New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-19
SEES MILITANT VICTORY
IF ASQU|TH WOULD DIE
Canadian Suffrage Leader Says
She Fears Mrs. PankhurSt
viii Be Sacrificed First.
HAS HOPE IN LIBERALS
Mrs. Flora Med. Denison De-
clines to Predict When the
Women Will Get
the Vote.

Mrs. Flora McD. Denison, president Of
he Canadian Woman Suffrage Assoc-
alton. sees some hope that the English
women will get the vote some time. Pre-
ricr Asquith, she says. will die some
lime.
But | fear. ] greatly fear that Mrs
Pankhursts life will be sacrificed to the
cause" she said in the course Of her
speech Yesterday al the reception held in
her honor AT the New York state Suf-
frage Association. No. $50 Madison ave-
nuc when she was i'm America last
said to her: When are YOU coming again
"Not until we get the vote. she told
me and | have a feeling that ! am going
down i'm this 1t looks" Mrs. Denison
went on "as if the English government
was determined to sacrifice that woman's
life. and if they do it will be the blacklist
disgrace upon them"
Mrs. DeniSon did not begin As though
she was going to praise militancy. In
fact. she began by saying she did not be
loye in il. she vas for peace. and she
much deplored the way the nations went
on building DrcadnOughts, the while they
lauGed peace.
But" said Mrs DeniSon. "as Ions as
mon 60 or I'm that fighting way what can
N, women do but follow the same meth
,dse And certainly Mrs. Pankhurst has
ACCOMPLISHED much by militant methods
WHY. in the United states the suffrage
cause was almost asleep for time. Mrs
pankhurst walked il up. She not only
advertised the cause; she made people be
rnye And Whsn an the coming years the
r,r,es of the women who eGfIanchiSed
their sex are written on the roll of honor
Susan T. Anthony. Elizabeth CadN
stanton. an those grand women-Mrs.
Iankhursts name will he the hsheS' Vi
ali
81 don't see how any sufragist can
eriticise Mrs. Pankhurst. / don't feel
that am fit to touch the hem Of her
Garment What does the little Kidding
about for suffrage that / have done
amount to? What is such work compared
20 what she has done? know ] couldn
rractise militant methods-I'm not brave
enough. and ] shant pretend that ! am
couldn't face forcible feeding. and
won't pretend / could. But ! can honor
the women who can and do.
Hasn't Mrs. Pankhurst hurt the sui-
trasc cause in England" asked Miss
Annie Peek. the mountain climber.
Hurt it," said Mrs. Denison. in sur
prise What did they have that she
could hurt? They had got no bills
through. Had they got bill passed, and
had it been repealed after the militants
activities. then there would be reason
Tor saying Mrs Pankhurst hurt the cause
But as it is-absurd,'
Mrs Denison declined To prophesy as
20 when English women would get the
vote "Englishmen are so pig-headed"
she said Alrs. Denison's husband is an
American) But" she added. in hope
M tone Mr. Asquith will die. II the
Liberals come in there may be hope-the
Liberals are the woman suffrage party.
But you never can believe what poll
ucians say. Out Of power and in power
they're so different"
Mrs Denison told how women voted in
municipal affairs in Canada. They did
not often hold municipal Office now, she
said. but she believed that by and by.
when women had the full vote and had
familiarized themselves with politics.
they would be co-equal with men in Office
holding everywhere.
Mrs. Marie Nelson Lee told the audi
ence how she and other suffragists would
90 caravanning through New York
State. starting the first week In June.
- caravan is close quarters" she
said. but we have formed resolution
not to quarrel We are now practising
the suffrage smile. for caravan use"