New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-07
MRS. PANKHURST FED
BY FORCE IN PRISON
Militant Leader Reported To Be
in State of Collapse in
Jail Inflrmary.
MORE RIOTS IN LONDON
Seven Arrests Made Among
Anti-Suffragette Mobs-Golf
Links and Museums
Closely Guarded.


London April Mrs. .mmeline
Psnkhurst who has carried out her
threat 10 hunger strike. is i'm "a state
of collapse ion infrmary at Hollo-
way Jail Her condition last night was
serious She has already been forcibly
ted for AIR Mckenna's new plan Of al
lowing the women TO 60 without food
until their health demands their release
and rearrcsting them on their recovery
will not become operative until the bill
DEALING with the hunger strikers is
passed.
Mrs. PankhUrst has consistently re-
fused food since she entered the prison
on Thursday afternoon and has re-
sisted an efforts 10 feed her \ medical
report ON her condition viii he placed
before the Home Secretary to-day. and
it is considered most probable that she
will be- released on license directly she
can Boz moved Her release ON the
ground Of ill health before the passing
Of Mr. Mckcnna'S hunger measure.
which Mrs Pankhurst has described as
the cat and mouse bill would create
difficult situation for the government.
The bin is not retroactive. and there
fore If Mrs. Pankhurst is released il is
doubtful whether the authorities would
have the power 10 compel her To re-
turn 90 complete her sentence of three
80. mol -.~r-f.,l. al, b.,. ra..,..r.,.
Her urgent desire for an early trial
IT the Old Bailey instead 81 waiting for
the summer Assizes at Guildford TO
which she was committed by the Ep-
som bench Of magistrates. MAY have
been prompted 10y foreknowledge Of this
new biu and hy the hope that 10y being
sentenced before IL became law she
might outwit the authorities in the end.
Prevention Proves Costly.
owing TO the widespread nature Of
the suffragette reign OF terror the golf
courses as well as the museums and
the art galleries of many cities
throughout the country are being spe-
ciallv guarded. Chatsworth House ami
Haddon Hall in Derbyshire. are
watched day and night by police and
eanekeepers. and Nottingham Castle.
in view of the new part II plays IN 'he
sunragette argument j. also specially
watched. The castle was burned bH
men during the Reform biz troubles
i'm 1881. and the fact is frequently re-
lerred 70 by suffragette orators
The number Of people engaged every
night in preventing sulfragette out
RACES must be enormous. and the eX-
peuse very great At Hoylake the VII
layers have formed volunteer police
force 10 protect the eoli course
Public resentment against the dis
turbers Of the peace was shown al Inc
suffrsgette demonstration IN HYDE PARK
and on Wimbledon Common yesterday.
Both gatherings were broken up
Women orators reached Hyde Par"
in van. which they intended 10 con-
vert into platform. and the prepare
lions made for oratorical effort formed
= signal for an the other speakers near
hy 10 lose their audiences. the mon
concentrating at once around the SUI r.
fragettes.
No sooner did Miss Joan "IcNha"'
advance 10 the front than the uPiodI
began. There were twelve Thousand
persons present. the majority oil mem
determined that the women sn"uld h"'
be heard. To increase and vary the
ON certain youths blew discordah'
notes upon various instruments anu
others bawled songs and initiated cat
calls For nearly half an hour MISS
wickhsm persisted. and then retired
for Miss Brackenbury who was just a.