The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
THE british PEOPLE
ARE KEEPING AN EYE
ON MRS. PANKHURST
Regardless of Opinion as to
Militancy the Public
Is Interested in Her
Movements
by LADY MARY mANwARINa

London. November I.--tSpeeial.l
The progress of Mrs. Pankhurst in
America Is being followed here with the
keenest interest. not alone by the MIL
itants. but by pretty much everybody,
for, regardless OF opinion as to the
merits OF militancy. there is no deny
ing the fact that the leaders of the
wild woman" fill about as big a space
In the public eye as any person In the
tight little island. When Uncle Sam
held Mrs. Pankhurst up at Ellis Island
there were chuckles in government
circles When President Wilson turned
her loose. the miiltants chuckied.
Since II appears that her mission
liz exciting only languid interest In
the states and that her audiences are
not even as large as might be ex-
pected from curiosity seekers alone. 1t
is confidently expected that Mrs En-
cline Will break loose soon in order
to revive interest in her crusade, for
she Is a keen business woman and an
inspired publicity promoter. The suf-
fragists find consolation for the ap-
parent f1attening out of Mrs. Pank-
bursts mission In the news that Hol-
land soon is to Join the ranks of the
states, which give the vote to women.
Already the Dutch Parliament In con-
sidering the measure which has the ac-
tive backing of Queen Wilhelmina. Her
majesty has always been a great be-
lever in "women's rights" and insists
on being as much queen In her own
home she Is In her country. No doubt
there has been much exaggeration in
the stories that have been told about
the quarrels between her and her hus-
band, Prince Henry: but 1t Is certain
the true ruler of a household and she
knows how to keep the prince consort
'in his place." Indeed. Queen Will
helmina is SO great a believer In her
own Importance that sometimes che be-
comes an unconscious humorist. On one
occasion a famous Dutch statesman
was deploring the fact to her majesty
that Holland had no coal no stone, no
iron and no timber. NO" replied the
Queen, gravely. "but Holland has me-"
Men Bored by Women's Affairs
Miss Mary Lorondes, chairman of the
Artists Suffrage league. has advanced
rather novel argument in favor OF suf-,
frage. She says men are bored by
women collectively and their affairs.
This Is probably reason why women's
affairs are not better attended to by
men. The period in a womans life when
she interests men--when they were in
love-was from 10 to 20 years. Now,
If a woman lives to be so. and If for
20 years she is interesting. there Is
so years of her life in which she is a
bore. During those 60 years many
things of interest to us may happen.
We don't want to be treated collect
lively as bores and to be of interest
merely during certain period. We
want to attend to the business of the
nation. Men are bored by women and
children, who are part of the national
life and cannot be dispensed with Ii
they won't bother about the laws we
want because they are bored, 1t makes
it more essential that they should give
us an opportunity of looking after
things for ourselves" The movement
for personal freedom. she said. had
been growing for two centuries and in
the twentieth century 1t had included
women.