The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-07-26
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INV AIDED
BY THRONC
Declare that MiIitants are Violent.
Misguided Set and Make PIeace-
full Plea fox Suffrage; Estimate
10000 at Demonstration
Telegram By United press.

Telegram by United Press.
London, July 26.-From all points Of
the compass London was invaded to-
day by an army Of women who voiced
their demand for the vote, ID one OF
the biggest suffrage demonstrations
ever seen in England.
The invaders we're not the W. S. P.
y. Amazons familiar to Londoners, but
represented the National Union Of Wo-
mems Suffrage societies, the largest
and most influential Of the various
non-militant organizations with a
membership Of $4,000. Some Of them
had linked" the whole of the 300 miles
from Carlisle and Newcastle. Not al
the members OF the union could make
the pilgrimage, but with supporters
and sympathizers from London and
nearby towns it is estimtaed that fully
10000 women conyerged on Hyde Park
this afternoon to vote for resolution,
put from twenty platforms, demanding
the immediate enfranchIsement Of wo-
men in Great Britain.
Mrs. Millicent G. Fawcett, president
Of the National Union, speaking from
the center platform, declared that the
people Of England must realize that
there is real demand for the vote,
she was careful to explain that the
great majority OF suffragists have no
connection or sympathy with the mill.
tants, who, she said, were a mere hand
full Of violent and misguided women
Each Of the 400 societies forming the
union sent delegates, many Of whom
had been for from five weeks to fort
night on the road. Meetings were held
in all the towns and villages through
which the pilgrims passed, and their
numbers steadily increased as they
neared the capital. Although in few
instances the "hikers" were roughly
handled and at one or two places their
meetings were broken up by hooligans,
generally there were manifestations Of
) genuine interest and sympathy WIRE
ever they stopped.
One Of the principal objects Of the
pilgrimage was to collect funds for the
spread OF woman suffrage propaganda
by constitutional methods, and the
leaders sny the response was consider
ably larger than they anticipated
Headed by bands and with banners
flying the northern detachments en-
a tered London by the Great North road;
the westerners. some of whom had
marched from Cardiff and Bristol BY
Hthe Bath road the southerners by the
Portsmouth road. and the fasteners
II by Waiting street. Their reception By
: the throngs ming the thoroughbred
LEADING 3 Hyde Park was for the most
part l.tndiy. but in the rougher quar-
d ters there was some ieering ana othel
n expressions Of hostility from specta
IT tors who see no difference between
Ie militants and non-militants
It aThis has been one Of the creates
n obstacles we have encountered in OH
lie work declared Mrs Fawcett in an IN
to terview with the United Press ".al
lg along the various routes our speaker
r. have had to explain that woman sui
Id frage does not mean destroying letter
ne in mail boxes, burning houses. 2
to throwing bombs
re aThe very word suffrage to grea
It many persons invariably calls up idea
he ii violence and law breaking. and ii
'h- object OF our mageheEs has been
in destroy that association Of ideas an
'al to bring RENE 10 the people Of evas
ny community through which they passs
ed. that the vast majority Of those WI
ity have the cause Of woman sutf age
EN- heart are peaceful aud law-ablding W
at sen who realize that the tactics
b the militantg are doing the moveme
IN great damage.
"The real strength Of the non-ml
tant movement is not fully apprecil
ed because the good solid work 9
Ter women are doing has never heen az
lies quately reported in the press # 9
Ind pilgrims had thrown bricks throu
aay windows IN the various towns shey F
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