The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-20
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prisonment in England said Mrs. Pank-
hurst, and l will not submit to it here.
If the steamer LaProvence carries me
from New York next Thursday. as the
result of an order issued by the 1mml-
grafton authorities In Washington, the
steamer will carry me to my death. feel
that / cannot last long aver six hunger
strikes-not much more than "A hourS-1f
| enter upon a seventh.
LAS a result of those hunger strikes
my stomach is in weakened condition.
On the way over 1 was seasick. ] am
a good sailor and 1 have been on ships
when the sea was much rougher than
it was during the trip over. The vibra-
tion of the ship affected me because, l
suppose, my stomach was in a weak
ened condition.
II do not fully understand my deten-
tion. This moral turpitude' clause Is
vague and difficult to understand. /
suppose, however, that the meaning of
it all will be made plain to me before
long,
The English woman read to her call
ers several kilograms she had received
since her detention.
"They have cheered me- she said,
because when read them and re-read
them, | realize there are people in
America who are looking at my case
from the standpoint of a sympathizer."
Pankhurst made an inspection of Ellis
Island. Particular interest was shown
in the large dining room where the i'm
migrants take their meals. Several
times she tenderly patted little imm-
grant children on the head. After the
inspection she declared that the ques-
ton of caring for immigrants had been
more scientifically studied here than in
England. During the afternoon Mrs.
Pankhurst granted the reporters an au-
dience
IF the immigration authorities at
washington decide your case against
you. will you enter upon hunger
striker" she was asked.
Il cannot talk about that now" re-
piled Mrs. Pankhurst. "As yet, l am
unwilling to make public my plans or to
say definitely what action will take"
IF you are taken back and impris-
oned, win you go upon another hunger
striker"
Certainly" was the emphatic reply.
"As far as any action which the au-
thorities at Washington may take is
concerned I will only say that IL such
action upholds the decision of the spe-
cial board of inquiry, which ordered
my deportation. will go to any ex-
treme to secure my entrance to the
United States. 1t is my purpose to re-
main here only until December. when
l VIII sail away
by any extreme, do you imply
hunger striker" was asked.
II have said that / cannot talk Of
that now" said Mrs. Pankhurst.
That there will be no forcible feeding
of Mrs. Pankhurst ton Ellis Island was
made plain by Houlder Hudgins, who
had the contract for feeding the i'm
migrants at the station.
"The duty of my department will
l tf,..
| goes to the room occupied by Mrs.
! Pankhurst and asks for her order. If
Mrs. Pankhurst will not eat. 1t viii
not be because she will not have the
| opportunity to order and receive food"
| Mrs. Pankhurst could not be reached
| tonight with the news that President
! Wilson had decided to Investigate her
case. Communication with Ellis Island
had closed for the night when the an
nouncement was received.
| Among Mrs. Pankhurst's callers
late today were Mrs. o III. p. Belmont.
to whose home the English militant
had intended to go after landing, Mrs.
Belmont was not communicative regard
| ing her visit to Mrs. Pankhurst. just
before Mrs. Belmonts arrival. Mrs.
Pankhurst received another group of
newspaper men.
| "You can talk till doomsday on theo-
| retical,A and do little good,' she said.
| But suffering and sacrifice for a cause
or an ideal Is worth more than words
can accomplish.
IF you look deep down into what
! led to our militancy," she continued.
| you will see that the awful conditions
| required and warranted our methods of
| gaining reform She pointed to the
'frightful laws" affecting woman's po-
sition and right in England, such as
divorces and other laws concerning
relation of husband and wife, alluding
also to the industrial situation as af-
fecting women and the manner in
which white slave problems are hand
led by the court. She Indignantly in
sisted she was. not a felon.
Asked why she assumed responsible
ity for the placing OF bomb in wha t
was supposed to be a house intended
for Lloyd-George, she replied. Because
| L believe the people who urge people
| on to such measures should take the
| responsibility for their acts. The
irish leaders repudiated certain acts
done by people whom they had aroused
| would not arouse people to such deeds
and not take the responsibility.
"Bpt we protect human life. That
is sacred with us. We women know
the value of human life. We run the
risk of bringing it into the world and
| W. Ina hun ttop