The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1913-05-27

tancyr Because Il Ia the only way
left.
This, In brief. 10 the justification
for the present campaign Of violence
carried ON by tho radical woman suf-
frage crusaders comprising the wom-
ems Social and Political union. m
given by George Lansbary. former
member Of parliament and the most
prominent male suffrasettc" In
England today.
i.ansbury is himself u militant, On
account OF his rceen; public speeches
approving the destruction Of property
by Mrs. Pankhursts cohorts. and
urging the men friends Of tho move
ment to 90 out and do likewise. he
was arrested and charged with ''incis-
ing to malicious destruction OF prop
erty" by infiammatory speech. under
ccuturies-old Law. passed In the
time Of King Edward III. Tie was
tried In how street police court, and
sentenced to three months In prison.
The court offered Lansbury the alter
native OF freedom on bail II he would
promise good behavior. He at first
refused. and was cheered by the Suf-
fragcttes. but later. to their chasrin.
he took the pledge. and was released
ON bail signed by Joseph Fels. He
gave up his seat In parliament last
session as q protest against the insin-
certify Of the Labor party. Of which
he was q member. In It's attitude
toward the woman suffrage question.
He stood for reelection independent
ly on a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and was defeated. Since
then he has devoted the greater part
Of his time agitatins ON behalf Of the
woman movement generally. and the
policies OF the W. 4. p. U.
Lansburys family also are mill
tants. one Of his sons and one Of his
having served prison terms
for window smashing.
II think the reason Why our
American friends cannot understand
the development Of miiitancy In this
he said. "is because they
do not understand the British politi-
clan. Lhave never been In America.
but from what I have learned Of the
success Of the more peaceful methods
over there. I am convinced that you
have q different brand Of legislators.
Evidently they are amenAble to ver-
bal argument. But. moro important.
they do not resort to the trickery.
treschery and brutality In their deal
iings with women folk that have
characterized the situation that OBJ
tains here. wonder II your women
would have limited their methods Of
persuasion to sofe words and street
parades II they had been confronted
In America with conditions which
the women In England.
Don't think for a moment that
our women have not tried these
means. They have been extraordin-
arily patient. For 60 years the agi-
tation for woman's emancipation has
gone on In England. The lack Of
sincerity OF the government leaders
toward the movement was manifest
Cd as long ago ~ 1885. When Glad
stone introduced his bill TO give az
ricuitural laborers the vote. the wom-
len were led to believe that they. too.
would be included In the measure.
But, at the very last moment, Glad
stone let II be known that II wom-
IN suffrage amendment were brought
In II would wreck the bill. despite
the fact that he himself declared he
saw no reason why women should
not have the vote. II was Gladstone.
by the way. who once said. No great
reform has ever been brought about
lin this country without violence
THE women were grievously dis
appointed. but they continued their
agitation along peaceful lines. hold
Ing psrior meetings. and all that sort
Of thing. No notice was taken OF
them. Then. seven years ago. Mrs.
Emmeline Psnkhurst. Q great social
worker. organized the women's Pol
iticai and Social union. with the
svowed object Of introducing mill
tant methods. Al that time the MILL
tancw consisted OF 'heckling' speak
ers. including cabinet members.
something done since earliest times
throughout England. For doing the
same thing the men did they were
cruelty maltreated. and thrown out
Into the streets. This resulted In In
creased membership.
"As \ part Of our new militant
the women began to send
TO parliament. another
constitutional method which had
A~>l~A - kn man The