hear
Il place all blame for my detention
at Ellis Island upon the faction which
would see England fall back instead
of keep step with the other nations Of
the world. Despite all efforts to the
contrary, the Liberal government has
found that there is more in fact than
there is in a name. For in spite OF in
quisitorial tendencies, the American
people have risen to the occasion and
have demonstrated that they are
broad-minded enough to listen to what
any advocate of personal liberty may
have to say. Especially when a great
cause is in need of assistance and sup
port"
After citing numerous instances in
which representatives of great causes
had appealed to other nations, Mrs.
Pankhurst gave clear and vivid pic.
ture of the recent campaign carried
out by the English suffragette She de-
Tended the militant campaign because
she said it was necessary in England
and that it had been done before by
men when seeking equal franchise