Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-11-14
Mns. pANKnuHsrs CHANGE

MRS, PANkIiUItSTS CHANGE
The contrast between Mrs Emme-
line Pankhurst IN America and Mrs
Pankhurst IN England opens up an
interesting field Of conjecture
veraclous reports Of this iady's
nctlvltlos on the other side Of tho
Atlantic have pictured her as little
less than II monster in petticoats
firehrnnd Of anarchy ana fury Of
hate before whom the forces of
organized society quniled in terror.
Her bold assumption Of responsibility
for the burning of the residence Of
Lloyd-George and her open and re-
peatod advocacy Of lawlessnoss in
furthcrng tbo cause Of woman suf-
fringe have gone far TO strengthen this
opinion of her.
Viewed In the flesh IN her ap-
poaranccs before American audiences,
Mrs. Pankhurst Is seen as a gentle
hammered old lady with strong con-
victlons and o vigorous way Of ex-
pressing them. but with nothing about
her suggesting the termagant much
less the Zoe Of law and order No
where have her public utterances
taken an incendlury turn or been OF
"a nature TO lnflame her hearers 10
deeds ~ lawloasnoss She ia still an
agliator. but an agitator wholly with
In the law.
II should not be inferred from that
that the free air Of America has
brought any change In this remark
able woman or eaused her to- take a
different view of the methods TO be
pursued IN the effort 10 gain the
suffrage for her sex Her own ex-
planatlon Of the apparent metamor-
phosls in her in perhaps about ms
accurate ns possible. Briefly, II la
about as follows In America there
is no occasion or need for milltancy,
for the temper Of the people and the
system Of government afford ample
opportunity for the expression Of the
popular VIII on this subject In Eng
land, on the other hand, nothing less
than tho most violent measures Will
suffice 10 shock British plg-headed-
ness and smbbornness TO the point Of
oven contemplating a change IN the
existing order Of things
There may be more In this view
than would be apparent al first
glance. Certain IL is that what is
known by the admirers Of the British
people as conservatism. and by others
az blind stupidity. has been at once
the blessing and the bane OF that
natlon. The national aversion 10
change In the existing order Of things
has prevented the country from run
Ming on the rocks Of ill-considered
radicalism, but it has also In many
Instances retarded It's advancement
and Improvement and there Is war
rant for Mrs pankhurst's assertions
In the historical fact that no great
reform has ever been accomplished
by the English people without blood
shed and revolution.
why the English authorities have
never permitted the question of wom-
an suffrage TO come squarely before
the country as an Issue In an election
is mystery Il Is extremely proha-
Die that the measure would be de-
feated, aud the issue put at rest for
many years Tho attitude OF stern
repression which ls being pursued viii
bo much more apt to hasten woman
suffrage than 10 defeat It.
And getting back TO Mrs Pank-
hurst It Is very fortunate that the au-
thorites In the United states per-
mitted her free entry into the coun-
try and allowed her the widest liberty
while here Mrs pankhurst on the
lecture platform preaching the doc
trlnes of woman suffrage IS much
less dangerous 60 the peace Of
tho nation than Mrs. Pank-
hurst as martyr crying aloud for
sympathy and encouragement