Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-01-27
PREPARE TO MAKE A .ROW
ANNOUNCE THEY ARE ABoUT TO
BEGIN A GALLANT ON
sLAUeHT' FOR RIGHTS.
TO MAKE OFFICIALS UNHAPPY
1--WE WILL HARRAss PUBLIC MEN
UNTIL THEY GIVE IN," DE-
cLAREs A MILITANT.

London, Jan. 27-A declaration Of
guerilla warfare by the suffragettes,
including sorties and riots, to begin
at once, was made by Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the militant leader, at
meeting this evening.
Mrs. Pankhurst called for the
names and addresses of those who
were prepared to take part in the
gallant onslaught.
The suffrage leaGer declared tnat
there were many women who We're
prepared to endanger their lives in
the cause. Miss Annie Kenny, who
has been very prominent in the man
uevers of the milltants, added that
the women would make the lives Of
public men impossible" and in reply
to an interruptor, said:
IF you are a shop keeper you had
better look out. 1t is not for justice
that your windows are going to
be attacked. 1t is something else. We
are going to get this question settled
once for ALL
Many shops Immediately began to
board up their windows.
Premier Asquith repudiated the sug-
gestioD that the government had been
guilty of sharp practice regarding the
question OF woman suffrage. lie de-
c!ared the members OF the .abinet
had honestly endeavored to carry out
their pledge to challenge decision
from the house on woman suffrage.
The government, be continued. had
now pledged itself to give to a woman
suffrage bill introduced by I private
member next session the Same facil
titles as it had given the controver
sible government measure, allowing
members complete freedon to vote in
accordance with thsir individual pre-
dilection.
Those suffragettes who had been
admitted into the outer lobby OF the
house Of commons and those in thI
vicinity of the house took rebuff to
their hopes with ominous quiet The
outer lobby was safely guarded by
lines of police so as to prevent any
possibility of the women breaking in,
and the inner sanctum was crowded
with representatives of various suf-
frage societies, but there was no de.
monstration when Premier Asquith's
announcement became known
Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst and her sis
ter militants win hold meeting to-
night to settle their cource of action.
The great display Of police effectual-
ly dempened any projected outbreaks
on the open space fronting the houses
Of parliament The crowds of women
many carrying sandwich boards adj
vertising the views Of rival crganiza-
tions for and against woman suffrage,
We're swept back from Parliament
Square to the adjoining streets and
barriers of sturdy policemen effective
" closed all the approaches to the
house OF commons.
After the government decision had
become known Mrs. Pankhurst stated
that women could not accept for a
moment the suggestion Of private
members bill She added:
"Unless we are told that we are to
have a government measure givinl
equal voting rights to men and wo
men or that the so-called suffrage
ministers have resigned, our duty Is
Immediately to resume militancy"
The British cabinet today dropped
the franchise bill. This decision was
IN Difference to the speakers ruling
that the form and substance Of the
measure would be % materially alter.
ed BY the amendment granting me
vote d #omeu. That q ought % be
presented II lhe shape of 4 iew bill.
Tha appearances ~ ihe ioQfg of